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2005. Awaiting
revision 2008
21st CENTURY HEALTHCARE
Part 2
Last month, part one of this article explored the observation
that:
You have, on average, TWO THIRDS MORE TIME TO LIVE than if you had
lived a century ago.
To read last month's article, go to:
www.alternative-healthzine.com/html/0300_1.html
Summary of Part One:
TODAY - DEATH IS HABIT RELATED - rather than being the
result of accidents and disease, as it was a hundred years ago. If
this is so - which it surely is - then changing habits will
lead to a longer and healthier life!
Let's make sure we make the most of that extra time by
instilling
good health habits now!
You also read, last month, about THREE IMPORTANT POINTS FOR GOOD
HEALTH, namely:
1. Dont Beat Yourself Up;
2. Change some easy health habits first;
3. Associate with people who have the healthy habits you'd
like.
"21st CENTURY HEALTHCARE" RESUMES...
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SO, if bad habits condemn us to an early death - what can we
do
to change these bad habits to good ones? And which are the most
important ones to change?
ALL AT ONCE - OR A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME?
For the dynamic few, the approach of: "I will change now" can
work well!
But let's be realistic! For most of us, it is best to start off
with small changes which we can more easily stick to.
For this to work, it is essential to keep doing what you start. So
don't aim unrealistically high; try to improve habits which are not
too tough, at first. Save the trickier ones to change later!
Also, you really need the support of sympathetic friends and
acquaintances. You certainly have our support at Alternative
HealthZine.
It is also worth looking for
discussion groups or newsgroups who
would be supportive for you.
PLANNING
The idea of sitting down and planning may wrankle for some. But,
for most people, it is true that;
'If you fail to plan, then you plan to
fail'
The number one thing to do for most people is to plan your approach
to changing habits.
[Next: Feelings
vs. habits...]
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