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Four pillars of
strength
To be healthy, a person needs to be physically active. Cars, TVs, computers, office work all tend toward making us more sedentary. The less we use our bodies, the less healthy we will be. Second, good health is related to family, friends and community—what he calls the “hug factor.” We all need emotional warmth in our lives and Warmth comes from our human relationships, our ability to love and be loved. He believes in pets, too. They can be as important as people, perhaps more important— animals typically reciprocate affection, whereas humans are not so dependable. The third pillar is eating good, healthy food, and not too much of it. Quality is more important than quantity, as the “right” quantity is dependent on the level of a person’s physical activity.
America’s out-of-control obesity problem is basically about too much (bad) food and too little physical activity. Finally, the fourth pillar brings us back to the Greeks and the mind-body relationship. Health is vitally dependent on a person’s heart and mind—that is to say, their attitude toward life and way of responding to its nasty surprises. McCue calls it “having inner peace.”
Dr. John McCue may be reached at Mountainside Medicine located at 12715 Lee Highway in Washington. His phone number is (540) 675-3080.
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