Blog #10 Money and Health go hand in hand

A healthy lifestyle depends on many factors, a balance diet, regular exercise, and a healthy mind. Some of us have a better grip on the latter than others but that’s another blog. Even just the little diet decisions are difficult; I can count on my hands and toes the tough food choice assessments I made while standing in the produce aisle. Some of us struggle with less money in our monthly budget, so in turn we tend to cut corners in areas like food to pay for basic necessities like rent or utilities, food becomes a second priority unfortunately. Influences in a healthy life styles have a lot to do with ones economic status in my opinion. Lots of women struggle with eating well and exercising. Stress also plays a key role in the fight to stay fit. If you are dealing with low pay, higher prices, and poor health, stress takes things to a higher level. I think that women who come from a higher social status take better care of their bodies because of the stress of making ends meet is not on their well tanned shoulders. Some higher economic women have in home chefs (Oprah!) to make balanced meals. They have private trainers to work on problem areas and lipo surgery at their disposal at anytime. The average woman that idolizes these women work a 9-9 with 2 ½ children attached their hips.

Also lower income women experiencing financial stress can be more likely to numb their problems by overdrinking, smoking, and overeating, which causes more health problems. Less cash causes a problem with putting food on the table finding time to exercise while working 2 jobs, and it’s hard to eat better when you have 30 minutes to get from one gig to the other. Also, have you been to the grocery store lately? The affordable food is not on sale it’s the crap and the stuff I wrestle out of my children hands every week. It’s brown hamburger meat and super sugar crispies stuff. And getting FRESH produce every time, forget about it! I got a riddle for you that someone emailed me awhile back.

Why is Tommy in the hospital?

Because he has a bad infection in his leg. 


But why does he have an infection?

Because he has a cut on his leg and it got infected.

But why does he have a cut on his leg? 


Because he was playing in dirty park and there was some jagged steel there that he fell on. 


But why was he playing in a dirty park? 


Because his neighborhood is kind of run down

But why does he live in that neighborhood? 


Because his mom can't afford a nicer place to live. 


But why can't his mom afford a nicer place to live?

Because his Mom is sick and working part time. 


But why is his Mom sick? 


Because she doesn’t live a healthy life style....... it was written a little different but you get the point right?

I don’t propose to change to world with this blog, and being the realist that I am, I know hundreds of women will die every year as a direct result of a unhealthy lifestyle, i.e. smoking, obesity, high cholesterol, lack of decent medical care, and mental illness just to name a few. My prayer is that the women I know and love continue or get started on the road to a better lifestyle.........Life is not a rehearsal yawl, you only get one chance to shine.