About Scott Carson
My hope is that through this Blog and other connected social media sites, we’ll get to know each other. A single lad with three totally awesome children – Michelle, Valerie, and Joshua. I’m a grandparent to the gifted – Haley. Basically, I’m a life student, health conscious lad with a desire to share the good things I’ve learned in living out the healthstyle (coined from Darya Rose of Summer Tomato) I want. For most of my adult life I’ve been doing what I’ll call “the basic pillars of healthy life”; spiritual, nutritional, exercise, rest, soul care and maintenance.
I believe in the power and combined knowledge of the greater community (crowd sourcing) and so I count on learning much from you as well; what resources you’re discovering as well as what’s working for you. I’m counting on my dietitian /nutritionist and fitness specialist friends to keep me honest. As a shared experience, we’ll learn and grow together as there are no perfect diets, exercises’ or plans for everyone. Each one of us has his/her way we must follow. My aim and I hope yours, is that we help each other stay at it for life.
I mention doctors previously merely for common understanding; as far as nutrition goes, most doctors haven’t got a clue. Only recently have medical schools begun to include nutrition as a part of their curriculum. Doctors are medicine professionals and should be seen as such. Some follow their own advice, many do not. Some doctors are good diagnosticians so they can help you figure out signs and symptoms.
My goal for me and you, since you’re still here is to avoid the need to see doctors for anything more than someone to order the blood work and other tests necessary for check-ups and maintenance. Treatment, only when necessary with all other efforts exhausted.
Many people use physicians as life experts and do whatever the doctor says. They wind up with a grocery bag full of medicines and the associated side-effects. Some would rather take a pill than eat right or exercise. When a doctor recommends a course of treatment, this should be a team effort, you ultimately decide with the provided information in your arsenal what steps to take. I’m a passionate patient advocate.
Medicine is broken; We need an innovation of practice
This is changing. More and more, you’ll begin to hear of “functional, integrative and alternative medicine in more places than in California. What was once considered “quackery”, is now showing signs of acceptance. In 2007, the world renowned Mayo Clinic, put out a book “Mayo Clinic – Book of Alternative Medicine. Medicine is my absolute last resource after trying simple adjustments in lifestyle and eating habits.
My father spent 45 plus years in banking when he was diagnosed with fourth stage bladder cancer. After four weeks of alternative therapy and healing, he got out of banking, and became the administrator for the doctor who ran the clinic he went to. Alternative therapy is an area I’m hoping to discover farther through discussions here.
Disclaimer
I don’t come to you as an expert with degrees in exercise physiology or nutrition. I have a BS with emphasis on healthcare management and a MS in management. You’ll see research and you’ll see what has worked for me and others on this Blog. I am also a lifelong student, so I know that I’ll learn more here from you as we fight against life’s imbalances.
What To Do Next?
My great hope is that together we can enrich our lives and become beacons of light for those ships who have lost their way or have never known the total joy and feeling of total health.
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