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360 ON THE POSITIVE

- Dr Ifeyinwa Nwakwesi Stress, nutrition, cell - revitaliza­tion, personal developmen­t and integrativ­e medicine specialist . DR IFEYINWA NWAKWESI

It is another Sunday . I am excited about this opportunit­y to provide for Nigerians profound informatio­n that will help them Stay 360 * ON THE POSITIVE : living phenomenal , heathy , happy and fulfilled lives . God has answered all our prayers . We just have to activate Gods prophecies in our lives so our lives can be the master - pieces ordained by God . I am concerned about the various ills in society . Many people are dying untimely , many others are suffering from needless preventabl­e non - communicab­le diseases . There are so many troubled relationsh­ips and marriages . Many lack financial Stability . Our leadership needs to be improved . Many people are living a lie with an outward show of happiness while their inner being is very unsettled and unhappy . Many people are suffering from mood swings , depression , anxiety and low self - esteem .We go regularly to church and mosque. We read the Bible and Koran regularly and there are still many ills in our society .There are no support systems to help the poor survive and the rich just keep their money in banks locally and overseas and hardly care for the less - privileged in our society .I must mention that there are quite a no of philanthro­pist in Nigeria who understand that the real value of money is to care for the less - privileged in the society . God will bless all those who add value to society and give them long life in optimum health . All these issues I mentioned will begin to decrease if people will take charge of their beliefs , thoughts , feelings , decisions and actions in order to modify the process of their lives . Most of the time they do not , they go to doctors , pastors , imams , or a shrink hoping to be fixed by some one else . Getting people to realize that the decisions they take everyday determine the outcome of their lives and it is better they look in- wards identify their weakness and commit to working on them so they can turn their weakness into strengths . I have had my share of challenges and weakness and up till now I am still working on myself practicing the principles of CANI - constant and never ending improvemen­t in all areas of my life , my spiritual , mental , emotional and physical life . I suffered from

Depression for two years . . I had no energy , no enthusiasm. I would lie in bed from morning till night and just about when my husband would come home from work I will struggle out of bed to take a bath . Taking a bath was such a huge task for me . It was very bad . I could not even say my prayers . I now know that that illness was preparing me for the job I have at hand . My weakness has been turned to strength and I am now 360 on the positive - living a phenomenal , heathy happy and fulfilled life . I set up My company Healthy Living services in

1991 to provide for Nigerians the modalities that I used by Gods grace to turn my life into the phenomenal woman I am today , looking and feeling great at 65 plus . Let me introduce to Nigerians the 17 secrets of optimum health. When

I talk about health I am not referring to Ill health alone, I am referring to spiritual , mental , emotional and physical health . World Health Organisati­on describes Health as a state of spiritual , mental , emotional and physical well - being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . As an integrativ­e health care Practition­er we deal with wellness from the root causes and not just on the signs and symptoms . We look at health in relationsh­ip to the individual total social existence . Having said all these you will understand when I reveal the 17 secrets of optimum

Health that diseases must be looked at in terms of the total social existence of the individual. 17 SECRETS OF OPTIMUM HEALTH 1 spiritual well - being 2 mental and emotional well - being 3 consult a doctor/ Health assessment 4 Adequate Hydration 5 complete internal body detoxifica­tion 6 Body alkalysati­on 7 Healthy Diet & nutritiona­l supplement­ation 8 Healthy fitness programme 9 stress awareness & coping skills 10 improve blood circulatio­n 11 Remove free Radicals 12 strengthen the immune system 13 Rebalance the micro- biome 14 control bacteria , virus , fungi , moulds and

parasites 15 Be positive happy and prayerful 16 structural adjustment­s 17 Reduce electro - magnetic waves . FIRST SECRET OF OPTIMUM HEALTH : SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING : The first secret of Optimum Health is Spiritual Well- being and the power of Faith . Faith is the spiritual power through which the impossible becomes possible . Faith connects the human spirit to God. To attain optimum health we need more than physical nourishmen­t and things money can buy . We all need spiritual nourishmen­t as well. Faith releases a force which can perform miracles. The opposite of faith is worry ,doubt , fear and anxiety. It is also important to state that faith without works is dead and worthless. If there are any challenges in your life, you need to pray and have faith that the challenge will be solved but there are also actions that you may have to take as directed by the Holy Spirit to achieve a resolution of the challenges . God has made available to us all kinds of opportunit­ies , informatio­n and strategies that can help us turn our lives into positive successful lives and we have to be committed to take actions that will lead us to our God - ordained destinies .It is unfortunat­e that some churches preach instant healings, wealth , blissful marriages as soon as they pray for you . In some cases God may intervene with miracles but most often you may need to do your part to turn around any challenges, seeking God’s guidance as you go along , believing that when you ask , you shall receive , when you seek you shall find and when you knock , the door will be opened . This truth is clearly a demonstrat­ion that everyone has some degree of responsibi­lity in life . You have to ask , seek and knock . It is unintellig­ent to depend wholly on your pastor or imam to solve your problems . You must look inward and identify what you need to do to help your life become better . Waking up every morning and deciding to read your bible or Koran and pray helps you cope better with the challenges of the day . For me personally if I make the mistake of stepping out without reading my bible and praying my stress level will be higher and I will easily get over - whelmed with my daily challenges . I am also of the opinion that most of the prayers we are asking God has already be answered . We just have to activate Gods prophecies in our lives by taking empowering decisions in our spiritual , mental , emotional and physical lives so that everyday we are constantly improving all these areas of our lives so our lives can become the master - pieces ordained by God . I think It is the lack of preaching of balanced living that is responsibl­e for so many ills in our society inspite of the fact that many of us are Christians and Muslims . I believe this is the missing link .We should include studies in the principle of CANI - constant and never ending improvemen­t in our spiritual , mental , emotional and physical lives right from secondary schools so our children will learn how to live balanced lives and turn out to be phenomenal children sons , daughters, adults , husbands , wives, and leaders . We will then have a lot of people that have reached a stage of self- actualizat­ion by Gods grace and reach a stage of self -transcende­nce where they are more concerned about the value they will add to society instead of what they can acquire for themselves and for their families alone . People will become more patriotic and ask what they can do for Nigeria instead of what Nigeria can do for them . Next week we will discuss the second secret of Optimum health - mental and emotional well - being . Until then please say 20 times in the morning , afternoon and night “I am a phenomenal Healthy , happy woman / man / girl boy . I sincerely care about your well being . Let us reduce our mortality and morbidity rates , the incidence of troubled marriages, financial lack , depression , and anxiety , drug addiction , alcoholism , get - rich quick syndrome . Our company Healthy living services have unique programmes and products that can help you achieve optimum health . I will be 66 this May and honestly I am living my best life by Gods grace and I wish you all same . . Remember 360 degrees on the positive is the way to live .

Love from The Phenomenal Woman

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