When I took the self-assessment on page 84, I was honestly surprised by the number of 'no's' I had. I believe that I take good care of myself; I see my ob/gyn once a year, I take a multivitamin/fiber/fish oil/cranberry extract, I drink in light moderation, I don't smoke, and I wear my seat belt (well, about 80% of the time). Now, for the things that I don't do; I don't get enough sleep at night (I'm in bed between 12-1am and I'm up around 6am), I get exercise but the intensity is lacking, I know I don't get enough servings of fruits and vegetables, and I take no measures to counteract my stress (it seems like just thinking about ways to de-stress adds more stress).
I know there's a lot of things that I could be doing to improve my health, it's just a matter of time. Exercising is a perfect example; when you have 2 little girls, both under the age of 4 and you're enrolled in 14 credit hours where do you steal the extra hour? If anyone as any ideas please let me know! I already struggle to take my dogs on a daily walk; it just seems like it's always something! I'm sure there are those in our class who could agree.
In terms of getting enough vegetables and fruits everyday; I just started drinking V8 (not the regular but all of their other flavors) and hopefully that helps. I also eat Luna bars; I know it doesn't count as 'fruits and vegetables' but it does help with the 'overall healthy diet'. One thing I'm having a hard time stopping is finishing what my kids don't eat. For example; we're at Wendy's and they leave a couple chicken nuggets, I'll just pop those into my mouth on the way out the door even though I'm not hungry. Or I make mac 'n cheese for lunch; I eat my serving but on the way to sink I also clean up their plates and again, I'm really not hungry. It's just impulse control!
Like parenting, I've concluded that I'm a work-in-progress when it comes to my health and the primary prevention measures that I implement in my daily routine.
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I am one of those people that started with health problems as a child. It has taught me to do better on doing preventive care. As a child, the doctor was my best friend. I was there alot and learn how to do the right things to stay well. At thirty five years old I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was greatful that I had eaten the right things and had a different outlook on life then most. I did not think this was a death sentence to myself,because I had an aunt who had died when she was 42 that was caught in the later stage. My cancer was only in the second stage and very easily removed. I beleive that if you step up to the plate with a positive attitude when something is handed to you a person can deal with it. If I had not been so active with my preventive care my cancer could have killed me at 36.
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