Did you know your environment is likely the most important predictor of your overall health and wellness?

Your health is essentially a microcosm of your environment. It is a distillation of your relationships with the earth, food, and other people (career, parenting, caregiving). 

Unfortunately our environment has become increasingly more toxic with chemicals, poor nutrition, stress, and overextending ourselves.

As a result of these "toxins", our health will suffer. 

A good way to address this is to become more aware and start making some small changes to your environment to offset this toxicity. 

Here are a few suggestions:

1. Spend more time in nature, go for a walk
2. Use only natural cleaning and personal care products
3. Address any workplace or personal conflicts
4. Move to the country (if possible)
5. Drink clean water
6. Be aware of negative people in your life and create healthy boundaries
7. Eat organic food as much as possible
8. Meditate, garden, listen to music, chill
9. Learn to say no
10. Engage in exercise that you enjoy
11. Carefully evaluate the people you spend the most time with
12. Laugh out loud
13. Declutter your space
14. Use the right supplements to help with stress reduction
15. Get soothing lighting like a salt lamp
16. Have plants in your office and home to clean the air

Now I would love to hear from you! Where can you take action and make a healthier environment in your life? Leave a comment below and I'll be back again next week with another edition of Doctor as Teacher Tuesday!

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