Increase Your Health & Resistance Naturally

Healthy habits increase your strength and vitality

written by Dr. Rick McMichael

It is not merely the virulence of the infecting organism (virus or bacteria) that determines the impact on our health but also the health and vitality of the patient. We can wait and hope for a cure to be found or we can get busy and do the things that science knows will improve our strength, health, and vitality.

Are You Waiting for a "Cure"? 
The recent events surrounding covid-19 have focused much attention on the identification of a cure or vaccine. However, these are not simple tasks and normally require a significant amount of time, if an effective treatment or preventive treatment is to be found. In the meantime, we would be wise to begin changing our habits and to focus on healthy activities that will elevate our health status.

The results of the covid-19 pandemic have made it clear that those who are weak and unhealthy, with low strength and vitality, are definitely at the highest risk of serious illness. We have been told that these high risk patients include older adults, especially those in nursing homes, and those people with multiple co-morbidities. The co-morbidities most often cited are chronic illnesses such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease, as well as pulmonary and renal conditions. Those at higher risk also include patients with a compromised immune system, which may be due to chronic illness or immune suppressive drugs like those used for cancer treatment.
 
What Can You Do?
So, what can we do to be healthier and stronger, that may help to lower our risk. We can focus on things that we can change... things that science tells us will improve our health status and reduce or eliminate some of the chronic conditions (co-morbidities) that place us at more risk of serious illness. For starters, we can improve our diet, increase our exercise, reduce our sugar and processed food intake, avoid our exposure to toxins, get sufficient rest and drink plenty of water.
 
Did you know that chronic health conditions are responsible for a large part of our medical expenses? Did you know that science has shown us that some of these chronic conditions can be reversed, reduced or even eliminated simply by increasing our good health habits? Studies on exercise and diet have been shown to effectively reduce obesity, heart disease and diabetes and thereby increase our health and vitality...and reduce our risk of serious illness.
 
Why not set a plan to increase your health, strength and vitality naturally? Why not set a plan and begin to implement it today! We will be happy to help you design a plan to improve your health and coach you to successfully implement your plan. Just call us to schedule an evaluation and plan to be as healthy as you can be!

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