65+ with a Cane and a Wheelchair. Not Part Of Your Retirement Plan?
Wheel Chair & Cane Retirement Plan – No Fun Predicting the future is difficult. Things happen. What are you doing to prevent the need for a wheel chair or cane during retirement? Don’t be so negative, you say? Listen, it happens more often than you are probably aware. Instability while walking, slip and fall, wake up in the hospital with a broken hip and a wheelchair. Risk of accidents can be reduced with proper action steps. 30.6 million Number of people 15 and older who had difficulty walking or climbing stairs. Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf 3.6 million Number of people 15 and older who used a wheelchair to assist with mobility. This compares with 11.6 million people who used a cane, crutches or walker. Source: Americans with Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf Chiropractic care improves nerve function, brain control over your body and better stability and agility as you age. You may have a financial retirement plan but do you have a health protection plan for your retirement years? What are you doing to keep your body in tip top shape? ...
read more9 Great Ways To Work Off Thanksgiving Dinner.
Heavy meal? Work it off in Portland, Maine with these 9 easy methods. 1. Give thanks for your partner with Black Friday, morning love making. 2. Walk around your local shopping district, like The Old Port in Portland, Maine, for an hour. 3. Work off Thanksgiving dinner by Videotaping yourself running up and down the hill of the eastern prom park. 4. Take your kids to Mackworth Island, visit the fairy houses and keep on walking! 5. Walk into the woods, cut down a christmas tree. Drag it home and put it in it’s stand. 6. Chase your kids around the back cove. 7. Take your family on a walk in the nearest park and take family pictures. 8. Go to the gym and lose 5 pounds before Christmas! 9. Be a 5 day vegetarian. No meat until Wednesday! ...
read moreWhy Body Composition Analysis for 2017? It Fosters Fitness Success.
Body Composition Analysis Fosters Fitness Success! Why would you want to find out what you are made of? With over 10 years of weight loss coaching and mental conditioning for success, I can tell you that details matter. The more details you know about your body composition, the more focused your efforts can be and the less likely you’ll get frustrated waiting for the number on the scale to change. What if you don’t use a scale? Doesn’t matter. Your body composition impacts your metabolism. Your metabolism, obviously, impacts weight loss and strategies for body conditioning optimization. Watch this video for a quick explanation of how it works, why it’s great and how it’s going to help you succeed! The scale only gives you weight. It doesn’t tell you how much water, muscle and fat you are made of. When you have your BMI calculated, it’s based on weight and height. If you are 5% body fat before a bodybuilding competition but your weight and height are high and low, your BMI will be too high. This number doesn’t tell you much. Body composition testing using an RJL Systems analyzer give us much more information. Water...
read morePortland, Maine’s Rock Doc Likes To Share The Music | Portland, Maine
Maine’s Rock Doc Chiropractor – Dr. Lou Who is your chiropractor? Dr. Lou loves to spread the music. As a “rock doc” in Portland, Maine and Bucharest, Romania, Dr. Lou has worked with dozens of music’s greats. Grammy winners, Oscar winners and a bunch of really great musicians and performers call on Dr. Lou to keep them in the game. He does the same for his local patients from all walks of life. In addition to specializing in musicians health, he also works with athletes, families, pregnant moms and children. Dr. Lou always seems to have an extra ticket. Watch his Facebook page for an opportunity to accompany him to a show. “Like” Jacobs Chiropractic Acupuncture or Dr. Lou on Facebook and keep you eyes open for free tickets to local shows. If you see one available, email Dr. Lou at drj@drloujacobs.com and if the ticket is still available, you’ll be hearing from him. ...
read moreDo You Feel Like Your Doctor Is Telling You The Truth? Portland, Maine
The Truth Will Guide You Truth in healthcare, believe it or not, is lacking. Profits and the lies about what true health is that support big business, are so saturating our minds that for many people, it’s hard to know reality. I always tell my patients “Absence of knowledge of the law doesn’t get you off if you kill someone or get caught stealing, and not understanding your body and health doesn’t absolve you from the responsibility of taking care of yourself. You’ll still pay the price.” We have nothing to lose and as a result, you get straight answers about serious issues. We sugarcoat nothing. This is nothing to be afraid of, in fact, it’s something to embrace. With knowledge comes the power to be in the drivers seat when it comes to the health of your family. If you’ve ever felt like your doctor doesn’t listen, doesn’t “get” you, doesn’t care, pushes medications and interventions, or is listening to you and preparing their response rather than HEARING you, it’s time you wake up to other options. Health comes from within you. Your body is the greatest healer. Every drug that is in the pharmacy...
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