{"id":3976,"date":"2022-08-15T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chirohealthwellness.com\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2022-08-18T17:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T22:19:09","slug":"creating-a-better-younger-and-healthier-you-starts-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chirohealthwellness.com\/blog\/creating-a-better-younger-and-healthier-you-starts-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Better, Younger, and Healthier You Starts Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating a Better, Younger, and Healthier You Starts Now!<\/h1>\n

By Dr. Tim Fargo, Chiropractor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have a tape that runs on a loop in your head about losing weight<\/a>, changing a bad habit, or improving yourself, but somehow you never seem to get around to doing anything about it? There are different approaches that one could take to such circumstances. One, and perhaps the most common, is to use that refrain as an excuse to invalidate or make less of yourself. \u201cOh, I just lack self-discipline\u201d, or \u201cI\u2019m just lazy\u201d, or \u201cI\u2019m not really that good a person, and I don\u2019t deserve great things\u201d. There are any number of permutations of these negative statements and conclusions. It is likely that none of these statements are true. If they have any truth at all, it is only because you have said and agreed with them; you have endowed them with power.<\/p>\n

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An alternative approach is to impassively acknowledge the existence of such thoughts and then make a decision. Most things in life issue from, or are significantly impacted by, the decisions that we make about ourselves and about life in general. While it is true that there are acts of God or nature, you still have the tremendous latitude to determine your destiny by simply making different decisions about your life. I am not saying that it is easy to change, but I am saying that it is possible. Sometimes, looking at the consequences of a failure to act and really confronting those consequences is enough to move you to action. Let\u2019s hope, for example, that you do not have to develop emphysema or lung cancer in order to make a decision to quit smoking. Similarly, let\u2019s also hope that you do not develop diabetes, heart disease, or any number of other afflictions before you are moved to change.<\/p>\n

What I am telling you is that you can take this opportunity, Right Now, to change. You could, I suppose, overcomplicate it by doing some form of behavior modification wherein you reward yourself for doing or punish yourself for not doing, or some other variant, but such actions are generally ineffective without changing the fundamental beliefs that underlie behavior. Far better to simply make a decision, and perhaps re-make that decision every day, to be, or do, or have the things in life that will create a better present and a better future. Once a decision is made, it is usually the case that all manner of things will come to your aid in the accomplishment of that decision.<\/p>\n

This is a rather long preamble to me simply telling you that now is the time to decide, even small things, about getting healthier. One bit of good news is that the body is preset to help you accomplish your health goals. It is easy to conclude, in the presence of declining health, that the body has somehow betrayed you. The truth is that the body, your body, is the pinnacle of evolution and is preset and programmed for survival and optimal function. What I mean is that it will always seek to do its very best. If you quit polluting it, feed it well, exercise it appropriately, and do things to enhance its function, it will readily respond and become healthier. One year from now, you will have a body that is, chronologically speaking, one year older. However, if you make the right decisions, and take the actions which spring from those decisions, and do so on a routine basis, then one year from now, despite having an older body, it will function and perform in every respect like the body and mind of a younger person.<\/p>\n

With that being said, here are some decisions that you could make:<\/p>\n