Are you a health hero?

One distinction that I try to make in the office is the difference between health care and sick care. Our culture has so abused the term “health” that it’s lost its meaning.

The mainstay of many television dramas is the heroic lifesaving that takes place in hospitals, with the message that medicine saves lives.

And it does. But it isn’t health care.

What’s missing from these fantasies is the fact that our so-called health care system is burdened by expensive, heroic measures often used to treat disease states caused by neglect or poor lifestyle choices.

I mention this because true health care isn’t heroic. Unless you consider getting adjusted on a regular basis heroic! Or eating a salad instead of a burger. Or climbing the stairs rather than pressing a button. Or drinking pure water instead of a sugary drink. But if you do, you’re a hero to me!

Health is all about the numerous day-to-day choices that we make. With each choice we're either moving towards health or towards dis-ease and sickness. Make better choices and be a health hero!