GSimms,
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Suicide is considered a heinous act. It is intentional and self inflicted, but what about those acts committed against oneself that while not intentional are equally as egregious as pulling the trigger.
In this case, I’m talking about the knife, fork and spoon that we’re using to kill ourselves.
On Friday night, I attended a stage play in
Prior to the opening act, I sat in my seat awaiting the start of the play. As people finished off their drinks in the lobby they proceeded toward their seats and the auditorium filled and became abuzz with movement, music and bodies.
What’s critical here are the bodies. Considering the marketing of this play, the old school demographic (35-54 year olds according to FaceBook) was in attendance.
And as for the bodies, it would be unreasonable to expect that everyone is in shape and appear to be the picture of health, but I have said and will continue to say (until I see it differently) that we are killing ourselves.
Many of those in attendance were decidedly overweight, huffin’ and puffin’ going up the short stack of stairs to the next level, or from the walk from the parking garage.
Please don’t get this twisted. I am in no way trying to stand in judgment of those in attendance. I’m making a point that we should seek help and then follow the advice that will reflect a healthier result.
Many of us have poor eating habits and make even poorer eating decisions. When coupled with genetics and age (here’s where the old school demographic comes into play), many of us are walking time-bombs.
At one point in the show, a change of scenes was rather long. It wasn’t until after the performance that writer/actor JD Lawrence informed the audience by apology that the slow transition from one scene to another (at that point of the play) was due to the necessity to medicate himself and reduce his heart rate from 105 beats a minute down to a normal and acceptable rate.
Again…the knife, fork and spoon in tandem with genetics and age can spell disaster.
JD Lawrence is a tremendously talented playwright and actor. The depictions and stories told through his insightful writing and comedic senses were all on point throughout the play. It would be a shame for him to disappear in what would seem to be “at a moment’s notice” when at least one portion of the equation can be controlled—his nutritional intake.
Now, let’s be fair. I don’t know the specifics of his situation, but I understand what happens when and if you allow your situation to spiral out of control.
What he reacted to were the symptoms of arterial fibrillation—a condition where at least one or both of the two smaller (upper) quadrants of the heart beats excessively fast or out of control. Now how would I know that? In October of 2007, I spent one month in the hospital from that condition.
This can be a debilitating condition that robs you of everything near and dear to you—your health.
Thankfully, I have come a long way since then. I’ve lost 60 pounds, have a consistent training regimen, and out of necessity, modified my nutritional intake (the result of research and good decisions).
Let me say that my effort to live is about owning the moment and taking the responsibility to live without the boundaries of those choices that would make my life a minute by minute account of devalued existence.
My hope is that through the network of information that we call the internet, JD Lawrence and the countless others who are suffering and not getting the useful help needed will make visits to this site and my other site (www.gsimms-healthandwellness.com) and try the useful nuggets of information written with love and based on my research to reveal strategies that I’m finding useful.
That said, I’ve recently done a number of things that I’m finding useful to my health. I’ll discuss them in detail in subsequent articles, but for starters here are two suggestions.
Your body and your body’s chemistry changes more often than you might know. Have you noticed that some foods that you once enjoyed no longer agree with you? Well let me introduce you to a simple procedure that will put you on track and in line with your individual metabolic needs.
Log on to www.metabolictypingonline.com and find out why you are out of kilter. Here’s the deal. The majority of our physical ailments are the result of what we eat. The good news is that you can correct many of your problems by making better choices. To do that, you need accurate information and this is a good place to start your education. If you bring your nutritional intake in line you will lose weight naturally if you are overweight and gain weight if you are underweight.
The next thing that you can do is throw away your aluminum based cookware. While you’re at it, unplug your microwave and make sure it hits the trash or recycle bin as well. You can replace your old cookware with ceramic or glass based cookware (best choice) and a glass-based convection oven.
Bon Appetite and welcome to the recovery room for your life.
