We all have a mind, a body, and a spirit. In order to achieve total health and wellness, and a better living, we need to take care of all three (3) parts of ourselves – mind, body and spirit. Don’t focus on any one part to the disadvantage of the others, since all are required to bring balance to our lives.
Here are 7 simple, practical and effective tips for a better living. How to improve and maintain your overall health and wellness.
1. Dedicate 30 minutes each day in prayer
Read and reflect with daily devotionals, spiritual and/ or religious books. This will increase your knowledge of your religion, strengthen your spirit, improve your personal relationship with God, improve your relationship with other people, help you with your daily living and bring you inner peace.
2. Keep Physically Fit.
The key to achieving physical fitness is paying attention to exercises that strengthen your core muscles. Your core muscles are all those varied muscles in your chest, abdomen, upper back, lower back, and sides. There are several benefits to be derived from a strong core – a flat stomach, a strong back, good posture, reduced strain on the spine, effective transfer of power to your arms and legs to lift, move or carry stuff around, greater mental alertness, greater flexibility, and a good heart.
3. Eat Nutritious and Healthy Food.
There is a widely circulated myth that foods that are nutritious and healthy are not tasty. Like I indicated, it is a myth and the best way to ensure that your food intake is healthy, nutritious and that you are getting all of the required vitamins and nutrients that your body needs is by:
(a) Eating from the 5 major food groups each day – Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Milk, Meat & Beans.
(b) Eating a “rainbow diet”, that is, one that contains as many, if not all, of the colors of the rainbow – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Purple. Each food color provides a different set of vitamins and micro-nutrients.
(c) Using a good multi-vitamin supplement, to satisfy any nutritional deficiencies you may have.
(d) Drinking your recommended eight (8) glasses of water each day. Drink one (1) glass at various intervals throughout the day to assist your body in the efficient elimination of waste and toxins.
4. Take Good Care of Your Skin.
Additionally, as you age, your skin naturally becomes drier, less elastic and produces more wrinkles. However, you can significantly slow down this aging of your skin and help your skin in its elimination process by keeping your skin continuously moist and hydrated through the following simple skincare routine.
Skin Care Routine
Drink plenty of water; 8 glasses each day. Eat looks of yellow and orange fruits which provide Vitamin A. Take a good Vitamin E supplement. Eat cucumbers, which supply sulfur – a trace element that is necessary for healthy skin!! Also use water-based moisturizing creams or olive oil on the skin, immediately after bathing to keep moisture locked into your skin.
5. Take a 30-minute “time-out” at least once a week.
I know this sounds easier said than done, especially if you have children or take care of elderly parents or relatives. TAKE A BREAK.
Find your relaxing space: take a walk on the beach or in the park while listening to nature or music on your iPod; relax on your bed listening to music; curl up in your favourite chair with a cup of tea or chocolate and read a good book; sit on a park bench and watch people pass by… or whatever else relaxes you. This will clear your head and give you renewed energy to go again.
6. Practice Contentment
Happiness is not derived from the abundance, number or type of material things we have. Contentment is the ability to be happy in both the sparse and abundant seasons of our lives and it is not dependent on our circumstances. We need to develop this spirit of contentment in order to positively contribute to our overall health, happiness, and well-being.
This does not mean that we should not strive for better but it means that as the old West Indian say goes, “We shouldn’t hang our hats where our hands can’t reach”,
7. Take the Care of Your Mind
Stress and Depression are two (2) of the biggest thieves of mental and emotional health, globally. Not only are they globally prevalent but they also lead to more serious mental problems such as Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Suicide and Insanity.
In fact, “The World Health Organization estimates that more than 450 million people [worldwide] suffer from mental disorders, and a new report by the World Economic Forum figures the annual global costs of mental and neurological illnesses at $2.5 trillion. That is three times the economic cost of heart disease ‘Global mental health issues woefully overlooked’, Public Radio International.”
So stress and depression must be dealt with and arrested almost immediately in order to avoid more serious health problems. Depression is a natural phase that we all experience in our lives primarily due to loss of loved ones, work issues, job loss or money/financial issues.
However, the key to ensuring that stress and depression do not get out of hand is engaging in activities that move your mind away from the problem causing the stress or depression and move you to a better mental space, despite the problem at hand. You can improve and maintain the health of your brain by incorporating some of these simple techniques into your daily living.
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