Tuesday, July 13, 2010

First Day of 7th Decade!!

When my eyes opened to the world this morning it dawned on me that I was entering my 7th decade on this planet! Wow! It's amazing....I feel wonderful, no aches, no pains, and at 6:00 a.m. filled with energy, excitement..enthusiasm!! I feel such a zest for life and it seems to be even more intense today! So now, I embark not only on a new decade of life, but a new project that inspires and motivates me to be all I can be.

There is a great deal of difference between biological and chronological age! Though I may be 60 yrs of age chronologically I feel in my body (biological age) as though I am still in my early 40's. I rest well, rise early, spend very long hours working (sometimes very strenuously) and workout in my personal gym every day! My wife, who 25 yrs ago was so ill that many days it was a major chore just to get up in the morning, now works along side me. She is vibrant, healthy, gorgeous (looks much younger than her age!!) and yet doctors had told her 25 yrs earlier there was nothing they could do for her. She needed to resign herself to living with the condition! Well that is where our life took a huge turn...do we just accept this defeat and struggle through life or do we take this as a challenge to overcome!

We chose the latter..and through the years by study, trial and error, the assistance of many mentors and most of all the guiding help of God; we came to understand so much more about how our bodies work and how we can work with them to promote healing. We found simple, natural, god-given remedies in the earth that support and strengthen our immune systems. They bring restorative healing to take us to the place we are now, living in vibrant health and with enthusiasm for life. Having a strong desire to share our joy in healthy living with others, we have embarked on this journey to chronicle as completely as possible what we have learned through these years and continue to learn each new day!

In this blog and the book to follow we cover much ground and would appreciate any comments or input from those of you who begin to follow the blog. None of us know everything, but the synergism that comes from shared knowledge can lead us all to a more vibrant, healthy lifestyle. We will cover first of all the magnificent body that each of us possesses, each one unique and beautiful, with it's own signatures of fingerprint, voice inflection, DNA...so that we can be distinguished as unique from every other human being on the planet and yet so much alike! We all have hearts, lungs, nervous systems, muscles, bones, eyes, ears...you get the picture..that function the same way and with the same purpose in our bodies. We all have a natural immune system that is designed to fight off disease. We all have a nervous system that can feel and sense what is happening throughout our bodies and triggers movement and reaction to stimuli. We will cover each of the body systems..their purpose and function..and then what supports or hinders their function.

Other topics to follow will be the importance of nutrition - and how best to provide proper nutrition or supplements to strengthen our immune systems. What foods should be eaten and when? How should they be prepared and why? What foods provide the specific nutrition each of our bodies need to provide optimal health? One of the many books we have studied over the years "The China Study" by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M Campbell II, has on the back cover a quote that is so appropriate when referring to the problems we have with major diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes: "These issues all come down to three things:breakfast lunch and dinner."!

We will discuss fitness and exercise and how best to achieve your fitness goals..for some fitness is the long lean look of a swimmer or runner.. for others it is the totally buff muscular look of the fitness models..for others it is the strength and stamina to perform well in their vocation or athletic endeavors (tennis, walking, golf,etc.)! We will discuss various ways through a variety of exercise programs, proper rest and nutrition that an individual can develop the type of body you personally desire for optimal performance and health!

Finally, we will discuss the diseases that rob so many of a quality, healthy lifestyle and have caused all of us sorrow by loosing loved ones far before it was necessary! We will discuss studies that have been done outlining some of the causes of these diseases. We will discuss a multitude of natural treatment options that are available ...and they are available...to support the immune system and enable our bodies to naturally fight off the invasion of disease. Yes, our bodies are "fearfully and wonderfully made" according to the scriptures and you have a standing army inside of you that if equipped correctly can destroy the invasion of diseases so common among us. I believe many lives "perish for lack of knowledge"! Knowledge is power..power to choose health over sickness...power even to choose life over death!! We chose years ago to take this journey into knowledge and health and invite you to follow along and share with us your insights! As I said yesterday, what we share is not to be considered medical advice or to take the place of your personal physician, or a claim that we can cure any disease, but is simply a sharing of what we have personally chosen to do in our journey toward a healthy lifestyle and to bring support to our immune system! We desire that you Live in Health!! Much of what we share is common knowledge to those who are seekers after truth.

3 comments:

  1. Nice blog Ted. Good job! Looking forward to reading it. I like the background picture.

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  2. By the way Ted, catsrluv is Pam.

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  3. Very well written, Ted! This is very inspiring. I look forward to reading your blog. Healthy living through nutrition, exercise and a positive outlook on life is a big interest of mine. In fact, just yesterday I picked up a copy of "Younger Next Year" by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge, M.D.

    Regards,
    Mike Zuber

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