Neglecting Your Health - The After Effects

"Health is never valued till sickness comes." - In these lines, Dr Thomas Fuller accurately describes the way most people look at their health. For them health is merely absence of sickness and when there is no illness they take it for granted. This is a typical example of leading life without health awareness. If you also fall in this category of people, you are neglecting your health.

People have different notions about what is health - on one extreme are religious or spiritual people who see it from the wider holistic perspective. For them health means a harmonious balance of body, mind and spirit. While people at the other end, see health merely as absence of physical pain and discomfort. The vast majority falls between the two extremes. However, the common denominator is the physical health, which is fundamental for all.

Good health is about feeling full of energy and being more vibrant - it is about having a healthy body and a strong mind. It needs a life long commitment to take care of your overall health. If eating right is the key element to keep your body healthy, happy thoughts and healthy feelings nourish the mind.

Well being of the body does not merely depend on what goes inside it - it also needs proper maintenance through regular exercises and sufficient rest. Generally you only pay attention to your eating habits and think of exercises only when you discover some weight problem - until then you are blissfully neglecting your health.

The power of a healthy mind is recognized by few, and those who actually do find themselves at the top of the ladder of success. The quality of mind depends upon what it carries - positive thoughts, right attitudes, good feelings, etc make a healthy mind.

Probably the best form of exercise that trains both body and mind is Yoga. Yogic exercises are totally different from physical calisthenics and develop not just the muscle tones or make them flexible; they also enhance your general awareness and power of concentration. If practiced under proper guidance you are sure to develop a deep sense of inner peace resulting from the symbiotic functioning of your body and mind.

A healthy body is the guest-chamber of the soul; a sick body is a prison - says Francis Bacon. It is now for you to decide whether you want to take good care of your body and make it a cozy guest chamber, or you want to imprison your soul by neglecting your health.