As we approach the official beginning of summer, with the relaxing pace, fresh foods, bright and sunny outdoors-y emphasis that comes with it, let’s take a minute to reflect on how best to greet the season with tips on how to be healthy and to stay healthy.
Maintaining good health is dependent on a combination of many factors, including the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual. Health is an important life-long investment, and it takes time, patience, dedication, and valuing yourself. What better time to start (or continue) this journey than now?
10 essential factors to getting healthy and staying healthy include:
1. Proper nutrition and hydration
2. Exercise and movement
3. Minimizing life stressors, both emotional and environmental
4. Adequate rest
5. Peace of mind
6. Finding emotional balance
7. Maintaining hormonal balance
8. Having positive self worth
9. Contributing to society and establishing community
10. Good genetics, or awareness of genetics, so preventative & proactive measures can be taken
– Christina Morris is the founder of Element Natural Healing Arts, acupuncturist, herbalist, Maya abdominal practitioner, and reflexologist. “The articles that I write are to educate and provide a further understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine can aid in the treatment of a variety of health conditions and work well in complimenting other medical approaches.”