I am amazed at the number of people who look for the quick fix and just want to take a pill for every ailment and problem. They want to be better - now. They don’t have time to be sick. What they maybe don’t realize is: the chances of having to take another pill to offset the side effects of the first one are greatly increased. Once on that roller-coaster, it’s difficult to ever get off.

We live in a world of push-button technology. Life is fast paced and hectic. Is it any wonder that we many times choose the easy way out - the road that is nicely defined and paved? We think we understand prescription drugs. We just pop a pill to make it better - never mind wondering about what really caused the situation in the first place.

New Diet Pill in the Making

Talk of a potential new drug for weight management is yet one more way we are going for the easy fix. I will not argue the point that we have a very real problem. But, I will argue that it might not be the best way to fix the issue. There are exceptions to every rule, but in the vast majority of cases, weight management is more than just a problem with weight.

Lifestyle Can Impact Your Weight

It’s a problem with lifestyle and education - priorities and health. At the very core of most weight problems is simply the result of living the fast paced life for far too long. We have forgotten what it means to have healthy, home cooked meals. Come to think of it, we’ve forgotten what it means to HAVE a real meal at home - period.
When I happen to mention home cooked ‘sit down as a family’ meals to my students just in passing conversation, their eyes almost glaze over - like I have just spoken in a foreign language. Do you want to hear something really sad? Most of them cannot ever remember sitting down to a family meal. Then it’s MY turn to have my eyes glaze over.

Preventive Health Instead of the Pill Trap

Is it any wonder we are falling into the ‘pop a pill’ trap? What about addressing preventive health before it becomes an issue? Finding ‘health’ naturally is not a quick fix. One just doesn’t ‘find’ health. It is a process of learning how best to support your body on a daily basis - beginning in childhood. This is one roller-coaster ride you never want to take.