HEALTH MATTERS
"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live."
---Jim Rohn
Here are five questions to ask yourself:
- Am I getting enough sleep every night?
- Am I drinking enough water every day?
- Am I getting enough exercise every day?
- Am I eating too much added sugar, fat, and salt?
- Am I eating plenty of vegetables, fruits, wild fish, beans, and legumes (like lentils)?
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| A fresh salad we made recently with organic treasures from a local farmer. |
These questions address the elements of health.
If you are not getting a good night’s sleep
because you (or your kids) have a bedroom full of electronics, computers and
digital clocks with red and blue lights on all night, it is time to
change.
If you go all morning on coffee
and soda and don’t have a glass of water until the afternoon, it is time to
change.
If you routinely say, “I’ll take
a walk this weekend” and always make an excuse why you can’t, it is time to
change.
If you have high blood pressure
and think nothing of stopping by McDonald’s several times a week, it is time to
change.
If you eat steak and potatoes every night, it is time to change.
To be a good role model for children starts with a look at
our own habits. With computers running
our lives, we are getting away from the basics of good health. Some people think they can download an app and it
will take care of their need for exercise and do their vegetable shopping for them. I grew up watching a TV show about the future called The Jetsons. Well, people, we are not The Jetsons.
If you value your health, and care about the health and
future quality of life of your children, then please review the five questions
above and stay tuned as we lead a meaningful discussion about HEALTH
MATTERS.
In gratitude,
Nancy L. Heinrich, MPH
Founder of the Growing Healthy Kids movement
