When did being healthy get so complicated?

When did staying healthy get so complicated?  It feels like we are constantly talking about it.  More and more of us and our family and friends seem to be affected by serious or long-term illnesses or disorders.  The advice we are given seems to get more and more complicated and everyone has a solution, many of which don’t seem to really improve things.  So how can I make it a little easier?
These are my tips as a Nutritional therapist, Herbalist, Naturopath and a Nurse.
 
There are 4 pillars of health:

• Rest and Relaxation
• Sleep
• Nutrition
• Exercise

 
This week, get a nice pad, make out four columns on each page like the image above.

Fill out the pages for the next fortnight on a daily basis and  see what areas you are not doing well in.  These are the areas to focus on to improve.
 
There is probably 1 area that is neglected and one area that most of your efforts go.  It’s time to work smart not hard.  By balancing out the level of effort you put into each pillar, the better result you will see.
 
Rest and relaxation is often an area that gets neglected so this week take 10-30 minutes each day to switch of, put down the phone/tablet, find something that allows the tension to leave your body.  It can be anything from:

• Meditation
• Breath work – breath in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, breath out for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds and repeat till you feel less tense
• Yin yoga/pilates
• Swim
• Walk in nature – woods/beach/lake
• Draw
• Read
• Journal

 
Over the next few months I’ll be covering ways to improve each area without increasing your stress levels.
 
 
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