The First Wealth is Health

"The First Wealth is Health" is a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), and it might seem strange that I kick off my blog with a health statement, but I have to tell you, I’m passionately disgruntled with the way our Government along with the Food and Drug industry are "killing us slowly with kindness."    

Yep, they’re being so nice to us by giving us more fast, overprocessed foods and bombarding us with more adverts for fast and packaged foods than ever before and what many people don’t realise is that this same food could be killing you!   

The speed with which you can get food from the microwave to the table used to be so appealing to me until I started educating myself about the long-term affects of over processed foods, including malnutrition and obesity, which is at an all time high, despite the increased number of diet plans on the market and the so called "low fat" foods. 

I have no vested interest in promoting this except for the fact that I agree wholeheartedly with the report, but I would urge you to and check out Dr. Mark Hyman’s website at http://www.ultrametabolismbook.com/   I’m not endorsing it as the definitive truth on every topic, but it makes a sensible and interesting read. 

The point I want to make from all of this is…

 "what is the point of having all the wealth in the world if your health is at risk?"

I firmly believe that it’s time to start taking control of our own lives, which means educating ourselves about health and nutrition and doing more to gain back and then maintain our health.  

The Bible speaks of us "Prospering even as our soul prospers."  To quote what John said adds more impact…

"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."
 

I mean, wow!  What a statement!  He’s speaking of the "mind" by the way when he speaks of "soul" and not "spirit" as many have interpreted it.  So what John is saying is that when we have a healthy mind, we’ll have a healthy body and we’ll also have a healthy bank balance because we will prosper in all things.   If you’ve heard it before, it’s true "if you can change your mind, you can change your life."  

To your health, wealth and happiness,

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