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I am sure you have heard the phrase or experienced it yourself, that parents get smarter the older we get. As I have gone through all my health problems I have come to realize that my father, who was a dentist, not only followed but gave us a great example of how to have a very healthy lifestyle and he did it in such a way I never really noticed. Too bad I forgot and didn’t continue what he showed me all my life. As I look at the findings of scientific research on health and what to eat, I realize my dad was a genius. Here are some little health gems that my father followed:

1. We always had juice in the mornings. We called it blue juice but it was none other than the amazing blueberry. That great antioxidant with a myriad of benefits.

2. He always had a bowl full of a variety of nuts in their shells (the most healthy way to eat them by the way). We loved them because it was so fun to use the nut cracker.

3. He was always cutting up whole red apples with their skins on for us to snack on, whether we were watching TV, reading or playing outside. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” I just read an article about that very quote and how it really does help us to stay healthy.

4. He did push ups and went for walks everyday of his life until he died.

5. He always made us have a big breakfast without the sugary cereal. We could have it after we ate our regular breakfast of good healthy food, as I am sure you have guessed, we weren’t all that hungry after our regular breakfast as it turned out.

And last but not least, almost every night we played games together. Now how is that healthy? I’ll let you figure that one out.

Kris

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