30 Days of Self Healing – Day 18
Self-healing leads to wealth
“Your health is the greatest investment in your portfolio”
Dr. Fabrizio Mancini
Most of us today are looking for ways to improve our financial situation, but the answer isn’t necessarily in working harder or longer. The answer is in taking better care of ourselves and our family. Some colleagues of mine put together an impressive piece of data on this issue. They calculate that if you make enough of a lifestyle change to reduce health risks by 50 percent, you can save up to $1,000,000 over a 35-year period.
A study published in the journal Health Affairs states that the average health-care cost per American—every man, woman, and child in the United States—is $6,280 a year. That is a startling statistic—more than $25,000 per year for a family of four. Imagine how much wealthier you’d be if you could save that much each year—or even half that amount. Take a look:
- Present cost of health care for a family of four: $6,280 x 4 = $25,120
- Savings resulting from a self-healing lifestyle: $25,120 / 2 = $12,560
- Monthly savings to invest: $12,560 / 12 = $1,047 ?A 30-year-old who stays well and adopts healthy habits can theoretically (using averages) save more than $1,000,000 by the time he or she is 65. And that million dollars is just a bonus to the fact that they will enjoy a life of emotional, physical, and social wealth far beyond the financial benefit.
- Adapted from Discover Wellness by Dr. Bob Hoffman and Dr. Jason A. Deitch. Used with permission.
