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Staying Healthy
Good news: it’s easy to stay healthy!
• Eat a wide variety of foods from all 5 food groups: meat and fish, grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy. The French, who have a much more varied diet than Americans, have much lower rates of heart disease and cancers. Several small meals a day are better than one big one.
• Eat about 40% less food than you would normally eat if left to your own desires. Tests with lab animals indicate a 50% increase in life expectancy. The body may wear itself out processing excess food. There is evidence that protein restriction is a key to health and longevity.
• Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day. Easy to do if you have a Vita-Mix or other smoothie-maker. Lots of antioxidants in this. fresh garden veggies taste better too.
• Eat fish, nuts, and fiber. A fish a week may cut your risk of sudden death by 50%. Nuts 4 times a week may cut the risk of heart attack in half. Fiber is essential to clear the colon, and fiber-filled foods help you lose weight.
• Alcohol, in moderation, is good for you, but red wine is best. Red wine reduces the risk of heart disease by about 50%, and may help reduce the risk of breast, prostate, liver, colon, rectal, and oral cancers. It also cuts the risk of osteoporosis. Notice the words "in moderation."
• Don’t smoke. It’s as bad as they say.
• Stay relatively germ-free by washing your hands frequently, drying with paper towels that you immediately discard. The mouth is the dirtiest part of your body, so brush and floss regularly.
• Exercise. It doesn’t take much. Walking is fine. It’s relaxing and restores brain cells. Don’t think about work while you exercise. Listen to music or a book on tape.
• Sex is good for you, qualifying as both fun and exercise. Practice safe sex; avoid the colon, a repository for germs and disease. That’s as delicately as I can say it.
• Relax and sleep well. It may drastically cut your risk of illness. A brief nap, or other relaxation technique, during the day helps. Listen to music or read for 20 minutes before going to bed, then sleep until rested—about 8 hours.
• Enjoy life, like your job, and take time for yourself and your family. Constructive stress is fine, but don’t fret over every little thing. The happy person lives longer, healthier.
• Take vitamins if you want, especially antioxidants, but don’t rely on them. Various foods have lots of micronutrients that science is just learning about, and they are not in vitamin pills.
• Don’t rely on alternative medicine. Although it has some value, and is currently in vogue, it is riddled with quacks and fake cures, some of which have been dredged up from the discredited “cures” of ancient times. Modern medicine based on science is why we live healthier and longer today. Trust science.
Best news: Living in the country helps
Move to the country, relax, and enjoy life because it’s good for your health. You’ll exercise more by walking your property and preparing wood for the fire. You’ll relax and enjoy cultivating your garden, then eat healthy veggies with fewer germs and pesticides. And you won’t get mugged nearly as often as you will in the city.
We found this excellent article awhile back and wanted to pass it on.
Here are a couple of books that we recommend...
| We realizes that the so-called miracle drugs have frightening consequences. Bieler shows how to keep your body healthy and free of disease and offers dietary solutions to many ailments. This book teaches a holistic path of how the body uses food and how food can heal or destroy the body. |
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| This story embodies both the frustrations and longing so many of us feel as we search for our essential selves and a harmonious life. A fascinating glimpse of a lifestyle that has nearly disappeared but also a blueprint for those who want to lead a similar way of life. The simpler life is within our reach--if we will choose it. |
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