I was first introduced to the Wellness Arena in 1963 when I built a medical clinic as a Peace Corps project in Guatemala. It was never my intent to become an advocate for healthy foods, nutrition and a better lifestyle. Little did I know at the time I would devote my life to helping people learn about the value of improved nutrition and caring about their food intake!
MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO MALNUTRTION
Malnutrition is a scourge of the globe! Low income societies and families can seldom afford to keep their children in the food they need and require. As I have traveled the globe over the past forty years, I have watched the income gap between the rich and the poor grow and grow. The middle classes are diminishing at an alarming rate. I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala and the town where I was stationed had no medical services available. The local school principal and I built a medical clinic to fill that need. One afternoon, as the line waited to see the doctor, a three year old girl died in my arms of malnutrition. That experience changed my life direction and led me to my life in the Wellness Arena.
THE NEED I HAVE SEEN DEVELOP
I built the Guatemalan medical clinic because the people of my town had no medical services. The real reason they had no medical service was that they could not afford to have a local doctor. We charged fifty cents to see the doctor and receive necessary medicines. Obviously, even then, this did not fully pay for a doctor. When I first entered the Wellness Arena there were health food stores everywhere. They became my major market for products I was distributing through a wholesale business I had developed. Over about a ten year period I saw many of those stores close because major supermarkets were entering the health food market. As the major supermarkets entered the market the prices went up. These prices were rising, not simply due to inflation, but because it costs more to operate a large corporate business than a small independent store. As prices increased the average wage remained much the same. This meant that it took more money for the average family to have the better quality foods.
THE NEED FOR A SECOND INCOME STREAM
Today it has become absolutely essential for the average family in the US to have a second income stream. For a period of time this meant that both the Motherr and the Father would have to work. In today’s world that is even becoming far too expensive with the cost of childcare, etc. I began to search out realistic ways for families to create a second income stream. I found more than one, but this one stood out above most. creatingdailyincome.com
THIS MAY BE YOUR ANSWER
I learned a long time ago that not everyone is an entrepreneur. But many are! If you are, then go visit my website creatingdailyincome.com You will have to do some work to make a second income but once you have built your base, as I have now done, you will only need to spend about two or three hours per day to create a healthy cashflow. Visit my no-obligation site right now, creatingdailyincome.com
CONCLUSION
Even though I began writing this blog to introduce people to some very valuable immune system support products, I have found that helping people with a second income is almost as important as helping to strengthen their immune system! Check out my website right now! creatingdailyincome.com
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HI!
I just read your post. it looks like you had some exciting times in the past! Your time in the Peace Corps exposed you to the woes of malnutrition. Your website will be a great advocate for good nutrition.
I agree that having a healthy income stream is important, even for good health. Unfortunately though, I was not able to access your link. Maybe it’s because you are in a different country. I’m in the U.S. Or maybe the link is incorrect. I would love to check it out!
– Scott
Scott, Thanks for your reply. I will try to put the link in here for you. creatingdailyincome.com
I tested this just now and it worked. Click on my site and then click on the black box underneath it.
Hi there –
Fantastic article. You saw a need within a disenfranchised community and stepped up by setting up a medical clinic. Bravo. I can relate to your story because I grew up a such an environment in Africa. Some citizens do not the capacity to pay for food let alone medicine.
What challenges did you face while building the clinic?
G
Hi Godwin. One major challenge was “where do I get medicine?” I convinced the Multnomah County Medical Society (in Portland, Oregon, my hometown) to donate $4,000 worth of the medicines my volunteer doctors wanted. The Guatemalan Dep’t. of Education also donated enough roofing to cover the small room we added to the local school. The 50 cent fee became enough to purchase certain medicines when combined with donations. The doctors and nurses were all wonderful in the way they volunteered. We eventually were seeing 700 people per week and the doctors and nurses set up a rotating schedule so that they all donated one weekend per month.
What an inspiring journey you’ve shared! It’s incredible how a single experience can shift one’s entire life path towards advocating for health and nutrition. Your insights into the increasing challenges families face in accessing quality food are both eye-opening and urgent. I’m curious, in your experience, what are some practical steps families can take to improve their nutrition on a limited budget? Additionally, how do you see the role of community initiatives in addressing malnutrition in underserved areas? Thank you for your commitment to making a difference!
Hanna, Thank you for your thoughtful reply! One thing that almost any family with a backyard can do is grow a small garden. My friend Eddie Albert actually grew one in his front yard! Like anything else this takes a little planning and some work but it is well worth the effort. My wife has certain days she shops at our grocery for the “specials.” Yes, she does save money this way. About two blocks from us a local church has a “community garden” for church members. About twenty people always have a plot there. This has been going on for nearly twenty years. I am a little unclear how you are referring to “community initiatives.” Can you make the question a little more direct? Thanks.