Comments on: How keeping a diary can improve your health

By: Larry G. Cunningham

Larry G. Cunningham — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:18:30 +0000

I strongly agree about the importance of keeping a diary of your health and your childrens health as well. My family has dealt with and is continuning to deal with some health challenges.Due to these challenges in my family I learned early on about the importance of knowing your family medical history and your personal medical information. Take a look at a product that my family uses that has been a great help called “My Diary For Life”. Go to the web site at:www.mydiaryforlife.com

By: Rebecca Leigh

Rebecca Leigh — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:36:26 +0000

Thanks for the comment Greg, and for your excellent suggestion to keep a gratitude journal.

You could combine this with your usual daily diary or keep it completely separate. I’ve heard it can be useful to set a goal such as ‘write down five things I was grateful for today’ or ‘five things that made me happy’.

When we make this a daily habit our mind becomes more alert to, and more focused on, positive moments throughout the day – knowing that at the end of the day it has to produce that five point list.

And when five becomes too easy, we should simply increase the number.

Also, I love the phrase, “creating momentum toward health.”

By: Greg Katz

Greg Katz — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:33:53 +0000

Your suggestions are great. Empowering ourselves by monitoring our health is crucial. I would add that along with the food,medical history, and wellness chart that keeping a gratitude journal is very helpful. It’s easy to get down in the dumps about living with a life-altering diagnosis, but let’s face it…we’re still here.

Everyday will bring out challenges, but by acknowledging how we overcome those challenges gives us hope that we can tackle future challenges. It’s about creating momentum toward health.