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Friday, November 30, 2012
Health
Go beyond a surface life
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We’d judge others by the way they look. ow much do we live on the surface We wouldn’t share our heartaches or our of life? Sometimes life on the surface deepest dreams. We wouldn’t go out of our way seems easier. to show our commitment or our feelings. We Health care on the surface would go for the wouldn’t demand the best of one another and quick fix. Instead of going to the trouble of say what needs to be said. making an appointment — or even establishKnowing ourselves on the surface would ing a long-term relationship — with a family be too simple. We would react and give in to physician, why not just go to a walk-in clinic? the feelings of the moment, seek to satisfy our You could just treat the problems that pop cravings and avoid discomfort. We up as quickly as you can with a wouldn’t reflect on the origins of prescription rather than the comour emotions, master them and mitment and work of lifestyle learn from our mistakes. changes. You could expect a profesWe wouldn’t grow. sional to solve all your problems Going to school and work on the rather than learning what you need surface would take less effort. We’d to do to prevent disease, promote just be putting in the time day well-being and actively self-manage after day. chronic conditions. Healthwise We’d wait for the bell to ring And when you’re feeling old before your time — from the Dr. Davidicus Wong and for the weekend to start. We would do the bare minimum to get accumulated effects of smoking, by, and we’d get back exactly what drinking, mood-altering drugs, we put in. inadequate rest, unhealthy eating and physical Living our lives in this world on the surinactivity, you could go for the quick cosmetic face would be simpler but empty. We would fix of a tummy tuck, face lift, Botox or fillers. mind our own business, not giving out, away Exercise on the surface would be similar. or forward. And when we die, our lives would You’d just do what it takes to look better. end having not touched the lives of others. We A young man may focus on muscle building would have existed but not really lived, enjoyed without the cardio, balance and flexibility of the depths of human experience or approached more rounded exercise regimes. our personal potentials. No one would have He may even take the shortcuts of steroids really known us — not even ourselves. to look better on the surface at the cost of his From this moment on, don’t live your life on long-term health. the surface. Dieting on the surface targets weight loss Dive in … live deeply, and love completely. without providing our bodies with sufficient nutrition. We might choose a high-caffeine • Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physenergy drink to make up for a good night’s ician at the PrimeCare Medical Centre. His sleep. Healthwise column appears regularly in this Relationships on the surface seem simpler. newspaper. You can read more about achievThe focus is fun. All of our friends — even our ing your positive potential for health at closest — would be Facebook friends with a davidicuswong.wordpress.com. complete preoccupation with appearances.
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