Moments of Sharing

Hi everyone..just thought of sharing with you about the presence of the term, 'healthy' into my life. Don’t get me wrong…I’m not a health freak. The journey to a healthy living began in my life about one year ago. During this period, a number of incidents concerning health was gradually taking place into my family. For instance, my mum had to undergo several endoscopies in order to get rid off her kidney stones…and my dad has been consulting the doctor regularly to keep his cholesterol level at a safe pace…while my father-in-law has to consume medicines frequently to maintain his sugar level. To top these all…I was always taking medical leaves due to stomachache, viral fever, severe headaches and dehydration…Why? How? What I have to do? These are the typical questions that I would ask the doctors… and the answers would always be the same - eat more vegetables and fruits, drink 8 glasses of water everyday, exercise regularly and cut down your caffeine consumption…Furthermore, my father-in-law would always say this to my husband and I: Eat Moderately and Exercise Consistently to Stay Away From Diseases.

These scenarios have led my husband and I to try out some new activities…we started going to the gym, aerobics, jogging…and we realized that each visit to these places would guarantee us abundance of 'sweat', muscle cramps and most importantly joy, fun and excitement…Eventually, our family began to join us as well and this of course multiplies the joy and happiness. And the best part is when we could see the improvements in ourselves – my parents’ medical reports were showing positive results, my sister, my husband and I started feeling more energetic and active. We also made little changes in our eating habits, especially mum and dad. They started adding more vegetables and fruits into every meal and they have also cut down their coffee, sugar and salt intake. I personally feel the changes have brought prominent and encouraging outcomes in my family, particularly to my parents…

The interesting fact here is, my parents and in-laws started giving ways to the word ‘healthy’ only at their fifties….my husband and I just at our late twenties…finally, my sister at her teens. So, it’s never too late to get started. Let’s get started today!