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EXECUTIVE HEALTH & WEALTH NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2009GROWING YOUNGERShe was very upset when her doctor told her she would need to take a pill for the rest of her life. My great grandmother was in her nineties then. We had to hide our grin behind a serious expression, as we wouldn't dare make fun of the situation. She lived to nearly 100 years old.I was recently on an expert panel discussing "Forever Young" and asked my audience these three questions: In the panel, most of my audience had health issues still unresolved while others felt that they were healthy. Most were surprised about the third question; were they looking for ways to improve their health? Only a handful of people in the audience felt well and felt that they were moving on to their next level while continuing to improve their health and Wellbeing. We all strive to maximize our productivity and performance at work and we can do this effectively if we are at our prime. On the other end, if we are already experiencing health problems, we will need to fix these first before pushing ourselves to achieve higher levels of performance and productivity. We need to fix what's not working first, finding a grounding anchor of health in each and every aspect of our lives, to then continue to grow. Being well is not a one-time jackpot event: it requires daily dedication and constant focus on each and every aspect of our lives. The health industry bases its models on "pathology" with a "fix" mentality: something doesn't work and you should fix this. That's it: there's a baseline of health, we become ill and fall beneath that baseline and all efforts are made to go back to that baseline. This model works well when there is a specific problem (just as in a struggling business, you may want to fix what isn't working prior to attempting to grow). But how about continuing to improve after everything is under control? Living long and well The health and wellness product industry has exploded with many tempting but unnecessary products: suggesting we need to use airspace food and vitamin technology because of our busy schedules does not have any scientific merit and also goes against common sense. If your father, grandfather, and great-grandfather lived to be 100 years old and in great health, wouldn't you want to emulate their lifestyles? Rather than try new diets or complex exercise schedules, how about asking your grandmother or grandfather about what they used to do at your age? Why not learn more about what time they woke up; what they ate first, second, and third; what activities they did to support their families; and what other specifics helped them live long and healthy lives? On the other end, if your father, grandfather, and great-grandfather died at forty and had a laundry list of health problems, you may, indeed, look at their lifestyles and make strategic changes in specific areas. If this is the case and you know they all died obese and of a heart attack, maybe you'd like to keep a healthy weight and exercise your heart muscles via regular activity and relaxation practices. My great-grandmother grew up on a farm. Her active lifestyle, with a dozen children and physical labor, was balanced with large quantities of all kinds of homemade food. She survived some of her own children and would become offended when strangers asked about her "husband," referring to her oldest son. My grandmother, by comparison, lived to be 87. She was active going up and down the stairs, eating large quantities of every kind of food you could imagine, and her mind was as sharp as it could be. My father is currently in his early 70s. He's mentally and physically healthy. He has amazing stamina and looks like he's in his early 50s. And yet not everyone wants to live to be 100 years old. While it is unappealing to some, longevity is extremely attractive to others. We were considered to be old in our thirties hundreds of years ago. Nowadays, we expect to look and feel healthy in our forties, fifties, sixties, and even seventies. Would you like to outlive your parents? Is it about living longer or about living healthier lives? You may have gone through a life-threatening event or you may have been healthy or you may have been dealing with chronic illness, but what are you doing to stay healthy and young? As we live longer, more of our energy and effort now focuses on living longer and well. ABOUT GABRIELA CORA, MD, MBA Dr. Gaby Cora works with people and organizations that want to be healthy while they become wealthy and strive to discover, experience and enjoy The Power of Wellbeing®. A renaissance woman, she is a wellness doctor and coach, best-selling author, keynote speaker, medical doctor with a master's in business administration, board-certified psychiatrist, spouse and mother of two young adults. She is author of The Power of Wellbeing Series:® Leading under Pressure®, Managing Work in Life®, and Quantum Wellbeing; and of the provocative Alpha Series, starting with Alpha Female Leader. She has been interviewed by CNN, FOX, NBC, Lifetime television, the New York Times, Forbes, and Business Week. Dr. Cora is president of the Executive Health & Wealth Institute, managing partner of the Florida Neuroscience Center and chapter chair for the Women Presidents' Organization. To book Dr. Cora as a speaker for your upcoming event, call 305-762-7632 or Contact Us. . . Are you interested in creating a MASTERPLAN to live long, enjoying your health and well-being? Growing Younger eBook in PDF format Bonus MP3s (5): Click here to purchase Growing Younger and download your additional gifts Upcoming Seminar in Miami: GROWING YOUNGER REGISTER ONLINE NOW! 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