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Taking
care of our bodies is sometimes the hardest thing to do, purely
because of all the temptations that surround us, and the busy lives
we lead.
This
morning when I woke up, I felt like a zombie. My mind felt foggy and
my muscles overly tired. At first, I thought my blood pressure was
high (since the foggy mind reminded me of a few occasions where that
had been the case) but the tired muscles made no sense, so I ascribed
it to a restless night or something. I don't need much sleep, but I
went to bed at my usual time so that argument holds no water either.
When
I eventually got around to taking my blood pressure, the results were
nowhere near 'high'. It wasn't exactly normal, but it was much lower
than I what I expected it to be given the way I felt. Then I
remembered.
Yesterday,
I ate too many of the wrong things for someone who has a blood sugar
problem. Then everything made sense. The foggy brain, the lethargy in
my muscles, even sleeping longer than what is normal for me. Being
terrible to my body caused my blood sugar to drop very low overnight,
and my body had to work very hard to extract enough energy from my
muscles (the quickest way) to fuel my brain, the organ in the body
that requires the most energy to function. By not being mindful of
the things I ate yesterday, I had been abusive towards my own body
instead of taking care of it.
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It
took several hours after waking up until I felt normal again. A
lesson I would do well not to forget.
My
case may sound a little extreme to you, but I should know better
since this is a condition I have been living with for years.
It
also reminded me of a conversation I had with someone at work not too
long ago. The woman mentioned eating too many takeaways in recent
days, and she was starting to feel the effects of it. While she knew
fast food is not good for her (her words), a hectic life caused her
to neglect her health.
Moreover,
she is not the only one. As my story above told you that even with a
medical condition, I sometimes slip up. How easy it is these days to
quickly pop in for a takeaway meal on the way home. How easy it is to
skip going to the gym today because we are too tired from work, or
too busy with something else to find the time. And before you know
it, weeks have gone by before you realise what you have or not have
done to yourself.
When
you are young, catching up is easy. Reversing (to some extent) the
damage you do to your body with a bad diet, and terrible drinking
habits can be managed by making more healthy decisions going forward.
However,
when you are not so young anymore (like I am) things are not so easy
or quick to undo. Recovering from one day of bad eating will take
another day or so only because my body needs more time to heal.
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If
you are living a life filled with bad habits, now might be a good
time to reconsider the alcohol binges, eating fast food five times a
week, and staring at the television as a means to exercise.
Our
bodies can take a lot of punishment, but growing older all those bad
habits do start to catch up with you and just when you need to be
more healthy. Taking care of our bodies should not be just a fashion
thing or something we do to impress others. We only have one body,
and not taking care of it properly during our lifetime, will reduce
our life expectancy and just as the statistics say that we should be
living longer.
Next
time we will look at our everyday stuff and how that can influence
the way we live our lives.
Until
then, look after your body because you need it for the rest of your
life.
🏋️♀️🏌🏽♀️🧗🏻♀️Lizette
