"The only real education comes from what goes counter to you."

Andre Gide

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June 2006

Please note the office will be closed from June 1 – 11 for a vacation. Brad will be available during this time. See Office Happenings for more details.

Contents

1. Dr. You
2. Question of the Month
3. Fitness Corner
4. Health News
5. Office Happenings

Dr. You 

It is always exciting when a patient comes into the office excited about the changes they are seeing after getting adjusted. It can range from being able to golf for 18 holes with ease, to getting a full night’s sleep to being able to pick up their kids again. Sometimes it’s a parent saying how much happier and easier to get along with their child is since they started care. All of these are great and potentially life-changing events.

When this happens, often the patient or the parent will give me the credit for the exciting results. While everyone likes praise now and again, it’s the patient’s body and it’s ability to heal itself that should receive more recognition. Inside each of us lies the potential to express health more fully. Chiropractic care releases interference on the nervous system that enables the body to better express that potential. This enhances our ability to heal and to generally function at a higher level.

All of these wonderful things can happen because that possibility lies within us. As a chiropractor, I am a mid-wife for the healing and the changes that take place. I make sure that the spine is healthy and not interfering with your nervous system. The intelligence of the body does the rest. It boils down to the best doctor in the world, Dr. You.

Going forward, realize that your body does the healing. Have confidence in that. With a little outside help, great things can happen. The Dr. You inside all of us is ready to help us, the best it can.

Question of the Month

Once I start seeing a chiropractor, how long do I have to go? 

It depends on how you want to use chiropractic care. It can be used as a treatment of a certain ailment or you can choose to use it as a way of maintaining and improving your health and wellness. Using the first approach limits the time but also the benefits you receive. Approaching chiropractic care with overall wellness in mind allows you the opportunity to explore increasing levels of performance. With a healthier spine and nervous system, you can experience a higher quality of life. If you choose chiropractic for the health benefits, then ask yourself the following question. When do you stop brushing your teeth, eating well or exercising? It is the same time you stop seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis. Make chiropractic care a part of your healthy lifestyle. 

Fitness Corner

Here is another resource to allow you to lead a healthier and richer life. Scott McDermott produces a monthly newsletter that is full of great tips and ideas regarding health and fitness issues. This month’s topics are:
- Olive Oil- different kinds for different things
- Wrinkles, extra skin, high fructose corn syrup and alpha lipoic – is there a connection?
- What should you eat and drink after your hockey/soccer/baseball/football game?
Send an email today to mybestbody@shaw.ca to subscribe.

Health News

Research shows how anticipating pain hurts

This research, published in the journal Science, looks at the burgeoning new field called neuroeconomics. Basically it uses brain imaging to try to understand how people make choices. It is quite fascinating stuff. To read more: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2006-05-04-brain-dread_x.htm

Two important things come out of this study. One is that, to quote the author of the study, “Dread often makes us make bad decisions.” Being too wrapped in fear and negativity, such as when the next Bird flu will hit, dumbs us down. The second point is that a healthy spine gives your nervous system a clearer view of what is happening in the body. Previous research has shown that chiropractic care improves brain function and efficiency… http://torquerelease.com/art9.htm, http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/tcj/1999/apr/apr1999kent.htm.If I were you, I would see my chiropractor today!

Study: Off-label drugs often prescribed

There is a wave going through the health care industry that we should focus on “evidence-based” procedures. What this means is that whatever procedure you are offering should be backed with scientific support. This study shows that one in seven prescriptions were off-label, therefore lacking in proper studies.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-05-08-offlabel-drugs_x.htm

With the potential for injury or even death with this type of practice, please be aware of what you or a loved one might be taking.

Office Happenings 

1. Office Closing. The office will be closed for an early summer vacation on Thursday June 1 and will re-open on Monday June 12 at 8 a.m. If you are in need of chiropractic care during that time, please call Dr. Lajeunesse at Pines Chiropractic Centre at 343-0909. Brad MacLeod, the massage therapist will be available during this time. To reach him, call 396-3169. Sorry for any inconvenience.

2. Wellness Orientation Workshops (W.O.W.). Get connected to some information about your health that can have life-changing consequences. Our June W.O.W.’s are scheduled for Wednesday June 14 and Monday June 19. They start at 5:30 p.m. and are here in the office. Bring a friend!

3. Office Hours. Here are our office hours excluding June 1 to 11: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 to 12:30 and 2:00 to 5:30, Tuesday 8:00 to 12:30 and Thursday 1:00 to 7:30 pm.