Good health begins with ourselves
Published on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 by John PierreRead More The Constant Curmudgeon
I can't help but wonder how many illnesses or maladies are brought on by ourselves and do not require the assistance of a medical professional.
The first one that comes to mind is what I refer to as the brown bottle flu. Seems that this miserable condition almost always attacks on Monday mornings. An employee calls a couple minutes before his shift is scheduled and in a weakened voice, barely able to speak, announces that he thinks he has the flu and can't come to work.
For effect, he will explain all of the bodily function problems associated with the "disease." Rarely does this "flu" last beyond noon of the day of its onset and also rarely does this affliction happen on any workday other than Monday.
Another ailment that crosses my mind is what many refer to as "athlete's foot." I suppose there are some legitimate cases of this dread, and smelly, condition but I suspect most of them could be attributed to lack of drying between one's toes.
When one has finished showering or bathing, it is imperative that an end of the bath towel is employed in the complete drying between toes. Moisture left trapped in those usually confined areas will become septic and will cause irritation and a malodorous effect on nearby atmosphere.
What about the heartbreak of teenage pimples? I firmly believe that the root cause of this condition can be traced to the consumption of large quantities of soda pop and candy.
Only rarely does a child suffer from these unsightly blemishes while eating a normal diet prepared by Mom.
The genesis of this dermatological embarrassment always seems to coincide with going off to school with lunch money. It is a given that the cash is not going to be spent on tuna sandwiches or chicken noodle soup. With a convenience store seemingly always located directly across the street from the school building, the temptation to ingest sugary goodies is just too great for many youngsters.
Teens should follow mom's guidelines. They are pretty special people. Way back before anyone ever heard of "fish pills" and the all-important Omega 3 fatty acid, my mom was making me swallow a teaspoon full of "cod liver oil" whenever she caught me unawares.
Terrible tasting stuff but ... it's a fact that "moms know best."
There are many other conditions that we can avoid by simply eating the way Mom would like to have us eat and practicing some every-day personal hygiene along with moderation in distilled or fermented liquid consumption.
We could put a sizeable dent in the sales volume of Noxzema, Desenex and Anheuser-Busch by following these simple resolutions.
The first one that comes to mind is what I refer to as the brown bottle flu. Seems that this miserable condition almost always attacks on Monday mornings. An employee calls a couple minutes before his shift is scheduled and in a weakened voice, barely able to speak, announces that he thinks he has the flu and can't come to work.
For effect, he will explain all of the bodily function problems associated with the "disease." Rarely does this "flu" last beyond noon of the day of its onset and also rarely does this affliction happen on any workday other than Monday.
Another ailment that crosses my mind is what many refer to as "athlete's foot." I suppose there are some legitimate cases of this dread, and smelly, condition but I suspect most of them could be attributed to lack of drying between one's toes.
When one has finished showering or bathing, it is imperative that an end of the bath towel is employed in the complete drying between toes. Moisture left trapped in those usually confined areas will become septic and will cause irritation and a malodorous effect on nearby atmosphere.
What about the heartbreak of teenage pimples? I firmly believe that the root cause of this condition can be traced to the consumption of large quantities of soda pop and candy.
Only rarely does a child suffer from these unsightly blemishes while eating a normal diet prepared by Mom.
The genesis of this dermatological embarrassment always seems to coincide with going off to school with lunch money. It is a given that the cash is not going to be spent on tuna sandwiches or chicken noodle soup. With a convenience store seemingly always located directly across the street from the school building, the temptation to ingest sugary goodies is just too great for many youngsters.
Teens should follow mom's guidelines. They are pretty special people. Way back before anyone ever heard of "fish pills" and the all-important Omega 3 fatty acid, my mom was making me swallow a teaspoon full of "cod liver oil" whenever she caught me unawares.
Terrible tasting stuff but ... it's a fact that "moms know best."
There are many other conditions that we can avoid by simply eating the way Mom would like to have us eat and practicing some every-day personal hygiene along with moderation in distilled or fermented liquid consumption.
We could put a sizeable dent in the sales volume of Noxzema, Desenex and Anheuser-Busch by following these simple resolutions.