To maintain control of health, people need to wake up and realise the narrowness of orthodox medicine's theory and approaches to treatment before it's too late. Before they or a loved one becomes a death statistic on one of a list of illnesses that could have been prevented or cured by an alternative approach.

The wake up call involves seeing how the big picture really works. The first thing to understand is that there are four important and major fundamental things that orthodox medicine pays little or no attention to:

1.Diet

2.Exercise

3.The Environment

4.Psychological factors such as those involved in stress handling

Take for example, life-threatening illnesses like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Changing to a dietary regime of good food can reverse these illnesses by changing the body's metabolic processes back to normal functioning again.

-Quite extraordinary that orthodox medicine hasn't picked up on this one wouldn't you say?

Psychological well being

Here's an equation you may well want to consider:

No Stress = No Illness

The way you handle stress has a great affect on your immune system, the body's natural defence against disease. For example, maintaining a healthy immune system is the best form of protection against cancer.

Here are some suggestions on effectively handling stress:

-Avoid being constantly angry. This may lead to high blood pressure and poor digestion.

Avoid using anger to:

-Dominate -Manipulate or use as emotional -Blackmail -Scapegoat -Dump your problems on others (Share your problems instead)

-Use as a substitution for saying NO. (learn to say no)

-Share you problems, fears and anxieties. Don't bottle things up. The more you resist these things, the more you become them...

-Avoid being pushed to the limit.

-Take fifteen minutes time out each day to relax: Try listening to some relaxing music or meditation, or a sit in the park... whatever you feel is appropriate for you.

-Don't victimise yourself. Brooding, isolation and fear are common in victimhood.

-Avoid boredom. Be creative instead. Here's another useful to know equation: Boredom = No creativity

Go with your instincts: follow what moves you; what calls you, what inspires you...Plan and develop a structure for fulfilment in your life and take all the necessary actions needed.

-Sleep well. Keep to appropriate sleep patterns. Sleep produces immune system building substances. It also serves to maintain balance.

-Share yourself lovingly...

All these things can affect your immune system and life expectancy accordingly.