Spiritual Health

You already have all the complex, high-tech machinery you need to get into shape: your two legs. Walking works the major muscle groups of the body, raises your heart rate, burns calories, and lowers your blood pressure with a third of the impact running has on your joints. Plus, walking makes you feel more in control of your life and gives you the energy to get things done. For optimum health, walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day, four or five times a week, at a moderate pace. Here is an outline of a progressive walking plan that'll get you on your feet and out the door.

How to Do It: Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 to 6 times a week, including an additional longer walk when you can. For an added challenge, try for higher-intensity intervals once a week: Choose a landmark, such as the end of the block, and walk at top speed until you reach it. Repeat 4 to 8 times on your walk.

Tip: Boost the intensity of your workout by walking up hills or on grass, sand, or trails. And to quicken your pace, bend your arms to 90 degrees and swing them alongside your torso. Take shorter, quicker steps rather than long strides.

I have no doubt in my mind that long fasts have the best results in chronic ailments. But not many people have the time or inclination nor the necessary grit and commitment to undertake such a fast. For those who want to detoxify themselves the following practical suggestions will go a long way in helping them to detoxify.

Most people are quite capable of doing a three day water fast. For those of you who have never performed a Detox before, I strongly recommend seeing a doctor first before attempting the three day water fast. You can substitute the water by drinking plenty of freshly-made fruit and vegetables juices for three days and still achieve the three day fast. Be sure to obtain purified water only if you choose the water fast for the first three days. During these three days, slow down your daily activities - specially physical activities. Some may even find it is better to take to bed and keep warm if the weather is cold.

The Detox Diet Plan

After these three days - for one week put yourself on a monotrophic diet , i.e. eat only one type of fruit at each meal. For example:

BREAKFAST could be melon only. Eat as much as you like and feel satisfied that you have had enough. All types of melons are good. Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Gala or Watermelon.

LUNCHTIME: Eat only oranges and grapefruit or pineapples or plums whatever you fancy but don't mix the fruits. Eat till hunger is satisfied.

4 p.m. Have a large (12 oz.) glass of freshly pressed carrot juice.

EVENING: Eat only apples, pears, grapes or bananas. Eat only one fruit at a time and eat till hunger is satisfied. During the week you can vary daily the fruits you want to eat on that particular day.

You can resume your household duties or light office work but do not exert yourself physically. Conserve energy. It is possible that some of you may feel some reactions, like light headedness, nausea at times, a little listlessness and feeling of tiredness and mental irritability. Persevere - Rome wasn't built in a day. After all it took you years to get into the toxic state that you now find yourself into. The symptoms will go away eventually. Lots of sleep and rest are essential at this stage so do not plan any social events.

The Detox Diet Plan continued ...

After these ten days - I suggest you go for one month on an all raw food diet as follows:

DETOX BREAKFAST

Fresh fruit only of oranges, kiwi's, pineapple, apple, plums, grapefruit or any other acid fruits. You can now mix the fruits. Eat enough to satisfy your hunger. Just one orange and one apple will not be enough. You have to get your calories from the fruit you eat.

DETOX LUNCH

Eat heartily of grapes, pears, bananas, mangoes, fresh dates, and with this meal eat a head of lettuce, 1-2 sticks of celery and a handful of dried raisins or sultanas, or 3-4 dried figs or 10-12 dried Hunza apricots.

DETOX SNACK

DETOX EVENING

A large Rainbow salad of grated red cabbage, grated carrots, grated beetroot, chopped up celery, watercress, cucumber, and red or green peppers. A dressing could be made as follows: Put 2-3 tomatoes in the blender, 1 whole peeled large size avocado and a pinch of marigold bouillon powder and 1 tea spoonful cold pressed linseed oil or olive oil. Blend the lot and pour it on your Rainbow salad and mix thoroughly. Enjoy it with some lettuce leaves. To this salad you add 3 ozs of nuts and seeds. Not salted nuts and not peanuts. Brazil, Cashew, Almonds, Sunflower seeds, Pumpkin seeds. Whatever you fancy. Chew well or grind the nuts dry and sprinkle on the Rainbow salad or put ground nuts in a blender, add just a little water and make it into nut cream.

On such a regime -- if you have not cheated in between -- at the end of that month you will feel cleaner, fitter, a little slimmer and more energetic with the added bonus of some of your symptoms disappearing. No cooked food should be eaten. Full activity can be resumed on this raw diet.

Click on the picture to navigate to a fabulous list of menu selections that are not only healthy for you but full of ingredients that will boost your energy...and if you stick to this diet, will raise your natural vibrations significantly to hear, see and feel Spirit.

7 Strategies to Regain Control of Your Day

Simplifying your schedule is a matter of living in a way that reflects your life's natural rhythm. Most of us find ourselves overstretched, overbooked, and out of energy. Try these simple strategies for coping in a world gone ADD. Here are seven ways to address the time crunch:

1. Don't Multitask

It's one thing to listen to NPR while you wash dishes. But when it comes to the important things (tweaking your business plan; writing a heartfelt letter), it never pays to split your focus. Rather than spread your attention thin, aim to do one thing at a time, directing your concentration to the moment.

2. Keep To-Do Lists Short

Hallowell suggests cutting the litany down to five items a day. Start with the most time-sensitive tasks, and put the rest on another piece of paper for another time. Once you've completed the daily five, resist the temptation to get a head start on tomorrow's list. Instead, call it a day.

3. Delegate

Give away the jobs you don't like or don't want to do. Ask for help, make a trade ("I'll balance the checkbook if you mow the lawn"), or leave cleaning, yard work, or taxes to the professionals, rather than trying to do it all yourself.

4. Be Positive

The more fearful or anxious you feel, the less capable you are of doing your best work -- and the longer you'll take. Set aside chunks of time to do what sustains your joy. You'll find you reap the rewards later.

5. Limit Interruptions

Create specific times to return calls and emails so that they don't break your focus throughout the day. Encourage colleagues or clients to call you during specific hours, rather than being accessible 24/7. Let voice mail get personal calls if you're not ready to devote meaningful time to the caller.

6. See Organization as a Means, Not an End

Organizing is like dieting, says Hallowell: Everyone wants to do it, few actually do, and those who succeed often revert to their former ways. Rather than focus on organization for its own sake, do just enough to keep order -- and save time you'd otherwise waste trying to find things.

7. Don't Lose Sleep Over It

Don't fall into the trap of thinking you'll get more accomplished by staying up late. Sacrificing sleep can wreak havoc on your brain's peak performance. When you're tired, you'll have a harder time focusing and seeing projects through. Bottom line: Sleep isn't optional, and you don't get ahead by skimping on it.