We Get the Message, Unfortunately

Posted by Chris Christian Jan 12, 2007

Ok folks listen up; we all watch television, right? Well here's what I'm proposing, I'd like you to pay attention to the commercials that play during your favorite program(s). I do this while watching sporting events and am often concerned about the messages being sent via commercials. There seems to be this misconception that we all need some form of drug to assist us in improving certain conditions or a particular food to brighten our day. I do understand that there are indeed certain serious conditions that do require medication but what about the rest of us, do we really need to be medicated to the degree suggested. There seems to be a myriad drug available for almost any condition you can dream of.

Apparently we'd rather take a pill then eliminate the actual cause of the condition or situation we are facing. That is precisely what concerns me, as fitness professional I believe there are ways to eliminate these physical maladies through proper nutrition, exercise, rest and mind-set. We as adults need to take more responsibility for our own health and fitness and stop expecting a pill or food to be the answer. Ok so what is it I'm proposing, I'm proposing that we pay closer attention to these commercials and ask ourselves if we really would consider using the product or if we could find another way to eliminate the problem it addresses? How does it make you feel when you see a commercial about a drug that puts you to sleep but creates 5 side-affects that are worst than the condition it's supposed to help.

And the burger and sugary treat commercials are no better, if we live off of these foods the possibly increase that we will need some of those vary drugs being advertised to temporarily alleviate symptoms created by such foods. We need to take serious inventory of the foods we buy and consume and also of our current lifestyle. We can greatly increase the pleasures of our life through improved health and physical activity.