Preventative Health and Wellness Care is the WAY

So I was talking to my mom a few days ago. She is a vibrant 74, still working full-time, feeling great day in day out, doing everything she can to stay super healthy so she can live a long time with an awesome quality of life. Is she an inspiration to me? That would be a mega understatement.

She brought up the concept of preventative health care which is her modus aprendi these days...if we simply take care of our health, she claims, everything else falls into place and our lives become more joyful and invigorating. Mom is right again!

Yet, how do we get ourselves to prioritize our health....to put it at the top of the list so to speak? Many say there comes a time when we have no choice, when too many things are not working right and we are forced into making different choices around health and wellness. Yet can we make changes before things get out of hand?

My gut feeling on this is to get clear on what we want around our health. If we can get to that place inside of ourselves that says, I wanna feel good everyday, I wanna have tons of energy, I wanna think clearly, I wanna be free of all ailments. Is it possible to live this way? YES....it simply means making our health and well being a priority. To feel good or not to feel good? YES, that is the question. I know the answer. You do, too.

Take YOUR power back around your health. Tweak slowly, making changes a little bit at a time if that makes it easier. Increase your fruit and veggie intake. 40 to 65% of our diet, it has been stated, rocks when it is fruit and vegetables. Get rid of processed foods, soda pop and fried foods first. They all lack the necessary nutrients to run our bodies because they are filed with excitotoxins like MSG, aspartame and yeast extract which cause us to crave more and eat more. Yikes! Portion control and eliminating processed foods is critical to preventative health care. Once you've been off them for a few days, it gets easier and easier to stay off of them. This step alone will increase your energy, and you will most likely experience the pounds falling of of you. Drink tons of water. Walk ALOT. Sleep 8 hours whenever possible. All of these are an excellent start to feeling good on a daily basis. Decrease caffeine, alcohol and of course, drugs. They all impair healthy nervous system function.

The aforementioned preventative actions and portion control will cause weight loss, lower BP and cholesterol and increase your energy. I will be going into more depth around alternatives to processed foods and sodas in the upcoming blog entries and spend some time on probiotics, flax seed oil, organic virgin coconut oil, and a great recipe for a kale shake. Stay tuned!