It’s Christmas season and I want to know if you have been B.A.D. this year? No, I’m not referring to you getting gifts from Santa or not, I am talking about 3 critical components of good health…Balanced, Alkalized and Detoxed. The typical person has heard these words but has little understanding of what they really mean and how important they are in maintaining exceptional health. To put it into perspective, consider someone who is not B.A.D. They are an imbalanced, acidic pool that is backed up with toxic waste. They have little defense against anything that attacks the body and their body is a breeding ground for health destroying villains. Let’s take a quick look at how to be B.A.D.
Balance: This does not mean standing on one leg and it often gets bounced around in the nutrition world, but what does it really mean? Well, first of all, a balance implies there is a continuum and you should fall somewhere between both ends of the spectrum. However, in our culture, too often people are at one end of the spectrum or the other. For example, an immune system that is out of balance on the high side can be linked to auto-immune disorders that can be destructive to health. On the flip side, immune systems that are out of balance on the low side leave you with little defense against serious illnesses that can be life-threatening and debilitating. The body/immune system can get out of balance from a lack of getting enough of the right nutrients, not enough exercise, too little sleep, too many chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, man-made food/drink additives, household products, medications), high levels of stress and deep-rooted spiritual issues like anger, jealousy, unforgiveness and past hurts.
Alkalize: There was a book written by a guy titled, “Alkalize or Die.” Now, that is a little extreme, but there is some truth in it. The body can basically be acidic or alkaline. You want it more on the alkaline side, otherwise you are asking for trouble. The majority of people tend to be on the acidic side which is due to lifestyle factors like: eating too many processed high fat and high sugar foods, drinking an excess of coffee/tea/softdrinks, not drinking enough water, meds and other chemicals I mentioned earlier, high levels of stress and there are more. When the body is acidic, it is an invitation for devilish medical conditions like cancer to come in and take over. It provides an environment in your body where evil intruders are welcome. On the contrary, an alkalized body is a body that is a clean, green, mean, disease-fighting machine. Picture your body as a garden of health that flourishes with goodness when you keep it alkalized.
Detox: The average person is exposed to over 500 toxins a day in the air we breathe, food we eat, things we drink, products we use, stress we have and internal baggage we hold onto. You can’t avoid these dirty little demons altogether, but you certainly can minimize your exposure to them as well as attack and eliminate the ones you are exposed to. If you fail to dispose of these toxins, they WILL store up in your body like Southerners do with groceries when it snows. They will not just hang out in your body innocently either. Their mission is to destroy you whether it takes days, weeks, months or years. The more toxins you allow to take up residence in your body and the longer you allow them to stay there, the worse your chances get of living a healthy life. If this wasn’t bad enough, the average person also has 2-10 stored meals sitting in their colon at anytime. That is 2-10 pounds of toxic sludge making itself at home on your living room couch. When you realize that over half of your immune system is in your colon, you can understand that your body can get out of whack pretty fast without proper elimination of this wicked toxic waste.
So, if you want to be B.A.D., then you should strongly consider these ammunition bullets against being G.O.O.D. (Gastro-intestinal despair/Over-loaded with toxins/Ongoing health and life problems/Diseased body).
· Drink half your bodyweight in ounces of filtered/purified water daily.
· Eat properly harvested organic fruits, vegetables and unprocessed whole grains throughout the day.
· Minimize or eliminate foods and drinks that have man-made chemicals in them.
· Eat healthy fats like extra virgin first cold-pressed organic olive oil, flax seeds or oil, coconut oil, nuts, seeds, natural peanut butter, avocados to name many.
· Fill nutrient gaps and keep your body in healthy order with plant-based supplementation such as a Greens and Multi-nutrient complex supplement.
· Do your best to use only natural products made with things from nature.
· Make sure you are getting 7-9 hours of quality sleep every night…there are several practical things and natural remedies that you can use to help you accomplish this.
· Exercise regularly…5-7 times per week for 20-40 minutes with proper intensity.
· Find creative ways to keep stress controlled and do these things daily.
· Quit holding onto DEAD weight (anger, jealousy, unforgiveness, past hurt, etc.) and release it to God so you don’t carry it around anymore and allow it rob you of living a healthy, good life.
· Enjoy life by: discovering your true purpose and acting on it, bettering yourself daily through reading, listening, prayer and practicing the good things you have learned, and building healthy relationships.
It’s time to be B.A.D. and yes, I am giving you full permission to be B.A.D. Now, get going with your B.A.D. self and talk to you next year!
In Health,
Clayton Halls
