This page is under construction. Please check weekly for new tips that simplify your quest to achieve vibrant good health of body, mind and spirit.
Nutrition
Nutritionists agree that the USDA Food Pyramid is not a good guide to healthy eating. It is too simple and recommends too much bread, cereal, rice, and pasta. We believe our Food Pyramid is a much better guide to good nutrition. It offers healthful alternatives to the "Standard American Diet":
 | Essential Omega-3 fats instead of the over processed oils in many popular foods |
| More vegetables, fruits, and nuts instead of so much meat and dairy products |
| More whole grains and starchy vegetables instead of refined grain products |
Please consider our Food Pyramid for Seniors. (recommended for everyone)
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A Positive Mental Attitude
Your habitual thoughts and emotions largely determine your level of health and quality of life.
Become an optimist
| Optimism helps prevent and cure disease |
| People are natural optimists |
| If you have gotten into the habit of negative thinking, work on thinking with a positive attitude |
Use positive affirmations, positive visualizations, and positive goals instead of negative self-talk
Laugh and find humor in your own mistakes, everyday situations, even difficult situations
Physical Health
• Exercise
Exercise improves:
| Strength of muscles, bones, ligaments, and tendons |
| Posture and breathing |
| Safety from falls and injury |
| Strength of heart, enlarging arteries to it |
| Blood pressure |
| Blood cholesterol levels |
| Metabolism and energy levels, reducing excess weight |
| Immune and digestive systems |
| Mental function |
| Mood, relieving tension, anxiety, depression, and improving sleep |
| Longevity |
An effective exercise program
Safe
| Before starting an exercise program, consult your physician |
| Keep your heart rate under a safe maximum (185 minus your age) |
| Use good equipment, especially footwear |
Fun
| Choose a variety of vigorous activities you will enjoy |
| Exercise with others |
| Skip an exercise session if you lose motivation |
Regular
| Exercise at least three times per week for 20 minutes, preferrably daily and for a longer time |
| Set goals and record your progress |
• Sleep
| Sleep is essential to both body and mind |
| Adults require about 7 to 8 hours a day |
| Women tend to require more than men |
| Elders tend to sleep less at night and nap more during the day |
| Sleep disruption is often caused by depression, tension, and anxiety, also by alcohol, some other beverages and foods, and many drugs |
| Dreams are important to physical and mental well-being |
| Dream interpretation can help resolve life issues |
| To remember a dream when you wake up, stay still, and then replay the dream and write it down |
• Breathing
| Deep breathing uses more of the lungs, not just the top, and improves your energy, relaxation, and focus |
| To breathe deep, expand your lungs by moving your lower diaphragm outward as you breathe in |
• Posture
• Bodywork
Social Relationships
Coming soon