RoodeLife Issue 001 | Page 27

A physical injury or illness could seem minor in comparison to the emotional and financial burden that comes with it. Suddenly you are dependent on the people who looked up to you, and don’t feel so untouchable any more, you cannot earn income, you have large medical bills to pay, and maintenance to your home and vehicle still needs to be done. A financial burden will lead to more stress which will deteriorate your health even more. Disability and critical illness are the order of the day and are mainly driven by the pace at which we live and the general lifestyle allows us to fall into these “lifestyle traps”. While we participate in the race of life, we can either choose to ignore the possibilities that the underlying lifestyle diseases (high blood pressu ɔ