Chip's blog

You probably remember that phrase from the movie Dead Poets Society with Robin Williams. It is one of my favorites, especially the scene when he introduces it, "Carpe Diem - Seize the Day - "gather ye rosebuds why ye may. We are food for worms lads. Because believe it or not, each and every one of us is going to stop breathing, turn cold and die."
Hard to argue with that sentiment, BUT, when was the last time you really did something spontaneous to create a lasting memory? It had been awhile for me.

Another report came out to document how ineffective antidepressants drugs are in fighting depression. This was expecially true in "mildly" depressed people who are the vast majority. You can find more info here - http://entitycube.research.microsoft.com/result.aspx?q=Robert+DeRubeis

Researchers combined the results from SIX different studies to come to this conclusion. The drugs are a huge money maker and are over perscribed. The study recommends "other forms of therapy" which there are many. Be careful looking to change the way you are feeling with a pill.

I have been a walking member of the USGA for years. Being injured and recovering from 2 surgeries on my achilles has been difficult. I am just starting to play a little golf again with my kids. The only way I can go out is in a cart right now. Common sense dictates that if you walk instead of taking a golf cart you will be in better shape and live longer. My personal favorite helper is my Sun Mountain 3 wheel push cart. It is a great tool. If you ride and do not want to carry this is well worth the investment.

A recent study from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden just proved it. They found that golfers who regularly walked will live on average 5 YEARS LONGER than the general population. Their death rate was CUT BY 40 PERCENT.

I guess sometimes you just have to slow down. If you don't thinks may line up out of your control to make it happen. In early March I ruptured my Achilles tendon playing tennis. I had just joined the ladder at a new club and it was my first match. One hour into the match I decided to come in behind a serve and pow - ruptured right in half. I had the surgery - well into recovery with daily exercises and PT then walking up the stairs in flip flops I slipped and POW - ruptured again right above where it was put back together. Another surgery last week and I am starting over. I thought I was doing everything possible to come back. You just never know. I would give anything to go for a walk. You take walking and moving freely for granted.

It always amazes me when I am shopping and I see the stacks of 12 packs of soda that many parents are buying for their families. At only $5 for 24 cans it is cheap. I think soda is also the leading cause of obesity in children too. To be a 3%'er you have to kick the habit of reaching for a soda all the time. Get it out of your home!

Teenagers who drink more soda have more mental health difficulties, including hyperactivity and mental distress, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health.

They found that the teenagers who drank the most soda (an average of four or more glasses a day) scored highest on measures of behavioral difficulties, hyperactivity, mental distress and overall mental health problems.

Hi my name is Chip Eichelberger and I created this site. I have been blessed to be speaking to literally almost 1000 different audiences over the last 15 years. I have carved a niche as a motivational/peak performance speaker – check out GetSwitchedOn.com to see more about me if you wish. I would love to say the majority of my audiences are taking great care of myself, but they are not. Amazingly it is the people I have spoken to in health care (hospitals, nurses, docs) that seem to be in the worst shape of all.

My goal is to create an opportunity for people to make a public commitment that they are going to be a 3%'er - hitting all 4 of the criteria to live a healthy lifestyle. I want to add resources, success stories, ideas, recipes – any way I can to add value to the people who chose to be a 3%'er.