7 Basic Principles of Health

The first principle of health is that health equals life. Since there cannot be any health with life, I believe this statement to be true. In order for me to maintain life, I try my best to maintain my health. I do so by eating healthy and by consuming appropriate amount of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Doing this is not an easy task, as there is temptation all around me. However, I know that I must resist them. I also am on a strict diet at the moment. I consume only fruits, stemmed vegetables, steamed chicken breast and whole grain foods. Undergoing this strict diet has allowed me to lose a lot of weight. So far I have lost a little over 50 pounds. I plan to continue this weight lose journey. As I have realized how much danger I put myself by being overweight and not exercising regularly.
The second principle of health is that the most basic: the animal instinct is to live. In humans, it is typically known as the fight or flight reflex. This reflex dictates whether you will stay and fight or if you will run and flee. I think that most individuals contain the flight reflex instead of the fight reflex. I, however, have the fight reflex. Each and every time, I instinctively fought to protect myself. A few years back on Halloween, some of neighborhood kids would jump out and scare unsuspecting strangers. Each person that they would prank would jump and scream, as they got scared. When it became my turn to be the unsuspecting victim of their prank, it triggered my fight or flight reflex. Without even thinking, I kicked the prankster and pushed him into some shrubs. Every time I feel like I am faced with danger, it triggers my instinct to live.
The third basic principle of health states that humans are product of two forces. Those two forces, the first force is heredity and the second force is instinctive behavior. In other words that we as humans carry behavioral behaviors in our genes but at the same time will learn behavior based on our environment. I also