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This article is inspired by a slide presentation -
entitled The Art Of Being Well - by medical doctor, writer and TV
personality Drauzio Varella, who recommends seven things that we must do
if we do not want to fall ill. I'll share with you his headers and offer
my take on what these seven mean to me.
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If you don't want to fall ill, speak your
feelings.
There's nothing like letting out all your pent-up feelings from deep
within. Bottling them up will just raise your stress levels and cause
all forms of internal imbalances, possibly resulting in ulcers,
gastritis, backaches and, sometimes, even cancer.
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If you don't want to be ill, make decisions.
When you are undecided about things, anxiety and doubt creep in. This
could result in unnecessary trauma, worries and - many a time -
relationship problems. More often than not, procrastination will result
in less-than-healthy outcomes.
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If you don't want to be ill, find solutions.
Be positive and actively look for answers. Nip a small matter in the bud
so that it will not have a chance to grow into an unmanageable animal.
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If you don't want to be ill, don't live by
appearances.
I am not referring to what we wear physically, but to any pseudo image
we adopt that is far from our true selves. Being positive and true to
oneself is the way to go. As for the rest, in Dr Varella's words, "their
destiny is the pharmacy, the hospital and pain".
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If you don't want to be ill, accept.
Only by accepting ourselves can we boost self-esteem and eradicate all
forms of negativity, such as jealousy, arrogance and envy. There is so
much to benefit from by just being one with ourselves.
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If you don't want to be ill, trust.
Without trust, there can be no true friendships. Your relationships will
tend to be shallow and peripheral, and you would always be on your
guard, your defences always up - but your resistance to ailments can
only go down.
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If you don't want to be ill, do not live life sad.
Someone once said: "Good humour saves us from the hands of the doctor."
How true this is.
Take every opportunity to joke, laugh and be happy. These traits are
highly contagious and, the more we spread these positive "viruses", the
more folk around us cannot help but contract good health and peace of
mind as well.
Live your life with some or all of the above in mind and you can expect
to be rewarded with a positive spirit, a healthy mind, a vibrant aura
and a holistic healthy disposition.
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