John Arts - Natural health researcher John Arts is a natural health researcher and supplement formulator. If you have questions or would like a free health plan you can contact John on 0800 423 559 or join his newsletter at www.johnarts.co.nz.

It is strange how so many people think and act as if poor health will somehow pass them by.
Maybe it is our lottery mentality, maybe it is just blind optimism.

For whatever reason, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, most tenaciously hold on to the belief that ‘it won't happen to me'. Those who know me well know I am an optimist. I tend to look for the best in people and have a positive attitude. I am also a realist; I know that if you do not service, clean or care for your car it is only a matter of time that it will let you down. Remember the hilarious scene in Fawlty Towers where Basil disciplined his broken down Austin with a branch?
I have a caravan and need a solid tow vehicle. For this I use my trusty 12 year old Toyota truck that has 200,000km on the clock. Because of its age I pay extra attention to servicing. It never goes beyond the recommended servicing and I try to prevent problems by paying attention to the little things before they cause trouble. One thing I know is that by ignoring the servicing it would have broken down long ago. It is a real shame that we tend to take better care of our cars than our bodies and this is especially true when we have a few kilometres on our clocks.
There are many things that can positively impact our health including having strong spiritual values and having a positive attitude. These are like the icing on the cake but the essentials are eating good, nutritious food, drinking clean pure water, exercising properly and supplementing appropriately for your circumstances.
If your health is not where you want it to be determine that this day you will start to reclaim the ground you have lost. The good news is that it is rarely too late to start. Give your body the nutrition it needs and your dormant healing processes can come to life and your amazing body may start to peel back the decay and start you on a journey of healing and restoration.

John Arts is a natural health commentator and researcher. If you have questions or would like a free health plan you can contact John at john@johnarts.co.nz or phone 07 578 9051 or 0800 423 559. You can join his newsletter at www.johnarts.co.nz