It's Not All About The Food !

I recently read this article by Naomi Shannon and thought you might enjoy the points she makes about maintaining a healthy body.

"The most important thing to remember
as you begin to change your lifestyle is this: Don't think
that it is all about food. Yes, what you eat is vital, but
it is not the only thing to focus on. At least as important, and
perhaps even more important than food, is exercise.

You can't improve your health by sitting at home reading
cookbooks and watching television! Keep moving, or begin
moving.

Seventy-five percent of all the good you can do for yourself could be lost if you don't exercise. Walk, run, jog, use a trampoline, ride an exercise bike, join a water aerobics class ,use a hula hoop, go hiking in nature, play basketball, play tennis, swim, climb stairs on your lunch hour-whatever you
like.

And if no form of exercise interests you, start doing
something anyway and you will find that eventually you will
begin to enjoy it. If you are ill-too ill to exercise,
do the most that you can;

As you move toward a cleaner lifestyle, analyze your mind,
your body, your spirit, your attitudes, the air you breathe,
the water you drink, the food you eat, the clothes you wear,
forces in the environment, toxins of the body, of the mind
and of the spirit.

Many of us have grown up treating the body and the mind
as separate entities. The mind, however, exerts influence
down to the most minute cellular level. If you are chronically
negative, fearful or angry, it matters little that you eat
'perfectly', or even that you run marathons.

Chronic emotional upset such as resentment, anger, grief,
anxiety, fear and depression restricts the regenerative
capacity of the body.

Remember that healthy emotions and behavior are essential for optimum health.

Eating living foods is not a religion

You don't need to make an intellectual decision about
whether or not you believe in it. The only way to know
if you will be greatly improving your life is to try it for

a fair amount of time and see for yourself.

You don't even need to understand all the facts about
enzymes and digestive processes in order to benefit
from changing your habits. The bottom line is, Just do it!"

Thank you Naomi for this article; I loved the fact that you acknowledge the importance of emotional health together with the importance of healthy food choices.You also pay attention to reflecting on one's attitudes which opens the gateway to learning more about ourselves; this in turn gives us the opportunity to address beliefs & behaviors that are not in harmony with God's Laws and to recognize the inter-connected aspects & many layers associated with healthy living. Without these added considerations ( in addition to the food we choose) I believe we are looking at malnutrition of our Soul, a more serious condition in my view, than malnutrition of the physical body!