Vitamins Myths and Truths

Many people believe vitamins can replace whole foods, so they take a multiple vitamin every day and don't worry about eating nutritious foods. This is a big mistake.

#2. Myth: The more vitamins you take, the healthier you'll be.

We've been convinced,that mega doses of vitamins are healthy. However, research has proved that that just the opposite is true. Since most vitamins are colloidal (large molecules), synthetic, and contain inorganic elements, binders and fillers, most of the potential health benefits are lost or cannot be utilized properly.

Most synthetic vitamins come in mass-volume and cannot be broken down by the body.

My recommendations is to eat to get your vitamins. If that is difficult, then find a good source of whole food vitamins. We use Standard Process Whole food suuplements in our office. These are organic vitamins that are not synthetic and come from whole foods.

Vitamin Myths and Truths

The next few blogs will help explain the myths and truths about vitamins, so you can make more informed decisions when it comes to your health.

#1. Myth: We get all the vitamins we need from food.

Two hundred years ago it would have been possible to get all your nutrients from food. However, today with the use of chemicals and modern farming practices, it is becoming more difficult. Much of land is over farmed and has a declining soil fertility. This reduces the nutrients in the food we grow and eat.

Today, a good whole food supplement is needed to get all the nutrients your body will need. Talk to a HealthFirst Doctor to get your recommendations.

Enjoying Wellness

Everyday is a journey towards wellness. Wellness is comprised of a healthy mind, body and spirit. Are you living a lifestyle today that will allow you to live a medication free life?

Your health choices you make today will determine your wellness destiny. Drinking water, eating fresh organic chemical free food and exercising daily is a great start to a wellness lifestyle.

Wellness is a designed plan and most sicknesses are a result of no plan.

Go ahead plan your day for the desired health outcome you choose to have.


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Live Inspired

Find time today to reflect on your quality of Happiness. Rate your happiness on a scale of 1 -10. We only get one life to live and too many people go through the days living in the same old uninspired way. Do an inventory today and decide to be happier. Change what needs to be changed.

Go ahead Live InSpired!!!!

Energy Drinks??????

Here are three reasons to stay away from common energy drinks.

1. Most energy drinks are loaded with way too much sugar. Either high fructose corn syrup or some form of artificial sweeetner. These can boost your heart rate and blood pressure. They can also cause anxiety, dehydration, and insomnia.

2. Many energy drinks contains up to 280 mg. of caffeine. This almost triples the amount of caffeine in one cup of coffee.

3. Some have only a very small splash of vitamins added and want you to beleive that it is a healthy drink. There is not enough to help you gain any nutritional value.

Stick to drinking good old fashion water to hydrate your body.

Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day it is a wonderful to live in this great country and enjoy the freedom that so many service men and women have sacrificed to protect that freedom.

Remember to thank those that have served and sacrificed.

Margarine or Butter

Which is better for?

Margaring became popular over butter back early in the 1920's because it was cheaper to make. Chemical agents are added to margarine to give it taste and color. The oils used to make margarine are processed into unnatural fatty acids. These are not healthy for the body.

Margarine lowers the immune system, negatively effects the quality of breast milk, increases total cholesterol and decreases the body's insulin response, which raises the risk of diabetes.

Butter is more natural and healthier for you. Butter also has fatty acids, but these closely resemble the fatty acids in our body

Butter is better, but use it sparingly.


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Invwst In Your health

Invest in your health today, live well into the future. At HealthFirst Chiropractic our commitment to your health is long term, beyond simple short term pain relief. We teach you how to live more healthfully and keep you less likely to aggravate any past injuries.


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One Spine, 24 joints

You've got one spine with 24 joints. Like your teeth, they need to be taken care of on a regular basis. Decaying of the spinal joints is a very common back problem. Getting your spine checked on a regular basis can prevent many common back problems from beginning.

Fever and Vomiting Sign of Good Health

True health is when your body works correctly. Coughing, sneezing and other symptoms mean your body is working right.

True health health is how you function, not how you feel.


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Sugar In The Morning, Sugar In The Evening

What is the best sweetener to use? Extract made from the leaves of the Stevia plant is undoubtedly the safest sweetener on the market.

Unlike aspartame and other artificial sweeteners that have been cited for dangerous toxicities. Most artificial sweeteners can cause serious health conditions when used for long periods of time.

Regular Stevia is a safe natural alternative that's ideal if you're watching your weight or if your maintaining good health by avoiding sugar.

Stevia is hundreds of times sweeter than sugar and has almost no calories.

If you're a diabetic or have an insulin problem, I recommend you avoid all sugar.

If you want wellness and less toxic in your body, then I suggest you stay away from all artificial sweetners including aspertame and nutri-sweet.


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Cereals Not Worth Eating

Consumer report finds some breakfast cereals are more than half sugar by weight.

Some cereals like Kellogg's Honey Smack and Post's Golden Crisp are more than 50% sugar by weight. They also carry as much sugar as a glazed donut. At least nine other brands tested were 40% or more in sugar.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You and your childrens bodies have gone 8-12 hours without any food and nutrients while sleeping. When you wake up in the morning your body is depleted of nutirents and is in great need for a very healthy nutrient filled breakfast.

I suggest eggs, wheat toast, fruit and steel oats.


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Facial Cosmetics?

The cosmetic industry is highly unregulated. Manufacturers can use any ingredient they want in the products you may be using on your face and body. Make-up, facial creams and lotions are some of the common products we put on our skin that may be toxic. It's nice to look pretty, butplease no toxic chemicals.

Our skin is the largest organ of the body. It absorbs anything you put on it. I wouldn't put anything on my skin that I wouldn't put in my mouth.

Check your product ingredients and see if you are using make-up, lotions, shampoos, and creams that may effect your health

Here are a few of the bad ingredients in cosmetics.

1. Triethanaline
2. Methylparban
3. propyl paraben
4. DmDmhydantoin
5. propylene glycol
6. Diazolidinyl urea

Check your cosmetics and make sure you use those that are friendly to your body.

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Invest In Your Health

At HealthFirst Chiropractic our commitment to your health is long-term, beyond simple short-term pain relief. We become your wellness partner and we desire to coach you to live more healthfully.

If you're looking to feel more alive and want instructions for better health, call us today. Invest in your wealth, but more important is investing in your health. Invest in Chiropractic care, it will add years to your life.

www.drschone.com


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Tips To a Healthier Back

Here are some important tips to help you maintain a healthy back.

If you smoke, quit. Studies show that if you smoke you are more likely to develop back problems. Smoking decreases blood flow to the low back tissues causing spinal weakness and degeneration.

Proper eating habits are important to help reduce waisteline weight gain.

Sleep on your side.

Sit up straight with a pillow behind the small of your back.

Always lift with your legs.

Always stretch before exercising.

Spinal exercises are important to a healthy spine.

If you are having back pain, call a HealthFirst Doctor to see if you have a chiropractic problem.



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What's Possible?

Have you ever thought about what kind of health is possible for you? If you ate a little better, exercised a little more, had a little better attitude, and worked a little bit on reducing stress, oh my how much better would you feel?

Go for it!

Sunshine

Try geting a little sushine each day. 15 minutes of sunshine a day can add a large amount of Vitamin D3 to your body. You will not need sun protector oils for these 15 minutes.

More or Less?

There are two basic kinds of patients. One that wants More health and wellness and the other wanting Less pain. Which kind are you? Next time you think about getting an adjustment, make it for More wellness and not for Less pain.


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Happy Mothers Day!

My Mother always took pride in how great her children were. I work hard everyday not to disappoint her. Thank you to all you Moms out there for being the one special person who has had the greatest impact in our lives.

Happy mothers Day!!!!!

Just A Thought

Wellness and Chiropractic do not last, but neither does bathing; that's why I recommend it often.

Being healthy is a choice. When you have a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.

Reputation is what others think about you; Character is what God knows about you.


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How To Be a Winner

Here are s few ideas to think about on how you might get the edge and be a winner.

1. Crystal clear vision on what you want.

2. Strong values.

3. High confidence levels.

4. A take charge attitude.

5. You must see beyond the obvious.

6. They are always on time.

7. They are inspirational.

8. You must out think and out work other people.

9. Be action oriented.

10. High positive attitude of expectation.

winners win --- winning is a habit --- winning is a choice

Wellness Thoughts

Here are some of my Wellness thoughts.

The human body is self regulating and self healing.
When you begin to run your heart rate speeds up on it's own because it knows your body needs more blood supply which carries oxygen and nutrients. When you quit running the heart slows down. Your body also sweats when you run or exercise because it is heating up and needs to get rid of some of that heat. When you stop exercising you then quit sweating. This is all done with out you telling your body what and how to do it. We call this self regulating.

It is also self healing. If you happen to get a cut, you could do nothing in most cases and the bleeding will stop and eventually heal on it's own.

Your innate intelligence is constant and perfect, it just needs no interference.

Our genes are programed to be healthy. They become unhealthy due to deficiency and toxicity.

All living things are composed of individual cells working together in a self healing and self regulating ecosystem to maintain homeostasis.

Health is a state of consistent homeostatic cell function. Sickness is the lack of consistent homeostatic cell function.

There are two main stressors that cause homeostatic cell dysfunction.
1. Deficiencies 2. Toxicities

Symptoms and disease are simply signs that the intelligence of the mind, body and spirit are under stress and are being forced to adapt to a lesser form of living.

Wellness is a way of living that enables your body and intelligence to function with out interference.

Daily exercise, eating well nourished food and having good positive thoughts will carry you, your genes and your wellness a long way.


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Preventing Golf Injuries

Lack of fitness and flexibility contributes to most golf injuries. Most injuries occur in the back, shoulders and wrist.

During the typical golf swing, the low back under goes a variety of forces including compression and rotation. You can reduce this stress and prevent back injuries by stretching and strengthening your spine.

Here are a few of my tips to help you prevent a golf injury.

1. Spend a little time at home everyday swinging with out a golf club. Going through the golf swing mechanics can help stretch and coordinate muscles to work together.

2. Warm up and stretch your muscles before a round of golf. A good stretch will go a long way toward preventing injuries.

3. Learn to swing the club properly. A proper mechanical golf swing will cut down your chances of injury.

4. Use the right clubs. Having too long or short of clubs can cause an injury. See a golf pro for proper club fitting.

5. Have fun.


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Swine flu

There has been a lot of discussion about the new swine flu bug. As with most virus and bacteria promoting illnesses, it is very important to keep your natural immune system healthy.

If germs caused diseases then every time you inhaled a virus you would get sick. This is far from what really happens. Each and everyday we are exposed to many viruses and our immune system detects them and destroys them. This is the normal process of a healthy human.

When our immune system is weakened, we then become susceptible to the virus or bacteria and illness sets in.

Here is what you can do to help prevent many viral diseases. Eat well, move well and think well. Eating a healthy diet and exercising will help protect your immune system and give your trillions of cells a chance to fight the bug without being invaded. Move well, exercising is so important to a healthy immune system. Find time to get a walk or jog in today. Think well, having a positive attitude and thinking good thoughts keeps your immune system strong and always in a fighting mood for those little viruses.

Rather than worrying about the swine flu, take more positive healthy steps to keep your immune system in working order.

How to Get Quality Sleep

Getting enough sleep is only half the battle; making sure you enjoy quality sleep is entirely a different story. Here are some tips to make your sleep truely restful.

Sleep is needed to regenerate the mind and body. I'm sure at some point in your life you have missed a day of sleep and you know how useless the body and mind eventually become.

There are more than 70 known sleep disorders. Many sleeping problems can lead to memory lapses, loss of energy, fatigue, and emotional instability. Some conditions even lead to poor school and work performance.

Here are some tips to getting a restful sleep.

1. Try going to bed and getting up at the same time. This helps your body have a consistent sleep cycle.

2. Try not to eat before going to bed. Especially not sweets. Limit your fluid intake one hour before bed.

3. Create an ideal environment for a deep sleep. Make your room dark and quiet.

4. Get some daily exercise, but not within two hours of going oto bed.

The position you sleep in and the mattress and pillow you use influence your quality of sleep.

The best position to sleep is on your side-fetal type position. Knees should be slightly bent and arms across your chest. Sleeping on your back is also a good position. Never sleep on you stomach.

Your mattress should be firm and supportive. A pillow top mattress is fine.

Your pillow should support your neck and head in a natural position. The pillow should not be to thick or thin. When in a sitting position, you should be able to lay down on your pillow without your head moving in a different position.

Sleep is truly an important time for our bodies to rest and regenerate. Because it is so important, you should spend a little time evaluating your sleeping position, mattress and pillow.


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Success Principle #7

This is the final law of success. Review these as often as you can. Every senior graduating this year should understand these principles or laws.

#7 The Power Of Accountability:

The price of greatness is responsibility. You are exactly where you planned on being at this time in your life based on your decisions, thoughts, and actions. To be in a different place you must change your decisions, thoughts and actions.

You ultimately are accountable for everything in your life today.

You need to adopt the belief that you literally create everything that happens to you.

Take responsibility for all the results in your life.

Harness your awesome power and make your life a masterpiece.

Find good in everything.

Taking accountability for all your actions will take you along way to geat success.

Use all seven principles to unlock the code to success.


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Success Principle #6

This one is my favorite. I think its important to begin and end each day with thankfulness. God fills each of our days with an abundance of blessings and we shouldn't take those things lightly.

#6 The Power of Gratitude:

The more thankful you are, the more deserving you become and the more the universe gives you.

Focus and be thankful on what you have and not on what you don't have.

Appreciation makes gratitude a habit and nourishes the goodness in your life.

Gratitude is a powerful magnet.

Find some time today to send a short note of gratitude to some of the special people in your life.


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