Maintaining Good Health is a Partnership

Everyone wants to be healthy. Not everyone wants to do the work it takes to be healthy. Imagine good health as a partnership between you and your doctor. You have to do the work that you can do to give your doctor the best possible opportunity to facilitate your continued health. The work you have to do is to eat healthy, avoid things that are bad for you, get proper rest, and exercise. The doctor’s job is to monitor your progress and to help you over those bumps that we all hit during life. When we cooperate with our doctor by doing what we’re supposed to do we increase the odds that we will maintain good health. Yes, it means giving up some things that we enjoy. I grew up loving pizza and macaroni and meatballs. They were staples in my home. Now, I occasionally have a piece of pizza or two but those are on special occasions. I’ll have pasta once in awhile but forget the meatballs. And, I find joy in exercising. I like the feel of sweat and tired muscles after a heavy workout. Think about your lifestyle and think about what you can do for you and your part of the partnership you have with your doctor to maintain good health.