As 2010 comes to an end, it is common for many people to think about matters of life, health, and overall well being. The following information, courtesy of by David Maris at CLSA, reports the results of CLSA’s holiday health care survey of 100 doctors. Some of the findings included:
Should Santa should lose weight? 60% of doctors think Santa should lose 50 pounds or more, while 34% think he needs to lose 75 pounds or more.
Based on the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” who is the healthiest? 60% of physicians believe that the ladies dancing are the healthiest, with the Lords-a-Leaping No.2.
The survey also asked doctors to provide their best health care advice for 2011. Some answers included:
- Eat well and be happy.
- Love.
- Exercise more, eat less, stop smoking.
- Spend more time playing and less time working.
- Doctors should set the example by losing weight to a healthy range, exercising regularly and not smoking or drinking alcohol.
- Smile more. Life is too precious and time is too limited to do anything else. Your body, your life vessel, needs constant upkeep to run smoothly for as long as possible. Not all waters are smooth and calm. Rough seas occur. Stay fast to your course and true to your instincts; buoyancy is hereditary. Live long and prosper.
- Get independently wealthy, step back, see what the world is like, see that too many people “sell” their health for more money, and see what you can do to change the world.
- Everything in moderation, except smoking.
- Get scheduled for a complete physical exam with your board-certified family doc, and then listen to them.
- Base your eating on plant-based, whole foods as much as possible.
- Avoid too many physician opinions.
- Don’t look for a quick-fix pill and don’t rely on the health care system to undo prior health choices.
- Sleep enough.
- The government should quit subsidizing and stabilizing the cost of sugar, which is consumed in far greater quantities than is healthy by most Americans. By allowing the cost of sugar to rise, consumption of sugared foods, and especially beverages, would go down, similar to what happened to smoking when the cost of tobacco rose.
- Take responsibility for your health. Your choices have consequences. Have accountability partners to help you achieve your health goals.
- Use your head. Everybody who hasn’t been locked in a box for the last 30 years knows they should exercise, lose weight, quit smoking, and eat healthy foods. We’re not teaching them anything they haven’t heard over and over. They just have to smarten up and do what they know is right.
The complete report can be viewed HERE.
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