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Here’s the catch. People must qualify themselves to follow the prevention approaches of functional medicine and optimized living. Although a preventative or wellness lifestyle is highly rewarding, it is not for the timid. The problem is that most people have fallen victim to the harmful mental pattern of hoping rather than (pro)acting. They hope they will somehow fare better than others whom they know are suffering degraded lifestyles. Hope, however, doesn’t have a good track record for preventing chronic disease.

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So, what are some of the harmful mental patterns you may inadvertently hold because of cultural influences? Here are a few examples. Do any fit you?

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• You’ll pop a pill as a quick fix for almost anything to improve your short-term quality of life.

• You think your doctor’s job is to take charge of your health and “fix” you when symptoms arise.

• Your physical activity has decreased with each passing year because you think you’re supposed to slow down as your calendar age rises.

• You want your body to act and recover as it did in your teens and 20s.

• Hint: It can’t and won’t without ongoing lifestyle adjustments.

Most cancers incubate 10 years or more before they are finally detectible. An even longer incubation period applies to the metabolic abnormalities that lead to diabetes. What environmental stresses and biological imbalances occur during those incubation years to serve as fertile ground for cancer and diabetes? It’s the job of functional medicine to answer such questions and provide tailored re-balancing programs for individuals before they find themselves needing drugs, surgery, or medical appliances.