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Almost everyday we are encouraged to make healthy choices – whether that means taking a walk or choosing brown bread over white.
We receive Whatsapp forwards or read Facebook posts on an almost hourly basis about the next big diet you need to follow for a healthier life. While most of these diets tend to be complicated and usually contradict one another, healthy living is actually really simple.
Santosh Kumar from Gujarat, India, gave a talk at Nairobi's Lohana Hall on how a few simple steps could lead to not only a healthier lifestyle but also a life without medicine.
Dr Santosh started off by explaining the need to balance between the social health, mental health, spiritual health and physical health. He then described what is referred to as the 'organ clock' - certain activities must be done according to what time it is, for example, eating lunch or socialising between 11am and 1pm.
Respecting the organ clock is a pathway to life without medicine, he told the audience.
Walking barefoot
'Earthing' is another way of avoiding medicine. The doctor explained earthing as the simple act of walking barefoot on the ground for 45 minutes to ignite the body's electric circuit and spur various health benefits.
A person's posture also plays a role in their health. Santosh said about 95 per cent of people have poor posture that could result in higher blood pressure, varicose veins and weakened leg muscles.
Whereas a good posture can lead to one looking and feeling confident, a healthy spine leads to better mental health and good bones.
The doctor then discussed the importance of eating healthy foods and avoiding what is deemed to be the most dangerous food - sugar.
"God has put a clock in your body, and we can either speed it up or slow it down," he said.
The idea of eating "breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" was debunked by the doctor, who stressed the importance of eating freshly cooked foods.
He said bringing reality closer to expectation made people happier person, and that the healthier people are, the more weight they lose. [Meera Pattni]
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