Monday, July 28, 2014

Affordable Healthcare



My main goal with this blog is to encourage and empower anyone who already wants to take charge of their own health. Since I have been a registered nurse for over 21 years, I hope that it will carry some weight when you hear me encourage you to consciously take responsibility for your own health.

Let's face it, there are a ton of naysayers out there that discourage people when it comes to "doing something for your own health". Many of these naysayers are healthcare professionals that mean well but, speak from a place of fear. Fear that you might make 'the wrong health decision'. What they fail to recognize is that those decisions are yours to make irregardless of whether you are following 'doctor's orders' or following your own well researched, better judgement. You and you alone have to make those decisions. In fact, no one else can make those decisions for you. You decide what to put in your mouth, you decide, how much and what to eat, you decide what to drink or not drink, you decide the drugs you take or don't take, you decide the amount of sleep you get, you decide whether to smoke or not.

No healthcare professional or any other person can or will follow us around and tell us what to do at every waking moment. Thus, whether you recognize it or not, everyone is making their own health care decisions. What some people don't realize is that when they blindly 'do what the DR tells them to do' they relinquish responsibility for those decisions when ultimately they are responsible.

You, who might read this blog have consciously recognized this and have decided to take this responsibility seriously. And since you have already made that decision, I am here to simply encourage you and offer you a little guidance in making those decisions that you need to make for yourself. Nothing I say is gospel. I can only lend you my opinion which is based upon my professional experience. You still have to ultimately make those decisions for yourself.

I am convinced that the most affordable healthcare is that which you can give yourself! Who stands to benefit the most from better health? What are the things that can effect your health the most?

Whether you are at the beginning of your journey, already taken some pretty big steps toward health, or are a veteran pro at it and just want to be validated in you commitment, I hope to have something to interest you.

My first words of encouragement are "Yes, you can made a difference! Yes, you are making a difference and Yeah for you for making a difference in your own health!"

Till next time, smile, love, laugh and be good to you.

Healthbug