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Thank You, John Wong, MD, for Encouraging Health and Wellness

by Example

The philosophy John Wong, MD, takes as a Riding the century is the 100-mile
palliative care specialist applies to how he bike ride that is part of the Tour de
views life and health in general. “When I Cure, an annual event to raise
help patients with cancer, I know that funds for the American Diabetes
while the malignant cells are being treated, Association. This will be John’s
I also need to focus on the body as a fourth year participating in the
whole. Individually, we endeavor to be the event, which takes place this year
best we can be so that the community as a on Saturday, June 10 at Santa Fe
whole, our body, will be healthy.” Recreational Dam. He rides to
honor his mother and all people
For John, who has been with the company with diabetes.
for 23 years and who plans to retire later
this month, being a believer and participant “While I ride, I am humbled to see
in wellness and the Vitality program has the Red Riders, those who have di-
been natural, as it goes along with his per- abetes but have taken the chal-
sonal views on the importance of good lenge to do something healthy for
health. “I’m a strong believer in being a themselves and at the same time
role model and practicing what I preach to The 2015 Tour de Cure with John Wong, raise funds. I’m excited to see the
my patients about the value of a healthy MD, left; Noah Flores, RN, middle; and new routes they have planned for
lifestyle, including exercise, diet, and sleep. Patrick Alix, MD, right; they all bicycled this year’s Tour de Cure for all lev-
the 100-mile century ride.
Find time to work on this lifestyle; being els of participants, including
too busy is more of an indication of some need for change shorter rides and a run, and I encourage others to join or
and re-prioritizing our goals in life. In a way, exercise is a donate to our team.” Click here for more information on
form of mindful meditation for me; it demands I pay atten- the event.
tion to the present and focus on what’s important in the
now.” He also encourages all eligible teammates to take advan-
tage of participating in the Vitality wellness program. “We
Shortly after the company introduced the Vitality wellness work in such a high stress environment that it’s important
program, John purchased a simple fit-bug; he has upgraded to come to work well prepared, and to be able to go home
to a Fitbit but hasn’t yet graduated to the Apple Watch. and de-escalate from a tough day. Vitality is actually fun to
“Having a device or app is a great motivator to reach do!”
10,000 steps daily, finish that run, or ride that century.”

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For more information about Vitality, visit www.powerofvitality.com. Contact Janet Galli for further program information.