Thriving Moving Forward

We need a new conversation around aging that includes “thriving.” In this period of history, we are in an aging revolution. We are living longer.

It’s time to re-imagine aging as a period of thriving instead of declining.

We can’t stop aging, but we can control how we age. Otherwise, we are leaving much of our lives in the hands of fate.

Most people agree that “healthy” is important. But how exactly does “healthy” happen? And what does “healthy” really involve? I propose that most people don’t know what healthy means in today’s world, let alone how to control their health. I didn’t.

I am not a celebrity or a medical professional, just someone who found a way (in my sixties) to thrive more than decline. I drew a line in the sand and said, “No More!”

Losing my family to cancer and Alzheimer’s disease (lifestyle-related chronic diseases that could have been avoided), I knew there had to be a better way to age.

Time to Rethink

It was time for me to rethink the entire aging process. And my research began.

You don’t have to be a victim of the aging process, the Standard American Diet, or the American lifestyle. Instead, you hold the power to age, thriving one day at a time. 

Small Choices Every Day

You have control over the small choices you make every day:

• What you eat and drink
• Your thoughts and how you react to stress
• The amount of quality sleep you get
• How and when you exercise
  Your friends and support group
• Your environment
  Living out your purpose

I also learned that your genes constitute only up to a 20% risk of inherited disease(s). How we decline is up to us.

Thriving Moving Forward

As a result of my research and the subsequent changes I have made, I lowered my cholesterol to a healthy range within six months. My biometric numbers steadily improved, so much that one of my doctors commented he wished he had them. I cleared up migraines and digestive issues that had harassed me for years. I lost over 30 pounds and have kept it off nine years later.

I continue to feel the best I have ever felt with enormous energy. Also, I am healthier and fitter than in my forties.

So, while it is tempting to blame genetics, the medical establishment, or anything else, it is best to be honest.

What is holding you back from living the healthiest and best life you can have?

Debbye Omlie