A good friend of mine attended our recent book signing party. He sent me the following email last weekend. It really encouraged me in a big way! When you write a book, build a software product, etc. you get so close to it that it becomes difficult -- if not impossible -- to look at with objective eyes from the "outside."
Receiving unsolicited feedback like this always makes you step back and say, "Well, I guess we're doing something right!"
I read “ Wellness Piece by Piece ” over the past few nights. I am impressed; it had a much greater impact on me than I expected. I thought I already understood your businesses story from talking with you and perusing the Jigsaw website. After reading the book, I now get it at a whole different level.
Most of us have heard the stories and reports for decades about the questionable state of the medical and dental profession, the lack of real health and wellness information, our doctors tendency to treat the symptoms not the root cause…And although this isn’t news to me, I have liked my doctor and have just gone on using the same of approach. My current model is (1) some fitness pursuits, but usually not enough (2) shop at Trader Joes and Sprouts so the groceries are healthier (3) try to drink more water (4) when health need necessitates -- go to the drug store counter, (5) when more is needed, schedule a doctor visit (6) then go to the pharmacist, (repeat 5 and 6 until better).
This obviously is wrong.
For example, I know at least a dozen people that are 50 to 70 years old that have recurrent stomach aches, allergies, the perpetual sores that don’t heal, and the severe daily itching and scratching -- and they all just suffer through. And nothing really works and they are stuck on a repeating the if-else loop of step 4-6 above. My father in law is one. But as I advanced through “Wellness Piece by Piece” an epiphany occurred. For the first time I understood that there may be real cause, and an understandable root-cause model, and there is real hope to address these types of health issues at a fundamental level. It may be possible to quit searching for relief -- and fix complicated (and connected) problems.
I have been ordering my healthcare cosmos by dancing around this fire and doing the equivalent of throwing virgins into a volcano. (ed. note: That line made me LOL!!) And by reading “Wellness” I just figured out that after a half a lifetime that this was all pretty ridiculous.
I have been treating healthcare and my relationship with my doctors similar to how most of us old Catholics used to handle the Latin Mass -- I had no idea what was going on or being said, but I hoped it was good (and prayed the monsignor didn’t ask for too much money during the fund drive). I have known this wasn’t working.
I even dodged an operation once and fixed a year round allergy by working with a nutritionist -- but now I know why the old approach was broken. And I am sure that there is more than only working though the Latin-wielding intermediaries. Real health and wellness management requires an entirely different model than I use now.
The first step is awareness that it is possible to get personally involved. It is even important do some self directing. The problem is, just knowing my model is broken and why without knowing how to take better control and get directly involved is even a bit terrifying. People can find comfort in the familiar, even if it is broken and ineffective. With Jigsaw, I have a tool to get personally involved, imagine where to start, gain quality advice, find naturopathic help, identify world-class expertise, know where to obtain quality trusted supplements, and establish regimens that have the ability to address root cause.
Jigsaw is engaged in some very important work.
A good friend of mine attended our recent book signing party. He sent me the following email last weekend. It really encouraged me in a big way! When you write a book, build a software product, etc. you get so close to it that it becomes difficult -- if not impossible -- to look at with objective eyes from the "outside."
Receiving unsolicited feedback like this always makes you step back and say, "Well, I guess we're doing something right!"
I read “ Wellness Piece by Piece ” over the past few nights. I am impressed; it had a much greater impact on me than I expected. I thought I already understood your businesses story from talking with you and perusing the Jigsaw website. After reading the book, I now get it at a whole different level.
Most of us have heard the stories and reports for decades about the questionable state of the medical and dental profession, the lack of real health and wellness information, our doctors tendency to treat the symptoms not the root cause…And although this isn’t news to me, I have liked my doctor and have just gone on using the same of approach. My current model is (1) some fitness pursuits, but usually not enough (2) shop at Trader Joes and Sprouts so the groceries are healthier (3) try to drink more water (4) when health need necessitates -- go to the drug store counter, (5) when more is needed, schedule a doctor visit (6) then go to the pharmacist, (repeat 5 and 6 until better).
This obviously is wrong.
For example, I know at least a dozen people that are 50 to 70 years old that have recurrent stomach aches, allergies, the perpetual sores that don’t heal, and the severe daily itching and scratching -- and they all just suffer through. And nothing really works and they are stuck on a repeating the if-else loop of step 4-6 above. My father in law is one. But as I advanced through “Wellness Piece by Piece” an epiphany occurred. For the first time I understood that there may be real cause, and an understandable root-cause model, and there is real hope to address these types of health issues at a fundamental level. It may be possible to quit searching for relief -- and fix complicated (and connected) problems.
I have been ordering my healthcare cosmos by dancing around this fire and doing the equivalent of throwing virgins into a volcano. (ed. note: That line made me LOL!!) And by reading “Wellness” I just figured out that after a half a lifetime that this was all pretty ridiculous.
I have been treating healthcare and my relationship with my doctors similar to how most of us old Catholics used to handle the Latin Mass -- I had no idea what was going on or being said, but I hoped it was good (and prayed the monsignor didn’t ask for too much money during the fund drive). I have known this wasn’t working.
I even dodged an operation once and fixed a year round allergy by working with a nutritionist -- but now I know why the old approach was broken. And I am sure that there is more than only working though the Latin-wielding intermediaries. Real health and wellness management requires an entirely different model than I use now.
The first step is awareness that it is possible to get personally involved. It is even important do some self directing. The problem is, just knowing my model is broken and why without knowing how to take better control and get directly involved is even a bit terrifying. People can find comfort in the familiar, even if it is broken and ineffective. With Jigsaw, I have a tool to get personally involved, imagine where to start, gain quality advice, find naturopathic help, identify world-class expertise, know where to obtain quality trusted supplements, and establish regimens that have the ability to address root cause.
Jigsaw is engaged in some very important work.