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Self-Discovery
The 5 Rules of Health
No Cost. No Hype. Just Health
They want you to buy their pills, powders, plans, and promises, but health can’t be bought.
Health
Can a simple, cost-free way to stay healthy really exist? Absolutely. True health doesn’t require something sold in a bottle, box, plan, or system. Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve always preferred straightforward ways to stay healthy. What works best for most of us isn’t a secret formula or fitness trend; it’s the consistent practice of small, simple habits anyone can do.
If you’re wondering whether I know much about health, I spent four decades as a serious athlete, devouring everything I could about exercise, physiology, nutrition, lifting, running, biking, and swimming, while participating in numerous races.
Then, one day, everything changed. A series of widow-maker heart attacks nearly ended my life, taking me from what most people considered peak condition to the edge of death. It was a shocking reminder that health is precious and fragile. Though I’ve regained much of my former fitness, heart damage limits my ability to push hard. As you can imagine, health now matters to me more than ever.
Despite the challenges, I’ve remained a student of health, searching for simple…
