Good Health is not a Right, it's a Gift

1 out of every 4 Canadians will die from cancer.

40% of women and 45% of men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.

Another Canadian is diagnosed with this disease every 3 minutues.

Cancer kills another Canadian every 7 minutes.


Did those sentences almost make you choke? When I read them I had to shake my head and read them again. These statistics are real. They come from the Canadian Cancer Society.

These staggering statistics are a reminder to be so very thankful every day you are given good health. It's easy to wake up and think about the problem areas in your life, whether it be relationship issues or the fact that you don't have the bikini body you want for your vacation coming up.

Let us all remember that health is not a right, some of us are very fortunate. So please be thankful for the good health you have every day. And you'll be surprised at how trivial other things seem when you focus on the positives! That thing your boyfriend does that annoys you, is it really worth arguing about? And about that bikini body, get back on that treadmill and remember it could be a lot worse!

To find out what you can do every day to help prevent cancer from invading your life, download this PDF publication on eating well and being active and start today! It's never too late change your lifestyle, and most importantly, it's never too late to install the "Be Thankful Every Day" routine!