We all know that living a healthy life is a good thing. More than ever we see this message come through on the news, TV shows, and even our favorite chin restaurants that now post their nutritional facts right on the menu. So how can it be possible that the rates of obesity are rising significantly each year? If you ask me, the answer is simple, we are not attacking the issue from the inside out. So often physical problems are treated with physical solutions. We scratch the surface, find the problem and then cover it with a band aid. This is what I consider to be the fundamental problem with the rising healthy issue in the US and around the world.
Physical Health and Mental health are one in the same. You can't have one and not the other. In order to truly be a healthy person, you have to be both mentally fit and physically fit. For example, the person who makes the healthy choice to go to the gym everyday, but consistently makes unhealthy personal choices that create extreme amounts of stress, ends up right back where they started, unhealthy.
The mind is as fragile as the body. Just as everyone needs to get 30 min of physical activity a day to have a healthy heart, people also need to spend 30 minutes a day doing something that nourishes their mind. Even just 5 minutes of deep breathing exercises every day has shown to have significant effects on stress levels. Less stress = happier and healthier frame of mind.
Next time you head to the gym or go outside for a walk, to "get some exercise," think about the last time you made time out of your day to "nourish your mind." If it wasn't yesterday or the day before, try to make time before or after your exercise. I guarantee you will sleep better after caring for both of "you!"
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