Short and Sweet

Like many people, maybe you stick pictures or significant messages on the refrigerator door? If you do, here’s a message to live by. It’s one I doubt you’ll never regret.

Here goes . . .

Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., summarized how to be healthy—in just 48 words! Sound impossible? Please read on.

“After practicing family medicine for 16 years, with a focus on nutrition and obesity, I’ve learned that the keys to good health are quite simple to describe. In fact, I believe the best health advice can be boiled down to 48 words.”

What are Dr. Freedhoff’s 48 words? In no particular order, they are . . .

Don’t smoke (2).
Get vaccinated (4).
Avoid trans fats (7).
Replace saturated fats with unsaturated if you can (15).
Cook from whole ingredients—and minimize restaurant meals (23).
Minimize ultra-processed foods (26).
Cultivate relationships (28)
Nurture sleep (30).
Drink alcohol at most moderately (35).
Exercise as often as you can enjoy (42).
Drink only the calories you love (48).

Wow! I think Dr. Freedhoff really got it right: what it takes to live a healthy life. And I can’t think of a better place for it as a reminder than on the refrigerator door.

Stay healthy. Stay fit.

Logan

Senior Exercise Central

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The Gray Iron Fitness Newsletter is a free publication sent twice monthly to subscribers. The purpose is to provide honest and realistic fitness information for people age 50 and above.

I have never been paid or received compensation of any kind to write a positive review or endorse a product. If I say that I personally use a product or service, it is because I find value in it and have paid for it with my own money.

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The newsletter and website provide information to help users establish and maintain a fitness lifestyle. But fitness information is not the same as fitness advice, which is the application of exercise and dietary practices to an individual's specific circumstances. Therefore, always consult with your physician for assurance that fitness information, and your interpretation of it, is appropriate for you.

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Sincerely,

Logan Franklin
The Gray Iron Fitness Newsletter
www.senior-exercise-central.com

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