| Many of us take our health for granted until we | | | | Our environment is not as healthy as it was in our |
| lose it. And then, instead of thriving we start | | | | grandparent's days - it is difficult to avoid the |
| surviving. Others are proactive with their health. It | | | | chemicals and toxins that are in the air and the |
| may take a serious illness in the family or | | | | food and water that we consume. To fight the |
| amongst friends to give us a wake-up call or it | | | | extra free radicals that our body is producing, it is |
| may be just a realization that it is up to us to | | | | imperative that we use advanced quality |
| become more responsible for our own health. So | | | | nutriceutical antioxidants, multi-minerals, |
| what is the difference between healthy aging and | | | | multi-vitamins and omega-3. |
| anti-aging? | | | | I would define Healthy Aging as all of the above, |
| Suzanne Somers defines the eight anti-aging steps | | | | except I would leave out: |
| in her book 'Breakthrough' as being: | | | | 1. Get Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. |
| 1. Get Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy | | | | For many people this step is too expensive. Not |
| 2. Avoid Chemicals and Detoxify your body | | | | only do we have to find a Bioidentical medical |
| 3. Take nutrition seriously | | | | specialist and pay them, we also have to pay for |
| 4. Create a healthy GI tract | | | | the therapy. However, if our hormones do require |
| 5. Avoid Pharmaceuticals unless absolutely | | | | balancing to improve a health condition I would |
| necessary | | | | certainly consider this option. If you do not have a |
| 6. Supplement your diet | | | | health condition by adding steps 2 to 9 with step |
| 7. Exercise regularly | | | | 3 being a healthy diet of "Technicolor" fresh fruits |
| 8. Get proper sleep | | | | and vegetables, very low sugar, low GI foods, |
| In an ideal world these steps are certainly ones to | | | | avoiding processed foods, our hormones should |
| aspire to. I would also add another step: | | | | be in healthy balance albeit declining as we age. |
| 9. Visit your dentist every 6-12 months so that | | | | My intention is to live a long and healthy life which |
| dental decay, gum disease and high bacteria levels | | | | will provide me with the vitality to have fun and |
| can be treated in the early stages | | | | to inspire others. What are your long-term health |
| With respect to step 6 - supplement your diet, I | | | | plans and what are you going to do to ensure |
| believe that this is a vital step for our well-being. | | | | that your health goals will be achieved? |