Bautista: Go out gout

I WILL be sharing my lifestyle experience. Apparently, Juan’s health becomes an issue with the way we all live our life. Every Juan will surely have theirs and a “somewhat” version of theirs, this is mine.

For all my life I have had the blessings of parents who have shared with me all the opportunity to travel. Be it by sea, air and land. And all have been memorable for me from childhood till to today.

My work separately has also given me the blessings of being able to travel to different places too. Even for my associations from different organizations, I have been fortunate to have traveled a lot, in fact all of this an understatement by now, if you know what I mean.

But all this comes with some toil or challenge. For one, Juan gets to experience new places, culture and cuisine. Me being me, Juan can imagine what will happen. I love to just try about everything. How can I ever refuse a meal? And so too with alcohol, indeed my poison. For the body that is, if not knowing your limits.

That to me is the very challenge from all these good. Too much also of the good, is definitely bad. I will tell you.

Sadly, I can manage my intake. In fact, my friends know that I do. It's just that from this, it's just one after another especially with good company, new found friends, introduction to new cultures and especially good food. All a deadly mix if you can't understand your body.

I will run, walk, swim, drive, row and fly if ever for any of those. I just love the adventure anything brings. I will attach good to also feeling good. Meaning, I enjoy what I enjoy all because I make sure I can.

Some will say I can be at times too extreme. Rest they say, slow down if possible. I just can't. The very reason I allow myself to enjoy all this is also the hard work I can do to make all this happen. But surely a sign for Juan like me to slow down is getting gout out.

A meeting, a speaking engagement, an invite or any reason that may take me anywhere and for anything, I'm definitely in. I am very easy to invite and please. I won't even ask for anything. Whatever it may be I will be there. I have made it a point to always make it this way, there's no other way. I know of many who will find what I do unreasonable or questionable. Not me, I will go.

Some will find an invite to come with some “perks.” A free ride, some plush bed, an allowance, gas tickets a driver or whatever. Again not me. An invite is all I ever need.

From all this comes the hard part of the spoils from being spoiled. While I may not be very difficult to invite and will always say yes, I forget about what my body can take. Always it's some ache in a joint. Whenever I go out, I get gout. That is if I take things for granted. Water is very important. Drink.

Gout is a lifestyle disease. And my advice is simply for Juan to get gout out is just to go out. Juan has to change lifestyle. By getting out, out too goes gout. Enjoy a game of golf, the sun the trees, a hike outdoors with the wife and kids or even just for the dog.

I will walk to work. Where I work I don't have parking, plus I don't like traffic so why not find the reason to just go out walking to work or to my meetings. I would run if I wanted to but it won't speak well to those I will meet if I smell and look of sweat, a perception of being hardworking may work but not really.

I eat anything today because I can. I have now developed a lifestyle that allows me to. I think you can too. There is no formula for any of this, surely we know our own body and that is it. Just make your own.

Go out I say. If not there's gout. Gout is out if you go out. See the world, travel, walk to buy SunStar newspaper and pandesal. A date with the wifey or kids by walking is fine too. Pick up golf. A routine of doing something whatever it may be to just get you moving will also work. Just go out.