"The eight-week program consists of small steps that build on each other until, by the time you complete it, you have laid the foundation for healthy living. You can then decide how much of the program you want to maintain on a permanent basis. It's all about changing behavior. You are probably not addicted to drugs, but you may have other habits that are keeping you from experiencing optimum health." -Andrew Weil, author of 8 Weeks To Optimum Health
I found this book on my mothers bookshelf... or it found me. - M-Z
WEEK THREE. (of Andrew Weil's Eight-Week program)
Congratulations! You are about to embark on an exciting and healthy adventure of restyling your life in order to attain optimum health.
Projects: Both projects this week involve taking further steps to protect you from toxins: chemical toxins in food & energetic toxins in the home.
-Make a commitment to buy organic produce.
In the eight-week program, you are going to be increasing your consumption of fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are often sprayed with pesticides, coated with fungicides, or full of toxins. Read about the "dirty dozen" - the twelve fruits and vegetables found most to be contaminated. Try buying organic fruit and vegetable.
* Many scientist and officials belittle concerns about chemical residues in our food, saying that the amounts present are too small to cause any harm. There are two fallacies in this argument. First. standards for acceptable levels of toxic agrichemicals in food are based on risks of acute toxicity -the possibility that the exposure will cause immediate harm. They do not consider the risks of long-term cumulative damage to body defenses and healing ability. Second, those who argue that these chemical toxins are inconsequential to health fail to consider the possibility of synergy among them- that the effects of exposure to multiple toxins might together cause real harm.
-If you use an electric blanket, heating pad, clock... STOP. And or course, don't stand next to microwaves.
They generate large electromagnetic fields and are used right next to the body posing subtler risks to our well being. Toxic forms of energy are harder subjects to discuss, because some of the most dangerous forms of energy are invisible or completely imperceptible. Protecting yourself from toxins is a crucial step in developing a healthy lifestyle.
In the eight-week program, you are going to be increasing your consumption of fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are often sprayed with pesticides, coated with fungicides, or full of toxins. Read about the "dirty dozen" - the twelve fruits and vegetables found most to be contaminated. Try buying organic fruit and vegetable.
* Many scientist and officials belittle concerns about chemical residues in our food, saying that the amounts present are too small to cause any harm. There are two fallacies in this argument. First. standards for acceptable levels of toxic agrichemicals in food are based on risks of acute toxicity -the possibility that the exposure will cause immediate harm. They do not consider the risks of long-term cumulative damage to body defenses and healing ability. Second, those who argue that these chemical toxins are inconsequential to health fail to consider the possibility of synergy among them- that the effects of exposure to multiple toxins might together cause real harm.
-If you use an electric blanket, heating pad, clock... STOP. And or course, don't stand next to microwaves.
They generate large electromagnetic fields and are used right next to the body posing subtler risks to our well being. Toxic forms of energy are harder subjects to discuss, because some of the most dangerous forms of energy are invisible or completely imperceptible. Protecting yourself from toxins is a crucial step in developing a healthy lifestyle.
Diet:
-Make a conscious effort to eat an extra serving of fruits and vegetables with at least one meal this week.
-Eat fish at least twice this week.
-Replace at least one serving of meat with a soy food of your choice.
-Eat fish at least twice this week.
-Replace at least one serving of meat with a soy food of your choice.
Supplements:
-With lunch or your largest meal take 400 to 800 IU of vitamin E and 200 micrograms of selenium.
Vitamin E is a powerful protector of the body; among its other properties, it blocks oxidation of LDL cholesterol. the kind that damages arteries. It is not possible to get sufficient amounts of this vitamin in dietary sources, since it occurs mostly in oil-rich seeds.
Selenium is a trace mineral with proven cancer-fighting benefits. It is recommended taking both together (vitamin E and selenium) because the two enhance each others absorption,
Vitamin E is a powerful protector of the body; among its other properties, it blocks oxidation of LDL cholesterol. the kind that damages arteries. It is not possible to get sufficient amounts of this vitamin in dietary sources, since it occurs mostly in oil-rich seeds.
Selenium is a trace mineral with proven cancer-fighting benefits. It is recommended taking both together (vitamin E and selenium) because the two enhance each others absorption,
Exercise:
-Increase your daily walk to twenty minutes.
-Do some simple stretching to improve your flexibility.
Stretching is the most natural form of non aerobic exercise. Daily stretching is the best way to improve flexibility. The more flexible your body is, the better it can meets the demands of life and resist injury. You can learn a lot about our need to stretch by watching dogs and cats.
-Do some simple stretching to improve your flexibility.
Stretching is the most natural form of non aerobic exercise. Daily stretching is the best way to improve flexibility. The more flexible your body is, the better it can meets the demands of life and resist injury. You can learn a lot about our need to stretch by watching dogs and cats.
Mental/Spiritual: *Recommendations that fall under this heading are most important.
-Add the next exercise to your breath work.
-Ask friends about inspirational books they recommend on spirituality, self-help, poetry, biography, etc. Select one to start this week.
-Make a list of those friends and acquaintances in whose company you feel more alive, happier, and more optimistic. Resolve to spend some time with them one day this week.
Our spiritual selves resonate with others; if the interaction is positive, human connectedness is almost powerful healer, capable of neutralizing many harmful influences on the material plane.
Optional (but highly recommended)
-Buy more flowers.
-Find out how to grow some of your own food, even if it just in containers on a terrace or patio.
-Add the next exercise to your breath work.
-Ask friends about inspirational books they recommend on spirituality, self-help, poetry, biography, etc. Select one to start this week.
-Make a list of those friends and acquaintances in whose company you feel more alive, happier, and more optimistic. Resolve to spend some time with them one day this week.
Our spiritual selves resonate with others; if the interaction is positive, human connectedness is almost powerful healer, capable of neutralizing many harmful influences on the material plane.
Optional (but highly recommended)
-Buy more flowers.
-Find out how to grow some of your own food, even if it just in containers on a terrace or patio.
Gardening is a healthy activity for many reasons. It connects you to nature, gives your body a workout, poses a variety of challenges that are satisfying to meet, and provides you a chance to grow some of your own organic produce.
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Good luck, have fun, see ya on Sunday !
Love,
Maryam
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