Top 7 Tips for Achieving Total Health and Wellness

As I love music, I find myself continually drawn to associate harmony in any area of ​​life with music. In a typical choir, there are four (4) main types of voice: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, all of which are necessary to provide a complete tonal quality and harmony to the choir.

We all have a mind, a body and a spirit. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that in order to achieve total health and wellness, we must take care of all three (3) parts of ourselves: mind, body, and spirit. Do not focus on any part to the detriment of the others, since all are necessary to achieve the balance of the human person.

In this article, I will provide you with seven (7) simple, practical and effective tips that you can start using right away to improve and maintain your overall health and wellness. Tip 1 focuses on your spiritual health. Tips 2, 3, and 4 focus on your physical health. Tips 5 and 6 focus on your emotional health. The final tip, Tip 7, focuses on an area that is often overlooked, your mental health.

1. Dedicate 30 minutes to God each day in prayer, reflection, and thanksgiving.

Every day you are blessed with 1440 minutes to live your life. Thirty (30) minutes only represents a mere 2% of the entire day. God, the giver of life, deserves something from your day. Read and reflect with daily devotionals, spiritual and/or religious books (Holy Bible, Koran, Torah, Tripitaka, Bhagavad-Gita, Tao-te-Ching, Books of L. Ron Hubbard or other sacred texts). This will increase your knowledge of your religion, strengthen your spirit, improve your personal relationship with God, improve your relationship with your fellow men, help you in your daily life and bring you inner peace.

two. Stay in good physical shape.

The key to physical fitness is paying attention to exercises that strengthen your core muscles. Core muscles are all those assorted muscles in your chest, abdomen, upper back, lower back, and sides. There are several benefits that come from a strong core: a flat stomach, a strong back, good posture, reduced stress on the spine, effective transfer of power to your arms and legs to lift, move, or carry things, increased mental alertness . , greater flexibility and good heart.

3. Eat Nutritious and Healthy Foods.

There is a widespread myth that foods that are nutritious and healthy are not tasty. As I stated, it is a myth and the best way to ensure that your food intake is healthy, nutritious and that you are getting all the necessary vitamins and nutrients your body needs is to:

(a) Eat from the 5 main food groups each day: grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, meat, and beans.

(b) Eat a “rainbow diet,” that is, one that contains as many, if not all, of the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple. Each food coloring provides a different set of vitamins and micronutrients. For example, green foods like spinach are a good source of vitamin A, folic acid, vitamin C, magnesium, and iron. Regular consumption of spinach combats anemia and improves eyesight.

(c) Use a good multivitamin supplement, to fill any nutritional deficiencies you may have.

(d) Drink the recommended eight (8) glasses of water per day. Drink one (1) glass at various intervals throughout the day to assist your body in the efficient elimination of waste and toxins.

Four. take good care of your skin.

Your skin fulfills four (4) main functions as follows:

I. Protection from external elements.

ii. A kind of sensor with nerve endings that make it react appropriately to pain, heat, cold, touch, pressure, vibration and tissue injury.

iii. A heat regulator that consequently pumps blood to the skin’s surface or reduces blood flow.

IV. Your biggest waste remover (superficially) through sweat or perspiration.

Also, as you age, your skin naturally becomes drier, less elastic, and produces more wrinkles. However, you can significantly slow down this aging of your skin and aid in its shedding process by keeping your skin continually moist and hydrated through the following simple skincare routine.

skin care routine

Drink plenty of water; 8 glasses each day. Eat yellow and orange fruits that provide vitamin A. Take a good vitamin E supplement. Eat cucumbers, which provide sulfur, a trace element necessary for healthy skin! Also use water-based or olive oil-based moisturizers on the skin immediately after bathing to keep moisture trapped in the skin.

5. Take a 30-minute “time out” at least once a week.

I know this sounds easier said than done, especially if you have children or care for elderly parents or relatives. So let’s look at it from a different angle. If you suddenly get very sick or die, God forbid, children and relatives will be taken care of in some way. Maybe not as well as you, yes, but they’d manage. Well, to make sure you’re around long enough to provide the best ongoing care, the only way you can do that is to TAKE A BREAK! Find your relaxation space: take a walk on the beach or the park while listening to nature or music on your iPod; relax in your bed listening to music; curl up in your favorite armchair with a cup of tea or chocolate and read a good book; sit on a park bench and watch people go by… or whatever else relaxes you. This will clear your mind and give you renewed energy to go again.

6. practice contentment

In the natural ebb and flow of life and living, there are high points and low points, seasons of plenty and seasons of scarcity. Happiness is not derived from the abundance, number or type of material things we have. This is why we sometimes see examples of millionaires who are drug addicts or alcoholics. Added to that, there is the “Law of Diminishing Returns”. What this basically says is that the more we get of something up to a certain point, the less likely it is that the added amounts of that something will increase our share of happiness. It’s like I own a (1) Lamborghini: I’m high, summer jumps can’t express my happiness, I could hug everyone I meet. If I have two (2) more Lamborghinis, well, that’s fine. I mean I won’t really feel as euphoric as I did the first time and in any case, how many can I drive at once?

Contentment is the ability to be happy in both the scarce and abundant seasons of our lives and does not depend on our circumstances. We need to develop this spirit of contentment to positively contribute to our overall health, happiness, and well-being. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive to improve, but rather, as the old West Indian says, “we shouldn’t hang our hats where our hands can’t reach,” so we can keep up with the Joneses.

7. Take care of your mind seriously.

Stress and depression are two (2) of the biggest mental and emotional health thieves globally. They are not only prevalent throughout the world, but also lead to more serious mental problems such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, suicide, and insanity.

In fact, “The World Health Organization estimates that more than 450 million people [worldwide] suffer from mental disorders, and a new report from the World Economic Forum estimates the annual global costs of mental and neurological illnesses to be as high as $2.5 trillion. That’s three times the economic cost of heart disease’Global mental health issues are sadly overlooked’International Public Radio”.

Therefore, stress and depression must be treated and stopped almost immediately to prevent more serious health problems. Depression is a natural phase that we all experience in our lives mainly due to loss of loved ones, work problems, job loss or money/financial problems. However, the key to ensuring that stress and depression don’t spiral out of control is to engage in activities that take your mind off the problem causing the stress or depression and into better headspace, despite the problem at hand. . You can improve and maintain your brain health by incorporating some of these simple techniques into your daily life.

Simple solutions for mental health care

Board games, puzzles and quizzes

Playing board games and solving puzzles and quizzes gives your brain a mental workout by improving your memory, concentration, problem-solving skills, and preventing cognitive decline.

listening to music

Although seemingly simple, music soothes the mind and spirit, helps the body relax, relieves mental and emotional stress and tension, stimulates the senses, and energizes the body.

Writing

There are many great online writing communities, such as EzineArticles and Squidoo, that accept articles on almost any topic that interests you. Again, you’ll be exercising your brain, as to write a great article you’ll need to do a bit of research to complement your knowledge of the field.

hobbies and sports

Participate in group activities, social clubs, or sports that interest you (tennis, horseback riding, soccer, cricket, karate, sewing, yoga, tai chi, basketball, volleyball, swimming, singing, dancing, etc.). Anything that you have a natural inclination towards and that makes you feel happy doing it. If you can’t seem to find a sport or hobby that interests you, check out the World’s Largest Hobby List (see link below). Surely you will find something that is suitable for you and that you enjoy.