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The Integrated Approach to Life
One of the truisms of life, to my way of thinking anyway, is that life's not really very simple and there are no quick-and-easy ways to handle the unexpected roadblocks you may face. Another thing I know, too, is that you can learn to navigate life's course, become adept at creating solutions that fit into your life and leave you happier and healthier.
So, following along with this theme of life and how to best handle its challenges, we need to look at a more integrated approach to life. How do all the pieces fit in and what do we need to do to make it work best for us? There are no really one-step fixes that will do it just like there's no "miracle" diet to lose weight such as the "diet of the week." If those diets worked so well, how come we always need a new one each month? Simple. They just don't work. This is where planning and creativity come in.
You don't have to be an Einstein to handle your life and, as I've always said to my patients, you don't have to re-invent the wheel. It's there and you just need to figure out how to put it on your wagon.
Research and common sense have led me and most of the professional community to believe that a holistic approach is the sane approach. So, it's not just medication or just therapy or just diet or just exercise. It's all of these elements and that's why I'm happy to see that the folks here at WebMD have created just what we needed; a site called Integrative Medicine. See if you don't agree with me on this one. I know it's going to be very helpful for everyone who dips a toe into this particular pool and soon you'll see you will want to swim, not just dip that toe in.
Related Topics: Chronic Stress: The Body Connection, WebMD Video: Success Over Stress
So, following along with this theme of life and how to best handle its challenges, we need to look at a more integrated approach to life. How do all the pieces fit in and what do we need to do to make it work best for us? There are no really one-step fixes that will do it just like there's no "miracle" diet to lose weight such as the "diet of the week." If those diets worked so well, how come we always need a new one each month? Simple. They just don't work. This is where planning and creativity come in.
You don't have to be an Einstein to handle your life and, as I've always said to my patients, you don't have to re-invent the wheel. It's there and you just need to figure out how to put it on your wagon.
Research and common sense have led me and most of the professional community to believe that a holistic approach is the sane approach. So, it's not just medication or just therapy or just diet or just exercise. It's all of these elements and that's why I'm happy to see that the folks here at WebMD have created just what we needed; a site called Integrative Medicine. See if you don't agree with me on this one. I know it's going to be very helpful for everyone who dips a toe into this particular pool and soon you'll see you will want to swim, not just dip that toe in.
Related Topics: Chronic Stress: The Body Connection, WebMD Video: Success Over Stress
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