Health Tips

Health Tips

Free Health Tips

  • Do not smoke, drink alcoholic beverages excessively, or take illegal drugs.
  • Drink water.  Dehydration causes a variety of symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, dry skin, joint stiffness and pain.  In his book, “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water: Don’t Treat Thirst with Medications”  F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.  writes that dehydration can cause stress, depression, colitis pain, dyspeptic pain, high and low blood pressure, asthma, allergies, and contribute to diabetes and weight gain.
  • Take Vitamin D or get brief morning, sunlight exposure. Recent studies find most cancers (except skin cancer) are more prevalent in the North and correspond to increased rates the further North  on the globe.  Many chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis are also more prevalent in the North.  Vitamin D is only made by the body through sunlight exposure. Current studies suggest that Vitamin D has a protective effect.
  • Learn EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) to decrease repetitive, negative thinking and emotions.  For thousands of years, Eastern medicine has understood that emotions directly impact health and health affects emotions.
  • Exercise at least 3 times per week for 20-30 minutes if your medical doctor has cleared you for exercise.
  • Avoid high fructose corn syrup,often found in processed foods.  This  sugar by-passes the liver and is stored as fat.
  • Avoid monosodium glutamate (MSG) and artificial sweeteners as these are considered Excitotoxins according to the Neurologist, Russell Blaylock, M.D.   These substances are toxic to the brain, especially when blood sugar is low.
  • Severely limit trans fats found in processed foods.
  • Eat many fresh, colorful vegetables– Organic if  possible  to limit exposure to pesticides.
  • Limit “white foods” that contain white flour and white sugar which are high on the Glycemic Index.  Excess carbohydrates will  be stored as fat, if not used immediately for activity.
  • Supplement your diet with quality nutritional products.
  • Connect with God.  Pray.  Gratitude is the highest form of energy and emotion per Dr. Emoto’s work.  Morning prayer with gratitude to God raises your vibration and increases your ability to receive blessings.