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Hey everyone my name is Don and I grew up in the Northeast, specifically Massachusetts. I was raised mostly by my Mother as I my Dad worked three jobs, as much to stay away from the house as to earn money. My Mother was a large dominating woman bringing up five boys and one girl. Three other siblings died shortly after birth. Mother always had a state child or two also in the home. We were extremely poor, living fifty feet from the local dump. Mother made everything from scratch and nothing that could be eaten ever went to waste. She raised us on organic food, from the large gardens we had at my Grandfather’s place. We may not have had a lot to eat but what we ate was healthy and Mom ruled the house and the neighborhood with an iron fist. She did not believe in sparing the rod.
We always had a concoction that we had to choke down that Mom said was good for us-there was no choice you choked it down. It must have worked, we were rarely sick. I would say she was the precursor of a health food expert. If we got sick (which was not very often) she would try every possible natural remedy in her bag of tricks before dragging her heels to the doctor as a last resort, even then, it was an alternative doctor. Of course as a kid, I resisted this and just wanted to eat pizza and ice cream (I eat none of that today-she would be proud of me)-as I got older, I started to understand her motivation. You see, for many years I watched in quiet confusion as my dad went back and forth to the doctor repeatedly to get the wax out of his ears, gum problems, digestive track issues, mole removals (dad died at 91 with Alzheimer’s disease). But what really always amazed me was that my Mother smoked and smoked a lot (it got her -at 83 she passed away due to a massive stroke). I am committed to healthy eating and consistent exercise while delaying the aging process (those are my two secrets to delaying the aging process.)
My complete recipe for a long happy healthy life is: twenty minutes of aerobic exercise five times a week, seven hours of sleep every night, Spiritual wellness, eat a low glycemic diet (as often as possible), and be part of a loving family.
Oops, I almost forgot to mention, take supplements, none of us get the adequate vitamins our individual bodies require (work with a lifestyle coach to determine perceived needs.) Remember medical doctors know little of supplementation but wellness coaches do, get your info where you can depend on it.
Good luck and stay well. Remember to smile every day, even if you are not happy, because your brain does not know how you feel. You are what you think! (a subject for another day.)
Be well and live a long and healthy life.
