Share the Health - Introduction

I promised in a previous post I would elaborate on my ‘Recipe for Health’. Over a series of posts I will share what I have found to be useful in getting healthier based off my own experience and research.

Before I dive into my findings I want to first explain my idea of health and the habits that got us (America) to be unhealthy. Here is my disclaimer for those who do not know my journey thus far; I am not a health professional and the following is only based on my journey.   My conclusions are based on my own research, education from my personal wellness professionals, and years of trial and error.  I believe every ‘body’ is different and what has worked for me might or might not work for you, however the principles will. I also believe getting healthy should not be a burden. I don’t believe in dieting and what I am sharing is my ‘lifestyle’ not a ‘diet’.  I measure my own health based on 1. Energy to accomplish my tasks 2. Mental Function 3. Positive Living 4. My body’s ability to keep moving and 5. Pain level maintained under 3 (scale 1-10).  Notice my health is not based off my waist line! My theory is “Becoming healthy is the action – looking great is the side effect”!

Secondly, I want to address the fact that we as Americans do not ask enough questions and do not conduct our own unbiased research. We have become dependent on the news, media, medical doctors, and government tell us our next step that we have lost sight of our own well-being. We, as creature of habit, find it hard to believe that what our parents and highly paid doctors have been telling us might not be the only answer.  I could shower you with statistics like the government showers us with drugs but you won’t listen until you learn for yourself or until you have to change, like I did. I am not saying I don’t appreciate or acknowledge doctors but they have their place. You bet, if I am in need of life saving surgery I will not push them away. I challenge you to question everything you think about your health and what you are being told by people whose job is to get you to buy. You brain, nervous system, and will has more power than any bottle of drug your doctor can give you. 

My journey forced me to question everything I thought I knew and was faced with the realization that the S.A.D (Standard American Diet) along with the kickbacks of a few medical doctors was killing me slowly. Within the last 4 years I started questioning things I wouldn’t have given one thought about a decade ago. Here are a few:

Is a higher SPF hurting or helping me?   

It’s FDA approved, then it’s ‘fine’ right?

It says ‘green’ on the bottle..?

It’s a popular drug so it must be okay…?

“The doctor said I’m going to have to get used to it.”

Can I avoid it even though it’s ‘hereditary’?

Is this symptom a medical symptom or mental stress disguised?

What is the purpose of food?

What is the purpose of medical drugs?

Is my doctor surgery happy?

Are any/all vitamin supplements good for me?

Is my brain talking to the rest of my body correctly?

Is this bottle of Windex hurting me?

He is a Dr. but what was he taught in school?

Should I be a vegetarian?

How many chemicals are in this ‘healthy’ cereal?

Eating healthy does not have to be expensive?!

Who is in charge of my body?

These questions are not meant to overwhelm or send anyone into a hypochondriac state. Over the last 4 years I have taken a few questions at a time and some I am still in the process of answering. In the next posts I will dive into the 5 focuses for healthy living; Stress/Emotion, Exercise, Sleep, Food, and Neurology, while answering some of the above questions and giving tips and opinions that I have developed along the way.

 

Before:  2006

After: 2011