Tips on Listening To Your Body For Better Health
For many, better health does not come naturally. It is usually something we must work on in order to lead healthy lives and have overall excellent health! Although it comes naturally to me now, it wasn’t always that way (I was the girl sneaking chocolate chips from the pantry!) 😂🤷🏼♀️
One way to get healthier is to become more in tune to your body and understanding what it is telling you about what is going on inside.
Watching The Scale & Trying on clothes
Do your clothes fit right? Are they becoming too loose on you or are they fitting snuggly? Is the scale tipping one way or another in the wrong direction? If you find that you are losing too much weight or packing on the pounds, it may be that you are being affected by stress and are not eating in ways that promote good health. Good health comes from eating a balanced diet in lieu of eating processed foods, all of which have excess calories and preservatives that are generally unhealthy for you.
Eating too little can affect your health as well. When you eat less than the amount of food you are supposed to eat, you can suffer from lack of proper nutrients. Lacking in proper nutrients, your body does not function properly and you can cause yourself to be sick from lack of the nutrients to support immune health.
No matter how “clean” you eat, you also NEED to be taking supplements. We simply cannot get what we need from food alone these days. We all have nutritional gaps that need to be filled with the BEST supplements. I swear by mine, and they have made a huge difference for my overall quality of life.
Listen To Your Digestive System
I could do an entire segment on this alone, but your digestive system is not only the way you get proper nutrients but also it is a main way your body uses to protect itself from pathogens!🦠The digestive system is one big part of the immune system. This means paying attention to episodes of diarrhea that can strip the colon of protective bacteria, constipation, and indigestion from being under excess stress or eating the wrong foods.
You can care for your digestive system by eating healthy foods and by taking a GOOD nutritional supplement system that has a formula of prebiotics, probiotics (which can replenish the gut with good bacteria) and active enzymes IN ADDITION to minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, and other healthy nutrients.
Listen To Your Cardiovascular System
This means following your blood pressure and pulse very carefully. If you are inactive or have a family history of high blood pressure, you may be suffering from high blood pressure and not know it. This means you have to check your blood pressure regularly. Stay in a normal weight range to improve your overall cardiovascular health, too.
Listen For And Respect Signs Of Stress and Fatigue
Feel tired, but keep pushing yourself past your limits? Are you fighting fatigue on a regular basis, instead of taking the time to rest and rejuvenate? In constant fight or flight mode? Fatigue and low energy are both your body talking to you and letting you know that you need to rest and relax, if you don’t listen, you will crash and burn.
Are you ignoring anxiety, instead of looking to erase its sources and lower stress levels? Stress kills, and you are the only one that can take care to reduce its load on your body, mind, and spirit. Great ways to fight stress and its impact are Tai Chi, meditation, yoga, sitting in a sauna, playing with animals, or going outside on a regular basis.
I am a big proponent of gut health and overall nutrition. That is why I became an integrative health practitioner. However, I fully understand that this topic can feel overwhelming to many people, and they don’t know WHAT supplements are the best for what they need! Reach out to me, anytime you need a suggestion. I am always happy to send you direct links to things I recommend based on your goals & budget.
🍏 Elise
Integrative Health Practitioner, level 2
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