Breathing isn't something that needs to be jotted down in our day planners (remember those!?), whoops, blackberries. As we are forced to focus on the opportunity cost of time more and more regularly, setting priorities make us better decision-makers in every arena, whether it be work, home, or the grocery store.
This great post by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn on slow food and overall slower living kindled the idea for this post. She ends with suggesting a "slow health" movement:
There are certain aspects of modern life that require more than a minute or two of our time. Health is one. Perhaps we should start a Slow Health movement? One contributor to a Slow Health movement would be to pay primary care clinicians to spend more time with patients to listen and to advise. For now, though, let's at least work on ourselves and with those whose lives we touch (who may be consumers or other health stakeholders) to slow down when it comes to analyzing and consulting with health information. Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, cooking and eating as well....