Get Healthy Fast

Sometimes, we just can't afford to get sick.encourages good digestion and elimination, relaxes
What choices must be made to get healthy fast?the nervous system, provides more oxygen
The following 10 essential healthy actions will, inintake, makes you feel deeply energized, and just
most cases, reverse your sickness and boostfeels good.
your health very quickly.Practice abdominal breath to get healthy, to stay
Please note, these are not a treatment for anyhealthy, and feel rejuvenated all the time. It's OK
serious ailment like cancer or a chronicto do it whenever you think of it, but it's also a
degenerative disease. Primarily, these actions aregood idea to have a consistent breathing practice.
an ideal regimen for dealing with colds, flu, fatigue,In the morning soon after waking up, or at night
and stress. Following these guidelines, you'll getbefore bed, are ideal times. Often, it helps to
healthy and get over your sickness in three toplace one or both hands on the belly to begin the
five days instead of two weeks. No specificpractice.
vitamin, herbal, or dietary recommendations areHealthy Habit #7 - Eat three small and simple
given as they would be different for each healthmeals a day.
concern.Digestion of food takes more energy than any
Healthy Habit #1 - Stop negative thinking as soonother activity! If you eat a lot, you'll be
as you notice it and count your blessings.over-working the internal organs, missing the
Negative thinking and negative self-talk are normalessential internal rest, and using up all the energy
activities of the mind. But let's remember, we liveneeded to get healthy. So eat small meals. Three
in an energetic universe. Any negativity has antimes a day.
effect on your energy. It weakens you. It drainsThe more simple your meal, the fewer digestive
you. It creates a wide gap in your energeticenzymes your body needs to use, the less
immunity. Sooner or later, negativity manifests inenergy it needs to spend, and the more energy is
your physical health.available for healing.
Stop it as soon as you notice it. Turn yourSimple meals are easy to digest. Choose only a
attention to all the good things you have. Everyfew types of food at a time.
mistake has a lesson in it. As soon as you catchBest choices are:
yourself blaming or regretting, stop. Instead,- simple grains (quinoa, brown rice, millet,
appreciate what you already have.buckwheat, and oats);
Healthy Habit #2 - Get plenty of restful sleep, and- cooked beans;
practice Deep Relaxation.- lightly cooked, steamed, or sautéed
Plenty of restful sleep is absolutely essential forveggies.
healing fast. The time between 10pm and 2am isHealthy Habit #8 - Consume fresh green foods
the most healing and detoxifying time to sleep.full of live energy and enzymes.
During this crucial period, our body does the mostNo matter how well you eat, how 'clean' your
cell-repair and cell-rejuvenation, getting rid offood is, and how many vitamins you take, if you
toxins within the cells.are not eating live foods, you will be lacking in
If we go to sleep at 1am or later, we miss out onoptimal health.
this natural anti-aging habit. Sleep researchersLife needs to be nourished by life.
agree that "one hour before 2am is worth twoIn my personal experience, I have skipped this
hours after 2am". This means that sleeping fromessential habit, only to struggle longer to get
10pm to 2am would be equivalent to 8 hours ofhealthy when I needed to. On the other hand,
sleep!every time I include fresh green foods in my diet,
In addition, practice Yogic Deep Relaxation (YogaI feel their vibrant energy in my body, rarely get
Nidra) at least once a day and as you prepare tosick, and recover quickly.
sleep at night. Yoga Nidra removes many physical,Best examples:
emotional, and mental tensions, thereby freeing up- Wheatgrass juice;
vast amounts of internal energy available for- Other fresh vegetable juice (greens like parsley,
healing.spinach, and kale mixed with the sweeter beets
Healthy Habit #3 - Drink plenty of fluids. "Dilution isor carrot juice);
Solution to Pollution".- Green salads;
When you must get healthy fast, drink more than- Fresh fruits;
you think you need. Detox. Get the fluids moving.- Fresh berries.
This includes water, teas, and vegetable juices.Healthy Habit #9 - Eliminate all sugar and sugary
It DOES NOT include coffee, milk, fruit juice, orfoods, all dairy, caffeine, and processed foods
soda drinks. All of these are too acidic: eitherfrom your diet.
dehydrating (coffee), toxic (soda), sugary (fruitDo it for at least a few days while you are
juice), and processed (soy milk).getting well.
Normally, drink eight 8oz glasses a day, or half ofSugar kills your white blood cells, the immune
your body weight in ounces. If you are 128 lbs,system fighters. All cancerous cells feed on sugar.
half of that in ounces would be 64oz. That equalsEliminate it as much as possible for at least a few
eight 8oz glasses. When getting over a sickness,days. Even starchy and sugary fruits (bananas,
drink even more than that!mangos, melons, pineapple) aren't recommended.
Healthy Habit #4 - Sweat.Diary is a non-food, i.e. it's not intended to be
You may be one of those people who just don'teaten by humans by nature. It's for baby cows
like to sweat. Guess what? ... If you want to getonly. Even mature cows don't drink milk. Would
healthy fast, you must!you drink your mother's milk at your age now?
Perspiration is a natural way for the body toBut besides that, it lowers our immunity as much
detoxify itself. And it's one of the most effectiveas sugar. That's why it's so mucous-forming. The
ways. In many cultures, sweating is a treatmentmucous is the dead white blood cells.
of the first onset of cold/flu symptoms. ChineseAll diary is also very acidic, meaning that it leaches
and Ayurvedic medicines make very good use ofalkaline minerals (calcium, magnesium) from your
it for a good time-proven reason.tissues and bones. That's how dairy consumption
Sweat through exercise or by going to a sauna.causes osteoporosis.
Preferably both. If you are already feeling sick,If you are addicted to dairy, skip it for a few
avoid any strenuous exercise, and sauna may bedays when you are trying to get healthy.
your only option.Caffeine is also very acid-forming. Thus, coffee
Healthy Habit #5 - Mild Exercise.consumption can make your bones brittle, too.
There are numerous health benefits of exercise,Your immune system has to struggle harder
ranging from better cardiovascular system andwhen there's caffeine in the system to deal with.
heart health, to healthier muscles, bones, andOverly processed foods (just look at the labels)
joints, to better digestion and stronger immunecontain many toxic and harmful ingredients, not
system, and to the overall sense of well-beingintended to be consumed, but are still used for
due to the release of exercise-induced endorphins.coloring, flavoring, creating a desired consistency,
The intensity of exercise depends on how wellgetting you addicted, etc. If the list of the
you feel. Strenuous exercise is contra-indicatedingredients is longer than five or six, and many of
during an illness. However, a mild restorative yogathe ingredients have long unpronounceable names,
sequence would help relieve stress and muscledon't eat it.
tension and shorten your recovery time.Healthy Habit #10 - Take antioxidant supplements
As you start feeling better and better, increasewhen you have a high degree of oxidative stress.
the intensity of your short workouts and includeTake vitamins at least during the healing process.
some form of cardiovascular exercise such asOnce you get healthy, nutrient-rich foods can
brisk walking, swimming, dancing, and flowingsuffice.
yoga.Sickness/Disease = Oxidative Stress
Healthy Habit #6 - Practice Abdominal Breathing.To avoid oxidative stress, you want enough
Abdominal breath massages the internal organs,antioxidants to handle the free radicals that create
stimulates the blood flow to the organs,the oxidation.