Health's a Decision

So now we’ve created the context – HEALTH. As ironic as it seems, many people I’ve spoken to people about health and the need to stay healthy seem to have arguments and excuses. Why it’s not possible for them to choose health.

“No time, too much work, tired, my kids, my wife, my husband, life’s short, just eat”; you’re probably thinking up a few good ones right now. Do send them to me for my reference ya.

Like many other important things in life, Health is a decision. Before you embark on any program, make a decision. And for some, back that decision up with a reason..a WHY.

Why do you want to stay healthy? The answer seems obvious enough. My reason was to attract health and avert disease. Yours could perhaps be so that you can spend the years watching your young child row up.

Make a decision first.

In today’s world, the odds are stacked against you from birth. Babies are fed processed foods, packed with enhancers and preservatives. Then its processed foods like hamburgers, french fries, processed rice, cereals, snacks and sugared drinks like Coke. The list goes on…

It’s an uphill climb to health, with the giant corporations pumping obscene sums of marketing dollars to brainwash you into thinking that the piece of bread holding the highly processed, preservative and trans fat laden meat, is actually made from the freshest of grains and packed with wholesome goodness.

In a meal consisting of white rice, fried chicken and a can of Coke, you could be consuming as much as 17 teaspoons of sugar, and 12 grams to 18grams of saturated and trans fat. And that’s in ONE meal!

Do this over a period of 30 years and one day you’ll begin to feel fatigued; where you’ll be too tired to even enjoy precious moments with your spouse or your young child. Lethargy and even depression sets in. Family life and work suffers. It becomes more and more difficult to focus on your tasks. You go to see a doctor. He does a blood and a glucose tolerance test. “You’re diabetic,” he tells you.

You know what? You made that decision.

The choice is yours.