Healthy Living

Beauty, strength, youth, happiness and joy of life. That’s what each of us wishes for, isn’t it? However, you cannot hold on to youth, but you can remain youthful even when you grow older, and beautiful, strong and full of zest for life you can still be in old age. All these qualities come from the same source: health. It is therefore necessary to preserve them. It seems to be so simple, but it requires the decision and the will to do something for health.

Joie de vivre and energy instead of sluggishness or depression.

We need to get to the point where we do with thoughtfulness what modern nutritional and sports science advises us to do, and also follow what the general way of life requires to keep our bodies healthy. This is quite difficult for some people. There is something that hinders this, and that is the inertia and perseverance with which one tries to hold on to cherished habits and the humanly-all-too-human comfort. Inertia and comfort, however, are two things that are opposed to the principle of life, which consists in perpetual motion. Many a good will and intention fail because of them. But if we want to master our life and maintain or acquire a radiant health, a health that radiates vitality, confidence, strength and youthfulness, we must not expect that all this will fall into our laps without any effort or effort on our part. As we know, nothing in life is given to us, everything must be acquired. We have to earn it. Then, as a consolation, it always turns out that it is precisely this need to earn things for oneself that is particularly valuable. Health must also be maintained as a result of one’s own efforts. It costs some self-conquest, but it is worth it. One must not confuse the human organism with a machine. However, a machine lasts longer the more you take care of it. In organic life it is exactly the opposite. If a person takes it easy, weans himself from wind and weather, sits still most of the time, without enough movement, the disadvantageous consequences soon become apparent. He becomes susceptible, his strength diminishes, illness and bad mood set in. Only what is constantly exercised remains fresh and active. Now many will ask: yes, what should we do? The answer can be said in one sentence. We must do everything that undermines it, and with it our forces and our joy in life. We have to lead our lives in a meaningful way! To let oneself go means as much as “to give up”, to let hope sink. But we don’t want that at all, do we? On the contrary! We want to be completely up to date, modern people of the 21st century, for whom many riddles of previous eras have been solved, and who master life with so much better conditions than the past genders.

Health through lifestyle and nutrition

This is also true of health conditions. Today, when we are accustomed to the achievements of our Western civilization, we can hardly get a proper idea of the sanitary conditions of earlier times. At that time, epidemics were frequent. Besides infant mortality, cholera, typhoid, smallpox, and plague were the most widespread causes of death. Now science has long since discovered their pathogens and successfully combated them. The improvement of sanitary conditions and hygienic education also eliminated the causes of the development of these epidemics. Let’s remember that still around 1900 the rural population represented more than 50% of the people. This ratio has shifted more and more in favor of the cities. Fifty years ago, a third of the population lived in the countryside; now it is only a quarter. So what do these numbers mean? They tell us that many people whose fathers and mothers still farmed in fresh air and with constant physical activity do not get enough physical exercise today. To this must be added the damage caused by an inexpedient and unfavorable lifestyle and diet. It is certain that the damages, which seemed to be inevitably connected with the change of the way of work and life, need not occur at all.We have to get to the point where we do with thoughtfulness what modern nutritional science and sports science advises us to do, and also follow what the general way of life requires to keep our bodies healthy. All this together is what we call sensible lifestyle. It means the behavior that is appropriate to the state of our modern scientific knowledge. Large financial resources are allocated by health insurance companies for prevention of health damages and for medical education. Indirectly, Symptomat.de also serves health education and we hope to make a valuable contribution to our healthy society.