How to Have Good Health: Live Right, Think Right, Eat Right, and Do Right

By Dr. Audrey Muhammad

Recently, I had a discussion about how wonderful it would be to have “supreme” health.  How can I have the best of health and be in good spirits?  It can be summed up in four practical steps: 1. Live right. 2. Think right. 3. Eat right. And 4. Do right (How to Eat To Live, Book I p. 44).

What type of soldier could I become if, along with practicing “How to Eat to Live” daily, I also trained my body and enriched my mind by studying every day?  I would be a powerful soldier.  Even though I am no longer in the Vanguard age range, like my daughter, I can still “hang out” and train with her sometimes (Smile).  Today, my concern isn’t about fitting into a certain dress, but being healthy and being able to move about whenever I choose. 

    However, in order to continue being active, I have to continue living right.  I really can’t afford to fall asleep on my diet or neglect exercising.

In the Final Call article entitled “The War Against Obesity (Fat), The Honorable Minister Farrakhan makes Reference to the wife of Mr. W.D. Fard’s uncle in the June 9 issue of the Final Call Newspaper. He says, “The whole Believing Community of the Nation is a wife of the uncle of W.D. Fard.  We weigh other than ourselves whenever we think and act other than our righteous nature; we are overweight, sloppy and slovenly.  Do not think because you are thin, you are healthy.  Some of you are skinny, sloppy, and slovenly.  Any pig-eater that is thin is unhealthy” (The Final Call, June 9, 2025).  (In the lessons for registered members, the wife is described as one who “weighs other than herself, therefore, she has rheumatism, headaches, pain in all joints, and cannot walk to the store”). 

The wife of the uncle of W.D. Fard also has high blood pressure.  I am sure you realize that disease does not discriminate; skinny AND overweight people can have high blood pressure.  Did you know that exercise can help prevent a number of diseases, especially when practiced along with “How to Eat to Live.”  According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the top 5 diseases that exercise can help prevent are:

1.       Heart Disease & StrokeRegular activity lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol, and strengthens the cardiovascular [heart] system.

2.       Type 2 DiabetesExercise helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

3.       Certain CancersBeing active is linked to a reduced risk of several cancers—breast, colon, endometrial, kidney, lung, bladder, and stomach.

4.        Obesity / Weight GainPhysical activity supports weight management and prevents unhealthy weight gain long-term.

5.       Osteoporosis & FallsEspecially for older adults, exercise improves bone density, muscle strength, balance, and coordination, lowering fracture risk.

If we want to continue to be active, we must keep our muscles strong through strength training.  We can even use our own body weight to perform squats and lunges to help keep the muscles in our legs strong.    If we do not continue to use our muscles and develop them, we will begin to suffer from muscle loss and will have difficulty walking down the street or climbing stairs. I want to be able to get up from a chair, “walk to the store” and beyond, don’t you?  

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(Dr. Audrey Muhammad is an educator, aerobics instructor, and author of Get Fit to Live: Be Your Best You! To order the e-book, go to virtuetodaymag.com. For more information, email audrey.a.muhammad@gmail.com or visit virtuetodaymag.com. Please consult a physician before beginning any new exercise or dietary program.)