7. Physiology = Maintain a healthy body

I must admit I am no expert in nutrition or exercise. However what I really want to cover and make sure you understand, is how your physiology can effect your psychology.

I understand that the initial statement may not make a lot of sense, so let me begin with a few examples.

1.  Physiology effecting your psychology in a positive way: You get up and go for a brisk walk. When you return home you feel awake and motivated.
2. Physiology effecting Psychology in a negative way: You have a big meal at lunch, when you get back to work you feel tired and lethargic.
I am sure you can think of many other examples, now that I’ve tuned you in to what I’m trying to explain. But it is also important to realise that it can also work in reverse. Here’s an example.
3. Psychology effecting your physiology in a negative way. You make a mistake and start feeling fearful. Consequently your body feels tense for the rest of the day.

As you can see, both ones physiology and psychology effect each other in positive and negative ways. The key thing is to try not to micro manage your life and stress about what might be effecting you. Just be sensible and let common sense prevail. We’ve already covered how to keep ones psychology happy. So now we just need a few guide lines for managing your physiology.

1. Try to get 8 hours sleep a night so you wake up fresh.
2. Make sure your breakfast and lunch are nutritious not heavy, to avoid feeling sleepy.
3. Have a glass of water with each meal, to ensure you’re hydrated and to aid digestion.
4. A short walk at breakfast and lunch will get fresh blood and oxygen into the organs, revitalizing them. These are also great times to de-stress and refocus.
5. Moderate the bad things in your life, chocolate, alcohol, crisps, ice cream etc
6.  Try and get some vigorous exercise at least 3 times a week, to release some endorphins.
7.  If you struggle with sleep, try going for a short slow walk just before bed, using the time to wrap the day up mentally.
8. Generally whenever you suffer a psychological upset (mistake/failure) make a note of it then take a break from what your doing for 5 minutes. A little distance puts things in perspective and clarifies the mind.

As you can see maintaining a healthy body is not particularly difficult, so long as you rely on your common sense and are honest with yourself.