Autumn 2011
The quality of our lives is just as important as the number of years we live
All responsible people should take time to educate themselves and their children about the benefits of healthy eating and staying active. Learning to live healthily is one of the best guarantees for a long and fulfilling life. The quality of our lives is just as important as the number of years we live, therefore we should strive to do everything we can to keep our bodies in the best shape.
Thanks to the advances in modern medicine, the average person’s life span now exceeds seventy years, yet it seems that as we advance in one area, we regress in others. Perhaps we are living longer, but are we living better? Are we truly healthier than our recent ancestors?
Today, issues of obesity, lack of mobility, are more abound in this country. Perhaps our lack of education about the weight gaining process, and a lack of concern about our children’s health education has a lot to do with our current problems. What’s the solution, then?
We need to learn how to eat and exercise correctly. We must determine how much food our bodies actually need, how much physical exercise is ideal, and how best to accomplish both. Caloric, nutritional, and physical needs (and education about those needs) are things we should all understand. If you visit your local doctor, library, or fi tness center, there are massive amounts of information available to help educate yourself and your family in making good health choices.
Are you living life to the fullest? Wouldn’t it be nice to respond with a resounding YES!! The life you live is the life you choose. No matter what your fi eld of interest may be, your level of education, or your level of income, your life is tremendously affected by your health. Maintaining your health is one of the most important things you can do as an individual to enjoy what time you have on this earth. It is also one of the most important things you can do for your
family. As we become an older population, and our life expectancy increases, do we want to become burdens to our children? Or do we want our time with our children in our retirement years to be something we, and they, enjoy?
There are so many things to do in life that allow us to enjoy the fruits of our labor. All of these options can be cut short if we haven’t taken the time to take care of ourselves. Quality is as important as quantity. Education, healthy food choices, keeping your body in top shape all lead to living life to the fullest.
Our multidisciplinary approach to patient care addresses the aforementioned factors for living healthier. We are experts in the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of physical issues that prevent one from living a fulfilling life.
by Donny King
Exercise Physiologist, Core Physical Medicine