Attention ICers: Taking Baby Steps Towards Better Health

Don't know were to start when comes to diet and exercise? Do you need a gentle nudge in the right direction?  Are you afraid of making dietary changes because it means giving up foods you enjoy?

How do we make real lasting changes?  BABY STEPS!

Any changes you can make, no matter how small, can make a difference.

In Japan, it’s called kaizen. It’s a strategy for making change based on tiny, continuous improvements. And, they mean tiny. Want to build a habit of exercise? A kaizen practitioner would recommend you start by marching in place for one minute a day.

The point is to make changes in small, but effective increments. You start with where you’re at, and you look to see what you can change. You make it your goal to change that one thing.

You work on your one thing — and only that — until it’s habitual.

Every diet adjustment, even the most simple, takes time. It may be two, three, or even four weeks before you’re comfortable with your one new eating habit — before they “fit” like an old pair of shoes. But it will happen. And, once it does you can evaluate where you’re at and make another small change.

So, where to begin?

Here are ten ideas. Make one change at a time and do not take on a second until the first change is habit. 

1. Replace conventional veggies with organic. 
2. Replace Cows milk with Goats Milk. 
3. Eat More Fruit. 
4. Drink more water. 
5. Take a daily walk. 
6. Switch to grass fed animal products.  
7. Practice deep diaphragm breathing daily.
8. Learn how to cook.  
9. Give up fast foods. 
10. Journal Writing.


 In Health
Gloria Prater

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