Developing Physical Intelligence PQ

Jonathan M. Carretas RN., LL.B. (ongoing)

Developing Physical Intelligence PQ

Developing Physical Intelligence PQ

Body is the instrument of the mind, heart and spirit. is the physical body of an individual. is used in connection with appearance, health and death.

Physiology is the study of the workings of the body.

Developing Physical Intelligence PQ

Developing Physical Intelligence PQ

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ: a) Wise Nutrition b) Consistent Balanced Exercise c) Proper Rest, Relaxation, and Stress Management, and Prevention Thinking

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ WISE NUTRITION

Most of us know what we should and shouldnt eat. The key is BALANCE and MODERATION It optimizes the bodys functions and significantly contributes to ones efforts to maintain physical fitness and a healthy weight through diet and regular exercise.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ WISE NUTRITION

Efficacy and Wisdom of Occasional Fasting: This is when you miss a meal or two for the purposes of providing rest to the whole digestive process and also for cleansing. Main Benefit Mental and Spiritual When you properly control your appetites, your ability to control your passions and to purify your desires increases. This gives you a real feeling of humility and enables you to gain greater perspective about what is really important in life.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ WISE NUTRITION

We have also experienced the negative fruits of overeating, extreme dieting and mindless eating of junk food. This is a PERSONAL MATTER, and everyone must decide what is wise nutrition for him or her. We can experience tremendous benefits of winning the private victory over the body. Such victory also impacts our ability to produce public victories in our relationships with others and on re-orienting ourselves to a life of service and contribution.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ CONSISTENT, BALANCED EXERCISE

Regular Exercise cardiovascular, strength & flexibility Significantly increases both the quality of life and life expectancy. The key is - BALANCE Our society has adopted increasingly sedentary, inactive lifestyles.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ CONSISTENT, BALANCED EXERCISE

Ways to Have a Regular Exercise: Start small, in ways you can sustain Do something daily, or at least 3-5 times a week Choose something you enjoy and that fits your specific needs and conditions Consult with your physician Vary the kinds of exercises you do so that you strengthen different parts of your body and avoid becoming bored or burned out on one thing.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ CONSISTENT, BALANCED EXERCISE

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ CONSISTENT, BALANCED EXERCISE

Importance of Muscle Toning and Flexibility Exercises:

Go as far as you could go then to do one more Most of the benefit comes at the very end of the exercise when the muscle fiber is exhausted and breaks (pain), and within about 48 hours is renewed and strengthened. Emerson said: That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the thing has changed, but our ability to do has increased.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ CONSISTENT, BALANCED EXERCISE

Importance of Muscle Toning and Flexibility Exercises:

Must exercise everyday or go to gym at least 3 times a day Exercises increases our own sense of selfcontrol and self-mastery, which enhances the totality of our lives and truly enlarges the space between stimulus and response.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ CONSISTENT, BALANCED EXERCISE

There are 168 hours in every persons week. But if you will physically sharpen the saw through regular and balanced exercise for even at least 2-3 of those 168 hours. You will experience such a positive effect of those 2 or 3 on the other 166, including the depth and quality of your sleep, that you will begin to see the tremendous leverage and power that comes in your life from this kind of self-mastery.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING Stress describes a negative concept that can have an impact on ones mental and physical well-being, but it is unclear what exactly defines stress and whether or not stress is a cause, an effect, or the process connecting the two. With organisms as complex as humans, stress can take on entirely concrete or abstract meanings with highly subjective qualities, satisfying definitions of both cause and effect in ways that can be both tangible and intangible. related to the concepts of General Adaptation Syndrome

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

General Adaptation Syndrome Physiologists define stress as how the body reacts to a stressor, real or imagined, a stimulus that causes stress. Acute stressors affect an organism in the short term; chronic stressors over the longer term.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING
General Adaptation Syndrome
Alarm is the first stage. When the threat or stressor is identified or realized, the body's stress response is in a state of alarm. During this stage, adrenaline will be produced in order to bring about the fight-or-flight response. The organism's resistance to the stressor drops temporarily below the normal range and some level of shock may be experienced. There is also some activation of the HPA axis, producing cortisol. Resistance is the second stage. If the stressor persists, it becomes necessary to attempt some means of coping with the stress. Although the body begins to try to adapt to the strains or demands of the environment, the body cannot keep this up indefinitely, so its resources are gradually depleted. Exhaustion is the third and final stage in the GAS model. At this point, all of the body's resources are eventually depleted and the body is unable to maintain normal function. The initial autonomic nervous system symptoms may reappear (sweating, raised heart rate, etc.). If stage three is extended, long-term damage may result, as the body's immune system becomes exhausted, and bodily functions become impaired, resulting in decompensation. The result can manifest itself in obvious illnesses such as ulcers, depression, diabetes, trouble with the digestive system, or even cardiovascular problems, along with other mental illnesses.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING General Adaptation Syndrome

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

Kinds of Stress: (based from Dr. Hans Selye) 1. Distress 2. Eustress

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

DISTRESS Comes from hating your work, resenting the multiplied pressures of life, and feeling you are a victim.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

EUSTRESS Comes from the positive tension between where we are now and where we want to go some meaningful goal or project or cause that really turns us on and taps into our talents and passion. Voice It braces the immune system and increases longevity and enjoyment of life. It strengthens us and enlarge our capacity.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING STRESS MANAGEMENT / EUSTRESS MANAGEMENT

It must be balanced and tempered by the proper rest and relaxation. Women live roughly 7 years longer than men for psychological/spiritual reasons, not physiological causes.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

It is widely accepted that at least 2/3 of all diseases are caused by LIFESTYLE choices that people make: Nutrition Smoking Insufficient Rest and Relaxation Abuses of the body Sedentary lifestyle

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

Many attribute various diseases to GENETIC factors, but there is always a space between Stimulus and Response. When people are aware of this space and aware of their own capacity to make choices based on principles, they dont necessarily get the disease of their genetic predisposition.

3 Fundamental Ways in Developing PQ PROPER REST, RELAXATION, STRESS MGMT AND PREVENTION THINKING

It is very important to have frequent checkups, at least annually, so that various disease tendencies or symptoms can yield to wise choices. We must take full responsibility of our own health.

Neglecting the Development and Health of the Body

Think about what happens to the other three dimensions when the body is neglected. We can lose not only our health but mentally we can also lose our focus, our creativity, our endurance, our toughness, our courage, our learning capacity, our retention. To the contrary, when we exercise, rest and eat properly, we retain our mental focus and toughness, as well as our thirst for learning.

Neglecting the Development and Health of the Body

What happens to our emotional intelligence, to our heart, when we neglect our bodies? Patient, love, understanding, empathy, the ability to listen and compassion are themselves subordinated they become buzzwords without flesh and blood to drive them.

Neglecting the Development and Health of the Body

What happens to our spirit, to our peace of mind? It affects our desire to serve, to contribute, our willingness to sacrifice, to subordinate ourselves for a higher good; our conscience becomes dulled, yielding to almost any temptation. Any loss of personal integrity makes me more self-oriented, more selfish.

Neglecting the Development and Health of the Body

Physical Self-Mastery and Development Is foundational Very concrete, something we can immediately do something about We can control it and have direct access to it Most people acknowledge they get off the track from time to time. But if they will sincerely LISTEN to the FEEDBACK of their body, mind, heart and spirit and make necessary changes, they can get back on track.

Neglecting the Development and Health of the Body

Conscience If we will just listen to it, this will direct us in all 3 of these areas. The more we follows it, the stronger it becomes, so that he can move more and more toward giving of himself.

Neglecting the Development and Health of the Body

By eating wisely, exercising, resting and relaxing we deepen our capacities and strengthen the bodys immune system and ability to rebuild itself Most importantly, we release the other 3 intelligences contained in the mind, heart and the spirit.