It is a sad fact that most people pay little attention to
their health until it is at risk. It is only then that
people truly realise that health and wellbeing is far more
important than money, and that all the money in the world
cannot always buy health.
From an early age we learn that prevention is better than
cure - a stitch in time saves nine. Nowhere is this more
true than in caring for our health, and with our health we
don't always get a second chance if something goes wrong.
With the exception of some factors determined by genetics
our general state of health is essentially determined by our
lifestyle - our diet, the exercise we get, the respect we
have for our bodies. All of these are the key determiners of
our present and future health.
There are a number of things we can do to be healthy but
essentially it boils down to this - we must live as nature
intends. By eating healthy natural foodstuffs, by exercising
in the open air, and by listening to our bodies we can have
a positive influence on our health - even in the midst of
factors we cannot control such as chronic disease.
Over 50% of people suffer from digestion related diseases -
but when we consider how much 'junk' we eat that should be
no surprise. Many people take the easy route of eating
sugarry, starchy, fatty, and greasy unnatural foods and we
will pay the price with our health. It is only when we pay
this price that we appreciate how foolish our diet was.
It is wrong to say certain foods are all bad. Even the worse
foods and products (such as tobacco and alcohol) have
certain effects that could be called beneficial when taken
in small quantities. And, vice versa, the best foods rich in
vitamins can be bad for your health if you eat too much of
them. Red wine has a positive effect on the cardio-vascular
system and a cigarette lowers stress and aids the digestive
process, while healthy vitamins can encourage the growth of
malignant cells!
Our mental health is inseparable from our physical health -
To be properly healthy we must have a happy, balanced mind.
Our state of mind has a role to play in our physical
wellbeing, stress an induce a wide range of ailments from
cancer to heart-attacks. As well as that it is interesting
to note that the most widespread disability in the USA,
Japan and western europe is depression and mental disorders.
The most widespread disability in the main developed nations
are depression and mental disorder. Of course depression is
not life threatening in the sense that cancer is but it is
life threatening in terms of the adverse physical and mental
states it induces and the behaviour, from eating disorders
where fatty foods are eaten to excess or the body is
starved, to the extreme of suicide, that can result.
We are surrounded by pollution, noise, and radiation in our
daily lives and all of this have a negative effect on our
health. We cannot hide from these things but we can
occasionally get away from them by going to parks or the
mountains where there is clean air and peace.
Getting regular exercise (at least twice a week) can help to
make everyone, no matter what their age, look and feel
fitter and healthier. This makes us healthier people
physically and mentally, which in turn makes us happier and
more content.
Peter Sachford is the webmaster and operator of
FP Health which
is a popular and extensive resource for health information.
For more information, plus Health links, articles and a
newsletter go to: http://www.fphealth.com.
You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises by Mark Lauren
Peter Sachford Peter Sachford is the owner of
FP Health Inc, which
is a popular and extensive resource for health information.
For more information, plus health links, articles and newsletter
go to:
http://www.fphealth.com.
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