Balance is the Key to Good Health © Dr. Eileen Silva 2006
Do you live a balanced life? Relationships, activities, work, health, attitudes --- any way you look at it --- a balanced life is a healthy life. This is especially true with health and your body’s functions. When body systems are out of balance, you suffer, whether you realize it at the time or not.
I’m sure you know the consequences of not eating enough and of overeating. However, do you realize the consequences of poor eating choices that upset the balance of the body’s source of necessary nutrients and result in poor heath? Do you understand the necessity of the correct pH balance in your body and the consequences of an incorrect balance?
We all know the benefits of balancing rest and sleep with healthy exercise, but are you aware of the critical need to maintain your body’s water intake and usage balance? Your body requires at least 2 quarts of water a day, more if you are overweight, to efficiently run all its systems.
A balance in your digestive/elimination system requires you to eat a balanced diet of the proper foods. This allows your digestive system to absorb the nutrients that your body needs to function at an optimum level, and requires your elimination system to dump toxins and waste effectively. If your body gets out of balance in any of these areas, the other systems in your body will become unbalanced as well.
Your oxygenation/circulatory system requires enough water to keep the blood running easily. It also needs nutrition from a proper diet that doesn’t clog the arteries with fats and cholesterols, and toxin-free air with enough oxygen to enable your cells to do their work.
Think about the fact that your liver/cleansing system cannot function properly if the level of toxins in the body is out of balance with the body’s ability to expel them.
Your body is extremely complex, but this simple word keeps it healthy – balance. A key to obtaining balance is moderation. Practice moderation and maintain sensible balances in everything to enjoy a healthy, happy life.
I’m sure you know the consequences of not eating enough and of overeating. However, do you realize the consequences of poor eating choices that upset the balance of the body’s source of necessary nutrients and result in poor heath? Do you understand the necessity of the correct pH balance in your body and the consequences of an incorrect balance?
We all know the benefits of balancing rest and sleep with healthy exercise, but are you aware of the critical need to maintain your body’s water intake and usage balance? Your body requires at least 2 quarts of water a day, more if you are overweight, to efficiently run all its systems.
A balance in your digestive/elimination system requires you to eat a balanced diet of the proper foods. This allows your digestive system to absorb the nutrients that your body needs to function at an optimum level, and requires your elimination system to dump toxins and waste effectively. If your body gets out of balance in any of these areas, the other systems in your body will become unbalanced as well.
Your oxygenation/circulatory system requires enough water to keep the blood running easily. It also needs nutrition from a proper diet that doesn’t clog the arteries with fats and cholesterols, and toxin-free air with enough oxygen to enable your cells to do their work.
Think about the fact that your liver/cleansing system cannot function properly if the level of toxins in the body is out of balance with the body’s ability to expel them.
Your body is extremely complex, but this simple word keeps it healthy – balance. A key to obtaining balance is moderation. Practice moderation and maintain sensible balances in everything to enjoy a healthy, happy life.
posted by Eileen Silva, Ph.D.,N.D. | 9:14 AM
1 Comments:
Balance and moderation. Two easily misconstrued words, but two very important words once understood correctly.
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