Would it surprise you to
hear that one in every four deaths in the U.S. each year is from cancer? [1]
And one in every three deaths is a result of heart disease?[2]
These numbers are frighteningly high, much higher than the rest of the world or
even America a few decades ago. While some diseases can attack even the
healthiest of us, there are also some obvious lifestyle choices to be avoided
if you want to do your best to stay free of life-threatening disease. These
include, but are not limited to, high cholesterol, lack of exercise/physical
activity, high stress levels, and eating a diet high in saturated fats.
There are also risk factors
for cancer to look out for: hormone replacement therapy (cervical cancer),
eating a lot of smoked meats and nitrates (stomach cancer), smoking (lung and
mouth cancer), high fat diets (colon cancer), aspartame (brain tumors),
saccharine (bladder cancer), and more! It’s staggering, isn’t it?
But it doesn’t have to be.
It is our responsibility as intelligent human beings with access to health
information to no longer choose these harmful paths. I call you to act as if you could get cancer or heart
disease at any time. If you knew you
were going to contract one of these life-threatening illnesses, would you still
go on consuming unhealthy products, living a stressful life without dealing
with the causes of your stress, and neglecting physical activity? I doubt it.
Here are a few suggestions
that shouldn’t be too difficult to implement. First, eat organically whenever
possible. Second, exercise at least three
times per week (preferably more), stop smoking if you’re a smoker, cut back on
fat in your diet, do not use artificial sweeteners of any kind or in any
capacity, and use natural cleaning products around the house. I believe that
God gave us perfect, smart bodies that will do whatever they can to keep us going
strong. But you have to take steps to help your body, too. If you wait too
long, it won’t be possible to get that health back, so do yourself a huge favor
and make smart choices now!
Working
to restore GOD's perfect design in you!
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