Question: Does prevention really make a difference?

 

Answer: Absolutely! There are so many lives that have been improved by small behavior changes. From the 55 year old diabetic that lost 40 pounds and no longer has to take medicine to the person on a path to a heart attack that started eating better and exercising and is now on a path to good health.

 

Practicing a healthy lifestyle greatly decreases YOUR chance of developing one of the chronic diseases like diabetes, heart and blood vessel disease, or lung disease. Healthy living also decreases complications and suffering from these diseases if you do contract them. It is not normal to begin “falling apart” at 40. We think that modern medicine can keep us rolling along but forget about the complications of surgery, the side effects and cost of pills and the 100,000 people that die each year from medical errors. In cultures that do not overeat, aren’t 30-40 lbs overweight, don’t act like couch potatoes and leave the smoking to fires, people live active, suffering free lives well into their 80’s.

 

It is really your choice. You do have control over your health. It is not just the luck of the draw. Start making healthy choices and save yourself as well as some money! An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!