Hi Friends!
Here's Part 1 of your free mini-course called
"The 5 Secrets To A Healthy Lifestyle".
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Secret #1: Stay Active
Activity is key to staying healthy and getting the
most from your body and life.
Activity causes your body's internal systems to stay "oiled and greased". Did you ever have an old vehicle sitting around. Maybe an old car or pick up that just sat in your driveway for a while.
Did you ever see what happens to that vehicle when it's inactive? It rots away! Sometimes fails to start and after a while, fails to work at all.
Airplane engineers estimate that an airplane will degenerate twice as fast if it's not used and sits on the ground. However, when it's used consistently, it stays healthy and has a much longer life expectancy.
Chiropractic care keeps body systems flowing and operable, but you must send the message to your body also with regular physical activity.
Our body is designed to atrophy with lack of use.
This means that it's designed to go away and disintegrate without use.
For instance, if you were to tie your arm to your side and not use it, after a few weeks it would atrophy and start to "go away."
Believe it or not, eventually that arm would become totally useless!
Your whole body works the same way.
Start by doing something everyday that constitutes activity. Maybe go for a walk around the block, swim, or walk the stairs instead of taking the elevator. Start doing something and not only become healthier and more physically able, but you'll also see a
surge in energy that will motivate you to keep going!
Our next Secret is something you're going to have a love-hate relationship with, yet it's very important!
Until next time!
This report is brought to you by
Dr. Gary Callioni
Chiropractic Rehab Center
618 Buttermilk Pike
Crescent Springs, Ky 41017
(859) 331-9566
www.NKYChiropractor.com
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
This Exciting Thing Called Life! - Free 5 Part Mini-Course
I've created a Free mini-course called "The 5 Secrets To A Healthy Lifestyle".
Tomorrow morning I will be posting Part 1, so be looking for it!
The introduction is below. It's loaded with tips to help you stay focused on feeling your best and taking care of yourself so you don't miss one bit of this exciting thing called life!!!
Hope you enjoy!
INTRODUCTION TO "THE 5 SECRETS TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE"
Welcome to this 5 part mini-course!
Although this is the introduction, I want to give you a practical tid bit that you can apply right now to your life and start benefiting immediately from this mini-course.
Tid Bit #1: Living a healthy lifestyle starts with awareness!
That's right, you must be aware! Awareness starts by understanding this important truth in order to live a healthy lifestyle:
"Your body is like a boat. If a hole develops in the front part of the boat, the whole ship is going to be affected"! - The whole ship will sink, you can't sink just part of a ship!
So what does this have to do with awareness? Good question!
Your body has many different sections and systems that are "built in".
When one of these "systems" are affected or misaligned it can affect dozens (even hundreds) of different parts of the body.
There is something called "nerve interference" that can cause anything from headaches to ear aches to irritability. BE AWARE! Start to take notice.
When you start feeling symptoms such as Headaches, Lower Back Pain, Mid and Upper Back Pain, Neck Pain, Asthma, Neuritis, Sinus Trouble, Digestive Problems, Nervousness, Shoulder or Arm Pain, Leg Pain, Sciatica, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dizziness, Joint Stiffness, Muscle Spasms, Numbness and Tingling, Low Energy and even Stress...... this is your body's way of telling you that there's a hole somewhere in the ship, and if you don't fix it, it's going to get worse and eventually sink the entire ship!
When you experience these symptoms, the first step is to rule out nerve interference.
Chances are, the nerves are being disrupted and with a little adjustment, your body then can start to use it's built in systems to heal the problem naturally!
Remember to be smart and be aware! Don't be fooled by symptoms!
Check back in a few days for Part 1!
This report is brought to you by Dr. Gary Callioni
www.NKYChiropractor.com
(859)331-9566
Still Smoking? I Wish You Wouldn't....
Everyday, I pass people in their cars, windows rolled up because it's freezing. And what do they have in their hand? A lit cigarette. I get it, everyone has a vice but smoking is so incredibly destructive to your health, not only for your lungs but your spine!
In a publication of SpineLine, Dr. Paul Slozar, Dr. Richard Perkins, and Dr. Derek Snook presented data studies that link smoking to osteoporosis and compression fractures, back pain, disc disease and wound healing problems. Tobacco use has been shown to cause increased non- union rates and failures in spinal fusion surgery.
While smoking is highly publicized as a cancer causing agent little has been said linking smoking to spine health. We all should know that cigarette smoking can cause increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and poor circulation but specifically for your spine health, the overall effect of cigarette smoking decreases the ability of the blood to carry oxygen. Do you know what happens when the brain doesn’t get oxygen? You have a stroke or heart attack. A portion of the heart or brain tissue ‘dies’ and Cigarette smoking produces a similar effect in the spine.
You don’t hear much about this side effect of smoking. In plain language, cigarette smoking decreases the ability of the blood vessels to carry nutrients to living tissue (bone and disc). Long term, this damage has devastating effects on bone physiology, wound healing and disc nutrition. The spine is my business. Help me help you! :)
Dr. Gary Callioni
Chiropractic Rehab Center of NKY
www.NKYChiropractor.com
(859)331-9566
In a publication of SpineLine, Dr. Paul Slozar, Dr. Richard Perkins, and Dr. Derek Snook presented data studies that link smoking to osteoporosis and compression fractures, back pain, disc disease and wound healing problems. Tobacco use has been shown to cause increased non- union rates and failures in spinal fusion surgery.
While smoking is highly publicized as a cancer causing agent little has been said linking smoking to spine health. We all should know that cigarette smoking can cause increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and poor circulation but specifically for your spine health, the overall effect of cigarette smoking decreases the ability of the blood to carry oxygen. Do you know what happens when the brain doesn’t get oxygen? You have a stroke or heart attack. A portion of the heart or brain tissue ‘dies’ and Cigarette smoking produces a similar effect in the spine.
You don’t hear much about this side effect of smoking. In plain language, cigarette smoking decreases the ability of the blood vessels to carry nutrients to living tissue (bone and disc). Long term, this damage has devastating effects on bone physiology, wound healing and disc nutrition. The spine is my business. Help me help you! :)
Dr. Gary Callioni
Chiropractic Rehab Center of NKY
www.NKYChiropractor.com
(859)331-9566
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Tips To Avoid Shoveling Injuries
Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky residents will be shoveling out from the latest winter storm, and if they are feeling it in the form of strained muscles they are not alone. More than half of snow shoveling injuries are musculoskeletal, according to a study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. The study analyzed snow shoveling injuries treated in US emergency rooms between 1990 and 2006.
Types of shoveling injuries:
67% of injuries occurred in men, followed by children under 18, who suffered 15% of injuries. In addition to musculoskeletal injuries, patients suffered from slips and being struck by a shovel. 7% of injuries were heart related, and all those who died suffered from a cardiac event.
How to avoid injury when shoveling this winter:
Researchers pointed to the design of the common shovel, stating that it is not an ergonomic tool and its design has remained stagnant for over a century. Shovelers should warm up, shovel small amounts of snow, pay attention to their form, take frequent breaks, and stay hydrated.
This might sound ridiculous to some, but one of the main causes of back pain and back injury is doing something as simple as shoveling snow the wrong way. Many people who never exercise and wouldn’t consider lifting weights go out and shovel thousands of pounds of snow numerous times each winter.
Shoveling snow is both an aerobic exercise and weight lifting exercise being done at the same time. The constant motion is the equivalent of walking on a treadmill or riding an exercise bike, and the lifting of the heavy snow is every bit the equal of lifting weights. Being done by people who wouldn’t even consider doing these exercises.
How Much Weight Are You Shoveling?
How many pounds you are lifting when you shovel snow will depend on the type of snow, depth of the snow, water amount in the snow and the amount of sidewalk and driveway you have to clear. Light fluffy snow might weigh as little as 5 pounds per cubic foot. Compacted snow can weigh 20 pounds per cubic foot. Heavy wet snow can weigh even more and feel like you are shoveling wet cement.
The amount of water can be stated as a percentage. According to the National Snow and Ice Data center, the average snow in the US is between .04 and .10 percent of water per inch. The fluffy powder snow is between .01 and .05 while the heavy wet snows can be .40 and higher. You can calculate how much weight you lift shoveling snow.
If you have a double car driveway, it can be 800 square feet (40’ x 20’). The weight of a cubic foot of water is 62.418 pounds. You have to convert inches to feet. So 6” = .5 of a foot (6/12 = .5). We will use 10% (.10) amount of water in this snowfall.
Cubic feet of snow = square foot of driveway (800) x the amount of snow (.5 of a foot) = 400 cubic feet of snow.
Multiply the amount of water in the snow (.10) x 62.418 = 6.242 pounds of snow per cubic feet of snow.
Multiply the weight of this cubic foot of snow (6.242) by the cubic feet of snow you will be shoveling (400 cubic feet). 6.242 x 400 = 2,947 pounds of snow on the driveway you will be lifting and shoveling [1].
It helps to shovel a couple of times during a storm instead of shoveling a foot or more of snow at the end of the storm, since freshly fallen snow will weigh less than compacted snow.
Proper Ways to Shovel Snow:
That is a lot of weight to lift in a short time and a lot of stress on your back and your body. Shoveling snow is equal to a hard workout so you should stretch before you shovel snow. Do stretches of the lower back, arms, legs, hamstrings and shoulder muscles.
When you shovel, keep your back straight and bend your knees. Your knees should be shoulder width apart. Bend at the knees and straighten your knees when you lift. Lift with the legs and not your back. It is best if you don’t twist and throw the snow, if possible try and place the snow where you want it or throw it forward. Space your hands apart; this will give you better leverage lifting the snow. Twisting while holding the weight of the snow can hurt your back. If you want to throw the snow, don’t load up the shovel with a ton of snow. Take smaller scoops of snow. Take breaks and catch your breath occasionally. If you feel any kind of pain, stop shoveling.
The Snow Shovel:
A lightweight shovel will weigh less than an old metal one, and the snow is already heavy enough. The shovel should be about chest high. If the shovel is too short, you end up bending too much. If the shovel is too long, that causes the snow to actually weigh more and the lifting that much harder, not only hurting your back, but also your wrist and forearms.
If you’re going to buy a new shovel, look for one that is the bent staff or ergonomic type (like the Back-Saver® from Life With Ease). The bent handle type of shovels prevents back pain and strain by allowing you to bend less while shoveling. Most people say that this type of shovel prevents the soreness in their backs after shoveling snow.
Be Safe!
Chiropractic Rehab Center of Northern Kentucky
www.NKYChiropractor.com
Types of shoveling injuries:
67% of injuries occurred in men, followed by children under 18, who suffered 15% of injuries. In addition to musculoskeletal injuries, patients suffered from slips and being struck by a shovel. 7% of injuries were heart related, and all those who died suffered from a cardiac event.
How to avoid injury when shoveling this winter:
Researchers pointed to the design of the common shovel, stating that it is not an ergonomic tool and its design has remained stagnant for over a century. Shovelers should warm up, shovel small amounts of snow, pay attention to their form, take frequent breaks, and stay hydrated.
This might sound ridiculous to some, but one of the main causes of back pain and back injury is doing something as simple as shoveling snow the wrong way. Many people who never exercise and wouldn’t consider lifting weights go out and shovel thousands of pounds of snow numerous times each winter.
Shoveling snow is both an aerobic exercise and weight lifting exercise being done at the same time. The constant motion is the equivalent of walking on a treadmill or riding an exercise bike, and the lifting of the heavy snow is every bit the equal of lifting weights. Being done by people who wouldn’t even consider doing these exercises.
How Much Weight Are You Shoveling?
How many pounds you are lifting when you shovel snow will depend on the type of snow, depth of the snow, water amount in the snow and the amount of sidewalk and driveway you have to clear. Light fluffy snow might weigh as little as 5 pounds per cubic foot. Compacted snow can weigh 20 pounds per cubic foot. Heavy wet snow can weigh even more and feel like you are shoveling wet cement.
The amount of water can be stated as a percentage. According to the National Snow and Ice Data center, the average snow in the US is between .04 and .10 percent of water per inch. The fluffy powder snow is between .01 and .05 while the heavy wet snows can be .40 and higher. You can calculate how much weight you lift shoveling snow.
If you have a double car driveway, it can be 800 square feet (40’ x 20’). The weight of a cubic foot of water is 62.418 pounds. You have to convert inches to feet. So 6” = .5 of a foot (6/12 = .5). We will use 10% (.10) amount of water in this snowfall.
Cubic feet of snow = square foot of driveway (800) x the amount of snow (.5 of a foot) = 400 cubic feet of snow.
Multiply the amount of water in the snow (.10) x 62.418 = 6.242 pounds of snow per cubic feet of snow.
Multiply the weight of this cubic foot of snow (6.242) by the cubic feet of snow you will be shoveling (400 cubic feet). 6.242 x 400 = 2,947 pounds of snow on the driveway you will be lifting and shoveling [1].
It helps to shovel a couple of times during a storm instead of shoveling a foot or more of snow at the end of the storm, since freshly fallen snow will weigh less than compacted snow.
Proper Ways to Shovel Snow:
That is a lot of weight to lift in a short time and a lot of stress on your back and your body. Shoveling snow is equal to a hard workout so you should stretch before you shovel snow. Do stretches of the lower back, arms, legs, hamstrings and shoulder muscles.
When you shovel, keep your back straight and bend your knees. Your knees should be shoulder width apart. Bend at the knees and straighten your knees when you lift. Lift with the legs and not your back. It is best if you don’t twist and throw the snow, if possible try and place the snow where you want it or throw it forward. Space your hands apart; this will give you better leverage lifting the snow. Twisting while holding the weight of the snow can hurt your back. If you want to throw the snow, don’t load up the shovel with a ton of snow. Take smaller scoops of snow. Take breaks and catch your breath occasionally. If you feel any kind of pain, stop shoveling.
The Snow Shovel:
A lightweight shovel will weigh less than an old metal one, and the snow is already heavy enough. The shovel should be about chest high. If the shovel is too short, you end up bending too much. If the shovel is too long, that causes the snow to actually weigh more and the lifting that much harder, not only hurting your back, but also your wrist and forearms.
If you’re going to buy a new shovel, look for one that is the bent staff or ergonomic type (like the Back-Saver® from Life With Ease). The bent handle type of shovels prevents back pain and strain by allowing you to bend less while shoveling. Most people say that this type of shovel prevents the soreness in their backs after shoveling snow.
Be Safe!
Chiropractic Rehab Center of Northern Kentucky
www.NKYChiropractor.com
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Financial Spinal Stress
Ever woken up in the middle of the night wondering how you were going to pay the bills? Then you know that a car payment or the electric bill can affect your health!
There are three types of stress: physical, emotional and chemical. Financial worries (and other anxieties) fall into the emotional stress category. And chiropractic can be helpful.
All three types of stress affect your nervous system. Like a chain that breaks at its weakest link, stress tends to show up where we are most vulnerable. Our neck. Our low back. Tightness between our shoulders. Stress can increase the frequency of headaches and compromise our ability to get enough restful sleep.
Chiropractic care, with its purpose of reducing neurological stress, can be helpful. Of course chiropractic care can't eliminate stress, but it can sure improve your ability to tolerate it. Regular chiropractic care now could be a wise investment for a healthier, happier and financially secure you! www.NKYChiropractor.com (859) 331-9566
There are three types of stress: physical, emotional and chemical. Financial worries (and other anxieties) fall into the emotional stress category. And chiropractic can be helpful.
All three types of stress affect your nervous system. Like a chain that breaks at its weakest link, stress tends to show up where we are most vulnerable. Our neck. Our low back. Tightness between our shoulders. Stress can increase the frequency of headaches and compromise our ability to get enough restful sleep.
Chiropractic care, with its purpose of reducing neurological stress, can be helpful. Of course chiropractic care can't eliminate stress, but it can sure improve your ability to tolerate it. Regular chiropractic care now could be a wise investment for a healthier, happier and financially secure you! www.NKYChiropractor.com (859) 331-9566
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