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Holistic Living and You (Part Two)

There are so many ways to become a person who embraces the holistic lifestyle. It is important to protect yourself as much as possible from impulses that are negative electromagnetic and try your best to avoid breathing air that is recirculated as many newer office buildings do not allow people to open the windows and have nothing but unhealthy recycled air. This has been known to be serious and in extreme cases can lead to Legionnaire's Disease.

Eat as much fresh, chemical free food as possible and food that is free of pesticides. Organic food is the best choice so you should shop at farmer's markets whenever you can. Consume butter sparingly. In fact eat butter and margarine as seldom as possible. Instead reach for unheated extra virgin olive oil as liberally as possible. When you choose fruit and vegetables that are both local and in-season attempt to buy them as close to the day that they were first picked as possible. Never buy anything that has been in the market for a number of days. Buy the majority of your groceries not at the local grocery store but at a farmer's market and the health food store.

Avoid junk food, fast food, fried and fatty food at all costs and do not drink sugary drinks loaded with chemicals, artificial sweeteners and sugar such as soda pop. Avoid chemical preservatives wherever possible such as mono sodium glutamate (Otherwise known as MSG), nitrates (which are commonly found in such products as bacon) and any animals that were fed antibiotics or hormones of any kind. Do not consume a great deal of liquids when you eat meals and in particular this means ice in drinks, other cold drinks and alcoholic beverages. Try your best to avoid drinking from Styrofoam cups, as Styrofoam is very bad for the environment and avoid eating off of plastic plates and using plastic utensils.

Do not consume foods that have been prepared with hydrogenated oil, examples being margarine and any other type of butter or margarine substitute. Avoid any of the artificial sugar substitutes such as aspartame, which is actually more harmful to the body than sugar, and eat as small a quantity as possible of white sugar that is processed. Never consume unbleached white flour or fruits and vegetables that are not ripe or have been waxed. As well avoid all irradiated vegetables as well as spices.

Choose natural fibers for clothing such as cotton, linen, silk and wool as opposed to synthetic fibers such as acetate, nylon, polyester, spandex etc. Do not use any kind of bug repellant or any type of fluid or lotion on your skin to keep bugs away from you. Avoid these items both on your person as well as in your home. Instead make sure you get enough B vitamins every day (if you do not consume enough in food then take a supplement daily) and chase the bugs away by applying an essential oil such as oil of citronella.

The list of ways to change your life is long. Some other suggestions include adding prayer to your daily routine, practicing yoga poses as well as Pranayama and meditating.