Part of our problem
Toxic News 2014 This is part of our problem. Look at the January 31, 2014 headlines on cnn.com at 11pm. This is what is reported on in America. If you read or watch the news, you should stop. It’s toxic. Sources: Bieber’s plane searched Lawyer: Evidence disputes Christie New twist in Christie bridge scandal Girl kept as sex slave for 14 years Relative took her captive at age 13 Felony charges in boulder toppling Beer-delivery drone grounded by FAA Worst January in years for the Dow Bloodied protest leader: I was crucified Murder charge in on-camera beating Teen charged with killing dad, brother Cops: Mom pampered, kids freeze Mom: My 5-year-old son is suicidal Cops slice off woman’s hair weave ...
read moreWhat Makes Us Sick?
What Makes Us Sick? Does the common cold make us sick? Or, do we get the common cold because we are sick? Does diabetes make us sick? Or, do we get diabetes because we are sick? Does obesity make us sick? Or, do we become obese because we are sick? Does cancer make us sick? Or……do we get cancer because we are sick? The way we view health dictates how we try to deal with it. If we try to treat the disease without looking at the underlying dis-ease in our lives, we’ll never win. The answer is cognitively simple, politically difficult but entirely necessary to latch on to if we ever plan on being healthy...
read moreThere’s More To Weight Loss Than Weight Loss
Weight Loss Has Hidden Treasures If you think slimming down is the greatest benefit of a weight loss program, you may want to consider the following list of cornerstone treasures that one discovers on a journey of weight loss. 1. Self Discipline – If you start with a challenging goal and achieve it, you will understand discipline. It is this same discipline that will help you finish graduate school, quit smoking or finish the book you are writing. 2. The value of the written word – Written goals will guide you on your way. They will help you over obstacles and roadblocks. They will keep you focused on the prize. Written goals are effective in all areas of your life. 3. Love of oneself. It takes a lot of love to work hard enough to accomplish your weight loss goals. Once established that love will nourish you and enable you for a lifetime. 4. Organization. The family, the job, the chores, the exercise, the food preparation, the errands. There is a lot to juggle in life. Adding an hour of exercise and organizing menus for yourself adds to the stress or adds to your skills...
read moreDr. Lou’s 2014 Weight Loss Challenge
Dr. Lou’s Weight Loss Challenge – Portland, Maine WLC Details Cost: $25 (late weigh in is possible for an additional $5/business day after 1.4.14) Weigh In: Saturday, January 4, 2014 from 8am-1pm Weigh Out: Friday, April 11, 2014 Weight Loss Challenge on...
read morePortland, Maine – Old School Chiropractor
Portland, Maine – Old School Chiropractor Life in Portland, Maine has begun to revert back to the days of quality. People are realizing the value of “old school”. Farmers markets are everywhere and the people of Portland, Maine are looking for quality over quantity. They want grassroots solutions to modern day problems. The use their educated outlook to find what is best and take initiative when it come to their own health. I have been in Bucharest, Romania for the past four weeks visiting family and decompressing. People here are looking for the same things that we are. Organic food and a healthier lifestyle that promotes life and prevents the need for interventional medicine. Chiropractic began in America in 1895, when medical doctors were still cutting hair and performing bloodletting procedures. Today, American medicine is wonderful for interventions after an accident and other emergency medical procedures. That said, the health of our country continues to decline. American medicine is fixated on damage control and cures. Chiropractic in America today, in the right office, is focused on health promotion, prevention and the optimization of an incredible body system that is the greatest...
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