What a wonderful time of year Christmas and the whole festive season provides for us. Getting to spend quality time with the family and friends in a relaxed environment with an abundance of food, and drink; what more could you want? Unfortunately this is where we start to lose the plot and keep wanting more and more. Be it alcohol, food or even sleep, we just go too far. We get nuclear and not natural and take the focus off the loving (giving and receiving) and spiritual side of Christmas and place it all into having, wanting and indulging.
Nuclear influences play a huge part in our lives and as Christmas has the capacity to get very excessive, anything nuclear or unnatural can actually increases that excessiveness. Nuclear means anything that is chemical, artificial or unnatural, so heavily processed foods, alcohol, sweeteners and the likes.
Whilst you are on holidays and are experiencing the freedom of not having to turn up to work or answer to anyone. Taking that as an opportunity to let your hair down and hop into anything and everything that you perceive will give you even more freedom will only succeed to deliver the opposite effect. Sickness, tiredness, headaches, stiffness, back pain and even arguments and anger are all commonly reported in this festive period.
Your brain loves the freedom that holidays bring as well, but it doesn’t like nuclear influences and unnatural behaviors. It simply wasn’t designed to entertain them. The brain like you, needs time out and rejuvenation and if it doesn’t get it, things start to go wrong. We mistakenly associate late nights, a few drinks, lots of food, chocolates, sweets and even massive sleep ins as part of this great thing called freedom. Problem is your brain and body isn’t designed to handle them and will only succeed in causing more stress.
Instead of recovery, the brain is getting nuclear influences that give it an almighty whack of pleasure and it wants more of it. The more it gets the more it wants. The parts of the brain these influences hit are stimulated and excited greatly however this isn’t giving the brain recovery time. Whereas natural substances such as water, fruit, vegetables, meats, nuts, adequate sleep, activity, sunlight and a stress free environment is what will allow the brain and the body to recover and rejuvenate and be better after the break.
Treating the brain with nuclear substances is the most wonderful feeling for the brain however it is a stress internally that is re routing the natural systems that are set up to keep us alive, safe and healthy. This is why people report getting sick on holidays, the body puts everything on hold to deal with more stress and upheaval internally, even immunity. Your natural rhythms become confused as they don’t know when it is night or day due to the late nights and sleep ins. Excess sugar intake recruits masses of insulin which brings massive amounts of pleasure to the brain however the down side is the hormones think this is heaven and want more. All in all, stress levels go through the roof and the nuclear influences are part of the influencing factor.
Whilst this sounds like I don’t want you to eat anything or drink anything unnatural this Christmas, I know that is not realistic and would cause stress in itself. However I do recommend you create awareness around nuclear influences and limit them where possible. You are a natural being and nature is what your body and brain craves. Here are three tips to try if you want to reduce the inner turmoil of nuclear influences this Christmas and New Year.
1. Limit Nuclear power: Reduce the amount of unnatural or nuclear influences. This means alcohol, cool drinks, commercial fruit juices, sweets and chocolates to name a few. A good rule of thumb, we recommend is if it looks like it hasn’t been grown out of the ground or running around then it is unnatural or even nuclear.
2. Keep the Rhythm: Regular sleep and sunshine exposure should be maintained. Keeping the rhythms of your body in order or even improved aids recovery and rejuvenation. As soon as you start staying up later due to influences such as alcohol and unnatural light sources your rhythms begin to get confused. Our rhythms are in sync with the sun rising and sun setting. Upsetting that rhythm more than it already is decreases rejuvenation and your optimal functioning.
3. Get up off your bum: Keep moving to allow your brain and body to function. You are designed to move and if you don’t your systems that control overeating and motivation for activity start to shut down. Half an hour a day of walking will ensure these systems are still functioning but you still won’t be functioning optimally. So at a minimum get half an hour’s walk this Christmas and New Year period to keep your motivation ticking over
Enjoy this festive season and what it brings you. It is a time to savor however remember that natural influences will allow you to enjoy the moments for what they truly are and not for the more powerful and unsustainable nuclear pleasures your body and brain is receiving.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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