Living with EQ Every Day - Your Immune System Needs It!

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“The Top 10 Ways to Boost Your Immune System,”

1. UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE THAT MAKES IT CRUCIAL THAT YOU BOLSTER YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

Your immune system IS your health. Your immune system is the first line of defense against bacteria and fungi, and it is your ONLY defense against viruses. Antibiotics do not kill viruses, and today, some bacteria are becoming highly resistant to antibiotics as well. When pharmaceuticals can't help, defending your body against disease is left up to your immune system.

2. YOUR EMOTIONS ARE IN EVERY CELL OF YOUR BODY AND AFFECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, THEREFORE YOUR HEALTH.

Learn Emotional Intelligence (EQ) from a certified coach. It can save your life. Books such as "Anger Kills," by Redford Williams, and "The Pleasure Prescription," by Paul Pearsall, Ph.D. (psychoneuroimmunologist), should tip you off. Negative emotions cause wear and tear on your physiology, while positive emotions can bolster it. Learn how to control and manage your emotions, and your reaction to those of others.

3. TAKE AN IMMUNE SUSTEM NEUTRACEUTICAL.

One example is Arbonne's "Defense Builder." It is scientifically proven to bolster your immune system. Another good product is Arbonne's "Get Well Soon Dietary Supplement." Your immune system needs all the help you can give it so it can do its job--defend you against bacteria and fungi, and help you heal faster from illness and surgeries.

4. MAKE SURE YOUR COSMETICS, LOTIONS, SHAVING CREAM AND BABY PRODUCTS ARE MADE FROM PURE, NATURAL INGREDIENTS.

Many people fail to recognize that what you put on your skin is absorbed into your blood stream. The ingredients in many over-the-counter products will affect your allergies, your immune system and your health. Read more about this here: http://susandunn.myarbonne.com .

5. ANALYZE YOUR CURRENT DIET AND MAKE WHATEVER CHANGES ARE NECESSARY.

Eat an adequate amount of fresh fruits and vegetables, and decrease your intake of foods that are chemical- or hormone-laden; avoid processed foods; and eat at regular intervals. Plan vacations that allow you to eat well. For instance, most cruise ships offer low-fat options on the dining menu, as well as an entire buffet restaurant alternative that features a salad and fruit bar, low-fat desserts, turkey, and other healthy options most hours of the day and night.

6. ELIMINATE OBVIOUS HEALTH DESTROYERS such as alcohol, illegal drugs, excessive caffeine, and cigarettes.

7. EXERCISE.

Get yourself on a sensible exercise routine you can stick to.

Did you know that one of the best antidotes to depression is exercise? Anti-depressants work far better and much faster when you exercise. Becoming addicted to a brutal exercise regime is not the answer. In fact it can intensify stress hormones, weaken joints, tear muscles, and defeat your purposes. You want to win the war, not the battle. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

Incorporate exercise into your daily life. For instance, I just moved to another town, and decided to do all the packing myself, for exercise purposes. It helped combat the natural stress hormones a move provokes, and, without changing my diet at all, I lost 7 lbs. and felt wonderful.

During your normal routine, you could take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk the dog more often, walk to the Stop'n'Go instead of driving (and don't buy junk while you're there!), and play active games with your kids. You can turn many things into exercise that were formerly sedentary, for instance one of my clients who has a secretary made the decision to quit sending the secretary to the file, mail and copy rooms, and to get up and do these things herself.

You can plan an active vacation, or make any vacation active. I am amused at people who consider cruises "sedentary." It isn't even possible. You must walk miles a day to get around; a large cruise ship is like a small town. I realized this when I broke my ankle one time on a cruise. If you take the stairs instead of the elevator to get places it works like the best of the stairmasters--on this last cruise, my stateroom was 5 floors down from the restaurant, and 7 down from the pool and I went up and down many times a day, as you can imagine, as well as from end-to-end of the ship (my favorite hot tub at one end, the ship store on the other). Most cruise ships have weight and exercise rooms, spas with yoga and Pilates, and they are adding things like rock climbing. You can also opt to participate in the active shore excursions.

7. ADD POSITIVE EMOTIONS AND EXPERIENCES TO YOUR LIFE.

Reward yourself all the time. I bet you don't do that nearly often enough! When I knew I was going to move, I scheduled a cruise for myself, and then backed the moving date right up to it. I worked hard, with good physical labor, controlled the worry/stress factor with EQ, and then rewarded myself immediately with what is a very relaxing 'vacation' to me.

Laugh--for no reason at all, except for your health.

Practice an "attitude of gratitude." We tend to dwell on the one bad thing that went wrong in a day. Instead find one thing that went well and dwell on that.

8. AVOID THE WHITE POISONS—WHITE SUGAR AND FLOUR.

9. ELIMINATE CAUSES OF STRESS WHERE YOU CAN, AND ADD RELAXERS AND SOURCES OF PLEASURE.

Make a list of what stresses you, from the biggest down to the smaller. Then take an honest look at what you could eliminate, and then start doing it. Lists and analysis are worthless unless you take action. Examine, preferably with a certified EQ Coach, the beliefs you hold that stress you, your degree of perfectionism, the negative and draining relationships in your life, and the demands of your personality style (introverts and stressed by what energizes extraverts, and vice versa). You will want to make some changes in these areas, and a certified EQ coach can help you. In fact, the title of my ebook on this subject was suggested by a client who wanted solutions to these problems. It is called, "Changing Beliefs, Self-Limiting Thoughts, and What to Accept." ( http://www.webstrategies.cc/ebooklibrary.html ).

P.S. “Excitement” does not equal “pleasure”.

10. LEARN ABOUT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND WHAT SUPPORTS IT.

Every great plan starts with an educational phase. Your certified EQ coach can help you, and courses such as The EQ Foundation Course(tm) (http://www.susandunn.cc/EQcourse.htm ), offered online with email and telephone support.

©Susan Dunn, MA, Founding Member of Coachville, Personal Life & EQ Coach trainer, www.susandunn.cc, mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc Susan coaches individuals, offers Internet programs, ebooks and teleclasses. She trains and certifies EQ, Personal Life, and Wellness Coaches in an innovative, fast, affordable program that is rated #1 on the Internet. Available globally, all long-distance, no residency requirement. Seminars offered in some cities and countries-email for info. Susan is an independent Arbonne consultant.