By the way…my “why” is to enhance lives!  I hope I can enhance yours in some way!

Are your shoulders feeling tight and tense?  Are you experiencing headaches or low back pain?  Are you just feeling out of line?   Are you sniffling, sneezing, tired and run down?  You may be suffering from ING syndrome.

Envive has recently declared this condition an epidemic in our community. 

Definition:

ING syndrome is a repetitive motion disorder that results in discomfort felt in the body that usually originates from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints and other structures in the spine. 

Classification:

There are several potential causes of ING syndrome.  Diagnosis of the ING syndrome is directly related to excessive amounts of certain holiday activities.  These activities include, but are not limited to:  shoppING, decoratING, cookING, eatING, bakING, plannING, entertainING, stressING, wrappING, sleddING, skatING, SkiING, travellING, visitING, singING, laughING, drivING, shovelING, dancING . . . just to name a few. 

Management of this condition:

Common treatment’s successful in eliminating the symptoms of the ING syndrome is the chiropractic adjustment, massage therapy, acupuncture, physical therapy, and/or lifestyle education.  

Let us help you eliminate needless suffering caused by the ING syndrome! 

 Now is the time! Come in today.  Don’t wait for the New Year to make a resolution.  Get your health back on track now! 

 If you utilize health insurance to maximize your health care needs it’s another good reason to take care of yourself now.  Most health insurance plans provide coverage up to a certain dollar amount or certain number of visits each year.  New deductibles start January 1!  Now is a great to time take advantage of those remaining 2011 benefits.  

The Envive team is here to help in any way we can! 

 We look forward to seeing you and helping you leapING your way into 2012 in the best health possible. 

Dr. Nathan Unruh

“United 475 Heavy, you’re cleared for take off on 32 left.”

Soon after your pilot receives a message like this, you’ll start down the runway. In moments, you’ll be going fast enough to cause the low pressure above the wing, created by its unique shape, to lift the plane into the air.

To create the speed necessary to produce lift requires an enormous expenditure of energy. Large quantities of fuel are burned during the first twenty minutes of your flight, when your pilot is guiding the plane in its initial ascent. Once the proper “cruising” altitude is reached, it takes hardly any fuel at all to maintain the appropriate cruising speed.

Just like chiropractic care.

At the beginning, lots of energy is used. The visits are frequent. The goal is to create sufficient momentum to reverse the unhealthy spinal pattern that has prompted a visit to our practice.

Then, as symptoms subside, it usually takes fewer visits to maintain the progress and start retraining the spine for more lasting change.

Now that they are feeling better, this is when many chiropractic patients disappear. And since they’re on the ground, not cruising along in the stratosphere, it’s easy to do. Which, of course, predisposes them to a relapse. Which again, requires massive amounts of fuel… Which again, gets them to a comfortable cruising altitude… Which prompts them to discontinue their care… Which, well, you get the idea.

Conserve your energy. Stay well with regular chiropractic checkups so you don’t have to keep burning lots of energy getting well.

All The Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas Layin’ In The Sun,
Talkin’ ‘Bout The Things They Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda Done…

But All Those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas All Ran Away,
And Hid From One Little Did.

Shel Silverstein
1930-1999, Poet, Singer-Songwriter, Cartoonist and Author

The difference between great and average is how often you take risks.

Accept risk as a normal part of living. View risk as a part of the process of exploring your world. Make note of the lessons you learn with each chance you take and move on.
            
Forget about the consequences of taking chances. Risk opens you to only a temporary change in direction that can set you straight for your next success.
 
If you’re brave enough to risk, to temporarily live outside of your comfort zone for a short period of time, you’re big enough to win.

After reading the book the old saying “shoot for the moon and even if you miss you will fall amongst the stars” really resonated with me at a whole different level.  My passion flame burns brighter today after reading about the life of Walt Disney.  I want to encourage each of you to live your life to the fullest!  Afterall we only have one life to live!

Want to feel good on a regular basis and just be “high” on life? Then exercise! Exercise releases endorphins in the brain. What are endorphins? They’re the body’s own natural painkillers that produce feelings of euphoria. Not only are they free, but they’re available without a prescription. But be warned: they are habit forming!

Scientists accidentally discovered the “feel good” benefits of endorphins when they conducted studies on drug addiction in the 1970s. They found that the brain produced chemicals that far exceed the strength of opium, morphine or even heroin.

The body releases endorphins during stressful periods and in response to regular physical activity. It’s why someone involved in a life-threatening accident doesn’t feel any pain. In addition, many athletes claim to feel “great” after a particularly strenuous workout session. These can be explained by the effects of these natural brain chemicals. In fact, many who participate in regular exercise programs become “addicted” to it because of the natural high they experience.

Running, cycling and swimming are all known to release feel-good endorphins. If you suffer from depression, are stressed out or just want to feel better, exercise. Take a walk or jog around a local park, jump on a treadmill, lift some weights, do some Pilates, throw on a workout DVD – anything to get yourself moving. Stay with it long enough and you too will become addicted!