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By guest financial blogger, Clint Proctor

By Medi-Share member, Colin Keeler My uncle was a prosperous entrepreneur and investor. After I graduated college, I asked him the secret to his success. He gave me the most important piece of financial advice I have ever received:

In the world of health and wellness, much attention is given to our physical health, perhaps because it’s a more tangible topic or because the Bible tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. This is a disadvantage, however, because it often leaves our mental health on the back burner and without our mental health we may not be fully capable of caring for the physical body we have been given.

By CCM Exercise Physiologist and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Laura Bollinger I was too tired. Something else came up. It was rainy. It was snowing. It was too dark. It was too cold. It was too hot. As a health coach, I hear these statements all the time. Members share with me many reasons why they chose to do something other than exercise during the time they had scheduled for it.

[As appeared on Star Tribune] Ahhh, summertime. A time when many Americans pack up the family car or head to the skies for a getaway with the kids, or even a solo time of rest and relaxation.

When you're in college, you have plenty to worry you. Homework, studying for tests, and completing projects are enough to occupy your mind. Even after you've graduated, much more may start to weigh on you, like paying off student loans and starting a satisfying career. The last thing you want to think about is how you'll pay medical bills in the event of an accident, or how you'll manage all your doctor's visits in order to stay healthy and fit.

Knowing your health numbers is important for all people, but because men are less likely to visit the doctor, fewer men know what their health numbers are or should be. In honor of International Men's Health Week (June 11-17), this could be the most important thing men read today.

May is peak season for asthma and allergy symptoms, so it is a perfect time to raise awareness.