As well as reading health- related books I keep up pretty much with popular media.
Three celebrities (I've seen many pictures of lately) need to start eating better and soon:
The Olsen Twins and Nicole Richie.
Ladies, get yourselves to a good nutritionalist!
a naturopath and mother of eight children
who nursed her husband back to health with good nutrition is an excellent resource.
Paris Hilton's case is rounding out nicely -
I read today in InTouch magazine that she is cooking her own meals(!)
Good for you Paris and I wish you the best.
I have advised extremely thin or anxious persons to
eat a daily potato
along with the solid nutriton found in
20% fruits, 60% vegetables, 10% starch, and 10% protein;
being mindful of the need for balance:
40% cooked, 60% raw
- 29% acid, 80% alkaline foods
(these are all daily requirements*).
On whose authority do I make these proclamations? Personal experience.
I was running myself down in my twenties, thirties, and forties but
staying afloat with reasonably good nutrition until
I had a ONE YEAR EMOTIONAL SETBACK that involved a failed relationship.
An avid long distance walker, for one solid year
I did virtually no walking and along with microwave cooking and otherwise not eating well (or regular).
The reason for this madness was no time (or so I thought!) ,
I was both attending school and working (like a fiend) to reach financial goals I felt were long overdue.
To make a long story short, it took TEN YEARS to get my health back (I thank GOD)!
Don't let it happen to you. A good life and good health go hand in hand.
++++++++++
Dr Jensen (quoted above) offers this dimenson to the pursuit of wellness ...
"Now at the age of 80,
I often reflect on what it was in my life that allowed me to live this long
-to come this far.
For though I had cured bronchiectasis with nutrition and exercise,
I continued the frantic pace of work and study that combined with my bad habits,
had made me so ill so long ago.
Looking back, I have concluded that wellness is as much a satisfying relationship with life
as it is a consequence of dietary and lifestyle changes.
I believe the secret of my good health is that I am always good to myself mentally.
I am convinced my longevity is due to my mental philosophy,
my joyous contentment with life.
I have always loved people ... (and) ... seeing people who came to me for help return home healed.
And these people loved me in return.
I uplifted them to the best of my ability, and it always came back to me".
We all need to ponder his sentiments as we seek to answer the question "what is my personal path to wellness?"
*page 47, Foods That Heal, Dr Bernard Jensen C1988, 1993
**pages viii-ix
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