Maxihealth

Becoming the healthiest you can be is not so daunting; you don’t have to climb Mt. Everest (although mountain-climbing is a great exercise)—just make Maxihealth your new health mojo! “Mojo” is an old African word referring to “a bag of good luck charms,” or simply, magic. We could all use a little magic in our lives; just ask Felix the Cat, who carried his bag of magic tricks everywhere. This book will provide you with plenty of mojos to stuff in your bag that will protect you on your journey—both Essential Mojos, which are the big guns, and Specific Mojos, which will guard you from specific diseases. In addition to mojos, make a positive difference in your journey by walking in the footsteps of people you admire such as the undersized boxing champion, Floyd Patterson, who said, “Try for the impossible in order to accomplish the unusual”. We have many heroes to inspire us and get us through the tough times, including the Okinawans, the longest-lived people on earth;  Miss Piggy, whose positive attitude and fantasies compensate for fatness; Dr. Kenneth Cooper, a true believer in preventive medicine and the father of aerobics; Oprah and the Duchess of York, both of whom have shown “ guts” as they successfully battled the demons of obesity; Mrs. Bjork, at one time in the Guinness book of Records for having achieved the greatest weight loss; Jack La Lanne, whose devotion to exercise has kept him young and impressively fit.; the kinetic but lovable Richard Simmons, who has helped thousands to control weight by diet and aerobic dancing; and even  President Bush for his commitment to jogging and exercise. Let these role models provide the inspiration to keep you motivated and optimistic. As the Reverend Robert Schuller of the Crystal Cathedral reminds us, “don’t throw away your tomorrows”. Practice the art of self defense—I don’t mean karate, but the kind that protects self from self—by adopting a proactive lifestyle for yourself, one that “seizes the day” and  prepares for the future—recall the parable of the wise and foolish virgins (Mathew 25:1). Should you backslide a tad on occasion, and we all do, just grit your teeth and keep on truckin’----it’s pointless to embrace futility!