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The Eight Guide Posts to Holistic Wellness

Humana's Dr. Sam Benjamin Gives Consumers 8 Keys to Good Health

By: Dr. Samuel Benjamin

"Health care is more than medical diagnoses and procedures. It's also about building trusting relationships with physicians, actively maintaining healthy behaviors such as eating properly and exercising, and understanding the connection between the mind, body and spirit."

Exercise, proper nutrition and illness prevention are among the ways touted to maintaining good health. Dr. Samuel Benjamin, corporate medical director of integrative health strategies for the Humana Insurance Company (one of the U.S.'s largest publicly traded health benefits companies, with approximately 9.3 million medical members) and former host of his own radio program "The Dr. Sam Show," suggests 8 keys to healthy living.

"A person's health and the investment they make in it are dependent on making informed and wise choices," said Dr. Benjamin. "Health care is more than medical diagnoses and procedures. It's also about building trusting relationships with physicians, actively maintaining healthy behaviors such as eating properly and exercising, and understanding the connection between the mind, body and spirit." These are among the 8 keys that serve as guide posts to help consumers take a comprehensive, holistic approach to better managing their health.

The 8 keys are:

Being a smart health care consumer

Using the health care system appropriately

Actively preventing illness

Exercising at any age

Eating a healthy diet

Understanding the mind-body connection

Avoiding environmental pollutants

Valuing spirituality and religion

Being a smart health care consumer is one of the 8 keys to holistic health.
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Each of these keys to healthy living is packed with information and tips about overall health, staying motivated to be active and fit, as well as specifics on measures to take that add value to a person's overall well being.

Dr. Benjamin knows first-hand how difficult maintaining good healthy behaviors can be. More than a year ago he lost 100 pounds through proper diet and exercise. While he has gained some of the weight back, he continues his regimen of regular exercise and healthy eating and advocates these healthy habits for consumers of all ages.

About Samuel Benjamin, MD.

Dr. Samuel Benjamin, MD. is corporate medical director of integrative health strategies for the Humana Insurance Company and is a radio talk host on the topic of primary health care. Visit www.drsambenjamin.com.

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