Personal Wellness Program
 by: Libby Gossman
Having a personal wellness program has become a concern
for more and more people. The problem is many people do not know where
to begin a wellness program. Here are a few keys to maintaining a
personal wellness program:
Know and understand your current health situation.
Do you have a proper assessment of your current state of health? Do
you have a bad cholesterol problem? Or maybe you have good cholesterol?
Do you gain weight easily? Or do you have a hard time keeping weight
on? Has your overall health been getting worse, stayed the same or
has it been getting better?
Taking time out for yourself is important to your
(and your family’s) well being. Do you take out personal time
for yourself everyday? If you fail to support your personal wellness
program with alone time you may experience burnout. Burnout can affect
your personal wellness and that of your family. The results of this
can have a lasting residual effect on your families’ health
and wellness.
Getting proper rest and sleep should be a part of
your personal wellness program. Do you know how many hours of sleep
you need a night? Can your body function on four hours of sleep a
night? Or maybe you need eight hours? Make sure you’re getting
the proper amount for your personal wellness. Not having enough rest
can make you susceptible to illness, irritability and lack of concentration.
There are many more problems that can arise if you neglect sleep.
Managing stress affectively in your life will help
you maintain your personal wellness program. Do you know what stresses
you out? How can you avoid that stress? If you can’t avoid certain
stresses how can you better cope with stress? Find healthy ways to
channel your stress so you don’t internalize it. Internalizing
stress is what affects your health negatively.
Getting proper exercise is a big part of your personal
wellness program. What kind of exercise and fitness do you currently
get on a weekly basis? Did you know walking just 10 minutes a day
is beneficial for your health? You don’t have to spend hours
in the gym a day. You can ride a bike, walk a round of golf, walk
the dogs around the block and you can even go to the gym. The key
is making exercise a regular part of your personal wellness program.
You will feel better and stronger, reduce stress and function at a
higher level of energy.
Supporting your body with proper foods and nutritional
supplementation are essentials to your personal wellness program.
What kinds of foods do you eat on a daily basis? Stay away from fried
foods, sweets, sodium and salts, fatty foods and empty carbs. Empty
carbs are foods like white potatoes, white rolls and bread, cookies
and cakes and foods that lack density and fiber. Support your diet
with dense carbs like peanuts or almonds, corn tortillas and green
vegetables. Another important aspect of making sure your body gets
all the nutrients it needs is finding good nutritional supplements.
Unfortunately eating a good balanced diet in this day and age does
not get your body all the nutrients that it needs. Do your research
and find out about supplements that will increase your optimal health
and fit your personal wellness program.
Copyright 2005 Libby.
About The Author
Libby Gossman
Helping people get back the nutrition their bodies need through Glyconutrients
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