Dr. Merrell is a practising medical doctor, but he has been open to and has done a lot of research in other types of healing. Early in his practice, he noticed that pills and surgeries could only fix so much. He noticed that a lot of ailments were stress induced and by-products of a poor lifestyle. After spending decades on researching and using Eastern medicine, Native American ways, and other alternative ways of healing and improving your energy, Dr. Merrell puts his findings in this book and makes it easy for all of us to implement what he has learned over the years.
I have read a lot of books on healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, alternative medicine, increasing your energy and so on, but no book so far has affected me as much as 'The Source.' I am definitely going to start implementing many ideas from this book, and I am glad to notice that Carla and I are already doing a lot of what he recommends. In order for you to benefit from my research, I will share the main points of this book with you.
Six ways to reclaim your vitality:
Power Mind
-reduce stress by taking breath breaks, meditation, guided imagery
-improve mental state with acupuncture, yoga, tai chi
-use herbs and nutritional supplements to enhance the body's ability to deal with stress
Power Food
-eat food that will increase your energy and promote health (vegetables, fruits, healthy oils, herbs
-reduce intake of foods that pollute your body (refined carbohydrates, processed foods, saturated fats, red meat, trans fats, wheat, cow's milk, coffee, alcohol, cigarettes)
Power Detox
-switch to organic foods for the fruits and vegetables with thin skin (peaches, apples, lettuce, etc.)
-drink filtered water instead of the city water (install a filtration system at home)
-avoid plastics, carpets and other compounds that evaporate and become toxic in your environment
-certain cosmetics contain a lot of harmful chemicals (European cosmetics are healthier as EU has banned known toxic compounds from cosmetics)
-boost your immune system by eating foods with a lot of antioxidants (blueberries, colorful vegetables and fruit, nuts/seeds, fiber, yogurt, green tea)
Power Exercise
-exercising at least 90 minutes a week where your heart rate is at 70% of max
-exercise will reduce stress, help have better sleeps, improve balance and stability, and improve longevity
-always warm up before doing exercise
Power Rest
-your body repairs itself while you sleep, so it is really important that you have a good, restful sleep every night
-go to bed before 10pm, as your body gets important regenerative sleep between 11pm and 1am
-body requires about 8 hours of sleep to regenerate and repair fully
-power naps help but should not be longer than 15-20 minutes
-sleeping pills should not be relied on long term for a good night's rest
-get a good bed and pillow to increase the quality of your bed (quality of a bed is proportional to the price of a bed)
Power of Connection
-being a part of community increases person's health and lowers their stress levels
-there are documented scientific experiments where praying for sick people has had incredibly positive effects (for the sick person, that is)
-being a practicing member of a religion improved person's health
-being in a loving relationship, having friends, enjoying nature, art and music, had positive effects on person's health
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