A quick Wellicious guide to maintaining your body

Spine: Without your spine you’re lost. To protect your spine you should look after your back and abdominal muscles. Have Pilates lessons 2-3 times a week, and you will feel yourself getting stronger. If you eat fatty fish like salmon, herring or mackerel twice a week you can also prevent arthritis.
Don’t ignore even light tensions; try a warm bath with lavender.

Bones: Lack of exercise, fast food, smoking and constant bad dieting can damage your bones, but you won’t notice straight away that your bones have weakened. High impact sports like tennis, aerobics, running, badminton, hockey, foot-, volley- or basketball can help. Loads to choose from!

Kidney: They tidy up your body. If they are not working properly you might notice it through bad skin, tiredness, headaches, swollen eyelids or legs.
Drink enough water everyday and make sure you are dressed nice and warm.

Brain: Being overweight ages you brain and could lead to dementia, strokes and Alzheimer’s. If you are chronically stressed you could damage your brain too because the hormone cortisol is liberated.
Train your brain by doing what you are not used to e.g. use your other hand to eat or brush your teeth. Kiwis are the number one brain food! Eat them three times a week.

Heart: If you are a smoker and take the pill you are 20 times more likely at risk of a heart attack.
Your blood pressure shouldn’t be higher than 140 to 85. If you suffer from tiredness or a disturbed blood flow you should check with your GP.

Lung: Oxygen is the anti aging elixir. You feel weakened and tired if your lungs do not work properly. For pleasure: White wine helps, but not more than 0.2l a day. 2-3 times a week you can spice up your dinner with chilli.

Stomach: Stomach pain is usual after too much or too heavy food, you can avoid that by eating slow and chew every bite 15-20 times. You are also more likely to notice when you feel full. Smoking and alcohol are also bad for your stomach.

Intestine: Routine helps your intestine, not only when it comes to food, but also a regular nights sleep, 7-8 hours are ideal.

Liver: Your liver transforms nutrients into energy. Tiredness, pain below the right costal arch and headaches could be results of a weakened liver. Abstain from alcohol for three weeks, fat and sugar so your liver can fully recover.

Reconnect with old friends. Everyone has an old friend they’ve lost touch with. Make time to reconnect. Having a lot of active friends and socializing is key to keeping your mind sharp and happy. Everybody needs support by other people.

Make time for exercise. I start my day with a 25 minute yoga workout followed by 5 minutes of meditation. If you don‘t have time to exercise at home try to walk for at least 20-30 minutes. Daily exercise will help you to maintain strength, flexibility, and burn a few calories. The extra fresh air for your lungs is an added plus;-).

To combat the aging process it is extremely important to enjoy deep and restful sleep. While it might sound easier than it is, do your best to make your sleep environment as distraction free as possible. Deep, invigorating sleep has a positive effect on your energy levels, mood, and general wellbeing. You can use scented candles and cosy bed lines to create a better sleep environment.

Instead of drinking a second cup of coffee, drink a big glass of water or tea instead. Everyone knows that water is good for us, so why not take advantage? Water helps your skin to look more radiant, helps the digestion process, and is an essential for our internal organs.