healthy, wealthy and wise

I can't believe how much my health has deteriorated since Christmas. All the non stop eating and drinking from Christmas through New Years through Chinese New Year, is starting to take it's toll on me.

Yes, I know it's March already, but only now I'm starting to feel the after-effects.

My sore back has come back with a vengence. I think due to the weight increase and lack of exercise. I've put on a few more kilos since late last year and I do very little exercise.

Social life has come to a standstill as well. I'm just too tired and ache too much to go out. I have trouble sleeping at night becos of my back and wake up zombified every morning.

Yesterday, I went for the NuSkin Skin Carotenoid test. What this machine does is count the Carotenoids in the palm of your hand. Carotenoids are an indication of how much vit A is in our bodies and can only be obtained by humans by consuming them, supplements or food.

It is also a basic indication of how much anti-oxidants there are in my body.

The average Singaporean has a 20,000 - 29,000 score. And optimal scores are 50,000 - 59,000. I had 16,000!!!! OMG. That's super low. Jialat!

Although I used to lead a reasonable healthy lifestyle in Brisbane, it's been drastically different here. I used to supplement regularly and take wheat grass powder twice a day. These few months, I stopped doing it or only supplement irregularly.

No wonder I feel so lethargic and ache all over all the time.

The test was a good wake up call.

I've started my daily routine of supplements and wheat grass again. Need to cut down on the coffee and condense milk too. And GO SWIMMING everyday!!!