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\"Prevention_Cure\"<\/a>By 180 Nutrition<\/p>\n

A friend said to me the other day that when<\/strong> pharmaceutical companies name a new drug, they either put the letter X, Y or Z in the name…<\/strong> He said it now sounds scientific and complicated and it must be able to do wonderful things!<\/p>\n

This was said in a tongue-in-cheek manner, but then I saw this picture (left) on FaceBook and it did make me wonder.<\/p>\n

I recently read here<\/a> that over 50% of US citizens are taking some form prescriptive drug, amazing!<\/p>\n

Do you fit into this percentage?<\/strong> Could you be doing more to look after your health?<\/p>\n

People complain that they are run down and often unwell, yet they never really look beyond quick fixes to resolve the underlying issue. I understand everyone’s circumstances are different, and pharmaceuticals can be of benefit in some cases… but where’s the line?<\/p>\n

Naturopath Tania Flack<\/a> wrote a great article, The future of Australian health care<\/a>\u00a0and the stats seems to show that we have a habit of only valuing our health once it’s gone.<\/p>\n

Goldfish bowl: Sink or swim<\/h2>\n

There’s an analogy we\u00a0often<\/strong>\u00a0use during our health seminars…<\/strong>\u00a0Think of a goldfish swimming around in it’s goldfish bowl (let’s name him ‘Spike’), and the water is dirty and Spike isn’t looking too great. In fact, Spike’s looking pretty limp and he’s just about getting by (know anyone like this?).<\/p>\n

If Spike was yours, how would you treat him?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"GoldfishNo matter how much we treated Spike with whatever illness he’s developed, if we did not change the water<\/strong> I wouldn’t fancy his chances. He might kick on for a while longer from the treatment, but what about his quality of life?<\/p>\n

Naturally we would want to take preventative measures. If Spike was really struggling we’d change the water and treat him at the same time. We could then stay on top of it and change the water once a week, feed him well and Spike would probably have a swimmingly good time in there.<\/p>\n

I often get asked ‘what’s the key to good health’<\/em> like there’s a magical and mystical secret formula only the very few and privileged know of.<\/p>\n

From working in the health & fitness industry there’s been a few common denominators that have stood out for me when it comes to great health. The main one is this:<\/p>\n

Do the basics really well<\/h2>\n

Sexy I know! So what are the basics?<\/strong> Search the blog and I cover most of them. But here’s a few…<\/p>\n