Sometimes, we could help ourselves just by paying attention to our body's reactions to food, to environment, to people. After retirement from work, we've got the time and patience to do it.
Like any other human being I seek interest, pleasure and relaxation in Nature, and in whatever the Outside world has to offer in terms of entertainment, culinaria, travel .
However, I also try to devote some time to sort of 'exploring' my soul and body to find out about their needs, and how this could help my physical and mental issues.
I once wrote a post ( 'A Matter of Health' - July 7, 2021) on this topic. I mentioned , among other things, how I discovered after intensive 'detective' analysis, that the rather heavy backpack I was carrying on my back, caused me palpitations. Palpitations is no light matter.
There's a medical procedure for the above condition (if meds are not effective), known as ablation (eliminating heart tissue which when triggered , interferes with its electrical system). However, this procedure doesn't work for everyone . In certain cases people turn to the doctor again and undergo a second, third... ablation. Just reading about this and the various stories behind it, kept me away from even thinking about the subject.
Anyway, since the backpack discovery ten years ago - no backpack, no palpitations either, thank God. Everything heavy gets in my shopping cart or a wheeled duffel bag, when leaving home.
During Covid 19, we were encouraged to take vitamin D3 - something to do with immunity strength . After a while, I noticed that the intake of this vitamin caused boosting of hair and nail growth. Though it didn't prevent hair loss, the mere boosting of hairgrowth pleased me .
(I'm not sure the above has happened to others too, as things are often individual. Haven't done any research on that:).
Anyway, I've stopped taking this vitamin since then, yet , so far I don't see any change in the hair/nail growth. Perhaps the vitamin has 'awakened' something that used to slow down the growth. Go figure!
