An All Around Healthy Choice

It blows my mind every day I drive by the fast food chains and see the line of cars that decorate the drive-thru. The so-called ease and convenience of partially hydrogenated oils & MSG handed to people in a compact little box/bag, slowly devastates the health of our society. I realize that a large portion of these lines consist of the career driven souls who feel they do not have enough time in their day, and this is just one more way to efficiently execute another decision. What is the rush for? Why are we in such a hurry that we can not take the time to go home or to a local deli and make a healthy lifestyle choice? I can not assume that it is because the greasy, pre-warmed, manufactured remnants referred to as fast food tastes better? And I pray that we are not all so lazy that we can not take 5 extra minutes to prepare a home-made lunch in the morning, or night before, if we feel we don’t have time to actually go home for lunch.
It’s a proven statistic that energy levels drastically increase when we fill our bodies with the proper nutrients they deserve. Wouldn’t everyone prefer to live an active lifestyle filled with discovery, challenge, and satisfaction that can only be felt by going out and “doing”? Why has the almighty dollar taxed so many into believing the only truth is to worker harder, not smarter? Isn’t it obvious when a 40 year-old drops dead from a heart attack in the office or at home after a fourteen hour day, that something isn’t right? It is NOT selfish to sit at work and think to yourself, “I’m going to make an active decision to work as minimal amount of time as I can, as efficiently as I can, so that I may spend the rest of my time living.” And if you feel you have no one else to live for, isn’t living for yourself enough? Isn’t keeping yourself healthy, happy, and active a particularly clever choice?
To top all of this off, and be brutally honest, an hour out of every day is NOT a huge burden. Simply walking for an hour each day dramatically influences a person’s frame of mind positively, as well as the body. If ANYONE chooses to use the excuse, “I can’t go for a walk, I have too much at home or work to do,” kick them in the shin immediately. At least then, those people will have a reason to sit their ass behind their desk or on that couch, watching television, feeling bad for themselves. Yes, there are circumstances that leave some of the population in a more difficult situation than others, for example single moms and dads. However, as an aunt, I have discovered simply playing with those little hairballs of crazy energy is a fantastic workout. Use your body and your mind to its full extent. They are both magnificent tools that will astound you every day, guaranteed, if you choose to challenge them.