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How can this have a health warning?
10th July 2009
• The new 'health warnings' issued by the
government...
• The invisible threat we all face
• It's back!
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Sometimes it's easy to see things that are bad
for our health...
Eating two pizzas a day...
Drinking nothing but cola...
Staying out in the sun till you're burnt to a
crisp...
A lion with a machine gun...
I mean, I'd avoid all of those like the plague
(especially the lion - I just wish he'd move
out of our street).
Then there are other things that aren't quite so
obvious...
Poison Ivy... (though last week I wrote about
remedies for this problem, when fellow
goodlifer Brenda kindly pointed out that
poison ivy doesn't even grow in this country.
Doh!)
Certain 'healthy' cereals that are packed with
aspartame and other nasties...
But then along comes a danger that's
impossible to spot. In fact you can't see how it
could possibly effect your health in any way,
like this one that caught my eye in the papers
this week... |
The new 'health warnings' issued by the
government...
Here's the headline from Wednesday's
Evening Standard:
'Health warnings on high-risk loans in bank
shake up'
Followed by
'Loans and savings products may be stamped
with 'health warnings', like fatty foods and
cigarette packets under a banking shake-up
being unveiled today.'
Crikey! Who'd have thought a savings
account could damage my health?
Although I do feel a little queasy whenever
my debit card statements arrive, so there could
be something in it...
Now then, when I continued reading, I found
out that this new warnings system is just
copying the health warnings you get on foods
to show people how risky their savings or
investments are.
In short, it's a simple way to cut through all
the fast-talking, confusing sales talk the banks,
insurance companies, and investment houses
use to show you what you're REALLY
risking when you invest your hard earned
cash.
A great idea methinks.
But, even though the headline was a tad
misleading, I think my first reaction still holds
water... |
The invisible threat that we all face
I know, first hand, that there's nothing more
stressful than seeing your mortgage payments
grow too huge, your endowment plan
shrinking to the size of a sixpence (yep - I fell
for THAT one back in the 80s), or your
pension pot withering away to a life sentence
living off stale crackers.
Let's face it, money IS stress... or at least
money worries are. And most of us have to
face them at some time or other in our lives.
Yet this connection between your personal
finances and your health is often overlooked.
Of course, if your house is repossessed and
you lose everything, people can understand
that you may find it all too much.
Money worries on that level could push
anyone to a mental breakdown of some sort.
But it's the little worries... the drip drip effect
of bills, the looming cloud of recession, the
thought that you're making the wrong choices
with your money that can slowly chip away at
your nerves and up your stress levels.
And that's another one of those 'invisible'
dangers... the worries of everyday life
building up and letting stress quietly scratch
away at your blood pressure, your immune
system, your heart, your mental health... all
beneath the surface.
That's why I think it's impossible to simply
look after your diet and your exercise and
assume that your health will be ok on every
level, without making sure that other aspects
of your life are ok too.
Of course, eating fresh healthy food and
making sure your body is topped up with the
right amount of vitamins and nutrients goes a
long way to protecting your health.
That's why supplements like food state are
such a godsend, because they make up any
shortfall of vital foods your body needs in a
totally natural way - just like eating the real
thing!
But enjoying a good life is about looking after
EVERY aspect of your life. I mean, it
wouldn't be half as nice if you were fit and
robust and trim and full of energy, but fretted
every day about your finances, would it?
So - my simple, one-line advice speaking
from personal experience is this:
Don't bottle it up - don't avoid it - if you
have any money worries or financial
problems, get them out in the open and tackle
them.
This government initiative of 'labelling'
money products so we can CLEARLY see
what we're getting into is a massive step in
the right direction. If this idea goes through, it
won't be possible for some commission-
hungry salesman to smooth talk you into a
'great deal' if there's a ruddy great skull and
crossbones on it.
But that's just ONE way to make sure that
money issues don't crowd you out.
Another way is by taking a look at this. People
LOVE this (I've seen all the letters this man
gets sent), and if you've not tried it, you
should:
The Rich Life Letter
Okay, that's enough from Ray Collins -
Chancellor of the Exchequer. Here's a little bit
of news that I know you'll really like... |
It's back!
I've just this minute received a text (yes - I
use texts, thx 4 asking), with some brilliant
news...
Another shipment of raw honey has just
landed!
We can't get our hands on it just yet (the
customs officials are probably wrestling with
the delivery men right now, trying to keep it
for themselves), but in a few days it will be
available...
... and Good Life readers will be first in line
to get their orders in!
Remember, this stock of raw honey is ONLY
available through this source. You can't buy it
in the shops... supermarkets just don't stock
honey of this quality.
And the shipment of barrels is strictly limited,
so you have to get in fast if you want some.
Because I promise you, this will sell out in
hours!
Look out for a special issue of the Good Life
Letter on Wednesday next week.
And get ready to move quickly!
That's it from me today. I'll be back on
Sunday with more tips, ideas, views and
advice on how to help you enjoy the good life. |
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