Family Health
Home is the place where all good memories begin.
Being tucked into bed; being fed and watered; having fun playing lively games; feeling calm and happy, are the stuff all good childhoods are made of. Mommy’s cooking and Tatti’s pillow-fights, Savta’s homemade teas and Saba’s bedtime stories all make home what it needs to be– a welcoming, nurturing, healthy family experience.
In order to learn attentively in school, be calm at home, be focused at work or be committed to studying Torah, we all need to have loving relationships with proper communication, so that we are not under internal pressure. It is known that we benefit greatly from knowing how to problem solve and build appropriate personal relationships.
Yet what is less known is that the most vital and basic needs that support proper learning and behavior are often overlooked. Countless medical studies echo the words of Chazal:
How we will eat, sleep, drink and are physically active will deeply affect our daily performance as individuals and as a family. In a generation that can easily afford to buy quality items, the unfortunate neglect of our own and our children’s basic needs is rampant.
Families need to take care of themselves.
There are four basic needs that will have a critical impact on focusing, learning, mood regulation, anger management, ADHD, physical health, stamina, motivation and enthusiasm for doing mitzvos:
HOW WE EAT, HOW WE SLEEP, HOW WE DRINK, HOW MUCH WE MOVE.
The wonderful, modern advent of electricity, supermarkets, transportation, machines, instant food and sweetened drinks has greatly impacted public health to the extent that we no longer sleep, eat, drink or move the way we had for thousands of years.
Physical, emotional and spiritual health go hand in hand according to the Rambam and the Ramchal.
Let us take note, that the medical studies are in agreement with many issues that are discussed in our traditional sources and it might be important to take a second look at what is happening in families today.
Our emotional health and behavior is supported by our balanced, physical health.
Our physical health is contingent upon our spiritual health.
Our spiritual health is dependent upon our good, emotional health.
Learn to understand the elements that affect your own and your family’s learning, behavior, moods and general health. Nurture nature with clarity in your own home. Prevention is worth a pound of cure. Learn to recognize your families’ needs quickly in order to assess what needs to be done immediately, as well as long term.
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