The Simple Lifetime Diet
The Simple Lifetime Diet incorporates loving yourself with all your heart, soul, mind and body. Our research indicates that wellness and health promotion relate to these protective practices: nutritious eating, >50% of protection; physical fitness, ~20%, positive thinking and planning, ~15%; and meditation ~15%.
Nutritious eating includes a high-carbohydrate, high-fiber, low-fat diet rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables with protein from low fat dairy products, white meat and soy.
Physical fitness includes cardiovascular activities such as non-aerobic (e.g., walking) and aerobic exercises (e.g., biking or swimming); weight training for muscle strengthening; stretching activities; and good balance activities (e.g. standing on one foot or tight rope walking).
Positive thinking and planning requires developing goals and plans engage your whole heart and soul. Replacing negative self-talk with positive, affirming self-talk energizes your brain and body.
Meditation includes developing a discipline of 15 to 20 minutes of quiet time twice daily. This can be incorporated into a variety of devotion and prayer practices.
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