Mastering the Art of Healthy Living

 

Mastering the Art of Healthy Living

 

Life will be better managed when we reverse the process of being slaves to our minds and bodies rather than being the masters. We can be more energetic with and expanded and purified consciousness so as to be better able to protect the environment and handle every situation well. Everyone takes the limit of his vision for the limits of his worlds.

          When upset, some people overeat and others and others don’t touch food at all. The latter category is better off. Some attention must be given to nutrition. We also need to learn what to eat, What not to eat, when to eat, how to eat, how much to eat, and most importantly, when not to eat, how to eat, how much to eat and most importantly when not to eat. Very few people chew food thoroughly. A person who is worried or is in a hurry transfers tooth work to his intestines. Food must be thoroughly chewed for proper assimilation. Blood is the transport system for what we eat, drink, and breathe. The human brain requires 20 per cent of the blood that the pumps and consumes 20 per cent of the oxygen one uses.

The function of food is to supply the body with the material necessary for the growth, maintenance, repair and deficient functioning   of its various organs and structures, and thus ensure the harmonious working of the whole human machine at its highest level. We look at the state of good nutrition not by freedom form disease, nor by the height –weight ratio alone, but by positive sings of good physique , well –proportioned limbs ,straight strong bones ,sound teeth ,bright eyes ,clear skin, firm muscles, together with physical and mental alertness at all times. The fundamental purpose of eating for health is to replenish the chemical elements composing the cells and tissues in our bodies , and to provide us with energy and bodily warmth. The human body is composed of 16 chemical elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, sodium, chlorine, fluorine, magnesium, iron, manganese, silicon, and iodine. From the air we get oxygen and nitrogen, but the other chemicals are obtained from food and drink. For good health, they must be obtained in an organic state – from the natural sources and not from pills, tablets or bottles of medicine which have been made from chemicals. When we get these vital minerals inorganically from chemical sources, they do us harm and must be eliminated, vitamin tablets are not minerals, but it is equally important that you get most of your vitamins from your food.

          Very few people drink enough water during the day and fewer do regular fasting .Strength comes from occasional fasting and not from overeating or hearth foods. Very few people do meditation, blood circulation exercises or cardiovascular fitness which has a everyone consumes excess salt and white sugar inviting a variety of ailments. Minor ailments become chronic with the use of drugs. Practice of meditation for a few minutes every morning and evening will help a person become calm and strong. Meditates are free from psychosomatic diseases and are known to have better interpersonal relationships.

Soft drinks are for the eyes but sunflower seeds raw carrots and greens are good. Soybeans are the best source of protein and calcium and its oil is safe for the heart. Green leafy vegetable are good source of iron and iron enable the blood to carry oxygen from lungs to each body cell. All the body cells mush have oxygen for changing food into energy. Those who smoke have oxygen intake besides other adverse effects. Vitamins are organic compounds which must be   included in a daily diet. Life is based on the organ liver which stores vitamins and minerals. Alcohol damages the liver. Intake of alkaline food (all vegetables, fruits, honey) should be 80 per cent and acidic food (grains, beverages, sugar) 20 per cent. Fats are neutral. For good health, regular feeding is different from regular eating just as in management science, listening is different from hearing.

Help your endocrine glands function well. If these glands don’t work properly, lack of oxygen turns food into surplus fat instead of energy. These glands also control efficient elimination of waste through the bowels kidneys and sweat glands. The endocrine glands (pineal, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, pancreas, and adrenals) control growth, weight, size, metabolism, energy, health, and disposition.

          Built – up anger and prolonged strains can crack a person. Heart competitiveness and ungoverned fury. Functioning of the heart can also be affected by repressed emotion which can transform into anger, fear, or a psychosomatic disease.

                   Get enough sleep and avoid coffee altogether. Disease attacks a tired person more easily than a rested one. Since the mental activities of reasoning, perceiving and feeling use up energy, the brain and other higher nerve centers need rest from impressions coming from sense organs. The periods of rest clear away the result of fatigue and restore the ability to function when the sleeper is awake again. Body cells are all the time getting repaired and replaced, and we are always growing a new skin.