WE NEED ENERGY AND HEALTH TO FOLLOW OUR DESIRES

We all know what it is like to feel lethargic and sluggish – to have no energy, zest and motivation. It is not a pleasant feeling and it is not a state that is conducive to vigorously pursuing life goals.

So, what is it to have 100% energy?

The subject of human energy is broken down into 3 areas:

1. We create energy by the way we behave.​ The most common aspect is by exercising.​ However, we can also make ourselves feel good by having beauty and grooming treatments, and maybe tattoos and piercings.​ Shopping for clothes and shoes can give us a temporary high, however, the feeling this gives us is not long-lasting, as it accounts for just 1/3 of our energy creation.

2. The next component is chemical energy. This is how our body functions from the inside. This includes all 10 systems of our body, covering digestion, immune health and hormonal to name a few.

3. Our choice of food and drink and the nutrients we consume have a positive effect on our body’s energy too. 

One of the areas that is harder to work on is our mental energy. Let’s not forget that our brain is the supercomputer that controls all the 10 systems in the body. Therefore, unless we address our mental energy, our 360-degree human energy generation machine is not complete!

TOXICITY

All human beings are vulnerable to the potential for negative thought patterns – in other words, toxic thoughts. We all know what it is like to exist in toxic environments, among negative or selfish people. Then there are the unpalatable chemicals that can exist in some of our food and drink choices. I guess you can picture the scene that I am trying to paint. We can all be guilty of putting all areas of our body into stress mode, whilst running at a lower than optimum level. This is a bit like driving a van with a heavy load at full speed, every day. If you don’t look after the van, service it, change the oil, the tyres, the water etc, it will inevitably break down. It is just a question of when.

IT’S IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOUR BODY A BREAK AND A RESET

If you give your body time, it can deal with resetting itself.

Compare this scenario to what we do with a mobile phone or computer. The more our computer and phone collects through uploads, apps, photos etc, the more the memory is strained. In the case of a mobile phone, the battery drains quicker and our phone just doesn’t perform as well.

We are then forced to “clear” out the rubbish, to delete programmes and apps, to get rid of unwanted files and to defragment our computer. In the case of telephones, to revert it back to its factory settings to get it functioning correctly. We all know that this exercise is needed every 3-4 months. If we don’t do it, we know our devices get sluggish and inefficient. We all know our computers and phone are important machines that keep us connected to our world, and in some cases ensure we can run our businesses.

GIVE THE BODY A ROUTINE CLEAN UP & SERVICE

Why don’t we adopt the same attitude towards the most important machine in our life – our body?

Changing our eating habits for approximately 3-4 days and restricting glucose as our main fuel, can nudge autophagy into overdrive.

What if you could give your body lots of nutrient support over 4 days, follow a programme that gives you mindset assignments, clean eating snacks and foods, the opportunity to take time in your hectic day to pause, in fact everything you need to reset and have a body re-balance?

INTRODUCING AUTOPHAGY

Autophagy is your body’s process of reusing old and damaged cell parts. Cells are the basic building blocks of every tissue and organ in your body. Each cell contains multiple parts that keep it functioning. Over time, these parts can become defective or stop working. They become litter or junk, inside an otherwise healthy cell.

Autophagy is your body’s cellular recycling system. It allows a cell to disassemble its junk parts and re-purpose the salvageable bits and pieces into new, usable cell parts. A cell can discard the parts it doesn’t need.

Autophagy is also quality control for your cells. Too many junk components in a cell take up space and can slow or prevent a cell from functioning correctly. Autophagy remakes the clutter into the selected cell components you need, optimizing your cells’ performance. 1 

WHY IS AUTOPHAGY IMPORTANT?

Autophagy is essential for a cell to survive and function. Autophagy:

• Recycles damaged cell parts into fully functioning cell parts   

• Gets rid of non-functional cell parts that take up space and slow performance

• Destroys pathogens in a cell that can damage it, like viruses and bacteria

Autophagy plays an important role when it comes to ageing and longevity too. As a person ages, autophagy decreases, which can lead to a build-up of cellular junk parts and, in turn, cells that aren’t functioning at their best.

SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT AUTOPHAGY

There are a variety of nutritional systems that people can use to support an autophagy crusade. These systems look at giving your body nutritional support over 4 days. This includes following a programme that gives you mindset assignments, clean eating snacks and foods and encourages you to find and take time during your hectic day to pause. 

The DX4 product from Forever Living is a programme that has 8 pillars:

1. Setting a personal intention and / or desire.​

2. Four days of guided food and supplement intake.

3. Focusing on hydration.

4. Mindfulness activities for positive energy

5. Activity and exercise

6. Become more aware of your food and drink choices

7. Share your experiences with others

8. Celebrate your achievements

In a fast-paced world, with many stresses to perform in the workplace and at home, we all deserve just 4 days as a seasonal reset to re-balance our mind, body and spirit.