Fit vs Health

We have all read the unfortunate headlines.
37 Year Old MLB Baseball Pitcher Dies of Heart Attack
NHL Hockey Player Found Dead in Condo at Age 35, No Foul Play Suspected
Olympic Skater’s Life Cut Short at 28, Dies of Natural Causes
These were elite athletes at the top of their sport.  Were they fit?  There’s no question about it.
Were they healthy?  Not so much.
Let’s be clear.  These athletes were certainly healthier than the majority of us.  The very fact that they were competitive athletes at the top of their game required the physical work and commitment to get them there.  The nature of their body composition, physical conditioning, and cardiovascular endurance left them less predisposed to many of the chronic ailments that tend to plague those of us with a more sedentary lifestyle.
On the other hand, a truly healthy body just doesn’t suddenly quit working. So clearly there is a big distinction between being physically fit and toned on the surface, and possessing genuine health and wellness underneath.
A physically fit body is typically a body that feels good and exudes health and vibrancy.  But this often belies the fact that sickness and disease, such as cancer and cardiovascular disorders, can be festering undetected under the surface.  Another prime example are meridian imbalances, which most of the time develop and progress painlessly while robbing the body of its vital energy. 
So clearly, gauging your level of health and wellness based simply on the way that you look or feel on the outside can be a very dangerous practice.
In addition, a common misconception is that you can somehow exercise away an imbalance.  This simply is not the case.  While exercise is essential, and certainly encouraged for its plentitude of benefits, the only correction for an imbalance is an acupuncture treatment.  Once the change is made, exercises, especially those specific to your condition, will serve to complement it.

So while health and fitness is certainly encouraged, exercise alone will not carry you to the pinnacle of health.  The foundation of healthy living is a powerful free-flowing meridian system free to help the body without interference.  That foundation is built by acupuncture.

Essential Healthy Habits


To live a healthy life at the most basic level, we all know that there are certain habits that must be maintained on a consistent basis. 
Want healthy teeth?  Brush a few times daily, floss at least once a day, and visit your dentist for regular check-ups. 
Healthy bodily hygiene requires that you shower or bathe daily.
Living at a healthy bodyweight results from consistently eating the right types of foods, and regularly engaging in some form of exercise.
Most importantly, living your life at your absolute healthiest, with 100% energy flow and maximum expression of life requires clearing the body of meridian imbalances and then maintaining those changes through consistent wellness treatments.
These are truths that cannot be denied.  When you quit performing any of these proactive habits, its corresponding aspect of health begins to decline.
So let’s say you did give up these habits.  What would happen to your state of health as it relates to that activity?
Quit brushing and flossing and you risk losing your teeth.  As undesirable as this would be, you can still live without a mouthful of teeth.  Sure it’s more difficult, but you would survive. 
Give up bathing and, while your circle of friends would quickly diminish, you would be in no imminent threat of losing your life.
Stop exercising or eating well and soon your neglect will be written all over your expanding body.
Start powering down or inhibiting the meridian system, however, and your quality of life plummets right along with it.  Shut the meridian system down completely, and you will be very unhealthy.
This is not to imply that if you give up your acupuncture treatments that disease is imminent, but it does speak volumes toward the importance of keeping the power of the meridian system flowing freely at all times.
Life revolves around the meridan system and when there become imbalances, or blockages, the energy that runs the body is diminished.

As important as it is to correct meridian imbalances and restore normal function to the meridian system, it is just as critical to maintain those changes.  A lifetime of preventative, wellness acupuncture care is one of the healthiest habits that you can engage in.