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Not long after opening CrossFit Pacific Coast, an interesting and rather shocking statistic came across my desk in the form of a CNN article – stating that up to 60% of all bankruptcies in the United States are due to medical expenses.  What I realized is that the vast majority of the public has been bombarded with misinformation in addition to being underserved with viable options.  Where do most people get their health information?  Is it from magazines?  How many weight loss cures, miracle diets, health tips and pieces of wellness advice do you really need – if any of them actually worked?  Is it from a doctor?  Have you gotten any nutritional advice from your doctor?  Have you gotten lifestyle advice on such topics as meditation, exercise protocols, or any natural, side-effect free ways to improve your situation?  Or were you merely prescribed a drug?  How much of the current health care debate has been focused around preventative medicine?  How many billions of dollars could be saved by a nation that is educated about food, exercise and lifestyle choices?  We as a society are extremely uneducated and unempowered when it comes to our own health and wellness.

60% is a staggering statistic.  These are people just like you and me that have put their trust into the American Medical system and are now financially ruined.  My goal here is not to point out the flaws of the Western Medical system, it speaks for itself. For most people to realize that we are operating under a completely broken system, all that they have to do is to read a newspaper, listen to the 50 side-effects of a drug during it’s publicly aired commercial or simply to look at the litany of pharmaceuticals in their medicine cabinet.

Health is not the elusive concept that many people think that it is.  The basics from 100 years ago still work today and perhaps to an even greater degree.  What you put into your body this morning will have a profound effect on how you feel for the rest of the day.  What you put into your body continuously will have a profound effect on your health in 20 years from now.  The fundamentals of health have never and will never change.  Human beings need to eat high quality, natural foods in a variety of combinations, exercise and move their bodies daily, sleep well and live with minimal stress.

None of the above is impossible, despite the collective decision to make it seem otherwise.  Remember, you cannot cheat the universe.  Possessing the keys to the kingdom of health begins with series of simple, yet profound choices.

The goal of Wellness Pacific Coast and this website is to provide real world, practical information and resources on the other side of the medical coin – on preventative medicine, on alternative medicine; as well as information on mental, emotional and spiritual wellness.  The goal here is to educate you about, and facilitate you with a broader set of options; so in turn, a trip to the M.D., the inevitable pharmaceutical prescription, and the myriad side effects that often follow can possibly be avoided.

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