Living To Be 100

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to learn to relax? Do you suffer from fatigue, insomnia, sweating, mood swings, and aches and pains? These are symptoms of stress. Stress weakens the immune system and invites illnesses like depression, heart attack and cancer.                                              

Besides discovering the cause of your stress and taking measures to alleviate or decrease it, exercise can help tremendously. Some benefits derived from exercising are:

• lessening of depression
• disease prevention
• decreased production of stress hormones
• muscle building/body toning
• anxiety reduction
• an opportunity to socialize with others
• an endorphin rush–that “runner’s high”

During the cold of winter, it’s easy to put off that walk outside. But once you make that brave commitment, you’ll often find the cold invigorating, and you’ll be boosting endorphin levels. If you absolutely cannot exercise outside, head for the gym or go mall walking (not the same as mall shopping).

Start your routine with stretching exercises to limber up and decrease the chance of injury. After exercising, stretch again to cool down. Ideally, exercise most days and increase your level of exercise each week. If you’re not still sore after a couple days, the exercise level may be right for you.

Exercise that gets your heart pumping is good–walking, swimming, hiking, jogging and so forth. Also, weightlifting is good to build muscle and bone density. Get evaluated by your doctor before starting a new exercise.        

Getting back to work after the holidays will vie for your time, but put priorities first. Realize that exercise is a priority. Good health depends on it. 

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When we pray for healing, we must believe that we are healed. We must think, act and speak health even though we may see and feel the contrary happening in our bodies. Scripture tells us to pray without ceasing. And we are to keep ourselves uplifted through scriptures from the Bible and other inspirational literature.

If we stop talking endlessly about our infirmaries and endlessly confess our health, it will manifest. Let us wax strong in faith by observing God’s promises. Say these scriptures on healing often and give thanks continuously for having received that which we have petitioned.

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Psalm 30:1,2

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases… Psalm 103:2,3                                                          

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with hiis stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease among the people. Matthew 4:23

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord… Jeremiah 30:17

We must also take important steps in the natural to facilitate our healing:                      

• eat a nurturing diet
• reduce stress                                                                                                        
• get a good night’s sleep
• take natural supplements
• drink eight glasses of pure water daily (not tap water)
• rid ourselves of negative, critical, vengeful thoughts
• get fresh air and sunshine
• exercise

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This information is for educational purposes only and is not meant to diagnose or treat any condition. Always consult with your physician before embarking on any course of treatment.