Unlocking the Power of Springtime Transformation in You!
By Bill Murphy, MD, Medical Director, Turquoise Springs Medical Spa
I love Spring!! It is my favorite time of year. The season is symbolic and an expression of renewal and return to vitality of the natural world around us. In fact, I anxiously anticipate the blooming of the Red Bud trees. It seems, unlike the ground hog Punxsutawney Phil, the red buds are never fooled and seem to know when winter is over and warmer weather is on the way. I am thrilled when I see the same behavior in my patients. The time when one walks into my office and says, “enough is enough! I am ready to turn my health around, and take control of destructive behavior”.
There is no better time in history to be alive, and to have the choice to reverse time from a health standpoint. We have the tools to manage our environment, nurture our body, and calm our minds as never before. When all around us seems out of control, there are many aspects of our health we can address. We are able to slow down the aging process, restore our metabolic systems, clear out toxins and pollutants, and allow our body to hum like a fine sports car rather than a “knocking” old jalopy.
I am embarking on a brand new journey in my own life. Within the next few months, I am retiring from the practice of pain medicine. I love my specialty and I have cared for pain patients for the last 42 years in multiple ways to relieve suffering. I believe my work has allowed for more productive and pain free days for thousands of people. I have addressed the symptom of pain, the dysfunction of malady, and the results of injury, degeneration, and poor maintenance of the body. I have attempted to manage the results of what has already happened for my patients.
My experience has caused me to realize a new goal for the last chapters of my medical career. I wish to immerse myself in taking care of you so you can hopefully avoid chronic pain, constant inflammation, decreased mental and physical function, and the “alleged inevitable” decline of aging. It is possible.
Functional medicine, Integral care, Longevity management, and Wellness are more than just buzz words. They describe a discipline of educating and managing a person’s health so the body can function at 100% of its healthy capacity. The goal is to shun the early onset of disease and inevitable decline of function as you instead repel and limit outside attacks by bolstering the immune system.
It is possible to reverse time in a sense. Your body is craving good fuel, exercise, a supportive diet, an appropriate amount of sleep, relaxing and restorative mental and physical activities, proper hormonal levels, a mix of the right supplements, and clean air, water, and food. It is never too late if one has the desire, the discipline, and informed guidance to accomplish a renewal and a return to vitality.
I spent last weekend in a three day gathering of some of the brightest and best minds in the fields of Functional and Wellness medicine at our own La Cantera Resort. It was a wonderful meeting of colleagues who shared, learned and planned for better ways to make our patients healthier. If I had the knowledge and resources 40 years ago, now available for each of you, I would have treated thousands of fewer chronic pain patients over my career. The conclave was primarily about the importance, safety, and effectiveness of balancing hormones in men and women at all ages. This information merged with topics on weight loss, exercise, and cleaning up what we put into our bodies through our mouth, lungs, and skin. I am armed with the enthusiasm, the tools and the knowledge to begin this new journey in my life. I wish to help my patients feel better, have less symptoms, and live healthier with less illness going forward. No matter one’s age, it is time to introduce a season of Spring into your life. It is possible, and it is the best gift you can give to yourself and to your family. Renewal and regeneration is not just for red bud trees or bluebonnets. It can be for you too. For a consultation call 210-253-3313 or 210-269-8480.
