The weight loss drugs are changing lives for millions of obese Americans. The next generation of weight loss drugs using 3 peptides may soon be a reality. In the interim, some biohackers are using a compounding pharmacy to get what they say is controlled weight loss without the apparent risk.
Will a new consumer wellness model emerge as a free-market component to reduce our wellness deficit? What would patient responsibility be to achieve greater physical and mental wellness after treatment or care?
Every patient needs a wellness plan in transactional medicine. Patient wellness goals should be personalized with individual goals, interim benchmarks, and a progress chart.
The plan should be based on physician provider expectations of patient progress by diagnosis, treatment, and care, but it is more than that.
Patients accept doing what is required but also want a blueprint for greater health and overall wellness.
It could be a rehab plan after an injury, a post-surgical plan to gain wellness recovery, an action plan dealing with a tough diagnosis, and a ‘getting active plan’ beyond immediate care or treatment to improve physical and mental wellness.
A wellness plan gives us purpose, builds confidence and resilience, and can change lives.
As always, competing with yourself is mentally healthy. Get moving for better health at any age. Walking, swimming, biking, and resistance exercise all work depending on your age and need. Get clearance from your provider if you need it.
Many people make New Year health goals, but some of those are more wish than goal. Hoping is not a strategy if you want to change a habit. Have faith – one day at a time.
How many days does it take to develop a new habit?
Be serious. What can you do to improve your physical and mental health?
Set your goals, get moving, have fun. You can improve your wellness.
Make it a competition, set your goals, budget your time, stay at it, adjust as needed, and you will feel better, look better, and be stronger for it. You may even build new social connections.
Those who have competed in a sport know what it’s like to train, work to improve their athleticism, improve their individual game skills, and bring increased focus to their game.
They tend to have better patient outcomes, workout through treatment, and be happier people.
You won’t notice a change right away, but soon you will feel better, have new clarity and purpose, and feel physically stronger and mentally tough.
Millions of Americans receive a tough diagnosis but find a way to deal with it. Having a wellness plan can lead you through treatment, slow things down, and make your days happier.
Patients with resilience who have a strong life force have better outcomes and are more likely to have a wellness recovery plan. Theirs is a quiet confidence from having done this before or something similar.
Your provider and his Team do this every day. They have a good plan for you. Be the best active patient you can be, respect those who take care of you, enjoy their professionalism but also appreciate their humanity.
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