10 Ways to Help You Live a Healthy Lifestyle

One of the three elements of this blog from day one has been (see the home page banner) to promote a healthy lifestyle.  The first of ten suggestions was posted on August 1, 2011.  It was simply to "Stay Active" both physically and mentally.  It was not only the first posting of this column, it was (and still is) #1 on my list.

The fight against Parkinson's is constant.  Staying active both physically and mentally is at the core of why I have been able to fight off the PD "bug" throughout my body since being diagnosed in 2004. 

A year after left knee surgery and a self-imposed 100-mile challenge was one way to walk the walk.  In my case, that meant hike the hike.  This hike in Eldorado Canyon was to celebrate completion of that challenge and do it with fellow hikers and friends from Outdoor Mindset.  The organization dedicated to supporting those with neurological disorders.

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Since that first post, four more of the ten suggestions for a healthy  lifestyle have been made.

• Challenge Yourself at #5 - May 4, 2012
• Adopt a healty diet at #9 - August 17, 2011
• Don't let physical limitations isolate you at #2 - August 28, 2011
• Nourish your friendshiips; past and present at #10 - March 16, 2012   

Check them out for yourself.  Start at the right of the home page by clicking on the year and/or month of the posting you want.  Then look for the title and click on it for details. 


So what is the topis this time?

#8: Be Pro-active in managing change. How?  These are the things I try to do.

• Research the topic
• Know what to expect
• Understand the up and down side
• Learn to accept the facts
• Network with positive and forward thinking people
• Find those with experience to help you cope
• Start each day with a grateful attitude
• Live each day to the best of your ability
• End each day with no regrets
• Get outside, get happy, spend time in nature

I won't tell you any of these are easy because they are not.  But try. Small victories are good too.