Preventive Healthcare

One of the issues that I regret not doing better and sooner is the concept of PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE on my own body.  We as individuals and families perform preventive maintenance on our vehicles and homes and other pieces of equipment, but we do not think about it for our own bodies.  This is exactly why AMERICANS have an obesity problem.  Not only are we overweight due to over eating and lack of exercise but we also have problems drinking alcohol and taking illegal drugs.

AND...  the biggest concern that I have with this news is WHY?

WHY do so many Americans NEED to drink Alcohol?

WHY do so many Americans NEED to take Illegal Drugs?

WHY...   Why...  why???

When I was 40 years old, I quit smoking cigarettes...   COLD TURKEY...  actually, I woke up on the morning of my birthday and had 7 cigarettes left.  I could not throw those away but once they were gone, I STOPPED.

That was in 1987...

In 1990, I tried to stop eating red meat, fried foods, and sugars but was not as successful but let's just say that I seldom eat red meat, fried foods, and sugars...

It was also in 1987 that I started exercising on a regular basis, running a mile each day first unless my knees started hurting forcing me to walk fast instead.  My exercise routine has continued since then but not on a regular basis...  irregular would best describe it and the reason for that is because of my cancer diagnosis in  2007 which resulted in an intermittent exercise routine because of treatment side effects.

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE is the KEY TO A REWARDING AND HEALHY LIFE...