Sunday, February 10, 2013

Paying Attention to Your Own Body's Signals for Optimal Wellness

By James Warrington


The Body is a great creation! It speaks to you when it is doing good, and it also speaks to you whenever things are not so great. But that's the beauty of it - your body provides a ton of indicators to let you know it is in need of something so you can do what's necessary to accomplish optimal health.

Utilize these strategies to tune in to what your body is telling you:

1 . Assess your feelings each morning. The early morning hours are usually best for you to listen for your body's signals. At that time of day, it's often very quiet, so you can pay closer attention to the physical signals. Each morning, assess whether you feel different from the day before.

* Determine if you experience any new pain when getting out of bed. * Figure out if you wake up feeling lousy, , even after a sound night's rest. * See if you wake up with any ailments that you did not go to sleep with.

2 . Compare the effects of different food options. When you go through the motions day by day, it's sometimes hard to keep proper nourishment. Especially if you are always on the go, you could end up making some bad food options. As you do that, however , it is essential to see what kind of impact your food choices have on your body.

* Do you find that you are more energetic when you have the suggested daily amount of fruits and vegetables?

* How effective are you during a workout session after you have spent a day eating junk food?

* Does your mind function better at work when you eat vitamin-rich foods?

3. Get regular checkups. Even if you have not seen or felt anything to worry about, it's necessary to get regular checkups at the doctor just to be sure all is intact. It's sometimes possible, for example , for your cholesterol or blood pressure to be high and you have no clue.

* If you're about to begin a stressful month at the office, now would be a great time to get a checkup.

* Put a routine in place for doing checkups and stay with it.

4. Know your own body's physical capabilities. Although you may think of yourself healthy and in good condition overall, there is just so much the body can manage. Whether it is exercise or mental work at the office, it is important to know your limits so you do not end up burned out and physically tired.

* It is okay to work out until your muscles feel worn, but you will realize if you have overdone it if the recovery time is much longer than you expect.

* The same goes for mental exhaustion. You'll feel like you are coping through the long, stressful hours at work until you realize you're motionless in bed when you should be up getting ready for work!

Paying attention to your body's signs is a significant part of keeping good health. Remember that you depend intensely on your body to take you through the ins and outs of daily life, so you're much better off protecting it! Listen to your body's signs and act accordingly!




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