| Over the past year I have read several articles about | | | | without making the necessary healthy lifestyle changes |
| the poor state of the general populations health. | | | | in their life which may help them not to need certain |
| Unhealthy lifestyle is the major point of each article and | | | | medications at all. |
| many times the solution seems to be to purchase long | | | | The obesity epidemic has been talked about frequently |
| term disability insurance. | | | | over the last several years, yet the population's waist |
| The insurance companies think they can make a | | | | line continues to grow and it is still an epidemic. The |
| tremendous profit feeding off the fears of individuals | | | | common denominator for most illnesses such as high |
| who believe aging and long term disability are | | | | blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, |
| predestined. You do have control over 70% of your | | | | diabetes, arthritis and certain cancers is related to poor |
| health and its outcome. You are the one who makes | | | | nutrition, unhealthy height/weight ratio, stress and lack |
| the personal decisions every day that mold the life in | | | | of physical activity. Their is no magic pill for this. It is |
| which you live and your health. | | | | called "getting real", get honest with yourself and make |
| You do have choices that can lead you towards a | | | | the necessary changes in your lifestyle that will yield a |
| healthier life and more secure financial future. The 21st | | | | more secure financial future without worrying about |
| century has made available quicker and faster | | | | depleting your retirement saving due to long term |
| technology and most individuals are looking for a quick | | | | illnesses. You do have choices and thinking that your |
| fix which in some cases is just a "bandaid" approach. | | | | only option for the future is to rely on long term |
| Many individuals rely on medication to fix a problem | | | | disability insurance is a shame. |