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MARCH 2010

HEALTHY HABITS NEWSLETTER

 

How Much Is Your Health Worth? Investing In YOU
By Mario A. Mancini, O.M.D.


When you place a higher value on your health you immediately become healthier because you also raise your standards. Raising the bar means that you begin to demand more from yourself. You no longer settle for things that are below that level and you are no longer reasonable with being average or ok with just getting by. You do that and not only will you be guaranteed higher quality health but a higher quality life. When you stop settling for less you then expect the best. So, how much is your health worth?

Take a minute to think about the things that are most valuable to you right now. What would you do to take care of them, to protect them, to prevent anything from happening to them? What’s interesting is that value in something increases when that something becomes rare or soon may no longer exist. I see it often when a patient has a serious health condition they immediately have increased value for their health and therefore will pay more attention. That is value caused by fear. Living a life of fear is not living at all. Too many of our hospitals are full of those that increased value to their health only when it triggered enough pain and fear.

What I ask each of you as you read this is to create more value in your health not by way of fear but rather from a place of joy and abundance. Living a life of energy, vitality and vigor is what being in optimal health is about. How valuable is that? How much more does it add to your life?

As I always remind those in my workshops, if you only had one car your entire lifetime, how much better would you take care of that car. Not out of fear of losing it but rather the joy of knowing that by giving it the best care possible it will take you everywhere you want to go in life that brings you happiness. I must remind you that you only have one body your entire life. If you do not place the highest value in your health by being proactive now, you may end up adding that value by way of pain of disease. Your highest value MUST be on your health.

Placing the highest value on your health doesn’t mean that you place secondary value on your family and other important things in your life. It simply means that you come from a place of experiencing your world with much more prosperity in all that you do. Life is meant to be lived at full capacity, not on a tank that’s always running on empty, tires that are always flat, an engine light on or black smoke coming out of your exhaust. Give yourself the gift of adding value to your health. How do you do that? Decide. Want it. Expect it. From that place, the choices you make will begin to change the direction of your health - and your entire life, for that matter.

With the high price spikes we are seeing in health insurance, the value of ‘proactive prevention’ is even more critical. If you just assume that you will be taken care of by the traditional medical system you will give up the quality of health you desire and deserve. The strength and value of allopathic ‘western’ medicine is the detection and treatment of disease. It does not focus on health. If you are not sick or have no pathology by default you are healthy. You know that it not always true. There is tremendous value in a system of medicine that can detect and treat disease, but to live your life on the edge of that cliff is always living in fear.

You can increase the value of your health by being proactive. You can pave a new road of prevention to make sure that you can see the signs posted miles before you reach that cliff where crisis care is required. The philosophy of Chinese medicine is in the value of strength, vitality, vigor, fertility, and all the components of being healthy. What I’m asking you is to value the most important thing at this moment in your life - YOU!


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THE VALUE OF PREVENTION

In June 2009 Harvard Medical School researchers said they came up with a way to calculate how much money the health care system saves for every dollar spent on preventative medicine.

You know the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”? Harvard’s Nancy Oriol wanted to put a dollar figure on just how much “cure” is delivered by the Family Van, a local mobile health clinic for the poor.

So she helped develop an algorithm that crunches national cost-savings data. And it calculated that each dollar spent on the van last year returned $36 in savings.



MARCH 2010 CALENDAR

Ask us for updates when you come in to visit us. Dr. Mancini is always adding more community events and we love to see you there.

MARCH 16 - Acupressure for Pain & Stress
Center for Integrative Care, Suite C (6:30PM)
Learn acupressure techniques and other at-home strategies to eliminate pain and reduce stress. Bring your friends, family and co-workers to they can help to support you moving forward with your health.

MARCH 19 - OPEN HOUSE / ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DETAILS COMING SOON!
Center for Integrative Care, Suite C (9AM-3PM)
Come in for food and fun to celebrate three years at our Mission Valley wellness center location.

Call 619-287-4005 to RSVP OR E-MAIL US! Call us to schedule a FREE lecture or workshop at home, social group, workplace or other organization.


Healthy Home Cooking: Salmon with Rabe & Raisins

4 skinless salmon fillets
1 tblsp Cajun seasoning or blackened spice mix
1 pound broccoli rabe
1/2 cup water
1 tblsp olive oil
2 shallots, sliced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Coat both sides of each salmon fillet evenly with seasoning; cover and cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until opaque throughout.

 

Meanwhile, in another skillet, bring the broccoli rabe and 1/2 cup water to a simmer. Cover and cook, tossing occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until tender; drain and transfer to a plate.

Wipe out the second skillet, and heat oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and salt, and cook for about 3 minutes or until softened. Mix in the raisins and broccoli rabe. Serve with salmon and lemon wedges.

Recipe from Health.com

APRIL IS STOMP OUT STRESS MONTH - Stay tuned for our calendar of events, including a Chi Kung workshop.

MAY IS HEALTHY BACK MONTH - Who do you know suffering from back pain? Learn how Chinese medicine can help.