Healthy Lifestyles

Thoughts From The Author.

Without earnest belief that lifestyle can outweigh the element of heredity, I would not have writter this text with such enthusiasm. My grandmother was my lifelong insiration. Looking back, those many summers spent with her ingrained in my mind and heart the true meaning of the "good life."

Far from air and water pollution, she lived in a small town in Maitoba Canada. Her work was endless, carving the necessities of life from the land. Fresh water drawn from a well, a garden filled with fruits and vegetables, and dairy from a neighboring farmer formed her world. Surrounded by friends who shared her love of life, the years wound into triple digits.

She never saw a doctor nor set foot in a hospital. She laughed about getting a little shorter over the decades. Yet her joints didn't ache, and she never broke a bone.

It was an especially cold winter that year her body began to tire. She stayed with friends, hoping to regain her zest and return home. A few weeks later, Grandma died, but not from cancer, heart disease, or diabetes. The diagnosos was just "old age."

Some claim that she had a hard life; others say she was lucky. One thing is certain: she created much of the luck, unknowingly, by her lifestyle. The food was wholesome, the enviroment unspoiled, the exercise natural, and stress never disturbed a night's sleep.

I don't live in that world. I was just a visitor in her life. But, over time, my confidence has strengthened that living can be a long and healthy experience - even in a very different world. Simple things from the past promise a better future. -- from inside book's cover

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