As a chiropractor, I have been involved with wellness for many years. I recently read a book titled “Discover Wellness: How Staying Healthy Can Make You Rich” by Dr. Bob Hoffman and Dr. Jason A. Deitch. Both of these men are Chiropractors and the book is a National Bestseller. I want to share with you some facts.

Every 30 seconds someone files for bankrupcy due to a serious health problem resulting in excessive medical expenses. Health care spending in the US is 1.8 trillion which is 4 times the amount spent on national defense and 40 times more than spent on homeland security.

Starbucks Coffee spends more money on health care costs than they do on coffee and GM spends more on health care costs than they do on steel. So who pays for this? Well we do. Consider this: If you spend $20 for a pizza, $3 goes toward health care. $50 for a tank of gas, $7.50 goes to cover medical costs. $25,000 for a new car means that $1,666 goes to medical costs.

This book goes on to talk about our health care cost and the negative effects of the US health care system and how we are digging our own graves with our forks. In other words our life style is the cause of this crisis. I would recommend this book and encourage you to contact us at www.southingtonchiropractor.com to learn more about wellness.