No one can care or know more about your body than you do.
The past year has shown how each of us is unique, and that it is a good idea to learn what will promote individual physical and mental health.
We’re building a community of people who are looking for more healing and less need for healthcare.
Everything we take in impacts our health for either positive or negative effect.
A few examples to consider:
What we take in with our mouth:
Quality of water (and quantity)
Quality of food including nutrition, unhealthy additives and contaminants like glyphosate.
Qualities of liquids including sugars, high fructose corn syrup, caffeine and alcohol
It’s worth taking the time to think about and include the concept of moderation. Some things are ok in moderation, and some are always counterproductive.
Consuming purposefully, knowing how what we take in, nourishes us, is neutral or harmful, is a great early step toward improving Healthspan.
One approach: Keep a 24 hour food and drink log- write down everything you eat or drink without trying to ‘be good’, and take a look at what is there that is not useful, what you could use more of, and congratulate yourself on whatever nutritious things you consume.
Those I see regularly and those who live far away,especially those who pick up a conversation where we left off months or years ago
Thanksgiving Day has so many special aspects that highlight how much we have to be grateful for. You get to pick your focus- family, friends, football, feast, foliage and so much more. It is easy to get swept up in the planning, or to feel sadness if something from the past is no more- Taking a few moments to get quiet, and focus on what is going right can turn that around.
