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Healthy Living
I often wonder what our life would be like if we took care of ourselves as we do of our cars. With proper fuel, regular service and maintenance, and rust prevention.
Fuel:
What we eat is just as important as fuel! We would not put a cheaper or lower quality fuel into our car just because... it takes too long to get to the gas station, gas is too expensive, it was the only thing you could find on your way... Just like with cars, fuelling our body requires some planning. Although we do not come with a clearly written owners manual, it does not give us permission to be ignorant about self-care. Sonner or later we will face consequences as our body will brake, just like the car would.
Maintenance:
One of the aspects of the Canadian lifestyle I cannot get use to is a lack of any regular health checkups. In Poland, we got accustomed to regular blood and urine tests, once a year is very common. Most people would have a very good idea how to read the results and be able to identify if any test is out of ordinary for them. I perceive these routine body tests like a regular car service - you change your oil, filters, you do an annual inspection. If everything is good, you continue if not, you go and take care of it. Why we can get away years without doing any routine tests and often uncover problems when we are already falling into pieces beats me! My advice, ask your doctor for regular checkups, just like you would sign up for a car service.
One of the aspects of the Canadian lifestyle I cannot get use to is a lack of any regular health checkups. In Poland, we got accustomed to regular blood and urine tests, once a year is very common. Most people would have a very good idea how to read the results and be able to identify if any test is out of ordinary for them. I perceive these routine body tests like a regular car service - you change your oil, filters, you do an annual inspection. If everything is good, you continue if not, you go and take care of it. Why we can get away years without doing any routine tests and often uncover problems when we are already falling into pieces beats me! My advice, ask your doctor for regular checkups, just like you would sign up for a car service.
Daily Care and Rust Prevention:
Regular exercise is our body's way of rust prevention and overall daily maintenance. We want to maintain our movement and joint mobility for years to come as it significantly impacts our standard of life as we age. As a car owner it is our responsibility to at least wipe our windshield. Of course we can go to the extremes of polishing it for hours each day. We have a similar responsibility to ourself - to move. Whether it is just walking the recommended 10,000 steps a day or engaging in a regular more vigorous exercise routines. Without the movement as our daily care our bodies rust just like cars do.
Lets treat ourselves and our bodies like luxury cars so they can serve us for years to come. We all need to make an effort and time for proper nutrition, periodic checkups, and regular exercise. After all we do not have a choice of replacing our bodies with a brand new version... At least not yet!
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