Is Returning to “Normal” Really a Good Thing?

Is Returning to “Normal” Really a Good Thing?

If not being sick is the goal, we need to focus on being fit, well & healthy.

Not being sick, does not make someone healthier.

However, Western (allopathic) medicine and modern science have already proven that being in better mental and physical health usually helps the body’s innate (natural) immunity to combat illness, disease and injuries.

It really is that simple. Our health, good or bad is the manifestation of our lifestyle. What we eat, what we think and how we move our bodies – all our reflected in our well-being. Our health is ultimately our own individual responsibility. Obviously some people’s individual situation requires help and/or assistance from within our society. Socioeconomic issues effect many. But mostly, people have choices in the US regarding their own lifestyle and how it affects their own health. People usually are not forced to eat low nutritional junk food, smoke or live a sedentary lifestyle. We make our own decisions and live with the causes, effects and results of our choices.

From the CDC (Center for Disease Control):

Chronic Diseases: Often Preventable, Frequently Manageable Many chronic diseases could be prevented, delayed, or alleviated, through simple lifestyle changes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that eliminating three risk factors – poor diet, inactivity, and smoking – would prevent: 80% of heart disease and stroke; 80% of type 2 diabetes; and, 40% of cancer.

Obesity steals more years than diabetes, tobacco, high blood pressure and high cholesterol — the other top preventable health problems that cut Americans’ lives short, according to researchers who analyzed 2014 data.