Harvey Shields

Growing up in Mississippi, I noticed people would always come to our house asking for items like cornmeal, flour, cooking oil and other items. I thought at the time that we had a general store, but I never saw anyone pay for anything. One day I asked my mother why people came to our house for things when we were poor. 

She said, “It's not about us – it’s about helping others. There are people that are much worse off than we are, and we should help them in any way that we can to improve their lives.”

Throughout my life I heard these words, and this is why health and wellness became my passion. It’s not just my profession, I truly believe helping people improve their lives is the greatest gift in the world. 

We are all energy and our physical body is a small portion of our total energy. Our physical body receives energy from the oxygen we breathe, water we drink and food we eat. 

Energy imbalances keep us from a state of wellness, and cause us to be sick, tired, stressed and prone to injury. The imbalance can occur years before we experience any physical symptoms. 

Having a balance of energy means a strong body both physically and mentally; a body that is able to fight off disease, tolerate stress, have energy to perform tasks, and function with mental clarity throughout the day.