{"id":1500,"date":"2021-06-01T22:58:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2023-09-04T22:58:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:58:42","slug":"50-wellness-tips-fulfilling-healthy-life-naturopath-central-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/50-wellness-tips-fulfilling-healthy-life-naturopath-central-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Wellness Tips for a Fulfilling and Healthy Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Diana Arundell <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim to drink 30ml water per kg body weight each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get 8 hours sleep most nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the sunrise<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use your non-dominant hand to do things such as brush teeth. It will stimulate the brain more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only floss the teeth you want to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take practitioner range fish oils daily to protect joints, to improve heart, skin, brain and mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know what makes YOU happy and include these things in your life OFTEN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get 20mins direct sunlight on your body (not face) every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to truly know yourself. Very simply what is your
Life purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn a new card game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be social \u2013 it stimulates a different part of the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drink Green tea to reduce oxidative stress in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose to be kind rather than right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your body\/cells hear everything you say. Thoughts and emotions create chemical reactions in the body. Stay kind and uplifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your life is an occasion \u2013 Rise to it. This is not a dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sing out loud to your favourite songs (especially in the car).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spend time with people that bring out the best in you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask yourself is this food\/person\/conversation\/situation going to increase my energy or deplete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eat mindfully \u2013 stop what you\u2019re doing while eating eg. TV, working, driving, screens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a mind that\u2019s open to everything and attached to nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk in bare feet  and feel the stimulation under your feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literally stop and smell the flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know that you are bigger than any situation that shows up in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turn your attention to what feels good and move in that direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know that there\u2019s a time for things to not work out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your thoughts don\u2019t feel peaceful, you need to change them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The keys to your happiness are not in the pockets of people from your past. They\u2019re in your pocket and
if they\u2019re not, put them back in your pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not your thoughts, you are the one that hears them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than ask \u2018why did I become unwell?\u2019 ask \u2018why am I not healing?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a life worth living \u2013 you can make heaven out of hell and hell out of heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reduce exposure to toxic chemicals \u2013 Don\u2019t store or heat things up in plastic. Use glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to your body \u2013 if eating a certain food makes you feel unwell, don\u2019t eat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If something doesn\u2019t feel right, it\u2019s because it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Say Yes more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise daily or at the very least 3 hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STOP \u2013 notice what you can see, hear, smell, taste and touch. This is present moment awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What comes naturally to me?\u2019 Do more of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook a meal for someone who is unwell or is struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is meant to be fun, not serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Share your smile \u2013 it can make someone\u2019s day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider the 80\/20 rule with meals. 80% vegetables or salad and 20% protein\/meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s OK to buy something simply because you like it. No need to justify deserving it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re sick don\u2019t soldier on. Take time to rest and recoup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have slow bowels, eat muesli with berries, chia and flax seeds for breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snack on nuts, seeds and fresh fruit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use it or lose it \u2013 brain, muscles, heart, body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid foods that contain trans fats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be the best version of yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than complain about your age, celebrate your birthday. It\u2019s a privilege to breathe another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diana Arundell <\/em><\/strong>is a university-qualified naturopath and consults from her Avoca Naturopath clinic. She has a special interest in fertility and pregnancy health, digestive health, immune function and family wellness programs. She was a nutrition lecturer at Macquarie University for 10 years, and is an accredited Journey Practitioner. For further information please contact Diana Arundell at Avoca Naturopath on 0410 465 900.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Diana Arundell  Aim to drink 30ml water per kg body weight each day.  Get 8 hours sleep most nights. Watch the sunrise Use your non-dominant hand to do things…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[75,42],"series":[115],"class_list":["post-1500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-wellbeing","tag-article","tag-diana-arundell","series-coffee-with-a-coastie"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/07\/100-thoughts-1.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"

50 Wellness Tips for a Fulfilling and Healthy Life<\/a><\/blockquote>