Personal Sustainable Living by Randy Lee
S
ustainable living, a com- mon phrase in today’s world, may take on many
connotations. One way to view it is through the lens of personal growth and personal survival under the less-than-perfect conditions that we fi nd ourselves facing today. Following are some primary practices that everyone should incorporate into their lifestyle to ensure a healthy, fulfi lling life when the surrounding world appears to be falling apart. Eat “live” foods. Live foods are foods from which the vital
nutrients have not been removed. T ese foods are oſt en referred to as “unprocessed” foods. In order to enhance shelf life of food products, suppliers remove nutrients that cause shelf life to be shortened. However, this also causes them to contain fewer vital nutrients and, therefore, they aren’t as good for your health. Add more “green” foods to your diets. Green foods contain
chlorophyll and are richer in fi ber, vitamins and minerals that aren’t available in other foods. T ese green foods can come from land or sea sources. Your diet should have a variety of them in order to get the variety of nutrients that your body needs. Consume suffi cient water. T is is very important and oſt en
neglected. Well over half the human body is water-based—from the circulatory system to the lymphatic system to the digestive
system, and so on. Nothing in the body works well without suf- fi cient water. A person should consume a minimum of 64 ounces in small servings throughout the day, with the maximum being around half the body weight in ounces—typically up to about 100 ounces. For some, drinking more than that could cause vital nu- trients to wash out. For those with more active lifestyles that cause a lot of sweating, more water may be required than usual. Get enough exercise. Proper exercise is required to sustain
a healthy lifestyle, but this does not require hours in a gym every day. However, several of the body’s systems depend on movement in order to function properly—such as the bowel, which re- quires bodily movement for healthy bowel “movements,” and the lymphatic system, which requires muscle contractions to move dead cells through peristalsis. T ere is a new saying that refl ects the importance of the body getting some form of regular exercise: “A sedentary lifestyle is the new cancer.” Many of us know people that decide to retire from work and then go home, sit down, watch TV, and stop moving—and then die within a couple of years. T e human body was created for movement. Some people believe that our bodies were created to last
around 120 years, but this would require living a sustainable lifestyle, and that involves more than just existing. Get healthy by getting active, eating green and “live” foods, and drinking plenty of water. It’s a simple recipe for health.
Naturopathic Doctor Randy Lee is the owner of T e Health Patch, located at 1024 S. Douglas Blvd., in Midwest City. For more infor- mation, call 405-736-1030, email PawPaw@T
eHealthPatch.com or visit T
eHealthPatch.com. See ad, page 20.
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