HEALTHY LIVING

How do you know what you MUST do versus what you HAVE to do? Sometimes taking one day off from work is a MUST, while there are still lots of things going on at work that you HAVE to do. That one day can save you time, energy and your health and well being so that you can return the next day and have a fresh perspective and renewed energy.

Seeing a doctor is not necessarily the only way to take care of your health. Many people do all the wrong things and eat, drink and smoke the wrong things and yet they feel really good about themselves because they went for their mamogram, or for their colonoscopy. I know this statement will get some people up in arms, but it is so much more important to focus on how you're actually taking care of yourself on a daily basis. There is no doctor that would disagree with that. If you cut out diet soda and all sodas, smoking, alcohol, illegal drugs, the wrong fats, and white breads, cookies, cakes and desserts (or at least cut back significantly) you won't need to worry about getting the diseases that are so common today. Are you worth it? Is your life worth saving? Doesn't your presence on earth matter to at least one other person? Think about how you've touched others and how sad those people would be without you being around. Think about all the negative behaviors you participate in and start reducing them while increasing the healthier behaviors. Eat more vegetables, join a smoking cessation program, write down what you eat and how much, start to exercise if you don't, by taking short walks or spend just 20 minutes at the gym and build up slowly. These actions will buy you many more healthy years.