Take Your Life into Your Hands!

The quality of life is deteriorating for many Americans. Why? We lack the balance between mind, spirit and body.

In the US, our lifestyles focus on the mind. Lifestyle disease is the number one cause of death and sickness in the US today. 'Lifestyle' means the style we live our lives. Typically, Americans are much more sedentary and dependent on technology. Instead of using the stairs, we use elevators; instead of walking to the corner store, we drive; instead of washing dishes, we use the dishwasher. Our 'style' of life has made us lazier than ever, causing us to deteriorate physically.

This causes us to have an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, impotence, back pain, joint pain, asthma, allergies and many other diseases.

We need to venture into our bodies and spirits every now and again to allow our mind to silence and recover from all the worry and 'thinking' we do throughout the day. Stay healthy: modify your lifestyle if it is sedentary or even sickening your spirit. For example, meditate or play a recreational sport to get you to stop thinking so much. Ten minutes may be all you need to rejuvenate your spirit;)

When are we going to take our life into our hands? We need to realize we can not always depend on doctors for the answers. Our bodies are not meant to live the lifestyles of today. Sometimes we need to look within and try to figure if there is anything we can do to increase the quality of our own lives.

Is it going for more walks, cutting back on alcohol, quitting smoking or to have more vacation/meditation time? Make it a priority and do it. It may save you a lifetime of dollars, or just your life.