It’s no secret that many people don’t care about their health until it is too late. People abuse their bodies with all kinds of toxic foods on a daily basis for years and years. Then, when their heart starts to fail, their liver starts to shut down, and their kidneys are degenerating, and then people will invest their last cent to try to get back healthy again. Often, by that time, it is much too late, and their lives are pretty much set in the direction of sickness and ill health. So how can you take control of your health?

3 Steps to Taking Control of Your Health

While there are extenuating circumstances, such as cancer, inherited diseases and accidents, your physical health is closely tied to your psychological health. The mind and body are intimately tied and connected. To experience proof of this, simply imagine being lost in a strange rural area, at night.

Your car has broken down, and there is hardly a sign of civilization for many kilometers around. As you walk the dirt road, in an attempt to find a gas station or lodging of some sort, you notice a large shadow of some creature about three times as big as you, possibly a bear. As you’re reading this, you may have had a slight internal shift. Your palms may have gotten a little sweaty, hands may have been a little shaky or your heart rate may have increased just a little.

Your emotional state inside affects how your body responds physically.

Let’s look at the three steps to taking control of your health.

1. Work with your mind – since your mental state, which includes your thoughts and emotions, affects your body physically, you can use this to your advantage. Find ways to completely let go and relax on a daily basis for at least a total of one hour at a time. If you have trouble meditating, simply sit in a quiet place and attempt to anticipate your next thought. The simple act of anticipating what your next thought will be will stop thoughts from coming through. Try it; it’s simple but very effective.

2. Drink lots of water and eat lots of fresh, raw fruits and vegetables – our human ancestors didn’t have McDonald’s or KFC. They did not have stoves either. Instead, they ate natural foods in their natural state. This is what your body was designed to eat, not the synthetic and chemically laden, processed foods that most in our society eat today.

3. Have fun changing your life style – one of main causes of failure in dieting, exercising and getting in shape is that people are so focused on the results that they forget to have fun. Exercising and eating healthy can be fun. It’s just that people are programmed by the culture to develop a preference for unhealthy foods through bombardment of advertising for fast foods and chemically processed foods. Find ways to make exercising more pleasurable, and begin to shift your focus from simply achieving a result, to actually enjoying the process.

In summary, experiencing a healthy life style is not just about eating right and exercising. It’s about a total comprehensive change to health, which includes the mind, heart and body. When you approach your health from a holistic angle, your chances of success are greatly increased.

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