Disease results when there is an abnormality or imbalance, in any of these pillars. The pillars are briefly summarised below (to learn more, visit www.doctorkem.com and sign up to receive the FREE Health & Success Newsletter each week):


1. Positive Mental Attitude
- This includes stress management, self esteem and confidence building, self-motivation self-discipline and in general, the mindset that promotes health and success in life.

- Optimists are generally more healthy than pessimists, likely because they interpret events in ways that are conducive to health in the body.

- Your body responds even at a cellular level, to your thoughts and mindset. Mind-body connection is for real.

- Cultivate a positive mental attitude, learn how to manage your stress and build a healthy self esteem, self-image, self-concept, and your health will improve. The newsletter and blog over at www.doctorkem.com teaches you how to do all this.

- Read the page titled '1st Pillar...' (link is above) to discover a practical solution to one of the biggest causes of stress in our world today.


2. Adequate Hydration
- You must drink enough water for your body size, each day, in order to function optimally.

- Dehydration causes many symptoms such as headaches, body and joint pain, heart burn, etc.

- Drink (33ml x your body weight in kg) of water each day. More if you exercise or drink anything that dehydrates you eg caffeine-containing drinks, alcohol, etc.


3. Adequate Nutrition
- You must eat the right types of healthy carbohydrates, healthy fats, healthy proteins, in a proportion that depends on your 'metabolic type'. No one 'diet' fits all.

- Adequate nutrition shall be your medicine, as Hippocrates wisely said all those years ago. Nutritional medicine is Preventive Medicine.

- You must also take high quality, comprehensive, complete and balanced nutritional supplements daily, to provide optimal levels of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants for your cells.

- According to 2 reviews published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in June 2002, "...it appears prudent for all adults to take nutritional supplements."

- So start eating a healthy balanced diet according to your Metabolic Type, PLUS take high quality nutritional supplements such as the ones made by USANA Health Sciences (Visit the page on 'Essentials!' to learn more)

- What constitutes a healthy balanced diet? What are healthy carbs, proteins and fats? Sign up for the FREE newsletter at www.doctorkem.com to find out!

- Use the FREE Scientific Health Assessment and Advisor to discover what your vitamin/mineral/antioxidant needs are.


4. Adequate Physical Activity and Posture
- You must exercise regularly, and your exercise program must include aerobics, strength training and flexibility exercise.

- At least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise at least 3 times a day, strength training with weights for at least 20 minutes every other day, stretching for flexibility daily.

- Start today, don't delay!

- You must maintain correct posture at all times as well. Images of examples of good posture are found on my health blog over at www.doctorkem.com.


5. Adequate Oxygenation
- You must breathe well enough to ensure your cells have enough oxygen for you to function optimally.

- This includes deep breathing exercises and laughter.

- Now you know why laughter is like medicine! So find reasons to laugh each day.

- Do daily deep breathing exercises. An example is described on my health blog over at www.doctorkem.com


6. Adequate Sunlight
- Vitamin D is now known to do more than just give you strong bones and teeth: it affects the functioning of most every cell in your body, and boosts your immunity, therefore a host of illnesses occur when your levels are lower than normal.

- You must ensure you have optimal levels of Vitamin D (ask your doctor to test for 'serum (25, OH) Vitamin D' levels. If insufficient, order USANA's Essentials today, or if deficient, order USANA's Essentials PLUS USANA's Vitamin D3 supplements, then go have your blood levels tested again after a month on the supps. to make sure they're improving.)


7. Adequate Rest
- You must get enough sleep each night. A lot of your body's restorative and growth processes take place while you sleep.

- Just as a point of interest, inadequate sleep has been linked with weight gain...

-'Experts' seem to agree that 6-7 hours of sleep minimum per night, are enough for most adults.


8. Support
- Studies show that being part of a support system helps you maintain a good habit. Studies also show that people in a stable relationship are generally healthier than those who are not.

-'Support' could be in form of a spouse/partner, friends, coaching group, Personal coach.

- You must be plugged into a proactively support system if you are to establish, build and maintain 8 strong Pillars for your Healthy Life.

- Incidentally, this company offers phenomenal support when you become part of the USANA family by using the products and sharing the vision of True Health for All...


If you find yourself feeling unwell, go through the above 8 pillars and honestly ask yourself where you've gone wrong. Contact me if you need help in working through this.

However, when it comes to your nutrition, in addition to eating a healthy balanced diet, when it comes to supplementation, you can't go wrong with USANA Health Sciences. You simply cannot. Their integrity and attention to detail, their commitment to quality, is unrivalled in the industry, as I've found in my research. This is why I have used these products for years, and have never looked back.