Homesteading: Staying Healthy!

Staying healthy is the most important thing you can do for yourself, your family
and your homestead. If you are not healthy, then nothing else matters. Take a
hard look at what you are putting in your body. You are either feeding disease
or good health.

Megan and I don’t want to depend on western medicine. Prescription drugs
don’t cure illness, they only help us cope with the disease. You have to find the
root cause of the disease and most of the time it's probably lifestyle choices.
In the corporate world, it's easy to get caught up in the hype of going out,
drinking and eating with co-workers. Make wise choices when these situations
occur. Bad eating choices lead to health problems, which leads to dependency
on pharmaceutical companies and doctors.

Homesteading is about self sufficiency, right? The least you could do is take
care of yourself. Your family and homestead need you to be healthy. Look, I’m
not saying western medicine is bad. But take more holistic approach.  I mean,
if you fall down and break your arm, obviously you need to do see a doctor.
My point is don’t put stuff in your body that makes you sick. We weren’t born
craving skittles, tobacco and alcohol. You don’t need these things to live.

I think the problem in the English culture is that people just want to take a pill
and they think the problems will go away. Instead of finding more natural
methods to deal with pain and whatever is ailing you. I’m not saying, never
have a beer or glass of wine, but limit it. Don’t do it every day. Maybe one
time per month. And I don’t mean sit down and drink an entire bottle of wine
at one time. A glass or two at most.

I cringe every time I see someone post a study claiming it’s good for you to
drink wine or beer every night. Everyone's genetic makeup is different I get it,
but I highly doubt consuming alcohol daily is healthy. You need to feel good,
mentally and physically to get projects accomplished on your homestead.
You need to be able to think through processes quickly then have the energy
to actually perform the labor.

Each homestead is very different so, no book can give you all the answers.
Your homestead will not succeed if you are run down, tired and not healthy.

Jason Smith
Homesteader and Market Gardener
Email: jason@smithfamilyfarmtn.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_6SzCMTTkjND
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Website: www.smithfamilyfarmtn.com