If you start off implementing just one good habit, it’s catchy and will grow into another one. Soon you will have a plethora of good habits and a lifestyle you love.
When studying Raw Nutrition with David Wolfe, one of the course material chapters deals with the magical, levitating, health-boosting benefits of spring water. David speaks of something called the ‘water multiplication phenomenon’.
This starts off with a small trickle of water that comes out the ground, and with the help of universal chemistry turns onto a full gushing stream. The negative ions of the earth combine with the positive atoms of the atmosphere to create water in its purest form. This water happens to be completely sterile at 4 degrees, which is the temperature of spring water at its point of origin. From personal experience, I find that healthy habits follow the exact same pattern. For me, it normally starts with losing my taste for alcohol. Once I change that habit, within a few days, my body starts asking for green juices and lots of water. Then, when waking up in the morning all I can think of is going for a forest walk, breathing in fresh air and feeling grass under my bare feet.
A craving for starchy food is the next to go along with my sweet tooth craving. It’s amazing that once you are in this health zone ‘your senses are heightened and it’s easy to spot any negative energy or unhealthy elements.
On opening my fridge door, the preservative-laden, sugar-filled bottle of processed food looks like a sore thumb between the carrots, apples and ginger waiting to make their trip to the juicer. Over time I have come to realize that this is not how most people’s bodies communicate with them. That’s why I have listed some natural progress steps to help educate your body towards a naturally healthy, detoxed state.
1. Replace any alcoholic, sugary or artificially sweetened drinks with pure spring water.
I make an adventure out of loading water bottles into the car and filling them with Newlands spring water every second week. When I am at a restaurant, I ask for my spring water in a wine glass with a slice of lemon. Before going to bed, I fill a consul glass container with spring water and lemon slices to go into the fridge. In the morning it will be the first thing you see when you open the door. Putting a decanter on your desk filled with spring water, mint, cucumber and a single slice of lemon means you are likely to choose water all day long.
2. Remove all unhealthy foods from your fridge and grocery cupboard and replace them with healthy alternatives.
A healthy lifestyle is never one that makes you feel deprived. On the contrary, it is an act of love towards yourself to allow only good things to enter your body. Clean your home by filling a box with all the unhealthy products that have sneaked their way into the house (include all those well-meant gifts that arrived over the festive season) and drop it off at a shelter or soup kitchen.
A visit to a farmers market or a Wellness Warehouse will leave you amazed at all the lovely organic, gluten-free, preservative-free, sugar-free, raw treats and foods available. My treat is raw honey and raw organic almond butter spread on a raw seed cracker for a ‘late night up in bed with a good book’ treat. I also keep a variety of my favourite teas.
3. Make time in your schedule for outdoor activities.
On a Sunday night, I have a look at my upcoming week, I slot in my yoga sessions and then look to see where I have open mornings. This I block as self-development time. You will find the time you spend having a forest or beach walk results in a super productive day. You don’t need to feel guilty about taking this time out for yourself. Put your clothing, water bottle and shoes out the night before, set your alarm clock, and enjoy.
4. Using technology for your health development.
We spend such a big part of our day in front of our computers, so why not use this to enhance your health journey? Look for educational health videos or YouTube clips. Join health and wellness forums ‘ look for hiking groups in your area. I also love looking for new vegan, healthy raw recipes when I am in need of a little mental break. You will find with all these action steps in place, your body is going to love what you are doing so much, it is just going to want more of the good stuff.
DID YOU KNOW?
Imagination can be used to promote a more positive mood. Recent evidence using picture-word cues suggests that evoking mental imagery has a more powerful impact on emotion than using verbal language.
https://www.wellnesswarehouse.com/multiply-your-healthy-habits-by-carmen-potgieter/