You have to be involved in your health!

It is truly buyer beware when it comes to our bodies and our health.

I had a frightening situation with my son Evan recently. He was not feeling well for a couple of weeks, then finally went to the doctor where they “did some tests.” He was told they couldn’t find anything.

After suffering through a miserable one-month business trip abroad he went to another doctor and was quickly diagnosed with Lyme disease and with the medication began feeling a little better. I then suggested he go to a specialist where he was told he was only tested for two types of Lyme, and there are three!

He is now on what we hope is the right medication and seems to be feeling much better.

If we hadn't been proactive, Evan might still be suffering through tests and medications, and no closer to feeling better.

Let's face it, every day people's lives are saved by the medical community while others are placed in harms way, whether by mistake or misdiagnosis. You may have heard how the actor Dennis Quaid has become an advocate for improved medical care after his twin baby sons were given a huge overdose of the wrong medication, very nearly killing them!

When it comes to caring for your health and the health of your loved ones you need to be the advocate conducting your own research. Please use me and our staff if we can help. It’s certainly not easy but with our health and the health of our loved ones hanging in the balance we need to make the effort.

To the next 50 years!

Mike

Whose dash is it anyway?

It's all about the dash.

After posting my last blog, several members told me about their favorite songs to work out to. It seems the soundtracks of our lives are also key to maintaining interest and motivation at the gym.

One song that struck me was by Jon Bon Jovi called 'It's My Life,' a motivating tune that claims while life's not meant to go on forever, it is meant to be lived to the fullest, and on one's own terms.

Click here to view It's My Life by Bon Jovi

The song got me thinking about a story I once heard about how we measure our lives. When our lives end, our birthday and the day of our death are listed with a dash in between. Our lives are essentially that dash - and what we do with the dash is up to us.

For over 30 years I've led a team of people whose mission has been to make regular exercise a permanent part of your life - doing everything we can to make your dash the best it can be.

We know we can't cheat death, but we do want to make sure we don't cheat ourselves out of living a good life. Together, we're redefining how to live long, happy, healthy lives, together.

As the song says:
It's my life
It's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive

To the next 50 years, and your dash!

Mike