So I am innocently reading the newspaper today in between clients and I get to the Health and Fitness section of the Orlando Sentinel and what do I see? A picture of Oprah and Dr. Oz toasting with what looks like champagne. The title of this very interesting article is “The Trouble With Dr. Oz” which of course captures my undivided attention. So I start reading….

In a nutshell this whole article is about whether Dr. Oz and his show as “America’s Doctor”, is a service for people or a disservice to them. It questions whether the information supplied is scientific and proven or just more information (implied as maybe useless) to the general public and most likely to just cause confusion to the people? And well great questions but….

Basically it is implying that unless the information is scientifically proven WHY put the info out there? To confuse the people with useless info.? To “have people’s heads spinning like Linda Blair in “The Exorcist.”" By the way, the last quote here about Linda Blair, it is a nice touch for the end of the article. It even has a sidebar that helps, you the helpless, stupid consumer who can’t think for yourself (my opinion of the gist of this article), “ways to navigate the WEB for advice”.

So there I said it. All I got from this article was that Dr. Oz is NOT a specialist about everything and some of his guests have questionable treatments for some health situations. Also, that he should NOT have some of this alternative stuff out there to CAUSE US SIMPLETONS to swivel our heads off with so much info…. God forbid we have the opportunity to question others and maybe look for a different answer that, by the way, science MIGHT NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TOO YET! Are you getting the hint yet that this article has set me on FIRE. Yes I am a little pissy about it. I am upset that this reporter is indicating in this article that first we are all too stupid to read lots of info on a subject that might have something to do with whether we live or die, and maybe we will get taken in by some natural cure by some alternative Dr who is full of crap. Alright maybe I’m reading a lot into this article!

Dr. Oz’s spokepeople wrote, “For it to be a fair discussion, we must include a multitude of voices and opinions, even those that may be controversial.” And I say YES. Let’s hear from all different perspectives and get the discussion going. Maybe we will even explore NEW WAYS OF LOOKING at an OLD illness and discover a NEW WAY to solve the problem in a less invasive and better way! Can you imagine? Or maybe we will FIND A WAY TO SOLVE THE MANY, many illnesses that still have no cure?

So my questions to you are; Why is the scientific/medical community so fearful of these voices our there that are spouting different stuff then them? Are they afraid these alternative Dr’s might have something helpful for the people? Are they afraid they will lose business to these wacky Dr’s? Or are they afraid THE PEOPLE will find a cure for what ails them with cheap, normal stuff, from everyday life and NOT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS that cost an arm and leg?

You will have to answer these questions yourself. And there are a lot more questions you should ask. I personally believe there are some BAD, BAD doctors out there, and some are alternative drs and some are regular DR’s that work in practices and hospitals. I believe that you MUST be careful who you get your info from and pay attention to the reason(s) they are giving you the info. What Do they know about the subject? Why do they think what they think? Where did they get their info.? What is that info based on? And so on….ask lots and lots of questions. But do not be afraid to look at an alternative options.

There are a lot of unknowns still out there in the medical/scientific community. And just because today an idea may seem very controversial or very, very wacky does not mean tomorrow it won’t be THE WAY to solve the medical problem. How do you think we got to where we are now?

Love to hear your input on this. Live healthy today!

God Bless,
Evey

As a few of you reading this might already know, my husband, Lynn Lingenfelter, had a film crew here filming him and the family (that would be me, the kids, his sibs and parents) over May 1st weekend. While being interviewed and asked about Lynn and his recent 1/2 mile Marathon challenge that he completed, this tendency for Lynn to give 100% occurred to me. When the lady interviewing me asked about Lynn and what I thought about him running and completing the 1/2 Marathon I told her I knew two things.

First, I knew that once Lynn decided to compete in the Marathon that he would do it or die trying. And second that he would also run the whole thing. I knew this because I know my husband. I know that he was confident that he COULD do the run and could run the whole thing. He was and is confident in his physical and mental ability at this point. I also knew he would give it 100%. He would give it his all and he did. He finished that 1/2 marathon in less than 2 1/2 hours and did not train AT ALL before running it. That should tell you something. Would you do the same? Would you even try? Why or Why not? Think about it!

This is not a new situation for Lynn. Often when people look at Lynn’s before and after pics and then learn that he did the transformation in just 12 weeks, they are in shock. They say “really he did that much change in that short a time?” Yessiree…. Then they look at mine and say “wow you did great too. How long did it take you?” I tell them a year and well they are just not that excited about it. Yes I did complete the transformation but I didn’t do it in an incredibly short period of time. However, the very first time I did the transformation, shortly after meeting Lynn I did do a great deal of change in a very short period of time. And yes I gave it 100%. I am still convinced it had a lot to do with several people questioning my ability to do it and do it well that set me on fire.

So think about it. When was the last time you gave 100% to something? In deciding to do something you became focused day in and day out on that goal. You knew what you had to do everyday, all day to accomplish your outcome. You recognized things you would have to give up to achieve that goal. You realized stuff you would have to do, whether you really wanted to or not, to achieve that something. And you gave it your TOTAL FOCUS. Not a little here and there. Not some days great and other days just OK. But everyday 100%! Have you ever been committed to that degree on anything before? Yes or no? Do you believe you can do that? Is it necessary to achieve stuff? I think all things to be achieved require some attention everyday.

When someone comes to our studio and says they want to “get in shape” (which to them usually means losing body fat and putting on some muscle) my question to them is how much are you ready to commit? Not how much in monetary terms, though that also matters. How much time and energy are you prepared to commit to this endeavor? Are you just going to show up and half-heartedly go through the motions or are you going to come in ready to give every little movement your undivided attention? Make everything you do count and do it to the very best of your ability.

I have had the opportunity within 8+ years working with clients transforming to recognize that the people who come in ready to roll and who are committed to make stuff happen almost all the time have incredible results. Not that you can’t also have great results using the long, slow route. You certainly can. It obviously just takes a little longer and you must maintain your progress and attitude through out which is sometimes difficult to do. Which are you right now? Are you someone willing to commit to a rigorous workout and eating schedule? DO you just want to give 100% but for only a half an hour a day?

One thing you can be sure of… if you give 100% everyday YOU WILL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE transformation. If you give just HALF MEASURES then you will have only HALF THE RESULT. I know this is not a complicated concept but for some reason people still insist they deserve incredible health and fitness while still eating McDee’s and other junk several times a week and very irregular workouts. So if you are someone who has been beating yourself up because you are sort of trying to do something with your health and fitness but well it just isn’t happening. Or you are someone who thinks the next best “diet” book coming down the pike is your answer I really think it’s time to wake up. Let’s get real here. Recognize where you really are and HOW MUCH you are really committing and you will have a starting point. Be realistic in what time and energy you can give to this endeavor and coordinate your result expectations with your output of effort. Then you will be right where you expect to be along your journey of getting, staying healthy and fit.

Always wishing you the very best. Please send along some insight on this topic. Would love to hear it!

God Bless You,
Evey