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ave you noticed that time seems to be fl ying by? I can’t believe it’s March already! Some people say that as you get older time goes by faster because we have more responsibilities, families to take care of, jobs and careers and less free time overall. I’ve been thinking about this because I just celebrated my 50th birthday last month. Yup – you heard right – 50 years old. Over the last few months leading up to it, I’ve been saying to myself – “how in the world have you been alive for 50
years?” It seems impossible. I remember my parents being 50 – where did the time go? But more importantly, I’ve been refl ecting on what I’ve accomplished over the last 50 years. And even more important than that – what lies ahead!
It used to be that 50 marked this huge milestone (and of course it is) – but the outlook
from there was pretty bleak. Most people believed that life was more than half over and it was a downhill road of aging, health issues and ultimately death. Walk into any party store and all of the “50” decorations and party swag are black with references to being over the hill and OLD! I even saw stuff with the grim reaper on it! But as I sit here today, I believe that we’ve come a long way from those beliefs. Isn’t everyone saying that 50 is the new 30?? I can say for sure that at 50 my outlook is fantastic – I truly believe that life is only going to get better. I’m in the best physical shape of my life, my business is still growing, I know I have much bigger and better things to accomplish – and I’m way more confi dent and comfortable in my skin which is an amazing place to be.
The funny thing is though, that I’m not sure I would have said I expected to feel this way if
you asked me when I was 30. If I had any idea that I would be looking and feeling the way that I do at 50 – I might have done a lot of things differently in my life.
The point here…age is just a number! I know it’s a cliché – but now I understand what it means. We are living in an amazing time
where we have the best information about how to take care of our body and soul at our fi ngertips every day. We have opportunities galore to start a new business, a new job, travel and learn. At 50 – we still have 20+ good years to do whatever our heart desires. I know people who are going back to school and starting a whole new career. I mean seriously you’re still young enough to be- come an entrepreneur and have the energy to put in the hours. You’re old enough to have wisdom but young enough that your parents may still be alive. If you’re tired, you can ask the young guy to give up his seat on the subway for you…or you can date him!
So JUST DO IT! Stop worrying about your age, your fi nances, what people will think.
Even if you do live to be 100 – I can guarantee you’ll look back and think…life is short. Have no regrets.
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imaging. Boy, am I glad I did. As you will read, in my fi rst full article in this issue on page 20, I have been dealing with some health issues.
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I received the thermography report back after seeing my doctor and be- ing diagnosed with Lyme Disease. The report confi rmed what I was being told
and also pointed out a few other things I wasn’t aware of. It detected infl ammation in the T1-T2 area of my spine indicating some sort of autoimmune disorder, a possible problem with my thy- roid and also that the nerves were being affected in my hands and fi ngers. When I asked if all of this could be related to my recent Lyme Disease diagnosis, I was told it could be. I uploaded the full digital thermography report, including all the colorful images, to my Integrative Doctor and was able to have a conversation with her about it. She is now going to do further testing on my thyroid to see if that needs treatment. Having this imaging not only gave me piece of mind, to let me know it wasn’t all in my head, but also helped detect a few possible other complications. I am grateful for this imaging and would highly encourage everyone, men, women and children, to schedule an appointment today with Inner Image Clinical Thermography. Their advertisement is on page 27.
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had my fi rst thermography appointment in February. I decided to have it done to be proactive for my breast health, but chose to have the full upper torso imaging since the cost wasn’t much more than just the breast
Kenneth Hoffman, LAc, CCH
Vicki Kobliner, MS, RD, CD-N Paul Tortland, DO
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