Discover The Missing Key to Improving Your Health

Do you know the top ten causes for death? You will

recognize them all.

Here they are�

1. Heart disease

2. Cancer

3. Stroke

4. Lower-respiratory diseases

5. Injury (mostly car accidents)

6. Diabetes

7. Flu and pneumonia

8. Alzheimer's disease

9. Kidney disease

10. Infection

Source: 1999-2001 mortality statistics from the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention

Most of us want to live long, productive, pain free lives.

So, then, why are so many people dying from heart disease,

cancer and strokes - most of which can be prevented through

lifestyle changes?

***Health Is More Than Just Physical***

Health is defined in Webster's dictionary as "sound

physical or mental condition". Did you notice this

definition only includes physical health and mental health?

What about emotional health and spiritual health? So many

times I separate my life into different "file folders".

I have a folder for exercise and diet, a folder for my

relationship with God, a folder for my social life, and

another folder for my emotions�.can anyone else relate? I

try to fix my exercise and diet without addressing my

emotions. Or I try to overcome a difficult relationship in

my "social folder" without addressing my relationship with

God.

I try to separate myself -- my emotions, my mind, my spirit

and my body into different parts. And it just doesn't

work.

***Water, Ice & Steam - The Same Substance In Different

Forms***

Let's take the example of water. It has different functions

as water, ice and steam, but it is still the same basic

molecular substance. H2O.

Similarly, I believe each one of us has different parts -

our emotions, mind, spirit and body, but they all

interrelate to one another. They can't be separated.

Picture three circles. Now picture them all overlapping. I

believe the three circles are your emotions, mind and body

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BIO:

Written by Shelley Hitz, Licensed Physical Therapist and Certified NASM Personal Trainer.
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