Do you exercise?

[Zorra]

18. I totally love exercise and activity.

Last edited Tue Jul 17, 2012, 05:52 PM - Edit history (3)

I'm an extremely active person, have lived in rural areas all my life, (but was not always in a rural area when I was working), power walk at least 3 miles almost every day, vegetarian (mostly whole foods but like some processed soy products, fruits and veggies, cheese, occasional fish), take complete EFA oils every day, natural multi-vitamins every day, non-smoker, no "recreational" drugs, light to moderate alcohol use, no soft drinks that have HFCS in them, eat very little sugar except for occasional binges almost never eat anything with artificial ingredients, drink a lot of only purified/well/spring water, occasional stevia sweetened soft drink, 100% fruit juice, coffee, and (mostly occasional) alcoholic drink, avoid chemicals like the plague, and blah blah blah ad nauseum.

I'm a little below average weight for my height, been called a disgustingly happy person, generally sleep well, vitals (BP, pulse, blood oxygen, cholesterol) are in normal range, all my lab tests are normal or better, mammogram no lumps, have not had a cold or flu for about 4 years, never do flu vaccines, no STD's, no allergies, always have lots of energy. I have no problem spending 4-6 hours frolicking in a warm ocean and can generally backpack 10 or more miles a day on a medium difficulty trail with a 35-40 lb pack without collapsing.

I have 2 grandchildren, have all my teeth, 20/20 vision, don't need reading glasses, have almost no gray hair (what I do have was primarily the result of when my boys were in their teens.

Knock on wood. Every day that I wake up with no health problems is another awesome day.

Coffee is my addiction drink 3 - 4 cups every morning, tried to give it up years ago, but that turned out to not be an option.

I may not be the brightest candle on the altar, but at least I'm pretty healthy for now.

Can't say if exercise and reasonably good diet over the past 20 years has been responsible for my good overall health up to this point, but it seems to work for me, and I'm definitely going to keep on doing what I'm doing until I can't do it anymore.

The thing is, I spent a good part of my life working in a profession where substance abuse was part of the general accepted lifestyle, and when I was younger I pretty seriously abused my body with cigarettes, lots of strong herb, sporadic and often excessive non-addict cocaine and alcohol abuse, with bouts and binges of other substances, stayed up late and too often all night.

I'm probably lucky to be alive after that, and maybe my healthy lifestyle now is the reason I am.