OUR JOURNEY TO HOLY HEALTHY HABIT
Hi! We are Annette and Steve! We discovered Healthy Habit a few months ago and we are hooked, from the food to the staff, we can't get enough! We really do believe that what you put inside your body, the environment you surround your body with, and the thoughts you put into your body, all create healthier habits, if you choose.
Our health journey began in 2020. We are both retired from the golf business, so we have always lived a pretty active lifestyle. Once retired, we became full time RVers and left Oklahoma and headed down south to this beautiful island we now get to call home.
With being in a new place, with time on our hands, what better way to live on this island than to pick up a sport that can be played at any age and where you can meet so many people. We discovered the wonderful, competitive game of pickleball.
After injuries, constant leg cramps, and being diagnosed with SJOgrens Syndrome, a disorder of your immune system that is accompanied with other immune system disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, we knew we had to make a lifestyle change. If we wanted to play at the level we expected and wanted, dialing in and studying our health options was the only way. The last thing we ever expected in retirement was to not be able to play with our grandchildren or have the active lifestyle we always wanted and had. Retirement is meant to live, so we asked God for guidance. And we found answers.
So the first change we incorporated was pink salt into our daily consumption of water. We never knew it, as the myth is "salt is bad for you", but the good stuff actually helps you! Pink salt helps in reducing dehydration, since it contains electrolytes, including sodium, potassium and magnesium. Electrolytes play an important role in maintaining the balance of fluid in our body, as well as in regulating heartbeat and maintaining muscle and nerve health. It also helped with dry mouth (that is a side effect from SJOgrens) and our leg/body cramps went away! Talk about a game changer for us AND our pickleball game!
Around the same time, our Pastor had a series of Sermons on Holy Habits, the Power to Change, and we couldn't think of a better sign than that! We promised ourselves to start eating only whole, natural, unprocessed food! As we continued to learn about this new lifestyle and take on this new journey, we looked for healthy options and places to eat around the island, and there were not many to choose from, but then, God led us to Healthy Habit.
We call our journey Holy Healthy Habits. Healthy Habit has been a blessing for the both of us and everyone we introduce it to. Our health and weight started to change for the better. We are down 40 pounds-EACH- and we are completely off of our blood pressure medication!!!! The food, the staff, and management are simply the best. We eat pre-pickleball meals there, post pickleball meals, all of our snacks, and any outings with friends, are right there in the courtyard. The food is so good and healthy! It feels like we are cheating, but you are getting good quality, healthy food options. We are so blessed to find this place. We hope that our life changing story can inspire you, no matter what age you are or circumstance you have, having the basic knowledge that fueling your body with nutritious food and creating daily healthy habits, positive life changes will come your way!
Steve and Annette
