You and I probably have some things in common. My life is very busy. Do I really have time for this? The economic trends have taken their toll on my finances. Do I really want to add any more expenses to my budget?
But its time for me to pay attention. If I don't do it now, when will I finally get around to taking care of the most important factor in my ability to function ... my own physical body? How much money have I spent in the past on diets that I hoped would help, when I really didn't understand the criteria? How effective were those efforts over time? How much money do I spend now on food that either isn't good for me, or that for various reasons I toss without eating? Anything I explore in this book will have to be cost effective in order to fit into my current budget.
I admit it. I'm not just being saintly. As my friend Arthur Samuel Joseph says, This is not a dress rehearsal. This is for real. It's about my very essence. My health is about my actual life. It's quite humbling when life brings this to ones attention.
Personally I don't like the extra weight I've gradually put on over the past ten years. I know with each year I'm getting older and I want to age well. I've been around my older friends in their 80s and I've seen first hand what works and what doesn't. My friends who exercised and ate well lived much longer. My friends who stopped exercising because it seemed too hard or wasn't convenient declined quickly as they lost their ability to reason, to move effectively on their own, and eventually lost their capacity to take care of themselves.
I've also watched how much money it costs as health declines. I grew up with excellent health, and I could physically do anything I wanted to do. That's not as true now as it was when I was young. I'm interested in a full life into old age, and I know my chances are better if I start creating the right habits now. I look at Sam Rehnborg, son of Carl Rehnborg who founded Nutrilite and fed his son quality nutrition from the beginning well before the public had any idea nutrition and health were related. I couldn't tell you Sam's age by looking at him. He looks at least thirty years younger than his chronological age. The same with Betsy, a friend in her late 80s who's still going strong and looks like she's in her mid-60s. My friend Ruth, a professional ballerina who practiced and taught yoga for 50 years, was still performing and teaching a few weeks before she died at age 87. I know if I want that myself I have to earn it through my lifestyle habits, starting as soon as possible!!
I'm writing this chapter as I become my own advocate for my health. I'll take you along on the journey so hopefully you'll take similar steps to improve your own physical wellbeing.
Best wishes,
Marilyn McLeod
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