HEALTH & NUTRITION
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease & infirmity” (World Health Organization)
It is the aim of most people in the world, to live a long and healthy life, however, when we take a good look around us, very few people have achieved this healthy state.
Just as a car has specific requirements to run smoothly for it’s lifetime, so has the physical body. If we don’t look after the car with regular services and run it on quality fuel, the car will not run as it should. It is the same with our physical body, what we eat definitely has an impact on our body and mind.
Some requirements needed for good health are:
Correct eating habits, physical exercise, clean water and proper breathing.
Correct eating habits - provides fuel for the body giving it energy to work, grow and maintain itself throughout its life.
FOOD
The yogic diet is vegetarian because it is important to have foods that have a positive effect on the mind. In yogic philosophy, there are three qualities of food :
Sattva, rajas and tamas.
Sattva means “pure” which includes fresh, wholesome fruit, vegetables, nuts and grains. All that the body requires.
Rajasic foods over stimulate the body and mind. Some of these foods include onions, garlic, coffee, tea, soft drinks, refined food products and spicy, seasoned, salty foods.
Tamasic foods are heavy, creating dullness, depression and unhealthy thoughts. These foods include meat, fish, eggs and all intoxicants plus foods that have been reheated, fermented, burned, fried, stale and those containing preservatives. Also mushrooms because they grow in the darkness.
PURE WATER
Clean water - the intake of water can be from several sources. The most desirable and purest water will come from fresh fruits and vegetables
(ideally without chemicals). Do not use tape water for drinking and cooking as it is scientifically proven to be toxic with many harmful contaminants.
EXERCISE
- It is best to exercise where both sides of the body get worked equally, example, walking, yoga, swimming, etc
- In yoga, physical movements or postures called asanas, not only tone the muscles, tissues, ligaments, joints and nerves, but also maintain healthy functioning of the body’s systems.
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Attend a minimum of one yoga class one a week and build up from there. If you exercise in gyms or are involved in sports, you need to learn how to stretch correctly. If you don’t learn these necessary skills the body will become very tight and restricted which makes you a lot more prone to injury. Yoga also provides a lot of stress relief.
- Look at your diet. If you're eating processed food, dairy products, sugar, oil and hot spices, then cut them out. These processed foods have very little nutritional value in them. You will become very deficient in vitamins and minerals. This is then the prefect breeding ground for cancer and many other diseases. (synthetic un-natural vitamin and mineral tablets are not the answer, don’t believe advertising, its nonsence. Go natural, go veg.
- Live on a plant based diet of fresh fruit & veges, small amounts of protein (beans, nuts, seeds, tofu) The best is half cooked and half raw meals. Drink pure water (not tap water and not from plastic bottles, their both toxic). Try not to eat late at night. Walk in the mornings five days a week for a minimum of 30 minutes. Try to walk in natural surroundings and collect the morning sun ( Vit D ) an essential vitamin for good health. Remember, elephants and giraffes are vegetarians.
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