Health is not merely the absence of disease. The body has an
innate intelligence that runs a series of complex systems that rely on
proper balance and coordination in order to function correctly.
Wellness requires you to be a proactive agent for your body. You
need to treat it well and not wait until you hurt before you decide to
take care of it. As we've said before health is not merely the absence
of disease any more than wealth is an absence of poverty. Let's remember
health is not simply "feeling fine," for we know that problems may
progress for years without causing any symptoms whatsoever. As you know
by now, heart disease for example, often develops unnoticed for many
years before it strikes: in fact, the first symptom of heart disease
that many people experience is a heart attack or death.
Now let us be clear that we are not under the
illusion that everyone who creates a wellness lifestyle will be immune
from pain, sickness, and disease. There are many people who do
everything right and still get sick and die. Some will argue that there
are many people who do everything wrong and live long, seemingly healthy
lives. However, since we have no way to predict who is who, we have to
do our very best to reduce our risk and promote our health.
Over the years in private practice, we have seen
how neglecting their health has drained people of thousands of dollars,
sometimes to the point of bankruptcy. We have seen people who have saved
up and waited their entire lives to take a dream trip or to send their
kids to college, whose savings and dreams were siphoned away to pay for
health care expenses. We have seen people with work injuries like carpal
tunnel syndrome or neck/back pain who have been unable to work, unable
to drive, and even unable to sleep without pain. We have seen family
members whose entire lives become dominated by the necessity to care for
another family member who is sick or in pain. The effects of long-term
illness or disability on a family can be devastating; in many cases, it
happens to families who are already over-stressed, under-loved, and
emotionally maxed out.
On the other hand, We have seen people who have
been unemployed due to their pain or health condition choose to adopt
new healthy habits: within a short period of time they are back at work
making money, taking care of themselves and their families again, and
are able to put away savings for their retirement.
We have heard every excuse you can imagine as to
why people believe they can't afford the time or money to invest in
their health. But the truth is that you must invest in your health
today, or disease may bankrupt you in every way later. If you don't have
the time and money to improve your health while you feel good, what
makes you think you will have the time and money to improve your health
once you have lost it? As Anthony Robbins once said, "you can make time
for wellness now or you can make time for sickness later." The choice is
yours.
With regards to your wellness, the three main ideas that we really want to drive home . . .
- Health is not merely the absence of disease.
- The body has an innate intelligence that runs a series of complex systems that rely on proper balance and coordination in order to function correctly.
- By living a wellness lifestyle you can enrich your life with vibrant health.
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