When it comes to a new year, there is naturally a feeling of a fresh start. It feels like a clean slate. However, it really is a time for growth and building on our prior experiences. Everything we do follows us, for better or for worse.
So, what can you learn from when it comes to your health?
Ask yourself what worked for you in the past?
And on the flip side: what did not work for you previously?
There are common patterns I see which include an extreme health kick or a yo-yo diet. When motivation sets in, a diet occurs and oftentimes a strict exercise regimen takes place. But then inevitably something happens, throws them off course, and they are back in old routines which land them in poor health.
The only way to get out of the cycles that lead to nowhere is mindset. Committing to a healthy lifestyle is making daily choices that are in your health’s best interest based on the options available to you. You have to be able to ebb and flow with life. Don’t get down on yourself if you go off course, just start again the next day or the next week. Healing is not linear. There are ups and downs. You just have to forge ahead. The key is not going back to old patterns for a long period of time. There may be setbacks, but don’t fall way off. Catching yourself before you get too deep is the best way to go. Being kind to yourself with the changes that you want for yourself is essential.
We don’t learn from being perfect. We learn from experience. Sometimes that includes making mistakes. When it comes to our health, sometimes we need the physical symptoms of a bad food choice to point us in the direction of better nutrition options. The more you make better food choices for yourself, then that gives the body the ability to respond to a poor food choice. However, if you are constantly choosing poor food choices then your body won’t be able to sense how good you can feel. Constant poor food choices just leave your body feeling less than optimal and you won’t get the alerts clearly that poor food is bad for you. Poor food just leaves you in a constant state of poor health.
The only option is to add in the good as often as you can. Naturally your taste buds will crave the good food. Your microbiome will change. Physical and mental changes will occur when positive changes in diet and mindset take place. When you shift your focus to eating clean food full of antioxidants, fiber and phytonutrients you shift your health. Cravings melt away naturally. Fake food will not consume your daily living. You have to make a choice to rise above the chemically laden so-called ‘food’ that steals your wellness. The only answer is nutritious food and we all know deep down good from bad. Try your best this year – cheers to 2025!
In Good Health,
Dr. Dawn Siglain ND, LAc
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