Every story has to start somewhere, so I will start at the time I first realized I was out of my "maintenance free decades." On the eve of my 40th birthday I was in solo family practice in the small town of Montgomery, MN working 80-100 hours per week ( about 100% more than anyone ought to work), eating about 100% more calories than anyone ought to eat, and exercising well.... not at all! I had never been much on sports, was always glad gym was pass-fail, and really had not given exercise much thought since high school. Consequently my weight was 220 pounds which gave me BMI of about 33.7 if I counted myself as 5'8", literally a stretch!
In this condition, the day before my birthday I decided it would be a good time to clean up the garden to get it ready for winter. I felt tired but OK after spending about 4 hours in the garden. OK that is until the next morning. When I woke my first thought was: "If this is 40, I'll never make 50!" Every muscle in my body hurt, and I could barely make it down the stairs. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
The full extend of my decline was evident later when I was consulted by an 85 year old women who's chief complaint was "every time I spend 5 hours or more in the garden my back hurts a little."
And so the story begins.....
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
I am Dr Milan Schmidt, founder of Sage Weight and Wellness in New Prague. Sage is a team of exceptionally qualified professionals dedicated to helping you achieve your health related goals. We are starting an exciting new program of Membership which is specificaly designed to meet your health care needs.
Whether you are trying to get and stay healthy, minimize your use of medication for chronic illness (such as hypertension, diabetes, depression or others), or are trying to get your whole family's lifestyle moving in a healthy direction, membership may be for you.
To give you a background on who I am and how Sage developed, posts over the next weeks will focus on my personal wellness journey, followed by information on our staff. You can check us out any time at our web site: http://www.sageweightandwellness.com/
Whether you are trying to get and stay healthy, minimize your use of medication for chronic illness (such as hypertension, diabetes, depression or others), or are trying to get your whole family's lifestyle moving in a healthy direction, membership may be for you.
To give you a background on who I am and how Sage developed, posts over the next weeks will focus on my personal wellness journey, followed by information on our staff. You can check us out any time at our web site: http://www.sageweightandwellness.com/
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