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CHANGE YOUR MIND - CHANGE YOUR HEALTH
by UNEEK Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:26 pm
Changing Your Mind: Developing A Wellness Attitude the Easy Way by Eldon Taylor
How important do you think an attitude is when it comes to health
and longevity? What exactly is an attitude and does it sub-divide into
smaller parts of one larger overall state? Is your attitude sabotaging
your ambitions? Can attitude alone cause illness and dis-ease?
The bottom line answer to all of the above is attitude can be
everything when it comes to wellness. Most think of a positive attitude
as having something significant to say about success or prosperity or
even relationships, but these same people often fail to recognize just
how important attitude is when it comes to health and longevity. Yet,
if you simply search the Internet or read your paper, or follow the
news, and so on, you discover that everyday we are being informed of the
powerful effect attitude has on wellness. Not directly so much as
indirectly and even subliminally.
Think of the issues we see reported as the primary causes underlying
so much illness today. Repeatedly we hear of addictions, obesity, fast
food, various food additives, fitness and more. How important do you
think attitude, a reflection of our beliefs, is to matters of this sort.
There is no denying the importance of remaining fit as a part and
parcel of good health. Indeed, in almost all areas of health care,
exercise is emphasized as both a measure for full recovery and as a
prophylactic preventing future illness. With that said, most Americans
fail when it comes to a regular exercise habit or routine.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) considers exercise a key to good
health. In their February 2011 report, they laid out what was
necessary to curb the rising obesity problem and reduce the cost of
medical care and prescription drugs. “In a checkup of the nation’s
health, the CDC found that fewer than two in 10 Americans get the
recommended levels of exercise, and more than a quarter of U.S. adults
do not devote any time to physical activity.” 1
The cost involved as a result of the lack of exercise on health is
devastating as is the out of pocket dollar cost. Indeed, according to
the 2011 government numbers, “34 percent of American adults are obese
and another 34 percent are overweight. Obese individuals spend on
average 40 percent more on health care every year compared with
individuals of normal weight. While exercise is nearly free,
obesity-related health care costs total an estimated $147 billion
annually. The cost of treating diabetes totals some $116 billion.
(Federal guidelines call for 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity every week, including two days of full-body
strengthening.” 2
Managing our personal health care involves much more than just
attentiveness to a regular exercise regime. It also includes nutrition,
rest, stress management, and attitude. Now matters of nutrition are
obvious and the need for proper sleep and stress reduction are also well
known. That said, many people fail to do anything about stress. That
is, we know when we’re not sleeping well and therefore typically take
action to mitigate sleeplessness. However, stress builds slowly,
accumulating over time. There are two inherent aspects of stress then
that we need to be cognizant of. The first, stress does accumulate and
can manifest suddenly through many disease routes, perhaps the best
known of which is cardiac disease. It can wreak havoc on the optimal
operation of our endocrine, immune, and autonomic nervous system.
Second, stress can manifest slowly by way of tensions, anxiety, blood
pressure and so forth. Many people find that they assuage anxiety and
stress by eating or smoking. So, all the while stress is accumulating
it may be taking another path that is further damaging one’s health.
Living long and remaining healthy is something we all want. Ask the
teenager if they would like to live to be 100 and the likely answer is
an emphatic “No.” Unfortunately that is due to their expectation or
attitude toward age and “old” people. All too often aging takes a toll
that betrays our best and instead reveals the lack of attention we gave
to our health when we were younger and had it. This is the image that
so many young people see and this is the image that they therefore put
in their heads as the expectation for what will happen to them when they
too grow old. Thus the statement, “Only the brave grow old.” Now, ask
a 99 year old if he/she wishes to live to be 100 and the answer is
typically yes! So what’s the lesson here?
There are at least two levels to be considered with regard to
expectation or attitude. The first comes down to the fact that the hard
research shows that our expectations often come true. Consider this by
way of example. Years ago, I did some research regarding the role of
the mind in wellness, and it eventually led to a CD training collection
and companion book: Wellness: Just a State of Mind. One of the studies I
came across was most interesting and relevant to the whole matter of my
beliefs regarding aging and, for that matter, dying. In this case, the
Chinese birth sign was used to compare death with the expectation
factor. According to the Chinese system of astrology, each birth sign
provides information about the individual in terms of their occupational
proclivities, talents, interests, and even the eventual cause of death.
According to researcher David Phillips, the data showed a clear
relationship between the astrological sign and the cause of death. In
other words, if you were born believing that you’d die of cancer due to
astrology, then cancer is what you got. 3
Attitude is part and parcel of expectation. Our attitude influences
us on a daily basis. When our mood is down our body bears witness to
it. It’s no wonder people approach us and ask, “What’s wrong?” when we
feeling blue. Our attitudes are telegraphed by our facial expressions,
our body posture, tension and other physical characteristics as we go
through life. Let me remind you that the body analogously has two
budgets, one for growth and one for defense. When we keep the body in a
state of vigilance, anxious or angry, sad or blaming, and so forth, we
essentially spend our budget on defense. The body pays a very real
price for this!
Maintaining an optimistic and positive attitude then becomes as
important to our health as exercise and diet. Our attitude definitely
impacts what we find stressful and how we desensitize stressful
stimuli. Our attitude also directly influences our sleeping patterns.
From an overall perspective, we must understand that it is the
thoughts in our head, our attitude if you will, that determines much of
our health. With the proper attitude, we find exercise fun and
rewarding. With a healthy outlook on life, we enjoy good nutrition and
pass on the fast foods and fattening sweets. With an optimistic
attitude we have every right to expect a long healthy life full of
smiles and laughter. With the right attitude we find sleep easy and
natural at days end. With an attitude of respect and love toward
ourselves, we find our body remains young, fit and healthy!
Self-sabotage exists because of a belief. Our attitudes are mirrors,
tiny examples of our beliefs. Our beliefs are intricately connected
like spider silk forming a giant web–they do not exist in isolation.
Touch any one belief and the entire web is disturbed and this can be why
it seems so difficult sometimes to make a change. That said, new
research confirms that of all the things a person can do to improve the
quality of their life, nothing is as powerful as a personality change,
but making this change unaided can be challenging to say the least.
http://evolutionezine.com/changing-your-mind/
How important do you think an attitude is when it comes to health
and longevity? What exactly is an attitude and does it sub-divide into
smaller parts of one larger overall state? Is your attitude sabotaging
your ambitions? Can attitude alone cause illness and dis-ease?
The bottom line answer to all of the above is attitude can be
everything when it comes to wellness. Most think of a positive attitude
as having something significant to say about success or prosperity or
even relationships, but these same people often fail to recognize just
how important attitude is when it comes to health and longevity. Yet,
if you simply search the Internet or read your paper, or follow the
news, and so on, you discover that everyday we are being informed of the
powerful effect attitude has on wellness. Not directly so much as
indirectly and even subliminally.
Think of the issues we see reported as the primary causes underlying
so much illness today. Repeatedly we hear of addictions, obesity, fast
food, various food additives, fitness and more. How important do you
think attitude, a reflection of our beliefs, is to matters of this sort.
There is no denying the importance of remaining fit as a part and
parcel of good health. Indeed, in almost all areas of health care,
exercise is emphasized as both a measure for full recovery and as a
prophylactic preventing future illness. With that said, most Americans
fail when it comes to a regular exercise habit or routine.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) considers exercise a key to good
health. In their February 2011 report, they laid out what was
necessary to curb the rising obesity problem and reduce the cost of
medical care and prescription drugs. “In a checkup of the nation’s
health, the CDC found that fewer than two in 10 Americans get the
recommended levels of exercise, and more than a quarter of U.S. adults
do not devote any time to physical activity.” 1
The cost involved as a result of the lack of exercise on health is
devastating as is the out of pocket dollar cost. Indeed, according to
the 2011 government numbers, “34 percent of American adults are obese
and another 34 percent are overweight. Obese individuals spend on
average 40 percent more on health care every year compared with
individuals of normal weight. While exercise is nearly free,
obesity-related health care costs total an estimated $147 billion
annually. The cost of treating diabetes totals some $116 billion.
(Federal guidelines call for 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity every week, including two days of full-body
strengthening.” 2
Managing our personal health care involves much more than just
attentiveness to a regular exercise regime. It also includes nutrition,
rest, stress management, and attitude. Now matters of nutrition are
obvious and the need for proper sleep and stress reduction are also well
known. That said, many people fail to do anything about stress. That
is, we know when we’re not sleeping well and therefore typically take
action to mitigate sleeplessness. However, stress builds slowly,
accumulating over time. There are two inherent aspects of stress then
that we need to be cognizant of. The first, stress does accumulate and
can manifest suddenly through many disease routes, perhaps the best
known of which is cardiac disease. It can wreak havoc on the optimal
operation of our endocrine, immune, and autonomic nervous system.
Second, stress can manifest slowly by way of tensions, anxiety, blood
pressure and so forth. Many people find that they assuage anxiety and
stress by eating or smoking. So, all the while stress is accumulating
it may be taking another path that is further damaging one’s health.
Living long and remaining healthy is something we all want. Ask the
teenager if they would like to live to be 100 and the likely answer is
an emphatic “No.” Unfortunately that is due to their expectation or
attitude toward age and “old” people. All too often aging takes a toll
that betrays our best and instead reveals the lack of attention we gave
to our health when we were younger and had it. This is the image that
so many young people see and this is the image that they therefore put
in their heads as the expectation for what will happen to them when they
too grow old. Thus the statement, “Only the brave grow old.” Now, ask
a 99 year old if he/she wishes to live to be 100 and the answer is
typically yes! So what’s the lesson here?
There are at least two levels to be considered with regard to
expectation or attitude. The first comes down to the fact that the hard
research shows that our expectations often come true. Consider this by
way of example. Years ago, I did some research regarding the role of
the mind in wellness, and it eventually led to a CD training collection
and companion book: Wellness: Just a State of Mind. One of the studies I
came across was most interesting and relevant to the whole matter of my
beliefs regarding aging and, for that matter, dying. In this case, the
Chinese birth sign was used to compare death with the expectation
factor. According to the Chinese system of astrology, each birth sign
provides information about the individual in terms of their occupational
proclivities, talents, interests, and even the eventual cause of death.
According to researcher David Phillips, the data showed a clear
relationship between the astrological sign and the cause of death. In
other words, if you were born believing that you’d die of cancer due to
astrology, then cancer is what you got. 3
Attitude is part and parcel of expectation. Our attitude influences
us on a daily basis. When our mood is down our body bears witness to
it. It’s no wonder people approach us and ask, “What’s wrong?” when we
feeling blue. Our attitudes are telegraphed by our facial expressions,
our body posture, tension and other physical characteristics as we go
through life. Let me remind you that the body analogously has two
budgets, one for growth and one for defense. When we keep the body in a
state of vigilance, anxious or angry, sad or blaming, and so forth, we
essentially spend our budget on defense. The body pays a very real
price for this!
Maintaining an optimistic and positive attitude then becomes as
important to our health as exercise and diet. Our attitude definitely
impacts what we find stressful and how we desensitize stressful
stimuli. Our attitude also directly influences our sleeping patterns.
From an overall perspective, we must understand that it is the
thoughts in our head, our attitude if you will, that determines much of
our health. With the proper attitude, we find exercise fun and
rewarding. With a healthy outlook on life, we enjoy good nutrition and
pass on the fast foods and fattening sweets. With an optimistic
attitude we have every right to expect a long healthy life full of
smiles and laughter. With the right attitude we find sleep easy and
natural at days end. With an attitude of respect and love toward
ourselves, we find our body remains young, fit and healthy!
Self-sabotage exists because of a belief. Our attitudes are mirrors,
tiny examples of our beliefs. Our beliefs are intricately connected
like spider silk forming a giant web–they do not exist in isolation.
Touch any one belief and the entire web is disturbed and this can be why
it seems so difficult sometimes to make a change. That said, new
research confirms that of all the things a person can do to improve the
quality of their life, nothing is as powerful as a personality change,
but making this change unaided can be challenging to say the least.
http://evolutionezine.com/changing-your-mind/
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“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.” ― Wayne W. Dyer
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To be believable, one must be credible;
To be credible, one must be truthful.
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Re: CHANGE YOUR MIND - CHANGE YOUR HEALTH
by Horizon Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:32 am
Yes...Yes...Yes...this is all true!!!! When you are happy, or put your thoughts in gear to think positive it is a world of difference!!!!!
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