| 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, in | | | | intake, makes you feel deeply energized, and just |
| most cases, reverse your sickness and boost | | | | feels good. |
| your health very quickly. | | | | Practice abdominal breath to get healthy, to stay |
| Please note, these are not a treatment for any | | | | healthy, and feel rejuvenated all the time. It's OK |
| serious ailment like cancer or a chronic | | | | to do it whenever you think of it, but it's also a |
| degenerative disease. Primarily, these actions are | | | | good 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 get | | | | before bed, are ideal times. Often, it helps to |
| healthy and get over your sickness in three to | | | | place one or both hands on the belly to begin the |
| five days instead of two weeks. No specific | | | | practice. |
| vitamin, herbal, or dietary recommendations are | | | | Healthy Habit #7 - Eat three small and simple |
| given as they would be different for each health | | | | meals a day. |
| concern. | | | | Digestion of food takes more energy than any |
| Healthy Habit #1 - Stop negative thinking as soon | | | | other 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 normal | | | | essential internal rest, and using up all the energy |
| activities of the mind. But let's remember, we live | | | | needed to get healthy. So eat small meals. Three |
| in an energetic universe. Any negativity has an | | | | times a day. |
| effect on your energy. It weakens you. It drains | | | | The more simple your meal, the fewer digestive |
| you. It creates a wide gap in your energetic | | | | enzymes your body needs to use, the less |
| immunity. Sooner or later, negativity manifests in | | | | energy it needs to spend, and the more energy is |
| your physical health. | | | | available for healing. |
| Stop it as soon as you notice it. Turn your | | | | Simple meals are easy to digest. Choose only a |
| attention to all the good things you have. Every | | | | few types of food at a time. |
| mistake has a lesson in it. As soon as you catch | | | | Best 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 for | | | | veggies. |
| healing fast. The time between 10pm and 2am is | | | | Healthy 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 most | | | | No matter how well you eat, how 'clean' your |
| cell-repair and cell-rejuvenation, getting rid of | | | | food 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 on | | | | optimal health. |
| this natural anti-aging habit. Sleep researchers | | | | Life needs to be nourished by life. |
| agree that "one hour before 2am is worth two | | | | In my personal experience, I have skipped this |
| hours after 2am". This means that sleeping from | | | | essential habit, only to struggle longer to get |
| 10pm to 2am would be equivalent to 8 hours of | | | | healthy 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 (Yoga | | | | I feel their vibrant energy in my body, rarely get |
| Nidra) at least once a day and as you prepare to | | | | sick, 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 is | | | | or 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, or | | | | foods, all dairy, caffeine, and processed foods |
| soda drinks. All of these are too acidic: either | | | | from your diet. |
| dehydrating (coffee), toxic (soda), sugary (fruit | | | | Do 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 of | | | | Sugar 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 equals | | | | Eliminate 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't | | | | eaten by humans by nature. It's for baby cows |
| like to sweat. Guess what? ... If you want to get | | | | only. 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 to | | | | But besides that, it lowers our immunity as much |
| detoxify itself. And it's one of the most effective | | | | as sugar. That's why it's so mucous-forming. The |
| ways. In many cultures, sweating is a treatment | | | | mucous is the dead white blood cells. |
| of the first onset of cold/flu symptoms. Chinese | | | | All diary is also very acidic, meaning that it leaches |
| and Ayurvedic medicines make very good use of | | | | alkaline 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 be | | | | days 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 and | | | | when there's caffeine in the system to deal with. |
| heart health, to healthier muscles, bones, and | | | | Overly processed foods (just look at the labels) |
| joints, to better digestion and stronger immune | | | | contain many toxic and harmful ingredients, not |
| system, and to the overall sense of well-being | | | | intended 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 well | | | | getting you addicted, etc. If the list of the |
| you feel. Strenuous exercise is contra-indicated | | | | ingredients is longer than five or six, and many of |
| during an illness. However, a mild restorative yoga | | | | the ingredients have long unpronounceable names, |
| sequence would help relieve stress and muscle | | | | don't eat it. |
| tension and shorten your recovery time. | | | | Healthy Habit #10 - Take antioxidant supplements |
| As you start feeling better and better, increase | | | | when you have a high degree of oxidative stress. |
| the intensity of your short workouts and include | | | | Take vitamins at least during the healing process. |
| some form of cardiovascular exercise such as | | | | Once you get healthy, nutrient-rich foods can |
| brisk walking, swimming, dancing, and flowing | | | | suffice. |
| 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. |