Prevention is better than cure. It prevents before it starts. About 3/4th of U.S. health care costs results from chronic diseases, many of which can be prevented by lifestyle choices. Yet, Americans are not mindful of their bodies and do not give them as much time and care as they routinely give to their jobs, homes and cars. Prevention mediates patients before they get sick. In general, there are systems to educate and encourage patients to adopt healthy behaviors. The study of 30,000 men and women in 52 countries by INTERHEART shows that at least 90% of heart disease is lifestyle related. Another study of more than 23,000 Germans shows that people with healthier lifestyles have an 81% lower risk. Now the question is: how to get the people
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If you think you have ‘no time’ now for wellness, you will soon find ‘sick time’ for sickness. On the other hand, if you think you have ‘yes time’ for wellness, you will soon find ‘good time’ for goodness. As simple as that! It is simply a lifestyle change in your physical activity, which means getting 3 to 5 hours of moderate cardio each week. Instead of the escalator you take the stairs, make the stairs attractable for climbing. Park the car at distance, just to give few examples. This is a matter of habit. It take care not only the parts of the body but the whole body. Work out with weight training; other exercise is plus. A daily routine of physical activities becomes more and more important as you age – not only to prevent weight gain and chronic illness, but also to keep the brain active which is very important. For many people, these are choices worth making now. Because, about 40% of premature deaths in U.S. are attributed to lifestyle choices: smoking, poor eating, and inactivity. Not just to live longer but also to live happier and thrive. These choices are pretty basic. We are not talking champions, sports stars or classic body builders, nor any soccer players or marathon runners. Preserving health by too strict a regimen is neither welcome to body nor sustainable to long by any average human. Those obsessed with health are also not healthy; it is another wearisome
If you think you have ‘no time’ now for wellness, you will soon find ‘sick time’ for sickness. On the other hand, if you think you have ‘yes time’ for wellness, you will soon find ‘good time’ for goodness. As simple as that! It is simply a lifestyle change in your physical activity, which means getting 3 to 5 hours of moderate cardio each week. Instead of the escalator you take the stairs, make the stairs attractable for climbing. Park the car at distance, just to give few examples. This is a matter of habit. It take care not only the parts of the body but the whole body. Work out with weight training; other exercise is plus. A daily routine of physical activities becomes more and more important as you age – not only to prevent weight gain and chronic illness, but also to keep the brain active which is very important. For many people, these are choices worth making now. Because, about 40% of premature deaths in U.S. are attributed to lifestyle choices: smoking, poor eating, and inactivity. Not just to live longer but also to live happier and thrive. These choices are pretty basic. We are not talking champions, sports stars or classic body builders, nor any soccer players or marathon runners. Preserving health by too strict a regimen is neither welcome to body nor sustainable to long by any average human. Those obsessed with health are also not healthy; it is another wearisome