Wellness Category: Posture

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The body of the lowest freely movable vertebra always rotates toward the low side of the sacrum or the foundation upon which is rests, and rotates toward the high iliac crest when that crest is high as a result of … Continue reading

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Wellness Category: Strength

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Strength Exercise restores proper muscle to fat ratios, strengthens the body reducing chemical imbalance and stress Synergy Therapeutic Systems: Easy on the joints and affordable system that can be done anywhere. Description from their website:  see video at www.backtolifechiropracticky.com: Our … Continue reading

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Wellness Category: Flexibility

Conditioning for ultimate performance

 Many people are unaware of the importance of stretching and conditioning the body before physical activity. We typically become so motivated to get up and go, our bodies are left to adjust without warming up.

 When stretching is avoided, a critical opportunity for injury prevention is missed. Inactive bodies are more vulnerable to a muscle tear or a strain, as opposed to a body that is flexible and limber.    

According to the American Chiropractic Association, “Flexibility not only reduces stiffness in the body, but it also helps your body to pump blood to your muscles and nerves, helps alleviate the possibility of aggravating or reinjuring yourself if you have any musculoskeletal problems and helps maintain good range of motion of your joints.”1 

 

This is why many professional athletes will stretch thoroughly and receive chiropractic treatment before game time. Flexibility is a major catalyst in athletes seeking to prevent themselves from injury and perform at their best. 

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Strecthes Quick and Easy:  

Stretches :  Start off gradually.  If you can not stretch manually at first use a belt or rope to help make the stretch.  Remember to breath.  Achieve the stretch position gently, no bouncing or jerking!  The stretch position should have a tight feeling.  Never Pain!  Study the position of each figure carefully before performing each exercise.

 Stretches short version Connecting to Wellness

The following page from the “The Stick provided by Zealous Vitality Inc” web site is a great link to view how to improve flexibility and improve range of motion.
You can access it at the following URL:
http://thestick.ca/content/view/16/33/

 

 

 

When was the last time you could touch the floor with your hands (knees locked)?    Have any question or need any help in this category.

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Wellness Category: Cardiovascular

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Use this form to figure out your High Intensity Cardivascular Workout HIIT Calculator Form appropriate for your age.  Always check with your health care provider before starting a high intensity workout.    Check out this article on High Blood Pressure  Have … Continue reading

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Wellness Category: Nutrition

Omega-3 Fatty Acids:  Specifically docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), appear to improve neurotransmitter reception in the brain.  DHA, in particular, protects neurons and glia from death by maintaining brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein formed within the brain that aids in maintaining neuronal plasticity.  The ration between omega-3 and omega-6 being consumed.  This imbalance is considered to a risk factor for ADHD.  ADHD children may also have an inability to metabolize EFAs correctly.  Children with ADHD frequently manifest EFA deficiency symptoms, which may include dry hair and skin, eczema, recurrent infections, increased thirst and behavioral problems.  Correcting underlying EFA deficiencies may improve ADHD symptoms in many individuals.   From:  Altern Med Rev. 2011 (Dec); 16(4): 323-337

Protein Needs

—A variety of factors interact to increase dietary protein needs of individuals who exercise regularly.
—To ensure these increased needs are met, care should be taken to consume a diet containing adequate energy and a selection of high quality protein foods, i.e., dairy products, eggs and meat. Select populations may be at increased risk of not consuming sufficient protein due to increased requirements for a variety of other reasons, i.e., unbalanced diet (vegetarians), inadequate energy intake (dieters or athletes with high energy expenditure, especially women), higher baseline requirements (those who are growing or the elderly) and so on.
—Journal American College Nutrition October 2000;19(5 Suppl):513S-521S
—OR if not exercising to much protein can occur in the body

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.  Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Romans 12:1-2
“Eat Well”
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Church Research on Metabolic Syndrome

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