By: Delores Mitchell

Delores Mitchell — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:56:26 +0000

I am a 52 year old African-American single woman, taking a cholesterol lowering drug for the past 2-3 years straight, off and on for since 1998. I’ve never had high blood pressure which runs in my family or a heart attack. And I don’t have diabetes either. I eat very healthy which excludes all red meat and get my exercise through my physical employment job. When I see and hear young people talk and particularly young African-American young people. The attitude is: If they feel good and look good there is no need to see a doctor until there is a problem. One of the major factors in good health vs bad health is life style choices, which is also a personal choice. Those who are into sports, you would think have a better chance of catching potential problems early, but that isn’t so either, especially when they make the national news because they became over-heated from football practice and hours later died. Young people are consumed in self -pride in their looks and what they can do and accomplish and this is where the fine line is at. It is never a good thing in being over-confident or thinking that one is in-penetrable. I think so many people see this in all walks of life in today’s world, especially here in the United States of America.

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By: Delores Mitchell