I've got heart disease on both my mother and father's side of the family. When I turned 40 I began (for preventative maintenance) getting yearly checkups specifically for my heart. I had my yearly appointment today and as I looked around the waiting room I noticed one thing. Outside of about four to five of the approximately 30-40 people, everyone was either noticeably overweight or just down right obese. Though all these people may have been there for different medical reasons. They all had one thing in common. They were overweight or obese. I am not judging. Because it was only three or so years ago that I looked at a picture of myself from that Christmas and barely recognized myself. My wife showed me the picture and said "I want you around for a long time. You need to do something about this. This is unhealthy." I ended up losing over 50 lbs and am very thankful she didn't mind hurting my feelings. But the good thing is she did it with me. Though she didn't need to lose but about 10 lbs. It still helped that I had some support.
Since I've started paying a lot more attention to my health, what I eat and what I do (from an exercise standpoint). I've noticed how much a large portion of our society is overweight. I've got a buddy of mine who works in pharmaceuticals and he said 70% of the medicines they sell are for conditions that are caused by obesity. Granted, I'm not sure how accurate that statement is. But I do wonder. I remember when I lost the weight my blood pressure went down, cholesterol dropped, I quit snoring and just overall felt better. Got a great report today. Doctor said keep doing what I'm doing, it's working.
Since I've started paying a lot more attention to my health, what I eat and what I do (from an exercise standpoint). I've noticed how much a large portion of our society is overweight. I've got a buddy of mine who works in pharmaceuticals and he said 70% of the medicines they sell are for conditions that are caused by obesity. Granted, I'm not sure how accurate that statement is. But I do wonder. I remember when I lost the weight my blood pressure went down, cholesterol dropped, I quit snoring and just overall felt better. Got a great report today. Doctor said keep doing what I'm doing, it's working.
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