1.
Schedule Your Check-ups
Have you been dragging your feet about those routine
checkups? For example tests for blood pressure,
mammograms, uterine cancer, skin cancer checks,
colonoscopy, PSA testing, bone scans? If you have
not been doing these check-ups, you are simply
rolling the dice on your life. I can cite you
numerous examples of people who were too late
– especially testing for cancer. Ever seen
someone die of cancer? Cancer is not a pretty
way to go and can often be caught early by screening
tests and routine check-ups.
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2. Take Your Vitamins
How about those vitamins or medication which the
doctor has prescribed for you or recommended,
and you just do not bother to take, or just second
guess the doctor and think the prescription is
unnecessary? If you do not trust your doctor’s
advice, get a new one.
3. Use your FSA
Out of pocket health care costs getting you down?
Do you have a Flexible Savings Account (FSA) at
your workplace and do not bother to use it? Well
that is just throwing money down the drain. Now
is the time to enroll in your FSA for next year
and get all those out of pocket medical expenses
tax-free. The numbers of things, which are eligible,
have increased this year to include over-the-counter
medications. This way, when you spend the money
on healthcare items, it will not be such a deep
bite on the pocket book. With a doctor’s
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store eligible for your FSA or partially refundable
by insurance.
4. Have Fun
My husband is the person in our family who is
the keeper of the fun side of our life. If you
do not have a little fun and take time off once
in a while, you are really depriving yourself
of a balanced life and will become tired and crabby
and not much fun to be around. Find something
you like to do and schedule it in your calendar.
My husband and I play tennis and golf together
and Wednesday night is “date night”.
5. Laughter
While we are on the subject of fun, remember laughter
is the best medicine. I married my husband because
he makes me laugh - every day. What a gift that
is in my life. Ever noticed how good you feel
after reading something very funny or seeing a
movie that has tickled your ribs? We need to see
more of the humor in life. Laugh a little, it
is good for you.
6. Pets
Pets are wonderful because they give unconditional
love to their owners. Last year during the holidays,
I adopted a Siamese female cat from a shelter
to add to my existing two male cats. Now one year
later, that little cat hurls herself at me when
I come thought the door at night, she is so happy
to see me. It brings a smile to my face.
7. Keep
in Touch
Life gets so busy sometimes we forget to keep
in touch with those we love most, whether it is
family or close friends. That is a sad commentary
on our lives, and I confess I am as guilty as
the next person but in 2004 I mean to rectify
that.
8. Do Not Suffer
I know people in my life who are determined to
be martyrs and in the process make those around
them miserable. For instance, I know people close
to me who go through the tortures of the damned
when it comes to seasonal allergies and moan and
groan about it. One such individual got a gift
from me [really a gift to his wife] of an air
cleaner. The grateful spouse wrote to me about
the difference it had made last pollen season.
We offer many healthy home products on our website
to help allergy sufferers live, breathe and sleep
better.
9.
Get Some Sleep
A very large percentage of Americans are suffering
from sleep deprivation. When you are suffering
from a lack of sleep everything in life seems
a bit more difficult and at times overwhelming.
When I am well rested, I can deal with whatever
life throws my way. Every year, I run an unwitting
experiment when I go away for golf vacations.
On the last one I woke up so many times in the
night and awakened stiff and cranky that my husband
was advising me to enroll in a sleep clinic on
my return from vacation. When I came back from
vacation, I returned to my Royal
Pedic latex bed and then bingo - slept though
the night and woke up pain free! So much for sleep
clinics!
10. Take Vacations
I know many people who have not taken a proper
vacation in years. Their excuse? They do not have
someone to go with or they do not have the money.
Be clear that is simply an excuse. With a little
bit of imagination, a really nice vacation does
not have to cost a fortune. There are amazing
vacation deals out there if you care to do a little
research and other people like you who would welcome
a traveling companion. One of my favorite places
in Florida offers a room overlooking the golf
course, breakfast and a round of golf and golf
cart on a Donald Ross course for $45 a day. This
does not break the bank. There are many such affordable
vacations to be had, especially if you are prepared
to go at the last minute.
11.
Tell your Spouse, Companion or Children that you
Love Them
Do you forget to do this? My husband and I tell
each other we love each other at least once a
day. Certainly we never go to sleep at night without
saying it. When I hear those words “ I love
you Honey”, somehow my world seems a little
brighter. What are the words of the old song?
Love makes the world go around?
So take care of yourself this holiday
season and share your love with others. Those
are the most valuable gifts in life.
First Published: Mid-December, 2003
Updated: February 2007
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