Puritan’s Pride “Make One Small Change” – My Change

Puritan’s Pride “Make One Small Change” – My Change

Puritan’s Pride began over 40 years ago, with the mission of making the finest quality nutritional supplements available at the best value to their customers. Today, the company remains true to its original commitment and serves over six million loyal customers. Puritan’s Pride manufactures more than 1,400 vitamins, minerals, herbs and other nutritional supplements in their state-of-the art facilities located throughout the U.S. As part of the company’s commitment to quality, Puritan’s Pride only uses ingredients from suppliers that meet their Quality Assurance Standards, as well as Good Manufacturing Practices food quality standards.

The current campaign and sweepstakes sponsored by Puritan’s Pride is focused around One Small Change.  The movement is centered on taking one small thing and developing it into a healthy habit over the course of 60 days.  It’s a commitment within a small time frame that will help you make a healthy change in your life to help you feel better.  This is a challenge I’m going to take very seriously over the next couple months because I’ve come to realize changes have to be made in order for me to be around to enjoy my children and future grandchildren.

For the past six years I have had both high blood pressure and high cholesterol.  I’m also morbidly obese (yet still sexy) and relatively one of the unhealthiest people I know.  On the upside I do not drink, nor do I smoke or use recreational drugs.  I haven’t taken my health very seriously up until now.  I spent so much time focusing on losing weight that I overwhelmed myself into doing nothing at all.  I’m going to start with making one small change.

Guess what I choose to focus on?

Taking my medication and adding a multi-vitamin.  Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it?  Well, for whatever reason I just can’t seem to follow through.  I go to the doctor.  I get my prescriptions updated.  I go to the pharmacy and get them filled.  I take one when I get home and that’s it.  Then they sit there on my desk staring me in the face every day.  I don’t have side effects from my meds…I just don’t take them.  I don’t know why. It isn’t because I can’t swallow pills.  I take ibuprofen every day due to pain.  Regardless of the excuse, this is one small change that will give me a chance at living a longer life.

Will you join me?

Pledge with me to make One Small Change and you become eligible to win $2,000 from Puritan’s Pride.  You could also win a Fit Pack, Snack Pack, Vita-Pack, or a Mind Pack filled with Puritan’s Pride products.

Looking for some small changes to make?  Take these facts into consideration:

• Quitting smoking can add an average of a decade of life expectancy[1]

• Adding 20 minutes of walking to your daily routine lowers the risk of high blood pressure by 7.2%, high cholesterol by 7% & diabetes by 12.3%, over 6 years[2]

• Drinking 2 cups of water 30 minutes before each meal can lead to a 44% greater rate of weight loss over a 12-week period[3]

• Snacking on fruits or vegetables twice a day can lead to a 10% weight loss over 6 months[4]

• People eating at least 2 cups of fruit a day are 30% less likely to have a heart attack or stroke[5]

• Getting at least 7 hours of sleep every night can decrease the risk of weight gain due to sleep loss by 15%[6]

• Meditation and deep breathing exercises for 15 minutes a day for 3 months can decrease Cortisol, the hormone associated with physical & mental stress[7] 

Enter the One Small Change sweepstakes!

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Make one small change and you can improve your health.  Start today. Puritan’s Pride wants to help. Pledge your change and enter to win $2,000, plus products to support your healthy lifestyle.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Puritan’s Pride. The opinions and text are all mine.