Easy Ways to Stay Healthy
- Wash Hands
Florence Nightingale, a social reformer and founder of modern nursing, realized that hand washing between patients reduced the transmission of disease. Now there is the celebrated day of National Hand Washing Day >>> - Scrape Tongue as part of oral care
Brushing alone will not remove the pasty build up on the tongue after eating and sleeping. The body detoxifies, repairs and regenerates while you sleep. The byproducts are excretes in wastes including that pasty film on your tongue. Gently scrape it off then brush, floss and gargle. There are many types of tongue scrapers simply to flashy. Find the one you like. - Moisten or flush nasal passages
Moist nasal passages enhance the natural protective and cleansing mechanisms of mucous and cila. There are sterile saline nasal sprays available and a technique that has stood the test of time is using a nettie pot with clean water. - Get Fresh Air
When you let the dog out, step outside yourself. Breathe deep and full a few times, maybe even walk around. - Garden Fresh and Organic is best
Fruits and vegetables supply vitamins, minerals, liquids, fiber, enzymes, chlorophyll, anti oxidants and more. The fresher and more vine ripened, the better! Why might vitamin C bearing fruit be plentiful in the winter months?
- Relax Eyes
Eye muscles work every minute if you are blessed with vision. Rest them, let them look at different things and at varied distances. Soothe them with slow blinking, moisturizing eye drops and gazing off, perhaps out the window. - Enjoy Water
Infuse it with fruits and vegetables for a healthy flavor boost. - Walk barefoot
In the healing system of reflexology, there is a point on the feet (and hands) that corresponds to the organs and glands of the body. Stimulating these points helps the organs and glands drain, balance and detoxify. Walking barefoot allow for stimulation of much of the sole of the foot. Being mindful that you may need to start out just walking in you house because deprived feet that live in socks and shoes all the time can be sensitive. Walking on pebbles and sand is exciting to the soles of your feet. Try walking barefoot to your car through the grass after a day of working on your feet. This is very soothing and reviving. - Move to music
Just turn on some music of your choice, soft or fast or rhythmic and move. Feel joints and muscles move and groove that have not in a long while. Your heart rate and breathing will change, so will your mood. Move it or lose it! - Fill your Cup
First thing when you awaken in the morning, express gratitude for something. Feel gracious. The rest of the day act from that gratitude.