Diet and Health Depend Largely On Healthy Job Count

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While it is a part of a healthy life to have a job, be productive, and serve a purpose, it is also a part of keeping health insurance for many people. While just having a job doesn't in any way guarantee good health, it may provide the coverage for those unexpected conditions or serious illnesses that may arise that can cost in the thousands. Here is what is happening with job rates down in relation to health care coverage (NYTimes) --

ASHLAND, Ohio — As jobless numbers reach levels not seen in 25 years, another crisis is unfolding for millions of people who lost their health insurance along with their jobs, joining the ranks of the uninsured.

The crisis is on display here. Starla D. Darling, 27, was pregnant when she learned that her insurance coverage was about to end. She rushed to the hospital, took a medication to induce labor and then had an emergency Caesarean section, in the hope that her Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan would pay for the delivery.

Wendy R. Carter, 41, who recently lost her job and her health benefits, is struggling to pay $12,942 in bills for a partial hysterectomy at a local hospital. Her daughter, Betsy A. Carter, 19, has pain in her lower right jaw, where a wisdom tooth is growing in. But she has not seen a dentist because she has no health insurance. Read more...

COMMENT: While having a job does not provide good health, it does have an effect on a families health. The need for proper child care and pediatric visits can be compromised without the money for a visit or for the coverage. But one thing to note here - having a job for the purpose of having benefits should not be the reason one searches for a J-O-B. Doing what you love to do and doing it well, while making healthy choices that include a healthy diet and plenty of exercise, does not require having an employer. The idea of universal health care is a flawed one and more so if the unemployment rate grows. People should not be rewarded when out of work while those who are working are penalized. That's backwards. This author doesn't believe in universal health care, but instead promoting the idea that health is in the hands of each individual. Most of the health problems can be solved with a healthy diet. This point can be argued but until the majority of the population gets off their butts and start working out, exercising, eating healthy, and giving up all the crap that contributes to the detriment of their health, then we'll just never know for sure (even though we do know on a small scale that this is true!).

So take responsibility for your health. And if you don't have a job and you are on a tight budget, stick to eating only those things that are providing good nutrition - fruits, vegetables, drink water, good sources of protein. You may just find that your mind, your energy level, and your overall health improves and good things start to happen for you with your financial growth.

The Health & Wellness Institute

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