There’s a shocking recent stat that 70% of americans are on at least one medication (and we can’t be far behind), and that society has normalised medication for all sorts of ailments.
Some are necessary of course, but many are used in many patients’ case it is said because the patients get to “depend on the warm and calm feeling it gives them”.
Dependency on these drugs and medication can lead to a whole host of problems down the line of course but shows how society is going.I have seen many, many individuals come to the gym on medication of all kinds, and their ultimate aim is to get off them if possible. I am no doctor I tell them of course, but what I do know is if you start showing up regular and exercising, your body internally is going to start to change.Once your body gets used to working out regularly, it starts to crave healthy food and can only function well on fresh, natural food.
Nothing wrong with a treat but the basis of your food intake needs to be food that is actually going to do you good and properly nourish you, not some ready meal that has been preserved by salt for weeks or even months.Your body then starts to respond amazingly to this magic combination.
Then a funny thing happens I’ve observed in everyone. Your mind starts to find it’s spark again, it’s like someone can walk into the gym in heck of a mood, irritable as heck and then as soon as they get their bodies moving, their whole demeanour changes for the better. By the time they leave the gym, they are literally a different person!Throw a very positive supportive environment on top that and that person who was relying on medication all of these years, can find another spark in their life over time, maybe one they haven’t recognised for years.In a time when being on medication has been “normalised”, the magic I see every day whether its Will Jones training 5 times a week at 87 or a 9 year old kid starting for the first time, should never be underestimated.No medication gives you confidence, self esteem, awakens your true fighting spirit and increases your sense of wellbeing.
We as humans are always capable of remarkable comebacks, all we need to trust ourselves, see the process through and enjoy the incredible benefits.
