Let’s Talk Health and Nutrition with Dr. H

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  A healthy lifestyle mindset is key to ensuring overall health and wellness and for preventing the development of chronic illnesses.  Adopting certain lifestyle habits and being consistent about them create a healthy lifestyle that contributes to optimal physical, and mental health as well as optimal health across the other dimensions of health and wellness.                                                       Tips for working towards and maintaining a healthy lifestyle include:     Stress Management:   It is important to incorporate one or two stress management techniques into the daily routine to help reduce stress, promote positive reactions to stressors and to induce relaxation. There are many methods that can be tried and adopted including mantras, affirmations, meditation, abdominal breathing and yoga. Adequate Sleep:...

  Dimensions of Health and Wellness:                                  As indicated in a previous post titled "Are you truly Healthy?" there are several dimensions of health and wellness which a re intricately connected, and all have a direct effect on our health. As expressed previously, all dimensions need to be developed to achieve optimal health, wellness and wholeness.  As a recap, dimensions of health and wellness include:  Physical - incorporating the development of a healthy lifestyle including good nutrition, physical activity, developing habits of adequate rest and sleep, participating in routine health screenings and avoiding the use of alcohol, tobacco and other harmful substances. Spiritual -  involves deriving meaning and purpose in life which relate to our beliefs and value system.  It involves "getting outside of ", "transcending" the 'physical' self....