William Blake wrote a very apt poem as a guideline to increase one's health quotient.
Think in the morning
Act in the noon
Eat in the evening
Sleep in the night.
From a Natural Health point of view, what Blake is saying may be interpreted as:
All life operates in rhythms and we call these rhythms Circadian Cycles.
We observe and respond to many and varied cycles, both inside and outside the body.
- Perhaps the most obvious of all cycles outside of the body are the changes in season ? in exact relation to the movement of the planets.
- Within the body - sleep, digestion and reproduction are but a few of the 100 or so circadian rhythms/cycles by which we are governed.
If we use a 24 hour clock to set our ?body clock? we will find that:
THINKING
? is best accomplished in the early hours of the day.
? many writers, artists and musicians tell stories of waking early and producing outlines of works that have become masterpieces of the arts.
? many teachers of esoteric learning suggest that meditation is best practised between the hours of 3 and 5 am.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
? is best done before noon.
? this is a time of elimination and excretion from the body ? activity assists in ?squeezing? the lymphatic system that carries waste toward the organs of elimination.
EATING
? should begin at noon and approximately 6 hours later.
? this allows time for the digestive cycle to be completed.
? it is not necessary to eat the ?Breakfast? meal when first rising.
? the cycle of elimination and excretion goes on until approximately mid-day.
? I have not eaten ?Breakfast? for almost 15 years now and can testify as to the efficacy of this practise.
? most of the of the greatest naturopaths of the last 200 years taught the efficacy of
the ?No Breakfast Plan?
SLEEP
? is one of the most ignored cycles.
? we should rise and retire with the sun, however, the social structure of western civilization deems this almost unfathomable.
? suffice it to say that we need enough sleep (while it is dark) to restore our nervous energy so that we may complete the tasks that we assign to ourselves during the daylight hours.
All of life resounds in a harmonious rhythm ? Vibrant health is achieved by harmonising our own personal cycles with those of nature.
All the best in vibrating with your own cycles.
Kevin Hinton is a leader in health education, both in Ausdtralia and Nth America.
His writings are based on the science of Natural Living and Natural Healing and at no time does he prescribe for symptoms.
http://www.thehealtheducator.com
