Know your body its good for you.

The annual physical I remember the most is a routine check-up I scheduled with a local doctor. The doctor reminded me of what the old family doctor of days gone by might have been like in his approach to health and wellness. He began by taking a little time to get to know me as a person with regards to my health as I perceived it to be at that time. After a brief discussion on his approach he proceeded to evaluate as he defined the five major areas of determining a person physical well being. He broke it out to my senses (ear, eyes, mouth, touch and smell) digestive system, heart and circulation, skin and brain/reflects. He took each area one by one starting with a brief explanation of what he was about to do and why. H e provided insight as he did the procedure on how each of the specific areas measured up with regards to wellness. I thought this a unique approach and appreciated someone taking the time to explain it to the level of detailed I experienced during this physical examination. However, the thing that stuck with me the most was a statement he made about people in general and their health and wellness. He said it matter of fact that our bodies are designed with internal monitors and alarms that provide ongoing updates to our health and well being and if we paid more attention to them our lives would be healthy in general. He provided examples like headaches, digestive problems, sleep issue and the list goes on of changes in our normal health pattern that is not addressed until it manifest itself into an unbearable condition .