Here’s my bottom line, simple mantra I repeat over and over to anyone who truly wants to optimize their health:

• lose the excess weight and keep it off
• weather permitting, get out in the direct sunlight for up to 20 minutes per day
• get regular, preferably daily exercise outside that breaks a sweat, causes you to breathe hard, and raises your pulse rate - STAY FIT at every age level you acquire
• breathe deeply from the diaphragm
• avoid unhealthful habits – stop and think, “Is this the best choice for me?”
• avoid bad, negative, whiny thoughts and words… and people who do that
• have an attitude of thankfulness - gratitude and forgiveness of yourself and others
• eat good, whole, low glycemic, high fiber foods – avoid “food” in a box and “food” who’s label reads like a chemistry experiment
• drink pure water (not distilled), in sufficient quantities to flush your kidneys and maintain optimal hydration
• take adequate pharmaceutical grade supplements, so you have enough antioxidants, vitamin D, probiotics, essential omega-3 fatty acids and coenzymes to optimize all your systems.

The BIG idea here is to optimize your health.  THAT'S why I implore you to lose that hanging gut and trim those overtly broad hips and thighs.  Without exception, any extra fat on you leads to extra insulin secretion, which leads to body wide inflammation, more arterial plaque with resulting HUGE risks for heart disease, stroke, cancer, lung disease, arthritis, back pain… you name it.  

The danger is not immediate... but it's very real and it IS coming at you like an internal tsunami.  Why wait until it's far too late?  Heed the warning… take action now.  Show wisdom in making the good choices; daily.