The lifestyle choices we make will have a direct bearing on the positive outcome of any healing plan. Items like the foods we eat, physical exercise we provide our body and our mindset, can be of great help in overcoming illness.

Activities that are essential to our wellbeing, such as good sleep and the peace of mind that comes from living in a low stress environment, will come together to fortify our recuperative powers. Even a small amount of exercise, such as taking a walk, has been shown to have a positive effect for many hours.

Of course, bad habits such as excessive alcohol consumption, smoking - either pot or cigarettes - will have a detrimental effect on your healing program. The lack of a daily routine of physical activity is one of the greatest impediments to health. It's deplorable so many sit in front of the TV, day after day, ignoring the needs of their bodies.

Even among trained medical professionals the central theme of lifestyle choices will have a negligible involvement in their medical thinking. I know, I've asked highly trained physicians if they thought lifestyle choices had any direct bearing on the progression and spread of cancer and most of them told me that, no, in their opinion it didn't.

Matter of fact, another area to fall short of medical purview is nutrition. Although we spend an inordinate amount of time acquiring food, cleaning and storing it, our medical professionals give but scant attention to it. It might come as a surprise, but most doctors only receive about 7 days of nutritional guidance while in medical school!

The preceding should inspire you to become very proactive about your lifestyle choices and help you leave behind the negative habits and embrace the good ones. Changing this aspect of your life will add years to your lifespan.