Conscious Health

Book excerpt: You can have all the money in the world but ask yourself this: What’s the point of having wealth if you don’t have your health? In everything you do, it is imperative to put your health first. It should be the one nonnegotiable in everyday life. Strong health is the foundation of any responsible living—and once you have it, you can conquer anything. Davisson Edmond, a board-certified family medicine physician, focuses on how mind, body, and spirit interact to play a role in our health. Learn how to: • cultivate a mindset that enables you to overcome challenges; • build awareness of the conscious and subconscious mind; • take actions that will produce the results you want. It is time that we stop ignoring the connections between mind, body, and spirit when it comes to health. We need to approach the individual as a whole: mind, body, and spirit. It is time that we get back on track, back on the path set by Hippocrates, who argued that disease was not a punishment inflicted by the gods but rather the product of environmental factors, diet, and living habits.