To be able to achieve your goal, a healthy body is a must. Health is wealth. This is as important as your mind and spiritual health.
Nowadays, hospital bills are beyond reach for some of us that we may not be able to afford it. Not everybody has insurance and even if we do, there are times it doesn’t cover some of the medical cost. Don’t wait to get ill and apply corrective measures. It is more prudent to practice preventive measures.
It makes life difficult when we get ill. We must do our best to prevent illnesses so as not to hamper our quest to goal realization. To do this, we need to practice healthy habits; taking nutritious food, proper exercise, clean surroundings, an overall healthy lifestyle.
There is an ad in a developing country of an internationally known vitamin/mineral supplement that has something to do with one’s health. It is advertised in its native tongue, when translated into the English language literally means: “It is against the law to get sick” or “You are not allowed to get sick”. Exaggerated as it is, it makes sense. When economic conditions are so sensitive, it can make a big difference when one gets sick. Medical bills are beyond reach for majority of its citizens.
My medical know-how is confined to basics and practical thinking. What you are reading are personal preferences reflective of my own views.
Diet and exercise are the two main areas directly responsible to physical health. What we eat is what we are. Maintain proper diet. Your doctor, dietician and/or nutritionist is your best source of information, coupled with practical sense. The amount and type of food we eat directly affects our body system. While snacks between meals are not encouraged, taking something when you feel hungry is better than stuffing yourself full at mealtime. Age is likewise an issue when it comes to physical health. Younger people tend to eat more than middle-aged or seniors due to body metabolism. Older people who eat as much as youngsters tend to get fat for this reason. They cannot burn the calories as fast as the young. On the other hand, the young need more food to keep up with their active lifestyle.
Exercise regularly. Keep your body moving as much as possible. The gym and fitness center are not the only places where you can get exercise. Some of us may not agree that working is exercise. Working that requires physical exertion is a good form of exercise. Your home is a good place to do this. There are lots of housework that requires physical exertion so much so that if you do them, you are actually exercising and saving. Walking is one of the best forms of exercise. You may walk to and from your place of work as long as conditions permit like weather, distance, and time. Again, you are saving.
It is written in the Bible that God made man in His own image. From all indications, our physical body was designed by God to move, to be mobile. He designed it in such a way that our hands and feet, limbs, joints, among others will give us utmost mobility. If we don’t use them as they are suppose to be, does that mean we are not satisfied with the way they were designed? It is like receiving a gift from a friend and we don’t find it useful so we just put it in a corner to gather dust. The Lord may interpret it as if we don’t need them anymore so He might as well give them to someone else who needs them. That way, they won’t go to waste.
Seriously, get moving as much as you can. We never know when our tools of mobility will cease to be useful.
Even an automobile or generator laid idle for a considerable amount of time usually gets stuck. We need to heat it up once in a while even if we don’t need it. Even an electronic equipment with hardly any moving parts has to be used every now and then to keep it in tip-top condition. Positive thinking stimulates our minds while physical exercise stimulates our body.