Health Matters

Some of my thoughts on "Health Matters", especially related to nutrition.What is the same about WATERING YOUR POT PLANTS and taking any meds or supplements? Say you had a set amount of water to give your plant at the same time(s) every day. Some days it would most likely end up with too much or too little water. Plants, like our cells, are living things and depending on the air, the sun and the soil they’re growing in, the temperature and they may need more or less water on any given day. These factors, like our environments, are constantly changing. We can grow healthy plants when we water them based on their needs, and they communicate those needs to us by how much water they suck in or let pool above the soil, by the texture and color of their leaves. It’s a give and take process, depending on the plant, as opposed to a standard “prescription” or dose of a supplement.Now think about how we take meds or even supplements over a longer term.We have to "listen" to our bodies. If our muscles are aching or weak, if our skin is peeling off, if our blood runs out too fast on a minor cut..AND we are taking some meds or supplements.. then first please consider the side effects of the meds/supplemenets. Their dose may be wrong for us, usually too high as meds are NOT a basic NEED, unlike water. Drugs are designed to help but can really only be prescribed in "average" doses. We need to "watch" how they are working on us, just like watering plants.