Recipe for Your Long and Healthy Life

Hello Everyone,

I'm reading a really wonderful book right now called, Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge, MD. Please check out their website at www.youngernextyear.com

If you read my other blog, www.appliedspirituality.blogspot.com, you already have a feeling that I believe that we are God and that God and science are one in the same, so I have little use for those pointless arguments of creationism vs. the big bang.

So, when I read something that supports "both", I get pretty excited. This book points to "both" without realizing it; or maybe they do. They are smart, crafty and really entertaining.

Chris is the "old guy" who tells his story on the backdrop of Dr. Lodge's evolutionary biology and "science". Together, they have created a really wonderful book that is fun and, I promise, will really motivate you to get up off your bum and take your life back.

Here's the 'science' of it so far: our biology goes back some 3.6 million years. At that point as you might imagine, the first humans were largely occupied in their daily hours with survival: running, fighting, fleeing and hunting food. This demanded a lot of their biology. As they "desired" something (more energy, swiftness, food, etc), Source responded to the biological requests and thus, this is the heritage of our bodies.

Obviously this world with cars, shopping malls and the internet does not conjer readily the image of "survival". Our bodies are not being used as we desired them into existence. There are substances that our bodies produce, specifically C6 and C10. These work hand in hand to keep renewing the body. The job of C6 is the demolition: it drips constantly into our systems to destroy the old, weak, or sickly cells to make room for the new ones. This is where C10 comes into do it's job.

But here's the kicker: C10 is not produced by the body unless it is mightily and strenuously exercised. When it is, however, C10 floods into the system like a Habit for Humanity team and rebuilds to specifications. C10 is NOT produced unless there is this giant exercise effort.

So, when you don't exercise all that is left is - C6 - steadily destroying, atrophying your body...drip, drip, drip. Not only do the muscles atrophy, but all the other signs of aging come with it: decrepitude, alzheimers, cancer, depression...and on and on...all the things we now go to the doctor for and get yet another perscription for.

Chris and Harry say we have to exercise hard 1 hour a day, six days a week. For Life. If we do this, 50% of all the decrepitude and sickness will be absolutely eliminated from our experience. I believe that. Because when you exercise, you get these wonderful endorphines flooding into your body that make you feel really good, and able to focus on whatever you choose.

They also say that we need to eat a reasonable diet. Well, no duh. Read my past blogs on Real Whole Foods if you want to know more.

And finally, and to me the Real Component: find a passion and have a commitment to it. This can be anything from civil rights to model trains, as long as it interests you, stimulates your mind and focuses your thoughts in a good and positive way.

Actually, all this is pretty much Good Common Sense, which lately seems not so common.

So, America, do you want to get off your mediations, live a long and happy life? Good. Get MOVIN'

Thanks for reading!

Kath