Mahatma Gandhi
I’ve worked in the healthcare industry throughout my professional career and have been interested in health all of my life. Today obesity, laziness, convenience, time constraints, and a lack of self-discipline plague our society and really threaten to destroy it—in more ways than one. This problem of poor lifestyle choices has led to an increase in healthcare costs, disease, and a decrease in quality of life. It plagues many individuals, families, homes, and communities, and it robs them from the life they could enjoy. Learning how to avoid common poor lifestyle choices that are so prevalent in our society will help us put off death and live more fulfilling lives. In fact, it will even help save America!
America is sinking in healthcare costs and poor life style choices. Our national consumption of healthcare has skyrocketed over that last several years and will continue to grow if we as a society do not make changes. Likewise, many individuals, homes, families, and communities deal with health tragedies that are avoidable. These health problems result in a lack of confidence, increased depression, a loss of work, and many other negative outcomes that impact the person and those around them. It is time for us to make changes to our poor lifestyle choices and resolve to take two easy steps that will help us put off death and save America!
Depending on how you look at it, fortunately or unfortunately, there is really no secret formula to putting off death and saving America other than following two basic principles. The first is to exercise on a regular basis. This New Year, make a goal to find something you enjoy doing that requires cardiovascular exercise such as soccer, kickboxing, or anything that will increase your heart rate. For me personally I love basketball and swimming. At times of the year it is hard for me to find enough people to play basketball or a body of water warm enough to swim in so I’ve learned to do other activities such as running stairs and jump roping. Finding something you enjoy doing will certainly help motivate you, and in fact, it will even make exercise seem like, well, like it’s not exercise. Other simple things to help discipline yourself to exercise frequently include finding friends who enjoy the same physical activities you do and setting aside a designated time of each day to exercise.
The second is just as obvious as exercising and it is eating healthy. I love to eat, and I love to eat food that tastes good! I’ve learned though that sometimes we need to put a limit on the amount of unhealthy or fattening food we eat. I’ve also learned food that is good for you can also taste great! Limiting our trips to fast food restaurants, restricting the amount of sweets around our home, and trying to avoid constant snacking can usually help in eating a healthier diet. Another no-no in maintaining a good diet is to avoid an over consumption of soft drinks. Soft drinks have been proven to increase the chances of obtaining many terrible illnesses and diseases from diabetes to kidney stones to obesity. Learning to eat foods that are good for your body will postpone death and will allow you to live a longer and more enjoyable life.
I am not a doctor, but I’ve been around doctors much of my life and I’ve read enough books written by doctors to know that what really works in helping us maintain our health is following these two simple steps. There is no magic cure to putting off death, but following these two simple steps will help you put off death, increase your confidence, and allow you to enjoy life more fully. It’s been proven that these two simple steps work. Just try it, and see and feel the difference in your life today! Join me in helping us save America!
(A great book to read on this particular subject on how to overcome poor lifestyle habits, and live healthy is The Culprit and the Cure listed on my "Book" page.)
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