It Ain’t Easy Being Healthy

         

            It ain’t easy being healthy but it is a whole lot easier then having one or more of the many diseases that are plaguing this country. Every week we hear about the rising numbers of people with cancer, heart diseases, and diabetes. This week obesity has been the main focus from every news source. And they all have their own rationalization as to why obesity is increasing at such disturbing rates. Some say it is the restaurants that are causing this with their unhealthy menu choices. Others blame the food industry, advertisers or the government, the schools and our parents. But could it really be the combination of all of these?

            It has never been that just one single thing makes us sick and not just one single thing that makes or keeps us healthy so let’s stop playing the blame game and place the responsibility back on the individual. I guess the big problem with this ides is that most individuals are not motivated to get healthy or to stay healthy. I got motivated as a teenager when doctors told me that it would not be long before I would be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. Some people get motivated to quite smoking after having a child. Having a heart-attack motivates others. What will it take to get people motivated to be healthy? Maybe just taking some small steps will provide each person with opportunity to find their own motivation. It may not be easy being healthy but it is worth every bit of effort.

These are six essential areas that directly affect the quality of our health

What we eat

What we drink

How we exercise

The rest we get

The air we breathe

What we think

 What motivates you to be healthy?