Dr. Deepak Chopra wrote an interesting blog today about three conditions of the mind that impact the state of our health… “Feeling loved, wanted, and useful…. All three are necessary for optimal health,” he said. I was especially interested in Deepak's list of what the healthiest people don’t do:
"--Diet and worry about their weight obsessively. 
--Compare their bodies to a false ideal of beauty
--Exercise obsessively.
--Let depression and anxiety go untreated
--Compulsively worry about food, chemicals, toxins, germ exposure, etc.
--Worry about growing old.
--Visit the doctor all the time.
--Allow dysfunctional or abusive relationships to continue.
--Become dependent on prescription medications."
How'd you fare?
The best-selling author … of more than 40 books, Dr Chopra shows here his trademark connection between body, mind, spirit, and healing… A real keeper…. I’d have added one more not- to-do based on a survey given to many elderly whose major regret came back as….regret for not taking more risks…
I’d like to read Deepak’s thoughts on "risk and well-being"…. Maybe I’ll stop by his blog again and ask him…
Very interesting list here, Ellen. I'm happy to say I actually look forward to aging - some people fidn that odd, but I'm not worried about "growing old." (Maybe I'll feel differently when I'm 50 or 75 instead of 25, but that's how I feel for now!) Some of these other ideas, I'm sure I could improve on a lot.
Posted by: Easton Ellsworth | May 13, 2006 10:23 AM | Permalink to Comment