A Prescription for Health – With a Side of Happiness

You’ve got an appointment with your doctor. What’s the likelihood that you’ll walk out of her office with a prescription or two in your pocket?

What if your doctor gave you a handful of prescriptions that looked like this:

A minimum of 7 hours of SLEEP every night

30 minutes of EXERCISE at least five days a week

No less than 60 ounces of WATER per day

Do something for the FUN OF IT 3 times a week: call a friend, take a class, go to a movie, read a book

Avoid TOXIC people (you know who they are)

Ditch PROCESSED FOOD (one day at a time)

Thirty days later, you return to your doctor to have a conversation about your progress. Now wouldn’t that be a wildly uplifting conversation?!? What are the side effects of getting good sleep, exercising, eating nutrient-dense food, and enjoying yourself? Health and happiness perhaps? Keep this trend going:

Take 10 minutes of ALONE/QUIET TIME every day

Increase PLANT-BASED WHOLE FOODS in your meals

SAY YES to doing things that energize you

SAY NO to doing things that suck the life out of you

This is why I became a health coach: to help people meet their health and wellness goals. Each of us can take control of our health in a variety of ways. I’ve written about it before, and will undoubtedly keep on writing about it.

If you incorporate any of these changes into your daily practice, let me know how it goes!

A Prescription for Health – With a Side of Happiness was last modified: February 28th, 2018 by Deb Nelson

What Are You Feeding Your Soul?

We talk a lot about what we’re feeding our bodies: healthy food, junk food, some mix of the two. It seems to me, though, that we also have an opportunity to feed our souls – our mind, character, and thoughts – and that those elements will have an impact on our overall health.

Take some time to think about what it is that:

charges you up?

relaxes you?

gives you a sense of confidence?

makes you feel comfortable, happy, at ease with the world?

Then ask yourself a few questions:

  • Are you spending time doing activities, going to places that allow you to experience these feelings?
  • Are you spending time with people who encourage you to be your best self?
  • Do your work and personal lives provide the environment for you to excel?

Starting today, do one thing that gives you a sense of fulfillment. Let me know how it goes!

What Are You Feeding Your Soul? was last modified: February 23rd, 2018 by Deb Nelson