before your next doctor visit do this…

How to Take your power back and become the CEO of your own body: 

• Understand how your insurance works.

• Before a doctor appointment, do your own research on the doctor and any questions or concerns you have about your symptoms.

• Come with your list of concerns and know your goals before you go to the doctor.

• Question the doctor.

• If they want to prescribe medications- ask how they work. Ask about the side affects. Ask about alternatives.

• Ask them about lifestyle changes.

• Ask them about risks and benefits before agreeing to any procedures or any medications.

• There are always alternative practitioners and methods to support you. Find a doctor who is willing to work with you as CEO over your own body and a healthcare team that works WITH you.

• Remember you can say “No” to anything! You don’t even have to be weighed if you don’t want to. You are in charge!

• Make sure you get your blood pressure readings and understand what the numbers mean.

• Cultivate a body awareness practice (breathing techniques, mindfulness, meditation, yoga) to assist in the healing process.

• If you were recommended a procedure or pharmaceutical, or supplement, go home and do your own research. You may still have questions. You can call your physician or pharmacist and ask them.

• If you are not satisfied, you can get a second or third view point.

• Use your body awareness techniques to tap into your own innate intuition and your body’s power to heal itself.