How to
ACHIEVE HEALTH
Knowledge is not power without action.
Work, over time is power.
The most powerful evidence-based tool available to Achieve Health.
The MEDUCOS Method
to Achieving Health
mĕd•ū•kōs: from the latin root educo – to lead, draw out, or raise up from within
1. Know why you want to be healthy.
DESIRE HEALTH
Because there will be some lifestyle changes that you will need to make to achieve your vision of health, you are going to need have a good enough reason that helps motivate you to do the work.
2. Know where you want to go.
PERSONAL VISION OF HEALTH
Decide what kind of life you want to live and how your health affects that vision. Reach down deep inside yourself and determine just what you are willing to do to make the personal changes necessary to achieve that vision of health. This is your "Point Z".
3. Know your starting point.
LIFE AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT
In order to know how to get to where you want to go, you must first know where you're starting from. No one ever reaches their destination without knowing their starting point. This is your "Point A".
4. Take ownership of your health.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Accept that your choices and your actions are the single greatest determinant for how healthy you are. Not your genes, not your environment, not your insurance company, not your government, YOU. Take back control of your personal health by claiming ownership of YOU.
5. Learn the best practices to help you achieve your vision.
OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE
To get from "Point A" to "Point Z" requires you to first learn all the steps needed in between. Some will be easy and some will be difficult. This is the part you may need the most help with. If you spend the effort learning about your health, it will make it much easier to decide which changes you need to make that will have the biggest impact on your health.
6. Enact processes to make changes.
TAKE ACTION
You don't have to take all the steps at once. Start small, start easy. Gain confidence in your ability to change and feel the effects of your actions. Momentum will develop as you move from step to step. Now is the time to make the changes necessary to positively affect your health.
7. Build on success, learn from challenge.
REVIEW, REVISE, REPEAT
There will be changes that you make that will come easily. Other changes will be more difficult and will require you to adjust your method of attack. Revise what you're doing as necessary and once you've achieved your desired intention, repeat the process for a new intention. With time, your small changes will add up to great changes and you will achieve your personal vision of health.
WHY
MOST DISEASE
IS PREVENTABLE
Chronic diseases and conditions are the leading cause of death and disability.
Conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and arthritis, are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems.
MOST HEALTHCARE
COSTS ARE AVOIDABLE
Chronic diseases and conditions and the health risk behaviors that cause them account for most health care costs.
86% of healthcare spending is for patients with one or more chronic health conditions. 71% is for people who have more than one.
MOST PROVIDERS TREAT SYMPTOMS, NOT THE CAUSE
Our current healthcare system does not incentivize curing chronic disease.
Healthcare providers see you when you're sick. They give you medication to CONTROL your high cholesterol, your diabetes, your heart disease, not to CURE it. Lifestyle behaviors cause most chronic disease and they can also PREVENT most chronic disease.
HOW
HEALTH
TRANSFORMATION PROCESS
The MEDUCOS Method
An evidence based system that gets you in the habit of making healthy habits. You won't just set goals. you'll set a process to accomplish your goals.
The most effective way to guide you through making real and lasting changes that will make the biggest impacts on your health.
KNOWLEDGE
ACTION
POWER
Knowledge is power
if acted upon.
HABITS
"Nothing
is stronger than
habit."
- Ovid
WHAT
TAKE BACK CONTROL
OF YOUR OWN HEALTH
To many, there is an expectation that doctors, employers, insurance companies, drug companies, or government agencies are responsible for your health.
The single most effective way to be healthy is to live healthy. There is no easy way around it.
IMAGINE HEALTH
CHOOSE HEALTH
ACHIEVE HEALTH
SPREAD HEALTH
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MAKING GOOD HABITS A HABIT
What if you had a habit of making good habits?
Combining a combination of proven evidence-based techniques, The Meducos Method guides you through the process to get you into the habit of eliminating bad habits and adding new healthy habits.
Personal progress will become your new routine.
THE POWER OF PROCESS
What if your goals were more than just dreams?
You won't be setting goals, you'll be setting a PROCESS to help you obtain your GOALS.
LEARN. DO. TEACH.
What if you could access the support of others?
Yes, you could do it alone, but have you been able to? As a student, teacher, coach, or as just someone who can relate to others, any proven method of transformation involves others. The more roles you play, the more you'll be able to transform yourself.
