by Marcey Klein BS, CNC
You can have your nutrition dialed in, your supplementation program above board, and your workout and body care regime scheduled in regularly, but you
might be sabotaging it all with negative thoughts. “What’s that got to do with it?” you may exclaim. Well, a lot. Negative, worrisome thoughts lead to stress, and
stress can manifest as tightness and pain in the body, wreaking havoc on your organs. Negative thoughts can also lead to depression, anxiety, fear, anger, and
lowered immunity. Grumbling, complaining, and having a critical spirit contribute to what I call “negative-thought life.” Life lived this way is lower
quality and lackluster.
Recognizing the importance of a positive and grateful attitude
Being positive gives us energy! It changes the chemistry in our brains, it helps create new connections in our neurons, and it changes our lives! The next
step is taking control of your “thought-life” instead of letting it take control of you. For me, becoming aware of how much I complained to myself about
everything really opened my eyes. It’s time to replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Instead of saying “I’m running late all the time and there’s too
many things to get done, it’s not fair,” you can say, “I’m so grateful I have a job where it’s ok to be a few minutes late, and I’m so grateful that I have many things
to do because that means I have a home.” We need to check ourselves before our thoughts run rampant, and doing it first thing in the morning helps put the day
on the right track. When you wake up, say, “Thank you, I’m so happy to be alive, I love my life, and it’s going to be a beautiful day.”
Another thing I am trying to do, since I’m a type A personality and it’s in me to rush and be impatient, is when I sense this kind of stress coming on (and now I really
can’t get away with it because it’s started to take a toll on my body) I say, “Gentle, gentle, easy does it.” Sometimes we have to talk to ourselves, even out loud, to
change a situation. It’s a blessing in disguise when we experience physical symptoms when we stress, because this means we can’t stress like we used to anymore. It’s
a sign we need to chill out and relax. Take deep breaths through your nose, smile, and laugh at yourself. Make sure to workout to release those endorphins, and
take hot magnesium baths with lavender. Take care of yourself, you live there.