What comes to mind when you think of health prevention? Most people answer things like "annual checkups, blood work for cholesterol & blood sugars, mammograms, things of a more diagnostic nature. These things tend to be more of a reactive state. I much prefer to choose health over sickness, and prevention and lifestyle are the key to discovering wellness.
Often when I work with individuals whether it's a nutrition consultation or a fitness evaluation, I like to address the seven risk factors for CAD (cardiovascular disease). They are: family history, smoker, high BP, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, and living a sedentary lifestyle (think couch potato).
Guess what? Six of these can be controlled by lifestyle. Family history you're stuck with.
Our country is facing a health care crisis like never before. Why? Too many sick Americans. Let's not be one of them. Let's choose health! Create wealth by choosing health! How? Think of all the time and money saved when you're healthy. No dreaded wait times in the doctors office. No spending the day home with a sick child. No prescription copays, and the list goes on and on. Besides, if you own your own business and you're too sick to run it, whose making the money?
Here are seven simple healthy habits you can start today.
1. Make a decision to be healthy - choose health over sickness.
2. Choose good nutrition - whole foods - all food groups, supplement for insurance.
3. Get enough sleep - absolutely necessary for the body to repair itself.
4. Stop smoking - smoking ages you faster than anything else.
5. Be kind to others - be charitable. Life isn't always about you.
6. MOVE - I mean, get off the couch. Daily. Find some activity you enjoy.
7. Think positive happy thoughts.
Join me on the path of wellness.
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