{"id":135,"date":"2019-03-06T17:40:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2021-01-28T01:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T01:30:16","slug":"warning-you-could-live-longer-than-you-ever-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/warning-you-could-live-longer-than-you-ever-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning! You could live longer than you ever expected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I hear these phrases almost daily \u201cI never expected to live this long\u2026Don\u2019t get old\u2026If I had known I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself\u2026I don\u2019t know why they call these the golden years?\u201d.  What are all these people talking about?  They are talking about their personal quality of life.  Think to yourself, at what age would you expect someone to start saying these things? 70? 80?  Let me tell you, the people who say these things, are much younger, sometimes even 30-40 year olds.  Have I opened your eyes yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue here is about your personal longevity, or life expectancy, coupled with your quality of life.  If you are an avid reader of this blog you should be beginning to start to understand that life is made up of choices and we are presented with choices that are both unhealthy and healthy; such choices as to eat the baked potato with sour cream and butter or the side salad with dressing on the side.  It is important to realize that these simple lifestyle choices can greatly affect your quality of life both immediately and in your future.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Life Expectancy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centurions today, when they\nwere born, were expected to live into their 50\u2019s.  These same centurions are now being surprised\nby their old age, both physically and financially.  The British Medical Journal stated that\nbabies born in westernized countries in the year 2000 have a 50% chance to live\nto 100 years old.  The question then\nbecomes who will be that 50%? and what should they be doing to prepare themselves\nboth physically and financially?  To\nattempt to answer the who? You should first ask yourself: Do you have older\nparents\/grandparents?  If you do, then\nrealize that you have some of their DNA and having that DNA increases your\nchances that you will live a long life. \nHowever, DNA is only part of the picture.  John D. and Catherine T. of the MacArthur\nFoundation estimated that aging is based on a ratio of 70% lifestyle and 30%\nDNA.  Understand that you do not have\ncontrol over your DNA make up, but you do have control over your lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top leading causes for death according to the CDC:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart disease, Cancer, Stroke, Chronic respiratory diseases, accidents, diabetes, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, influenza and pneumonia, kidney diseases, septicemia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding the motivation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next obvious question\nthen becomes: What are you going to do daily to prepare for a long life?  For most of us it is not really about wanting\nto live to see 100 years old, it is more about quantity of quality years.  I believe the first step is finding your\npersonal motivation for change.  Some people\nare scared into change.  For example,\nthey go to their doctor for a yearly check up and the doctor tells them that if\nthey do not get their weight and blood pressure under control they are going to\nhave a heart attack.  Others just want to\ndo everything possible so that their body is not in agony and their quality of\nlife is high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step is to address the common arguments for not taking control of your longevity and quality of life.  The most common arguments are: \u201cI can not afford to\u201d, \u201cI don\u2019t have time to\u201d, or \u201cmy insurance doesn\u2019t cover it\u201d.  Don\u2019t let obstacles get in your way, don\u2019t let your insurance company dictate your life; in your lifetime you will go through multiple different insurance companies, but you are born with only one irreplaceable body that only you care the most about.  Health insurance is similar to car insurance; they will pay for the accidents but not for the up keep or maintenance.  Depending on what you read, studies show that 50-60% of bankruptcies in the United States are due to medical debt, 70% of people driven into dept have insurance that denied care, and 49% of people said they refused treatment due to the cost.   For those who say you can not afford to and don\u2019t have enough time, in my opinion you can not afford not to.  Have you ever been told the phrase \u201can ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure\u201d?  Ask around, heart attacks, if you survive, are very costly, very time consuming, and inconvenient.  Many of these chronic diseases can be prevented through a healthy lifestyle.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redefining broken<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people will argue if my\nbody is not broken, then why fix it? Do you wait for your cars engine to blow\nup before changing its oil?  So, why wait\nfor a heart attack to start eating healthy and exercising?  Maybe what you need to do is redefine what\nyou consider broken.  Maybe broken should\nbe defined as not functioning to your peak performance, not standing up\nstraight, not being flexible, having bad balance, physically weak, high blood\npressure, over weight, or unhealthy eating habits.  The way some people treat their body is do\nnothing, and then seek care for a crisis. \nAs a society we need to change the way we take care of our body to a\nsimilar model as our teeth.  We need to\nhave a continuum of home care, health care, and then crisis care.  In dentistry we have home care being brushing\nyour teeth, flossing, and mouth wash, health care is the routine check ups for\ncleaning, and then the crisis care is the root canal\u2019s and other more in depth\nprocedures.  If you never did any home\ncare for your teeth would you wonder why your breath smells and your teeth are\nrotten?  Then what makes you think you\ncan do nothing for your body and expect it not to waste away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In summary, there is no magic supplement to make you loose weight, exercise, and be healthy.  Nobody is going to get your finances in order for you.  Like your doctor, a financial planer can only guide you on these issues.  Ultimately, it is 100% up to you.  Eliminate your arguments that are holding you back, and remember it is about progress not immediate perfection, one small improvement at a time.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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