Exercise and Diet! Simple isn’t it? or is it? The answer to this question is very simple, YES, you can and will live a healthier lifestyle if you commit to exercising and eating a healthier diet on a reagular basis. The action steps to implement this simple plan is where the question becomes complex. For each of us the process will be different but if you can commit to these two simple things the results will speak for themselves.

 Exercise

4 – 5 days a week 45 min. – 1 hr. of exercise. Whatever your exercise of choice is.

Diet

Daily intake of high-fiber foods

Daily intake of green, orange, and yellow fruits and vegetables

Limit your daily intake of sugary foods and starchy carbohydrates

Cut down on animal fat

Cut way down on Trans fats

Consume fish and nuts

Eat smaller portions at meal times

Have a variety of foods in your diet

Take a daily multivitamin/multi-mineral supplement (our food and soil is depleted of many of the vitamins and minerals we need daily – you must take a supplement, preferably consuming a multi- that does not have binders and fillers in it.

The symptoms of food sensitivities and allergies are quite different. A food allergy normally causes a quick and obvious reaction, such as swelling, rashes or difficulty in breathing. The symptoms of food sensitivities are not as immediate or obvious as those of food allergies. The following are just a few examples of food sensitivities: fatigue, lethargy, needing to sleep after you have eaten; mood swings, depression, restlessness, headaches, migraines, joint pain, gas, bloating, and indigestion.

A simple and easy way to check which foods may be causing your food sensitivity is by doing an Elimination Diet. Below I have outlined the basic steps in performing an Elimination Diet.

Elimination Diet

Avoid the following food groups for three weeks:

Milk                              Wheat 

Dairy                            Soy      

Nuts                             Raw fruit

Tomatoes                      Corn

Shellfish                        Pickles

Carbonated drinks

Cutting out these food groups means that for a three week (21 day) period your diet will be bland. This is very crucial in order to single out which one (s) you have a food sensitivity to.

After the three weeks of a bland diet, re-introduce one category of food for a few days – be conscious about how your body reacts during the re-introduction of the food group. One by one re-introduced each food group and you should be able to figure out which one (s) are the cause of your food sensitivity.

 The Elimination Diet is a simple and easy way to figure out what food sensitivities you may have. Making the commitment to learn about your own health is a very powerful experience. Commit to it and you will have success. Good Luck!

Our perspective on optimal health emphasizes two fundamental concepts:

1) The structure and condition of the body influences how the body functions and its ability to heal itself; and

2) The mind-body relationship is instrumental in maintaining health and in the healing processes.

Although chiropractic and massage therapy share much with other health professions, its emphasis and application of philosophy distinguishes it from modern medicine. Chiropractic and Massage philosophy gravitates toward a holistic (“total person”) approach to healing which combines elements of the mind, body and spirit and maintains that health depends on obedience to natural laws, and that deviation from such laws can result in illness.

Our philosophy blends an effective combination of conviction, critical thinking, open-mindedness, and appreciation of the natural order of things.

Our care focuses on the establishment and maintenance of a relationship between clients and their environment which is most conducive to functional well-being.

Many people experience back and/or neck pain in there lifetime without being able to identify the exact cause. The majority of the time there is a simple explanation for these aches and pains, Poor Posture. There is endless research that suggests that many spine problems are preventable because they result from poor posture and body mechanics, which subject the spine to abnormal stresses. Abnormal stresses over time can lead to structural changes in the spine, including degeneration of disks and joints, lengthening and shortening of supportive muscles and ligaments, and wear on cartilage.

What can you do if poor posture is the cause of your aches and pains? The protocol is as simple as the explanation. The largest hurdle to over come is actually ”doing” the work to correct your posture. Committing the time to take care of yourself! 

Are you ready to begin correcting postural dysfunctions? Send us a message and we will guide you in the right direction towards achieving your optimal health.

1.      Decide. Make the decision that you are willingly choosing to invest in yourself, because it is in your best interest to do so, and also because it is in the best interest of everyone you know for you to be at your best.

2.      Understand. Understand what wellness is and what it looks and feels like. Be a student of being well. Continue reading and learning as much as you can about how the choices you make and the things you think affect your well-being. Be mindful that wellness is a process or a journey, not an event or destination.

3.      Know Your Body. Reveal the mystery of sickness and health by knowing the parts of your body, what they are supposed to do for you and what happens when your body isn’t working properly. You are genetically preprogrammed to self-heal and to thrive. Gain the self-confidence to know that healing is an inside job.

4.      Get Aligned. The best-kept secret in wellness is the importance of keeping your main frame in alignment. Your skeleton is made up of your spine and extremities, which all have joints which attach bones together and allow for proper movement. When those joints get sublimated or fixated it has devastating effects on your structural and neurological health.

5.      Move It. Exercise is one of the best prescriptions to stay healthy and well. Your body requires motion, resistance, stretching and oxygen to stay strong and flexible. Invest in your future by keeping fit.

6.      Eat Well. The foods you consume are filled with chemicals that either help or hurt you. Look through your refrigerator and cabinets and start looking at what is in the foods you are putting into your body. Food is supposed to be the nourishment and fuel to keep you going and the building blocks to support growth of new and health cells. Take a daily supplement for overall health and wellbeing.

7.      Relax & Breathe. Everyone needs time to let the body and mind rest and rejuvenate. Whether you like to meditate, pray, listen to nature or inspiring music, shut down and open up.

8.      Build Your Wellness Team. Put together your all-star roster of superstar wellness providers with whom you are excited to work. Being excited and inspired by a team of experts will keep you safe and keep you engaged in bringing out your best.

9.      Create Your Routine. For wellness to work in the long run it has to become routine. You want to schedule your needs first so that you know you are taking care of what’s most important: You. Take the time to figure out how you can make wellness fit into your lifestyle. If you don’t schedule it, it will likely not happen. Life gets busy very quickly and soon everyone else’s needs are more important than your own. Make sure you know that you are making the time to exercise, eat well, relax and see your wellness team on a routine basis.

10.  Enjoy It. Discovering wellness may seem like a lot of work to do, but not doing so isn’t an option for people who want to reduce their risk of health problems and increase their chances for success. The fact is, though, that you receive the most benefit from being perfectly healthy and achieving success when you can enjoy it.

Use these lifestyle and wellness tips to create the richness you deserve in your life!

In this day and age what does it take to be “healthy”? It starts with a battle against our minds. This battle is not as easy as I am making it sound but certainly attainable. A simple/healthy diet is the a great way to start your path towards your optimal health.

Eating pattern’s must be broken and re-learned. Years and years of programming, marketing, advertisements and family traditions have steered us away from a basic simple diet. Our primary need for consuming food is for the nutritional benefits not taste. Over the years that has mutated and we live in a society of convenience and processed foods. Yes, the processing of foods definitely makes the food taste better but what does it do to the nutritional value? This is the question, this is the battle. We all have the ability to overcome this battle and achieve a simpler healthy diet. Ask yourself why you are eating? and for what purpose?

Our intention with this site is to spread information on health and wellness issues with our clients and the world! Enjoy!