Healthy people, healthy workplace
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CHEMICAL INTAKE
Socially accepted drug use, including the junk pharmaceuticals has become an integral part of our culture, particularly by people who are either over -or under-stimulated by their lives. The effects on the body can be both acute and chronic.
Give yourself a score out of 10 for each of the questions below. A good score is a high score.
1. Do you smoke. Score 1 point for every cigarette you have a day.
2. Alcohol How many alcoholic drinks do you have a week? A glass of wine scores one point, a glass of full strength beer half a point and a glass of low alcohol beer a quarter of a point.
3. Caffeine How many cups of coffee, tea or cola drinks do you have a day. Also include chocolate intake.
4. Do you persistently feed a sweet tooth? We live in a high sugar culture. Sugar is the most popular mood enhancing drug. Yes No
5. Inflammatory tablets How would you rate your reliance on anti-inflammatory tablets. If you use them constantly score zero.
High Never take them
6. Headache and pain tablets How do you rate your reliance on headache and pain killing tablets? If you use them constantly score zero. High Never take them
7. Sleeping tablets How would you rate your reliance on sleeping tablets. If you use them constantly to go to sleep score zero.
High Never take them
8. Blood pressure medication How would you rate your reliance on blood pressure medication. If you're on medication score zero.
High Never take them
9. Anti-depressant medication How would you rate your reliance on anti-depressant medication. If you're on medication score zero.
High Never take them
10. Diabetes medication How would you rate your reliance on diabetes medication. If you're on medication score zero.
High Never take them
GUNNADO In association with your prescriber and your health and fitness advisors, set yourself a target to be medication free. None of the metabolic symptoms, (headaches, poor sleep, inflammation, high blood pressure, diabetes or depression is caused by a lack of medication). There is a high likelihood that the symptoms will disappear once you're back in top physical and mental shape. Make that your goal.
Set a goal to be smoke free within the next 2 to 4 weeks.
Set a goal to have an alcohol free day, and alcohol free week, and alcohol free month, and alcohol free year; which ever you need to do, you'll feel better. Alcohol is a depressant.
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