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Nutritional, Physical, Environmental
Nutritional
-The importance of a well-balanced nutrition for
maintaining an active, healthy and satisfying lifestyle cannot be
underestimated. Certain nutrients are absolute
requirements for even basic movements to become possible,
such as respiration, digestion, and
circulation. Lack of certain vitamins,
minerals, proteins, carbohydrates or the essential fats (only
three) leads to "dis-ease. One very good way to make sure to obtain all
the necessary nutrients is to regularly eat an abundance of colorful
veggetables and fruits. The more variety of colors
more chances you are getting the basics that you need. Moreover, there's good
evidence that some serious illnesses, like cancer, can actually be prevented by
having all this variety in your nutrition.
Environmental - You should allow enough rest periods during the day
to recuperate and make the best use of your body's natural
way of getting rid of food by-products and unwanted
chemicals in the environment. Your body is constantly being bombarded with
toxins and the
more toxins your body has to process, the less energy it has
for more health-promoting activities. the result: fatigue.
Take breaks in your activities to recharge.
and include the following preventive ways regularly. 
* Breathe deeply - this maximizes the exhalation of carbon
dioxide (toxic) as you exhale from even the smallest pockets in your
lungs and brings in oxygen, needed for energy.
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Drink lots of water - to replenish circulating fluid
constantly used up
by all the working cells; without water, cells feel the stress
and don't work properly. Water of good quality is a most. Check your water
source often.
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Eat lots of fiber - found in large
amounts in most fruits, cereals and vegetables, it stimulates getting
rid of digestive waste and cleanses the digestive tract for
more productivity.
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Read food
and products labels regularly - This way you can assess your risks of
adquiring toxins (skin: toothpaste,
soap, shaving cream, shampoo, conditioner, moisturizer,
hairspray, and perfume, all contain some toxins, maybe carcinogenic;
food: questionable pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones, are common,
as well as additives; milk and other drinks: hormones,
pesticides, and chemicals such as aspartame; solvents, emulsifiers and preservatives routinely used
in food processing.
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Be aware of the air you breathe and water you drink: auto ignition by-products as well as from secondary
smoke; water pollution from supply's cleansers, from farms's
waste and leaching from cookware.
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