WELCOME
Welcome to my health blog. This was started at 4am, while working in the ER with patients that needed improvements in health. Current medical practice has many effective methods to treat illnesses. But why wait for the illness to develop? Do we wait for an aircraft engine to fail, or do we provide preventive maintenance to ensure our safety?
Why should we treat ourselves with any less care than we treat our aircraft?!
I am building a wellness program for pilots - this blog will illustrate my educational path towards this goal. There is much to learn, and excitement in the concept of maintaining health at optimum levels - in a word -
wellness.
True wellness encompasses mind, body, and spirit. Each of these components affect the other two, and all must be nurtured in a coordinated fashion to maintain wellness.
There are unique hurdles to overcome for pilots - we have all been there - to list a few - airport diet, circadian rhythm disruption, fatigue due to noise, vibration, reduced cabin pressure, etc.
There are unique stresses - on the job, and at home.
There are also unique pleasures - our home is in the air, providing us with unique perspectives earth-bound souls cannot fathom.
Pilots, more than any other profession, have the intelligence, discipline, and motivation to maintain optimum health -
this blog will help light the path towards this goal.
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