What's Up Doc?

I am a firm believer in taking an active interest in my own health. But, I have certainly met people in my practice that feel their doctor is the expert.

Think about that for a minute. Your doctor asks you about your medical history. Your doctor has no way of knowing if it is true or not. Also, does not know if you have forgotten to mention something or left it out on purpose. How good of a " historian" are any of us?? After a few weeks we forget what we had for dinner, forget who we were with...makes you wonder. After the questions are asked, an examination takes place. How do you think your doctor can put all this information together and know you well enough to take your health in hand and be totally responsible for it?

One of my family members said just last week, I saw my doctor in the hallway and he didn't even know who I was. Here is my take away from that statement. You are not that remarkable. We are all quite a bit alike except for a few different medications, a few different symptoms. What makes you someone that your doctor will remember??

Here is the answer. Your doctor will remember you if you have taken responsibility for your health since your last visit. If you have questions he/she can answer for you about your symptoms , medications or treatment plan. If you have your list of medications on you. If you help him/her take care of you and actually do what is requested when you walk out the door. Wear an appropriate emergency bracelet.

Nothing wastes a doctors time more than a diabetic who has to be monitored every three months and when they get to their appointment they have no blood sugar reading to show, why? they didn't want to take the time to check it. Or, even better,  a heart patient on a medication for an irregular rhythm and they ran out of meds and just never got around to filling the script.

Why should the doctor be more interested in our health than we are??
Ok, down off the box for now. However, if you and I want to feel our best without medications, we have to do healthy things, think healthy thoughts, take responsibility and help our doctors care for us.

If you want to be naturally healthy, lets start with your personal health assessment. Contact me today.
sandrabullard11@gmail.com

Stay Well!
Sandy

Let your dreams come true

Yes, "let" them come true. We all keep ourselves tethered by this imaginary string right where we think we are expected to be. But, today I want you to ask yourself these questions:(print and write)

1. What were my dreams I had when I was 18 years old?


2. List the ones that have actually happened?


3. Which road do I want to take now?


4. If I knew I could actually have 3 things I always dream of... what would they be?
    a)
    b)
    c)

5. What is holding me back?


When you have answered these questions for yourself, email me your answers at  sandrabullard11@gmail.com. I can help. Break your code of silence. Learn how you can unlock the cage that holds those dreams and safely set them free.

In a world where we judge one another (we just do, it's our job) it's more the unknown that scares us. It freezes us in place. It holds us captive instead of giving us wings to fly. Being a nurse has taught me one very important fact.We all need the same things in life. I have learned to love unconditionally. To accept each person for who they are and what they believe, respect them, cherish them and give them the understanding and acceptance that we all want. Free to be me...and free to be you.

I urge you to cut the string. It's imaginary. I can show you exactly what to say and what to do that will allow you to live your dreams without regrets. Your real dreams await you. You have to have help to get out of the rut. It's years of walking the same path that has entrenched your thinking. I'll look forward to talking with you when I receive your email. Don't wait! Just do it!! Don't talk yourself out of it. Do it!

Sandra

Enjoy the present of the day.

The Road Less Traveled

I look at life like a smorgasboard full of wonderful things to experience. I know what you are thinking...geeeez doesn't she ever get down in the dumps or stop the pollyanna routine?  Well, I found out that life has it's own way of bringing us up and down. I choose to find something positive in every negative experience. Somtimes I have to look for YEARS to find it. It reminds me of the story that is a part of the "go-giver" by Bob Burg (if you haven't read it,let me tempt you now...it changed my life)
A very successful woman (Top Real Estate Agent) was speaking to a very large audience. She shared what she got for her birthday. Her children secretly bought her a whole day at the spa to pamper herself and even set up their own babysitter without her knowing it. Her husband of many years gave her a gift that it took her a couple of years to even unwrap, understand and use. I am afraid you will have to read the book to see what that gift was:)

There is always a fork in the road somewhere. When we stand their pondering the route, do we take the well worn path or the one less traveled? I can't answer for you, but i seem to always take the one less traveled. I am an adventurer. I like the challenge that It presents me with. I like the thrill of the ride. The changes that I am forced to make keep me flexible. Isn't that what being young was all about? The young take things in stride. They are willing to take on the things that look difficult but really aren't. As we get older, don't you think we have just enough experience behind us to tell ourselves NO?

Here is my challenge to you today. The next time you stand at that fork in the road...take the one less traveled. Call on me if it gets scarey...I'll be there to help you grow.