Not my intention to over-simplify healthy living and health needs
It occurred to me after the last post that I may have over-simplified the whole concept of “healthy living” and conveyed a flip attitude toward some very important issues.
Healthy eating and daily exercise may not be easy for everyone. Many people face medical problems that limit their mobility. Others have low budgets and literally puzzle over what to buy when they set out to fix meals, as well as how to afford their daily food.
Certainly, if you have medical conditions that limit your mobility or other medical issues related to exercise and diet, you should be aware of how to work within those limitations. If you have serious or multiple health problems, you certainly should not start an exercise program without checking with your doctor(s) first, of course. At the very least, wear proper clothing, get the proper protective and supportive gear, even if that’s just specialized shoes and a medical id bracelet.
My guess is, if you have dietary and medical support required for every day eating and careful, light exercise, you already understand the limitations or measures you should take. But I’m posting this specifically as a “disclaimer” to protect you as well as me: Always check with your doctor or find qualified medical help (NOT this blog) before making changes in your diet or exercise routine.
[tags]healthy living, medical support, medical IDs, medical advice, take time for living[/tags]
Simple keys to healthy living are, well, really pretty simple
How much do you have invested in exercise equipment you never use? Got a rowing machine, exercise bike, or even more complicated equipment hidden under the bed or stuffed in a closet where it’s rested for years??
I’m sure I’m not alone on this. In my case, I have a stationary bike tucked away unused and now unusable. I’ve got a little gadget called an “Ab Roller” or something like that, which I actually use once in awhile.
Why do we waste time and money on exercise “gadgets” or expensive fitness center memberships? Most of us know what we need to be healthy and how simple it is for most of us to do it: eat less, make more nutritious food choices, and get out for a brisk walk or two every day.
My suggestion: boredom. It’s boring to eat right and exercise regularly and sensibly every day. It’s more exciting to think we can find an easy new gadget or fad diet that’ll make us happy, healthy, uh, and maybe wealthy?
That’s the end of my healthy living sermon for today. I thank you for your attention — now get out there and enjoy your life today. Maybe even take a walk, eat a salad, etc.?
[tags]exercise equipment, healthy eating, healthy living, take time for living[/tags]
Former presidential PR guy McClellan publishes a truly odd book
You know the old adage: “You can’t make silk flowers out of a sow’s ear.” Oh, okay, I guess that’s “silk purse” — anyway, you know the idea behind it, right: Radical makeovers rarely last.
Maybe I’m just being too cynical here, but I really was as surprised as the various media people on both the conservative and liberal end of the political spectrum at Scott McClellan’s “tell all” book. Are we supposed to believe that a long-time Bush aide and friend suddenly “got religion” and now is denouncing all the stuff he once fed to the press and the public as Bush’s mouthpiece??
I have not yet read the book, but I’ve seen some discussions and quotations from it. As best as I can tell, McClellan portrays George W. Bush as somewhere between clueless and stupid. Either he was mislead because he was too gullible and easily misled by those advising him, or he was simply too dumb to understand what was going on around him. From all I’ve heard of the book, frankly, I’m not clear whether McClellan was trying to excuse his old boss or condemn him. Probably, the book is a mixture of both.
In an odd twist to the story, McClellan met former counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke last evening in a New York hotel lobby. He publicly apologized to Clarke for the harsh treatment he — McClellan — had spouted to the media about Clarke’s “tell all” book. Clarke accepted his apology.
How much of this is truth, is reality, and how much is pandering for book sales? I haven’t the slightest idea. But always remember, whether we’re talking about McClellan or Bush or Dick Chaney or any other high-level White House figure/politician — we are talking about people who are masters of faked sincerity.
Time will tell, I suppose, once we have time enough gone by between the present Bush White House and all the future revelations about it. I’m reminded of an expression a Bush foe used about George W. in his recent memoir. He called Bush “a little man,” and “a towering mediocrity.”
Perhaps those terms would apply to McClellan, also.
[tags]tell all books, Scott McClellan, George W. Bush, presidential politics, take time for living[/tags]
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