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By Dana Anspach, About.com Guide to Money Over 55

Want To Save Money? Get Healthy

Saturday June 27, 2009

I am lucky enough that I have always enjoyed exercise. I also make a determined effort to eat healthy. I'm rarely at the doctor, which affords me the luxury of freeing up money to spend on other things.

When I see people with unhealthy lifestyles spending oodles of money on medical costs, it is frustrating, as most of the time, a different lifestyle could have, and still would, signficantly reduce their health care costs.

I know on a tight budget it can be all too easy to think you can’t afford a healthy lifestyle, but the truth is you can’t afford not to.

Healthy doesn’t have to mean expensive. Staying in shape can be as easy as walking, and eating healthy can be accomplished even on a low fat budget.

Below are a few tips to help you trek on in a healthy direction:

Comments

July 2, 2009 at 2:19 pm
(1) Lawrence says:

About losing weight…….People seem to complicate this and think they need special foods and diets to do it. After World War 2 when we went into the concentration camps I did not see any overweight people. Hard work and lack of food and you will lose weight!! Think about it!!

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