Save your bank account; save your health; change the world
Below is an interesting, eye-opening video about how marketing led us to buy something in a bottle that we could get for free already. And, in America, buy this free item to the tune of $21 billion a year. No, that’s not a typo, it’s truly $21 billion.
$21 billion in a country allegedly impacted by recession, where people need health care, homes and more. If everyone donated the money they spend (waste) on bottled water, we could change the world.
Okay, off my soapbox on how easily we could impact everyone’s lives for the good and back to the video.
I thought this would be a good addition so you continue to become more aware of advertised hype and can make decisions that fuel your health and protect your bank account.
Buy your own glass, stainless steel or BPA-free plastic bottle and fill it with filtered water on your own (buy a tabletop filter, one that goes in your refrigerator, a system under your sink or even a whole-house system).
Not only will you save money, but you’ll protect your health by, one, knowing the water you are drinking is better for you, and, two, choosing a safe container to drink it from.
The video:
Try, try again
“A person who never made a mistake
never tried anything new.”
~ Albert Einstein
Your health: do you create or react?
A person wrote into a doctor’s column because she was concerned about the 16 prescription medications (yes, 16) she was taking. She said the medications were prescribed to cover up (an apt choice of words) the pain she had in her legs and buttocks from her sciatic nerve. To top off the danger and expense of 16 medications, the poor woman still was in pain.
Thankfully, the doctor/columnist told the person her list of drugs was a perfect example of overmedication and that she was at high risk for dangerous drug reactions. He urged her to meet with her physician for the purpose of reducing her prescriptions or, if that doctor was not inclined to do so, to see an internist.
This is a prime example of why you have to take charge of your own health needs. Who is going to have a more vested interest in your well being than you? Yes, a great doctor should and will. But, like this person, you might not be that lucky. So it’s a darn good investment (whether that’s time or money or both) to get informed about whatever ails you, the medications you take, what can help and what can hurt. Then you can ask the right questions, pursue the right help and make informed decisions.
People who are proactive in managing their heath are going to fare much better than someone who is reactive. If you’re wondering if you could feel better than you do today, work on finding answers. Demand answers (and respect), read, research, get up to speed on your unique needs. If you want guidance and support, work with me — or another wellness coach you trust. But, whatever you do, become empowered about your health.
If the woman described above had known how to get more power and knowledge, perhaps she would have pursued natural, safe, lifestyle changes that would have eased her pain before she ended up on 16 medications. It’s quite possible safe, holistic treatment would have helped — massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care. Perhaps she needed to work in more movement to balance out her body. Maybe she needed to work out how to lower her stress. There is so much to apply, if you become informed, before resorting to medication or worse.
Become a do-it-yourselfer or enlist great help so you can create good health instead of reacting to what goes wrong, and you’ll gain years of a healthy life you can enjoy.
Help others light up
“Sometimes our light goes out
but is blown into flame by another human being.
Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.”
~ Albert Schweitzer
