How to Enhance Your Health With Simple Living

Introduction

Are you wondering how to enhance your health gently and safely? When we think of getting healthy, we often think that the solution is complex and tough. We reach for strong medicine, multi-herb formula, and approach it from a "boot-camp" perspective. Fast healing is the best healing, right?

Not necessarily. Slow down! There are some basic elements that will help make you healthier than you are right now. Returning to basics and living a simpler life work a lot better in the long run than anything potent.

Follow the guidelines for good health and take some nourishing tonic herbs daily, and you will feel so energized and healthy that the word "detox" won't even cross your mind.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You'll Need

• Nourishing herbal teas of your choice--choose from stinging nettle, oatstraw, red clover, and lemon balm
• Plenty of water
• Exercise
• Rest
• Nourishing, healthy foods
• Special extras such as a good book, creativity, spending time with loved ones, prayer

Steps

1

Step One

Choose one or two herbal teas to sip throughout the day. To make the tea boil one cup of water and pour over tea bag, or one cup of the dried herb.

2

Step Two

Get some exercise each day--at least 30 minutes. You can walk, garden, do some housework--as long as you're moving.

3

Step Three

Make sure you take breaks every now and then and go to bed at a reasonable time.

4

Step Four

Take the time to prepare healthy meals and eat them slowly. Really enjoy what you're doing.

5

Step Five

Choose several "special extras" to enjoy such as a good book, a bubble bath, spending time with your loved ones, seeing a movie or praying.

Tips & Warnings

• Learn how to prioritize your life so you don't get overwhelmed.
• Surround yourself with nature each day.
• Learn about the world around you.
• Choose your favorite herbs and grow them indoors. Add them to foods, teas, etc. It's nice to enjoy something green and fresh year round.
• Don't work too hard!
• Always make sure that your doctor approves of any herbs you decide to take.