Have you ever wondered how healthy you are?  What factors in your life affect your health?  What tests should you have run routinely to ensure that you are in good health – or, can modify your lifestyle to improve your health?

I have been giving a lot of thought to writing a book on this subject lately – one that can help people define their current health status, and make intelligent decisions regarding those factors in their lives that affect their health.  Obviously there are many factors affecting health – some are obvious, such as smoking.  Others are less obvious – such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies.  Most of us cannot recognize the symptoms associated with vitamin and/or mineral deficiencies.

A person asked me the other day for permission to ask me a question about my health.  Of course, I gave her permission.  She asked me about cleansing.  I, like most people, think immediately about colon cleansing.  Given a few minutes to think further on that topic, you might include liver cleansing as well.  You may know some of the basics of colon cleansing, but, like most people, are uncertain about how to cleanse your liver.  Yet this is an important factor in your health.

I answered her question regarding my personal knowledge and habits, and started to think further on the topic of cleansing.  The largest organ in your body is your skin.  How do you cleanse your skin?  Sweat!  Sweat cleans your pores.  Shampoos, conditioners, deodorants, perfumes, creams, after shave lotions, plus many other chemicals clog your pores and reduce your skin’s ability to function.  Simply sweating on a regular basis removes many of those chemicals – most of which contain toxins.

I continued thinking on the topic of cleansing.  A day or two later, I realized that the most important organ that should be cleansed daily, if not hourly, is your mind.  The world is full of negativity.  Eighty to ninety percent of everything you see, hear or read contains negativity.  Less than ten percent of those things (television, newspaper, books, friends, thoughts, etc.) that you encounter daily are essentially neutral.  That leaves a very small percentage of your daily encounters that are positive.  Cleansing your mind is important for your good health.

Emotions cause your body to create chemicals.  Negative emotions create the kinds of chemicals that can jeopardize your health.  Fear, anxiety, stress, discomfort, apprehension, panic, angst, trauma, etc feed your body a continuous stream of chemicals that harm your body.  These chemicals can cause illness, weight gain, pain, suffering and even death, if left unchallenged.  Conversely, positive feelings and thoughts encourage optimal health.

I allowed my mind to wander recently on the various aspects of health that people should know about their health.  I am a researcher – not a doctor or medical professional.  That being said, you, and only you, are still the person responsible for your health.  If you don’t know where you stand, how can you improve your health - or ask your medical professional the right questions to improve your health?

I will post several more blogs on this topic shortly.  This blog would be too long to do justice to the different aspects of your health.

Choices have consequences.  Your Prosperity Professor, Red O’Laughlin

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