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9 A Healthy Start for 2012 a new year upon us, this is a good time to start new healthy habits and take inventory of your life.
When most of us think of health care we tend to think of health insurance or the ability to pay for the treatment of a major illness. But health care is not just a hot political topic, but the act of taking care of your health. It’s maintenance and prevention. It’s being proactive instead of reactive. It’s not waiting until something is wrong before you get help. Health care is also not limited to just our physical bodies, but also our mental and spiritual health, our relational health, our financial health and our occupational health.
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3. Keep a prayer journal. This is a good way to put all those anxieties, or desires on paper. It’s also a great stress reliever.
1. Get a therapist. If you can’t seem to shake those holiday blues from last year, be proactive and consult a professional. Just as we get a yearly checkup for our physical health, it is wise to do the same for our mental and emotional health.
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4. Exercise and diet. This is a popular one for the new year, but make it a reachable goal by removing one bad item from your diet and get your body moving.
Relational Health
1. Get the toxic folks out of your life. If the person is more of a liability than an asset, you may need to reevaluate the role of that person in your life. 2. Learn to say no. By setting (and keeping) healthy boundaries you greatly enhance your relationship experience. 3. Forgive 4. Get to know your neighbors. 5. Volunteer in your community.
Spiritual Health
1. Take a weekly day of sabbath. This is the one day where you turn everything off and tune everything out. If you can’t do a whole day then try at least an hour a day. 2. Schedule a personal retreat to your favorite place. This can be as simple as the chair in your living room or a beach in the Caribbean. The goal is to have a place where you can reflect and reevaluate what is important in life.
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2. Take more risks or try something new.
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3. Pick a dominant health issue or concern and address it head on. Instead of a long list of resolutions, pick one the most urgent matter and focus on it.
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3. Face a fear and overcome it. Just pick one that’s been a challenge and take steps to defeat it.
2. If you smoke, quit. The American Lung Association www.lungusa.org has several tips to help you quit.
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4. Fasting. Fasting from one meal or one favorite activity for a period of time is not only good for your health, but also for your soul.
The new year gives us a “tabula rasa,” the Latin word for clean slate, to start over and make a commitment to good health. Here are a few areas and suggestions to help you get started on your road to becoming the best version of you in 2012. 1. Make all health related appointments. By doing it the same time each year makes it easier to remember. Remember an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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4. Dream big and pull out that bucket list. Commit to checking off a few more this year and even adding a few more. 1. Get your credit report. Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTS) you are entitled to a free copy of your credit report from all three reporting agencies every 12 months. You can check for inaccuracies, fraud or just to know your financial health. Go to www.annualcreditreport.com.
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2. Work on that emergency fund. Most experts recommend at least 6 months of living expenses. 3. Set financial goals to create wealth. Most of the time we focus on getting out of debt, but the more proactive mindset is to look at ways to create wealth. There are a plethora of books on the subject, so get started today.
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4. Eliminate debt. One surefire way to hinder wealth creation is continual debt creation. Dave Ramsey has a simple way to start with the “Debt Snowball” at www.daveramsey.com 5. Create or update your will and create a living will. There are several templates online that can help you create your legal documents before you submit them to your attorney. Legal Zoom www.legalzoom.com is a great place to start.
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1. Update resume whether you are looking for a job or not. 2. Use social media to your advantage to network and keep in touch with those who can help you in career. 3. Sharpen interview and negotiation skills. 4. Learn a new skill in your industry to keep you competitive. 5. Turn that business idea into reality and write a business plan. 6. Get organized. The worse thing is to be presented with an opportunity of a lifetime and you’re not ready for it. Now the rest is up to you. Happy New Year!
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alentines day is a day to show appreciation to the ones you love. From family and friends, to a special romantic interest all that celebrating can create a lot of waste. There are several ways you can express your love while helping the environment. This year do something new and become a green valentine.
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1 lb milk chocolate ½ cup butter
1 9oz package of chocolate wafer cookies 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces 1 cup slivered almonds
½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup butter melted
4 8oz pkgs of cream cheese, softened
1 8oz container of sour cream 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 cup buttermilk
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Calories 546, Total Fat 42 g, Saturated Fat 23 g, Monounsaturated Fat 14 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 148 mg, Sodium 319 mg, Carbohydrate 40 g, Total Sugar 29 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 9 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 13%, Iron 13%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Popular “Sports Doc” Chiropractor Enjoys Home Field Advantage in New Oak Lawn Office ches, pains, and nagging injuries don’t stop pickup gamers, schoolyard hoopsters, fairway addicts, and weekend warriors across the south suburbs from indulging in their favorite pastimes. When they feel a sudden twinge, tweak, or sore spot, they simply pay a quick visit to “sports doc” Rory Marrell and before long, they’re back in the game.
What Makes Platinum Chiropractic Different From The Rest Among the plentiful reasons that keep them coming back to Dr. Marrello and his Platinum Chiropractic practice are: (1) the CCSP after his name, which stands for Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician; and (2) his new convenient office location near 111th St. and Cicero Ave. in Oak Lawn.
The former is no trifling abbreviation. Dr. Marrello is the only known chiropractor in the south suburbs with CCSP credentials — which indicates that he trained nearly a year longer than a regular chiropractor and specializes in treating athletes and sportsrelated injuries. It’s a big reason why he’s in such high demand among amateur ball clubs and competitors in the area, including baseball and softball squads with Westside Baseball of Oak Lawn, and Victory Martial Arts in Orland Park. And now, it’s even easier for coaches, players, and non-athletes alike to see Dr. Marrello, since he moved his solo practice in August to a larger space and more accessible address at 11008 S. Cicero.
“...a chiropractic physician believes in safe, non-invasive, non-habit-forming means of therapy that produce lasting results.”
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“Having a larger facility allows me to better serve my patients and offer a more convenient, easy-to-reach locale,” said Dr. Marrello, who formerly shared an office with another chiropractor near 103rd and Central in Oak Lawn. “My goal was always to remain in Oak Lawn, where I first opened Platinum Chiropractic back in 2007. This is a town I’ve known and loved for years, and there’s an increasingly strong demand for chiropractic care from patients in and around this area.”
Chiropractic Care is for Everyone
In addition to sports enthusiasts young and old, Dr. Marrello’s clients include “a lot of hardworking local people in physically demanding professions, such as firefighters, police officers, and construction workers,” he said. “Pain and injuries aren’t exclusive to athletes. We get plenty of white and blue collar workers and who come in after throwing out their backs, pulling a muscle on the job, or waking up stiff after engaging in strenuous activity the day before.”
Full Range of Services Available Among the services and techniques available to Platinum Chiropractic patients are: Adjustments Massage therapy Acupuncture therapy Ultrasound treatment Inter-segmental traction to treat spinal conditions Flexion distraction to treat injured discs of the lower back
Kinesio-taping Electrical muscle stimulation Cold laser treatment Therapeutic exercises Custom foot orthotics X-ray and MRI diagnostic tests
Dispelling the Myths about Chiropractic Care
Dr. Marrello noted there are a lot of common misconceptions about chiropractors that keep many of the walking wounded from seeking treatment. “We’re often thought of as back-andneck crackers who put bones back in place,” he said. “Actually, chiropractors deal more with the muscles surrounding joints, not just the joint. We’re musculoskeletal specialists who can often provide immediate relief of pain and discomfort.” A medical doctor, he continued, “will often prescribe painkiller medications and surgery, but a chiropractic physician believes in safe, non-invasive, non-habit-forming means of therapy that produce lasting results.”
To Make an Appointment
Platinum Chiropractic is located at 11008 S. Cicero, Oak Lawn, Ill. 60453, near Flap-Jack’s Pancake House and just east of K-Mart. Office hours are 8 a.m. to noon weekdays, 2 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursday, and Saturdays by appointment. For more information, phone (708) 423-8850 or visit www.platinumchiropractic.com.
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two hormones, beta-endorphins (helps alleviate depression) and human growth hormones (helps with immunity) increase by 27 and 87 percent respectively when volunteers anticipated watching a funny video. Even anticipating something funny can improve your health.
hormones, epinephrine, better known as adrenaline, and cortisol. Diffuses an argument and lightens the mood – Want to know a secret? The best way to diffuse an argument is with humor. Humor has a way of taking the edge off of a tense situation. Who can stay angry at someone when you’re laughing.
Improves social interaction – Laughter is naturally contagious. A recent study showed that people laugh six times more in the presence of one other person and 30 times more in the presence of a group. While we do laugh alone, we often laugh harder and longer when we are with others. Funny people are more approachable. Laughing or smiling makes you appear more friendly and therefore more approachable. Without fail, one of the top attributes men and women find attractive in a partner, is a sense of humor.
Gives perspective in negative circumstances – Unfortunately bad things happen to good people, and a sudden change in circumstances can leave you reeling. Laughter helps keep the big picture in mind. It can be a much welcome distraction, and many times just the simple act of smiling can give you hope that things will get better. Reduces pain – There is a growing belief that humor helps reduce pain. Many hospitals are now adding humor rooms, which promotes the use of humor to help in the recovery process. Studies in the Journal of Holistic Nursing support this claim and many patients noticed a reduction or elimination of pain when preceded by laughter.
Builds immune system Laughter helps produce hormones which aids in building the body’s immune system. Researchers at Loma Linda University, found that
So do yourself a favor, find a funny movie, go to your local comedy club or get together with a group of friends and laugh. It will make you feel better.
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Holiday season brings joy and happiness to millions of Americans each year. However, with all of the festivities and gift giving comes, the long checkout lines, gridlock traffic, and not to mention opening your post-holiday Visa bill. How do you deal with all the stress that has been mounting for the last couple of months? Well, the answer seems to be an ancient one. Massage has been used by the Chinese for centuries and just now western research is confirming the effects of massage on the body. One of the most well known and utilized effects of massage is the stress relieving effect it has on a person’s body. Massage creates chemical changes that reduce pain and stress. One way it does this is by reducing a brain chemical called substance P and releasing endorphins, the body’s natural pain killer. According to a Newsweek article on the five benefits of massage, it is not the type of massage that is important but the act of massage itself. Furthermore, massage may actually help boost immunity. Many studies have measured the stress hormone Cortisol before and after massage and have found dramatic decreases. Cortisol, which is produced when
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wards of $100 billion is spent every year on treating back pain, which contributes to a large amount of the overall healthcare dollars spent in the United States. Looking into the future, a huge emphasis will be placed on lowering the cost of care in all areas, especially back pain management. “The overall education to patients about how they need to live their life to take better care of their spine is lacking,” says Jeff Winternheimer, DC, founder of Illinois Back Institute. “There are things people do every day to perpetuate back pain and that comes at a great cost.” At the Illinois Back Institute, Dr. Winternheimer and his colleagues are now engaged in a public health campaign, The Billion Dollar Back Cure, to spread the word about back pain prevention and appropriate treatment. He discusses the key issues surrounding back pain management and how
medical providers can guide patients to appropriate, cost-effective care. Q: What trends are you seeing in your practice regarding back pain treatment? JW: We often see more than 250 patients per month and close to 3,000 chronic patients per year, and none of them have been taught that extended periods of time of flexion will hurt their backs. These people have been to other physicians, chiropractors and therapists and nobody has taught them how to lift, bend or stretch their backs appropriately. People sit too long during the day; they sit at their desks at work, sit in the car driving home and sit to watch TV during the evenings. Sitting too much can be bad for the back, so if we educate patients on simple therapeutic life changes, we can prevent some serious problems. Q: How does The Billion Dollar Back Cure campaign aim to spread awareness of these issues?
JW: We have a website where we publish articles about tips for preventing back pain. We have also been on TV talking about these tips. It’s a grass roots push for public awareness and next spring, we are going to start a campaign working with physicians to supply them with material they can pass along to their patients. The biggest problem with a therapeutic lifestyle is it requires education and physicians don’t always have time to sit with patients and explain these simple tactics to them. If we give physicians a tool they can easily give to their patients, the patients will know how to treat their backs. Q: What challenges do you expect to encounter with this campaign? JW: We are asking people to change their lifestyle; it’s the fundamental idea that there are simple things you can do for yourself to eliminate chronic back pain and the fear of back pain. It’s never easy to get people
to change their habits. However, physicians have influence over their patients and if physicians say they should change their lifestyles, patients are more likely to do so. Physicians can give patients the handouts and recommend they watch our film on back pain prevention, but there also has to be some sort of follow up. The physician or nurse should call and ask if they understand the concepts to avoid prolonged flexion. If physicians have the right tools, they can educate their patients and follow up with them to prevent some of the serious back pain cases we see today. For More Information Illinois Back Institute has locations throughout Illinois in Arlington Heights, Wheaton, Berwyn, Countryside and Orland Park. For more information, and to learn how to get a free consultation contact the Illinois Back Institute at 1-877-472-5170 or visit www. Illinoisbackpain.com.