{"id":1500,"date":"2020-07-01T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multisitestaging.onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2021-07-01T00:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:16:56","slug":"50-helpful-tips-to-improve-your-health-and-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multisitestaging.onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/50-helpful-tips-to-improve-your-health-and-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"50 helpful tips to improve your health and wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Diana Arundell <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim to drink 30ml water per kg body weight each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get 8 hours sleep most nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the sunrise<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use your non-dominant hand to do things such as brush teeth. It will stimulate the brain more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only floss the teeth you want to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take practitioner range fish oils daily to protect joints, to improve heart, skin, brain and mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know what makes YOU happy and include these things in your life OFTEN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get 20mins direct sunlight on your body (not face) every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to truly know yourself. Very simply what is your
Life purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn a new card game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be social \u2013 it stimulates a different part of the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drink Green tea to reduce oxidative stress in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose to be kind rather than right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your body\/cells hear everything you say. Thoughts and emotions create chemical reactions in the body. Stay kind and uplifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your life is an occasion \u2013 Rise to it. This is not a dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sing out loud to your favourite songs (especially in the car).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spend time with people that bring out the best in you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask yourself is this food\/person\/conversation\/situation going to increase my energy or deplete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eat mindfully \u2013 stop what you\u2019re doing while eating eg. TV, working, driving, screens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a mind that\u2019s open to everything and attached to nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk in bare feet  and feel the stimulation under your feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literally stop and smell the flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know that you are bigger than any situation that shows up in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turn your attention to what feels good and move in that direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know that there\u2019s a time for things to not work out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your thoughts don\u2019t feel peaceful, you need to change them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The keys to your happiness are not in the pockets of people from your past. They\u2019re in your pocket and
if they\u2019re not, put them back in your pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not your thoughts, you are the one that hears them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than ask \u2018why did I become unwell?\u2019 ask \u2018why am I not healing?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a life worth living \u2013 you can make heaven out of hell and hell out of heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reduce exposure to toxic chemicals \u2013 Don\u2019t store or heat things up in plastic. Use glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to your body \u2013 if eating a certain food makes you feel unwell, don\u2019t eat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If something doesn\u2019t feel right, it\u2019s because it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Say Yes more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise daily or at the very least 3 hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STOP \u2013 notice what you can see, hear, smell, taste and touch. This is present moment awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What comes naturally to me?\u2019 Do more of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook a meal for someone who is unwell or is struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is meant to be fun, not serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Share your smile \u2013 it can make someone\u2019s day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider the 80\/20 rule with meals. 80% vegetables or salad and 20% protein\/meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s OK to buy something simply because you like it. No need to justify deserving it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re sick don\u2019t soldier on. Take time to rest and recoup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have slow bowels, eat muesli with berries, chia and flax seeds for breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snack on nuts, seeds and fresh fruit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use it or lose it \u2013 brain, muscles, heart, body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid foods that contain trans fats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be the best version of yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than complain about your age, celebrate your birthday. It\u2019s a privilege to breathe another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diana Arundell <\/em><\/strong>is a university-qualified naturopath and consults from her Avoca Naturopath clinic. She has a special interest in fertility and pregnancy health, digestive health, immune function and family wellness programs. She was a nutrition lecturer at Macquarie University for 10 years, and is an accredited Journey Practitioner. For further information please contact Diana Arundell at Avoca Naturopath on 0410 465 900.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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