What is Vibrant Health?
Health is defined in many ways. Some define health as the absence of disease or abnormality. What if you’re free of disease and but still feel ‘off’. A definition I’ve come to love says this “Health is the Power of healing, or giving health; capacity for restoring, strengthening, enlightening, purifying.” When we look at it this way, we can see that when we are in optimal health we feel restored, strong, pure and enlightened or VIBRANT!
Why does dis-ease happen?
Dis-ease happens when our body systems become out of balance. Think of your body like an orchestra. If one instrument gets off beat and loses the rhythm, it will likely have a ripple effect into other players and completely change the tune being played. If you’ve left your orchestra out of balance for months and then popped in to hear what they were playing, it would be unrecognizable. When one system gets off balance it cascades into other areas wrecking havoc into multiple areas.
Often times what started the issue is not going to be the solution either. Back to our orchestra example, if you only corrected the first instrument that went off beat, the other players are still off, it all needs to be reset.
The good news is there are simple things you can do to move your body back into balance and alignment and moving towards vibrant, resilient health.
5 Best Tips to Your Health
Tip 1: BRING AWARENESS INTO YOUR DIET
- Stop counting calories, instead count ingredients.
- Listen to your body, eat until your full
- Eat according to your metabolic type. If you’re interested in the screening for this reach out here.
- Eat as many whole foods as possible. Work towards reducing highly processed foods. I’ve rounded up more tips on this here.
- Keep a food journal. Check out my food journal here, that gives you space to reflect on your energy after a meal!
- Eat protein at every meal & snack
Tip 2: GET THE REST YOUR DESERVE
- Get a full 7-8 hours of sleep each night
- Work on getting to bed by 10pm, each hours before midnight is equal to two hours after midnight.
- Drop the temp in your bedroom, keep it below 70 degrees
- Mark it dark & cozy in your room. Think blackout curtains, and comfy bed linens.
- Remove electronics from your bedroom, start with the TV but also think about modems, phones, chargers etc.
- Use block blocker glasses and reduce screen time at night to help with your natural circadian rhythm
Tip 3: MOVE YOUR BODY AND SWEAT
- Go for a walk outside everyday, sunlight and walking are 2 great nourishing elements
- Incorporate strength training to build muscle
- Time your workout, try to avoid intense exercise to late at night as this increases your cortisol response
- Try out different types of movement to see what you like and will stick to (like yoga, pilates, group classes, weight lifting)
- Plan your day and schedule in time to move your body
- Find an exercise program that works for you!
Tip 4: REDUCE STRESSORS
- Stress is a big one, so spend a lot of time here working to reduce different types of stress to your mind, body and spirit
- Practice breathing exercises at least once a day and when you feel overwhelmed. Check out breathing exercises here
- Limit or remove offending foods from your diet, things that you are sensitive to and that are common stressors (dairy, gluten, seed oils, sugar, alcohol) Read more about food sensitivities!
- Begin swapping out products for cleaner options. Use EWG.com to find beauty and household products with safer ingredients
- Make a list of things that bring you joy (do more of those!) and things that cause stress (work towards less of those)
Tip 5: ADD SMART SUPPLEMENTATION
- With the degradation of our soils we have a hard time getting all our needed vitamins & minerals from diet
- Incorporate a good multi-vitamin (be sure to read the ingredients, some add sugar!)
- Probiotics can be beneficial for most of us but there are some cases where your gut needs healing before adding probiotics. Also consider a probiotic that can survive the digestion process and make it to the gut.
- Immune supporting supplements are a great addition, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Zinc are great places to start
- Eating a diverse diet with lots of whole foods in a variety of colors will add to the nutrient value
- To get a custom protocol for your specific healing schedule a call
Tip 6: UTILIZE FUNCTIONAL TESTING
- Working with a functional health practitioner can reveal healing opportunities
- Understanding your body’s imbalances can guide your choices and priorities
- There are many options for at-home self tests that are reliable and easy to administer
- Working with a health practitioner could help you address additional lifestyle areas that contribute to over all health. (Relationships, career, social life, finances and more)
- If you’re interested in learning more about functional testing and 1:1 coaching check out this blog post.
Conclusion
We just scratched the surface with some simple ideas to begin healing. Even though they are simple concepts doesn’t mean they can be easy to incorporate. Give yourself grace and begin slowly adding new habits into your daily routine.
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