BEING ABLE TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF FOR YOUR HEALTH

I won't even ask if you have ever had a life situation that makes you cringe or feel dumb. I won't ask because we are all human and we have all had those situations. Did you know that laughing at yourself in those situations can give you a head-to-toes boost? Rachel Goldman, a NYC-based clinical psychologist has said, "Humor and laughter, when not motivated by belittling ourselves, can reduce stress hormones and relax the body."

Research also suggests that laughter may improve your memory as well as help build your resilience. Ms. Goldman went on to say, "The mind-body connection is real, the two are always sending each other signals. We can tweak a behavior or thought and it can directly impact how we feel."

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THANKFULNESS FOR YOUR HEALTH

    Do you give thanks before meals? Do you practice thankfulness in your everyday life? If you answered yes to one or both of those questions, good for you. According to HARVARD HEALTH PUBLISHING, "Giving thanks could make you happier and healthier. Research suggests that people who express gratitude are more optimistic, have better relationships and exercise more."

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ACCEPTANCE

The first thing to get you started on changing your diet, lifestyle, etc after a diagnosis is acceptance.  No matter what the diagnosis, be it diabetes, arthritis, cancer or something else, you have to first come to an acceptance of the illness before you can do what you need to do to fight it off!  Many of the foods you need to eat to fight said illness will often be something not currently in your diet or something you simply don't like.  But do yourself a big favor.  Think of such foods as the medicine your body needs to perform the tasks required of it.  That will make it much easier to change your diet and include the foods you need.  Our bodies are wonderfully made, and they have an enormous ability to heal if we will keep unhealthy things out of them and feed them the nutrients they need.  You really can help your body do its job!

Often people say, "I could never eat enough of that to do me any good."  But that is not the way to look at it.  You must realize you can't do it all in one setting, one day, or one week.  It requires a change in diet on a regular basis.  You can't eat asparagus once and think that will help.  You need to eat the foods at least once a week and once daily in some instances.  It is not a matter of how much but how often!

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