‘Health is Wealth ‘ is a common phrase, but in today’s fast paced world, We need to contemplate Is Health more than Wealth ??? A healthy person can not only perform better in different walks of life but is also immune to the plethora of expenses oscillating about human life like medicines, frequent health checkups, hospitalization and so on.
The current generation prefers to turn a blind eye to health and rather runs after every materialistic thing around, finally acquiring almost all, but losing out on his individual well being. He ends up spending his hard earned resources in the form of money and time, in trying to make up for the lost health. In terms of Economics, Is it a good deal ? You lose something to earn another and spend your earning to recover the loss !!! The sad fact is most people realise this, but after they loose out on their Health…
Our aim must be to ensure that we have a sustainable growth, not in terms of Environment, but in terms of our own Health. Sustainable growth in Engineering refers to utilization of present resources judiciously ensuring that the future generations have enough for their needs. In present context, we need to ensure that we progress in our life in the best possible way at present , but ensuring that we have a sound physical body which encapsulates a healthy mind for our future.
8 Reasons why we lose our health…
The main deterrent in maintaining a good health is our Lifestyle and Diet. They act like a double edged sword to tear apart our health factors like:
Less physical activity
- Modern jobs require more of mental stress and very less physical work, contrary to previous generation where the work was much more physical and way less mentally pressing, and rather it used to refresh their minds.
More screen time
- Be it official or casual, screen time is the new normal. From Official communication to informal talks, mobiles, tablets and Computers are an indispensable part of an individual’s daily schedule.
Stressed work life
- As already discussed todays job is more of mental stress rather than physical stress, which takes a toll on one’s health.
Less family time
- Family time is the best stress reliver for an Individual, which replenishes and rejuvenates him. Today’s modern lifestyle and work schedule have encroached upon this quality time.
Poor diet
- Fresh Vegetables and fruits have become almost obsolete from our plates and replaced by fried foods and canned juices, which are more harmful than good.
Loads of junk and fried food
- From Wheat, rice, fruits and vegetables, we have moved on to junk and fried foods like pizza, burgers, french-fries and so on as our staple diet.
Sweetened beverages
- This is one of the worst thing that have happened to mankind off-late as far as food and lifestyle is considered.
Sugar
- One of the biggest poison in today’s world is Sugar- The white poison. We consume a whole load of food items and products which are loaded with sugar. It has become a very common and major ingredient in our daily life.
ensures that we keep dialing our doctors as frequently as possible and visit our nearby clinics and hospitals for either checkups, scans or health issues which drains our wealth. These habits have become so deep rooted and common to our daily life that we seldom visualize them as a slow poison which is slaughtering us each day.
The redemption , the home coming to our ideal state is clearly to prioritize our health before anything else. We need to first accept the very fact that we are what we are when we are in a healthy state. Without our health, we become a liability not only to the society but also to ourselves. We have to understand the basics of our health, the building blocks of a happy body, a sound body which catalyses the development of a healthy mind. We have to make a list of Do’s and Dont’s for our own good , like we do for our finances, only then can we redefine our lives and reverse the damage we have already inflicted on our body.
Therefore let us embark on a journey to reclaim our health, to understand our body and its functions, to listen to the signs of fatigue from our organs and the ill effects of the poison we dump into ourselves which is gradually destroying us…
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