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May 2013

Personal Coaching

Wellness Reflections: ATTITUDE

Attitude* is formed by three things: 1. Where you’re coming from in general. 2. How you’re looking at or interacting with something, someone, life or yourself. 3. How well you are lined up with Truth, your path, reality, goals, etc. 1. Where you’re coming from in general, so you likely fit into one of these levels: – Life is pretty good, when I do well. – Life’s not bad at all, given what I’m facing. – Listen, I just do…

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Chiropractic Spinal Health Wellness, general

Slipped Disc

Slipped Disc with Pinched Nerve

Paul suffers from lower back pain and the doctors said he had a slipped disc. The lower back, the lumbar region of the spine, is the most common area where intervertebral discs will “slip” or more accurately bulge, herniate or rupture. Symptoms of lower back pain are present, with or without leg pain or numbness. Sounds serious? When the topic of spinal surgery is mentioned it becomes serious indeed. Complicated? Well it could be but fortunately there are spinal experts available to evaluate and…

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Personal Coaching Wellness, general

Wellness is Personal

P – personal and individual planning & execution E – effort is required to “normalize” weight and keep it off R – reasonable, achievable goals are required S – self-discipline is at the center of lifestyle transformation O – optimal health is achievable in most cases N – natural choices are always better A – addictions need to be overcome L – lifetime pursuit (not a quick fix) Warning… Taking any drug for symptomatic or maintenance reasons is NOT healthcare but just disease…

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Chiropractic Spinal Health

Chiropractic Focus – Cervical Spondylosis

Martha has been suffering from arm and hand pain and numbness with gradually increasing severity. It all began with frequent earlier neck pains and some reoccurring headaches. These are symptoms of a neck in trouble that is now pinching or irritating nerves that go into the arms and hands and / or other nerves that go from the neck up into the head. Signs to look for are limited neck movements; that is, the neck exhibits a restricted range of motion. IT’S EASY TO CHECK… Turn…

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Chiropractic Wellness, general

Sinusitis: Non-surgical & Non-drug Options

sinuses of the face

Mary suffers from sinusitis since her college years. Sinus pressure, sinus headaches, allergic rhinitis describe pain conditions caused by an abnormal increase in sinus fluids and the resulting increased pressure it produces in the sinus cavities of the skull and subsequent post nasal drip. The fluids can become inflamed and produce refered headaches or become infected and the inflammation with accompanying pressure may also cause a headache and/or spread the infection in the throat and lungs. Mary was prescribed antihistamine medications and analgesics for…

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Personal Coaching Wellness, general

Are You an Adrenaline Addict?

Thomas Leonard, the father of Life Coaching, noted these Top 10 Signs identifying if … You’re An Adrenaline Addict. You and your body feel pressure to perform or produce. You arrive at appointments just in the nick of time or late. You over-promise results. You procrastinate and then rush to deliver. You are impatient. You speak quickly and can’t slow yourself down without lots of effort. You don’t maintain a healthy reserve of time, money and space for yourself. You…

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Chiropractic Wellness, general

Pregnancy & Back Pain

According to scientific studies, roughly one half of all pregnant women battle backache (Obstet Gynecol 1988). Fortunately, there’s a powerful and safe solution to pregnancy-related backache: chiropractic care. In fact, Chiropractic helps many expectant moms prepare for childbirth without the needless aggravation of back pain and without drugs. Although backache occurs with similar frequency in both pregnant and non-pregnant women, back pain during pregnancy tends to be more severe. Why does pregnancy provoke such intense back discomfort? Take Mary’s case for…

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