How does one go about being responsible for their health and wellness? First, learn to listen to your body. You live in there, so no one can know it better than you!! Pay attention to what it's telling you. How are you feeling? What is normal for you? One of the most useful techniques that I have found to accomplish this is to keep a health journal. Here's a link to one. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/memoryminder-memoryminder-journals/1016953965
I'm not endorsing Barnes & Noble, or this particular journal, as I'm sure there are many others out there that are just as good. This just happens to be the one I have used, and am most familiar with. It has places to record how you are feeling each day, to note any pains or discomforts, where and how severe they are, what you ate, your physical activity, what drugs or vitamins you took, weight, temperature, blood pressure, sugar level, how you slept, and even the weather. You can also rate each day on whether overall you felt good, fair, or poor.
I found that by recording these things, and it only takes a few minutes each day, I became more aware of patterns. I found that it was much easier to relate what I was eating to how I was feeling, and was able to identify some things that I really needed to give up, or cut way back on, because I was able to see that they were causing problems for me. For instance, I found that when my diet becomes too acidic, my joints begin to hurt.
Give it a try. You might be surprised at what you learn!
I'm not endorsing Barnes & Noble, or this particular journal, as I'm sure there are many others out there that are just as good. This just happens to be the one I have used, and am most familiar with. It has places to record how you are feeling each day, to note any pains or discomforts, where and how severe they are, what you ate, your physical activity, what drugs or vitamins you took, weight, temperature, blood pressure, sugar level, how you slept, and even the weather. You can also rate each day on whether overall you felt good, fair, or poor.
I found that by recording these things, and it only takes a few minutes each day, I became more aware of patterns. I found that it was much easier to relate what I was eating to how I was feeling, and was able to identify some things that I really needed to give up, or cut way back on, because I was able to see that they were causing problems for me. For instance, I found that when my diet becomes too acidic, my joints begin to hurt.
Give it a try. You might be surprised at what you learn!
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