TEN RULES OF HEALTHY LIVING
Ten Rules of Good Health
These rules are provided by the Traditional Allopathic Medical system of thinking about nutrition and what is a good diet. But, with a different eye it is easy to see that this system is lacking some very important information, but mostly understanding! Everyone can have greater success and almost no bad side effects, with a different understanding and enlightenment. You will know that there is a much better way of doing what is suggested in these rules.
There is good logic in the reasoning but poor advice in the interpretation! Although the advice is good the suggestions given about what to use is and why is bad advice because it is based upon old and eroneous information.
1. Eat a Nutritious Diet...
The food you eat its quality and amount provide the fuel for your body. Each of your 75 trillion cells depends on you to feed them. Most people understand that their car requires a particular type of fuel. Do you understand that your body does, too? In order to ensure adequate nutrition, practice the following:
COMMENTS By the Science of Wellness Society: From here on any writing in blue is of the Science of Wellness!
We ask, "what is and how do you determine and insure adequate nutrition? How do you evaluate the ten rules as being the best things to do or practice?
Eat as much food in the unrefined state as possible.
Include at least five servings of vegetables and/or fruits each day.
Yes, unrefined is better, but only when it is also compatible with the person eating it! This is a essential concept to keep in mind when suggesting that a person should do or use something. When something is not compatible, it does not matter if it is considered to be a good food, because nothing is a good food if or when it is not compatible with the person using it!
Whole grains are preferable to refined ones; fresh produce is preferable to canned or processed.
The fact that something is a whole unrefined product, though better for those who eat it, does not mean that it also will not become toxic to whomever incorrectly use it! Then how od you tell when something is being incorrectly used or applied!
Have deep fried food, sugar-sweetened food, and alcohol, rarely, if at all.
Eat according to your Body Energy Type. For more information on this subject, please see WEIGHT LOSS.
2. Drink Pure Water...
The body is 60% water and requires a replenishment of 6-8 glasses per day of water. Make sure that the water you drink is uncontaminated by heavy metals, chemicals and micro-organisms. Many water supplies, including municipal water supplies, are not pure enough to ensure good health.
If you drink tap or well water, have it tested for purity. If you do not know the quality of your tap water, buy purified water or purchase a good water purifier for home use. Drink 48-64 ounces per day of this pure water, either as water or herb tea. (Caffeinated beverages, bottled or canned fruit juice, soda pop and alcohol should not be counted as part of your water intake. They do not have the same solvent properties as pure water).
3. Breathe...
Air provides life-giving oxygen. Like water, the body cannot survive without taking in oxygen. Plenty of fresh, clean air is essential to good health. Here are some ways to get more advantage from each breath you take.
Exercise out-of-doors as much as possible, especially in nature. Parks, the sea shore or even local grassy areas provide benefit. Remember, green plants purify the air and give us back more oxygen.
Exercise is important, but just as it is important that a food eaten must be compatible with the chemistry of whomever eats it and that over time does not stay that way, so exercise also must be compatible and over time does not stay that way! Everything falls within this principle that is driven by the Laws within the Science of Wellness!
If you live in a city where the air quality is compromised (most people do!), have green plants indoors at home and at work as much as possible. Houseplants help purify indoor air.
Practice deep breathing exercises. Many people are oxygen-deprived because they do not breathe deeply.
Try to live in a place where the air quality is good. Many big cities have notoriously poor air quality. Consider a home air purifier if you live in a particularly bad area.
4. Sunshine:
Ten minutes of sunlight per day, even if only on exposed arms, is enough to encourage normal vitamin D production. Sunlight has mood-elevating effects. It destroys harmful bacteria and stimulates a cascade of positive hormone effects in the body. While excessive sun exposure can be harmful, so can inadequate exposure. Outdoor exercise will give the necessary sunlight without excess. Make it a point to get a modest amount of sunlight each day, whether by outdoor exercise or ten minutes of sunbathing.
What scientific laws requlate what is adequate and when something becomes excess? The Science of Wellness tells you! How do you tell when you have had too much or not enough sun or of anything? Again, what laws govern the outcome? Do you know that a frequent small amount of sun over a long time can be just as damaging as a lot in a short time, when it is not compatible, just like anything else?
5. Exercise:
The human body is designed for movement. Aerobic activity encourages normal circulation of blood and lymph. Heart and structural muscles are strengthened by exercise. Hormone production and utilization is improved by regular exercise.
An athlete goes into a slump because of these laws, so if you know when you can do something to counteract the bad outcome. If you do not know and understand, then you are exposed to the unknown and must make guesses. Even though you may be education, you will still have to make guesses even though they are educated, they are inadequate!
The bowels depend on physical movement to function normally. Metabolism and immune system activity are increased by moderate exercise. Bones require weight-bearing exercise for normal mineral uptake. Movement keeps joints and connective tissue flexible.
Exercise encourages deep breathing and increases oxygen utilization and waste exhalation. For cardiovascular and musculo-skeletal conditioning, aim for a minimum of 15 minutes of brisk walking, 5 days per week, or 30 minutes 3 times per week. Gradually increase speed or distance as physical conditioning improves. (See Exercise)
For a metabolism boost, a mere 10 minutes each morning of intensive exercise (Exercising to the point where you are breathing hard enough that you could talk if you had to, but you wouldn't want to) will put your metabolism and fat-burning into high gear for the day.
Yes, but when is it compatible and when does it become excessive?
6. Sleep:
Most people require seven to eight hours of sleep per night. (Some older people may have a decreased sleep requirement). Studies have shown that people perform better with adequate sleep, yet many people are consistently sleep-deprived. Make it a point to get adequate sleep. (See INSOMNIA for tips on how to get a good nights sleep). Sleep deprivation results in hormonal imbalances which can lead to weight gain and many other problems.
7. Avoid negative health behaviors.
It may seem obvious, but one of the easy ways to be healthier is to not engage in unhealthy behaviors. Nicotine, excesses of alcohol and caffeine, and many drugs damage health. Smoking is such a health-destroying habit that I have listed it separately. (See Smoking... Just the Facts). Other health-destroying habits include excessive stress response, multiple sex partners or unprotected sex with infected partners, and failure to wear a seat belt.
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHAT IS A NEGATIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOR? Everything is both positive and negative in the way it can display its symptoms. It can display negatively or positively depending upon who is using it and under what circumstance! Knowing what these conditions are, is the Key to success and always having a positive outcome!
Yes, caffeine, alcohol, nicotine and drugs cause a great deal of havic in our bodies but the foods you always eat and the other lifestyle activities continually engaged in can be just as deadly, specifically when inappropriately applied!
Knowing when something has reached that point is the major problem for everyone and the main reason we get sick!
Beware of people who give generalities for good principles of living, because each will have both possible outcomes! You must have specific information at all times concerning each individual or you will be in danger of misapplying the modality!
8. Maintain a positive outlook.
Everybody has problems in life. Most problems we invite or create ourselves. To cure this, see # 9, below. Other problems are just what life deals us. We choose how we will respond to any given situation. You can respond with positivity or negativity. Studies have shown negative health effects from negative mental outlooks. Its bad enough to have a problem; don't make it worse by a negative mental outlook. Cultivate the habit of positivity. Make the best of every situation. I recommend that you watch my video The Body/Mind Connection. It is an owners manual for everyone with a body and a mind!
9. Strive to elevate yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually.
We get what we aim for. Weight lifters grow stronger by lifting weights. Piano players get better by playing the piano. If you want to be healthier, happier, and of greater service, you must seek to move in that direction. Those who say "I can't" will find they can't. Those who say "its so hard" will find it hard. You have a wealth of talent and possibility within you. Act like you know it. Make repeated attempts to use that talent to the best of your abilities, and you will find yourself becoming stronger, happier, and healthier.
10. Trust in a Higher Power.
What do you believe about the bigger picture of your life? Do you understand that you are more than just flesh and bone? Seek and cultivate your connection with a Higher Power. I recommend my video "Remembering Who You Are" to stimulate your understanding in this regard.
Yes, these are good rules, but only if you know the answers to the questions we have asked! If you do not know the answers you will always be guessing and still have problems as well as bad side effects!
