October is National Chiropractic Health Month. This year’s topic is about obesity and is titled, “Why Weight? Get Healthy!” If you are wondering why chiropractors feel the need to address this issue, consider this: (more…)
Who is responsible for your health, you or your doctor? How you answer that question boils down to your philosophy of health. If you take an active role in educating yourself about wellness, lifestyle, and disease prevention, you will probably answer, “I am responsible for my own health.” If your philosophy is based on the “sick care” model, you may lean towards relying on your doctor. When illness or disease strikes, you go to your doctor for relief, oftentimes in the form of some prescription drug. You trust the doctor is making an educated judgment on how to “fix” the problem.
Chronic diseases last for years and often start long before symptoms begin- conditions like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and arthritis. According to the Centers for Disease Control, they are the mostcostly and preventable health problems in the US. The good news is chronic diseases can be prevented and even reversed by making lifestyle changes, including exercise and diet. “I knew that,” you say. “How basic can you get?” Here are a few statistics from the CDC: (more…)
