The state of health of many Americans is in crisis. What is health? It is the mental, physical and emotional state of well-being. Being. What is being? Do you confuse "being" with "doing"? How often do you forget that you are a human being and not a human doing?

What part of your day is spent "being" and what part of your day is spent "doing". Are you doing too much? Do you feel that you always have to be doing something to be the person you are?

It is often in that state of "being" not "doing" that you are able to listen your inner voice and connect to your inner spirit.

Often the need to always be doing something, the need to be busy, gets in the way and creates a stress on your system. Sort of like pressing on the gas peddle of a car while in park. And then when finally put in drive - the system is overreved and the brakes need to be slammed on to get control back. In the process of this, you may be wearing down your health - and like a car - may not realize it until a belt pops, the oil dries up, or you run out of gas.

When the mind and body are out of balance, it can cause a dis-ease with your spirit - and over time, that dis-ease may lead to disease. Have you ever said to yourself, "I should be exercising" yet remain on the couch? How often have you said, "I shouldn't be eating this" when you are eating? When confronted with controversy, have you said to yourself "I wish I had said this or that", but never got those words out.

When the mind is thinking one thing, yet the action of the body is different, it may cause a dis-ease with the spirit - a misalignment. Those built up emotions may go deep inside your tissues and lead to discomfort, pain and disease. Is there a dis-ease with the person you are and with the person you want to be? Are you going through some drama in your life that is leading to trauma? Are your issues becoming your tissues?

Before that happens, ask yourself what changes you would like to make. Take a moment to sit down and make a list of the things that you are doing daily that are keeping you healthy. Then make a list of the things that you may be doing that may be overreving your system. And then, make a shift, a commitment to yourself, to make changes to lead to a more healthful, purposeful life.

As a health counselor, I am committed to helping my clients create a more balanced lifestyle. If you are looking for a quick fix - don't look this way, but if you are ready to make small changes over time to benefit your health and well BEING, I will support you on your journey to better health.

Stay well,

Andrea Tortorella, HHC

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