Do you want to get well?

This is Dr. Asa's mantra. But it is an essential question. Many of us will never really get well because we don't want to do what it takes to get there. We don't want to deny our flesh, to walk past that donut, to exercise instead of taking a nap. We want a quick and easy solution to our problems, not to examine how it is that we got here. The fascinating thing that Dr. Asa points out is that our body has the ability to regenerate itself. Each day our old cells are constantly dying, and new cells are constantly forming. So essentially we eventually get a new body and its parts! We HAVE to take responsibility for our own health.

In the past I was motivated by the wrong reasons to pursue health. Now my major motivation is first to please Christ in everything I do, second to feel well enough to care for my kids, to be there for my family with energy to spare. You can push and get by with a lot when you are younger, but when you hit 40 things begin to break down and you simply can't keep doing what you've always done. 8 out of 10 of the major diseases in America are diet and lifestyle related. As Dr. Asa if fond of saying, if you can lifestyle your way into something, you can lifestyle your way out! Okay, enough on this thought for today! : )