Healthy Body

VISION BOARD

A Vision Board is a place to keep photographs or collages that encapsulate your goals or dreams.  Looking at these images each day can support you in realising your goals.  There are a number of Vision Boards available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  See, for example:

• http://​happytapper​.com/

For information on how visualisation can affect our performance in life, and specifically the performance of Olympic athletes, see the Wikipedia article here:

• http://​en​.wikipedia​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​C​r​e​a​t​i​v​e​_​v​i​s​u​a​l​i​z​a​t​ion

UNCONSCIOUS BELIEFS

Beliefs can impact our expectations.  Beliefs can also impact what we fantasise or daydream about, what we envision day to day, what we attempt or avoid, and how we perform at what we take on.

So it makes sense to take responsibility for our beliefs!

Hypnotherapy can provide a way of altering the beliefs that underlie your state of health.  For example:

• http://​www​.hypnosisdownloads​.com/​c​g​i​-​b​i​n​/​s​g​x​2​/​s​e​a​r​c​h​.​cgi or
• http://​www​.learningstrategies​.com/​P​a​r​a​l​i​m​i​n​a​l​/​I​n​t​r​o​1​.​asp

WEIGHT ZONES

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a way of establishing what is a healthy body weight for you based on how tall you are.  You can then weigh yourself and see which category you fit into: Underweight, Normal Range, Overweight, or Obese.

• Read more here: http://​en​.wikipedia​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​I​d​e​a​l​_​b​o​d​y​_​w​e​i​ght

TRACKING HEALTH GOALS

Daily Tracker is a good iPhone /​ iPod Touch app that allows you to set goals and track progress with them daily.  For example, how much exercise you’ve taken or how many calories you’ve consumed each day.

• http://​www​.thedailytracker​.com/

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

There are a wide range of approaches to maintaining a healthy body outside of ‘orthodox’ medicine.  These include acupuncture, homeopathy, herbalism, aromatherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, kinesiology.  Many people report very positive results from using them (ourselves included), while others challenge their efficacy.

• http://​en​.wikipedia​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​A​l​t​e​r​n​a​t​i​v​e​_​m​e​d​i​c​ine

EXERCISE OPTIONS

There are many different exercise disciplines that support a healthy body.  Here are three common examples, each of which is very powerful:

• http://​en​.wikipedia​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​P​i​l​a​tes
• http://​en​.wikipedia​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​Y​oga
• http://​en​.wikipedia​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​T​a​i​_​c​h​i​_​c​h​uan

IMMUNE SYSTEM

Inside your body there is an incredible protection mechanism called the immune system. It is designed to defend you against viruses, bacteria, toxins, parasites, etc.  There are many things you can do to support your immune system in doing its job, such as getting enough sleep, exercising and eating the right food.  There are also many supplements you can take to boost your immune system.  For example:

• http://​www​.metabolics​.com/