We’ve previously discussed sleep and digestion diet and sleep, sleeping problems, and numerous methods to get better sleep. We talked about sleep and energy levels and mental health then correlated it to finding our most healthy sleep. Most recently we discussed the relationships in our lives and how they affect us falling into our best nocturnal rhythm. Today we’re going to talk about the Web of Health.
I’ve mentioned the Web of Health before, but please allow me now to clarify precisely what the web of health is and why it’s so important.
We have discussed the many ways of obtaining, and maintaining, our best health. We’ve mentioned diet, blood sugar, exercise, mental fitness and of course, sleep.
Let’s see how they all work together.
Sleep is the foundation of all around good heath and well being, but without exercise, a healthy diet, balanced blood sugar levels, and good mental health, we cannot affectively achieve the sleep that we need. Without our best sleep, it is difficult to accomplish the many goals of a modern life.
Imagine the Web of Health as a diagram with sleep in the middle. In four separate spokes circling “sleep” we have Exercise, Diet, Mental Health, and Blood Sugar. As you can see from this verbal illustration, when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep (or just being a healthy person for that matter) everything you do affects everything else.
When you leave out one ingredient, the others invariably suffer.
The web of health is a web that surrounds us all. It is impossible to ignore or even escape. The best thing to do is to understand the Web and how it holds our lives together. We must eat within the diet that is best for our body, exercise regularly to get our blood flowing and neurons popping, be aware of the relationships in our life and how they directly affect our mental health, and be mindful of the amount of sugar and foreign toxins we put into our body.
As you can see, it is not one action, but the accumulation of many that gives a person their best sleep and in turn their best health. Be aware of what you are doing and understand why you are doing it. Only then will you be able to truly find the sleep your body deserves.
Remember, the Web of Health is with us always. If I can find my best sleep, so can you!
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