Fasted for almost eleven hours, wakes up and take Sally to school, I then drives head first to Dr. Moody office.
It's my year
ly
physical exams. As the ritual goes, "Blood work first", after
results are in, the physical
body works
kicks in. It's a routine that I've done for
the past several years now, I am
i
n my forties now, and more
considerate than before. I normally don't see doctor's for years in the
past, that sometimes ago.I find myself now more careful and
health guru
kind of guy now (Despite I don't know much about it anyway)
, if I may borrow that word. I am not a doctor or health
personnel, but I have been thinking deeper about health since my mother
passed away, despite about four years ago when my daughter was diagnose
with high cholesterol, I tried to starts monitoring things, we start
ed
eating salad instead of fast food, we start
ed
baking food at home instead
of eating at restaurants, but it only last for few weeks, we're back to
our old tricks again.Now, my mom died from "Heart problems". My whole views has changed from that day on about my health and love ones health.
It's get scary sometimes when I imagine me eating all kind of junk food
that I used to, despite I don't smoke or drinks alcohol, but I do eat
lot, I mean I really eats lot. I don't think there's anything wrong with
eating lot, but I am starting to eat more healthy foods than just
eating all. I am thankful for my faith that taught me not to eat pork or
drinks alcohol or smokes any kind of thing.
Back
to my yearly checkup results: After all the tests of this and that, Dr.
Moody came in and my heart was beating faster. I always tells my Dr to
give me the bad news first before any good news. He smiles and said to
me, calm down, I looked away. "Oh well, he took a deep breath and said,
Man you're in good shape, you're a healthy man, I said oh no Doc, what
do you mean? I am an older man now in his 40's, he smiles again, and
starts reading my blood works results, all is good, my Cholesterol is
down, my total cholesterol is 140, just when I came from Africa last May
from taking care of my mom, my cholesterol was 198, that's high. He
asked me to take Crestor, well for many people who knows me, I don't
like medicines, so the battle started to lower my cholesterol. Despite I
did pick up the Crestor from the Pharmacy, I was not taking it as he
asked me to. I will do it maybe twice a week, I starts doing garlic, and
stop eating salts, lot of Olives oil, fruits, greens, baked all my
food, that includes fish, chicken and even small amount of beef, I cut
down lot, I tried to lose more weights and increase my workout. It's not
easy and it's not getting easy. But wow, I felt a bit relief to lower
my cholesterol, but that's not the end of the game, I just realized I've
to be on this for the rest of my life. Can I cry for help? Anyone out
there to help me?
As I was telling my Aunt's that evening after my Doctor visit, and by
the way, my Aunt is an RN, Her first advice was: Don't go on
medication's, yes Aunty, I hear you loud and clear, she just makes me
feel good that I can do it better and change my life styles.
Did
I just say changing my life styles? Do I really have any life styles?
Uhmm, let me see: Work, Workouts, Come home, Wake up again and start the
routines again, and on Wednesday night, go get Sally, Take her to
school on Thursday and Friday. Is this all? Wait a minute now. Oh, I
see. yes that's my life styles for now. I want to spicy this up a bit.
Any suggestions please?
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