| Most of us think we can get away with not taking | | | | Do you feel "blue" most days and have lost interest in |
| care of ourselves or I'll do it tomorrow. Tomorrow | | | | things you used to enjoy? |
| comes and the same excuse, I'll start to exercise or | | | | Are you inpatient and get angry quickly? |
| eat better or lose weight tomorrow.It should not be a | | | | Do you eat from the five food groups?Do you |
| secret that children as well as adults need role models | | | | encourage your family to do the same. |
| and look to mirror them in their everyday approaches | | | | Do you know what portions you and your family |
| to life's challenges and activities.Recently I read an | | | | should be eating and caloric intake? |
| article which was published by a physician at the | | | | Do you exercise 3 times a week minimally for 30 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center that | | | | minutes and walk 10,000 steps a day and encourage |
| was specifically talking about how depression runs in | | | | your family to do the same? |
| families but also more specifically that children are | | | | Do you take at least 15 minutes for yourself |
| affected emotional by a parent who is struggling with | | | | everyday? |
| depression themselves.Most people as well as medical | | | | Do you know stress management techniques to use |
| professionals are still meeting barriers between | | | | when you feel you face getting red or your heart |
| physical health and mental health. There are no | | | | racing? Does your family and are you a good example |
| barriers, each needs to be viewed as one unit. Mental | | | | for them?Your lifestyle does affect your mental, |
| health affects physical health and the opposite is also | | | | physical and financial health. Decide to Invest in |
| true.The mental health issue of depression is seen | | | | Yourself everyday for Life.Recognize you are an |
| more often then not in our society today. Economical | | | | important role model for the people around you on a |
| issues such as fuel prices have definitely hit us all hard | | | | daily basis. You living a healthy lifestyle and practicing |
| in our wallets. People are worried about current | | | | what you preach will generate good healthy results |
| finances or/and losing their jobs or keeping a job that | | | | around you as well and foster healthy lifestyles for |
| requires them to do the work of three people and then | | | | years to come.Patricia McGowan RN,BSN,CSHE is a |
| some.We all need to look at our current lifestyle and | | | | professional nurse with over 20 years of professional |
| ask ourselves a few questions which will enrich your | | | | experience. She is an author of Invest in Yourself, |
| health and your families. Ask yourself :Is your lifestyle | | | | Health is the New Real Estate and other Invest in |
| healthy? If no what can you do to improve it? | | | | Yourself products to be released in the Spring. She is |
| Do you smoke, drink in excess and gamble? Do you | | | | certified in health ergonomics and has given seminars |
| know the health implications? | | | | to many respected associations. |