Healthy Dos And Don'ts

One idea for each week in the year:
 
1. Responsibility—Take responsibility for yourself. You alone are the master of your health destiny. With all the easy access information on the internet, there is no reason to be uninformed or dependent on a medical community that profits from your illness.
 
2. Philosophy—You are a natural creature designed to live in nature. Health is proportional to the degree you live in accordance with your genetic design.
 
3. Prevention—Prevention is not a vaccine, pill, test, or check-up. It's you following your natural owner's manual.
 
4. Illness—The first thing to do is to recognize that you have done something to cause it, or have not done something to prevent it. Then, stop eating for the first day or two. The digestion of food requires immune system attention and diverts the strength and energy the body needs to fight the disease and heal.
 
5. Injury—Heat the whole body or the body part to speed recovery. Only use cold packs for the first few hours after the injury. Exercise the part as soon as it can be done without undue pain. Heat and exercise improve circulation and bring healing elements to the injury, speed their activity, and ferry debris, toxins, and pathogen carcasses away. For overuse injuries, there is no substitute for resting the part for a time.

​6. Water—Try to drink at least two quarts of purified (not bottled) water each day. Drink more if sweating, thirsty or ill. Get it done before mid-afternoon so you don't interrupt sleep with a full bladder. Add trace mineral natural salt, lemon juice(citrate) and/or apple cider vinegar(malate) to help reverse high body acid (acidemia), an underlying cause of illness vulnerability.
 
7. Processed oils—Avoid hydrogenated and all other heat-processed oils as much as possible. Hydrogenated oils are toxic, and heat-processed oils are oxidized, making them toxic as well. Best choices for cooking are natural, more heat-stable saturated fats such as butter, and oils such as coconut, palm, sesame, avocado, and olive.
 
8. Sun—The sun is the energy that underlies all life. It has a critical impact on mood, immunity, general health, and vitality. Try to expose as much of the skin as possible to the sun every day for at least 20-30 minutes. In sunlight, the skin synthesizes the most important vitamin/hormone in the body, vitamin D. Avoid sunburn. Use natural sunscreens, shade, and clothing to prevent overexposure. Use sun-mimicking, full-spectrum lighting in the home.
 
9. Cosmetics and personal care products—Read the labels. If the ingredients are not natural, don't use them. What is put on the skin is absorbed into the body
 
10. Living food—Make raw food the predominant part of the diet. It's what every other creature on the planet eats. Supplement with food enzymes to assist digestion if eating cooked or processed, and therefore, enzyme-devoid foods.
 
11. Probiotics— There are more microorganisms in the intestinal tract than the total number of cells in the body. This intestinal microbiome is destroyed or thrown out of balance with the use of antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and improper foods.  Supplement the diet with probiotic cultures and eat foods such as yogurt (non-sugared), kefir, raw fermented sour kraut, and other cultured products. Probiotic bacteria fight pathogens, boost immunity, and synthesize vitamins, enzymes, and other nutritional factors.
 
12. Vitamins and minerals—Take full-spectrum supplements every day. Modern factory farming and food processing diminish these nutrients in the food supply. The stresses of modern life also increase our needs. Larger doses than contained in the average diet have been proven to prevent and reverse many diseases. 

​13. Antioxidants— The oxidant (acid) burden on the body caused by modern living needs to be counteracted. Take antioxidant supplements (at least vitamins A, C, and E) and eat fresh fruits and vegetables. 

14. Organic and pasture raised—Foods raised in this way are higher in nutrients and lower in toxins. Such farming methods are environmentally friendly, more sustainable, more nutritious, and more humane.
 
15. Nontoxic home—Choose the least toxic home construction materials and cleaning supplies.
 
16. Lab tests—Avoid medical tests unless there is a manifest problem. False positives can harm with the stress of worry or unnecessary dangerous treatments. If you feel healthy, that's the best test. Don't assume tests such as prostate, colon, and breast screenings are necessary. They are unproven and are not "prevention." They direct people into the medical mill and divert attention from where it belongs: taking control of one's own health destiny.
 
17. Exercise-- Match activity to how much you want to eat. Physical work, walking, spurts of exercise that elevate breathing and heartbeat, weight-bearing exercises, and sports are good options. The body will become what is demanded of it: fat, incapable, and diseased, or fit, capable, and healthy.
 
18. Variety—Eat a variety of foods to decrease the odds of toxicity and broaden the spectrum of nutrients. It's not necessary to get every nutrient at each meal. The body has reserves it can draw on.
 
19. Cooking—Do as little of it as possible. Heat is the enemy of nutrients. When cooking, use high temperature for short time to preserve the most nutritional value. Top and bottom double contact table top grills with ceramic surfaces, and steam ovens are good choices.
 
20. Dairy—Raw, non-homogenized, and non-pasteurized milk, cheeses, and whole milk yogurt are best. Find a dairy farm where you can buy part of a cow and then legally obtain raw whole milk from it.
 
21. Omega-3 fatty acids—To increase these essential nutrients, eat more cold-water wild fish, wild meat, grass-fed meats, raw vegetables, and tree nuts. Supplements, such as those produced from wild salmon and krill, should be kept refrigerated or frozen, and protected from light and air.
 
22. Dental health—Diseased gums and teeth can seed the body with infection and depress the immune system. Keep teeth clean and do not permit dental procedures that destroy or remove tooth structure unless there is no alternative. If repair is needed, do not use toxic mercury/silver amalgam; use porcelain or gold instead. Find a holistic dentist who will remove amalgam and uses less invasive technologies such as tooth-preserving laser. Using peroxide-based teeth whitening agents too frequently and highly acidic drinks and foods can damage irreplaceable tooth enamel.
 
23. Vaccines—Avoid them. Health is the best immunity. If taken, the killed varieties in oral or nasal form are most natural and safe. Use natural supplements with scientifically proven immune-stimulating and antipathogen properties, such as selenium, quercetin, turmeric, echinacea, astragalus, burdock root, goldenseal, vitamin D, and probiotics. Hydrating with up to a gallon of alkaline water per day, and reducing or eliminating processed sugar helps prevent and reverse infections.
 
24. Pharmaceuticals—Avoid symptom-based medications if at all possible. Removing symptoms does not cure disease, and there are too many potential adverse side effects. No disease was ever caused by a deficiency of a pharmaceutical.
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​25. Radiation—Avoid it if at all possible. All diagnostic and therapeutic radiation is harmful and cumulative. Radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation of WiFi and phones can disrupt health in a number of ways, including cell signaling, sleep, memory, learning, and is proven to be carcinogenic. Hardwire computers to the internet, don't hold phones to the ear, and turn them off when not in use.
 
26. Dieting—Eat natural foods, reduce all carbohydrates, and change lifestyle as described here. Skip meals unless there is hunger and food is deserved due to physical exertion.
 
27. Eat less—Eating less does more to extend life than almost anything else that can be done. Don't eat unless hungry, and stop when the feeling of fullness begins.
 
28. Avoid sugar—Refined sugar is an unnatural food and is addictive, toxic, and feeds pathogens and cancer.
 
29. Grain and legumes, be careful—Grains and legumes are unnatural foods. In their raw form, they are toxic, and in their refined white flour form are another form of sugar. If they are eaten, whole grains are more nutritious. Sprouted grains are the healthiest form since sprouting converts grains to vegetables, which can even be eaten raw.
 
30. Avoid hospitals and doctors' offices—Modern medicine is the number one killer. Except for emergencies, stay away and learn how to take care of yourself.
 
31. Nurse infants—The breast is the fountain of health, not just an item of adornment. Formula is the granddaddy of all junk foods. Children raised on formula suffer in innumerable ways, including brain and eye development.
 
32. Circumcision—Just say no. Circumcision removes functional aspects of the penis.
 
33. Four white poisons—White flour, sugar, processed oil, and refined salt are unnatural, nutrient-stripped, and toxic over time. Avoid them or replace them with their whole natural counterparts.
 
34. Sunscreens—Don't use the synthetic versions. They permit overexposure and potential skin damage. If in danger of sunburn, cover up with clothes, seek shade, and limit sun exposure.

​35. Sleep—Get as much as your body and brain need. If sleeplessness is a problem, get more physically active during the day. Avoid stimulating foods and addictive sleep medicines.
 
36. Nap—If tired, take a mid-day nap for rejuvenation. Even a few minutes can make a huge difference in the rest of the day.
 
37. Timing—Mornings are usually best for mental activity, afternoons for physical. Listen to your rhythms and obey.
 
38. Nature—Try to get outside every day. Take vacations in nature. The mind and body need rejuvenation by regularly getting reacquainted with where they came from.
 
39. Serious disease—Act now to prevent it. If stricken with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, or the like, reflect on what YOU have done to cause it. Do not just surrender to the medical machine. Get many opinions, study hard, and research all alternative therapies. Give acupuncture, herbs, natural diet, homeopathy, naturopathy, and other natural therapies a chance. Alternative medicine at least tries to address causes, which is a leg up on conventional medicine that focuses on naming and categorizing diseases and treating their symptoms.
 
40. Beverages—Soft drinks, alcohol, and fruit drinks are addictive, acidifying, and a sugar and chemical assault. Drink water. Juice whole fruits and veggies if a drink is desired.
 
41. Glasses—Avoid them until there is no alternative. Glasses are like crutches in that they weaken the very organ needing strength. Explore exercise methods to improve vision. 

​42. Don't be silly—Smoking, drinking, drugs, not wearing a seat belt, and standing on the top of a stepladder are invitations for disaster. Do the common-sense things to give life and health the best odds.
 
43. Local foods—Whatever the climate, the foods that are grown there are the healthiest for residents there. Tropical foods are best in the tropics and northern foods best for the cold.
 
44. 100% complete—Nobody knows how to make a 100% complete food since nobody has 100% complete knowledge of nutrition.
 
45. Swimming pools—Find non-chlorinated pools that have been ozonated, treated with ultraviolet light, or salt water treated. Chlorine is absorbed by the skin and is carcinogenic. Breathing it can cause lung damage or a form of pneumonia. If using a chlorinated pool, limit the time in it and shower thoroughly after.
 
46. House plants—Grow lots of them. They filter the air, produce oxygen, and add life to the home.
 
47. Fat and cholesterol—Natural fats and oils are the premier energy source. If dietary carbohydrates are replaced with fats and proteins, the body will store less fat and be more inclined to burn the fat that is stored. Cholesterol should not be feared. It's necessary to produce hormones and other important biochemicals. If it's not consumed, the body will produce it.

48. Ventilate—Bring fresh air into the home and exhaust the old. To freshen indoor air use negative ion generators, filters, and plants. Use a central vacuum system that exhausts to the outside, not back into the home.
 
49. Fever—The heat of fever is the body's mechanism for destroying pathogens and speeding immune response. Welcome it, don't subdue it with dangerous pharmaceuticals.
 
50. Food for age—The young and the old have the highest demands for quality food. Supplements and nutrient-dense foods high in protein and micronutrients are critical for the young because of their growth demands, and for the elderly because of a decreased ability to assimilate nutrients.
 
51. Garbage—The more natural food scraps being composted or put in the garbage, compared to processed food packaging, the healthier you will be.
 
52. Birthday suit—We were not designed to wear clothes. Live where the least amount of them are required. Get them off at every opportunity such as in bed and for full body sun and air baths, if you can find a place where you will not get arrested for doing so.

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