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For my first post I want to welcome those who wish to follow my personal experience into a healthy lifestyle. Let me emphasize the healthy part. There's a difference between athletic and healthy. I'm healthy, but not necessarily athletic. What I want for myself and for all of America (if not the world) is to help you enjoy your life and stay as active as possible.

This blog will not mean you will never suffer from health issues such as cancer, diabetes, or even heart disease. Following a healthy lifestyle may not necessarily increase your lifespan, but hopefully it will allow you to enjoy whatever time you do have. 

I hope to number one curb obesity and being overweight. My advice is for people who have relatively normal abilities in terms of mobility. It's intended for adults, not that kids couldn't benefit. But, kids have an added dimension of a still growing and changing body. Adults change, too, but not quite like kids.

Much information is based on current science, but also my own anecdotal, non-scientific experience. 

A note about ads: At times I will place ads linking you to products sold on Amazon. My intention is not to turn you into Amazon customers, but to give you something to think about that could help you on your journey. So, I do want to sell you something, but it should be for your own good.

I want to suggest reading Eat This Not That! It was one of the first things I used when I initially started on a healthy lifestyle. I recommended reading it to get you thinking about the choices you make and how it affects your overall health. So, below is an image of the book which should link you to the Amazon page. Once there, you can read more about the book. 


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