Being Healthy Is Your Decision

Dr. Teresa says it well: Too often we take the health that we're blessed with for granted. We assume that because we're healthy now, we'll be healthy tomorrow. For far too many people this assumption is not only wrong - it's deadly.
In today's world of cosmetic surgery, hip replacements, organ transplants, and antibiotics, many of us have a-kind, no substitute home. Unlike a house, the only body you'll ever get this side of heaven is the one that looks back at you from the mirror. If you don't take care of it, you'll pay the consequences sometime in the not too distant future.
In order for you to fully appreciate the maintenance that your body needs, you must first realize just how complex least one car. Like other car owners you probably have the oil changed on a regular basis, you ask your mechanic to check and fill all the important fluids and, of course, you put fuel into it. You also change the tires, belts, and wipers when they become worn. In spite of all the things we do to keep our automobiles running smoothly, most of us have no clue as to how it gets us down the road. All we know is that when we turn the ignition key it's supposed to start and carry us where we want to go.
But what we don't know about our vehicles sometimes isn't as important as what we do know. We do know that if we try to drive with a flat tire, our car isn't going to operate at it's peak. When you get the oil changed you may not know what brand of oil is the best for performance, but you do know that Crisco isn't going to work.
Simply stated, we DO know that it's important to take care of our vehicles if we expect them to function properly several years down the road.
As complex as your car is, it has nothing on you body. But, just as you can maintain your car with the proper care, you can take care of your body with the same type of attention.
Your body has a few requirements which, if you take care of them and don't have many accidents, can assure you a lifetime of great health and independence.

These requirements are:
* 64 ounces of water (or more) every day
* Regular exercise
* Nutritious foods
* Nutritional supplements
* Friends