Who
Are We?
Health Investment
Associates® (HIA) began in 1974 as a private internal medicine practice with a
strong interest in preventive medicine. In the years since, we have developed a
pioneering approach to analysis, education and training in human health and
fitness which stands without peer in this region. As a result we have helped
over five thousand of our clients realize major gains in health, capability and
enjoyment of life, and many have become friends in the process.
How
and why are we different?
In our culture, we are all trained in
economic investing, retirement plans, stock portfolios, art collections, etc.
However, very few of us have ever been taught that physical and emotional health
and fitness are actually the most important investments of all!
We
commonly see in medical practice people who have acquired considerable financial
assets, but who have nearly killed themselves getting there, and who are now too
ill and damaged to enjoy all their wealth, because they never invested in their
health.
At HIA we have recognized for years that we all live not only in
our bodies, systems and lab values (the ingredients a typical "physical"
checks), but also and even more importantly, in our lifestyles. The patterns of
behavior with which we manage the key areas in life our careers, our marriages
and home life, and our personal care are unfortunately full of imbalances
because we receive virtually no training throughout life in these crucial areas.
These imbalances cause substantial stresses, which gradually but inevitably
produce psychosomatic and eventually organic illnesses. The result is
progressive impairment of our capabilities and enjoyment of life.
We are all born with potentials to do better things in life than most of us ever achieve, and by perfectly reasonable means. It's a sad thing to see capable and intelligent human beings out of touch with these inner resources, or worse yet eroding them with unhealthy lifestyles.
For all of the above reasons we have developed a unique approach to the practice of primary care and preventive medicine, which we believe is best entitled "lifestyle medicine."
What
do we do?
We function as health
investment consultants (in much the same manner as a personal financial
counselor), transforming the standard medical history and physical exam into an
extensive analysis of our clients' current health and lifestyle situation, in
effect an in depth review of one's "health portfolio."
We have developed a custom computer program (Lifebal 2000©, which is copyrighted and unique in the U.S.) to assist in both lifestyle balance analysis and training. Using a combination of this program, detailed questionnaires and an intensive informational program, our clients receive a complete health, physical fitness, and lifestyle balance analysis and summary and recommendations for improvements in personal lifestyle management in all key areas of their lives.
Our programs have a strong emphasis on follow-up, reinforcement and training, since the goal is nothing less than permanent changes and better lifestyle habits. Time has shown that people willing to work in a learning partnership with us have a high success rate in achieving significantly better health, happiness, productivity and balance in life.
Is
this for me?
If you are a quality-seeker
of virtually any age from 19 to 90, with a belief in personal responsibility,
lifelong learning, and self-improvement, you are likely to be a good candidate
for one of our programs