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Home › Articles › Mental Fitness › The 4 Pillars of Health

The 4 Pillars of Health

Fundamental Actions That Can Lead to a Better Life

By Dr. Thomas O. Goode

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The human body is built to move. Over the years, however, industrialization has bred inactivity. Naturally occurring exercise, such as physical labor and walking instead of driving, is all but obsolete. Therefore, it is necessary you commit to exercising your body. Exercise strengthens muscle and bone. It also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In addition, regular exercise gives you more physical and mental energy.

Choose a form of exercise you enjoy and will not consider a chore. Many people choose walking for a variety of reasons. It is inexpensive, convenient and easy on the joints and bones. Walking at a brisk pace for 30 minutes a day gives your body and mind the workout they need to remain strong and vital.

3. Nutrition
If you feed your body well, it serves you well. When your body is properly nourished, you have more energy and are able to achieve more. This heightens not only your productivity, but your self-esteem as well. Nourish your body with intention, as opposed to indulging your appetite or feeding your emotions. Your diet should contain adequate protein, a variety of fruits and vegetables and quality fat.

Unfortunately, most people do not receive the nutrition they need. This is due either to poor choices or eating foods that have been stripped of nutrients. Denatured produce is picked green. It is treated with preservatives so it can be shipped long distances. This process causes food to lose much of its nutritional value. Cows, chickens and other sources of animal protein are often raised on a steady diet of growth hormones.

These hormones jeopardize you. Processed foods are laden with chemicals that work against your body. In all these instances, manipulation produces foods that deliver substandard nutrition. This leads to overeating because the body is not getting what it needs. It also creates an oxygen deficit due to the fact that it takes more oxygen to digest these types of foods. For optimum health, you need to feed yourself in the best possible way.


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