Walk. Eat Better. Live Longer

Walk.

Eat Better.

Live Longer.

Hey, that’s the message of the American Heart Association, according to this morning’s Fox News.

It’s a simple (sound bite) message, but what I like about it is that they tell you to eat better but in the brief message make no mention of what it is one should eat. I like that because that’s the part they never get quite right.

They note that walking 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week is beneficial to heart health.

By telling us to eat better, they acknowledge that nutrition and diet play a significant role in our overall health and well being.

Since 60% of Americans are overweight, obese or suffer from morbid obesity, establishing good eating habits is essential.

Live longer: It’s interesting that it is reported that for every hour of exercise, we add two hours to our life span. (Wonder what kind of double-blind study they use to get to those figures?):

All of this is good news from AmericanHeart.org. Go there to get your fresh start in the new year. And if you need nutritional supplements to help you get enough energy to start a heart healthy walking program, I suggest you try the Daily Complete and the Harmony products put out by Awareness Life Corp.. Those products may do wonders to kick start your success in 2007.

If you have cholesterol issues, try Xtend-Life supplements.

I have used both these company’s products with success.

Of course one thing my big brother swears by for controlling his cholesterol is the boot-leg “joggin in a jug” formula. He says he mixes…

1 part apple cider vinegar (note: see if you can find the organic apple cider vinegar)

2 parts grape juice

3 parts apple juice.

That means twice as much grape juice as apple cider vinegar and three times as much apple juice as the apple cider vinegar.

He makes about half a gallon at a time using a perused juice container, and drinks 2 ozs of the mixture every day. (Shake before pouring).

He says his doctor was amazed at how much his cholesterol level came down, but says he decided not to reveal to her any information about his involvement with the formula, because, well, “You know how doctors are…”

Yeah, tell me about it.

To Your Health--