Sticky and Sweet

I figure with a title like that I am bound to get some attention, and have people read this! However, that is the title of Madonna's 2008 concert tour, which I went to at Philips Arena last Monday night.

Twenty years ago when I was living in Southern California, Madonna played outside at the California Angels (now Anaheim Angels) baseball stadium. I wanted to go to the concert, but I was a poor college student and didn't want to spend the money, so I passed. Later on, I regretted it, so this past spring when I found out she was coming to Atlanta, I jumped on the opportunity and bought tickets.

After a 30-minute warm-up by a disco DJ, we sat around for an hour until she finally showed up on stage a little after 9:30pm. It was really one of the most incredible concerts I have ever been to....unbelieveable video production, lights, entertainment, and of course dancing. She danced around the stage (even jumped rope to one song) for two hours, singing a mix of old and new songs.

At one point during the performance, when they were showing videos of her close up on stage, I was thinking how strange it seemed that grown adults were singing and cheering on a 50-year old, scantily dressed woman. She had tiny outfits on, and she is 50 years old. However, close up videos on her showed amazing definition in her arms, and after a 2-hour show, I thought about how hard a work-out that was. Yes she snuck off stage a few times to change her outfit, but aside from that, she danced around the stage a lot. It was impressive....especially since she is doing a "workout" like that several times a week as she tours around the world.

However, Madonna has always paid attention to her health, and includes chiropractic care as part of her lifestyle. In fact, she has her own Chiropractor on tour with her, making sure she is able to perform at her best for each performance. Yes, she does have the time and money to hire people to help keep her healthy, but it is her choice to do that.

So, what choices are you making? Are you exercising regularly? Are you eating well? Are you getting adjusted regularly? How do you want to look and feel at age 50? I know I see 50+ year old people who have never paid much attention to health, they take drugs for problems and think that they are staying healthy because of that. Health is about the body functioning as optimally as possible, as long as possible. You aren't healthy because you take high blood pressure meds, or cholesterol meds, or other drugs. Health is about optimal function, gained through daily exercise, fruits and vegetables, organic foods, positive thought, and a properly functioning nervous system.

Are you doing all those things to stay healthy? Which one or more do you have to work on? Remember, good health isn't good luck or good genes.... it's about good decisions.