Hello Everyone,

It’s almost back to school time! Each new school year means a fresh start no matter what age you are. On Tuesday, August 20th at 7:15 we will be hosting our Spinal and Nutrition Basics Class. Topics will include: good posture, strong bones, ergonomics, building blocks for good nutrition, healthy snacks (samples will be provided) and healthy lunch suggestions. Let us know if you are coming and bring a loved one with you.

Monday through Friday over the next two weeks, we will be doing our healthy school tips countdown. Today’s healthy tip is a video on choosing a proper backpack for your child or yourself if using one during your commute.

Enjoy the video and have a great day!

Alive and Well Chiropractic Backpack Safety
Dr. Anne Marie

backpack safety

While sitting in a reception this morning, I listened to a commercial for the Children’s Hospital promoting their well-trained doctors who specialize in pediatric gastrointestinal disorders like celiac, Crohn’s, irritable bowel and gastric reflux. I immediately thought of my grade school years (1970’s-1980’s). I don’t recall kids in my class having these disease processes and hospitals advertising over the airwaves their specialties. Food allergies and intolerances were rare back then.

What happened? What is it that we all have in common no matter what our socioeconomic background?
The answer is food and water. It’s often challenging for people to learn what is good and what is bad for them and their families. Just this week, my aunt brought me a salad for lunch and apologized that they did not have oil and vinegar dressing. She got me a packet of Italian Dressing. I thanked her and told her I had my own dressing in the back. When I looked at the packet of dressing today, the list of ingredients were: Soybean Oil, Vinegar, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Contains Less Than 2%: Garlic, Xanthum Gum, Onion, Red Bell Pepper, Spice Lemon Juice Concentrate, Dextrose, Beta Carotene and Paprika.

Here people are thinking that they are doing something good for themselves eating a salad. What they are really doing is contaminating it with the dressing. This dressing is genetically modified with soy and corn products. These two ingredients alone can create gastrointestinal distress and weight gain. So here people are going around with stomach issues and having a bunch of tests to figure out what’s going on. The culprit could be as easy as the stuff you are unknowingly putting into your body. READ YOUR LABELS.

Upcoming Events:
Next week we will be starting our school countdown. You will be receiving information to help the children in your life lead a healthier lifestyle.

Our August Health Talk will be on spinal and nutrition basics 101. The date will be determined next week.

Have a great day and Be Well!
Dr. Anne Marie

When many of us think of Vitamin D, we think of bone health but Vitamin D does so much more than that. It is great for heart disease prevention, cancer prevention, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases to name just a few. Low Vitamin D levels are on the rise. Part of this is due to an improperly functioning digestive tract which may lead to the disease processes stated above. If your gut cannot break down your foods to help your body repair, regenerate and grow, it begins to break down. Everyone should get their Vitamin D levels checked. If you need to supplement with Vitamin D, take a good quality supplement with oil (Vitamin D works well with a high quality fat). We can always help you with your Vitamin D options.

Enjoy the Article.

Have Fun and Be Well!
Dr. Anne Marie

Are there monsters lurking in your freezer with names like sugar, food dyes, and preservatives that are secretly robbing you of your health? Beat the heat this summer with a popsicle packed with vitamins and minerals that enhance your health. It took me less than 10 minutes to make these four popsicles and that included opening the Thai coconut (optional-you can use coconut milk instead).

Directions: Take 1/2 the water from the Thai coconut and all of the coconut meat and blend it with pineapple and a dash of cinnamon. Blend until smooth. Pour in popsicle molds and freeze.

Options: You can use coconut milk (sold in a carton) instead of opening a Thai coconut (YouTube has directions on opening. It’s easy!). You can use cocoa to make the popsicles chocolate. Add different types of fruits like banana, mango, or berries.

Have Fun and Be Well!
Dr. Anne Marie

Happy First Day of Summer!

Health Tip: It’s a great time to get healthy.  This article talks about eating more (veggies) during your meal to trim your waistline.

Have Fun and Be Well!

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It’s three more days until summer! Health tip: Get your veggies down with a smoothie! Smoothies are fast to make and you FEEL AMAZING after drinking them. Enjoy the recipe and Have Fun!

It’s 11 days until summer! Your health tip today is on mattress ergonomics.

Enjoy the video and have a great day!

It’s two weeks until summer!  Your health tip today is on snacking.   A couple of snacks per day not only keeps you energized but also keeps your blood sugar stable so you are less likely to eat junk food.  A few examples of smart snacks: veggies and hummus, fruit, avocado and Nut Thin crackers, chicken chunks, and nuts.

Enjoy the article and have a great day!

It’s 16 days until summer!  Today’s health tip is on simple steps to manage stress.  At Alive & Well, we always talk about subluxations (interferences within your body that prevent your nervous system from working at its optimal level).  Subluxations are all caused by stress.  There are three types of stress:  physical (traumas that may have occurred to you from childbirth to present day), chemical (things that you are putting into your body to use as food that aren’t enhancing your well being), and emotional (things we frequently worry about that may or may not come into being).

This is a great article on managing stress.  It talks about the importance of sleep which helps you to decrease the physical types of stress.  It talks about eating well which helps to diminish the chemical types of stress.  It gives you recommendations to help manage the emotional types of stress via exercise and fun activities.

Enjoy the article!

It’s 16 days until summer!  Today’s health tip is on stretching.  Often we overlook the importance of stretching.  Not only does a daily dose of stretching prevent you from having injuries but it also gives you energy.  By balancing your major muscle groups through a good stretch, muscle tension subsides while you improve your posture leading to a more productive day.  This video covers 4 stretches that are quick, easy and will stretch all of your major muscle groups in about 5 minutes.

Enjoy the video and remember that you can always go to the Resource section of our website awchiro.com for more videos and health information.

Choose to be Alive & Well!