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Find your health balance. From a relatively young doctor. 5 keys for a balanced happy and healthy life… 1. Drink water. Forget the colon cleansing and blended concoctions of weird ingredients. Drink water. It fuels your heart and muscles, cleanses the kidneys, lubricates the joints and keeps your brain sharp. Start your day with a large glass of water. Give it one month and see the difference. 2. Engage in some physical activity each and every day. We are plagued in a society where the fit get fitter and the unfit get less fit. The message should be clear- you have to move your body each and every day. Trendy or extreme fitness is not going to do it. Getting your heart rate up every day for 30 mins is what has been shown to add years to your life. If you cant give 30 minutes every day we need to re-evaluate your priorities. 3. Teach something. I always thought it was cool Doctor originates from the word docere in Latin which means to teach. From a young age teaching windsurfing, kayaking and marine biology was an important part of my development. Transitioning to teaching as a physician was natural. So every day I teach fitness, spine care, nutrition, injury care and prevention. Despite all the negatives in medicine these days I dont get tired of teaching. So find something to teach. You will never fatigue in your job. 4. Grow something. Some of the healthiest patients I have seen come in with dirt under their fingernails. If you grow something you are in tune with your environment. You understand the importance of clean soil, healthy sunlight, adequate water and moderate temperatures. Nurturing a plant from seed to bloom takes patients and attention to detail. If we are willing to give this care to our local ecosystem the bigger environment has a chance. 5. Find a passion. If you have something that drives you forward and makes you smile the above will be easy. You will be thirsty every day. You will walk faster. You will care to be healthy. Others will want you to teach your passion. You will grow something beyond your backyard and local neighborhood.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 01:47:01 +0000

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