{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"PureVegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/PureVegan\/","title":"Optimal Health: A Worthy New Year's Resolution - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"i0kZxUmEf1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/optimal-health-a-worthy-new-years-resolution\/\">Optimal Health: A Worthy New Year&#8217;s Resolution<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/optimal-health-a-worthy-new-years-resolution\/embed\/#?secret=i0kZxUmEf1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Optimal Health: A Worthy New Year&#8217;s Resolution&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"i0kZxUmEf1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/PureVegan600x180.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"In the most basic terms optimal health is \u201cbeing your best with what you\u2019ve been given\u201d.\u00a0 Sounds good right?\u00a0 Day in and day out as I live my life, this is ultimately what I want but some days and years I\u2019m more there than others.\u00a0 But if there\u2019s ever a New Year\u2019s Resolution worth making, this would be it. With a subject as complex as this one, I\u2019ll just give you the basics here and then dive right into the area of optimal physical health as it relates food (or anything else you might be swallowing from day to day). There are many different categories and sub-categories involved as an individual goes about considering his or her unique set of circumstances but the basic ones are physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.\u00a0 Sub-categories for physical might include sleep, fitness, weight, strength, relaxation and free of sickness or managing a chronic condition so that it doesn\u2019t worsen. Each sub-category of physical health is very important and \u00a0but when you consider the implications of deciding what to ingest, that is an area we encounter multiple times a day and each decision over time either helps us or hinders us. Being a Vegan [&hellip;]"}