Take Back Control of Your Health – Today

Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.  –William Faulkner  

I recently read an article that was not only an eye-opener, but it put the problem of the nation’s terrible eating habits in stark perspective.  24/7 Wall Street presented an article that broke down the 10 U.S. states with the worst eating habits.  The results show a trend of reckless eating habits that are creating an alarming rise in diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and a number of other ailments which are now being related to poor diet such as dementia.  The state of Mississippi was number one on the list where according to the study the average person consumes 82 gallons of soft drinks and 113 pounds of sweet snacks per year.   

I am trying to get my mind around that staggering amount of junk food.  Imagine filling 82 gallon jugs with various soft drinks such as Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and so forth, and then consuming it all over a one-year period.  Add to that 113 pounds of Twinkies, candy bars, and other sweet snacks and you have a recipe for disaster.  Furthermore, combine this with smoking and a sedentary lifestyle and you see why our nation is in a health crisis. 

Today is the day and now is the time to take back control of your health.  Believe me when I say that with determination, commitment, and motivation, and God’s help, it can be accomplished.  If you look in the mirror and you don’t like what you see, then take charge and make changes.  You can lose weight, you can get into shape, and you can alter poor eating habits.   

-Begin immediately to make plans to regain control of your health. 

-If you need to lose weight or get more exercise then see your doctor and let him or her assist you in developing a plan. 

-Do not give up.  Keep moving forward toward better health. 

-Understand that change takes time; it is not too late to make positive changes. 

-Resolve to do whatever it takes to be a more upbeat, happy, healthy, and optimistic person.   

Keep exercising, stop smoking, begin to eat right, and get rid of your soft drinks and junk food.  Life can and will get better.  Take charge and make it happen.

It can be a great day –  today!