Anti-Aging Rules
Anti-aging DOES rule; I mean it is definitely a fascinating subject that can’t help but get you excited! But that isn’t the kind of “rules” that I’m going to talk about. Unfortunately, right at the beginning of my wonderful new book, 121 Ways to Live 121 Years…and More, there are what the authors call “essential” rules of anti-aging. I say “unfortunately”, because rules can be such a drag sometimes…especially when it comes to how to stay healthy and live longer…eat more vegetables, don’t get too much sun, sleep more, eat less, get your heart rate up 30 minutes every day. It is never ending! So when I saw, on one of the first pages of the book, the “essential” rules, I stopped to take them in and see how hard they were going to be to obey!
As I read them over the first time, I thought they were being facetious and telling them “tongue in cheek”. However, reading on, I soon came to realize that the first rule needs to be taken to heart. If you can follow Rule #1, the other two may take care of themselves for many, many, many years!
The first rule they list is: Don’t get sick! Well, duh! I thought that was fairly obvious. But what came after the rule made it make more sense. We need to not get sick in order to stay out of doctors’ offices and hospitals. Rather an odd statement coming from a couple of physicians. However, the statistics stated can’t be ignored. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, each year physicians are the cause of over 120,000 accidental deaths here in the U.S. The unfortunate death of Michael Jackson is a perfect example (although he wasn’t in a doctor’s office). A report by a not-for-profit organization stated one person out of 20 who is admitted to a hospital gets an infection and 90,000 each year die from those infections. That being said, obviously the good that is done by doctors and the miraculous procedures and surgeries they perform far outweigh the aforementioned stats. I think the important thing here is to be diligent in maintaining your health; and if you need to consult with a doctor, ask questions. Don’t automatically accept what is told you or given to you if there is something that doesn’t sound right or feel right in a doctor’s office or the hospital!
The second rule is: Don’t get old; and the third rule is: Don’t die! Well, that makes sense. The whole idea behind anti-aging medicine is to help prevent us from (or at least slow down) growing old. Following Rule #1 makes Rule #2 much easier to accomplish. Of course, rule #3 speaks for itself. Rules #1 and #2 both lead to the accomplishment of Rule #3.
If we can adhere to the rules, we’ll have this anti-aging thing down!!
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