Healthcare is Expensive and Inefficient

The headline posted on MSNBC by Reuters on May 15, 2007...

U.S. health care is Expensive and Inefficient. America ranks last among six countries on key measures!

Americans get the poorest health care and yet pay the most compared to five other rich countries, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Germany, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada all provide better care for less money, the Commonwealth Fund report found.

“The U.S. health care system ranks last compared with five other nations on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and outcomes,” the non-profit group, which studies health care issues, said in a statement.

I have many subscribers to this site from outside the U.S. I would love to hear from,learn from and welcome any comments on how their health care is and the associated cost.

For my U.S. subscribers I ask you for a favor.

Please take care of yourself.

Exercise, eat right, stretch, meditate, walk, whatever just do something.

In the U.S. there is talk of universal health care.

I worry about that based upon the operations of our current government health care such as Medicare, Medicaid and VA system.

It is now much easier to take care of ourselves than it has ever been.

We know more now than we did 10 years ago about nutrition and exercise.

You just have to begin.

To Your Good Health!

Dr. Michael Kaye

Excellence is a Habit

It's simple how we create bad habits.

We continue to repeat the same negative action over and over again.

Aristotle is quoted as saying, we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit".

The act of breaking a habit such as spending too much or eating to much is to interrupt the habit in small settings.

A great way of changing your diet or nutrition lifestyle is to eat the same foods you are eating but eat less of the food.

If you are a spender set a limit such as $50. Then do not make any purchase over $50 until you have at least waited 48 hours. This is known as delayed gratification. Do not get lulled into sales or close-outs.

Remember, excellence is not an act, but a habit.

I wish everyone a great weekend.

And to all those moms out there, I wish you a very Happy Mother's Day!

Changing Perception

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -- Marcel Proust, Author

This is a very profound statement.

I know many people, friends and patients who say, "I just need to get away".

It's funny/sad that people think that getting away will change their problems.

As we all know it is not necessarily so.

If you have problems and you decide to run away, the problems always follow.

Seeking a new landscape will not solve your problems.

Changing your perception (seeing through new eyes) will help.

If you are under stress, having problems with time management, experiencing a lack of desire and/or depressed, it is time to speak with a therapist, a life or wellness coach or a spiritual advisor.

Remember, perception is 100% true.

You can choose to see life in a negative light or you can choose to see life in a positive light.

Just because life is sometimes challenging it does not mean it is negative.

It is through life's challenges and struggles that we grow.

Stay well !

Exercise for Your Family

I am often asked why I exercise everyday. Is it because I want to stay trim? Am I trying to lose weight, decrease my blood pressure, avoid muscle injury and skeletal pain or I am exercising so I can look good?

I exercise for all those reasons but the main reason I exercise is for my family. I am hedging my bet. You see I figure if I can watch what I eat and exercise I am going to be able to live a longer and healthier life so I can be there for my family.

What I am getting at is if you don’t want to exercise for yourself then you should exercise and stay fit for your family.

You don’t have to start running marathons or quit eating; you just have to start changing your lifestyle little by little.

All you have to begin with is exercising only 20 minutes a day.

Just start!