today I would like to talk to you about reimagining the future of healthcare so
reimagining the future of healthcare so
reimagining the future of healthcare so this story begins on March 24 2006 that
this story begins on March 24 2006 that
this story begins on March 24 2006 that was the day after my 19 year old
was the day after my 19 year old
was the day after my 19 year old daughter Emily returned home from her
daughter Emily returned home from her
daughter Emily returned home from her college spring break road trip and she
college spring break road trip and she
college spring break road trip and she was describing to me this wonderful
was describing to me this wonderful
was describing to me this wonderful blueberry Laden breakfast that her
blueberry Laden breakfast that her
blueberry Laden breakfast that her friend’s father had made for them just
friend’s father had made for them just
friend’s father had made for them just the day before she said they were
the day before she said they were
the day before she said they were blueberry pancakes
blueberry pancakes
blueberry pancakes there were blueberry muffins there was
there were blueberry muffins there was
there were blueberry muffins there was even and this is her favorite part
even and this is her favorite part
even and this is her favorite part homemade blueberry syrup and then in the
homemade blueberry syrup and then in the
homemade blueberry syrup and then in the next instant without warning Emily was
next instant without warning Emily was
next instant without warning Emily was on the ground experiencing the first of
on the ground experiencing the first of
on the ground experiencing the first of what would eventually be many grown mal
what would eventually be many grown mal
what would eventually be many grown mal seizures now it was in that two-minute
seizures now it was in that two-minute
seizures now it was in that two-minute period when Emily was without
period when Emily was without
period when Emily was without consciousness that I felt my own
consciousness that I felt my own
consciousness that I felt my own consciousness beginning to shift but it
consciousness beginning to shift but it
consciousness beginning to shift but it would take almost a decade for a
would take almost a decade for a
would take almost a decade for a complete shift for a complete
complete shift for a complete
complete shift for a complete transformation for both of us as well as
transformation for both of us as well as
transformation for both of us as well as our entire family that transformation
our entire family that transformation
our entire family that transformation involved learning what we could do to
involved learning what we could do to
involved learning what we could do to help ourselves even in the worst of
help ourselves even in the worst of
help ourselves even in the worst of situations and the year after Emily was
situations and the year after Emily was
situations and the year after Emily was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic
diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic
diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy she and I traversed the country
epilepsy she and I traversed the country
epilepsy she and I traversed the country searching for the neurologist who would
searching for the neurologist who would
searching for the neurologist who would give us the guarantee that she wouldn’t
give us the guarantee that she wouldn’t
give us the guarantee that she wouldn’t lose consciousness on the New York City
lose consciousness on the New York City
lose consciousness on the New York City Subway crossing the street or anywhere
Subway crossing the street or anywhere
Subway crossing the street or anywhere for that matter we didn’t get that
for that matter we didn’t get that
for that matter we didn’t get that guarantee but what we did get from her
guarantee but what we did get from her
guarantee but what we did get from her world-famous neurologist dr. D was this
world-famous neurologist dr. D was this
world-famous neurologist dr. D was this book entitled complementary and
book entitled complementary and
book entitled complementary and alternative therapies for epilepsy when
alternative therapies for epilepsy when
alternative therapies for epilepsy when she handed over to us by the way on the
she handed over to us by the way on the
she handed over to us by the way on the very same day that he delivered the news
very same day that he delivered the news
very same day that he delivered the news that there were no prescription meds
that there were no prescription meds
that there were no prescription meds left for us to try and that surgery was
left for us to try and that surgery was
left for us to try and that surgery was not an option after almost a year of
not an option after almost a year of
not an option after almost a year of unsuccessful treatments dr. D looked at
unsuccessful treatments dr. D looked at
unsuccessful treatments dr. D looked at us on that day and he said at this point
us on that day and he said at this point
us on that day and he said at this point you need to treat this as a lifestyle
you need to treat this as a lifestyle
you need to treat this as a lifestyle condition and in that moment I realized
condition and in that moment I realized
condition and in that moment I realized that dr. D was suggesting
that dr. D was suggesting
that dr. D was suggesting that perhaps just perhaps this book
that perhaps just perhaps this book
that perhaps just perhaps this book contained the answer for us not only the
contained the answer for us not only the
contained the answer for us not only the book but what we would do with the
book but what we would do with the
book but what we would do with the information in this book dr. Dee was on
information in this book dr. Dee was on
information in this book dr. Dee was on Emily’s 15th visit finally telling her
Emily’s 15th visit finally telling her
Emily’s 15th visit finally telling her what she could do to help herself so
what she could do to help herself so
what she could do to help herself so once we process this information and the
once we process this information and the
once we process this information and the book Emily and I hit the ground running
book Emily and I hit the ground running
book Emily and I hit the ground running we treated ourselves as lab rats and we
we treated ourselves as lab rats and we
we treated ourselves as lab rats and we literally experimented with every
literally experimented with every
literally experimented with every practice therapy diet and supplement in
practice therapy diet and supplement in
practice therapy diet and supplement in this book but the truth is not just
this book but the truth is not just
this book but the truth is not just Emily our entire family benefited from
Emily our entire family benefited from
Emily our entire family benefited from these practices our entire family
these practices our entire family
these practices our entire family benefited from learning and practicing
benefited from learning and practicing
benefited from learning and practicing meditation yoga biofeedback guided
meditation yoga biofeedback guided
meditation yoga biofeedback guided imagery cognitive behavioral or CBT
imagery cognitive behavioral or CBT
imagery cognitive behavioral or CBT practices and this list goes on and on
practices and this list goes on and on
practices and this list goes on and on now some people call these mind-body or
now some people call these mind-body or
now some people call these mind-body or integrative health practices I prefer
integrative health practices I prefer
integrative health practices I prefer the term self-care self-care practices
the term self-care self-care practices
the term self-care self-care practices essentially for life and our criteria
essentially for life and our criteria
essentially for life and our criteria for experimenting with these practices
for experimenting with these practices
for experimenting with these practices was pretty basic we said try the
was pretty basic we said try the
was pretty basic we said try the practice if you enjoy doing it and it
practice if you enjoy doing it and it
practice if you enjoy doing it and it makes you feel even the slightest bit
makes you feel even the slightest bit
makes you feel even the slightest bit better then keep on practicing the most
better then keep on practicing the most
better then keep on practicing the most creative experiment that we tried during
creative experiment that we tried during
creative experiment that we tried during this time was something called the raw
this time was something called the raw
this time was something called the raw vegan diet so if you can imagine a vegan
vegan diet so if you can imagine a vegan
vegan diet so if you can imagine a vegan diet in a household with two meat-eating
diet in a household with two meat-eating
diet in a household with two meat-eating men and then make it raw
men and then make it raw
men and then make it raw you can begin to imagine how challenging
you can begin to imagine how challenging
you can begin to imagine how challenging this particular experiment was for my
this particular experiment was for my
this particular experiment was for my husband and my son but they endured they
husband and my son but they endured they
husband and my son but they endured they made it through and they benefited not
made it through and they benefited not
made it through and they benefited not only from the raw vegan diet but also
only from the raw vegan diet but also
only from the raw vegan diet but also from many of the other practices many of
from many of the other practices many of
from many of the other practices many of the other practices in that particular
the other practices in that particular
the other practices in that particular situation now what was the final results
situation now what was the final results
situation now what was the final results of my family’s experiment in these
of my family’s experiment in these
of my family’s experiment in these self-care practices from the time that
self-care practices from the time that
self-care practices from the time that Emily began her own practices she did
Emily began her own practices she did
Emily began her own practices she did not experience another seizure for four
not experience another seizure for four
not experience another seizure for four and a half years in spite of this when
and a half years in spite of this when
and a half years in spite of this when we return to dr. Dee’s office six months
we return to dr. Dee’s office six months
we return to dr. Dee’s office six months into our family’s experiment with these
into our family’s experiment with these
into our family’s experiment with these self-care practices to share this what
self-care practices to share this what
self-care practices to share this what we thought was amazing news he wasn’t
we thought was amazing news he wasn’t
we thought was amazing news he wasn’t quite so happy he explained to us that
quite so happy he explained to us that
quite so happy he explained to us that we were only to have been experimenting
we were only to have been experimenting
we were only to have been experimenting with one practice at a time and instead
with one practice at a time and instead
with one practice at a time and instead in our excitement and overzealousness we
in our excitement and overzealousness we
in our excitement and overzealousness we had been experimenting with two three
had been experimenting with two three
had been experimenting with two three four sometimes even more practices
four sometimes even more practices
four sometimes even more practices concurrently as a result he informed us
concurrently as a result he informed us
concurrently as a result he informed us that we had created something that
that we had created something that
that we had created something that research scientists call effect
research scientists call effect
research scientists call effect modification making it virtually
modification making it virtually
modification making it virtually impossible to determine which of these
impossible to determine which of these
impossible to determine which of these concurrent treatments was responsible
concurrent treatments was responsible
concurrent treatments was responsible for this miraculous outcome that being
for this miraculous outcome that being
for this miraculous outcome that being said we weren’t turning back now our
said we weren’t turning back now our
said we weren’t turning back now our family at Emily had already benefited so
family at Emily had already benefited so
family at Emily had already benefited so much from these practices and in fact
much from these practices and in fact
much from these practices and in fact the practices and the benefits continue
the practices and the benefits continue
the practices and the benefits continue today so for example in Emily’s case a
today so for example in Emily’s case a
today so for example in Emily’s case a decade later the practices that endure
decade later the practices that endure
decade later the practices that endure include yoga and meditation guided
include yoga and meditation guided
include yoga and meditation guided imagery and acupuncture she also does
imagery and acupuncture she also does
imagery and acupuncture she also does take several supplements such as
take several supplements such as
take several supplements such as magnesium and zinc and she does eat a
magnesium and zinc and she does eat a
magnesium and zinc and she does eat a vegan diet which is very rich in greens
vegan diet which is very rich in greens
vegan diet which is very rich in greens and bananas lots of bananas for some
and bananas lots of bananas for some
and bananas lots of bananas for some reason I don’t know why but it works for
reason I don’t know why but it works for
reason I don’t know why but it works for her and she continues to tweak her
her and she continues to tweak her
her and she continues to tweak her practices on an ongoing basis based upon
practices on an ongoing basis based upon
practices on an ongoing basis based upon how she feels and how her mind and body
how she feels and how her mind and body
how she feels and how her mind and body are responding now for a family as a
are responding now for a family as a
are responding now for a family as a whole the practices that have continued
whole the practices that have continued
whole the practices that have continued include the non vegan anti-inflammatory
include the non vegan anti-inflammatory
include the non vegan anti-inflammatory diet as well as Yoga biofeedback and CBT
diet as well as Yoga biofeedback and CBT
diet as well as Yoga biofeedback and CBT practices now with storing this year of
practices now with storing this year of
practices now with storing this year of my family’s experimentation with these
my family’s experimentation with these
my family’s experimentation with these self-care practices that I started to
self-care practices that I started to
self-care practices that I started to feel and here the small but deep voice
feel and here the small but deep voice
feel and here the small but deep voice of my own intuition directing me down a
of my own intuition directing me down a
of my own intuition directing me down a different path in my own professional
different path in my own professional
different path in my own professional life for the 20 years prior to Emily’s
life for the 20 years prior to Emily’s
life for the 20 years prior to Emily’s diagnosis I first trained as a health
diagnosis I first trained as a health
diagnosis I first trained as a health care attorney and then I served as the
care attorney and then I served as the
care attorney and then I served as the CEO for three different health
CEO for three different health
CEO for three different health information technology firms so
information technology firms so
information technology firms so emphasis on the word health here because
emphasis on the word health here because
emphasis on the word health here because believe it or not I spent my entire
believe it or not I spent my entire
believe it or not I spent my entire professional career in the healthcare
professional career in the healthcare
professional career in the healthcare industry and I never knew what people
industry and I never knew what people
industry and I never knew what people could do for themselves I never knew
could do for themselves I never knew
could do for themselves I never knew what we could do to help ourselves until
what we could do to help ourselves until
what we could do to help ourselves until now so I figured that most people were
now so I figured that most people were
now so I figured that most people were similarly unaware now I knew that I
similarly unaware now I knew that I
similarly unaware now I knew that I wanted to teach these practices to
wanted to teach these practices to
wanted to teach these practices to others so that they could help
others so that they could help
others so that they could help themselves but I also knew I had a lot
themselves but I also knew I had a lot
themselves but I also knew I had a lot to learn in particular I needed to learn
to learn in particular I needed to learn
to learn in particular I needed to learn about the evidence that informed these
about the evidence that informed these
about the evidence that informed these practices and so I pretty much decided
practices and so I pretty much decided
practices and so I pretty much decided write that in there that I was going to
write that in there that I was going to
write that in there that I was going to become an expert in evidence informed
become an expert in evidence informed
become an expert in evidence informed self care practices I didn’t actually
self care practices I didn’t actually
self care practices I didn’t actually know what that was at the time but I
know what that was at the time but I
know what that was at the time but I decided to rely upon my lifelong love of
decided to rely upon my lifelong love of
decided to rely upon my lifelong love of learning to help me figure that out so I
learning to help me figure that out so I
learning to help me figure that out so I spent the next seven years in school I
spent the next seven years in school I
spent the next seven years in school I spent four years in acupuncture and
spent four years in acupuncture and
spent four years in acupuncture and Chinese medicine school and another
Chinese medicine school and another
Chinese medicine school and another three years completing a PhD in
three years completing a PhD in
three years completing a PhD in mind-body medicine now right out of
mind-body medicine now right out of
mind-body medicine now right out of acupuncture school I actually started
acupuncture school I actually started
acupuncture school I actually started practicing in three of the hospitals in
practicing in three of the hospitals in
practicing in three of the hospitals in New York City while I was there I was
New York City while I was there I was
New York City while I was there I was able to see the fabulous results that
able to see the fabulous results that
able to see the fabulous results that patients and their families were
patients and their families were
patients and their families were actually getting from these
actually getting from these
actually getting from these evidence-informed self-care practices
evidence-informed self-care practices
evidence-informed self-care practices that we were teaching them it was
that we were teaching them it was
that we were teaching them it was fabulous and these practices were very
fabulous and these practices were very
fabulous and these practices were very similar in terms of the results to the
similar in terms of the results to the
similar in terms of the results to the same results that my own family and
same results that my own family and
same results that my own family and Emily had seen but my biggest takeaway
Emily had seen but my biggest takeaway
Emily had seen but my biggest takeaway from this time was the fact that I saw
from this time was the fact that I saw
from this time was the fact that I saw that patients who are most likely to
that patients who are most likely to
that patients who are most likely to have access to these practices or either
have access to these practices or either
have access to these practices or either terminally ill or wealthy enough to be
terminally ill or wealthy enough to be
terminally ill or wealthy enough to be able to pay for them out of their pocket
able to pay for them out of their pocket
able to pay for them out of their pocket because it turns out that these
because it turns out that these
because it turns out that these evidence-informed self-care practices
evidence-informed self-care practices
evidence-informed self-care practices are rarely if ever covered by health
are rarely if ever covered by health
are rarely if ever covered by health insurance and this makes absolutely no
insurance and this makes absolutely no
insurance and this makes absolutely no sense especially in light of the fact
sense especially in light of the fact
sense especially in light of the fact that there is significant very strong
that there is significant very strong
that there is significant very strong evidence to support the effectiveness of
evidence to support the effectiveness of
evidence to support the effectiveness of these practices for example there is
these practices for example there is
these practices for example there is significant research hundreds of studies
significant research hundreds of studies
significant research hundreds of studies many of them funded by the National
many of them funded by the National
many of them funded by the National Institutes of Health that have found
Institutes of Health that have found
Institutes of Health that have found that just these six practices of yoga
that just these six practices of yoga
that just these six practices of yoga meditation biofeedback
meditation biofeedback
meditation biofeedback imagery acupressure and Qigong can be
imagery acupressure and Qigong can be
imagery acupressure and Qigong can be used to effectively manage the eight
used to effectively manage the eight
used to effectively manage the eight most common chronic conditions that you
most common chronic conditions that you
most common chronic conditions that you see listed across the top here in the in
see listed across the top here in the in
see listed across the top here in the in the blue and these eight conditions by
the blue and these eight conditions by
the blue and these eight conditions by the way are the source for the
the way are the source for the
the way are the source for the development of all chronic disease so
development of all chronic disease so
development of all chronic disease so guess what not only is this significant
guess what not only is this significant
guess what not only is this significant research it’s also important information
research it’s also important information
research it’s also important information that we all just need to know now
that we all just need to know now
that we all just need to know now there’s also recent research from the
there’s also recent research from the
there’s also recent research from the Massachusetts General Hospital that has
Massachusetts General Hospital that has
Massachusetts General Hospital that has found that when patients are taught and
found that when patients are taught and
found that when patients are taught and continue to practice certain evidence
continue to practice certain evidence
continue to practice certain evidence and form self-care practices such as
and form self-care practices such as
and form self-care practices such as meditation mindfulness and CBT practices
meditation mindfulness and CBT practices
meditation mindfulness and CBT practices they can reduce their healthcare costs
they can reduce their healthcare costs
they can reduce their healthcare costs by up to 50% this is huge right so yeah
by up to 50% this is huge right so yeah
by up to 50% this is huge right so yeah and in fact what we know about these
and in fact what we know about these
and in fact what we know about these evidence-informed practices is that
evidence-informed practices is that
evidence-informed practices is that there are over 50 today and this list
there are over 50 today and this list
there are over 50 today and this list continues to grow as the evidence is
continues to grow as the evidence is
continues to grow as the evidence is accumulating now what I can’t tell you
accumulating now what I can’t tell you
accumulating now what I can’t tell you today is the detail about each one of
today is the detail about each one of
today is the detail about each one of these practices but what I can tell you
these practices but what I can tell you
these practices but what I can tell you is that they are all safe and they all
is that they are all safe and they all
is that they are all safe and they all have some evidence base to support
have some evidence base to support
have some evidence base to support health something worth thinking about
health something worth thinking about
health something worth thinking about now why would someone begin and maintain
now why would someone begin and maintain
now why would someone begin and maintain evidence and form self-care practices
evidence and form self-care practices
evidence and form self-care practices this is a research question that I’ve
this is a research question that I’ve
this is a research question that I’ve been asking for the past several years
been asking for the past several years
been asking for the past several years and in the process I have had the
and in the process I have had the
and in the process I have had the opportunity to interview over 100
opportunity to interview over 100
opportunity to interview over 100 individuals about their evidence and
individuals about their evidence and
individuals about their evidence and form self-care practices and it turns
form self-care practices and it turns
form self-care practices and it turns out that for those individuals that are
out that for those individuals that are
out that for those individuals that are most satisfied with their health their
most satisfied with their health their
most satisfied with their health their health care and – their self-care
health care and – their self-care
health care and – their self-care there’s a seven part formula that we all
there’s a seven part formula that we all
there’s a seven part formula that we all can use now the first and most
can use now the first and most
can use now the first and most significant finding is the fact that
significant finding is the fact that
significant finding is the fact that these individuals the ones who are most
these individuals the ones who are most
these individuals the ones who are most satisfied with their self-care they know
satisfied with their self-care they know
satisfied with their self-care they know why they want to be healthy they know
why they want to be healthy they know
why they want to be healthy they know why they want to live in other words
why they want to live in other words
why they want to live in other words these individuals know their life
these individuals know their life
these individuals know their life purpose and they live in everyday these
purpose and they live in everyday these
purpose and they live in everyday these individuals also care for themselves and
individuals also care for themselves and
individuals also care for themselves and treat themselves as whole human being
treat themselves as whole human being
treat themselves as whole human being the
the
the address their body mind spirit and
address their body mind spirit and
address their body mind spirit and emotions and they are active
emotions and they are active
emotions and they are active participants in at least one community
participants in at least one community
participants in at least one community and they feel nurtured in their
and they feel nurtured in their
and they feel nurtured in their environments these individuals are
environments these individuals are
environments these individuals are constantly sharpening these seven
constantly sharpening these seven
constantly sharpening these seven sources of Health and as we’ve seen in
sources of Health and as we’ve seen in
sources of Health and as we’ve seen in the story
the story
the story Emily’s path has followed a similar
Emily’s path has followed a similar
Emily’s path has followed a similar trajectory to these now I had the
trajectory to these now I had the
trajectory to these now I had the opportunity to actually witness these
opportunity to actually witness these
opportunity to actually witness these seven sources of health being
seven sources of health being
seven sources of health being strengthened at the Lincoln Recovery
strengthened at the Lincoln Recovery
strengthened at the Lincoln Recovery Center in the Bronx at the center we
Center in the Bronx at the center we
Center in the Bronx at the center we treated patients primarily for their
treated patients primarily for their
treated patients primarily for their substance abuse disorders but we also
substance abuse disorders but we also
substance abuse disorders but we also treated their anxiety depression chronic
treated their anxiety depression chronic
treated their anxiety depression chronic pain and other common chronic symptoms
pain and other common chronic symptoms
pain and other common chronic symptoms we treated these individuals with ear
we treated these individuals with ear
we treated these individuals with ear acupuncture five tiny needles in each
acupuncture five tiny needles in each
acupuncture five tiny needles in each ear but we also taught them many
ear but we also taught them many
ear but we also taught them many evidence-informed self-care practices
evidence-informed self-care practices
evidence-informed self-care practices such as meditation and guided imagery
such as meditation and guided imagery
such as meditation and guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation we
and progressive muscle relaxation we
and progressive muscle relaxation we treated these individuals sometimes in
treated these individuals sometimes in
treated these individuals sometimes in groups of up to a hundred at a time in
groups of up to a hundred at a time in
groups of up to a hundred at a time in this community setting it’s not a palace
this community setting it’s not a palace
this community setting it’s not a palace but it did the job it brought everyone
but it did the job it brought everyone
but it did the job it brought everyone together in community patients who were
together in community patients who were
together in community patients who were part of this community were also active
part of this community were also active
part of this community were also active participants in their own health care
participants in their own health care
participants in their own health care now what that meant was that when a
now what that meant was that when a
now what that meant was that when a patient showed up at the center the very
patient showed up at the center the very
patient showed up at the center the very first thing they did was they clean
first thing they did was they clean
first thing they did was they clean their own ears with an alcohol swab to
their own ears with an alcohol swab to
their own ears with an alcohol swab to prepare for the treatment then once they
prepare for the treatment then once they
prepare for the treatment then once they did that they found an empty seat in the
did that they found an empty seat in the
did that they found an empty seat in the center raised their hands when they were
center raised their hands when they were
center raised their hands when they were ready for the treatment once the needles
ready for the treatment once the needles
ready for the treatment once the needles were placed they would then do their
were placed they would then do their
were placed they would then do their meditation their imagery or muscle
meditation their imagery or muscle
meditation their imagery or muscle relaxation and when they were ready to
relaxation and when they were ready to
relaxation and when they were ready to conclude the treatment they once again
conclude the treatment they once again
conclude the treatment they once again raised their hands these individuals
raised their hands these individuals
raised their hands these individuals found purpose and meaning being part of
found purpose and meaning being part of
found purpose and meaning being part of this process these patients were treated
this process these patients were treated
this process these patients were treated in community in a nurturing environment
in community in a nurturing environment
in community in a nurturing environment that address their mind body spirit and
that address their mind body spirit and
that address their mind body spirit and emotions self-care is crucial to health
emotions self-care is crucial to health
emotions self-care is crucial to health but it’s only part of the equation the
but it’s only part of the equation the
but it’s only part of the equation the other part of that equation is
other part of that equation is
other part of that equation is technology and the progress that comes
technology and the progress that comes
technology and the progress that comes along with it
along with it
along with it we need medicine to continue to achieve
we need medicine to continue to achieve
we need medicine to continue to achieve great strides even in Emily’s case and
great strides even in Emily’s case and
great strides even in Emily’s case and the neurologists who treated her used
the neurologists who treated her used
the neurologists who treated her used 24-hour video EEG monitoring technology
24-hour video EEG monitoring technology
24-hour video EEG monitoring technology in order to diagnose her brain condition
in order to diagnose her brain condition
in order to diagnose her brain condition the bottom line is we need both
the bottom line is we need both
the bottom line is we need both we need a self care and we need
we need a self care and we need
we need a self care and we need technology but we need some balance this
technology but we need some balance this
technology but we need some balance this cutting-edge progress with some focus on
cutting-edge progress with some focus on
cutting-edge progress with some focus on what we can do to help ourselves how do
what we can do to help ourselves how do
what we can do to help ourselves how do we do that where do we start well the
we do that where do we start well the
we do that where do we start well the great places with each of us each of us
great places with each of us each of us
great places with each of us each of us beginning with knowing and living our
beginning with knowing and living our
beginning with knowing and living our life purpose I just have a quick
life purpose I just have a quick
life purpose I just have a quick question how many of you in this room
question how many of you in this room
question how many of you in this room right now know what your life purpose is
right now know what your life purpose is
right now know what your life purpose is okay so I just want everybody to notice
okay so I just want everybody to notice
okay so I just want everybody to notice that if you don’t know your life purpose
that if you don’t know your life purpose
that if you don’t know your life purpose you’re in the majority and that’s okay
you’re in the majority and that’s okay
you’re in the majority and that’s okay but the point is it’s never too early
but the point is it’s never too early
but the point is it’s never too early and it’s never too late to start to
and it’s never too late to start to
and it’s never too late to start to think about it and explore so begin that
think about it and explore so begin that
think about it and explore so begin that exploration and then also tend to your
exploration and then also tend to your
exploration and then also tend to your body mind spirit and emotions within
body mind spirit and emotions within
body mind spirit and emotions within community–and a nurturing environment
community–and a nurturing environment
community–and a nurturing environment it turns out that evidence informed self
it turns out that evidence informed self
it turns out that evidence informed self care practices do provide a path to or
care practices do provide a path to or
care practices do provide a path to or we imagine future for health care so no
we imagine future for health care so no
we imagine future for health care so no matter what your situation whether you
matter what your situation whether you
matter what your situation whether you are nine or a hundred and nine years old
are nine or a hundred and nine years old
are nine or a hundred and nine years old whether you are perfectly healthy or
whether you are perfectly healthy or
whether you are perfectly healthy or chronically ill these evidence and
chronically ill these evidence and
chronically ill these evidence and foreign self-care practices strengthen
foreign self-care practices strengthen
foreign self-care practices strengthen your seven sources of health what if we
your seven sources of health what if we
your seven sources of health what if we started a movement right here today at
started a movement right here today at
started a movement right here today at TEDx KGI so that other families and
TEDx KGI so that other families and
TEDx KGI so that other families and individuals could benefit from what my
individuals could benefit from what my
individuals could benefit from what my family has learned so that all health
family has learned so that all health
family has learned so that all health care providers would be educated in
care providers would be educated in
care providers would be educated in these evidence informed self-care
these evidence informed self-care
these evidence informed self-care practices and they would recommend them
practices and they would recommend them
practices and they would recommend them to patients on a first visit not a
to patients on a first visit not a
to patients on a first visit not a fifteenth visit everyone would have
fifteenth visit everyone would have
fifteenth visit everyone would have access to these practices along with
access to these practices along with
access to these practices along with continuous encouragement to continue the
continuous encouragement to continue the
continuous encouragement to continue the practices and most importantly they will
practices and most importantly they will
practices and most importantly they will be covered by health insurance the
be covered by health insurance the
be covered by health insurance the result of such a movement will be
result of such a movement will be
result of such a movement will be significantly increased health and
significantly increased health and
significantly increased health and dramatically decrease health care costs
dramatically decrease health care costs
dramatically decrease health care costs the way to begin it is once again with
the way to begin it is once again with
the way to begin it is once again with each of us identify what are the
each of us identify what are the
each of us identify what are the evidence informed self-care practices
evidence informed self-care practices
evidence informed self-care practices that work for you identify them and then
that work for you identify them and then
that work for you identify them and then use them to determine what you can do to
use them to determine what you can do to
use them to determine what you can do to help yourself and then pass on what
help yourself and then pass on what
help yourself and then pass on what you’ve learned so that others can help
you’ve learned so that others can help
you’ve learned so that others can help themselves what
themselves what
themselves what say let’s go reimagine healthcare
say let’s go reimagine healthcare
say let’s go reimagine healthcare together thank you
together thank you
together thank you [Applause]
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