Is Your Lifestyle Unhealthy? It Might Not Be Your Fault

A key focus of my blog is Health/Wellness. Our lifestyles have a direct impact on our personal health. There are many circumstances that in our control, while there are others that are not. The following contributed post is entitled, Is Your Lifestyle Unhealthy? It Might Not Be Your Fault.

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We live in a society that assumes that people have perfect control over the healthiness of their lifestyles. It’s up to individuals how much exercise they do and what they put in their mouths.

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Unfortunately, in many cases, that assumption is wrong. People don’t actually have a great deal of control over their health, or their lifestyles.

Consider diesel fume emissions, for instance. Today, there are millions of diesel cars on the roads, belching out filthy fumes that attack the airways and can lead to a variety of conditions, including cancer.

Sure, you could say that people should move to cleaner areas of the country. But is that possible? What would happen if everyone decided to do that? Apart from society collapsing, it would push up the price of rural properties significantly. What’s more, many people wouldn’t be able to do their jobs or find work, and would eventually have to return to the city anyway.

Psychological Warfare

We also live in a society that is engaged in psychological warfare against the individual. So many of the things that major corporations tell us to consume are actually bad for our health. Soft drinks, liquor, fast food, and cigarettes are just the obvious ones, but there are many other potentially hazardous brands on the list. Car companies, for instance, encourage us to be sedentary, allowing us to drive to work while essentially sitting on something that feels like a couch. Cleaning products contain all sorts of untested chemicals which are having untold effects on our bodies.

However, we’re stuck in a culture that tells us that we need all these things if we want to live a normal life. To keep up with the Joneses, we must live like them, too. Not doing so is a form of missing out.

Health Inequality

Of course, there are people in any society who have greater means than others to fight the temptations and put their lives on solid grounds. Individuals and families with more money, for instance, can move to healthier parts of the country with less pollution and more access to fruit and vegetables. Those with more knowledge can educate themselves about the environmental risks that they face and then take steps to mitigate them. And people with health insurance have incentives to live better to keep their premiums low.

Poor individuals, on the other hand, often don’t have the means to adopt behaviors that could improve their health outcomes. As philanthropist and physician, Michael Rashid, points out, less fortunate people often can’t improve their circumstances, even if they try.

The Bottom Line

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Therefore, in summary, your unhealthy lifestyle might not actually be your fault. While you can tinker around at the edges, it is hard to completely change your environment, unless you’re flush with cash. For that reason, most people’s health doesn’t suddenly change unless their environment changes.

The relationship is two-way: both affect the other. While people can take small steps to make themselves healthier, they also need the cooperation of the environment to succeed long-term.

5 Signs You Need To Think About Improving Your Health

The first principle of my blog is Creating Ecosystems of Success and a key focus is Health and Wellness. Maintaining and improving your health, is a key component to a successful and prosperous life. The following contributed post is entitled, 5 Signs You Need To Think About Improving Your Health.

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One of the hardest things to do during your adult-life is to think about your health. Although you may feel as though you don’t need to make any changes when it comes to staying on top of your health, there are lots of reasons why you should be making it your main priority. Whether you’ve had a recent health scare or you’re experiencing lots of health-related issues, you need to ensure you’re doing all that you can to look after yourself. With that in mind, here are 5 signs you need to think about improving your health:

  • Someone In Your Family Has Suffered From Bad Health

If you have someone in your immediate family who you know has suffered from health problems that are hereditary, you need to think about whether or not this can impact your future. Although it is not written in stone that you will have the same issues, you need to think about what you can do to prevent them from having a serious effect on your life. If it helps, it might be worth speaking to your doctor about any preventative measures you can take. To find out more about hereditary illness, you can visit this site here.

  • You’ve Had A Recent Health Scare

If you have had a recent health scare, it’s definitely a sign you need to be doing more to look after your health. Whether this means improving your diet or ensuring you get regular exercise, you need to be sure you’re doing everything you can to live a healthy lifestyle. For tips and tricks when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, you can visit this site here.

  • You’re Experiencing A Lot Of Issues

If you find you’re experiencing a lot of major (or even minor) health issues, it’s definitely time to start thinking about what you can do to improve your health.

Although some issues cannot be helped, there are lots of things you can do when it comes to working on your overall healthy lifestyle. Whether that means working with a macrobiotic counselor or finding yourself a personal trainer, you need to ensure you’re making changes for the better.

  • You Want To Improve Your Overall Health

One of the most obvious reasons to improve your health is because you want to start leading a healthier lifestyle, of course. If you have started to notice that you’re spending a lot of time eating out and drinking, or you think your exercise routine is starting to slip, taking the time to look at the potential changes you could make could be the motivation you need to live a healthier lifestyle.

  • You Want To Encourage Others Around You To Be Healthy Too

Finally, if you want to encourage your friends and family to live a healthier lifestyle, you need to look at whether or not you’re being as healthy as you can be first. After all, you may find that you need to lead by example in order to encourage them.

Are you worried about your health? What lifestyle changes could you make to ensure you’re being as healthy as you can? Let me know your thoughts and ideas in the comments section below.