tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31315760966735205902024-09-15T17:58:35.500-05:00The Blog Of The Balancing CenterJonathan Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01242775610353858034noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-18711007704487710542016-08-24T11:30:00.001-05:002016-08-24T11:30:15.132-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a>&nbsp;Dr. Daniel Helgerman</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;;"><br /></span></span> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_lzcFBpYYEiX7azhNuxC4uq72140AKMT3QMshIJHp7pwJ-XKkFmmW3LaS-5O66e0k-NHMk4e0bowoyO46r24xzd0RHp4UumfbtujFgDLFiBbQCWZVfezz7M_rqnhk9wNoSxpNflCwNLh/s1600/weather+skyline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_lzcFBpYYEiX7azhNuxC4uq72140AKMT3QMshIJHp7pwJ-XKkFmmW3LaS-5O66e0k-NHMk4e0bowoyO46r24xzd0RHp4UumfbtujFgDLFiBbQCWZVfezz7M_rqnhk9wNoSxpNflCwNLh/s320/weather+skyline.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Perhaps you have heard the saying, "If you don't like the weather in Chicago, wait five minutes!".&nbsp; As one who has never lived in the northern Midwest before this past year, I have a comical appreciation for this exaggeration of truth.&nbsp; I have never lived in a place that can be sunny and fairly warm, rain, and snow all in the same day!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /> <br /> <span style="background: white;">Not only does the weather change fast, but life changes fast!&nbsp; We often find ourselves in a situation we wouldn't have imagined several hours earlier.&nbsp; Although life often gives us unexpected joys, the unexpected painful experiences often sink much deeper into our memory.&nbsp; The love we have for our family and friends, the financial security we have in investments, the pride we take in our career all leave us vulnerable to feeling strong emotions when life changes unexpectedly.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background: white;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Nothing in life is guaranteed.&nbsp; The only constant is change itself.&nbsp; We have only 2 choices: embrace change and adapt or become defeated in our denial and rigidity.&nbsp; At The Balancing Center we are not only interested in the biomechanics of the human body, but the human experience itself.&nbsp; Memories, emotions, images, and thoughts are all remembered and recycled deep in the brain and nervous system.&nbsp; They form the basis of our beliefs about ourselves as well as the world, and are responsible for the initial formation of many habits.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">To break free from these patterns of thoughts, actions, or emotions we first need a new perspective.&nbsp; Intentional chiropractic care and bodywork can help one integrate past experiences within the body so that they do not create such intense resistance to present changes.&nbsp; &nbsp;Releasing past traumas also lessens the stress on the body so that each new additional stimulus doesn’t feel so overwhelming.&nbsp; Because the brain and nervous system are&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">responsible for coordinating all events in the human body, restoring the proper alignment and self-correcting nature of the spine makes you the most up to date, functional, and adaptable version of yourself possible.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The changes of life do not need to frighten us or cause excessive grief.&nbsp; Instead, we can use them as fuel for growth.&nbsp; With each new day, each new experience, and every unexpected weather occurrence, there is a lesson to be learned and perspective to be gained.&nbsp; Chiropractic care and bodywork help initiate this learning and growing.&nbsp; Although sometimes changes may be uncomfortable or even painful, if we wait five minutes, the sun will come out again. &nbsp;</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWcGP17S8WnQI2Zs6QQFSy2pxr8AbAwfJmvV80osjqf6biQnSrlaOUzMPeWfb2e5YFmEjr0kl56aSpdqdPEL_PWE-faKqe8S9SYXb9Ytajiz40P2GKhRDlzJnDtBYjYQjliTfqk-58u08/s1600/weather+quote.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWcGP17S8WnQI2Zs6QQFSy2pxr8AbAwfJmvV80osjqf6biQnSrlaOUzMPeWfb2e5YFmEjr0kl56aSpdqdPEL_PWE-faKqe8S9SYXb9Ytajiz40P2GKhRDlzJnDtBYjYQjliTfqk-58u08/s320/weather+quote.png" width="320" /></a></div> <o:p></o:p>Dr Daniel Fedelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17571460432273740568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-67163654508930313182016-08-01T16:50:00.001-05:002016-08-01T16:50:36.510-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> What would summer be without sunshine?&nbsp; Summer is characterized by beautiful warm weather that invites us to enjoy the outdoors.&nbsp; In our modern era we are constantly working and socializing indoors.&nbsp; It is rare that we spend much time outside, especially when the weather is cold. &nbsp;When it is pleasant outside in Chicago there are <i>literally </i>hundreds of ways to get outside and enjoy this wonderful summer weather, from street festivals and outdoor concerts to meet-ups or wonderful Lake Michigan with its clear blue water, cool breeze, and sandy beaches.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Getting outside and enjoying the sun has more benefits than the obvious mood enhancing qualities.&nbsp;&nbsp; Vitamin D, a hormone we can synthesize when sunshine beams on bare skin, has been known to decrease heart disease, multiple sclerosis, inflammation, depression, asthma, autism, chronic pain, bone loss, allergies, autoimmune diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, &nbsp;and some have even sited it to be a deterrent of cancer due to its immune boosting properties.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2i-oEpQZp77h1Y4iOvqe3IATqkm_BsGexa87noRjqKYI2cefrLkHoa5uQphQtOlmtoUzeAoSxqIwvB2C85JjH-ectOpxl0NsX_h_qYSl6S3c07xQkUyc0zod3lk1kFqeOvNQpBNUWaf3/s1600/7db7bec37a0de00cdd361d4759d7d6b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2i-oEpQZp77h1Y4iOvqe3IATqkm_BsGexa87noRjqKYI2cefrLkHoa5uQphQtOlmtoUzeAoSxqIwvB2C85JjH-ectOpxl0NsX_h_qYSl6S3c07xQkUyc0zod3lk1kFqeOvNQpBNUWaf3/s1600/7db7bec37a0de00cdd361d4759d7d6b2.jpg" /></a>Vitamin D boosts the immune system, promotes relaxation, and healthy bone growth by increasing intestinal absorption of the key minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate, and zinc.&nbsp; &nbsp;By spending 20 minutes per day in the sun, the average adult can get a sufficient amount of vitamin D to receive these benefits.&nbsp; Often times the 20 minutes we spend outside away from all of life’s demands soaking up the sun will be one of the best parts of the day.&nbsp; &nbsp;Finding a quiet, private spot outside to enjoy lunch is ideal.&nbsp; More vitamin D is absorbed without sunscreen and with less clothing.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> If you are someone who wants to make sure you receive your daily dose of vitamin D regardless of whether the sun is shining, taking supplements is a great and affordable way to reap all these benefits.&nbsp; It is recommended that people ingest up to 1000IUs of Vitamin D3 per 40lbs. of body weight.&nbsp; I personally use Innate Choice D3 drops.&nbsp; They are highly absorbable and great for people who don’t like to swallow pills or risk sun exposure without sunscreen.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> Sunshine and laughter are abundant during the summer time, and for the soul there is no better medicine.&nbsp; Nothing is better than enjoying a day outside with family or friends.&nbsp; Just as I reminded us all to stay independent for Independence Day, I urge you all to take full advantage of the beautiful weather and enjoy every moment you can outdoors and in the sun!&nbsp; Don’t let the sun set on the summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div> Dr Daniel Fedelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17571460432273740568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-43498255850722390452016-07-08T14:22:00.000-05:002016-07-08T14:22:02.521-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> July 4^th, 1776 was the day the United States of America officially declared independence from Britain.&nbsp; The core issue outlined in The Declaration of Independence was summarized in the phase, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”&nbsp;</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> As a chiropractor I believe these rights extend to our bodies as well. All day, every day you experience life through the wonderful vehicle of your body. Because you only get one body, your future abilities to enjoy life are effected by your day to day efforts to use it actively and appropriately! <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq79TNBybOgG6TXEeQhOOJROIA0AwFSziODMjya6woIbVqm_26bOmegj-aBOjmsF5BLMl4QhlU6GF6RY8cj7Aov_q4pwANzNNrnrZ7MGUUSM4K0DxzPWGtnyQg6peEEgn67XRR5mrt8qy/s1600/chicago-skyline-fireworks-thinkstock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq79TNBybOgG6TXEeQhOOJROIA0AwFSziODMjya6woIbVqm_26bOmegj-aBOjmsF5BLMl4QhlU6GF6RY8cj7Aov_q4pwANzNNrnrZ7MGUUSM4K0DxzPWGtnyQg6peEEgn67XRR5mrt8qy/s320/chicago-skyline-fireworks-thinkstock.jpg" width="320" /></a>When you see kids running around on the beach playing or adults throwing a frisbee it is apparent how much enjoyment there is in the freedom to move. Oftentimes people forget this. I see able bodied twenty five year olds standing on the escalator instead of walking. I see people calling an Uber rather than walking the half or quarter mile to their next location. It is almost as if people choose to use their healthy bodies as little as possible even though the ability to move is one of the greatest gifts and freedoms a human being has.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Physical inactivity makes the body progressively weaker and stiffer, which takes away freedoms once taken for granted. Just like in a democracy, citizens of a country must use their freedom appropriately to protect their rights; we need to move our bodies to be able to continue to happily and efficiently move as we age. Next time you find your inner voice complaining about the effort of climbing a flight of steps, be grateful for the ability to do so. Next time you are in walkable distance to your next business engagement, leave early and enjoy the fresh air and rejuvenation of walking. If it is not comfortable for you to do these everyday activities come into The Balancing Center so we can re-connect&nbsp; you to your natural ability to move. This Independence Day take full advantage of the freedom of movement you have, no matter how small or great, recognizing it as integral to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> by: Dr. Helgerman&nbsp;</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> Dr Daniel Fedelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17571460432273740568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-53314232042825287272014-02-14T12:16:00.002-06:002014-02-14T12:16:52.727-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The snow might be wet outside but the air is dry as a bone inside. I don’t know about you but my skin is about ready to revolt and head for warmer, more humid climates. If it weren't for buckets of lotion and conditioner, I’m sure I would have left a long time ago.</span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-04eb4e88-318d-99a7-463b-568b230792c3" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD-I1qmgilvS_EGhx4cmPUQ4apOchICiXLXIlp5q-5kUk5ExQVUuuBCBkEDfCZ7CpnI2sMMHFSL5uwKxYUzbEEVRlaf-sOZP-1weRtbe0MYFO97w682YQ8kGbPYMTkXivW9o20JCVgO9S/s1600/cosmedtique-bio2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD-I1qmgilvS_EGhx4cmPUQ4apOchICiXLXIlp5q-5kUk5ExQVUuuBCBkEDfCZ7CpnI2sMMHFSL5uwKxYUzbEEVRlaf-sOZP-1weRtbe0MYFO97w682YQ8kGbPYMTkXivW9o20JCVgO9S/s1600/cosmedtique-bio2.jpg" height="145" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of course, how do you find that perfect lotion in a literal ocean of choices? You have hundreds of different brands, formulas, and scents to consider and that’s even before you look at the label on the back of the bottles.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why the back of the bottle? Because the increasingly important question that savvy consumers ask is: What’s in my product?<br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />And for too many cosmetic products, including lotions, shampoos, cleansers, makeup, and more, the back label is a block of gibberish. You have multiple kinds of <a href="http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=291">parabens</a>, sulfates, <a href="http://www.drfranklipman.com/the-truth-behind-the-common-cosmetics-ingredient-dimethicone/">dimethicones</a>. There’s the vague word “fragrance,” which is a blanket term that covers a host of other troubling ingredients. Some of these long words refer to perfectly safe chemicals and others...not so much.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How are we supposed to know what’s in the products that are going on our faces, hands, eyes, and lips? Luckily for us, in this information age, finding safe products is a matter of a quick internet search. Even luckier, there is a fantastic directory called the <a href="http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/">EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database</a>.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc0Lv4LZF3j8ikuW07hq-Qxw-kfDa7bqKUjag2sPXDdLccWeyUP6ifCYcYbkC5Sl8XAf1eMFpuXDDz7boxp7aBAZ6Okb4zJlnlCGeSz9DfnchP5jHHi_HxNWfa_hRUh7wPI3C34KdKo-y/s1600/Natural_Organic_Makeup_From_Natures_Ingredients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc0Lv4LZF3j8ikuW07hq-Qxw-kfDa7bqKUjag2sPXDdLccWeyUP6ifCYcYbkC5Sl8XAf1eMFpuXDDz7boxp7aBAZ6Okb4zJlnlCGeSz9DfnchP5jHHi_HxNWfa_hRUh7wPI3C34KdKo-y/s1600/Natural_Organic_Makeup_From_Natures_Ingredients.jpg" height="132" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The EWG database is a fully searchable catalog of over 70,000 cosmetic products. They rate the products from Low to Moderate to High hazard and list how much scientific data are available about the individual ingredients in those products. Brands have their own ratings as well and you can search by brand, product, or even by ingredient!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This database is invaluable to the conscious consumer. Not every "organic" product is actually healthy and not every healthy product is easily identifiable. A product’s impact on the environment is also taken into consideration, (which can help you help the planet by, for instance, showing you how to prevent the negative effects of <a href="http://www.saferchemicals.org/resources/chemicals/pbts.html">bioaccumulation</a>). </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Through this database, I was able to find a wonderful line of hair and skin care products that are vegan, cruelty free, paraben free, sustainable, and made from organic ingredients. (<a href="http://carinaorganics.com/">Carina Organics</a> out of Canada, if you are interested!) </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So hopefully you can beat winter fatigue by reinvigorating your hair and skin care collection with products that you can use in health! </span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-1946636795184576872014-02-06T13:01:00.000-06:002014-02-06T13:01:49.514-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever caught a cold because you were experiencing incredible amounts of stress? Have you ever found that you get sick at the worst possible time, when you are already depressed or swamped with work or dealing with relationship or family troubles? </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-4b472b3e-0874-f60f-9db8-852483447d49" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While some might call your situation a coincidence or bad luck, those with an integrative perspective on wellness would see nothing coincidental about it. This is because health issues are rarely just physical issues; they often arise in direct conjunction with or even because of the mental and emotional stressors in your life. And even if these problems are just physical, one problem might be related to several others and you might not even know it! </span></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2zlmXWMiKFfD1Ip99ZIOEVutplQrYAfkO4Le9kDp08p9ybQyvTVyILY8e6goGVjdBJ37UmRycTEwvSa4lQMOz9VwdERC3yNUQW5aM9-03NdSN26ddOaAXJkszhDwc9KXszJHx2b4Cbco/s1600/integration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2zlmXWMiKFfD1Ip99ZIOEVutplQrYAfkO4Le9kDp08p9ybQyvTVyILY8e6goGVjdBJ37UmRycTEwvSa4lQMOz9VwdERC3yNUQW5aM9-03NdSN26ddOaAXJkszhDwc9KXszJHx2b4Cbco/s1600/integration.png" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One faulty gear can interfere with the rest!</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At The Balancing Center we believe that health problems are multidimensional, involving physical, emotional, and mental states. We therefore offer multidimensional solutions to get you out of pain and into wellness, energy, and vitality. We help you discover and apply the right, integrative combination of doctor care and self-care to maximize your recovery and your overall state of health. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What might go into your customized care plan? Well, there's no one answer!&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since every person is unique, every care plan is unique. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Balancing Center offers an array of health and wellness services, integrating chiropractic care with bodywork, energy synchronization, supplements, and more. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Balancing Center features the<a href="http://www.nucca.org/"> N.U.C.C.A. technique</a> as its signature chiropractic care, a specific kind of care that focuses on adjusting the upper cervical vertebrae. Dr. Daniel Fedeli, Dr. Ken Bennett, and Dr. James Tickel also practice <a href="http://www.morter.com/what_is_best.php">B.E.S.T.</a> and <a href="https://www.netmindbody.com/">NET</a>, synchronizing your mental, emotional, and physical states and releasing traumatic patterns. The doctors teach you their signature <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/services-fmp.html">Foundational Movement Practices</a> to retrain you to sit, stand, and move better, allowing you to integrate your chiropractic care into everyday life.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Balancing Center’s bodyworkers, <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/barry.html">Barry Krost</a> and <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/mary.html">Mary Holmquist</a> practice various kinds of therapeutic techniques, including <a href="http://www.ortho-bionomy.org/">Ortho-Bionomy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosacral_therapy">cranial-sacral therapy</a>, <a href="http://myofascialrelease.com/">myofascial release therapy</a>, and more. These therapies help to clear stress, relieve tension, and increase your energy. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRZA7fzZT0rQ1ufIJhitB6lw9BIv9m7xVCTVUSgMj8onvAIusTzdNnnR_CwGVa6JmB8v8FIISBwsLjEEYvU4OjI_J-8dlXaCQGfkqUfLR9nE3E8jJ3sir3FgGi71OiJO79Zhs7uWa1HwC/s1600/integrative-medicine-holistic-medicine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRZA7fzZT0rQ1ufIJhitB6lw9BIv9m7xVCTVUSgMj8onvAIusTzdNnnR_CwGVa6JmB8v8FIISBwsLjEEYvU4OjI_J-8dlXaCQGfkqUfLR9nE3E8jJ3sir3FgGi71OiJO79Zhs7uWa1HwC/s1600/integrative-medicine-holistic-medicine.jpg" height="161" width="200" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are also always excited to offer <a href="http://www.orendainternational.com/content.asp?page_id=1">Orenda</a> products and partnerships. Orenda offers a variety of supplements that support your body’s natural functions and health systems, including your immune system, your endocrine system, and your pituitary gland. We also sell a variety of supplements from other trusted partners-in-health. You can get your daily dose of Vitamin D, iodine, digestive enzymes, and fish oil at the office.</span></div> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Besides these specific services and products, we strive to provide general resources for health and wellness, from diet to exercise to healthy thinking. We advocate integrating a dynamic combination of techniques to first get you healthy and then keep you healthy. A variety of tactics creates a strong health strategy that you can use as your master plan for increased and continued wellness, now and far into the future!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-8474968649128780692014-01-27T12:06:00.001-06:002014-01-27T12:06:03.079-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Washington Post recently published an <a href="http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/the-health-hazards-of-sitting/750/" target="_blank">informative and helpful chart</a> on the medical science behind the dangers of sitting for too long and how to offset and counter those effects.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6Bxm-IxkXpSOfpPXfcrLAmL5pvBQZHIGrEHEAUqvL9njBqsPMWLurZ0yvTtrioZh0foSJpW4CXyZZgXFH_9oHzYEVTyzcvfNRyIHfLwDb9t5WG3rH3hFwjIXLo0e8ss-jJMW8Z5mT75x/s1600/Posture_Dr_Ken_01_CORRECT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6Bxm-IxkXpSOfpPXfcrLAmL5pvBQZHIGrEHEAUqvL9njBqsPMWLurZ0yvTtrioZh0foSJpW4CXyZZgXFH_9oHzYEVTyzcvfNRyIHfLwDb9t5WG3rH3hFwjIXLo0e8ss-jJMW8Z5mT75x/s1600/Posture_Dr_Ken_01_CORRECT.jpg" height="187" width="200" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Ken demonstrates correct seated posture.</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b id="docs-internal-guid-290f642b-d4d7-1c05-3108-303668f2e992" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Their recommendations are simple, sensible, and easy to incorporate into your workday or relaxation time. They are, however, are missing two other, important recommendations:</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Visit your chiropractor for regular adjustments.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regular adjustments not only get you and keep you out of pain--they also help keep your spine aligned and your body balanced. This means that while you’re sitting, you won’t be putting uneven pressure on isolated parts of your body. Regular adjustments also prime your body for health and activates its self-correcting nature. Remember, you are designed to be well!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Learn and implement the Foundational Movement Practices.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G7XUobd8o-7sJM8E7t23Qm_zdQUMxLf4CnvAUA3hU52o-dlDyhDaK5LfU_LP-np_UjV13s7-VjtMQTziJm_YzDQ8m2zXEenkpm2RL618ewX9HKJnu2Zcwy8vz0X-Mh7ij0PtGjF05xqc/s1600/The+Balancing+Center+Photo+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G7XUobd8o-7sJM8E7t23Qm_zdQUMxLf4CnvAUA3hU52o-dlDyhDaK5LfU_LP-np_UjV13s7-VjtMQTziJm_YzDQ8m2zXEenkpm2RL618ewX9HKJnu2Zcwy8vz0X-Mh7ij0PtGjF05xqc/s1600/The+Balancing+Center+Photo+127.JPG" height="200" width="133" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Foundational Movement Practices, falling somewhere between exercise and yoga, are series of simple movements that retrain your body to sit, stand, and move better. The FMP also help you hold your spinal adjustments longer, which creates a stronger foundation for even more physical, mental, and emotional improvement. They are great to implement while you are at a desk job because they teach you how to locate and then engage the correct bones and muscles used in seated postures. The FMP can further alleviate chronic back and joint pains as you retrain your body’s muscle memory to engage in healthy, dynamic postures. </span></div> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can learn more about the FMP on our <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/services-fmp.html" target="_blank">website</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EBD80FEE27A596A" target="_blank">YouTube page</a>, where we have PDF instructions as well as instructional videos.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call the office today for an adjustment! You can even add 10 minutes to the end of your visit to get a hands-on FMP session!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They say sitting is the new smoking. And we say that it doesn’t have to be! </span></div> <br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-24665627916829665132014-01-23T12:24:00.001-06:002014-01-27T11:57:04.450-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Imagine you live by a river, brown from chemical pollution, gritty from agricultural runoff, choked with debris. You work hard to clean it up and manage to get it decently restored. But a few weeks later the river is right back to where it was: brown, gritty, choked...out of balance. </span></div> <span id="docs-internal-guid-6ac1eb09-c053-e05d-e169-5a7e57bdafe6"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And then you travel a few miles north and discover the factory that is actually responsible for all the problems appearing miles downstream. Without working to have the factory improve its waste management, any downstream clean-up efforts become mere stopgaps. </span></div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Often when people deal with health problems and pain, their situation is like the story of this river. When you are ill, it is easy to become distracted by the most apparent evidence of a problem, usually pain or discomfort. And while pain is a powerful sign of illness, it is often the last sign that something is wrong. Cleaning a river that is still being polluted only provides a temporary solution. Addressing pain, symptoms, and side effects without discovering the source of your health problems will only provide temporary relief. </span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxO1LjADniJ_etNMmEkL1NYfhGoj9L7Tmpr57ZtsAXxT3Avu_Oaq82JJyvEX5Fh2uJeifxmVESzwdmEOnBTvRCT-C__z8r_vnu_Q7F98fizsxWU7dsxdue9TdOVMCcYXgXiFYlyGKUoq2/s1600/Agawa_River,_Ontario.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxO1LjADniJ_etNMmEkL1NYfhGoj9L7Tmpr57ZtsAXxT3Avu_Oaq82JJyvEX5Fh2uJeifxmVESzwdmEOnBTvRCT-C__z8r_vnu_Q7F98fizsxWU7dsxdue9TdOVMCcYXgXiFYlyGKUoq2/s1600/Agawa_River,_Ontario.jpg" height="211" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s where we can help! When you visit The Balancing Center to experience our care, the first step we take is to travel “upstream” in your spine to discover exactly what root causes are contributing to your pains, sufferings, and imbalances. Rather than “cracking” separate areas of your back, we focus on your upper cervical vertebrae to realign your neck and head. This is because your upper cervical vertebrae has a controlling influence on the rest of your spine and body. This is how we uniquely specialize in getting to the root of the problems that are robbing you of your vitality and interfering with your life. By uncovering these underlying conditions, we can provide customized care to get you out of pain and back into balance! </span></div> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once we address your upstream problems, your body is clean and clear to receive the full benefits of the other wonderful care you provide for it: regular exercise, calming meditation, a nutritious diet, all three or more! We help provide you with the balance and connection your body craves in order to enhance your body’s wondrous ability to heal itself. You are designed to be well. We help you on the path to achieving that healthy design. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-20158979733963751752014-01-14T14:17:00.001-06:002014-01-14T15:12:50.760-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIY4neZ1X6_1DL08j0mp030UYN5HcNZAFmjwSEebHqTybjqSXCs3nSUEqSsgsmpyh_0WpSYPVXwFWAtZ-_xqYt9F_1NfE-p1WYVPCj9NneBr9vljW-NRiQcIdC8v7Oo0pkjASaQNN1Ziu/s1600/back-pain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIY4neZ1X6_1DL08j0mp030UYN5HcNZAFmjwSEebHqTybjqSXCs3nSUEqSsgsmpyh_0WpSYPVXwFWAtZ-_xqYt9F_1NfE-p1WYVPCj9NneBr9vljW-NRiQcIdC8v7Oo0pkjASaQNN1Ziu/s200/back-pain.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">A recent <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/01/13/255457090/pain-in-the-back-exercise-may-help-you-learn-not-to-feel-it?utm_content=socialflow&amp;utm_campaign=nprfacebook&amp;utm_source=npr&amp;utm_medium=facebook" target="_blank">piece</a> from NPR details an alternative technique some people try to alleviate their back pain. “Back pain boot camp” rehabilitates sufferers by having them exercise through their back pain; this helps strengthen their back muscles and conditions the sufferer to not be as sensitive to her back pain. This boot camp is often a last resort after failed attempts at surgeries, painkillers, and spinal injections.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></b></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"> </b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It might seem counterintuitive to work through pain when, “Normally pain is an alarm bell that says, ‘Stop what you're doing right now or you may hurt yourself!’” The piece highlights, quite correctly, “that pain is a false signal. It's not about looming danger; it's actually caused by hypersensitive nerves.” Pain can indeed be a poor indication of illness. We often forget that pain is often the last symptom to arise from an illness and that many pain-free people can have unseen health problems. So, sometimes we do have to work through the pain to get out of it. And sometimes we might not be in pain but need a health change anyway.</span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></b></span></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"> </b></span> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The piece highlights how sufferers from back pain received no relief from surgery, spinal fusions, and painkillers. But I wonder: did they try chiropractic care? After all, even though chiropractic care offers a wealth of benefits, alleviating back pain is what it’s known and famous for! </span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A misalignment of the vertebrae can be a direct irritant of those “hypersensitive nerves,” bulging discs, and herniations. Nerve disturbances caused by spinal misalignments can cause mild to severe back pain that persists through painkillers and surgeries. If you’re out of balance, all the surgeries and spinal injections in the world won’t help since your body cannot accept and adapt to those cures. Underneath surface level changes, your imbalanced spine and body can and will most likely revert back to its unhealthy foundation. </span><br /> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_cpIzvxSCgK6ZMWm-GOMhQySdudrtXK0RZj6dPbhFldqwCIABjugH7hXkjSP7LmnHa-cex3XOE9g_IbeMFoSD3hLnffiI7P-c60yzhaXDAhzCXyybbn2P77m3DmAJgrnWRAvsIDSoPUu/s1600/photo-chiropractic_care_relieves_pain_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_cpIzvxSCgK6ZMWm-GOMhQySdudrtXK0RZj6dPbhFldqwCIABjugH7hXkjSP7LmnHa-cex3XOE9g_IbeMFoSD3hLnffiI7P-c60yzhaXDAhzCXyybbn2P77m3DmAJgrnWRAvsIDSoPUu/s320/photo-chiropractic_care_relieves_pain_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The piece highlights how this is a “different way of thinking about pain” and The Balancing Center happens to specialize in that difference. We get you back into balance. Once you are aligned and balanced, you can avoid surgery and any rehabilitation, physical therapy, and strengthening exercises will be even more effective since your body can fully accept their benefits.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">At “back pain boot camp,” the philosophy seems to be movement can override pain. Chiropractic care is also great at facilitating pain relief through the movement of muscles by directly addressing joint dysfunction and reestablishing proper joint mechanics. </span><br /> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some graduates of back pain boot camp report that their back pain still returns. And if they are out of balance, even with stronger back muscles and decreased nerve sensitivity to pain, this makes sense. The root cause of their pain still affects them. If their spines remain misaligned, surgery, physical therapy, spinal fusions, and painkillers are mere stopgaps.</span></div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Before you resort to surgery or spinal fusions or even boot camp, give chiropractic care a try. If we can heal the <a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-checklist-of-care.html" target="_blank">underlying cause</a> of your pain, your illness can unravel and you can get back into balance, achieving health and robust wellness. </span> </b>&nbsp;</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-88261620679661232372014-01-08T13:45:00.002-06:002014-01-08T13:45:55.587-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And welcome to 2014. It’s been a brutal start to the year. We hope you weathered the freeze with relative aplomb. We can all look forward to a veritable heat wave this weekend! 38 degrees? It’s practically beach weather!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">When it’s this cold outside, healthy eating can be at least a little challenging. Cool, crisp salad doesn’t warm you up like pot roast or chili or burgers. The coldest and darkest months of the year require comfort foods and hibernation!&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">But if you’re feeling the toll of that comfort, feeling a little slow and sluggish after the indulgences of the holiday, this might actually be a great time to reintroduce healthy eating into your days and nights. It might not seem like it at first, but healthy eating can be an even greater comfort to your body and mind in both the short and long run.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcwxdNyXfNEQVHxxntoGFG-Wo-vE5mV6pUHOu2dfi3-qUGbr3-Q7qO-lXjd0OKTmUy1GdiR-XiS_S1aXuPxZKL6yagGojqhkYpMucRf2shyhmMsMyBDFRoG0TJ06KTHDaMGuheQ1UYahT/s1600/Healthy+eating.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcwxdNyXfNEQVHxxntoGFG-Wo-vE5mV6pUHOu2dfi3-qUGbr3-Q7qO-lXjd0OKTmUy1GdiR-XiS_S1aXuPxZKL6yagGojqhkYpMucRf2shyhmMsMyBDFRoG0TJ06KTHDaMGuheQ1UYahT/s1600/Healthy+eating.jpg" height="171" width="200" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="goog_1217741727"></span><span id="goog_1217741728"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can make a great start by clearing out the old before ushering in the new. Kickstart your year with a great cleanse! Cleanses can jumpstart your body and set a great foundation for a year of healthy eating and habits.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">The two cleanses for 2014 we’re recommending are the McCombs Plan and Orenda’s Clean, Burn, and Shape. Both cleanses have something a little different to offer, depending on your health goals.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re looking to recalibrate the environment in your gut--gut health being absolutely essential to wholeness and wellness--the McCombs Plan is specially formulated to help you achieve a healthy balance of yeast in your digestive tract. It’s a rigorous and thorough process, with a food regimen and you can find out more at the </span><a href="http://www.candidaplan.com/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">McCombs website</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and also in this </span><a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-3-cleanses-for-2012.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">blog post</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Dr. Ken.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clean, Burn, and Shape is the new cleanse and weight-loss program from Orenda, our partner-in-health. It is a 10 day vegan cleanse followed by a 30 day diet and exercise cycle. This program features tasty shakes and works in tandem with Orenda’s established line of supplements. You can read more about CBS (as we call it) </span><a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2013/07/clean-burn-and-shape.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let us know if you’ll be embracing a cleanse this year and which one! We’d love to feature and celebrate your results.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here’s to a clean start and a wonderful winter!</span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-60184901025663108952014-01-02T13:07:00.002-06:002014-01-02T13:07:26.117-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everyone is talking about resolutions: which to make, why we make them, why we <a href="http://www.livescience.com/42272-this-is-why-you-wont-keep-your-new-years-resolution.html" target="_blank">break</a> them, <a href="http://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits" target="_blank">how</a> to keep them. Of course, the new year sparks these discussions. The promise of a new beginning is both inspiring and irresistible.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">But you know what’s amazing? Any day is technically the start of a “new year.” The entire calendar might not roll over, but if you are here today, you were (most likely) here exactly one year ago and you will (hopefully) be here exactly one year from now. January 1st might be a poetic date to start anew, but January 2nd is </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">just as good</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">. And if January 2nd or 3rd or 4th happens to be today, than it is automatically better than January 1st. Because today is the only day you can do anything, change anything, be anything.</span></span><br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVX77XwFYM-7hwsqd5msSSQQ4rPo5Vl7JFTsNRHryQdM_k3ITK_EM7QFi9CdBhuD-7wO3o6Vxna24ZmwA8j4V5jA_F6c17zWfuaDswChSHBBvqefOj-NdiZsSY2G3-ViHGwDQAOIUk1zM/s1600/new-years-resolutions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVX77XwFYM-7hwsqd5msSSQQ4rPo5Vl7JFTsNRHryQdM_k3ITK_EM7QFi9CdBhuD-7wO3o6Vxna24ZmwA8j4V5jA_F6c17zWfuaDswChSHBBvqefOj-NdiZsSY2G3-ViHGwDQAOIUk1zM/s200/new-years-resolutions.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any day can herald the ending of an old habit and the beginning of a new one. Any day can be Day 1 of your Awesome Plan to Get Healthy, Wealthy, and Happy.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Any day” also takes the pressure off of January 1st. The first day of the New Year doesn’t have to be the be-all, end-all date of your life changes. Why not create a new anniversary, a new personal holiday? Celebrate a year of success, growth, and change on February 12th or April 24th, or maybe every day of the year. Celebrating success is a profound way to make sure you keep on striving for it!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also, as long as we’re discussing resolutions, what happens If you lapse? First, according to countless studies that I will not link here, that’s almost to be expected. Second--and it can never be stated enough--lapsing is perfectly awesome. You’re human and it happens. Get back on the horse. Pick yourself up and brush yourself off. It’s not about perfection: it’s about perseverance. After all, the master has <a href="http://doodlealley.com/2012/10/10/be-friends-with-failure/" target="_blank">failed</a> more times than the beginner has even tried.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And finally, in the meantime, the best place to begin is with self-acceptance. Accept yourself, unconditionally, right now. Warts and all. Flaws and everything. Self-acceptance is like a rallying cry for your dreams, intentions, and actions. Let’s gather together and accept every last part of Me today and push ahead into the future as one whole, powerful unit.</span><br /> <br /></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQdMHy6L2tV6TRDzhl2uzkJC1q78q7HWbFAlyweXH_HAPUSAANeH3SDfSOw05oIGsQ6T-Xi3R23nDP1u0tDeHaTSOYxnP3tPiFWkK2JBy6qTBGTKoc9g_MziTT5FxTnplJg0O0sAR2l24/s1600/news-years-resolution-calvin-and-hobbes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQdMHy6L2tV6TRDzhl2uzkJC1q78q7HWbFAlyweXH_HAPUSAANeH3SDfSOw05oIGsQ6T-Xi3R23nDP1u0tDeHaTSOYxnP3tPiFWkK2JBy6qTBGTKoc9g_MziTT5FxTnplJg0O0sAR2l24/s200/news-years-resolution-calvin-and-hobbes.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You might know where you want to go, but it is so much harder to get there if you don’t know and accept where you are. Imagine trying to get directions with only an end location. “Well, I want to arrive at X but since I don’t know where I’m coming from, I have literally twenty options to try to get there.” Which is all still fine. But without knowing where you are, you might end up on the scenic route when you want the express lane, or end up caught in traffic because you didn’t know about a strategic overpass that avoids the messes. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You might not necessarily like where you are or who you are right now. But did you know that that’s awesome? It’s awesome because dissatisfaction can give you the inspiration and drive to be somewhere else and change into somebody new. But who you are today is an integral part of the person you will be tomorrow. You can’t have the “after” picture without the “before.” </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, let’s recap:<br class="kix-line-break" />Accept yourself for who you are today. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start your changes any day. Any day can be a New Year.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you lapse, start again. And again. And again.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you get there, celebrate your success.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Repeat.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And have a most wonderful 2014.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-58064288085329734472013-12-19T12:59:00.000-06:002013-12-19T13:00:23.358-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday, <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/barry.html" target="_blank">Barry Krost</a>, one of our bodyworkers extraordinaire, was featured in the podcast "Ancestral Roots," hosted by Rosalba Stocco.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;">Barry practices "Constellation Bodywork" in order to help people resolve issues that might not even be their own. Just as we inherit our hair color and nose shape from our parents and grandparents, we might unwittingly inherit the emotional entanglements of our ancestors. It's hard to enough to solve and resolve your own problems--imagine trying to resolve the problems of past generations without even knowing that they are from the past!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqUC8HnnorzDN2FjUrnZ-Y4IMKIDD1MgKBVxugAKpxssGd2U-yfBdKYZWsiR8zimG1WXveLZG-Q8QFAT9hiVXyHn_XAxgvyB_owoeeBV6wWuXMCELyjdoUcAAow4lZs11R0FY9uS2gouJ/s1600/Family_constellation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqUC8HnnorzDN2FjUrnZ-Y4IMKIDD1MgKBVxugAKpxssGd2U-yfBdKYZWsiR8zimG1WXveLZG-Q8QFAT9hiVXyHn_XAxgvyB_owoeeBV6wWuXMCELyjdoUcAAow4lZs11R0FY9uS2gouJ/s320/Family_constellation.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;">This is where Family Constellation systems can help. Barry focuses on meeting clients where they are--mentally, physically, and emotionally--in order to best facilitate their sessions. With thirty years of training in various modalities of bodywork, Barry brings something extra to his constellation sessions.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;">Barry offers constellation appointments at our office and they are a wonderful complement to the more physical care. You can call the office to find out more about his work and availability!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">And you can listen to the entire podcast here:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial;">http://bit.ly/18Ue4NC</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-1135692944394694012013-12-12T12:48:00.003-06:002014-02-27T12:48:06.880-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/lindsay.html" target="_blank">Lindsay</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yesterday morning began like any other morning when I have to be at work by 9:30. I woke up to my alarm, snoozed for ten more minutes, lounged under the warm covers for three minutes more (wishing I could take them with me), and then rushed through a shower to make up time.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">The pain began when I was blow-drying my hair. I’d had pain similar to this before: sharp and throbbing, contained to one particular spot on one side of my head (but sometimes radiating to the other), exacerbated if I bent over. The pain would recede as the day wore on, surprising me in intervals but turning into nothing more than a slight nuisance.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHD8jpa4Ivkbm1LtqfxlanXxrCLKCd-ToANyNwtfJ_YD0LTa_7GmDH0XENmQk3ltgfQ5lOJRfIJUH9lEjL_q7BR0_WqLVIQKEaqYEU7TvuJrlCln5L-r8MrsPFh1sD30pwrRu4JlAJuXL/s1600/Headache.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHD8jpa4Ivkbm1LtqfxlanXxrCLKCd-ToANyNwtfJ_YD0LTa_7GmDH0XENmQk3ltgfQ5lOJRfIJUH9lEjL_q7BR0_WqLVIQKEaqYEU7TvuJrlCln5L-r8MrsPFh1sD30pwrRu4JlAJuXL/s200/Headache.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was not so lucky yesterday. As I walked fifteen minutes to the train, every step seemed to make the pain worsen. By the time I was on the Red Line, I was almost dizzy with discomfort. Nausea overtook me, and my stomach roiled with the swaying of the car. My headache added to the nausea and the nausea augmented the headache. I counted down the stops with increasing desperation, wanting nothing more than fresh air and solid ground. And, of course, for the pain to stop!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Needless to say, by the time I reached the office, I was a useless wreck. I could barely get my heavy snow boots off and explain to my coworkers that I was feeling at least slightly ill.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">My office manager told me that I could have stayed home. And I was certainly planning on heading straight back there.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">But not before I got an adjustment.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am beyond fortunate to work in an office that provides absolutely world-class chiropractic care. As awful as I was feeling, I knew that I stood an infinitely better chance of feeling better if I could make it to the office and get onto an adjusting table.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Dan himself provided my adjustment. He corrected my neck, adjusted my upper back, worked on my head, and corrected my neck again. I stood up from the table and felt a little dizzy, and lightheaded, but in the good way, as if I was floating and free. One of the best parts? The pain was gone.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I sit at my desk today, I am so grateful that I work with some of the most talented healers in Chicago. It’s liberating to know that my pain was addressed at its root level and not just masked by a painkiller.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">My story is </span><a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/testimonials.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">not unique</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Countless people come to The Balancing Center seeking relief. Some people enter unable to walk and leave dancing; others suffer from monthly migraines that recede into memory as they progress in their care. The doctors here strive to bring wondrous healing to everyone who comes through our doors.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some important takeaways:&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Healing takes time and progresses in stages: the damage of a few years is not cured within a few days.</span><a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2013/08/posted-by-balancing-center-whenever.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank"> Like braces remold your teeth over time</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">, chiropractic care heals your spine over time.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgysfNMqmpbeQnM-aYsNvmB_mHTJRn2Aik2RH7UYaiaTMyuWFhNdz6bHG_xEofEO0NWOiJhA55jMsgplK1K3tjwWEwnfrBnw_ZfH8y3Z-UhyphenhyphenU0y2VV5VTrkNK9swhPfX7sS2y7b4mLjoAb/s1600/relief-from-headaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgysfNMqmpbeQnM-aYsNvmB_mHTJRn2Aik2RH7UYaiaTMyuWFhNdz6bHG_xEofEO0NWOiJhA55jMsgplK1K3tjwWEwnfrBnw_ZfH8y3Z-UhyphenhyphenU0y2VV5VTrkNK9swhPfX7sS2y7b4mLjoAb/s200/relief-from-headaches.jpg" height="132" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New pain might actually be old pain that is allowed to resurface and come to light. Has your foot ever fallen asleep and gone numb? Well, it’s undoubtedly a good thing that it comes back to life, even if the pins and needles are new and painful. </span></div> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regular chiropractic care is better than sporadic chiropractic care, just like regular flossing and tooth-brushing are better than sporadic tooth care. Regular care keeps you healthy and out of crisis just like regular tooth-brushing keeps the cavities away.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, when you feel awful and want to cancel your appointment, </span><a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2013/12/your-immune-system-could-be-200-stronger.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">come in anyway</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Yesterday’s train ride was one of the longest, most unpleasant experiences of my adult life, but it was absolutely worth it for the relief and healing I received.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">After Dr. Dan finished adjusting me, I went home to sleep off the remainder of the monster headache. Little twinges of pain did return as the day progressed, but rarely and not nearly at the same intensity of the morning. It was almost a miracle.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">I say “almost” because while my healing was wondrous, it certainly wasn’t unusual, extraordinary, or unexpected. This is what chiropractic care does and is meant to do, after all! We think of the results as miraculous because they can be so profound and personally meaningful--in that way, this care is indeed miraculous. Chiropractic care, however, is not a supernatural phenomenon that is unavailable or inexplicable: if you’re willing to give it a try, you can welcome some wonder into your everyday life.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-16503719174581093672013-12-05T15:04:00.001-06:002014-02-27T12:47:40.340-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdliWTmDh01yWckCFLuKx8M0MqqRXBxINWiUiF4ZPsXykW8sNCuCCOsG1c_qiseGnOP0YtrIQPl1qeylFQKTZxHTzgH9nfJwgPhsm3OzLgREvYy8oQpfsODOh8kBym9DsQ3MwFKisuTFO/s1600/flu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdliWTmDh01yWckCFLuKx8M0MqqRXBxINWiUiF4ZPsXykW8sNCuCCOsG1c_qiseGnOP0YtrIQPl1qeylFQKTZxHTzgH9nfJwgPhsm3OzLgREvYy8oQpfsODOh8kBym9DsQ3MwFKisuTFO/s200/flu.jpg" height="151" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s that time of year. As if the snow and the dark weren’t enough to deal with, the winter season can be a harbinger of the cough, the cold, the runny nose, the stuffy nose, the sore throat, and the flu. The physical and mental discomfort of being sick stops us in our tracks and for good reason: the body heals best when it’s at rest. </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-281796da-c481-52d1-3dae-1456b2110867" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes the commitments of being adults force us to leave the comfort of our homes and beds. In the throes of a nasty cold, canceling the non-essential items on our list can be a huge relief. Maybe your haircut or shopping trip can wait until after you’re not hacking up a lung or running a fever.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But if you want to get better faster, here’s a crucial tip: </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Keep your chiropractic appointment!</b></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People who are feeling sick will venture out to visit the doctor’s office for antibiotics or a check-up. You might want to cancel your adjustment but remember that your chiropractor is a type of doctor, and, more importantly, a type of doctor who can help you feel better even faster!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By getting adjusted, you are making sure that your spine is allowing your nervous system to function at its highest capacity. Why is this important? Because the nervous system is the master control of your body, affecting your organs, your brain, your muscles, and your various systems, including your all-important immune system. A misalignment in your spine can greatly interfere with your nervous system and subsequently the regular functions of your body. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG5wL8m0TrUskUhN7ylr1NIEmDTSWEEKGeW_LEScmfq-pJTMxUFnMgmuwLyUTfoGyLXuDE6hLCEXAZuvSFUynIwe1ffdhbe50zeTn4MQbD0ohgnzku5kOQ25-b48gzEu7urkKgsS81qhN/s1600/Nervous+system+chart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG5wL8m0TrUskUhN7ylr1NIEmDTSWEEKGeW_LEScmfq-pJTMxUFnMgmuwLyUTfoGyLXuDE6hLCEXAZuvSFUynIwe1ffdhbe50zeTn4MQbD0ohgnzku5kOQ25-b48gzEu7urkKgsS81qhN/s200/Nervous+system+chart.jpg" height="182" width="200" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A misalignment also throws your body into its “<a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2013/06/fighting-tiger-fleeing-rabbit.html" target="_blank">defense physiology</a>.” When your body is under stress, any systems that aren’t essential to your immediate survival are suppressed. The stress of a misalignment reduces the efficiency of your digestion, respiration, elimination, procreation, and your immune response. </span></div> <br /> <br /> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> So, first, getting aligned means that your immune system won’t be compromised. Second, and even better, regular chiropractic adjustments can actually further boost your immune system! <a href="http://www.maximizedliving.com/Home/MaximizedLivingCare/HealthandWellness/ImmuneSystem.aspx" target="_blank">In a five-year study</a>, subjects who receive regular chiropractic adjustments had a 200% increase in immune response than subjects who did not. Chiropractic adjustments also increase the number of white blood cells in your system. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We hope you stay healthy all winter long but if you should come down with a cold, keep that appointment or call us to set one up! In addition to bed rest, hot beverages, and chicken noodle soup, a <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/031206_chiropractic_immunity.html" target="_blank">chiropractic</a> <a href="http://stlhealthandwellness.com/how-chiropractic-can-help-with-the-flu/" target="_blank">adjustment</a> is just what your body ordered. </span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-45562185867249217642013-11-21T12:10:00.001-06:002013-11-21T12:10:29.817-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How would you like 4 quick, proven, you-can-do-them-all-today ways to increase your chances of flourishing until age 100?</span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-30700ea6-7bd3-d76d-d877-82ead9c01d02" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dan Buettner and National Geographic teamed up to study the areas of the world that boast the most centenarians. They called these areas and this project “<a href="http://www.bluezones.com/" target="_blank">Blue Zones</a>.” </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All the communities of the world that celebrate multiple 100th birthdays share 9 characteristics in common. You can watch the amazing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-jk9ni4XWk" target="_blank">talk</a> Dan Buettner gives for the full picture and visit his website for the full breakdown of the “<a href="http://www.bluezones.com/live-longer/power-9/" target="_blank">Power 9</a>.” </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawk-uThuALwhcMT3k69ZhYmJ-hUQdQZpbgCTzdpDpaSSHGX8eSKeVs2vKvdcPxKJd1lra8nxhLptB9FpmU1OTH2L5rFPB_ljOvKj5A08zH7bbd2YgCQ1AOfZgMPtXMOk3wHtSFg8sGoDx/s1600/blue-zone-triangle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawk-uThuALwhcMT3k69ZhYmJ-hUQdQZpbgCTzdpDpaSSHGX8eSKeVs2vKvdcPxKJd1lra8nxhLptB9FpmU1OTH2L5rFPB_ljOvKj5A08zH7bbd2YgCQ1AOfZgMPtXMOk3wHtSFg8sGoDx/s200/blue-zone-triangle.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the meantime, here are 4 things that you can integrate into your life today! &nbsp;</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>1. Move Naturally</b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What if I told you that you don’t have to exercise to live until 100? Shocking, unbelievable, almost blasphemous to say, right?</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In each Blue Zone of the world, centenarians don’t exercise in the way we are familiar with. They don’t jog, do Pilates, Crossfit, or visit the gym. They do, however, incorporate lots of natural movement into their daily lives. How? By “deconveniencing” their lives.<br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />In Okinawa, Japan, people don’t have furniture for sitting and end up doing 30 to 40 squats every day just by sitting down and getting up to perform daily tasks. Sardinians walk, on average, 5 miles a day as they go to work and pick up groceries. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBKRtKxfPtRbnDRkhJFe1HvM2c1v9SoYyBz08UGNLe-qB9D2Tb-osNqup_JD1PRTZhKgQhyaC05QfYbLq78IxI634QyGo-zU9ktBiVKOGt9M1HFvNxG5S7dpNi4ng73sN1q4K0KL1zDX6/s1600/Walk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBKRtKxfPtRbnDRkhJFe1HvM2c1v9SoYyBz08UGNLe-qB9D2Tb-osNqup_JD1PRTZhKgQhyaC05QfYbLq78IxI634QyGo-zU9ktBiVKOGt9M1HFvNxG5S7dpNi4ng73sN1q4K0KL1zDX6/s200/Walk.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try substituting walking for one leg of your daily commute. Walk to the grocery store and use the natural weight of your groceries to build your muscles. Sit on the floor while you watch TV--you’ll have to exert more energy each time you want to get up. Forgo a seat and stand while you’re on the train or bus to sustain good posture and increase your blood and energy flow.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>2. Downshift</b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stress is a killer, most people would agree. One way to live longer and better is to take time to destress. By just taking ten to fifteen to thirty minutes each day to unwind--with no distractions, no cell phone, no email--you can increase your lifespan and your enjoyment of it.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What’s your favorite way to have fun? What is guaranteed to make you laugh? Pets are shown to decrease stress and if you don’t have one, here’s a video of an adorable corgi in a losing battle with a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=5A6vHj2bTvU" target="_blank">tennis ball</a>!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Have a glass of red wine tonight and simply sip and enjoy. (Incidentally, moderate and regular alcohol consumption is another thing you can do tonight to increase your longevity!)</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>3. Hara Hachi Bu</b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Okinawans repeat this phrase at the start of each meal to remind themselves to stop eating when they are 80% full. The benefits to this are plenty.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For one, this will give your brain the time it needs to register that you have enough food in you to function. It takes about twenty minutes for the signals to get from stomach to brain and stopping before you think you are 100% full can provide you with that necessary time.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitd5H1BDOH7G7nnMAXPeK1AztCmICXgCxj12HdXEgYhgKHe2rgIyCXEO_le0adkgVsuxIKD2OShC7OfcQqNa6Fv_MRgRU4p9aAxqCg3DboxCJBt4uLJ7dLzXAAhEJpC8SVrWo7GcTIgTxf/s1600/Harahachibu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitd5H1BDOH7G7nnMAXPeK1AztCmICXgCxj12HdXEgYhgKHe2rgIyCXEO_le0adkgVsuxIKD2OShC7OfcQqNa6Fv_MRgRU4p9aAxqCg3DboxCJBt4uLJ7dLzXAAhEJpC8SVrWo7GcTIgTxf/s200/Harahachibu.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For another, you end up eating less, which leads to less wear and tear on your body overall. Fewer calories means you can maintain a healthy weight with more ease, and I hardly need to repeat the reasons why a healthy weight is, well, healthy.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>4. Honor a loved one</b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Centenarians live in communities that put their loved ones first. Grandparents and the elderly live at home, children are nurtured and nourished, and people make lifetime commitments to their romantic partners. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These are lifetime practices, but the practices of a lifetime can begin at any time and today is always the best time. Take a minute to call up a loved one, arrange a dinner for your friends, hug your children, or go for a walk with your spouse. Added bonus? These activities are opportunities where you can practice hara hachi bu, destress, and add some natural physical movement into your life.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeOf-ivefS9EWZt9S8iutk64JevIT-5KGs_ILeGGt7cwB-nwsAEZt_oc70e0z9rzs6P9wMOb-MuvYCYHr6e91FOzOjV9MZFl8rRhka7sWHyOGuNNKkgkH5utmELwp8z3hvFILkmy8JshQ/s1600/Happy+old+age.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeOf-ivefS9EWZt9S8iutk64JevIT-5KGs_ILeGGt7cwB-nwsAEZt_oc70e0z9rzs6P9wMOb-MuvYCYHr6e91FOzOjV9MZFl8rRhka7sWHyOGuNNKkgkH5utmELwp8z3hvFILkmy8JshQ/s200/Happy+old+age.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At some point, the number of your age doesn’t matter. But wouldn’t it be wonderful to live a better, richer, and flourishing life for whatever time you are on the planet? </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check out the full Power 9 and see what you can integrate. We wish you a long and lovely life.</span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-80565049033945898052013-11-12T10:27:00.002-06:002013-11-12T10:27:54.228-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The holidays are approaching. (Maybe you noticed the storefronts around the city have gone straight to displaying Christmas trees? We’ll be celebrating Christmas in July soon enough.) </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-2c186c6a-4d1f-54b1-4078-5d4bab8d5498" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whichever holiday you observe, the upcoming months are a wonderful time for the three Fs: family, friends, and food. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And oh, the food. Holiday meals are more like feasts, tables arrayed with countless combinations of meats and vegetables and fruits in a variety of spices and seasonings and sauces. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Between the freezing wind outside and the plates of rich food inside, hibernation begins to make sense for us humans. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7x8ufR75kgd_NItfJGrkQ3RIJoxMowqZygdOqBFQZa8T4uOjerFCEZ8KmkWScDyMM5ZmrI0fwQIR4r7rLD-qjuNvEqfdvQxa36tubR0D5hm-pqaKnysUtkJkOx8SaiSxx27VwXIZUvhc/s1600/eaze_lift-300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7x8ufR75kgd_NItfJGrkQ3RIJoxMowqZygdOqBFQZa8T4uOjerFCEZ8KmkWScDyMM5ZmrI0fwQIR4r7rLD-qjuNvEqfdvQxa36tubR0D5hm-pqaKnysUtkJkOx8SaiSxx27VwXIZUvhc/s200/eaze_lift-300x300.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s why for this November, our Product of the Month is <a href="http://www.orendainternational.com/content.asp?page_id=129" target="_blank">Eaze</a>, a digestive supplement from Orenda. Eaze is a supplement that supports digestion from mouth to stomach to gut and not only relieves digestive discomfort but supports an overall healthy digestive system. You can digest rich feasts easier with this blend of 31 digestive enzymes, probiotics, and prebiotics! </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prebiotics and probiotics, however, are not just for easier digestion (though they are stupendous at that). Recent research suggests that repopulating your stomach and gut with healthy, essential prebiotics and probiotics can help support a buoyant and healthy mind! Scientists have long known that the brain sends signals to the stomach and digestive tract but only recently have they begun to study how the stomach and digestive tract actually send signals back to the brain. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read more about the effects of prebiotics and probiotics on mental health <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/21/4595712/gut-feelings-the-future-of-psychiatry-may-be-inside-your-stomach" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This holiday season, digest your feasts with ease with Eaze! And, as a bonus, give your brain a boost!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To order Eaze, stop by the office to pick up a bottle at a $5 discount! You can also click</span><a href="http://www.thisisorenda.com/index.asp" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #006699; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and select the “Get Started” icon in the top right corner of the page to shop for it and other Orenda products. If you have any questions, give us a call at (312) 787-7222 or schedule an appointment. </span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-34171792405872700632013-11-07T11:50:00.002-06:002013-11-07T11:50:48.418-06:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Therapeutic bodywork is a wonderful complement to chiropractic care. The advanced techniques of practices like Ortho-Bionomy, craniosacral, or Neuromuscular release, (just to name a few), can enhance the body’s innate ability to heal itself, especially in tandem with regular adjustments. If chiropractic keeps the roads straight, clear, and flowing, bodywork increases and deepens the connections made on those roads. </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-1a7e4db4-33a4-d2f9-4173-a169286efa84" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’ve been a patient of ours and want to see great acceleration in your healing, consider scheduling an appointment with one of our skilled bodyworkers. This week’s spotlight is on Barry Krost, a.k.a., the Psoas Whisperer.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyrQ5dyOzan5xmCrHxrlEyz5OfV_hBmcMtxTEj1H3kdwAZF4ZVrdwYKNNPbQHNiArYdQ7JCtE8a5cqy9jNP2dCzYyhpw-lZuoXE1J1m-bogBJuA1-D7HWT4gp9taQWwPks4tpU_0jaiz1/s1600/Barry_Krost_Blue01_72dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyrQ5dyOzan5xmCrHxrlEyz5OfV_hBmcMtxTEj1H3kdwAZF4ZVrdwYKNNPbQHNiArYdQ7JCtE8a5cqy9jNP2dCzYyhpw-lZuoXE1J1m-bogBJuA1-D7HWT4gp9taQWwPks4tpU_0jaiz1/s200/Barry_Krost_Blue01_72dpi.jpg" width="149" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Barry has over 30 years of experience in bodywork and energy healing, specializing in Ortho-Bionomy and Family Systemic Constellations, among several other techniques. He has an incredibly deep bag of skills and calls upon any and all of them when he is working with a client. Barry tailors his session to match each client’s unique needs.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He is known as the Psoas Whisperer because he has extensive experience working with the psoas muscle, a muscle that is located in the lower back and flexes the hip and spine. As Barry states on his<a href="http://www.psoasuniverse.com/" target="_blank"> website</a> dedicated to the psoas, “</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Back pain frequently results from a dysfunctional psoas muscle. When the psoas becomes contracted due to injuries, poor posture, prolonged sitting, or stress, it can alter the biomechanics of the pelvis and the lumbar vertebrae creating intense pressure on the lower spine.”</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, basically, have you been experiencing lower back pain? Pain in your hip or leg? You might have a stressed psoas muscle and you might not know it! </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And Barry’s talents just begin there! He is also a skilled Family Constellation facilitator, and helps people heal their bodies, minds, and spirits by way of Family Constellation therapy. This modality centers on untangling you from the intricate web of your family, past and present. Have you ever felt stuck, lost, confused, personally or professionally, no matter how many techniques you try? You could be caught in the unresolved tension present in your family and even your ancestors.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Barry just returned from the US Systemic Constellation Conference 2013, a four-day conference in Seattle. He had the opportunity to meet and breathe with indigenous Maori tribesman, participate in profound constellation sessions, and deepen his connection with the work. And he also completed a year-long immersion course in Family Constellation facilitation training, mentored by Suzi Tucker, a prominent author in the field.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Barry is a warm light at the office, offering his perspective and wisdom on both healing and office flow. He offers appointments from Monday through Saturday and his schedule complements the chiropractors’ schedules so patients can heal at optimal times for them!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call for an appointment with Barry to relieve your lower back pain, untangle yourself from your family web, and accelerate your innate ability to heal. And visit one of his <a href="http://www.healingbodytherapeutics.com/" target="_blank">many</a> <a href="http://www.healingfamilyconstellations.com/" target="_blank">websites</a><span id="goog_970830735"></span><span id="goog_970830736"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a> for more information on his modalities and techniques. </span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-31449203014572390552013-11-01T13:00:00.002-05:002013-11-01T13:00:42.365-05:00<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;">Posted by:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;">The Balancing Center</a><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The seasons have changed and taken us along for the ride! New systems, new promotions, and new employees--here’s what’s new for Fall at The Balancing Center!</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99kfgBk_9pKWV_WSL_zoR8FqFNtCr_jr6uv3KNt9knAulxY41B9q1zn-Ees7Qw2snEQdr3Wb1n13m6dsV9tSGNoq64AjaKy5zgvrJJfJue66CiE3utTD4ya1roumhVpRw-mALliOo5Xs7/s1600/fall-leaves--leaf--autumn-jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99kfgBk_9pKWV_WSL_zoR8FqFNtCr_jr6uv3KNt9knAulxY41B9q1zn-Ees7Qw2snEQdr3Wb1n13m6dsV9tSGNoq64AjaKy5zgvrJJfJue66CiE3utTD4ya1roumhVpRw-mALliOo5Xs7/s200/fall-leaves--leaf--autumn-jpg.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: white; color: darkorange; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Going Green:</span></strong></div> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transitioning to our electronic records system continues. Despite some early glitches, we are running more smoothly every day. It’s been a period of real learning, challenge, and growth for the chiropractors, bodyworkers, and front desk associates. And it’s also been a time of change for our patients, whose patience we greatly appreciate! </span></div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <strong><span style="color: darkorange;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November New Patient Promotion:</span></span></strong></div> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1665239916" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 1st until November 30th</span></span>, we are featuring a special “New Patient” promotion. New patients can receive $50 off their first visit! We are handing out promotional postcards with all the details to our wonderful existing patients. If you know someone who could benefit from our care, this is a great way to give him or her the gift of health. </span></div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: darkorange;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Monthly In-house Raffle:</strong></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also starting November 1st, we are running a monthly raffle. If you are an existing and active patient, you can be eligible to win one of our monthly, changing prizes!* This month you can win a $100 gift card to Whole Foods! Ticket entries are based on your presence at and engagement with The Balancing Center.</span></div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How can you increase your chances? Here is the breakdown:</span></div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;"> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><colgroup><col width="391"></col><col width="108"></col></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: saddlebrown;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Action</span></span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: saddlebrown;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tickets</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Complete an appointment at the office</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like, share, or comment on our Facebook, Twitter, or blog</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Complete your monthly care plan</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5</span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leave us an online review (Yelp, Google+, Citysearch, etc.)</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5</span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Refer a new patient</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10</span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provide a written or video testimonial</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10</span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graduate between stages of your treatment plan</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10</span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="height: 0px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Invite one of the docs to give a FREE health talk at your office!</span></div> </td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">25</span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our first raffle drawing will be on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1665239917" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 25th</span></span>. We love our patients and want to show it! Look for more information about this raffle coming soon.</span></div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: darkorange;"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New member of our office family:</span></strong></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We would like to formally welcome Jackie to The Balancing Center as our newest front desk associate and patient advocate.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjwVDY_dDAaL1MP7bhzVMWAVSX5bQ-fR8L74_Djk0S60wY5blrBVmUsWZ0elJy2fiC9_yypqtXOS1dgefofQPfj2MvMLegNqMAmLb-P-H87_0K6zClAfZGS5DigIMSQiIG-yAM4afhM8Lhqs-h_6AjNcNt5GwuE-2P4WVJYlhxjdxF1rd3uPShMp8U7sS_v74qhZhUi8nJZ4xAdiyxrU6by0A8X2duN5D1RlVsVV6G0=s0-d-e1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="none" border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjwVDY_dDAaL1MP7bhzVMWAVSX5bQ-fR8L74_Djk0S60wY5blrBVmUsWZ0elJy2fiC9_yypqtXOS1dgefofQPfj2MvMLegNqMAmLb-P-H87_0K6zClAfZGS5DigIMSQiIG-yAM4afhM8Lhqs-h_6AjNcNt5GwuE-2P4WVJYlhxjdxF1rd3uPShMp8U7sS_v74qhZhUi8nJZ4xAdiyxrU6by0A8X2duN5D1RlVsVV6G0=s0-d-e1" style="min-height: 119px;" width="200" /></a>&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jackie Woodruff graduated with a psychology degree from Duke University, which she loves to put to use by better understanding and meeting the needs of the Balancing Center’s patients. She has a deep understanding of the power of thought and belief, and greatly enjoys learning more about the connection between the brain and body. Her passion for wellness and service come together perfectly at the front desk, assuring the best quality of assistance for our patients. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: darkorange;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>November Hours:</strong></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To accommodate for being closed on Thanksgiving and Black <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1665239918" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday</span></span> (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1665239919" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Nov. 28th and 29th</span></span>), we have extended hours on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1665239920" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 27th from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm</span></span>. Dr. Dan will be working the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1665239921" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> shift on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1665239922" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 30th from 8:30 am until 1:00 pm</span></span>.</span></div> <br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s all we have for you for now! We wish you all a most happy Fall and hope to see you soon!</span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-78572032396228447272013-10-23T13:28:00.000-05:002013-10-23T13:28:04.958-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We might not consciously think of it, but beyond the candy and the costumes, Halloween is a holiday that allows us to confront fear. We visit haunted houses and marathon scary movies and feel the primal chill that runs through our guts. It’s uncomfortable but electric and undeniably compelling. </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-4dcf7eab-e680-524e-e422-2347c4072346" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What other time of year do we decide, nationally, to let fear flow through us? (Maybe inadvertently at Christmas time, but that’s another post.) Most of the time we strive to minimize the fear in our lives (even as the culture around us strives to create a fear-based economy, but that too is another post).</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fear does strange things to us. We might run, we might fight, we might freeze. Rational thought stops as our heart races, our blood vessels constrict, our cortisol levels rise, and our stomachs drop to the floor. And because we are so rarely educated in how to deal with fear, we don’t always make healthy choices. We ignore the fear. We distract ourselves from or anesthetize ourselves to the fear, eating out of stress, using drugs (including caffeine and nicotine), watching too much television, spending too much time on the internet. &nbsp;</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After school specials and our moms tell us to face our fears. Why? Because fear, in its primal profundity, can be an opportunity. If we can breathe through the fear, if we can pause before we run or fight or freeze, we might get a chance to figure out why we’re afraid and, even better, find a way to defeat, confront, or embrace what is scaring us. &nbsp;</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQkKWZnDNmqZbrgCR_677_SMj4PxLGG7izk-C8noCkNKli9_-lBwHlPF80UzSgjccc8IZbcZy1nlUf3brfxOKN_ZAOZqcJQT05kuQNg1zzWLmOP4Ylr6TFjbiYHoBY-OrpsFsH9Jozu0M/s1600/cliff-jump.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQkKWZnDNmqZbrgCR_677_SMj4PxLGG7izk-C8noCkNKli9_-lBwHlPF80UzSgjccc8IZbcZy1nlUf3brfxOKN_ZAOZqcJQT05kuQNg1zzWLmOP4Ylr6TFjbiYHoBY-OrpsFsH9Jozu0M/s320/cliff-jump.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Understanding the causes and effects of fear opens up so much of life. We’ll try new things. We’ll want to run and stay anyway; we’ll want to fight and instead we’ll forgive. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At The Balancing Center, we strive to present the facts of your health. Whatever emotions arise out of that--fear or frustration or confusion--we strive to find ways to work with you </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">through</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> those emotions. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you don’t let the fear move through you, well, it can’t move through you. It will get stuck. Emotions cause physical reactions and the emotion of fear will cause your body to enter its <a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2013/06/fighting-tiger-fleeing-rabbit.html" target="_blank">defense physiology</a>, leading to poor sleep, increased stress, constricted digestion and respiration. Just like how fear might paralyze you from growing, fear that is stuck somewhere in your body can prevent that part of your body from healing. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And we want you to heal. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The chiropractors at The Balancing Center also practice N.E.T, or “NeuroEmotional Technique,” a question-based method of discovering the locations of trapped emotions and stress in your system. Practical example: we store fear in our kidneys and in the vertebrae T1, T5, and T8. By using N.E.T., the chiropractors can discover if you’re storing fear and they can help you to release that from your system.&nbsp;</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your body can relax and rest. And you can use your fear as the spring board into health. Fear will always find a way into your life. And you can always find a way through it. </span></div> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Allow this Halloween holiday to unleash the fear in you and see what happens. Let the fear move through you and see what it can in turn unleash and even inspire. And then consider making an appointment with us to round out your October.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-59660536621831470812013-10-10T12:33:00.000-05:002013-10-10T12:33:58.140-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/lindsay.html" target="_blank">Lindsay</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today in the Red Eye I saw an ad that made me pause. Along the bottom of the page, a banner touts the flu shot by way of the tacit endorsement of the sports celebrity pictured in it. It is one ad in a larger, citywide campaign to get you to buy a flu shot because your favorite sports star says it’s a good idea. If you want to be awesome, like this soccer star, buy a flu shot! </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-27e37f68-a34e-a194-9108-4f765853144d" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you can tell by my tone, I’m not a fan of this campaign. Using celebrity to promote products or services is nothing new, but a tactic doesn’t have to be new to still be irresponsible. And it’s irresponsible to push the flu vaccine in this manner.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before we get into a huge fight, let me say this: I’m not here to denounce vaccines. Vaccines can be and have been effective at reducing or eliminating countless once-lethal diseases. I’ve never had polio or the measles and neither have most of my family and friends and coworkers. That’s simply amazing. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkwpB5FyERFWwrkg2hT4hU96UHLQR04uhQmb2_bJPvi1HKDYB2tdflERIH42i1BIs3QNUOdwW3paX823vH-_R_Q3l37ONI072SIRy6n4yg2Jy7mPp7MBSdDJa5WIkprUYssNJx7S8Vjt6/s1600/flu-vaccine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkwpB5FyERFWwrkg2hT4hU96UHLQR04uhQmb2_bJPvi1HKDYB2tdflERIH42i1BIs3QNUOdwW3paX823vH-_R_Q3l37ONI072SIRy6n4yg2Jy7mPp7MBSdDJa5WIkprUYssNJx7S8Vjt6/s320/flu-vaccine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What I am here to do is advocate informed consent. A flu shot might work for you and it might not and knowing the difference can be key! There’s no fine print on the ads that tell you that the effectiveness of the flu shot can vary between 30% and 90% depending on how old you are, how healthy you are, and how accurate the CDC is. The vaccine’s effectiveness varies depending on whether or not the CDC has guessed correctly which strains of the flu are going to be most prevalent this year. And the debate about the vaccine's effectiveness continues among the medical and scientific community. (The New York Times alone has posted articles both <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/myths-about-the-flu-vaccine/?_r=0" target="_blank">for</a> and <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/reassessing-flu-shots-as-the-season-draws-near/" target="_blank">against</a> promoting the vaccine.)</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This issue is obviously complex just in terms of science, never mind that the debate involves public health and millions of dollars. It wouldn't be unreasonable to take a step back, learn about both sides, and then make a decision from there. </span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">What I'm also here to do is promote additional and alternative methods of strengthening your immune system. Wouldn’t it be great if you could prevent the flu without having to receive injections of it? Here are some ideas you might have heard before:</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1. Eat a healthy, balanced diet.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2. Reduce your stress levels.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3. Exercise regularly.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4. Get regular chiropractic adjustments.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, those recommendations are repeated to the point of inanity. But sometimes the cliches bear repeating. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m not a fan of that ad campaign. I am a devoted fan of educating yourself and choosing for yourself. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check out <a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2012/11/should-you-get-flu-vaccine.html" target="_blank">Dr. Ken’s</a> and <a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2013/03/flu-shot-are-5050-odds-worth-it.html" target="_blank">Dr. Dan’s</a> take on the flu shot. And visit the <a href="http://www.nvic.org/vaccines-and-diseases/Influenza/influenzafacts.aspx" target="_blank">National Vaccine Information Center</a>, an informative resource for all-things-vaccine, for an unbiased fact sheet on the flu shot and its risks.</span></div> <br /><br /> <br /><div> <br /></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-47867953972367421952013-10-02T09:33:00.000-05:002013-10-02T09:33:45.953-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">O is for October and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=GwL95PSu2P0" target="_blank">O’Tropin</a>, our Product of the Month!</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIL3-XjtuLGerJvE2M3xXiD_VPtL4p4tMySNFYPv9V336h-yOBIaJd5IDxve0dyVbnt0fPi93_S4RHvC9n1eBoKQ6J3Abn91dYAGmObI1SbZOYyLoVioVitnZv2unsopvVoBWey74-U5Ec/s1600/OTROPIN-new-horiz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIL3-XjtuLGerJvE2M3xXiD_VPtL4p4tMySNFYPv9V336h-yOBIaJd5IDxve0dyVbnt0fPi93_S4RHvC9n1eBoKQ6J3Abn91dYAGmObI1SbZOYyLoVioVitnZv2unsopvVoBWey74-U5Ec/s200/OTROPIN-new-horiz.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">O’Tropin is a spray supplement from Orenda. Its plant-based amino acids support the healthy function of the pituitary gland.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we say in the office, Orenda is like “chiropractic care” for the pituitary gland. Chiropractors treat the spine, which is the master control of the nervous system. And Orenda supports the pituitary gland, which is the master control of your hormones.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">O’Tropin features a “liposome delivery system,” which is an advanced system of delivering supplements throughout your body. This system is actually quite common in pharmacology but rare in the natural health industry. It's an effective way for your system to absorb the beneficial amino acids featured in this spray. </span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Healthy hormones mean healthy growth, stable blood pressure, and so much more. We can all use a little support in life, and this is why we recommend getting a little help from Orenda, our partner in health. </span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to look and feel young, naturally, then try O’Tropin! Purchasing this spray in the office gives you at $5 discount!</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To order O’Tropin, click</span><a href="http://www.thisisorenda.com/index.asp" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #006699; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> select the “Get Started” icon in the top right corner of the page to shop for it and other Orenda products. If you have any questions, give us a call at (312) 787-7222 or schedule an appointment. </span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-35844451469046126682013-09-26T09:32:00.003-05:002013-09-26T09:32:40.320-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Chiro Q&amp;A</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> we ask the members of The Balancing Center a question and they answer! </span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-78ebf3ca-56a9-f19a-ebaa-d6a8ef5d87d9" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today’s question: What is your favorite way to meditate?</span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Dr. Dan:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I practice spiritual exercises that focus on projecting my consciousness outward.</span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Dr. Ken:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> If I’m going to meditate, I listen to the “Holosync CD.” It has some guided listening that helps you get to sleep.</span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Dr. James:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I do something. I walk, I do the dishes, I like to puff on a cigar, doing something helps me zone out and relax.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRmU_YQ1F_Qx8c62L8GgPEw9_fGBSJPaXiw3hhjZOwb8I0ptgS-sCHREykKkuE5Jzr9jkVhY6peBxEXbJYtcj3C4w7N4bQg__sGDWL-G9fYnB-P7MT6l_IaHBwaPaAXlZHW-bM6NNICge/s1600/Meditation+sand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRmU_YQ1F_Qx8c62L8GgPEw9_fGBSJPaXiw3hhjZOwb8I0ptgS-sCHREykKkuE5Jzr9jkVhY6peBxEXbJYtcj3C4w7N4bQg__sGDWL-G9fYnB-P7MT6l_IaHBwaPaAXlZHW-bM6NNICge/s200/Meditation+sand.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Barry:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Three meditations I practice are the recordings of Kelly Howell, transcendental meditation, and meditating on the mantra I receive from Amah.</span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Mary:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I meditate through a centering prayer and by practicing </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">tonglen</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a Tibetan meditation.</span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Mark:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I like to practice a walking meditation. My second favorite way is to meditate while performing the last half of my yoga routine.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrNOBGqlwJDrF5d2KRXdlJpBcKqn0DWjtPuKEg2pl2uJNQfNfoKhyMLjGvk0AuJXyT-AOV2No0452_y1rfEbOTUXOPyZ1Qi0-FWBGw7nuqyr2vCeylM6EgX9pukGpBOAybufMjjb8KATB/s1600/Meditation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrNOBGqlwJDrF5d2KRXdlJpBcKqn0DWjtPuKEg2pl2uJNQfNfoKhyMLjGvk0AuJXyT-AOV2No0452_y1rfEbOTUXOPyZ1Qi0-FWBGw7nuqyr2vCeylM6EgX9pukGpBOAybufMjjb8KATB/s200/Meditation.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Jen:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I like to be myself and I usually meditate in bed before I go to sleep. I’ll practice dynamic tension as I meditate and I can fall asleep right away! </span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lindsay:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> There’s this audio track of shamanic drumming that takes me to cool places. I also like to try to listen to everything and pick up every sound that my ears can detect. </span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Jackie:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I love running while listening to music. I can just be in it with my runner’s high. </span></div> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s more than one way up the mountain! Meditation doesn’t have to just be sitting in silence. If your particular practice helps you quiet your thoughts and get you centered, go for it!</span></div> <br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-82551377988221920372013-09-18T09:05:00.001-05:002013-09-18T09:05:16.029-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. James Tickel, one of six children, grew up fighting for his food. We joke in the office about how he still inhales his lunches, as if his four brothers and one sister are hiding around the corner. Dr. Tickel says, "The dinner table was a battlefield."</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJKPZjr8zGc93MyniWpdunXmOkcc4L52iLzL_5ZBDO94Cqqtd8AqKJAnjHOcAAQZpsAN6J6kFtJK1v0QsdCT1ZhgtmpPZHOP4Kk8cxhbEESoGg2C2kvpcXDNa1-LAr75wy0lPGwy3gXMG/s1600/171252_507760453413_4829244_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJKPZjr8zGc93MyniWpdunXmOkcc4L52iLzL_5ZBDO94Cqqtd8AqKJAnjHOcAAQZpsAN6J6kFtJK1v0QsdCT1ZhgtmpPZHOP4Kk8cxhbEESoGg2C2kvpcXDNa1-LAr75wy0lPGwy3gXMG/s200/171252_507760453413_4829244_o.jpg" width="133" /></a></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-3aecabaf-2c77-15b5-741e-156ba614cab7" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That big family is rooted in chiropractic: Dr. James’ father, mother, older brother (and his wife), and younger brother (and his wife) are all chiropractors. The late Dr. William Tickel was a foremost chiropractor and philosopher on the practice of chiropractic. You might say that it was inevitable that Dr. James himself become a chiropractor. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But he’ll be the first to tell you that while he was born into chiropractic, it wasn’t until college that he discovered he had a true passion for it. As a young adult, Dr. James disliked school and decided to finish his undergraduate degree as quickly as possible and then his chiropractic degree as quickly as possible. He wanted to figure out, as quickly as possible, if the field was right for him.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While attending Life University’s College of Chiropractic in Atlanta, Dr. James found out that he loved chiropractic, while making some of the best friends of his life. Seven years later, he brings his skill, passion, and healing intuition to The Balancing Center every day. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did you know that Dr. James was a patient at The Balancing Center before he became an associate? He lived in the city at the time, and would visit Dr. Ken to get adjusted on his commute to his chiropractic office in the suburbs. Now he lives in the suburbs and commutes to the city to work--the one thing that has remained the same is that he still sees Dr. Ken (and Dr. Dan) for his weekly chiropractic adjustments!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. James and his wife, a psychiatrist, plan to open a holistic healing center offering psychiatric resources and chiropractic corrections. We love working with Dr. James and witnessing him grow into an even better chiropractor and healer.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the meantime, Dr. James and his wife enjoy a variety of eclectic hobbies, including the production of their own wine! Dr. James is about ready to bottle wine that has been already aging for a year and the first bottles will be ready to uncork in about six months. They have also imported some grapes from Lodi (a vineyard just south of San Francisco) to begin a new year of zinfandel. </span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can ask Dr. James about his wine, and about anything else (since he swears he’s an open book) during your next appointment with him! </span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-39382912712318405232013-09-09T09:30:00.000-05:002013-09-09T12:16:55.812-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://thebalancingcenter.com/lindsay.html" target="_blank">Lindsay</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the wonderful features of chiropractic care is the pleasant surprise. You might come in to ease your back pain and walk out also cured of your migraines. <a href="http://chicago-chiropractor.blogspot.com/2011/06/dr-dans-chiropractic-story.html" target="_blank">Dr. Dan</a> certainly experienced a number of pleasant surprises after his first chiropractic adjustment. Going in for back pain, he was shocked to discover how his headaches disappeared, his sinuses drained, and his allergies simply went away.</span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-6bdaee53-ef49-7240-b88e-e0a6e1c63c2a" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That allergy part sounds great. I’ve had hay fever since I was 8 and learning that chiropractic care can ease my itchy eyes and sneezy nose made me an enthusiastic patient indeed! </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5O0mf0lkr45yWkkT5pYX19osmhovjCOUT_-Ic8muHTQS9Znl0uz-6zL_Kyc3nCpscxCHzIcY22XfiLbGqIKciYuMnYtT_TfQ0g9O-ddEx4nJDltmLDqXSx9_XQHM7rmie-1R46qIUgAe/s1600/blowing_pollen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5O0mf0lkr45yWkkT5pYX19osmhovjCOUT_-Ic8muHTQS9Znl0uz-6zL_Kyc3nCpscxCHzIcY22XfiLbGqIKciYuMnYtT_TfQ0g9O-ddEx4nJDltmLDqXSx9_XQHM7rmie-1R46qIUgAe/s320/blowing_pollen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How does chiropractic care alleviate seasonal allergies? An aligned spine eases allergies on several different fronts. For one, a subluxation or misalignment in your spine can pinch nerves in your body. Since your brain controls your body through your spine and your nervous system, pinched nerves make it more difficult for your brain to send messages to all the parts of your body. Certain vertebrae are in charge of controlling your sinuses and if these are out of alignment, they cannot control and regulate your sinuses correctly.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If your sinuses are not functioning correctly, they might overreact when certain irritants invade your nose and eyes. Allergies (watery or dry eyes, runny or stuffy noses) are the body’s overreaction to irritants like pollen and ragweed. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So a spinal adjustment that decreases the pressure on your nerves can increase the functioning of your nervous system so your brain can properly tell your sinuses, “Calm down! It’ll be okay!” </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And speaking of calming down, an aligned spine means your body is just under less stress. Less pressure on the nerves means better communication throughout the body and if everything can connect without interference or struggle, everything can flow with ease. Your body is better able to respond and react to stress, handling new pressures or changes with grace.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This isn’t to say that chiropractic care doesn’t help your back pain because it definitely can and does! But sometimes people don’t realize or know about the other wonderful, unexpected results you can experience because of a straightened spine.</span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This allergy season, you might give chiropractic care a try. And maybe you’ll come in for allergy relief and walk out with more energy than you’ve had in years. Visit our office and discover some pleasant surprises!</span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-44009140791210029352013-08-26T10:26:00.004-05:002013-10-01T10:26:30.908-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/" target="_blank">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And we’re back to school after a (hopefully) relaxing and (oddly) mild summer break. Today is the first day back for Chicago Public Schools. Besides new supplies and new teachers, school means new exposure to more people and more stress. The last thing any student or parent needs is a compromised immune system, especially when this time of year can be so exciting!</span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-46b170aa-bb30-a98d-1d2c-71975c484b14" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To support your immune system and the immune system of your child, The Balancing Center recommends the supplement Immune (fittingly named) by our trusted partner-in-health, Orenda. You might have heard us mention it before and we’ll continue to mention it because we have seen so many experience so many benefits from it!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufuD4iuYXXoa70O0KwH-4m8JW83cH4a8s00grtLpyZ_5DKN0-CzqXSWUPlFT8a8_zv-p2vDTHQ37mibmOfiKlM-6LTJ3ekY2fTNmX8YxIKOl1-eVCTvNvmYnb7MTx6zh-HARDWblDiRzo/s1600/immune_orenda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufuD4iuYXXoa70O0KwH-4m8JW83cH4a8s00grtLpyZ_5DKN0-CzqXSWUPlFT8a8_zv-p2vDTHQ37mibmOfiKlM-6LTJ3ekY2fTNmX8YxIKOl1-eVCTvNvmYnb7MTx6zh-HARDWblDiRzo/s200/immune_orenda.jpg" width="150" /></a></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Immune boasts a signature formula of “immune response ingredients.” They are designed to boost the process of “glucuronidation,” which describes how certain naturally occurring chemicals and acids in the body detoxify your cells and your system. Some toxins are easily stored and stuck in fat; Immune helps to make those toxins water soluble and thus easier to flush from your body. In general, Immune supports your body’s innate ability to balance its varied and complex systems.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A little help can go a long way. Combined with regular chiropractic adjustments, more exercise, healthy foods, and less stress, a supplement like Immune can support you and your system during the excitement and hubbub of a new school year.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is why The Balancing Center has chosen Immune to be the Product of the Month for September! Purchase a bottle of Immune at the office and receive a $5 discount on this wonderful supplement. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our stock usually flies off the shelf so remember that you can also purchase Immune online and have it shipped directly to your home! Click <a href="http://www.thisisorenda.com/index.asp" target="_blank">here</a> and select the “Get Started” icon in the top right corner of the page to shop for Immune and other Orenda products. If you have any questions, give us a call at (312) 787-7222 or schedule an appointment.</span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Destress and detox for the new school year!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131576096673520590.post-31136046391063929682013-08-19T09:51:00.000-05:002013-08-19T09:51:03.293-05:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posted by: <a href="http://www.thebalancingcenter.com/" target="_blank">The Balancing Center</a></span></span><br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are honored and ever grateful to have hundreds of patients visit our office and receive our care. Those hundreds of patients mean we also have hundreds of files and thousands of sheaves of paper stored in our office. Beyond providing wonderful chiropractic and therapeutic care, what better way to honor our valued patients than to help reduce our paper impact on the environment?</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir35AdBpJ_I_s0haHhwUTLb3JsVqjAvOBxrT7BEYOhnkusRMPSV9jHNQzyxIGTNx-MscRp4tqEabZl2QzumcdH9ft1jApHFBj5ORPoWcAS7GC6jWHtqMJst1JuO3sBeZ7u46kTdkLwI14d/s1600/greenKeyboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir35AdBpJ_I_s0haHhwUTLb3JsVqjAvOBxrT7BEYOhnkusRMPSV9jHNQzyxIGTNx-MscRp4tqEabZl2QzumcdH9ft1jApHFBj5ORPoWcAS7GC6jWHtqMJst1JuO3sBeZ7u46kTdkLwI14d/s320/greenKeyboard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 1, 2013, The Balancing Center plans to do just that: we’re switching to an electronic medical record system called ChiroTouch and ditching those outdated paper files. We’re going green to better serve our patients and our world. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our new electronic records system means faster and easier service. Patients can choose to be reminded of their appointments via convenient emails. We can track treatment and care plans with greater efficiency and that means we can take even better care of our patients. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over the next month we’ll be shifting from paper to PC and we ask that you pardon our administrative “dust” as we establish the foundations of our new system. Now is the perfect time to update your information, sign-up for those email reminders, and smile for the picture we’d like to take to include in your new, electronic file.</span></div> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any questions, give us a call or, even better, schedule an appointment and address them with us when you’re in the office. We are constantly striving to serve you better and look forward to seeing you soon!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815138504080715492noreply@blogger.com0