Guess What's Stealing Your Health?

We all have a picture-perfect notion of our potential (whether we admit it or not).  We know what our ideal health looks like and you are all clear on what you wish you were doing.  Then why aren’t you doing it?

When we’re kids we have the utmost confidence in our bodies and in what our we’re potentially capable of. 

I’m sure I wasn’t the only 5 year who thought she could fly or breath underwater or become invisible.  As kids, we could run around all day, without running out of energy…having so much fun we’d forget to eat and go pee.  Unless we were down and out…we were on the move!

And then we grew up.  We became busy and stressed and tired…at least that’s we talk about.

We have a genetic requirement to walk at least 20 minutes per day, to drink water, to eat real food and to manage our stress.  The further we move away from these requirements, the closer we move toward disease.  We’re inundated with information, research and outreach programs on how to move well, eat well and think well.  Yet…we’re slow to launch.

It appears that “busy” is a scapegoat for procrastination.  “I’ll exercise when I have time”, I’ll make better food choices when I’m not so busy, I’d love to meditate but yeah right, there aren’t enough hours in the day”.

They say that our habits express our priorities.  Apparently, the average American currently watches 34.5 hours of TV and spends an average of 15.75 hours per week on social media.  Taking a look at what we’re spending our time on and considering whether it’s in line with our priorities and if nothing else…our genetic requirements is often quite revealing.

PROCRASTINATION IS THE THIEF OF HEALTH. 

“I’ll start exercising next month…or January 1st when it’s time for my resolution”.  "I’ll change my diet after I eat this donut”. "I’ll quit smoking once I’m not so stressed out…is this familiar?"

Hippocrates once said

“Healing is a matter of time but it’s also a matter of opportunity”. 

WE alone are accountable for our health.  You know what you need to do and if he and she can do it so can you because we all wake up in the morning with the same 24 hours in the day.

With all the love in my heart….No more waiting!  No more excuses!