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Olson Chiropractic
S.E.N.S.E
Spiritual, Energetic, Nutritional, Structural & Emotional Wellness
Newsletter – November 13, 2003
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Taste
and Win!
For the holidays we will be holding a drawing for tea and a grand
prize. Each week until Christmas a winner will be drawn from the
taste and win contest. These winners get 2 free boxes of their favorite
tea. The last week there will be a final drawing for the grand prize:
an Arbonne Aromatherapy gift basket plus 2 teas of the winner’s
choosing. To taste and win here’s all you have to do: taste
one or more of our teas and decide on your favorite. Fill out an
entry slip with your name, phone number, your favorite tea, and
what you like about it. Drop it into the present box and you could
be a winner!
Thoughts to Ponder
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but
a habit.
-- Aristotle
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream;
not only plan, but also believe.
-- Anatole France
I feel that as long as the Earth can make a spring every year, I
can; I won't give up until the Earth gives up.
-- Alice Walker
A little goes a long way…
* People who exercised less than an hour a week cut their risk of
heart disease by 15%
* Those who exercised for one to two hours reduced their risk by
40%
* More than two hours of exercise per week cut risk by 61%.
Find a way to get up and move, because every little bit helps. Not
only is the risk of disease reduced, but your quality of life improves.
Even though the weather is colder that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t
ge out and move. Be creative, find new ways to be active. Every
day is brighter and more full for the effort. Always raise the quality
of your life and the quantity will be enough.
The Healing Power of Hobbies
We know that physical activity extends life, but less active pursuits
are healthy as well. Hobbies provide a calming sense of control,
which strengthens immunity. Pursuing mind-boosting activities—such
as crossword puzzles or scrabble—lowered their risk of Alzheimer’s
disease or other dementia. A hobby like knitting, or anything requiring
repetitive motion, elicits the relaxation response, a feeling of
overall serenity, marked by lower blood pressure. Many hobbies are
social. From dealing cards at bridge to swapping tips with other
collectors, engaging with like-minded souls boosts immunity. A Japanese
study found that men who engaged in hobbies or community activities
were less likely to die of stroke or circulatory disorders than
those who did not. Find a hobby if you don’t already have
one, and if you do enjoy it.
Shari Caudron—Reader’s Digest, September 2003
The “O” Zone—Is Prevention the Best Medicine?
To act pro-actively is to be prepared in all situations. To function
pro-actively means you have the desired end in mind. To be pro-active
creates a desire for something that is good and births in you the
characteristics needed to achieve that outcome. Prevention is moving
away from the fear of disease. Often in moving away from the clutches
of one disease we move directly to the open jaws of another. Pro-activity
in health means your are seeking a high level of wellness and acting
in a way that will create health in your life. Pro-activity requires
preparing by knowing your desired outcome, and the way you need
to be to achieve it. Preparation before the fact eliminates fear.
Fear is the greatest single emotional state that results in dis-ease,
the precursor to illness. When we act out of a desire for good health
rather than a desire not to be sick our whole attitude changes.
We talk to ourselves differently; we think of ourselves differently,
we look at others differently, we feel differently and our body
heals differently. The beginning to improved health is a desire
to feel good. It begins with a desire to enjoy a high quality of
health. Avoidance of a disease or a pain always leads to more disease
or pain. Pro-actively choose your approach to better your health.
Pick your behaviors from the 5 aspects of health, SENSE. Start today
to enforce your desire to be healthy.
Don’t Feed Your Headaches
Before you blame stress for your aching head, check your diet. Chemicals
in many foods lead to swelling of blood vessels, which can give
you a headache. People feel caffeine relieves headaches because
it constricts blood vessels, but once the caffeine wears off, the
pain can return worse than before, called a rebound headache. If
you get headaches often, cut these foods from your diet; then reintroduce
them one by one to see if the chemicals in them are a factor. Dr.
Olson can help you lessen your sensitivity to them through allergy
elimination. Or just eliminate them, you might feel better all around.
It’s better to eat whole foods then processed or preserved
foods. Check out the list.
*Cheese, especially aged ones like Brie and blue cheese contain
the amino acid tyramine, a natural by-product of the aging process.
*Meats, the nitrites used to preserve hot dogs, sausage and lunch
meat are a culprit.
*Alcohol, drink too much, and you’ll awake in pain. Red wine,
brandy and champagne have more known triggers as welll.
Study shows 1 in 3 doctors hides options on treatment choices
Nearly one in three doctors reports withholding information from
patients about useful medical services that aren’t covered
by their health insurance companies, and the number may be on the
rise, a study reports. ‘The study surveyed 700 physicians
and asked how often they had decided not to offer a “useful
service to a patient because of health plan rules.” Forty-two
percent said never, and 27 percent said rarely. But 23 percent said
“sometimes,” and 8 percent said “often”
or “very often.”
One doctor says it is compounded by time pressures. Dr. Hoangmai
Pham said doctors with a limited amount of time with a patient may
not spend it talking about services that the patient has no way
to pay for. “It’s simply not possible to discuss everything
with every patient,” she said. “You might go down your
list of three or five top options, but not discuss every last one.”
Associated Press, July 8, 2003
Dr. A Rand Olson
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Phone 636-225-2121
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