Why I Blog About Health
Posted on September 16, 2008
In 2005, there were 2,448,017 deaths in the United States. Of those deaths, 652,091 (27%) were from heart disease, 559,312 (23%) from cancer, 143,579 (6%) from stroke (cerebrovascular diseases), and 75,119 (3%) from diabetes (according to CDC Statistics).
I would be stupid to say that ALL of these deaths were preventable through healthy lifestyle habits. They certainly weren’t. But could SOME of these deaths have been prevented through healthy habits and healthy lifestyles? Probably.
The purpose of this blog is not to help you get “skinny fast” or help you get “rock hard abs.” I’m not saying those are bad things, but I am more concerned with teaching/motivating you to make healthy lifestyle changes in your life.
No one is forcing you to make the changes. I’m only here to encourage, support, and hopefully educate. If you don’t care about your health, that’s on you. I feel bad for you, but it’s your choice. My guess is if you are reading this you do care.
Making healthy lifestyle changes is a challenge. There’s no question about that. But is it worth it if we, or those we love, can reduce our risk of dying from heart disease, some types of cancer, stroke or diabetes? I think so.
So now you know why I blog about health. I’ll continue to write and I hope you continue to read.
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Exactly the reason I blog about health. Keep up the good work.
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Nice post, Blake! My kids are what really motivate me right now. I want them to grow up eating and exercising right – and I want to be around to watch them do that. So, keep the posts coming!
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“I am more concerned with teaching/motivating you to make healthy lifestyle changes in your life”.
BRAVO!
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Lifestyle changes can be hard. But they are the cheapest, most efficient way to improve health I know. Thanks Blake.
Good stuff!
“But could SOME of these deaths have been prevented through healthy habits and healthy lifestyles? Probably.”
I would say most definitely, not probably.
Diet plays a much bigger role in all of those diseases (even cancer) than most people realize.
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Hi Blake,
Great post, you’ve also summed up why I blog too! It’s great to know other bloggers are out there not trying to push the latest “fad” diet. Keep it up!!
Its really hard to change your lifestyle but you must do something to prolong your life.
Thank you! With all the diet and exercise “advice” there is out there, it gets incredibly overwhelming. It has taken me a little while, but I finally came to the conclusion that healthy living is not as complicated as it seems. Educate yourself on healthy foods, and EAT THEM. And as far as exercise goes… JUST DO IT! I like the Nike slogan for that. Doing SOMETHING is better than nothing. Once you’ve established healthy habits, then you can tweak and try new things… but, as someone who has never lived a healthy lifestyle before, I’m finding that just getting started is overwhelming unless you KISS!
@Angie ~ Thanks for the comment. Doing something is always better than nothing. That is for sure. Yup, keep it simple!
we blog about health because some people are to lazy to know take care of there health. they think that if you eat healthy dishes there already health. there are more factors in being healthy and this is the time where we tell it to them.