A healthy, holistic lifestyle is often sought by many but hardly
achieved. At Centers for Healing, it’s our devout mission to help you achieve
your best physical, dental, and emotional health, which is why we feel it’s our
duty to provide you with a few quick
tips on how to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
First off, let’s clarify exactly what “healthy” truly is. If
you bring out a dictionary and search for the word “healthy” you will come up
with a standard definition that resembles something along the lines of “in good
health” or “not diseased”. I don’t believe I’m diseased so therefore I’m “healthy”?
The World Health Organization wanted to curb the confusion
by offering its own definition of the word “healthy”. They came up with: “Health
is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Achieving Good Health
Eating Your Fruits
& Vegetables
There’s a reason mama always told you to eat your fruits and
vegetables: because they’re good for you! It’s more than just about fruits and
vegetables… it’s about eating foods that are not processed with added salt, carbohydrates, and fat. Look for grains,
vegetables, fruits, and foods that are unprocessed and unrefined, also known as
“whole foods”. They may be more expensive, but consider it an investment
towards GOOD HEALTH.
Avoiding Harmful
Substances
This includes minimizing
exposure to known harmful substances such as nicotine, alcohol, a host of
many food and drink additives (i.e. sodium nitrates, BPA, food coloring), and
of course amalgam fillings that contain mercury.
Exercise
Let’s be honest, most of us hate being reminded to exercise
but this wouldn’t be a legitimate article on a healthy lifestyle if it didn’t
include exercise or physical activity somewhere. Physical activity is a fact of
any health lifestyle. We encourage exercising
with friends as this always makes the activity a lot more bearable and may
even be something to look forward to.
Mental Well-Being
A healthy mental well-being is important for achieving a
healthy lifestyle. Your mental well-being is closely related to how happy you
are and how much sleep you are receiving each night. Relax, take time off for
yourself, have fun with your friends, family, or partner. The small things
really do matter, as well as consistently receiving at least 6 and a half hours
of sleep each night (try aiming for 7-8
hours).
Follow our holistic dentist's advice on how to live healthier and happier and you'll begin feeling much better about yourself, we promise!
