Monday Motivation

Insider Information...we have heard this term with regards to security breaches, insider trading stories and reports of leaks of valuable information to the public.   "Insiders" can tell a lot about what is going on, on the "inside" that others can not see..... Let's use the insider analogy to look at our physical beings.  Everything that is taking place on the inside of our bodies, may not be apparent on the outside.  Usually when we have a pain or a physical ailment it is the result of something that was going on long before we noticed the symptom(s).  It is important to pay attention to the signs and symptoms we feel and stop to investigate them.  As women it is even more important that we get a yearly physical, mammogram, and gynecological exam.  Men have a different set of physical exam requirements, but a physical should be a standard yearly event.  All of these are essential to keep us healthy as well as abreast of what is going on inside our bodies.  There are a lot of things we are susceptible to that don't have obvious outward symptoms or signs; and if we are experiencing something, we usually shrug it off, or ignore it.  I always get my annual mammogram and gynecological exam, but I have not been getting an annual physical.  I finally got one and I'm glad I did.  There is NO way to know what is going on inside, without having a physical and having blood work drawn and evaluated.  That is one of the keys to having a successful health plan.  There are deficiencies that are detected in our blood that we may not know we have, in addition to other tests that are run for thyroid function and cholesterol, as well as any thing else they may be trying to determine might be an issue.  If you haven't had one or more of the above exams I have mentioned, stop what you are doing, call and make an appointment(s).  It's a matter of life or.......well, you get the point!!!!