Chapter Eleven. The Habits for Health and Well Being
“March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on,
and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life’s path.” (Kahlil Gibran)
There has never been a time in human history where you can live longer and live
better than you can today. Incredible advances in pharmaceuticals, medicine and
healthcare enable people to overcome disease and illness and continue to thrive
well into their 70s and 80s. Perhaps the largest growing demographic group in
America today is people who are 90 and 100 years old, or more. Your job is to join
this group and to be fit and healthy all the days of your life.
For almost the entire history of the human race, longevity was a matter of accident
or coincidence. Today longevity is a matter of design and choice. You can actually
decide today to enjoy superb levels of physical health, and by developing specific
health habits, you can assure that you live longer and better than has been possible
for any other generation in human history.
Most of the major causes of premature death are preventable to some degree. They include heart disease, cancer, strokes, lung cancer caused by smoking, death from automobile accidents and death from diabetes often brought on by obesity and poor nutritional habits. To a greater or lesser degree, you can exert tremendous control over your health in each of these areas.
In this chapter, you will learn the health habits practiced by those men and women
who are seldom sick, have abundant energy and vitality, and who both survive and
thrive into the later decades of life. You will learn how to develop the habits that
assure that you live longer and live better than most other people in society around
you.
.Taken from : Million Dollar Habits
