The topic we listened to was about family health. The title was something like "Back to School, Back to Basics." Dr. Emil Avanes's message impacted me enough to get me thinking about it this entire week since his presentation.
Get a pocket-guide summarizing the talk here. Instructions for folding your book here:
http://www.pw.org/content/diy_how_to_make_a_pocketsize_book_0
Quick Tips
1. Walk (7 days/week)
2. Sleep (8 hours/night)
3. Drink (8 glasses/day)
4. Ask for Help
5. Trust your Helpers
Exercise
7 days per week
Ask yourself, how many days per week do you sleep? Get active!
Even if you have an active job, exercise outside of work.
Create health by starting with 5 minutes per day.
Find a friend to help you get a foot in the door of fitness!
Nutrition
What you put in your body creates all your cells.
Drinking water is a healthy habit, like putting gas in your
car.
Drink at least 5-6 Cups of water per day, 8 Cups is better.
Your body will use the water for organs first (brain, liver,
kidneys).
If you drink enough water, it will relieve muscle tension
& chest pain naturally.
Sugar
Sweets are the ultimate evil.
Sugar is 9 times more addictive than cocaine.
If you have a sugar habit, forgive yourself, it’s not your
fault.
When you eat sugar, your body craves more sugar.
Substitute sugary foods with vegetables and protein.
Sleep
Nighttime is when your body releases hormones.
Wind down, shut down, replenish, get deep sleep, and your body
will wake up recharged.
Using electronics at night can affect you past the time you
put them down.
Try reading a boring magazine instead, review your day, plan
the following day.
If you can’t sleep, don’t lay in bed worrying for more than
15 minutes.
Get up, walk around, wash the dishes, but don’t engage in
vigorous exercise. Try again.
Help
Don’t guilt trip yourself.
Humans are altruistic, helping someone else is easier than
helping yourself.
Thanks Dr. Avanes!
