What is Good health?
Health is the ability to respond correctly to an ever-changing environment. Lungs, heart, liver are all designed to deal with frequent changes. Optimum health is our body’s capacity to maintain this state of change at the optimum level of efficiency.
So, how do we know that we are in the “ pink of health”? Check out these parameters and tick them if it is “yes”: -
• Smooth skin
• Eyes are bright
• Healthy Glossy hair
• Teeth are strong, firm and sparkling
• Strong bones
• Muscles are strong, supple and toned
• Joint movements are easy
• Erect posture- check in the mirror
• Body feels light and energetic
• Agile limbs
• Quick reflex action
• Bowels are easy and non smelling
• Thinking is quick and clear
• Capacity to do hard sustained work both physical and mental.
• Capacity to recover from fatigue.
• Sound sleep and waking up refreshed.
• Have a good appetite and a keen hunger.
• Mind is alert.
If you have at least 15 ticks, then you are in the best of health and work on the other factors.
12-15: Health is good but check out the factors that you have not ticked.
Less than 12: it is time to take care of your health.
The way you take care of your health now will reflect on your physical condition10 years later. It is like taking an insurance policy☺
Prabha Krishna