How to Prevent Disease

I'm sure one of the biggest worries you have as you age is getting sick. Who wants to spend any time in the hospital or undergo a surgery that may change your life?

Therefore, while you are still healthy and still able to change the things you do, now is the time to become aware of how your behavior and mindset are affecting your health. If you are not experiencing joy, laughter, playfulness and fun at least 51% of your day, then you will be prone to the wrath of dis-ease.

Dis-ease is not the same as disease. Dis-ease is related to stress and your inability to cope with the overwhelming influx of demands and responsibilities during the day. It has to do with the uneasiness you feel when you are emotionally or physically at risk, whether real or imagined. If your perception aligns with these feelings and it becomes the dominant thought in your mind, you are creating an unstable atmosphere. This could ultimately lead to a breakdown in your immune system, which could cause illness and disease.

Did you know that most doctor visits are stress-related and that corporations spend about $300 billion a year in stress-related absences and lost productivity?

Therefore, if you don't want to become a statistic, take care of yourself. This means becoming aware of what you need to do to and overwhelm in your life.

The health of your body depends on the clear communication of your feelings and your thoughts. When you're feeling stressed, you have to think of ways to reduce the dis-ease so you can start to feel better.

You can do this by thinking pleasant thoughts to distract yourself. Take yourself to an imaginary place in your mind and feel the joy and happiness it brings you. You may also rehash funny memories that will get you laughing at the absurdity of life. Or you may call a friend and do something together that's fun and carefree. This is how you cleanse your body of the negative effects of stress and bring back the harmony you are supposed to be feeling.

Reducing stress also means reducing the stressful environment in which you find yourself. If the stressor is a person, spend less time with him/her. If the stressor is a situation, alter what you can about it, but ultimately, you may have to either adapt to it or accept it. This means you change how you feel about the unpleasant circumstance.

There are many things in life you can control, but there are also an equal number of things you can't. Rather than stressing over it, decide to regularly make time for fun and relaxation and you'll be in a better place to handle your stress when it inevitably comes.

About the author: Amy Sherman, LMHC is the author of Distress-Free Aging: A Boomer's Guide to Creating a Fulfilled and Purposeful Life and 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Dating After 40, 50 and Yes, 60!

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