How to Be Healthy and Well the Beautiful Way

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There are simple natural ways to health that we can practice daily. And they do not cost any or are inexpensive if at all. The list that I have below is based on what our body naturally needs. Some are so obvious that you may tend to take for granted. Here they are:

 Take plenty of fresh air everyday as often as you can. Without oxygen you won’t survive for barely a few minutes, but since we naturally breathe we take for granted that we have it without thinking about it. But there are more things you can do. 

• Depending on where you live, schedule a regular walk to a nearby park or beach or any place where there is plenty of fresh air. A place where there are plenty of trees is preferable. Atmosphere underneath tree canopy have ionized air that is good for the body, especially for those suffering asthma or bronchial allergy.
•  Learn to breathe right. You may have acquired the habit of breathing through the mouth. Practice and acquire back the habit of breathing through your nostrils. Learn and practice basic yoga breathing techniques. Yoga is called the science of breath and has been attested by millions to have tremendous health benefits - even healing from sickness and diseases. Do not let its association with eastern religion deter you from learning and practicing it, even just the basics. 

Drink eight glasses of water every day, even more during hot days, even when you don not experience thirst. The body is 60-75% water and drinking generous amount ensures that you’ll have healthy looking skin and hair instead of looking dry or damaged. 

Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Cooked and processed food are good only to the extent that they are close to their natural state, that is, not overcooked or too much enhanced with chemically derived additives. Avoid or minimize meat. Since most cooked and processed foods are nutrient deficient, take regularly the best nutritional supplements you can find. 

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Detoxify your body. Years of indiscriminate eating account for the blemishes and wrinkles of the skin as well as the presence or onset of degenerative disease which contorts the face and body. The best way to do this is through water therapy and eating cleansing food regularly, like cucumber and cleansing drink like green tea, ginger ale and other herbal drinks. But the long term approach is through careful choice of health food as your daily diet. 

Exercise regularly. Take long walks, jog, run, and bike. If you are sports minded ensure that it is given a definite slot in your weekly schedule. Exercise can easily be fitted in your daily routine, even at the office, through 5-10 minute stretches or simple calisthenics. 

Make personal hygiene an absolute habit. Choose facial cleansers, cosmetics and toiletries of natural ingredients and that blend well and naturally with your body’s intuition.