The Importance of Change

We all say we want to be healthy, but how many of you out there are willing to actually change behaviors that you know are harmful to your physical body?

A recent BBC news report states that despite a British public health campaign and evidence which found that adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle could prevent between one-third and one-half of all cancers, two-thirds of British citizens had not altered their behaviors at all.

Of those polled, one-third admitted that they try to not think about cancer at all.

Why so much resistance? If we know that something is good for us, why don't we just do it?

Change is difficult - for many reasons, which are different for each individual. But the bottom line is really, truly this: if you ignore warnings and persist in unhealthy behaviors, chances are that you will get cancer.

The good news is that it's never too late to change your behavior and reduce your cancer risk by 50 percent. Those are pretty amazing odds, and I can tell you from personal experience that you will be healthier if you quit smoking, eat right and exercise.

If you're having trouble getting motivated to change your eating habits or get to the gym, visit the following websites for tips on how to break bad habits:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Breaking-Bad-Habits---5-Simple-Steps-for-Changing-a-Habit&id=71021
http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/strategies-for-breaking-bad-habits-and-cultivating-good-ones/
http://www.ehow.com/how_2054579_change-bad-habits-using-thought.html