My health, my wealth, my pension

Dr. Andreas Obholzer, senior lifestyle consultant at Psemas/Methealth, writes:The average life expectancy in Namibia is 57 years. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Health delayed is health denied. If you work for the ministry of health and social services, your goal is working towards Vision 2030. A healthy, happy, peaceful and prosperous Namibia, in the spirit of Harambee. Our work, however, involves mostly disease and social distress. In order to make a difference, we have to be role models – healthy, competent and compassionate. How can we help you, if we cannot help ourselves?Promote health and prevent disease. The recipe fora good long life is: common sense, live within your means (carrying capacity/children), trans generational social engagement (kindergarten, school, employment, old age home).Know more, choose better, regret less, live better and longer. Live a life of purpose and meaning. Your, become, what you eat, drink, breathe, sleep, dream, feel, think, say and do (your footprints, deeds).Remember sugars, carbs are appetite stimulants causing “hungry obesity”. Healthy fats are appetite suppressants. Eat fats and lose weight. This is the basis of the low slow energy, Banting revival diet of low carbs, no sugar and high, healthy fats.A diet which leaves you hungry, will fail!What is the purpose of reaching 60 years, only for your health to crash, your golden sunset years gone. Disease has physical, emotional and financial costs. Obesity is the giant killer, slow, steady and relentless. Obesity incubates hypertension and diabetes, leading to your small blood vessels blocking which in turn leads to blindness, dementia, stroke, angina, heart attack, liver and renal failure, loss of limbs and impotence. It also causes snoring, acid reflux, osteoarthritis, cancer, anxiety and depression. In summer, drink cool, plain water and not sugar spiked drinks. At work avoid lifts and use the stairs for your free daily exercise.Strive for healthy mind in a healthy body. Choose lifestyle, avoid a 'death' style! Your indices of health are eyes, teeth/gums (reflects diet and hygiene), abdominal circumference (half of your height), feet (weight bearing joints), drive and energy on waking in the morning.The ultimate real freedom and liberation is the ability to make good informed decisions and choices. Information is knowledge, power and security. Carpe diem – seize the day and enjoy life in health.

My health, my wealth, my pension

Kommentaar

Republikein 2025-09-17

Meld asseblief aan om kommentaar te lewer

My health, my wealth, my pension

Kommentaar

Republikein 2025-09-17

Meld asseblief aan om kommentaar te lewer

MELD AAN

Advertensie