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I think it’s safe to say that we all strive to live a better life.  We try to manage our personal and professional life and somehow do our best to create some balance.  We love to take care of our loved ones, our customers, our bosses.  But one thing that we certainly neglect from time to time is to take care of ourselves.  Health, after all, is something that we cannot take for granted.  Well, not for long.  Without our health, we definitely, lose the ability to take care of all those things that we think are all so important.  Remember that health is wealth.

It’s easy to put off managing your health.  Do it soon, though.  In fact, do it right now.  Learn to manage your health.  The general advice follows:

• Exercise
• Watch your weight
• Drink alcohol moderately
• Don’t smoke
• Get a decent night’s sleep daily
• Have supportive and loving relationships
• Stop worrying.  Laugh, have fun, enjoy something not work-related
• Have some sort of belief system to sustain you in times of trouble
• Get regular health screenings
• Eat good, healthy food and eat properly

Certainly, you don’t have to do any of this.  You’re a grown person and can make your own decisions, right?  But if you want to live long and prosper, it pays to think now.

“The recommendation for a healthy heart may one day be exercise, eat right, and laugh a few times a day.” ~Michael Miller, M.D., University of Maryland Medical Center