Foundations of Health
Breathing
Deep breathing, or diaphragmatic breathing, has many health benefits reduces anxiety, stress, and depression, improves focus, faster recovery from exercise, and better sleep.
Hydration
Drinking half your body weight in ounces of pure water daily will assist your body to 1. transport valuable chemicals, minerals, and nutrients to cells 2. remove waste from cells 3. regulate body temperature 4. provides the liquid composition of cells, tissue fluid, lymph, blood plasm, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, sweat, urine, and feces 5. protects tissues, organs, and joints 6. moisturized the skin and mucus membranes 7. aids in digestion through enzyme rich foods 8. helps maintain homeostasis, such as pH balance.
Whole Foods
Just Eat Real Food (JERF), eat items that grow from the tree, come from the ground, animals that run, swim, and fly; eat fermented foods, probiotics and prebiotics, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fatty fish, fresh herbs and spices; don’t eat CRAP- carbonated drinks/caffeine, refined sugars/artificial sweeteners/artificial colors/alcohol, processed foods.
Sunlight
Sit outside at least 10 minutes a day to get Vitamin D to help with healthy bones. Assists in killing bacteria and fighting infections. Lowers blood pressure and reduces the stress hormone. Assist in regulating your circadian rhythm.
Movement
Exercise or fun sweaty activity 3-5 days a week; promotes lymph flow and circulation. Improves cardiovascular function, decreases anxiety and depression, improves cognitive function, increases bone density, promotes better sleep, and decreases stress.
Rest
The goal is to get 8 hours of sleep at night to allow your body to detox and to recover. Creating a sleep schedule and sticking with it. Limiting naps to before 3pm and not for more than 30 minutes. Avoiding bright light and electronic screens 30 minutes prior to bed. Be active throughout the day but not too close to bedtime. Do outdoor activities is great for balancing the circadian rhythm.
Spiritual
Refocusing on issues to God will help us refocus our mind and body. Starting a gratitude journal and writing down what we are thankful every day. God is our source. He has provided for our every need and is our healer.
Mental/ Emotional
Balance emotions “Act, don’t react.” As a Natural Health Practitioner, we not only focus on the body but also the mind. Emotions link to different organs which coincide with symptoms. Getting to the root cause will help alleviate an individual’s emotions state.