From natural movement to living a toxic-free lifestyle, nature is at the centre of our health and wellbeing
Internationally recognised educator and physician, Dr. Zach Bush, has partnered with natural lifestyle brand Vivobarefoot to create an eight-part, accessible and easy to use guide on natural health. Hosted on the VivoHealth portal by Vivobarefoot, the guide includes tips on how to implement the fundamentals of a natural lifestyle into every-day life . Whether it’s grounding, or embracing plant life – here are some of the simple tips that are scientifically proven to enable better wellbeing:
- Reconnect your feet to the ground
Our sedentary lifestyles have had a profound impact on our health. Our feet play a crucial role in natural movement and the footwear we wear affects this. Start small by taking your shoes & socks off and stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Try to feel where your feet connect with the ground – the only part of your foot that shouldn’t be touching the ground is the arch. It might take a bit of time until this becomes second nature, but once you become more comfortable and in tune with your feet, you can begin some Toega exercises.
- Find a moment of peace to reconnect
Many people will be aware of the term mindfulness but might be unsure what this means exactly. For some it can be achieved through prayer or meditation, but if you’re new to it, at its core it’s about stepping away from your analytical brain. Try to experience the world around you outside of your five senses. Whilst it might be difficult at first, finding this sense of deep resonance within you is what gives us that feeling of truth and is the beginning of your path to mindfulness.
- Embrace Plant Life
Whether you live in the city or neighbouring town, there’s no escaping the fact that the air around us is less than toxic. Whilst we’re looking at rewilding our cities and shared spaces to take us back to the natural state the world used to be, we can start at home. Bringing more plant life into your living space can not only help purify the immediate air around you, but is the first step we can take to begin rewilding the world we live in.
- Keep your gut happy
90% of serotonin produced in the body is produced in the gut, so if we want to keep our minds and bodies healthy, we need to look at the food we‘re eating, the water we’re drinking and where it’s coming from. One of simplest ways of reducing the number of toxins we consume is from the soil up. Regenerative farming is centred around building a healthy soil system devoid of pesticides and toxins, so use this as a chance to connect and support local farmers or businesses who are already on this journey.
- Expand Your Community
Whilst researching Blue Zones (areas in which the average person typically lives longer – in some cases over 100 years) scientists found community was one of the most important contributing factors to a long life. This makes sense as we’re social beings, so think about ways you can expand your community. It could be inviting a few friends over to dinner, joining a running group or striking up a conversation at your local farmer’s market, it all helps build the connection between others and the world around you.
VIVOBAREFOOT co-founder, Galahad Clark, commented: “Zach Bush’s work is very closely aligned with our mission to reconnect people to nature and human natural potential. Our ethos is that when people are more connected to nature the more they will want to protect it. Our feet are the only part of our body that is constantly connected to the ground beneath us, so we should be aware of what we’re putting on them and what impact this is having to not only our physical but overarching natural health.”
Zach Bush MD added: “As a medical doctor I was ultimately trained to fear disease or find a way to fix a problem or eliminate symptoms. The more I progressed into my career in medicine the more I’ve been drawn back to nature. It’s vital to me that we start shifting our mindset from one that is human made to one that is nature made. If we do this we’ll start feeling hope, joy and beauty in reconnecting with nature that is within and around us.”
ABOUT VIVOBAREFOOT: A certified B Corp, VIVOBAREFOOT is a natural health lifestyle company. Its mission is to reconnect people to the natural world and their natural potential. And it starts with your feet. Created by two cousins from a long line of cobblers, Galahad and Asher Clark, VIVOBAREFOOT draws upon simple barefoot design principles: wide, thin and flexible.
Wide (for natural stability) *minimalist footwear increases balance and stability
Thin (for natural sensory feedback) *increase the quality of information to the brain
Flexible (for natural strength and energy return) *wearing VIVOBAREFOOT for six months increases foot strength by 60%
These principles optimise foot health and natural movement.
Visit: https://www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/whybarefoot
Watch: https://www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/shoespiracy
ABOUT ZACH BUSH MD:
Zach Bush, MD is a physician specialising in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Zach Bush, MD founded *Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer’s Footprint
to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and his ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and the planet.
Visit: https://zachbushmd.com/
