Are You Depleting Yourself?

Hi again,

This last "ation" is not an "ation" at all, but rather an "etion", but I figured it was close enough.  So are you depleting yourself with depletion?

I know the previous posts to this blog were a little heavy.  I hope that I was able to break the terms down enough for you so that you understand the importance that the "ations" play in your health. 

Depletion however is pretty easy to understand. 

If you think of your body as a sports car, then I can explain depletion pretty easy.

If you give your sports car, premium gas then it runs pretty good.  If you give it a high grade of oil, good tires, and keep everything in tip top shape then this car will serve you well for years.

If however, you try to run it on a low grade gas, only change your oil every 30,000 miles and don't put air in the tires, then your car isn't going to go too fast or too far.

If you give your body the nutrients that it needs, the vitamins and minerals that it needs then it will function well into old age.  If you give it the movement that it needs then it will serve you well.

If however, you feed it ghost (or junk) foods, don't give it the nutrients it needs and don't move then welcome to the nursing home - if you live that long.

So here is the thing.  Not only do you have to take care of your car and your body, you also have to move it.

What good is it to have a shiny sports car, if it sits in the garage all day, week, month and year?  You can have the best gas and oil, and polish it every day.  But, it will still deteriorate.  It is designed to be driven, not to be sittin'.

The same goes for your body.  You have been given an amazing instrument.  Even if you get the proper nutrients, it is not enough.  Your body is designed for movin' not sittin'.

So get out there and move.  Move every day.  If you really want to make sure you are running on all cylinders then do some harder movements.  Do weight lifting, do stretching, do some cardio exercises, play games, try to keep up with your kids or grandkids.

Then you won't ever have to worry about depeleting yourself and sittin' all day in the garage (nursing home) as your approach old age. 

Thanks,

Mike Val

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