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Groceries are Cheap… Disease is Expensive
Over the holidays in December, I stayed with my Mom for a few days. As we were cooking dinner one night, I opened the pantry to get some ingredients. Most of what was in there, I can only describe as a nutritional disaster. And after years of eating this way, it has certainly contributed to the poor health and weight issues she has experienced.
But I have learned from experience that it doesn’t do any good to preach to family members. My genuine concern has too often been viewed as overbearing and self-righteous. So I made a more subtle comment.
“You know there’s a new natural grocery store that just opened by the mall, Mom.”
“Yeah, and you’ve got to pay arm and a leg to get out of there too,” she said.
I left it at that and changed the subject. There was no sense in arguing.
Between elevated health insurance costs, annual deductibles, monthly drug prescriptions and missed work due to illness my mother and her husband spend thousands – probably tens of thousands – of dollars on health care each year. In fact, next month my Mom is having a hip replacement surgery due to carrying too much weight for too many years… but eating healthy is too expensive.
My brother recently told me a similar story about when his in-laws came to visit. He was making dinner for and ran out of a few key ingredients. His mother-in-law offered to make a run to the store. They asked her to stop at the natural grocery store, because they didn’t want to buy conventionally-raised meat.
She agreed to go there. But when she returned, all she could comment on was how expensive everything was.
Never mind that this woman and her husband are worth millions and a few hundred dollars here or there shouldn’t make a difference. More to the point, he is diabetic and was hospitalized several times last year for heart problems. No telling how much that cost. She recently broke a hip due to bone-density issues. And they probably spend thousands of dollars a year on medications… but eating healthy is too expensive.
My personal experiences are not unique. In fact a recent large survey of Canadians and Americans revealed that more than half reported “high costs” as the most significant obstacle to healthy eating.
The first thing to understand is that disease and disability are far more expensive than even the most costly health foods and supplements. If you do not take care of your body – and if you abuse it by eating the wrong ones – the costs will be far higher than your grocery bills could ever be.
Your joints will wear out before they should. You will experience more pain and a lower level of energy. You will get sick more often. And your net worth will definitely take a hit. You will pay more for health insurance and life insurance… not to mention the out-of-pocket costs for surgeries and frequent doctor visits.
On the other hand, when you are operating at your peak, you will have more energy and creativity. You will feel better… and you will feel better about yourself. You will be happier. You will feel prouder to look in the mirror. And as a result, your relationships, your spiritual growth and even your career success will improve.
Quite simply, the time and money you spend on your health and your diet are the most valuable investments you can make. There is simply no price you can put on a healthy body and a clear, sharp mind.
And here is some great news if the economic downturn has you watching your wallet instead of your waistline…
Despite the misconceptions, eating a healthy diet does not have to cost that much more than the standard American diet of processed, nutrient-depleted, hormone-pumped, pesticide-contaminated foods that most people eat.
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For example, last night, my wife Kelley and I each enjoyed a piece of ruby-red Wild Alaskan salmon (Archer Farms from Target), half a baked sweet potato with grass-fed butter, a serving of sautéed broccoli (organic, frozen, from Costco) and a Wellness Bakeries cupcake. The entire meal: just over $4 per serving.
The night before that, Kelley made a pot of chili with grass-fed ground beef. The cost of the meal: less than $2 a serving. We also enjoyed a bottle of Natura Cabernet (organic, grown in Chile) for just $11.
For breakfast this morning, I had two organic eggs sautéed, half an avocado, an apple and a handful of almonds. Cost: less than $2.
I don’t know about you. But when I can eat a hearty meal of fresh, organic foods for less than the cost of a Super Value Meal at a fast food restaurant… I don’t complain about the cost.
With that said, here are several ways to save your dollars and still save your health…
Buy in Bulk
By far, the best way to save on food is to buy in bulk whenever possible. Not only will you save on the food, but you will also make fewer trips to the store.
You have probably noticed that food prices have been steadily increasing over the past few years. This is a trend that is likely to continue, due to droughts, shortages and monetary inflation. As long as there is no danger of spoilage, food on the shelf is just as good as money in the bank. In fact, food is probably a much better investment than cash in the bank.
If you have the space to do it, consider buying or building storage shelves to store more non-perishable foods. You can save a considerable amount of money buying staples, coffee and spices in bulk. And you can also take advantage of sales on canned goods and other foods, buying more than you need immediately and storing the rest.
You should also consider buying a chest freezer to store more frozen foods and prepared meals. This allows you to multiply the recipes you cook and freeze what you don’t eat immediately. This saves time later, when you can just pull an already-prepared meal out of the freezer.
With extra freezer storage, you should also consider buying meat in bulk. You can take advantage of sales at the store. Or you might even consider going direct. Local farmers in many areas offer “cow sharing” or “cowpooling” programs. The farmer raises the animal. And when the meat is harvested, several people share the proceeds. You can buy a quarter of the meat from a grass-fed cow (about 200 pounds) for anywhere from $300 to $600. If you want to buy a “side” (half a cow) your savings per pound is even greater.
You can also save money cooking whole chickens or learning to cut them up yourself. In some cases, you can save up to 75% on a per pound basis buying a whole chicken, versus boneless skinless breasts. And you can also simmer the bones to create stock for soup – another meal.
A slow cooker is another great way to save time and money. You can use roasts and larger cuts of meat that you might not ordinarily cook. And since all you have to do it throw the ingredients together and turn it on, it saves a lot of time in the kitchen.
Shop in Season
Fresh fruits and vegetables are always priced higher during the non-peak seasons than in the summer and early fall. Not only are they less expensive when you buy them in season, but they usually taste better (tomatoes are not supposed to be pink and crunchy) and provide better nutritional value too. The best way to find organic, food in season is to join a local CSA or visit your local farmer’s market.
Even better… Grow your own
You might not believe how much food you can grow in a very small space or in containers on a deck or porch. Last year, I picked up two young arugula plants on my way out of the grocery store. They were just three dollars apiece – and yet over the course of several months we probably ate 20 large salads from those two plants.
And even if you don’t grow vegetables and salad greens, you should consider growing herbs and spices. It takes very little space. They are quite easy to grow. And most are quite attractive. So yank out those geraniums and plant some basil, thyme and oregano.
You can even landscape with certain plants. Several years ago, my brother planted a row of blueberry bushes. They are now over six feet tall. Last year, he harvested 75 pints of blueberries (and that was after the squirrels and birds ate their fair share).
Buy Frozen Veggies and Berries
If you are shopping on a budget don’t forget about frozen organic vegetables and berries. They are usually much less expensive than those that are fresh. But the nutritional value is usually the same or often even better. After all, the produce is frozen and preserved shortly after being picked.
Your Health is Your Greatest Wealth
There is no greater investment than an investment in your health. And there is no greater price to pay than losing it. The good news is that you can make healthy choices without breaking the bank. And I have only touched on a few in this article.
There are many other ways to save money on food and supplements without sacrificing your health. I invite you to submit your own ideas in the comments section on the website. Just scroll down and click comment to let us know your thoughts.
To Your Health,
Jon Herring
Editorial Director
Total Health Breakthroughs
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I’ve been saying for years, pay now or pay later. And if it’s later, it’ll be to doctors and hospitals. I live part of the year in France. EVERY time I come back to France I am stunned by the taste of the food, and no, I’m not talking about their famous sauces. Simple stuff, steamed veggies, roast chicken, bought at a market, or even a supermarket. No cardboard here, thank God. In my village everyone has a kitchen garden. Locavore? It’s never been any different.
Excellent article! We also make our own sourdough breads, kefir, yogurt and sprouted beans. In summer and fall we pick fruit from the hedgerows - freeze some and make our own jams and preserves. The taste is far superior to farmed/bought fruit. We often freeze our leftovers (impossible to make just enough for two!) and consider them to be our ‘fast food’ when time is tight. I started all this 30+ years ago when bringing up my boys - I did it for the taste and savings at the time, not for the health benefits!
Unfortunately, I fully understand about not pressing family to follow suit - it is heartbreaking to watch the grandchildren being fed on processed food, low fat food and the dreaded aspartame sweetened drinks.
Great article John, and very true.
It never ceases to amaze me the number of people that complain constantly about the cost of fruit and vegetables (and yes, my family is part of this) and they say “I can’t buy carrots this week, they were nearly $4.00 per kilo” or “did you see the price of apples?” but they think nothing about spending $40 on a huge takeaway pizza meal, which does 1 meal.
The whole spend for a family of 4 would be $50.00 for a week of fresh fruit and vegetables - a little more if you are going organic - can someone explain why people can’t see what style of living is better for you?
Jon, I would challenge you to look a little more closely at some of your recommendations. Conventionally fed meat for example is not “pesticide riddled” or hormone-pumped nor is it a fact that grass fed beef is “better” for a person. There are very nutritional conventionally-grown beef, pork, and chicken meats. If you like “lean” beef for example, cornfed beef is very nutricious and you can easily find lean cuts. I also challenge you to find scientific studies supporting your contention of “hormone pumped” meat. I have not seen any that support the fact that hormones are found in the meat, regardless of being fed or not. If hormones are used in the production of beef, it is usually in the earlier stages of growth, and the beef industry does a pretty good job of regulation or these substances would be showing up at the meat counter. I have no issue with you directing people to an individual farmer or more “natural” meat production, but condemning conventional meat production is using a broad stroke on a whole industry and not accurate. Most of the obesity problems I see are lack of exercise and eating too much of many things. I have had both issues in my lifetime. So I appreciate your comments about calling attention to what and how often and how much we eat, and corresponding complicatons with health. Keep up the good work in that regard, but please research the quality issue more completely. I have education in agriculture and animal science feel the majority of conventionally grown food has gotten a bum rap.
Thankyou.
This entire edition was great. Simple, not pious or holy-than-thou. Fabulous. Useful everyday suggestions. And peace with out families. I may or not feel brave enough to forward it to my family and friends, but it has numerous useful things for me to stop making compromises for myself. Thank you! i can’t help but repeat myself.
Hi John,
Hope this email finds you and Kelley with a smile and in good spirits.
Not sure why this article only gets an average of 3.5 out of 5 rating. Most likely due to the fact that not a very “exciting” or some new or latest and freatest nutrient or supplement of the month type article… but a more practical and good ‘ol fashioned common sense one that challenges people to really think about their eating and shopping habits!
While I agree with all your major points and facts in your article John, when it comes to eating strictly organic food… I am not fully convinced or sold on all the benefits and the drawbacks of eating conventionally grown produce and meats on a consistent basis. Yes, it is probably ideal to eat organic food SOME TIMES, (which I do), but all the time? I just don’t stress out about that. I probably eat a similiar higher protein, low-moderate carb, and higher fat type diet that you do… just a bit more in quantity. Has there been any actual hard core long term studies of the advantages and benefits of eating a predominately organic diet? I am sure if there has, there are very few, and it would be hard to perform such a study that would rigidly adhere to all the necessary criteria and parameters for such a long term study.
I still liked the article John, and would rate it a 4.5! I even would like to share a meal with you and Kelley sometime!
Health, Joy, Love, Laughter and Blessings,
Joseph Benne
Thanks for a great article, however your comment on buying canned goods w/o mentioning the fact that most are lined with BPA , would in fact down the road cause increased medical costs, so how would that be beneficial and a cost savings?, your comments please, thanks again
Thoroughly enjoyed your article and wholeheartedly agree with you. When discussing the merits of whole grains foods over the depleted highly processed, nutrient deficient ones
with a niece, she remarked, “But the whole grain bread is so much more expensive”. My reply was “Maybe, but probably will be cheaper in the long run because you won’t be to running to the doctor and getting antibiotics and other medicines because you aren’t giving your body the nutrients it needs to keep you healthy”.
Great article, but it always comes back to parents and continuing education. Look how long it has taken for the message to get through re drink driving, smoking and binge drinking etc.
Also with “healthy” food I have found that it takes less of it to fill you up than processed ones.
I totally agree that food is inexpensive compared to the cost of disease and having surgery. Another way to save is to buy vitamins, minerals, and supplements (COQ10, D3) in large amounts–best deal per bottle–and save on price per bottle and shipping costs.
Corn fed beef is GMO- the corn is GMO. GMO is poison.
This is the type of article that I signed up for. You provided information and did not bait me to sign up for one of your contributors’ books.
Congratulations.
Grass Fed Beef is actually healing to the cardio-vascular-heart system, due to the high omega-3 to omega6 ratio, while grain fed beef is the exact opposite. Where can you get grass fed hamburger so that the chili is $2 per serving? Every place I’ve looked, the ground beef is $12-16 per pound, while the cheapest cuts are $18-24. I am able to get ground buffalo for $9 per pound, but don’t know if it is grass fed or grain fed (it is very lean). Supermarket ground beef is about $3.50 per pound, and a cheap cut is about $5. I can’t afford grass fed if it costs 5 times as much. You can get “organic beef” easily, but grass fed is really difficult to find. If you have a freezer (we don’t have room for one), you can mail order it, but it’s crazy to buy 25 to 50 pound minimum of beef for just two people. We also do not eat enough to do it via co-op, which would involve 2-3 hours travel each time. It makes no sense that organic beef, with the cost of feeding it grain, should be so much cheaper than letting it pasture. So where can I get grass fed ground beef for around $9 per pound (to make it $2 per serving in chili)?????
I have to agree. Also on the comment of parent’s responsabilities,we should be monitoring what we are feeding our kids. We are all responsible and must do our due dilegence to find out what we are consuming and if it benefits us in the long run. I believe that what we eat is a fundamental factor to why so many people are getting sick. Makes sense.
Thanks for the great info!
Good article, well written, thank you
This article is so right on. People don’t realized that the conventional food they have been eating for years is laced with chemicals and preservatives and over time, eating that stuff on a consisten basis, can cause disease, excessive weight, and other health issues. Those chemicals get stored in your fatty organs and do not leave. That is scary as can be to me. I’m a firm believer in eating organic and yes, I can eat cheaply and fairly comparative to what conventional food cost. I don’t buy pre-made meals. I love snacking on carrots, celery sticks, oranges, apple everyday, and nuts. I feel full and satisfied. I get teased a lot at work because people think I eat “funny” and think I’m vegetarian. I don’t take it to heart because I realize they don’t understand. I’ve even had people say that organic food tastes “funny”?! I find that comical. It’s like they think something is not right with organic food. It all has to do with what they’ve grown up with and have been taught and what they are used to. I enjoy growing my own organic produce. I find it very rewarding. I buy items that are on sale and produce that is in season. I enjoy the variety and changes throughout the season. Nutrition is a key to good health, right along with mental and emotional attitude and activity. I would prefer to spend more money on healthy food than on health insurance and doctor’s bills. By buying organic, nutritional food, you are actually putting money into your own pockets instead of making someone else rich off of you.
A better way of living will be to exclude Meat, Beef, Chicken etc in food and living on Cereals, Beans, Veggies, fruits and Milk products. This will be cheaper and healthier for people as well as Planet Earth.
Great article John. It’s been about six years since I made the switch to an organic, free range, grass fed, low grain and low sugar diet. I can’t remember when I last had a cold. I don’t get the flu (or the shot either). My blood pressure and cholesteral are fine. I take zero medication. My weight is appropriate for my build. I’m stronger than I’ve ever been, fitter than I’ve ever been and generally more content than I’ve ever been. In two days I’ll be 57 years old and in the best shape of my life. I don’t need ’scientific proof’ that eatting ‘clean’ is better for you. My body tells me all I need to know. Keep up the good work/writing. Some will get it, some won’t. Those that do will reap the benefits for the rest of their lives.
I can heartily (very heartily!) endorse everything you said, John. I especially liked the tips about growing herbs and spices. We have a large balcony but no garden. We’ve split it into two: my wife’s half is full of roses and clematis and largely ignored; my half is an abundance of bay, chives, tarragon, garlic, oregano, anise, rosemary, purslane, coriander, basil (green and purple), nasturtiums, parsley, three types of sage, two of marjoram, lemon verbena and… for the winter I can make special frosted treats from the violets!
BTW better to buy aragula seeds, not for nothing is the stuff called “rocket” in England - only six weeks till the harvest - and that reduces the cost to virtually zero.
Is diabetic a life Style desease or Genetic activated desease? why poor ppl who are not taking one day meal are affected byt he desease? the insulin is secreted by pancreas or all body cells?
Pls let me informed
Jeff… there are hundreds of farms now that sell local and via mail order. I generally recommend US Wellness Meats… nice people, great products, reasonable prices. Right now, their grass-fed ground beef is $5.70 a pound… with free shipping.
Also, you can check out http://www.eatwild.com to locate farms in your area.
Jon
Frank… I addressed the issue of BPA in a previous article. Don’t have the link off hand… but the title was “Gender Benders in Your Spaghetti Sauce?” if you want to search it on the site.
I agree that BPA is an issue of concern. To avoid it, and still store food for the long term, I would suggest canning your own foods (in glass mason jars). And there are now more and more companies producing BPA-free cans. Eden Foods most notably.
Hi Joseph,
I was going to comment on the issue of 100% adherence to an organic diet, but didn’t include it in the article. I believe it would be a MUCH better choice to eat conventional produce, than to avoid fruits and vegetables to avoid the pesticides, fungicides, etc.
I also would follow the Dirty Dozen from Environmental Working Group. For example, broccoli is generally fine to eat conventional… whereas peaches should always be purchased organic.
And when it comes to meat, we really try our best to stick to animals raised on their natural diet… that means NO farmed salmon… and only occasionally grain-fed beef (but always organic), etc.
Of course, we eat in restaurants a few times a months, so we can’t always eat the way we do at home… but all in all, we stick to organic and naturally raised foods for about 80 to 90% of our diet. Works for us…
Jon
Excellent article. Too bad that the folks that really need to read this will never open this, even tho I sent it to them with a message to open for their own health. Keep it up.
We can all take responsibility for eating more natural….fruits/veggies, wholesome ingredients, less packaged/processed foods, exercising more - I work hard to eat healthy and stay in shape and have no patience for those who aren’t willing to try. But I HATE HATE HATE the guilt trip from so many blogs and newsletters re: organic vs non-organic. Organic foods ARE much more expensive, and while I wish I could buy all-organic, I cannot afford it…plain and simple. My business has tanked, I don’t qualify for unemployment and cannot find a job. Many like me are barely making it - so ease up on the “groceries are cheap” message. “Cheap” is relative my frend: if you have a steady paycheck and your water, electricity and mortgage bills are paid, then fine - but some of us have to do the best we can with what’s on sale at the supermarket. There are no farmer’s markets or produce stands where I live. My only recourse is to take advantage of those grocery store sales on the “poisonous” fruits, veggies and meats, because we have no other choice.
Great article once again and words to live by.
“It’s better to pay the grocer than the doctor” is what I always say.
Lowell, take another look at that cornfed beef. Beef that eats and unnatural diet of grains (corn is a grain) will have a bad balance of omega 6 and 3’s. There’s a reason they feed them corn. It’s cheap. There is no comparison between conventionally raised and factory. Even with eggs, they have more vitamin D in them if they are pastured chickens eating bugs like chickens are supposed to eat. Don’t let the “vegetarian fed hens” thing fool you. Hens are not vegetarians by nature. They eat bugs and even small lizards when they can catch them.
The beef industry does a good job of regulation? Wow. Eating corn makes cows & chickens sick because they aren’t equipped to properly digest it. So they are pumped full of antibioatics to keep them alive and growing.
As a mother who tries very hard to do exactly as you suggest, I’ve recently started purchasing organic chicken and eggs from a local farmer, raw milk, I haven’t located a beef supplier yet and I’ve recently made a garden in the back yard. Living in Nova Scotia, we have a short growing season and long winters so getting organic produce in winter is tricky because it is trucked long distances and is usually wilted at best….beyond all that it is difficult for working mothers to get home at five o’clock in the evening and start to prepare meat, salad and vegetables from scratch and to bake sweet things as to minimize the effects of processed food on our children so therein lies the struggle, we want desparately to go back to the ways of our parents who used only staples and grew much of their own food but with both parents working it is a struggle and it diminishes our already time starved lifestyles so I understand why many people are frustrated. Having said all that, I will keep moving toward this lifestyle because I believe absolutely that our superior health is the catalyst for everything that is possible in this life.
I like articles like this where it tries to make a sensible conclusion towards what is expensive.
I’d like to read how our diet can help us be active forever, balance our health due to toxins of our modern world, and as the article stated being sick less.
Eat to balance our PH, Hormons, Sugar level, and maintain our energy (mind & body).
Good stuff to make us THINK!
This is an outstanding article. Let me know if reprints can be made; & please consider checking to see if Reader’s Digest would consider running it or a verson of it. There are a lot of people who would be healthier and richer if they were to read it. So it deserves the largest possible audience.
Here are my 3 tips for eating in a health supporting way for less money.
1. Beans and lentils are really and truly inexpensive.
They are lower in glycemic index than whole grains. They are high in protein and work well if eaten with health OK animal protein for providing high quality protein. (Lentils are a superfood with many nutrients and the lowest glycemic index in this group of foods.)
They are as high or higher in total fiber than whole grains and have enough soluble fiber to keep your LDL cholesterol from being too high.
For breakfast on my calorie reduced days, I now eat a third of a can of cooked lentils, cost 66 cents, and a boiled egg. The salt in the canned lentils is moderately low. I also drink some nonfat & 1% fat milk. I also have some kind of fruit.
Some evenings I have extra virgin olive oil and home cooked pinto beans and some Muir Glen Organic tomato or pasta sauce. The home cooked pinto beans have zero added salt & my wife cooks a batch on the week-end every other week. That part of my dinner is therefore really time efficient and super cheap. My serving of pinto beans is likely about 20 or 25 cents since we buy the beans in a ten pound bag every once in a while. Even better, pinto beans are surprisingly high in antioxidants.
Three evenings a week I add wild caught salmon to this.
Then each evening I have a glass of red wine and some 1% lowfat milk.
So, even when I just have the beans, I get complete protein at that meal.
This combination of foods helps me to keep my HDL high and my triglycerides low enough my overall heart disease risk is extremely low.
Eating grain fed meat every night would cost far more and produce far worse health results.
In addition I get every bit as much high quality protein and far more fiber than I would eating grain fed beef.
Even better, I don’t get excess inflammation to cause heart disease from the excess omega 6 oils or get the bioconcentrated pesticides and herbicides or the low level of animal antibiotics in grain fed beef.
2. My wife can eat canned sardines but has yet to find a way to make them taste very good.
I cannot eat fish that is that old due to being allergic to the accumulated histamines found in fish that old.
But if you find a way to make them taste good or put up with the taste — and can eat them without allergic reaction, canned sardines are a superfood, particularly where nutrition per dollar is concerned.
For as little as one dollar per can for water packed canned sardines, you get huge amounts of quality protein and omega 3 oils, particularly DHA. Even better, sardines are little fish, not at all high on the food chain, and all of them in the cans are wild caught so they are a virtually organic source of protein.
What my wife does do is to eat them in a salad so she has other tastes to soften the strong taste of the sardines.
For protein, these are two ways to eat health supporting foods for very little cost.
3. Soft drinks, both regular and diet — and packaged desserts and snacks — both of which are made mostly of refined grains and often have hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup or excessive salt or other additives such as MSG — are NOT free to buy.
They tend to make you fat and can cause type 2 diabetes and heart disease if you eat too much. But because they are carefully designed to taste good virtually everyone who eats them does eat too much.
They add calories without making you less hungry and then give you rebound hunger a short time after you eat them.
So, since there are health supporting foods that taste good you can eat instead such as dark chocolate, berries, and nuts, virtually every dollar you spend on soft drinks or these packaged foods does you more harm than good.
So, a tremendously valuable way to save money while still eating well is to give these foods a close to 100 % boycott.
Don’t buy them or have them in your home. Refuse to send the companies that make and sell them any of your money for providing you with products that make you fat and sick.
Rather than eating a lot of less quality, just eat less of good quality and perhaps less often. Like if you cannot afford to have a good quality wild fish twice a week just eat once or twice a month. Whatever you can afford but good. After a while this will make you not need to eat more anyway. This is because of the balanced nutritions you get which does not cause your body to be confused, should I eat this, should eat that, should I eat both?.
Also eating less is the best medicine to keep healthy and even to recover from any illness. For illness the better one would be fasting daily and then breaking it with a light meal.
We know that in the past people used to have very limited amount of food against great amount of work in the fields, mountains, for big bodies. They used to live 120 years. This was until very recent like 10 years. perhaps the mobiles and computers and pesticides really destroyed the air, soil and water so even they are now effected. But still they live much longer than we do. When I go to visit them I see that a 90 years old woman would be fitter than me going up the stairs of the house so easily. Can I imagine to live upto 90?
An Ottoman Sultan asked the doctor (knowing eating much is not good) “How much should I eat a day”, The doctor said “300grams”. The sultan was surprised and said “How can that little food carry this body?” The doctor answered “That much will carry you, More of it, You Will Carry.”
Do not do too much excercise, it is not good for you. just do all your work by yourself, like cleaning your house daily, do not pay anyone sorry to say, to flash your toilet. Getting a cleaner and paying him/her to clean after you is not nice. Just spend one hour everyday for your home and save the money for the gym and for the cleaner. This will give you the pride to say you do not need anyone to clean and tidy after you, because you are clean and tidy (and Fit and Healthy).
In this way even your mind is enjoying itself. Such works give you the chance to engage in thoughts and discharge your mind. Relaxation. This will even give you to have better sleep. When you wake up you will have discharged all the stress you collected and feel great. Because you had a nap of workfull discharge before.
Markets, co-ops and farm stands are another way to buy fresh and save dollars. We have a farmer near us that lets you go into the field to pick your own bushels of food for a fraction of the cost of a grocery store.
Kudos to you on this article. Unfortunately, most of us are so accustomed to eating all the wrong things, that we cannot imagine that there could be a better way of eating that is not only healthy but flavorful. Personally, I would like to be in good physical and mental condition for as long as possible. I also believe in the old addage, “you are what you eat”. Thanks again!
Wonderful mail from you.
I’m in one of those mlms and have been for 16 years. We have a quote of sorts, that goes something like this. You may have heard it before, and it is true.
People spend their health, chasing wealth, only to
spend their wealth, to re-gain their health.
As humans we have lost the value of good health, due to the passion some put on having wealth and things. We don’t have time to shop for the proper nutrition, and the money thing you are speaking of in this letter also comes into play. How very sad, that no one notices the time we are given here, and now. Stop. And smell the roses.
Taking care of health,
Melanie