Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
RECIPE OF THE DAY: GREEK STYLE SPAGHETTI SQUASH
Ingredients
1 spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
2 tbl coconut oil
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic
1 can diced tomatoes
¾ cup crumbled feta cheese
3 tbl sliced black olives
2 tbl chopped fresh basil
Instructions
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2) Place spaghetti squash with cut sides down on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a sharp knife can be inserted with only a little resistance. Remove squash from oven and set aside to cool.
3) Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in oil until tender. Add garlic. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are warmed through.
4) Use a large spoon to scoop the stringy pulp from the squash and place in a medium bowl. Toss with the vegetables, feta, olives and basil. Serve warm.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Condition Of the Week From Your Chiropractor: Asthma
Condition Of the Week From Your Chiropractor: Asthma
Who do you know with Asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing. Chiropractic is not a treatment for asthma.
However, many people with asthma report improvement after receiving chiropractic care. Why?
1. The lungs and diaphragm (the muscle used for breathing) are controlled by your nervous system.
2. Nerves that control these areas leave the brain, travel down the spinal cord and exit the mid-cervical (neck) and thoracic regions of the spine.
3. Subluxations (misalignments of spinal bones that irritate nerves) in these areas of the spine can interfere with nerve supply to the lungs causing the lungs to function abnormally.
4. A chiropractor would correct the subluxations, restoring proper nerve supply to the lungs, allowing the lungs to function optimally.
A study published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research documented the results of 81 children with asthma who received chiropractic care. The two month study revealed that those under chiropractic care who reported asthma attacks before the study, saw a 45% decrease in the number of attacks, and that 31% of the subjects voluntarily chose to decrease their medication. All this occurred because of improved nervous system control of the lungs.
Dr. Matthew Fiebelkorn is a Stillwater Chiropractor who teaches, speaks, and writes about wellness and health issues for adults and children and on improving their quality of life through healthier lifestyle choices. For more information on Dr. Fiebelkorn, visit his web site. Or Call Today (651)300-0150!
Friday, April 25, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
TOP 10 BENEFITS OF SUNSHINE FROM YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
TOP 10 BENEFITS OF SUNSHINE FROM YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
Oh my goodness it’s been a rough winter. Bitter cold across the country, buckets of snow in the South, treacherous conditions in the East, and polar vortices as far as the eye can see.
In short: Thank God It’s Spring!
The sun is finally beginning to wake up from its snowy slumber and embrace us all with its warmth. But are you taking advantage of it yet?
If not, you may be missing out on more than just a nice afternoon outside.
Apparently our parents weren’t lying when they said sunlight was good for us. In fact, it’s really, really good for us.
If you want to know just how good, here’s 10 reasons you should be enjoying the sunshine as much as possible right now.
1. Reduce risk of Type 2 diabetes. At one time, this was considered an adult-onset disease, but now type 2 diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in our kids. Some studies suggest that the vitamin D in sunlight can reduce the risk of developing it by as much as 40%.
2. Reduce cancer risk. Patients who had higher vitamin D blood levels when diagnosed had nearly twice the survival rate of those with lower levels for up to 20 types of cancer, including breast, colon and rectal cancer.
3. Strong bones for better bone health. Think calcium is the best way to reduce risk of developing bone diseases? Well vitamin D has actually been found to boost your calcium absorption.
4. Protect eye health. Vitamin D has been linked to both a lowered risk of macular degeneration and cataracts.
5. Boost immunity. The immune system depends on vitamin D to function properly.
6. Fight obesity. It’s thought that there is a direct correlation to sun exposure and an increase in metabolism. One thought is that less sunlight makes the body think it’s still winter and continues in fat-storing mode.
7. Lower blood pressure. The warmth of the sun can improve circulation and vitamin D has been known to reduce blood pressure.
8. Reduce stroke risk. Sun exposure could reduce your risk of stroke by as much as 60 percent!
9. Sleep better. Sun exposure can help regulate circadian rhythms—the 24-hour cycle that determines sleep and eating patterns in animals.
10. Improve mood. Sunshine improves mood and makes it more likely that you’ll move around when it’s warmer outside.
Much of the benefit from sun exposure comes from the vitamin D you absorb, which begs the question: Couldn’t you just get that benefit from a supplement?
Well yes and no. Supplements are certainly preferable over a deficiency, but our bodies have evolved to synthesize vitamin D, which means the all-natural way has the advantage.
Dr. Matthew Fiebelkorn is a Stillwater Chiropractor who teaches, speaks, and writes about wellness and health issues for adults and children and on improving their quality of life through healthier lifestyle choices. For more information on Dr. Fiebelkorn, visit his web site. Or Call Today (651)300-0150!
BROWN RICE VS. WHITE RICE FROM YOUR CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE
BROWN RICE VS. WHITE RICE FROM YOUR CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE
The difference between brown rice and white rice is not just color! According to a new study by Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, simply replacing white rice with brown rice may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It is especially important to note that white rice is associated with bringing on a rapid rise in blood sugar levels.
Brown rice has more fiber and is processed different than white rice. Unlike white rice the bran in brown rice is kept intact, which gives a healthier dose of fiber. Brown rice also contains nutrients like magnesium, manganese, zinc and vitamin E.
Tips for preparing and cooking brown rice:
-Rinse thoroughly under water.
-Add one-part rice to two parts boiling water or stock.
-After the liquid returns to boil, turn down heat, cover and simmer about 40-45 minutes.
-Enjoy!
-Add one-part rice to two parts boiling water or stock.
-After the liquid returns to boil, turn down heat, cover and simmer about 40-45 minutes.
-Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
verveggie: Vanilla Coffee Frappe Verveggie Style
verveggie: Vanilla Coffee Frappe Verveggie Style: Move over coffee house frappe, this version is healthier, and really tasty! One secret is coffee ice cubes. For this recipe, I mixed 2 Sta...
Monday, April 21, 2014
MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY!! LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST
MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY!! LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST
STRESS RELIEF – WITHOUT CREATING MORE
Stress has become a fact of life, and for some, the daily norm. Although occasional stress can help improve our focus and performance, living with chronic stress can backfire by causing anxiety, depression, and serious health problems.
Understanding who we are, knowing our major struggles, putting them in perspective, and taking action can help us deal with stress. The following strategies can also improve stress tolerance and help lessen the effects of stress on our health.
Think Positively
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into positive,” said Hans Selye, author of the groundbreaking work around stress theory. When optimism is hard to muster, cognitive-behavioral therapy, which trains people to recognize negative thinking patterns and replace them with more constructive ones, can also help reduce the risk of chronic stress and depression.
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into positive,” said Hans Selye, author of the groundbreaking work around stress theory. When optimism is hard to muster, cognitive-behavioral therapy, which trains people to recognize negative thinking patterns and replace them with more constructive ones, can also help reduce the risk of chronic stress and depression.
Get Out and Enjoy Nature
While modern civilization has made our lives more convenient, it has deprived us of an essential source of stress relief—connection with nature. Studies show that interacting with nature can help lessen the effects of stress on the nervous system, reduce attention deficits, decrease aggression, and enhance spiritual well-being.
While modern civilization has made our lives more convenient, it has deprived us of an essential source of stress relief—connection with nature. Studies show that interacting with nature can help lessen the effects of stress on the nervous system, reduce attention deficits, decrease aggression, and enhance spiritual well-being.
“Smell the Roses” for Better Mood
Aromatherapy, or smelling essential plant oils, recognized worldwide as a complementary therapy for managing chronic pain, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress-related disorders, can help you unwind. Orange and lavender scents, in particular, have been shown to enhance relaxation and reduce anxiety.
Aromatherapy, or smelling essential plant oils, recognized worldwide as a complementary therapy for managing chronic pain, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress-related disorders, can help you unwind. Orange and lavender scents, in particular, have been shown to enhance relaxation and reduce anxiety.
Relax with a Cup of Tea
During stressful times, coffee helps us keep going. To give yourself a break, however, consider drinking tea. Research shows that drinking tea for 6 weeks helps lower post-stress cortisol and increase relaxation. Habitual tea drinking may also reduce inflammation, potentially benefiting your heart health.
During stressful times, coffee helps us keep going. To give yourself a break, however, consider drinking tea. Research shows that drinking tea for 6 weeks helps lower post-stress cortisol and increase relaxation. Habitual tea drinking may also reduce inflammation, potentially benefiting your heart health.
Laugh It Off
Humor relieves stress and anxiety and prevents depression, helping put our troubles in perspective. Laughter can help boost the immune system, increase pain tolerance, enhance mood and creativity, and lower blood pressure, potentially improving treatment outcomes for many health problems, including cancer and HIV. Humor may also be related to happiness, which has been linked to high self-esteem, extroversion, and feeling in control.
Humor relieves stress and anxiety and prevents depression, helping put our troubles in perspective. Laughter can help boost the immune system, increase pain tolerance, enhance mood and creativity, and lower blood pressure, potentially improving treatment outcomes for many health problems, including cancer and HIV. Humor may also be related to happiness, which has been linked to high self-esteem, extroversion, and feeling in control.
Build a Support System
Relationships are also key to health and happiness, especially for women. Women with low social support, for example, are more likely to increase blood pressure under stress. Loneliness may also contribute to stress in both men and women, also leading to poorer outcomes after a stroke or congestive heart failure. On the other hand, active and socially involved seniors are at lower risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Social support also helps cancer patients to boost the immune system and maintain a higher quality of life.
Relationships are also key to health and happiness, especially for women. Women with low social support, for example, are more likely to increase blood pressure under stress. Loneliness may also contribute to stress in both men and women, also leading to poorer outcomes after a stroke or congestive heart failure. On the other hand, active and socially involved seniors are at lower risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Social support also helps cancer patients to boost the immune system and maintain a higher quality of life.
Employ the Relaxing Power of Music
Music, especially classical, can also serve as a powerful stress-relief tool. Listening to Pachelbel’s famous Canon in D major while preparing a public speech helps avoid anxiety, heart rate, and blood pressure, which usually accompany public speaking.
Music, especially classical, can also serve as a powerful stress-relief tool. Listening to Pachelbel’s famous Canon in D major while preparing a public speech helps avoid anxiety, heart rate, and blood pressure, which usually accompany public speaking.
Singing and listening to music can also relieve pain and reduce anxiety and depression caused by lowback pain. Group drumming also showed positive effects on stress relief and the immune system. Music therapy can also elevate mood and positively affect the immune system in cancer patients and reduce fatigue and improve self-acceptance in people with multiple sclerosis.
To help people deal with stressful medical procedures, music can help reduce anxiety before surgery. When played during surgery, it can decrease the patient’s post-operative pain. Aiding recovery, a dose of calming music may lower anxiety, pain, and the need for painkillers.
To help people deal with stressful medical procedures, music can help reduce anxiety before surgery. When played during surgery, it can decrease the patient’s post-operative pain. Aiding recovery, a dose of calming music may lower anxiety, pain, and the need for painkillers.
Calm Your Mind
In recent decades, many forms of meditation have gained popularity as relaxation and pain relief tools. Focusing on our breath, looking at a candle, or practicing a non-judgmental awareness of our thoughts and actions can help tune out distractions, reduce anxiety and depression, and accept our circumstances. In cancer patients, meditation-based stress reduction enhances quality of life, lowers stress symptoms, and potentially benefits the immune system.
In recent decades, many forms of meditation have gained popularity as relaxation and pain relief tools. Focusing on our breath, looking at a candle, or practicing a non-judgmental awareness of our thoughts and actions can help tune out distractions, reduce anxiety and depression, and accept our circumstances. In cancer patients, meditation-based stress reduction enhances quality of life, lowers stress symptoms, and potentially benefits the immune system.
Guided imagery, such as visualizing pictures prompted by an audiotape recording, also shows promise in stress relief and pain reduction. Based on the idea that the mind can affect the body, guided imagery can be a useful adjunct to cancer therapy, focusing patients on positive images to help heal their bodies.
Enjoy the Warmth of Human Touch
Just as the mind can affect the body, the body can influence the mind. Virginia Satir, a famous American psychotherapist, once said that people need 4 hugs a day to help prevent depression, 8 for psychological stability, and 12 for growth. While asking for hugs may not work for some, massage can help us relieve stress and reduce anxiety and depression. Massage has also been shown to reduce aggression and hostility in violent adolescents, to improve mood and behavior in students with ADHD, and to lead to better sleep and behavior in children with autism.
Just as the mind can affect the body, the body can influence the mind. Virginia Satir, a famous American psychotherapist, once said that people need 4 hugs a day to help prevent depression, 8 for psychological stability, and 12 for growth. While asking for hugs may not work for some, massage can help us relieve stress and reduce anxiety and depression. Massage has also been shown to reduce aggression and hostility in violent adolescents, to improve mood and behavior in students with ADHD, and to lead to better sleep and behavior in children with autism.
Massage has other therapeutic properties, as well. Regular massage may reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension and may lead to less pain, depression, and anxiety and better sleep in patients with chronic low-back pain. Compared to relaxation, massage therapy also causes greater reduction in depression and anger, and more significant effects on the immune system in breast cancer patients.
Give Exercise a Shot
To get the best of both worlds, affecting the mind through the body while getting into good physical shape, try exercise. In one study, a group of lung cancer patients increased their hope due to exercise. Exercise can also reduce depression and improve wound healing in the elderly. Tai chi, which works for people of all ages, may enhance heart and lung function, improve balance and posture, and prevent falls, while reducing stress.
To get the best of both worlds, affecting the mind through the body while getting into good physical shape, try exercise. In one study, a group of lung cancer patients increased their hope due to exercise. Exercise can also reduce depression and improve wound healing in the elderly. Tai chi, which works for people of all ages, may enhance heart and lung function, improve balance and posture, and prevent falls, while reducing stress.
No matter what stress-relief methods you choose, make it a habit to use them—especially if you feel too stressed out to do it. As someone once said, the time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
Dr. Matthew Fiebelkorn is a Stillwater Chiropractor who teaches, speaks, and writes about wellness and health issues for adults and children and on improving their quality of life through healthier lifestyle choices. For more information on Dr. Fiebelkorn, visit his web site. Or Call Today (651)300-0150!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
HAVE A HAPPY EASTER! ENJOY THESE FUN, UNFORGETTABLE RECIPES AND CRAFTS FROM THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE EGG:
Have a Happy Easter! Enjoy These Fun, Unforgettable Recipes and Crafts from The Incredible Edible Egg:
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Exercise
According to the Mayo Clinic, Exercise offers the body 7 benefits: Weight Control, Combats Disease, Improves Mood, Boosts Energy, Promotes Better Sleep, Puts the Spark back into your Sex Life, and can be Fun!
At HealthSource, exercise plays an important part in your total path to Wellness, and it will be part of every treatment plan for every Wellness patient!
HealthSource’s proven Wellness program will have you on your way to living better, eating smarter, and living with the vigor that you always dreamed, whether your journey is just beginning or you’re a seasoned veteran who wants to continue your path toward a healthy lifestyle.
HealthSource has partnered with Web Exercises, the internet phenomenon, to bring you an extensive array of professional, repeatable exercise programs. We combine over 2,000 different exercises with HealthSource’s own professionally designed Progressive Rehab exercises, to make your time fun and beneficial!
We also have incredible partnerships with OctaLean (weight control and workout enhancer products) along with Intelliskin Sports and Exercise Apparel to let you maximize your workouts and other activities.
Please talk to your HealthSource Physician today to discuss putting together a wellness plan for YOU and YOUR FAMILY that will include exercise, nutrition, wellness care, chiropractic, and more!
Dr. Matthew Fiebelkorn is a Stillwater Chiropractor who teaches, speaks, and writes about wellness and health issues for adults and children and on improving their quality of life through healthier lifestyle choices. For more information on Dr. Fiebelkorn, visit his web site. Or Call Today (651)300-0150!
Friday, April 18, 2014
8 TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR BACK HEALTHY & HAPPY
Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. In fact, the American Chiropractic Associate says back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office. So why live with it? We’ve got your back! Listed below are eight simple ways to keep your spine feeling happy.
1. Maintain good posture
2. Remember not to overload your backpack or purse
3. Exercise regularly
4. Stretch your legs and back after sitting for long periods of time
5. Sleep on your back or side, avoid sleeping on your stomach
6. Keep the phone out of the crick of your neck
7. Adopt a healthy diet
8. Have your spine checked by a chiropractic professional
Here’s to a Healthy You!
Here’s to a Healthy You!
CHIROPRACTIC CONDITION OF THE WEEK: TENSION HEADACHES
The definition of a tension headache is a condition involving pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, usually associated with muscle tightness in these areas. Tension headaches are one of the most common forms of headache. They can occur at any age, but are most common in adults and adolescents. If a headache occurs two or more times weekly for several months or longer, the condition is considered chronic. Tension headaches result from the contraction of neck and scalp muscles. One cause of this muscle contraction is a response to stress, depression or anxiety. Any activity that causes the head to be held in one position for a long time without moving can cause a headache. Such activities include typing or use of computers, fine work with the hands, and use of a microscope. Sleeping a cold room or sleeping with the neck in an abnormal position can also trigger this type of headache.
Other causes include spinal misalignment, eye strain, fatigue, alcohol use, excessive smoking, excessive caffeine use, sins infection, nasal congestion, overexertion, colds, and influenza. Tension headaches are not associated with structural lesions in the brain. For more information regarding tension headaches please contact your HealthSourceChiropractor.
Dr. Matthew Fiebelkorn is a Stillwater Chiropractor who teaches, speaks, and writes about wellness and health issues for adults and children and on improving their quality of life through healthier lifestyle choices. For more information on Dr. Fiebelkorn, visit his web site. Or Call Today (651)300-0150!
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
QUOTE OF THE DAY FROM YOUR CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE
Live life to the fullest, but more importantly live a fulfilling life! Below is a quote we stumbled upon today as an office and wanted to share.
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” -Mae West
Do you have a bucket list, good deeds to fulfill, people to forgive, and places to see? What is stopping you from crossing them off your list? If you don’t live your life, who will?
Following your own path in life is important, some steps in your path will be planned and some will be unplanned. Either way make the most of every situation. Learn from it and GROW!
Steps for living your life:
Step 1: Live in the moment
Step 2: Write a list of life goals
Step 3: Create a plan. what will you work on first?
Step 4: Develop a timeline.
Step 5: Start LIVING, take a few steps at a time and work down your list.
Step 6: Always keep adding. When you cross off one goal, add another and when you do something special spur of the moment….add it to your list to keep record of your amazing life achievement.
STEP 7: ENJOY THE FULFILLMENT!
Dr. Matthew Fiebelkorn is a Stillwater Chiropractor who teaches, speaks, and writes about wellness and health issues for adults and children and on improving their quality of life through healthier lifestyle choices. For more information on Dr. Fiebelkorn, visit his web site. Or Call Today (651)300-0150!
GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS: GOLF SEASON
Golf is about the movement of your body. Golfers everywhere, including 75% of touring pros are discovering how Chiropractic can help their game. A recent study reported that up to 85 percent of injuries on the PGA Tour and Senior Tour relate to the spine. The problem typically occurs from all those repetitive golf swings. It can effect the low back and even your elbows!
Chiropractic can improve your golf game in EVERY way, since even a 1% improvement to your swing corresponds to a 1% improvement in your game…and chiropractic achieves vastly higher rates of improvement. It is a great way to prevent injuries and keep you on the greens.
For more information on how Chiropractic can help your golf game please contact your local HealthSource.
Chiropractic can improve your golf game in EVERY way, since even a 1% improvement to your swing corresponds to a 1% improvement in your game…and chiropractic achieves vastly higher rates of improvement. It is a great way to prevent injuries and keep you on the greens.
For more information on how Chiropractic can help your golf game please contact your local HealthSource.
Dr. Matthew Fiebelkorn is a Stillwater Chiropractor who teaches, speaks, and writes about wellness and health issues for adults and children and on improving their quality of life through healthier lifestyle choices. For more information on Dr. Fiebelkorn, visit his web site. Or Call Today (651)300-0150!
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