Love Your Body

People are busy these days with their everyday life as compared to the previous decades. We are so engrossed in our work and fulfilling our daily obligations that our health has become our last priority.

By health, we mean a balance of physical, mental and emotional health. For a person to be healthy, all these three components matter. They are interrelated too. This article focuses on the first step, that is, one’s physical health, which can be achieved through diet and exercise.

An old saying goes—we are what we eat. Despite knowing that somebody has said it so true, we tend to ignore it and prioritize our works over our diet. We eat whatever we get, whosoever gives to us and whenever we want. No discipline for our diet at all. In fact, food is like the petrol for our engine to run. The quality of petrol determines the speed and durability of engine. Moreover, it not only affects us on the physical level but also on our overall health.

There are several theories about what to eat. Trying to follow all/some of them, we have confused ourselves. So the approach we can take now is something common to all those theories and that is—following the natural way, by adding a lot of fruits and green vegetables to our food (mainly carbohydrates) and avoiding unnatural and unnecessary food.

Next, the way we make timetable for our days, let’s make a timetable for our food too. This includes—eating at a fixed time, not eating when we are not hungry, not eating whatever comes in front of us and also knowing when to drink and when not to. Proper gap of about 30 minutes should be maintained between eating food and drinking water. We have heard about it for a long time but have ignored. Let’s not now.

Movement of our body is equally important as our diet. Children run and play. As we grow up, our movement decreases due to various factors such as responsibilities and jobs. However, our body should be busy and engaged in various activities throughout the day. This keeps us mentally fit too. Also, we should know when to rest. Over-activity and inactivity are harmful for us. When our body communicates with us, we should be able to understand its language. For example, we feel tired when we overwork. So the body says—Get rest now. When we eat but don’t work, our body feels heavy.  It means—Work now.

Along with the physical activities we do, an hour of exercise daily is a necessity. The purpose is to move each and every part of our body and make it flexible and prevent it from getting jammed. We can make use of our body to the maximum level in this way.

We exist in this world physically. Once dead, the body loses its value. So, we should look after it properly when we can. By prioritizing our physical health and becoming fit and sound by doing the above-mentioned simple tasks, we can fulfill our duties towards the world more effectively. So let’s eat, work and rest in a proper balance and feel happy and peaceful.