You Get What You Pay For

You've heard that old saying "you get what you pay for." As the years go by I find this to be especially true in the area of health care. I know if I pay more for my supplements, in general, they are better for me. I know that if I pay more for my level of fitness, choosing a personal trainer over the gym, I get a better result. I know if I pay for my homeopath I have less sick days for my family and quicker recovery. Why is it then that in all of these areas we make excuses to pay the money out?

I can think of many much more frivolous things that I put money out for without thinking much about it. Manicures and pedicures; haircuts with colour and products and tools to go with it, clothing in my all ready full closet, unnecessary meals out, a concert. Each of these things costs close to if not more than $50 an item and yet to pay that for a supplement a trainer or a homeopath seems like a luxury. We're talking about lifelong health here. This isn't a selfish thing, a whim, a trend that will be gone by next season, it's an investment.

Maybe that's the problem. Maybe too many times we find it hard to invest in ourselves. Are we not worth it? Isn't our future health the thing that will impact our children's lives and our grandchildren's lives massively. Not only is our being healthy less of a burden on our children but it teaches them how to pass on this ability to live to the fullest with vitality and health. If we thought of our health as an inheritance to be passed down maybe we would be willing to pay more for it.