Have you seen this video?  It is all over the Internet these days … the story of the two year old boy in Indonesia who smokes 40 cigarettes a day.  I am horrified and disgusted by the ignorance of his parents, who pay $5 a day to support the child’s nicotine addiction, and claim that their child is healthy.  By the looks of the video, the child is obese and addicted to a known carcinogen – all at the age of 2!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4c_wI6kQyE&feature=related 

Good health starts at home, with the decisions you make for yourself and for your children.  As parents, it is up to us to set a good example.  If you smoke, find a good smoking cessation program.  If you are sedentary and overweight, start watching what you eat and get more active.  If you won’t do it for yourself, do it for your kids.  Give them a the life skills to grow up healthy, give yourself the opportunity to share it with them.

RemmelWellness Center promotes good health and wellness in ourselves, our patients and in the community.  We can help you with healthy weight loss through Ideal Protein, a medically supervised meal replacement plan, nutrition counseling and coaching.  We also have a partnership with Anytime Fitness, where our patients can receive corporate gym rates under our membership.  Consultations are complimentary, so what do you have to lose but a lifetime of bad habits and poor health?

Posted by Laurie Puckett, Remmel Wellness Center – a full service chiropractic and wellness facility in St. Petersburg, Florida.