SECRETS OF GOOD HEALTH

Islam teaches simplicity in adopting a way of life, there are so many reasons that we have left simplicity and natural way of life and adopted an artificial and unnatural living which has led us to a miserable life. Following are few tips which can make life simple easy and comfortable beside enabling one to live a healthy life.

* Jealousy, resentment, anger, envy, stress, anxiety, fear, sorrow and hatred have a direct effect on one’s health.
* To maintain a high quality of life one should aim to maintain a high standard of health which can be obtained through ensuring a strong immune system.
* Stress is a killer. It ruins the quality of life.
* Worries causes high blood pressure, heart trouble, stomach ulcers and insomnia. If you find that you worry more when you are tired – have a rest during the day. A midday siesta if only for 20 minutes is worth 2 hours in bed at night.
* Develop a mental attitude that is calming and logical.
* Do not cry over spilt milk.
* Worrying destroys our ability to concentrate and makes us lose all power of decision.
* What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world – and loses his health.
* The remedy for worry is to get completely occupied doing something constructive, mentally or physically and keep busy.
* Think and act cheerfully – and you will feel cheerful.
* An angry man is always full of poison.
* We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack.
* Our peace of mind and joy depend solely on our mental attitude.
* Our life is what our thoughts make it.
* It has been proved that who suffer from emotional stresses have lower levels of killer white cells so cannot fight disease and are more likely to die young.
* Stress is the most potent cause of ageing. You can win over this problem through relaxation and positive thinking.
* Negative thinking works in a vicious circle.
* Smoking, chewing tobacco and alcohol are the factors most likely to cause an early death.
* Daily exercise and controlling obesity will keep you fit and fine physically and mentally.
* Discover how to rapidly turn negative emotions into a positive outlook.
* A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business, brings rest to the weary cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and is nature’s best antidote for trouble.
* Stress can lead to infertility. Women who experience extreme stress are at an increased risk of miscarriage.
* Stress often leads to over-eating and extra weight.
* Severe stress during pregnancy may cause birth defects.
* Unresolved emotional conflicts resulting from Stress in our life are clearly one of the most important causes of Cancer.
* People whose blood pressure rise during "Mental Stress" are six times more likely to have a heart attack or other severe heart event within six years than people who handles the stress more calmly.
* Stress can cause your face to have more wrinkles.
* Stress worsens your immune system.
* Stress increases the rate of wound infection by three fold.
* The stress is a contributory factor in a wide variety of health problems such as :
-- High Blood Pressure. 
-- Coronary Heart Disease. 
-- Gastrointestinal Disorders, such as Ulcers. 
-- A risk factor in Cancer. 
-- Chronic Pain problems. 
-- Suppress the body’s immune system. 
-- Influences mental and physical health such as Anxiety, Depression and other severe emotional problems.
* Once you learn how to forgive it will pave the way to better health.
* Anger can lead to a variety of health problems such as :
-- Headaches. 
-- Problems of digestion. 
-- Insomnia. 
-- Increased anxiety. 
-- Depression. 
-- High Blood Pressure. 
-- Skin problems, such as eczema. 
-- Heart Attack. 
-- Stroke.
Not only that, but anger can lead to other negative emotions like bitterness, hopelessness, futility and over all sadness.
* T o conclude one can very safely say that disease begins in the Mind, in thought,and feeling , and is then expressed in the physical body. The Mind is therefore, the beginning of disease as also of cure.