How to Live Long and Live Healthy

                                                                                

                                                                            

There is the question most often asked; who doesn’t want to be healthy? Well my friends all you need to do is sit at the bus stop for 30 minutes on any given day and observe the people walking by and you’ll get your answer. Obesity is rampant with all its related diseases, hospital emergency visits are skyrocketing and disease ridden people flock to the pharmacy in record numbers to stock up on drugs that do nothing to improve their health.

Most societies have been duped into health complacency. What this means is that individually and collectively we have a herd mentality believing the TV adverts and nightly news and the hoards of so called experts telling us what is and isn’t good for our health. We have relinquished our good common sense and the God given healing attributes of the human body. 

Instead we dutifully get our shots, vaccinations, prescription drugs and bad advice simply because we are told to. Few of us take the time and effort to educate ourselves concerning health issues. Our health is the single most important issue facing every human being and yet we act as if it is vogue to be fat and out of shape. 

Get the answers you need to make your own health decisions. Decisions must always be made on the basis of your health not what anyone else is doing.  Unless you’re very serious about being healthy for the rest of your life and willing to do what it takes to succeed you most assuredly won’t. Being completely healthy requires living a lifestyle that is conducive to good health. This will have to be a lifetime commitment devoted to staying healthy.

When you hear being healthy it means being free of disease and debilitating conditions not the common cold the occasional bug that is going around. Although if your immune system is where it should be even the common flu will not easily knock you down. Similarly, if you do get sick it will not be overwhelming and will for a very short time.

Things to consider if you want to live long and healthy, although some of them may seem simplistic, they aren’t.

1. Personal fortitude with a savage attitude that I am worth the effort to succeed.

2. Never ever succumb to age, treat your body the same at 50 as you would at 30 and it will respond if properly conditioned.

3. Demand the best for your body don’t settle for anything less. Don’t put anything in or on your body that you wouldn’t want your children to do.

4. The food police will tell you what or what not to eat but the real thing is that, if you eat any food in moderation with abundant variety you will be the better for it.  Everything is in moderation with all the meat not fried but cooked, and all vegetables and fruits free of pesticides and chemicals.

Eat moderate portions at each meal disciplining yourself not to overeat. Remember we eat to sustain our body’s ability to function properly and for most of us we don’t need much food. Enjoy your meal but remember you eat because it is a necessity.

5. Drink clean water with absolutely no chemical additives and drink a lot of water.

6. Avoid eating a lot of sugar and use salt in moderation.

7. Packaged food contains preservatives and dyes which are un-natural to the human body.

8. Wash (scrub) fruits and vegetables before eating unless they are organic they will be loaded with chemicals.

9. Frying food is a no because of cancer causing carcinogens.

10. The overall principle to live with concerning what you put in your body is quite simple. If it has a manmade substance in it such as preservatives or dyes or any of those long scientific names that are impossible to pronounce then don’t eat it.

11. Exercise is good but don’t overdo it moderation applies here. The key here is to stay active EVERYDAY remember this is a life style. 

12. Love life and laugh more often. It is important that you surround yourself with loving family and friends.

13. Stress is a killer so it is vitally important to avoid stressful situations. It could be confidently stated that Stress is the number one health concern in most societies of the world; this is so because stress places a tremendous load on our immune system to protect us from disease. However, when the immune system is weakened the door is left wide open for all sorts of health problems.

14. Lastly or perhaps firstly, stand firm in your personal faith.

All the point mentioned above are relevant to staying healthy all your life. When you can share your life with the person you love life’s burdens melt away and happiness is easy to find.