To Your Health!

I don't know about you, but I think it is pretty scary that America is the richest country in the world, but we are ranked 37th in world health. More than 67% of our population is overweight and half of those people are considered clinically obese. For the first time in the history of the world there are more overweight people than starving people. Another first in the last couple of thousand years is that the life expectancy of our kids is shorter than ours. We are actually going backward in terms of life expectancy.

If we don't start to do something about these problems very soon, they are going to continue to grow exponentially. I believe that one of the main reasons for not only the state of American health, but the state of world health being in such a bad place is that we as people are reactive. We never really do anything about our health until something bad happens.

We need to make the choice to be proactive with our health. Did you know that 70% of degenerative diseases are preventable? That is if you eat right, supplement and get a decent amount of exercise. But when we don't do anything to prevent them from forming, they will take over our bodies and literally kill us.

When I say supplement, I am talking about vitamins. The reason I am a huge advocate on vitamin supplements is that it is nearly impossible to get all the nutrients and minerals from the food you eat on a daily basis. Even if you eat all organic foods, it is hard to get the right amounts of what your body needs daily.

It doesn't matter what kind of vitamins you take, anything is better than nothing. Now don't get me wrong, there are vitamins out there that are better than others, but as long as you are taking something you will be better off than taking nothing.

When you go to look for a vitamin supplement that is right for you, make sure that you get one that is chelated. Your body can only absorb 2-4% of a non-chelated vitamin. Whereas with a chelated product your body can absorb up to 50 times more than a non-chelated product. All chelated means is that the minerals and nutrients are attached to an amino acid so that your body can recognize them and absorb them. There are nutrients and minerals in rocks and pebbles right, but can your body extract them and use them? I doubt it.

So it is time now for we as people to start being proactive with our health. Make the decision today to not take your health for granted. You only get one body in this lifetime, treat it well and it will return the favor. It is amazing what your body can do when it has everything that it needs on a daily basis for optimum health. And remember that without good health, nothing else matters cause you can't enjoy life while you are struggling to get by every day.

Till next time, be proactive and not reactive.

You're the Best! Love Ya!

Your Coach,

Dallon Cox II