Eight Laws of Healthy Living
Notice what the first letters of each of the categories below spells out: NEWSTART! That's right, each of us needs a new start, a new lease on life! The good thing is that when we start treating our body right, it will respond and start to undo much of the damage we may have inflicted on ourselves.
NEWSTART is actually an acronym for a healthy lifestyle progarm developed by Weimar Institute, a wholistic, healthy-lifestyle wellness and education facility in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. I highly recommend their services to anyone wanting to change their lifestyle and rid themselves of various lifestyle-related diseases. You can visit their website at www.weimar.org.
Follow these eight simple NEWSTART guidelines below, and you will begin to reap the benefits of healthy living.
| Nutrition | Nutrition is such an important aspect of good health. So many people don't realize that what we eat every day determines the kind of health we will have during our life-time. Read on... N = Nutrition -- Carbohydrates :: N = Nutrition -- Fats :: N = Nutrition -- Protein |
| Exercise | Exercise, these days, seems to be a dirty word! You mention it, and people just cringe! If only we could realize that exercise is the answer to many of our ills! Read on... (coming soon) |
| Water | Do you realize that Water is required for every single function of your body? From breathing, to digestion to excretion, water is needed to keep you alive. Read on... (coming soon) |
| Sunshine | The Sun's rays are life-giving, yet many of us hardly ever see the light of day! We're cooped up inside at work all day, then we're cooped up at home in the evening. Now that it's summertime, there's no excuse for not enjoying sunshine in moderation. Read on... (coming soon) |
| Temperance | Temperance is an old-fashioned word for "moderation". The key to successful living is balance -- everything in moderation. That includes the physical, emotional and spiritual components of life! Read on... (coming soon) |
| Air | Air quality isn't what it used to be, especially in our big cities. Still, it's important to get outside and breathe deeply as the wind breezes by. Read on... (coming soon) |
| Rest | Rest is something most of us don't get enough of these days - or rather, these nights! Most people need between seven and eight hours of sleep each night. Are you getting enough? Read on... (coming soon) |
| Trust | Trust -- in Divine Power, that is! In other words, your relationship with a Power higher than yourself. Read on... (coming soon) |
J. Beverley Edwards-Miller, BASc, Registered Dietitian