This content was created by Lewis Howes. This content was uploaded by Lewis Howes. This is a YouTube video titled "Health Isn't in the Clinic. It's in Your Choices." It features a conversation between Lewis Howes and another speaker discussing the importance of self-confidence in health management, the gap between health knowledge and practice, and the emerging scientific understanding of health behaviors.
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A lot of people doubt their ability to claim their health, to be able to command their health. And one of the things that I really believe in, I mean, because I've seen this myself, I really try to get other people to practice it, is how do you overcome those self doubts so that you feel armed, so that you are capable and you're confident, be able to go out there and take back your health?
Right, right. It's interesting because I feel like a lot of us have basic knowledge that you're supposed to eat good things, you're supposed to sleep a certain amount of hours, you're supposed to drink mostly water, and you're supposed to move your body. I feel like a majority of at least Americans know or heard that at one point. Right. Middle America has heard that at one point, if not many, many times. So we have the basic knowledge of living a healthy life. But why do you think we go against medical advice, holistic health practices and wisdom of extending our life?
Because I think the idea of eat, move, sleep, smile, right? That's a bumper sticker. All right? And everyone can wear that T shirt or drive around with the bumper sticker, but actually knowing what to do is, I think, compromised. If you don't know the why, why should you do it? Because that internalizes the reasons, you know, and that wants to give you the motivation. So again, you know, back to this whole idea of you have to be confident in order to be able to go out there step by step every single day to be able to take your health. You know, what belongs to you? What I tell people is that health does not happen in the doctor's office. Health care does not happen in the doctor's office. That's sick care.
Right.
Health care actually happens when you're between the doctor's visits. That's what we got to do for ourselves. And finally, the science is beginning to deliver on the whys. That's what's important.
The science, you said are delivering on the whys.
Yeah. We're starting to understand why we should be doing things.
Really?
Yeah. Why we should be sleeping, why we should be moving, why. And you know, also adding nuances to the what's. Because, you know, eat healthy things, whatever that means. Even when people talk about, eat plant based foods. Well, why, you know, what is it exactly? And to go beyond, you know, the hand waving, kale waving kind of stuff, I think that's, well, that's what I'm all about, getting to those details.
