I am not a doctor the following are my opinions and how I live my life. So far it has paid off pretty well. People generally think I’m about ten years younger than I am. I have no physical or mental problems and I’m not on any prescription medications. In today’s world our bodies are under a constant assault by toxins in our environment. Our pots and pans used to prepare our meals are coated with toxic materials as well as the bowls we eat out of and the cups, bottles and cans that we drink from. Our water is substandard and generally polluted, most fresh vegetables are coated with pesticides and the meats are poisoned with steroids. Nearly all prescription drugs are designed to hurt you, keep you sick and create new ailments within you. They are designed to keep us living longer with more and more problems. The idea is to get you on prescription drugs as a young child and add more and more of them as you get older. That is why both medical diagnosis and psychological assessment and therapy have been replaced by pharmacology. The public has been convinced that only drugs can treat or diagnose a disease. If you mention to someone that a natural herb or food can improve or cure a physical or mental condition, it is generally dismissed as superstition, witchcraft or just folk lore. While in fact, all of the drugs are created from natural herb, enzymes or derivatives thereof. In order to have a long healthy life, with a good quality of life, I follow a few simple rules.
1. Avoid the use of prescription drugs at all cost. Ask your doctor about alternative methods. Only use a drug if it is absolutely necessary to sustain life. Also do not smoke anything, drink alcohol or use illegal drugs either.
2. Exercise and maintain your cognitive abilities. This is done by several means. Listen to calming music. Do deep breathing exercises and stretching must become a part of your regular day. Read frequently for pleasure, meditate on the day’s events to come and see yourself being successful and prayer can work miracles. Also physical exercise will help you to deal with stress. You must have a positive outlook on life and maintain a positive image of self.
3. Supplements are a must. Ask your doctor what supplements they take. Whatever supplements you do take, you must do continual research on. Provide your body with the essential amino acids and the essential fatty acids it requires. Also you must take a multivitamin and drink lots of water. At least half your body weight in ounces per day.
4. Next and most important of all you must find ways to put physical activity into your day. These are the exercises I suggest at a minimum: Push-ups for the chest, shoulders and arms, Sit-ups for the abs, Dead Lifts with dumbbells to strengthen the lower back, Knee Bends (Remember strength comes from the legs and the core), Military Press, Curls, Pull-ups, Walking and Running or use of an elliptical, which I think is the best choice.
5. Notes: Our joints need to be moved through a full range of motion. If not your range of motion will decrease. Also our frame needs to be put under physical stress (We need to feel some weight). If not the joints begin to break down. If we do not do anaerobic work, we lose strength and then musculature. If you are not doing aerobic work on a regular basis and challenging your body you lose energy and as athletes say, you lose your wind.
6. Meditation and breath control (Good for the body, helps enhance the calm and reduce stress) Min 5 min a day.
7. How To – Start by sitting with you feet flat on the ground. Hands palms up on lap. Close your eyes and relax. First count your blessings. Go over all of the things you are grateful for. What is good in your life? Next phase ask yourself, who am I. Don’t think; let your heart answer this question for you. Next phase, what do you want in life. Visualize yourself achieving all of your goals. Next phase, ask yourself, what makes me happy, what do I really enjoy. Next phase feel your body and focus on your breathing. The final phase – Focus on your heart beat. Try to feel your heart beat and try to hear it.
8. 6 to 8 hours of restful sleep. In bed at about 10pm (Not alcohol sleep or drug induced sleep)
9. Last but not least, eat lots and lots of vegetables and cut back on the red meat. Not just the meat, all animal products. Try eating more fish, turkey and chicken or even beans instead. Use water and olive oil for cooking.
Remember to be
physical. Get up, get out and get going. Explore your surroundings; life is a
full-contact participation sport. Get
off the sidelines and get in the game.
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