Wellness

I received such lovely flowers today from Clinix, my healthcare provider, and mention that only because so many people are unaware of wellness options. Several years ago I had a really nasty bout of shingles that lasted a long time and then acted like it wanted to come back full force. Those of you who've had it will understand I just couldn't cope with that idea and had heard of a wellness focus to healthcare so started researching that. As it turned out, one of the best wellness clinics in the state happens to be just a few blocks from our office so I got started there and feel these last few years have really been an intentional move in a stronger and healthier direction.

Clinix is a group of providers who got together to provide an umbrella of care with both Western and Eastern health philosophy and focus. There are MDs, DOs, chiropractors, naturopaths, exercise, physical, and massage therapists under one roof who coordinate care with mutual respect for one another's expertise. Within a year of starting my care there I was able to reduce my prescription medications by well over half and each year since has brought additional improvement. They offer "Clinics at Clinix" where one or more healthcare provider hosts a group office visit for information, education, and treatment options and that opened up a whole new world for me about ways to become better educated and better invested in my own care. Although I haven't been able to completely cut this out of my own life, if I could give only one piece of healthcare advice it would be this - eat less sugar! It's deadly in many ways.

In addition, Clinix was chosen as one of about 20 providers along the Front Range to participate in a healthcare pilot program this year called "Patient Centered Medical Home". At least to my understanding, one of the key initiatives in this is to get both medical providers and patients much more interested in, incentivized by, and invested in a wellness-focused approach that moves from simply treating symptoms to making real progress in eliminating the cause of symptoms. In some ways I feel I've only taken baby steps in the wellness journey, there's so much more to learn and so many more disciplines to apply but I'm absolutely convinced that every one of us, no matter our age, can make choices that will result in better strength and health. I'll include their web page in case any of you are interested in learning more about a wellness approach to life. http://www.clinixusa.com/

Well, had a pretty rough morning, I have absolutely no idea what it's like to be stoned (and I mean none) but I THINK that's what it would feel like - like voices were coming from the bottom of a very deep well and I was kind of floating over everthing. That has fortunately gotten better, I sure wasn't in the mood for a trip back to the hospital, but I imagine that's what it will be like for awhile and hopefully more steps forward than back.