Introduction
As the western world is approaching a pandemic in obesity and stress related illnesses such as high blood pressure heart disease cancer and diabetes good health is something we take for granted. Most of us focus on our health when we are ill or have had a major catastrophe in our lives when it simply might be too late.
• Our society has conditioned us to constantly focus on our material wealth; at all costs however having good health is something money simply can’t buy.
What is Sustainable Health?
Sustainable health is a personal commitment to maintaining and taking responsibility for your own health through preventative (proactive) means. • This means not only having regular exercise and taking care of what we eat but also maintaining a healthy and balanced state of mind.
For 4 500 years Indian Aryuvedic medicine has taught us that illnesses are caused through an unhealthy or unbalanced mind. Although modern science has disproved this there is still some truth in the Aryuvedic approach. However science just does not have all the answers and doesn’t work for everyone.
Health is a three way balance of genetics environment and state of mind. Most often genetics and environment are out of our control.
• Ultimately the only thing we can control is our state of mind and the toxins we put into it through what we eat.
If you take responsibility for your own health through preventative means then ultimately you don’t place a burden on the people you love such as your family relatives and society in general. Taking care is the rule here.
Sustainable Health is:
• A preventative approach
• A balance of mind body and spirit
• Taking care of what we put into our bodies
• Taking natural medicines to maintaining your health and hopefully preventing illnesses before they take shape.
• Leading and maintaining a balanced life by taking a “middle road” approach. Not too little not too much is the key. What are its aims?
• Taking responsible for one’s own health through a proactive approach rather than a reactive approach. ...
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