Benefit Yourself

I used to be very, very sick. I was born with Cerebral Palsy and used to be in a wheelchair after contracting Encephalitis. I had to fight to gain a bit of health back. After seven years of being in the wheelchair, I can now walk. Why? Because of these basic 10 reasons below. Apply these things and love for others and above love for your Creator, and see if it can work some positive benefits in your life also.

I then started to do my own research on different remedies that work for trying to maintain good health habits and how we can benefit our minds, bodies and spirituality. These simple things can make life worth living. Try them and see if they work for you also.

1. Drink a lot of water. Not just 8 glasses but 12 glasses of water a day. It flushes the toxins out of the body that can make pain worse then it needs to be. Water is the life of the body, without it the body suffers, gets sick and can even cause depression. So drink, drink, drink.
2. Do some research on cutting out coffee, soda and only drink wine if you feel like drinking. A glass of wine a few times a week is good for the heart and good for cleaning the blood. Stop those sweets like sugar, and cakes and candies. Of course though, dark, dark chocolate is good for you, so if you desire sweets, eat some dark chocolate, the darker the better for you. Dark chocolate is good for the heart, and at the same time satisfies the sweet tooth. Dark Chocolate needs to have a lot of cocoa to be of benefit to the body. It is the cocoa phenols that lower blood pressure. Dark chocolate also can serve as a antioxident. So friends, eat your dark chocolate every day!
3. Purchase some cream called "Capsaicin Cream." It will help with the aches and pain. Rub some on the parts that truly hurt. I know the FMS suffers also suffer from muscle and tendon pains. An all over ache. I having Cerebral palsy myself suffer from muscle aches and pains, so I definitely understand pain.
4. Eat as much veggies and fruit as possible. when waste products are eliminated the body can better work the way it should. Waste products can cause health problems if not eliminated properly every day. Next time you eliminate waste material, look at it, is it shaped in an S shape. If not, that means you need more fiber. Eat your veggies and your fruits. You will feel better if you do. Do research on a product called "Natural Joint." It is great. It is made up of 37 different kinds of fruits and veggies and is all natural. It is good for us who just don't have the time or want to eat all those fruits and veggies we are suppose to. It is good for joints, muscles and will help with some of the pain. I do have spastic Cerebral Palsy and at 33 years old I used to feel about 50 because of the spastic contraction of the muscles and tendons in my arms and legs. Sticking with these basic things have helped me feel better.
5. Do research on a product called "Natural Joint." This product is fantastic. It is made up of 37 different kinds of fruits and veggies and is all natural. It is good for us who just don't have the time or want to eat all those fruits and veggies we are suppose to. It is good for joints, muscles and will help with some of the pain FMS produces.
6. Take time out for yourself each day. Soak in a hot bubble bath with soft music. They say music can calm the wild beast, then just think of what it can do for us humans! Walk each day at least one mile and work up to 3-5 miles. Do it slowly though at first but movement sometimes helps to get the body going again.
7. Apple Cider Vinegar. Now don't laugh but if and when you enjoy salad. Use "Braggs" apple cider vinegar. Good stuff if you put two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in an 8 ounce glass of apple juice. This allows one to drink it without the bad taste. It really taste to me as apple cider does. Or you can place it in water and drink it. I also sometimes just place it in my salads.
8. We all need spiritual guidance and this helps us to have a clear mind to function each day. Talking with our Creator allows us to vent our feeling about our health issues, economic issues or whatever problems we have. After all speaking to our Creator is free, unlike those counselors who charge absorbent amounts of money. Try it, you might like it and it's great for lifting the spirits.
9. Visit others who are sick, you might find someone who is suffering more then you and that should make you appreciate that you are not so bad off after all. Try to share a cute joke or a funny story, make them laugh. Laughter is great for healing. Sometimes when I feel down I rent some funny movies to make me laugh and after I feel so much better.
10. Keep a journal on your feelings each day. You will notice that after the first two weeks if you follow these simple suggestions, you will feel better and you outlook on life will be brighter. Your whole appearance will shine and when others see your great benefits, then they too will follow these basic steps for benefiting their own health. Yes, who knows what a bit of proper eating, plenty of water, sunshine and laughter but most of all a positive attitude and a relationship with the one who Created our wonderful bodies to repair themselves, if we only treat it as a precious vessel for life.

I hope some of this helps you, it has helped me to come up out of a wheelchair and from major health problems to a productive mother and helpful citizen in my community. Try it, it can't hurt and if it helps you the way it did me, you will benefit yourself and others. Remember too that laughter is good for the mind and body.

Having a positive attitude and helping others is also good for us. It cheers others up and sometimes make us realize that we are not so bad, there is always others worse off. Most of all remember that God can do what no one else can, not even doctors.