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It was not until the age of 46 that I became truly concerned with my overall physical well-being. I felt pretty indestructible (served in Vietnam, closing in on 4,500 parachute jumps and enjoying an exciting military career). In April of 1989, during a routine physical, a nurse was drawing blood from my arm. As the blood was entering the tube, there were white particles in the blood sample. My cholesterol turned out to be borderline 400. Outwardly, I was a physical specimen, exercising regularly and leading by example. The only sign I had of an advanced heart disease symptom was an alarming steady decline in my aerobic capacity, which was previously attributed to the normal aging process. Until that blood sample, my eating was for taste, convenience and pleasure with little regard to quality. I did not realize my health was in danger.

Understanding and giving my body the proper nourishment and adequate rest, combined with the exercising, would have to become part of my everyday existence.

I now derive great pleasure from my eating habits. I have developed the capacity to enjoy the simplest and most nutritious foods. My cholesterol reading is now 172. I can only speculate how the years of neglect and abuse have cost me in healthful longevity. My positive attitude makes me grateful for the wisdom gained.

At my retirement physical, my doctor determined that my parachute jumps had left me with a skeletal system of a 70-year-old. My spine was compressed (enlisted height of 71", retired height of 69 & current height of 67") and a left hip replacement would be necessary.