What is real wellness care?

Most people who live in the United States believe they are getting health care when purchasing an insurance plan or when using one.  Sadly, most insurance plans cover “sick” care.  Health care should focus on health, not on sickness.  

Prevention leads to better health:

According to to Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), it has been proven that prevention is the main element to better health. Disease prevention could save millions of people in the United States from pain and suffering.  It's clear to see, if you are looking. In an article published by renewehiconlineuk.com comparing the priorities in the American care system and that of Europe's, people want a system that allow them to stay well, not only treat them when they are sick.  

So if sick care doesn't work, what is wellness?

Real wellness is helping guide patients to healthy lifestyle choices that lead to a strong mind and body, not one that is dis-eased and low functioning.  Knowing what to eat and how to nourish the body, proper exercise, normal sleeping patterns, stress relief or anything that may need to be modified to help each individual thrive as a person is real wellness. Being free from pain is not wellness, it is a holding pattern until bad habits lead to symptoms.  

Getting a dexascan, mammogram, annual exam are great to detect if anything is abnormal but finding out what is leading to any problems with the body is real prevention, health and wellness.  According to the TFHA, Americans are not as healthy as they used to be.  Rates of preventable problems like diabetes, stroke and heart disease are on the rise even though we know what causes them in most cases.  The U.S. has very high health care costs and because people are sicker (along with tons of mandatory paperwork).  

Healthy lifestyle prevention programs can help decrease costs at work, increase productivity and less days off from work. Quality of life goes up and people are happier, energetic and more creative if they are healthy.  It can only take $10 per person per year in programs provided by the community to increase physical activity, help with nutrition and get people off of tobacco.  Doing this could save 16 billion dollars each year.  Yes, 16 billion dollars.  

Taking preventative steps in educating people about everyday toxins and health risks help people become less sick.  It also saves in medical bills and gives them a better quality of life. Lets start with these:

1. Getting pesticides out of the foods we eat
2. Limit junk food
3. Prevent sedentary lifestyles
4. Reduce high stress at work and home.  

This is a great place to start since these are the four most common things I see that lead to ill health.   Many people think having a headache from time to time is normal. It is not.  Digestive issues are rampant in the states and this is from the food we are eating not because our body doesn’t digest well when we get older.  

Patients often tell me that pain is to be anticipated when getting older and this simply is not true. Our body wants to work efficiently and be pain free.  It does all it can to keep us out of pain.  Pain is a sign that something is wrong, not of old age. There are plenty of elderly people who do not have pain.  Staying healthy and well is hard work. It takes dedication and education along the way.  

Taking the time to give your body what it needs like bodywork, proper nutrition and exercise is a life long process.  It is work, but well worth it.  You and your body deserve it!

At Precise Moves Chiropractic, we cover the full spectrum of wellness care.  We help guide our patients along the way with any advice they may need to get them functioning at a high capacity.  Our Redwood City office is conveniently downtown and close to all methods of transportation.  Give us a call or see our 24 hour online scheduler to make an appointment.  Your body will thank you for it!

References:

https://www.tfah.org/?s=prevention

https://renewehiconlineuk.com/