Disease Prevention for Women

I think that academic institutions can be active in the role of disease prevention for women by first and foremost educating women about the different disease that plague them. The lack of knowledge is half the battle. Women are notorious for putting other people before themselves. What they don’t understand is that you can not care for other people if your health is not good.

Another thing that academic institutions could do is to possible make different screenings available. Just like organizations participate in blood drives maybe they could also offer screenings that would detect disease earlier. This could help by catching the diseases before it gets too far along. Time is of an essence when you work, attend school and have a family. So anything that would make a little bit easier and convenient.

Exercise and Diet

I think that my biggest problem when it comes to regular exercise and a healthy diet is TIME. There are not enough hours in a day. I know that this sounds like an excuse but it is not because before I became a mother I had a very good regiment when it came to diet and exercise. Now time slips away very fast and the route becomes fast food joints and a little walk here and there. I used to compete in fitness competitions before I had my son Carsen so I always watched my food intake and went to the gym at least four days a week if not more. So people could say that I was obsessed with lifting weights but that was not the cause it just made me feel really good. It gave me more energy and made me an all around happy person because; I was doing what I enjoyed. It was also a stress reliever.

I would not for one second change the way things are now because I still go to the gym one day a week and walk a mile almost every night. Life is still good. It could not hurt me to eat a little better and I am working on that. I am addicted to fast food breakfast. I would imagine that this route will continue for a while, at least I hope that it will-beside the fast food part.

Fountain of Youth

We are all on the hunt for the fountain of youth. I believe that people want to stay looking young because we all yearn for the body that we had when we were 20 years old. It is hard to be comfortable in your skin when everything that you read and see on TV is about a younger, better looking self. I think that the society, media and advertising is to blame for a lot of this way of thinking. No one looks at aging with a positive attitude. I wish that I had a dime for every time that I have heard someone say that they were not celebrating anymore birthdays. I am going to celebrate ever birthday because it is much better than the alternative which means not being alive to enjoy yourself for another birthday.

People including myself need to just let it go. Enjoy every minute of life.