Ten Golden Rules for Good Health (Natures Best)

10 Golden Rules for Good Health (Nature's best) This is the first title in the Nature's Best series. The series provides practical advice on how to develop good.
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But an even more common problem today is eating unhealthy, disease-promoting junk foods. Probably the single most effective change you can make to improve your diet is to cut back on processed, packaged foods. This can be tough because many of these foods are designed to be extremely tasty and very hard to resist 1. When it comes to specific ingredients, added sugars are among the worst.

These include sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup. Both can wreak havoc on your metabolism when consumed in excess, though some people can tolerate moderate amounts 2. While lifting weights and exercising can certainly help you look better, improving your appearance is really just the tip of the iceberg. Lifting weights lowers your blood sugar and insulin levels, improves cholesterol and lowers triglycerides 3. It also raises your levels of testosterone and growth hormones, both associated with improved well-being 4.

Additionally, exercise may help you lose fat, especially in combination with a healthy diet. Fortunately, there are many ways to exercise. Going outside to hike or take a walk is another important thing you should do, especially if you can get some sun while you're at it for a natural source of vitamin D. Walking is a good choice and a highly underrated form of exercise. Sleep is very important for overall health and studies show that sleep deprivation correlates with many diseases, including obesity and heart disease 6 , 7 , 8.

It may also be a good idea to see your doctor. Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, are very common and in many cases easily treatable. But the way you feel and how you think is also very important. Being stressed all the time is a recipe for disaster. Excess stress can raise cortisol levels and severely impair your metabolism. It can increase junk food cravings, fat in your stomach area and raise your risk of various diseases 9 , 10 , Studies also show that stress is a significant contributor to depression, which is a massive health problem today 12 , To reduce stress , try to simplify your life — exercise, take nature walks, practice deep-breathing techniques and maybe even meditation.

If you absolutely cannot handle the burdens of your daily life without becoming overly stressed, consider seeing a psychologist. Not only will overcoming your stress make you healthier, it will also improve your life in other ways. Going through life worried, anxious and never being able to relax and enjoy yourself is a big waste.

TEN SIMPLE RULES THAT LEAD TO HEALTH

The simplest and most effective way to eat healthy is to focus on real foods. If you're healthy, lean and active, eating whole, unrefined carbs is absolutely fine. These include potatoes, sweet potatoes, legumes and whole grains such as oats. However, if you're overweight, obese or have shown signs of metabolic issues such as diabetes or metabolic syndrome, then cutting back on major carbohydrate sources can lead to dramatic improvements 14 , 15 , People can often lose a lot of weight simply by cutting back on carbohydrates because they subconsciously start eating less 17 , He interviewed and extensively questioned every person he could reach who had attained the age of years.

He sought the secret of living to be a hundred, if there was any one secret. The result of this research amazed him. Some attributed their long life to the fact they never had smoked, but others had been smokers. Some to the fact they were vegetarians, but others attained while eating meat.

Practically every one gave different reasons to which they, themselves, attributed their long life. But the physical trainer was surprised to find that there was only one thing which all in common had practiced, and to which virtually none of them gave any credit -- every single one of them had habitually taken daily rubdowns. The importance of the regular daily rubdown cannot be over emphasized. This does two things of paramount importance.

First it invigorates the cells, and second it stimulates blood circulation. If you can have the strength of will and the determination to put these rules into daily practice, and keep them up, you not only feel better, but will have a keener mind, clearer vision, and greater capacity both mentally and physically. I know people who still follow the old injurious fallacy of shutting up all the windows and doors tight at night. They are afraid they will take cold if they let in fresh air.


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They could not be farther from the truth, as any doctor or physician will testify. Those who sleep with windows wide open seldom have colds. Fresh air is FREE -- and nothing is more vital to health, but avoid drafts striking you.

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Sleep on the side and never flat on the back, which overheats the spine and often leads to serious conditions. If possible sleep alone. Arise -- Get right out of bed the instant you awaken. Do not lie in bed, or turn over for a second sleep, no matter how tired or dragged down you feel. A second sleep dulls the mind. Bath and rubdown -- Take a regular morning shower bath if possible, making it short and snappy, ending with a vigorous rubdown. If no shower is available, take a tub bath at least two or three times a week. End with cold water, especially in cold weather.

This closes the pores and prevents chilling and taking cold. If no shower is available, take a vigorous rubdown in the bedroom daily or twice daily, using a Turkish or bath towel or massage brush. Begin at wrists and feet massaging vigorously toward the heart. If the room is cold, just apply a little more energy -- the vigorous rubbing will keep you warm. Head rub and shampoo -- Before leaving the bedroom, massage and rub the scalp vigorously with tips of fingers, suitable stiff bristle brush, or electric vibrator.

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This stimulates new circulation thru the scalp, makes the brain more active, and is the best guarantee there is against baldness. Shampoo the hair at least every two or three weeks. Be sure to use neutral, mild soap imported castile is best and rinse thoroughly. Water -- Immediately after breakfast, drink one or two full glasses of water. Start in with whatever you can drink, increasing it till you are able to take one or two full glasses.

Soon you will crave it. Drink twice as much water through the day as you have been accustomed to doing, if you are an average individual. This morning glass of water is very important. Breakfast -- Avoid too heavy a breakfast. If you eat pancakes, eat but few. Do not eat too many eggs, and never more than two or three times a week. Eggs are good food, but too many produce a sluggish liver. Avoid soggy, heavy foods. Eat some fruit if possible -- especially grapefruit, oranges, etc. Food -- In the main, simply eat what you find agrees with you -- but be sure to get a reasonable amount of fruits, and leafy vegetables lettuce, raw cabbage, spinach, etc.

Avoid meals loaded with meat, potatoes, beans, corn, etc. For health's sake eat very little or none of the meats called "unclean" and forbidden under the Old Testament Mosaic law. Most people eat twice what they should. Elimination -- Nothing is more vital to health than habitual regularity of elimination. Constipation is nothing but the penalty of lack of regularity. Pills will not CURE constipation. Nothing but the re-establishment of regularity of habit will cure it.

Ten Golden Rules for Good Health (Nature's Best)

For those suffering from this, I would advise resorting to divine healing -- but be sure you deserve it by reestablishment of regular habits, preferably at a set time of day. Also regulate diet to aid this.

Inhale slowly through the nose, till lungs are completely full. Exhale through the mouth, till the lungs are entirely emptied of air. Try to learn the habit of breathing deeply, taking in more air and more completely emptying the lungs at every breath.

Exercise -- Few people past twenty- five get sufficient exercise, except those who are farmers, or get exercise through daily labor. Even in this case it is likely that only certain parts of the body are receiving sufficient exercise. Walking in the fresh air every day is good. For those who lead an in-door life, such sports as golf or tennis are splendid. Often bedroom exercises are advisable.

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