4 Features Optimal Health

By Dr Abdul Aziz Hj Minor

You see the doctor, undergoing medical examination and found to be fine. You avoid flu germs for months. However, this does not mean you are in a state of optimal health.

Optimal health means to live with a strong vitality, independent of symptoms that make it difficult and chronic diseases. This should be the ultimate goal of every person to enjoy the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. In short, to achieve optimal health means making yourself the best possible and to achieve your full potential.

It is a condition that affects the overall well being of themselves and to achieve this, you need a balanced strategy, four important things - diet, exercise, rest and mental attitude.

nutrition

Our appearance is the result of what we eat. Because madness pace of modern life, we rarely get to sit down with the family and eat three meals cooked at home in a day. Healthy body produces a healthy diet and nutrition can not only cause severe fatigue and weakness, but makes your risk of developing various diseases.

According to the American Cancer Society, between 35 to 70 percent of cancers can be detected by diet. A healthy and balanced diet containing vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber and fitofaktor, is essential for good health. Consider taking supplements to meet all your nutritional needs.

exercise

Lifestyle more seats, so regular exercise can offer the benefits of health and fitness supplements. However, you should not force yourself to follow an exercise routine that forces your body difficult to exceed the limit. Saying no pain, no gain is not to be used again. What you need is a regular moderate exercise 3 to 5 times a week, which also lists the cardiovascular exercise, resistance training or weight and stretches for flexibility, in order to maintain a strong heart, build muscle and reduce the effects of stress.

rest

Many ignore this point most people have a minimum of 7 to 9 hours of sleep needed for adults. Without adequate rest, an individual's learning ability and memory may be affected because of the benefits of sleep is to restore and rejuvenate the brain. During sleep, your body's repair mechanisms to function again, renewing cells from damage and sustained attacks throughout the day so that when you wake up, you are like a new one.

Mental attitude

How many times have you asked the question, Is the glass half empty or half full? This may seem like a trivial question, but it is a glance of your thoughts and your view on life. The link between mind and body play an important role on how the body deal with stress. A healthy mental attitude allows you to deal with life often spins the wheel. Positive mental attitude can help relieve stress and deal with disappointments in life.

In summary, although there may be no stronger formula to achieve optimal health, you can choose the lifestyle habits that improve your health and get you achieve optimal health.


Dr Abdul Aziz Hj Minor is a specialist in nerve physiology.
Excerpted from: The Star Online