Body NeedsYour body needs just seven basic elements for living a healthy life. Body needs You need not adopt difficult ways to stay healthy or follow complicated steps to good health. Your need just seven basic elements for living a healthy life:
Even though the needs are simple, we fail to provide most of them because of ignorance and/or negligence and sometimes due to wrong information and land in all kinds of health problems. The 1st Item in the list of 'body needs' is Air Avoid polluted air. Breathe as much fresh air as possible and in sufficient quantity. The later part- sufficient quantity of air- is more difficult. During normal activities, we don't concentrate on our breathing. Our lungs do not expand and contract properly, resulting in insufficient air in and out of the lungs. To supply sufficient quantity of air, proper breathing-in, breath retention and breathing-out are necessary. Certain breathing exercises help to get enough air. Pranayama is a holistic breathing exercise.
Pranayama is one of the 8 limbs of Yoga. It is the rythmic control of breath- inhalation, exhalation and retention. Through Pranayama you get-
The 2nd Item in the list of 'body needs' is Water Water is essential-
You body needs clean water in sufficient quantity. Mineral water or boiled water is good, if the immune system of your body is poor. But if your immune system is good, any reasonably clean water is ok- Your body's fighting forces will take care of you. But many of us are ignorant of the quantity of water we should drink. More than 90% of us drink much less quantity than required. 'How much' and 'when' to drink are very important. There is no unanimous agreement on this. People say different things. Most of them say 10 to 12 glasses of water a day. How much is one glass? This table gives you specifics for different age groups:
(Part of body needs) When should you drink water and when you should not? If you are wondering 'Are there rules even for drinking water?',Yes. There are and it is essential to follow them. These are unhealthy habits. Chewing food is a must. By chewing properly, you produce saliva and start the digestion process right in your mouth. Healthy habits of drinking water:
The 3rd Item in the list of 'body needs' is Food Which is healthy food? Seven nutrients are essential for proper and healthy functioning of the body. Food that can supply all the 7 nutrients in the desired proportion required by the body is healthy food.
(Part of body needs) Foods for human consumption:
Among the 5 foods, nuts and seeds contain all the 7 essential nutrients. In sprouted form, the nutrition value increases many fold and much more easily digestible. I did not include Non-vegetarian here since human body is not designed for its consumption. Further, it takes very longe time and uses up more energy to digest and the fibre content is zero. Go for vegetarian- it is best for physical, mental and spiritual health. The best way is, eat food the natural way- without cooking. At least 60% to 70% of your daily intake should be in natural form- including fruits, nuts and seeds. Your daily intake can be:
If you could not manage vegetable juice/wheat grass juice in the morning, substitute with fruit juice.
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...dangerous in that order. Most of the diseases come from eating too much salt. Our body requires 400mg of sodium per day to maintain health. Salt has 40% sodium. Average adult consumes 9 to 10gm of salt per day, which amounts to 3.6 to 4gms of sodium.
(Part of body needs) Our daily food itself, without adding extra salt, contains more sodium than required by the body. It is the extra salt sitting in our body that causes various problems. Eating salt-less food cures many existing problems and assures no fresh problems in future. The next culprit is oils/fats. Do not be mislead by cholesterol-free oils. Just avoid them. It is not difficult to manage without oil. Avoid sugar. Use honey and dates(sweet fruit grown in desert climate) in place of sugar. Eating without salt is difficult in the beginning- but imagine: to satisfy a small tongue, you are inviting body sickness, mental agony, running around doctors and hospitals, losing money, disturbed work schedules, trouble for the family and much more. Which one do you prefer- good health or happy tongue?
(Part of body needs) Your body accumulated extra water because of the excessive salt you were eating all these years. When you start eating food without salt or with reduced quantity of salt, this extra water will go away resulting in reduced weight. This is normal. But you can notice improvement in your health. Caution: Your tongue may not like it without salt but you should eat sufficient quantity of balanced food to maintain your energy level and health. Some more items to be avoided are:
The 4th Item in the list of 'body needs' for good health is 'Regular & complete body detox. What is Body-Detox? Why is it important? How to detox your body?
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