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Most of us are not young boys/girls anymore and we need to leave worries behind. All my life due to my personality, I have been a very emotional guy in all aspects of life. This has severely reflected in my health and my body has sent some warnings.
Our family doctor, a well-known sailorman gave me the following advices written in a prescription sheet of paper and handed them to me. I have been following them now for quite some time:
1. After reaching 55 Y.O. nothing is so important and urgent in your life that has to be done now. The only thing that you need done now is to be happy
2. Don’t complain or worry about political and economic statements from other people. Everybody has their own agendas and reasons for their opinions, including you. This means that everybody has prerogatives, including you!
3. Early in the morning when you look at the mirror, make a promise of eternal love to the person you're seeing in it. Take good care of him/her. Visit your doctor with the frequency that you would like to visit you dearest friend.
4. Stay way of bread, fat, sugar and salt as much as possible, without fanaticisms. Do not watch comercials on TV or read them in papers or magazines.
5. For those who can control it, one finger of scotch/rum in the morning coffe and 2 glasses of wine late in the afternoon will help you to clean the blood vessels. Don’t let any fanatic keep you away from this rule.
6. Move your body, Walk, cycle, swim whatever suits you better. Don’t rule up this issue, don’t even make an sacred obligation. Let’s say 3 hours of movement a week to make your heart pump at 130 for 2.5 hours a week.
7. Smile, laugh be happy. Cultivate good humor. You’ll have time to be in a bad mood after you die
8. Last but far from least, look at the beauty of everything around you. Love all you do and do it to fulfill you and your partner. About her/him, make of your living her/his living, and live for each other.
Today Dr. Claudio is 75 y.o., he is still an exercising cardiologist working 3 days a week, sails every weekend regardless weather. Widow for 23 years now, Claudio just got re-married.
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