There is No Magic Bullet: Do ALL the Things…Most of the Time
By: Ellen Fitzenrider Dc
Tags: Healthy Lifestyle, Change, Wellness, Resolutions, Fitnessmotivation

Living a longer, healthier life can only be achieved one way: by making healthier choices in a sustainable way for the rest of your life. Notice there is an ‘s’ on the end of the word ‘choice’.

There is no “magic bullet.”

There are some individual choices you can make that can have a profound impact on your overall health (for example, quitting smoking if you are a smoker). But… if you want an overall, meaningful elevation to your level of health and the “fit”-ness of your physical body, if you want to prevent disease processes (yes, even genetically-predisposed ones!) and age with grace, there is no one single thing that you can change that will that will take you to that place. You have to do ALL the things.

A healthier “life of wellness” is achieved by making many good choices. Over and over again.

I want you to think about two things:

How healthy do you consider yourself to be right now? What is your current level of fitness?

Are you happy with your answers?

If not, understand that:

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you are where you are now because of the choices you have made, and continue to make, each and every day.

DO you want to be able to answer those questions differently?

“I RADIATE good health!” “I feel happy and strong in my body!”

(Are those things you dream of saying?)

You CAN become that person …by identifying those choices you are making that prevent this from being your reality, and understand WHY you are making those choices. Decide to change them. Again… ‘choices’ with an ‘s’.

There is no ONE supplement, no one routine, nor single exercise or weight-loss program or gimmick. No magic herb, self-care routine, or mindset practice. It is ALL of these things, together.

If that sounds overwhelming “I can’t do ALL of those things every day, forever!”, there is good news: Just make some better choices some of the time, some of the days. With determination, you will get used to them, and make them habits. Better choices, consistantly and sustainably practiced, WILL transform you:

Better food choices WILL lead to you feeling better, and you’ll decide you kinda like feeling that way, which will help you continue to make those better choices. Increasing your overall fitness level in a regular, sustainable way, WILL build strength, endurance, and fitness. You’ll decide you kinda like feeling that way too, which will help you continue to make those better choices. Intentional choices to take better care of your body, avoid self-destructive habits, and to learn to appreciate the physical form that you have been given to live this life, this time around, WILL help you learn to be comfortable in your body and help you value continuing your journey in wellness.

Because it IS a journey. We all start at the ‘somewhere’ where we are. No matter where YOU are…Start.

Tried 100 times and failed? Start one more time.

Think that you’re in too much pain, too far gone, too busy, too tired, too anything…

Today’s the day, my friend. If you do nothing different starting today, that better day and better reason to start somewhere down the road will never happen. Draw a line in the sand and step over it.

If you DON’T change the choices you are making today, you won’t just “stay the same” because our bodies don’t work that way…

Unless you actively work to sustain where you are, your body will continue to degenerate and you will gradually evolve into an even worse version of yourself. Science has found that healthful longevity is primarily determined by the lifestyle choices you make. YOU just have to choose to make them, and here’s a start for you:

~ Switch to a diet based more on plants.

~ Avoid “food vampires” (added sugars, trans-fats, fast food & french fries, soda of all kinds, omega-6 oils, refined white flour)

~ Read labels & ingredient lists. Learn to watch for food additive, preservative, colorings, things you can’t pronounce.

~ Move your body. No matter where you are, vow to move your body a little harder, and little longer an little more often. As you get stronger, “up your game.”

~Educate yourself about toxins found in our environment. Switch to plant-based cleaning and natural personal care products.

ONE last word:

making a switch to a healthier lifestyle is hard work, easily sabotaged by others around us who are not on the same journey. Find and surround yourself with others who want to travel this road with you, in other words: get a buddy (or two). For those in your life who haven’t decided to make this shift: just maybe they’ll see you making changes, sticking with it, feel better, doing more. Perhaps they’ll join you!

But don’t wait for them…do this for YOU.