Need an alignment, rotation or BODY check?

My 20 year old daughter called. "Mom, I really need my oil changed. Could you loan me $30 until pay day?" Of course I agreed. She works full time and manages her own expenses on a entry level wireless company salary.

The oil change mechanic noted that one tire was "bald" and needed to be replaced.

I was curious. We had bought four new tires for this car one year ago. How could it be "bald"!!!

So she took her car to the new tire establishment where she (I) bought the set. No longer under warranty because she had not had them routinely rotated. Oops! You mean there is a maintenance schedule for tires? Daughter, "But they didn't tell me that when I got them!" We purchased two new tires, had them balanced and aligned. A new lesson learned.

I thought of my recent experience with my husband. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had it surgically removed and all is well. But, here is how the story went. 2006, normal PSA (test). 2007, normal PSA. May, 2008 Instead of 4 it's a 5. July, 2008 It's now a 5.9. Next biopsy, then surgery and now...Cancer reTIRED! We were so fortunate he had that routine test.

I have always been a by the book routine exam kind of girl.

Well baby exams....check

Immunizations.......check

Dental every 6 mos. ....check

Vision test every 12 mos....check

Gyn exams and mammograms yearly....check

And now PSA, and Blood work up yearly....check.

It turns out, our bodies need proper maintenance as well. We cannot ignore these tests of modern design. Not for ourselves or our children. I want to do the best I can to insure a nice long life and I try on a daily basis to be appropriately concerned for my health.

I am a control freak so I want to control what I can and I can at the very least have a check-up. I do not want any surprise moles, bumps, or knots that I didn't know about. I want to find it early, catch it small and treat it the best I can.

I do know that many health issues arise that are "out of our control", not preventable or sometimes untreatable. I know that even with our due diligence, illness happens.

However, even though there is so much we do not have control over, we can check our tires every 5000 miles, rotate them and check the alignment for the health of our cars and our precious cargo.

And, we can get our own health check-ups on a timely basis for the good of that precious cargo.

Do you practice preventive health?

Do you treat your body as well as you do your vehicles?

Abundance is living every day for a healthy tomorrow!