The Attack of the Green Booger

It's all about staying well these days. The reason? People like you and I don't have money to spend at the doctors office (even with a co-pay) if you are on a fixed budget, which many of us are going to be, you have to make a lot of adjustments that month. If I could be bold enough to say, that if the economy is not affecting your lifestyle, look around you and help someone else because it's affecting them. It's good to keep one foot grounded in a less fortunate individuals life at all times. It makes us appreciate what we have and hopefully improves the life of another. Getting back to wellness. If you were to invest in something right now that I guarantee would give you the best return for your money during your lifetime....it would be investing in yourself.

Let's look at investing in yourself. What do I mean by that? Here is a scenario you may recognize. You are standing in the grocery store at the check out reviewing in your head if you got everything you  came after.
Into your head pops...oh shoot...forgot the orange juice and it's cold and flu season. You waiver about getting out of line because for once it's not 3 people deep. Maybe next time. It doesn't seem that important after all. In an instant you have decided your future health risk and you may not have even realized it. Why? Because your focus is not on your health. You need some basics to stay healthy and your body can not store vitamin C so it needs it every day. Skipping it can open that window of opportunity that the awaiting germ will take.

Here is the real reason I started talking about wellness today. You have to realize that even well individuals will get sick. You can take all the precautions you want to. You can even get out of line to get that orange juice that you know you need every day. (I love it when I can get right back in a short line though don't you?)
A virus will find it's way in if it can. A virus is difficult to avoid even if you are in the best of health. If you are high risk (diabetic, heart disease, immune compromised, frail, elderly, stressed out) in the winter months is the season to pass things along. No I'm not talking about gifts:) Using precautions in groups of people where handles, door knobs, pens etc are used by many people, it's good to carry a little bottle of that alcohol cleaner.(They have some without alcohol as well) or use the wipes provided everywhere these days. But, just the same you and i can get sick. So you ask what is the benefit of trying to stay healthy and still getting sick? It's simple! The severity of your sickness will not be as bad as an unhealthy person. So if you see a green boogie, you know you are sick. Make that trip to the doctor and get an evaluation.

Stay Healthy!

Need help with getting healthy? I can give you an assessment with nutritional recommendations to get you on your way. email me at sandrabullard11@gmail.com with Health Assessment in the subject line