26/05/2024
The holistic approach to health…….
A holistic approach to health means considering your life or lifestyle as a whole (including diet and exercise), so that you are not only looking at the symptoms of your ailment but are also discovering the cause. For example, ask yourself, what warries, or stresses do I have and how do they affect my health? They consider the following…….
• Do you eat healthy diet?
• Are you aware of digestive problem?
• Are you exercising enough?
• Are you aware of aches and pains?
• Is your sleep disturbed?
• And how is your attitude to life in general affected?
All these factors could be having an impact on you and contributing to the source of your problem.
Suggestion…….
Look after your Liver- the liver plays a vital role in the holistic approach to health because it detoxifies the body, helps to break down fat and produce energy and heat. If your liver is not working well, it could put at risk of heart disease by increasing your cholesterol levels and poor liver function will have a detrimental effect on your overall health.
Avoid refined foods, products with additives and excess sugar, because these impede the ability of the liver to metabolize hormones.
The liver helps to ensure that correct functioning thyroid gland, which is important because an underactive thyroid has been associated with depression, weight gain, feelings of tiredness and feeling cold most of the time. The liver also deactivates and safely disposes of old hormones so that they do not return to the bloodstream.
Walk away from bad health……get regular exercise
A day can help increase the oxygen levels in your blood. This assists the absorption of nutrients and the elimination of toxins, which in turn strengthens your immune system so that you are not as susceptible to catching cold and stomach bugs. Exercise also affects your energy levels, helping you to feel more positive about life, reduce body wight and maintain a good blood- sugar balance, this in turn helps limit those craving that we all feel guilty about after we’ve indulged. Exercise also reduces the risk of osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) and heart disease.
