Kayser's Corner, Fall 2016

Doc's Corner

Do you have a short circuit? The body runs like a fuse box. Lights dim when energy is reduced. When subluxations occur from structural, chemical, or emotional reasons, the signals to every cell, muscle and organ is affected. All of us should have a periodic spinal exam to guard against short circuitry. Depending on our age, lifestyles, activity levels, some of us need 2 week checks, 4 week checks, and some, 6 months to a year. Most of us also need some form of supplementation. Our bodies rely on nutrients from foods to support our bodily functions. Pollution, junk foods, stress, etc., create nutritional deficiencies and inflammation. Thus it is imperative that we have fortification.

How much? What type?

These are all good questions that unfortunately do not fit in a "One Size Fits All" category. It is important to use natural or whole food supplements. Ask us on your next spinal check-up how we can help you determine what is best for you! Yours in health, Doc.

Santa's Rules for Enjoying the Ride— 365 Days a Year!

• Take a 10-30 minute walk every day and while you walk, smile!
• Live with the three "E's": energy, enthusiasm, and empathy.
• Watch more movies, play more games, and read more books.
• Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.
• Try to make at least three people smile each day.
• Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things that you can't control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment.
• Don't compare your life to other's.
• No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
• Life is too short to waste hating anyone— so don't.
• Envy is a waste of time. You already have all the things you need.
• Remember, you are too blessed to be stressed.
• Forgive everyone for everything.
• However good or bad a situation, it will change.
• Visualize where you want to be one year from now. Ask yourself ever day, "What one thing can I do today to improve?"

Signs that you may have eaten too much turkey dinner...

• You decide to take a little nap and you wake up mid-July.
• Paramedics bring in the jaws of life to pry you out of the easy chair.
• You are responsible for a slight but measurable shift in the earth's axis.
• Your significant other wears a life jacket in your waterbed.

A laugh a day keeps stress away— so, if you find yourself stressed, depressed, or just out of sorts, find a way to LIGHTEN UP!!!

Take a moment...

...to be grateful for our bodies!

• The average heart weighs less than a pound but beats approximately 40 million times a year.
• Stretched out, the arteries and veins in your body would cover 12,000 miles.
• We take approximately 9 million breaths per year.
• Nerves transmit their signals at 300 m.p.h.

So, in this season of reflecting on the many blessings of our health, let's thank our bodies for being an incredible machine. Let's plan to take care of it in 2017.

It's Beginning to look a lot like...

...cold and flu season. One of the best ways to beat the cold and flu season is to increase your resistance to disease. The key is to stay healthy! These are the things we do at Kayser Chiropractic & Acupuncture to fight the battle.

• Keep our bodies functioning at optimum levels by getting adjusted.
• Get plenty of sleep.
• Drink filtered water to flush toxins out of the body.
• Practice good nutrition.
• Reduce stress.
• Exercise regularly.
• Take a daily probiotic.
• Do the thymus thump.

But even in the best circumstances, you may succumb to the villian. What to do? We use these supplements to support our immune system:

• Immuplex
• Flu Immune
• Thymuril
• Vitamin C

Try the following alternative to electrolyte drinks like Gatorade and Pedialyte that are full of artificial colors, flavors, and chemicals.

Electrolyte Punch

Ingredients

• 2 cups filtered water
• 1/2/ cup fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon Himalayan pink sea salt (or Celtic sea salt)
• 2-4 teaspoons organic raw honey

Directions

Blend all ingredients together in a blender until the honey dissolves (Adjust to taste) and then serve straight or over a couple of ice cubes. Makes 2-3 servings.