Life is full of choices and every choice has a corresponding consequence. This applies also to our health. Our health today was determined by the choices or decisions we made yesterday and consequently our health tomorrow would be as a result of the choices we make today.
Daily choices as regard certain widely recognized factors that are essential to a longer, healthier life would result in the health we do or do not enjoy.
This fact is clearly illustrated in the scenario below;
A 17-year old young man went to his ophthalmologist with what he considered a serious health problem. He said, “every time I smoked marijuana, my eyes got red. I’m really worried. What can you prescribe for my condition?” His doctor told him to stop smoking marijuana but he answered ‘Anything but that’, then turned and walked away.
This young man’s behaviour epitomizes the conscious and unconscious attitude of millions of people towards their health: they want to have clear lungs and fresh breathe but are unwilling to quit smoking, they want to have functionally healthy livers with no cirrhosis but continue to drink alcohol, they want to have a good heart devoid of plagues from cholesterol deposition but refuse to quit eating fresh meats and eating habits which stop the heart before its time, they want to have great bodies and attractive figures with well-built muscles but are not ready to make the much needed time to engage in regular physical exercise.
In short they want to enjoy good health but are not willing to pay the price for the lifestyle that would bring them closer to realizing these worthy goals.
Health is not a coincidence or chance. It is a product of the little decisions or choices we make every day in our lives. This implies that for us to enjoy optimum health, we must be mindful of the choices we make in our daily routine activities.