On the Coast – Families Issue 100 I June/July 2019 | Page 37

47 Meditate daily
66
Cook a meal for someone
who is unwell or is struggling.
to quieten the mind and align with
inner self. Your inner being
knows exactly what you
need to do.
67 Have important heart, body.
68 87 Eat more green vegetables.
88 Buy and eat in season fruit and
conversations face to face or via
the phone, not via text.
On your death bed, will
you be still thinking about this
issue/conversation/person? vegetables, they are cheaper and in
synergy with the needs of the body.
69 Consider the 80/20 rule 89 Avoid foods that make you feel
with meals. 80% vegetables or
salad and 20% protein/meat.
70 Aim for food that has < 5g
48 sugar per 100g.
49 Listen to your body – if eating a 71 If you feel stressed, do a yoga class.
72 It’s OK to buy something simply
Reduce exposure to toxic chemicals
– Don’t store or heat things up in plastic.
Use glass.
85 Be Here Now.
86 Use it or lose it – brain, muscles,
tired or give you cravings.
90
Chew well to better digest foods
and take a load off the gut.
92 Minimise EMF by avoiding screen
time before bed, switch off router over
night, avoid electronic devices within 1
metre of bed.
certain food makes you feel unwell, don’t
eat it. because you like it. No need to justify
deserving it. 50 If something doesn’t feel right, it’s because it’s not. Too busy to exercise? Download 7
Minute work out APP. 73 91 Literally
51 Slow down.
52 Share your smile – it can make You can be an amazing human
being without being busy and productive.
Just by being, not by doing. 74 the flowers
someone’s day.
53 Say Yes more often.
54 Ask for help if you’re struggling.
55 Exercise daily or at the very least 3
hours per week.
56 Get out in nature – bush, beach,
garden.
57 Notice the wind under a bird’s
wings as it flies by.
58
STOP – notice what you can see,
hear, smell, taste and touch. This is
present moment awareness.
59
‘What comes naturally to me?’ Do
more of that.
60
Experience real face to face
relationships with people rather than
online or virtual relationships.
61 Give and receive hugs everyday.
62 Stress less.
63 Acknowledge 3 things everyday for
stop and smell
75 Snack on nuts, seeds and fresh fruit.
76 When you’re sick don’t soldier on.
Take time to rest and recoup.
77 Give up soft drink forever. Drink
plain mineral/soda water with dash of
100% juice to sweeten. 93 Balance light/dark, activity/rest,
78 Liars don’t heal. Tell the truth, it 94 Delete social media platforms that
79 Live fearlessly.
80 Do a digital detox and switch off Try eating Mediterranean style diet
for 3 months.
will set you free.
devices for a weekend.
feeding/fasting in your life.
make you feel low.
95
96 Everything will be OK in the end. If
it’s not OK, it’s not the end.
81 Life is meant to be fun, not serious.
97 Avoid foods that contain trans fats.
82 Be the best version of yourself.
98 The happier you are, the better
83 If you have slow bowels, eat muesli things get…not the other way around.
with berries, chia and flax seeds for
breakfast.
99 Rather than complain about your
age, celebrate your birthday. It’s a
84 If you had self-esteem/courage/guts privilege to breathe another year.
right now – What would you do? There’s
your answer.
100 Take the path of least resistance.
which you are grateful.
64 Escape reality for a while by going
to a movie with a friend.
65 Do a random act of kindness.
Diana Arundell is a university-qualified naturopath and consults from her Avoca Naturopath clinic.
She has a special interest in fertility and pregnancy health, digestive health, immune function and family
wellness programs. She was a nutrition lecturer at Macquarie University for 10 years, and is an
accredited Journey Practitioner. For further information please contact Diana Arundell at Avoca
Naturopath on 0410 465 900.
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