Are you ready to make 2012 your best year yet?

It’s easy to start the new year full of enthusiasm and optimism. But to maintain your momentum through the year, you need to set powerful, crystal-clear goals

The first step to getting what you want out of life this is to decide exactly what you want.
What do you want to accomplish?
What do you want to experience?
What do you want to acquire?
Who do you want to be?
One of primary reasons most people don’t get what they want is that they aren’t clear about what they want. Others will recognize what they’d like to have, but when they can’t see how it’s possible to get what they want, and they dismiss their desires as foolish and unattainable.

Don’t sabotage yourself this way! 

After decades of research into how the human brain works, scientists now know that for our brains to figure out how to get what we want, we must first decide what we want. Once we lock-in our desires, our mind and the universe can step in to help make our dreams a reality.

Dream Big

We start the process by getting clear about what we want. So, what do you want? To create a balanced and successful life, write down a minimum of 3 goals in each of the following 7 areas:

Financial Goals
Career/Business Goals
Free Time/Family Time
Health/Appearance Goals
Relationship Goals
Personal Growth
Making a Difference

If you have more goals than this, don’t limit yourself – write them down! On the other hand, if writing down 21 goals seems like a lot, remember that we can have a mix of long- and short-term goals. For example, in the financial area, you may have a short-term goal of paying off a $5,000 credit card balance, as well as a long-term goal of amassing a net worth of $5 million dollars. You want to keep both goals present in your mind, even though you’ll be working more actively on the short-term goal first.

Stretch Yourself

When setting our goals, it’s important to include a few that will make us stretch and grow to achieve them. These might be learning a new skill or trying something that is uncomfortable and maybe a little frightening, such as public speaking. It also helps to set a breakthrough goal that would represent a quantum leap. Examples of breakthrough goals include publishing a book, starting a business, getting on Oprah, winning a gold medal at the Olympics, or getting elected president of your industry association.

Material goals are important, but the ultimate goal is to become a master at life. In the long run, the greatest benefit we receive from pursuing our dreams is not the outer trappings of fulfilling the dream, but who we become in the process.

The outer symbols of success can all be easily lost. Houses burn down, companies go bankrupt, relationships end, cars get old, bodies age and fame wanes, but who you are, what you have learned, and the new skills you have developed never go away. These are the true prizes of success. Motivational philosopher Jim Rohn advises that “You should set a goal big enough that in the process of achieving it, you become someone worth becoming.”

Turn Your Dreams Into Goals and Objectives

Once you are clear about what you want, write them down and turn each item into a measurable objective. Measurable means measurable in space and time – how much and by when.

For instance, if you were to tell me that you wanted more money, I might pull out a dollar and give it to you. You would probably protest, saying “No, I meant a lot more money, like $20,000!” But there is no way I’d know how you’d define “more money” unless you tell me, right?

Similarly, your boss, your friends, your spouse, your brain, God, and the Universe can’t figure out what you want unless you tell them specifically what it is. What exactly do you want and when do you want it by?

Your Goals Impact Others

As soon as you commit to a big dream and really go after it, your subconscious creative mind will come up with big ideas to make it happen. You’ll start attracting the people, resources, and opportunities you need into your life to make your dream come true. Big dreams not only inspire you, they compel others to want to play big, too.

You’ll also discover that when your dreams include service to others – that is, accomplishing something that contributes to others – it accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.

Work on Your Goals Daily

To keep your subconscious mind focused on what you want, read your list of goals everyday. For an even more powerful approach, close your eyes and focus on each goal and ask yourself, "What is one thing I could do today to move toward the achievement of this goal?" Write down your answers and take those actions.

As the old joke goes, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” Steady progress in bite-sized chunks puts even the most audacious goals into reach. -Jack Canfield

Patient satisfaction higher with Chiropractors Than Others

 

A study published in the October, 1995

Journal of Medicine

satisfied with the care given them by their Chiropractor

than those who went to medical doctors were with their

care.

42% of those patients who went to a Chiropractor for low

back pain rated their care as “excellent” while only 27% of

those who went to a medical doctor for the same problem

rated their care as high. The Chiropractic patients also

reported more satisfaction with their histories, examination

and explanation of what was causing their problem.

The study also found that medical doctors were more

inclined to order more expensive CT scans and MRIs.

Chiropractic Patients Use Medical Services Less

 

The June 1996 issue of

older patients who use chiropractic health care services end up

using less medical services such as hospitals, nursing homes and

prescription drugs.

In a study of geriatrics by the Rand Corporation it was found that

96% of the population studied who use chiropractic had not used

nursing home services in the three years before the study. 81% of

those who had not received chiropractic care didn’t need the use of

a nursing home, a 15% less nursing home usage by the chiropractic

patients.

In hospital use, chiropractic patients fared even better. 74% of the

people under chiropractic care did not need the use of a hospital in

the three years prior to the study versus 53% of the study group not

under chiropractic care; a 21% difference.

87% of those patients under chiropractic care perceived themselves

to be in good to excellent health. Only 68% of those not under

chiropractic care thought their health good to excellent. Put simply,

chiropractic works.

Topics in Clinical Chiropractic reports that

Chiropractic Improves Brain Function

The sixteenth annual upper cervical conference was held at

Life University in Marietta, Georgia in November 1999. A

study presented at the conference found that patients under

chiropractic care experienced a measurable increase in brain

function.

Microcog is a computer administered and scored test that

serves as a diagnostic tool to determine cognitive (brain)

function. It measures activity in nine categories:

attention/mental control, memory, reasoning/calculation,

spatial processing, reaction time, information processing speed,

information processing accuracy, general cognitive functioning

and general cognitive proficiency.

A total of 40 patients had their brain function measured by

Microcog. 30 of these patients received upper cervical (neck)

chiropractic adjustments and 10 served as a control group

receiving no adjustments. Four weeks later, all 40 patients

were tested by the Microcog system again.

According to the study, "significant improvements were

observed in neurocognitive [brain] function in the group

receiving upper cervical care. The control group did not

demonstrate a similar trend. This study suggests that upper

cervical chiropractic care may positively affect neurocognitive

function."

The World Health Organization defines "health" as 100%

physical, mental and social well-being. A nervous system free

of interference is vital to the full expression of all these aspects

of your health potential. Chiropractic works to restore health

by removing interference to your nervous system.

General Health Status Improves With Chiropractic

The Fall 1999 issue of the

reports that patients under chiropractic care reported an improvement in their

general health status after receiving chiropractic adjustments.

The study used the RAND (SF-36) Health Survey and the global well-being

scale (GWBS) as measures of improvement. Researchers also measured

changes in misalignment of spinal vertebra by using X-rays before and after

the adjustments. The GWBS survey was completed at each visit.

The SF-36 survey was given at the beginning of the patient's care, at the four

week mark and at the end of the care plan when their initial complaint

reached Maximum Chiropractic Improvement, (MCI).

The SF-36 measures such areas as physical function, bodily pain, general

health, vitality, social function, emotional and mental health. While all areas

showed improvement the area which showed the most improvement was the

physical area with an average improvement of 39 points on a scale of 100.

By way of commentary, it comes as no surprise that patients reported a

general improvement in health after beginning chiropractic care.

Chiropractic has long maintained that a body free of interference is able to

function at and maintain a higher level of health than one that is afflicted

with vertebral subluxation.

Chiropractic Research Journal (vol. 6, no. 2)

Chiropractic Care Increases “Quality Of Life”

Research performed at the New Zealand School of Chiropractic and reported inJournal of Vertebral Subluxation Research [3(2), 1999] shows that patients

under chiropractic care experienced an increased “Quality of Life”.

Quality of Life was determined by asking patients to fill out a survey and assess

their own health in four areas; Physical State, Emotional/Mental State, Stress and

Life Enjoyment. These four areas made up a fifth area called Combined Wellness.

Quality of Life was measured as a sixth area of the survey.

89 people participated in the study which was conducted over a five month period.

The patients reported “significant positive perceived changes” in Physical State,

Mental/Emotional State and Combined Wellness.

The researchers also found that the data from this study suggested that Health and

Wellness may continue to increase over time while under chiropractic care.

By way of commentary, this research points out what chiropractors and their

patients have been experiencing for years; that by improving body function

chiropractic helps improve the health and wellness of you and your family.

Staying healthy is an active pursuit. We all need to do those things which help us

maintain health. We need to get good food, water, air and exercise. We must have

a positive mental outlook and maintain the integrity of our nervous systems

through chiropractic care. We can’t hope we’ll stay healthy, we have to work at it.

How Physically Active Are You?

Why is it good to be physically active?

• Makes you look and feel great.

• Gives you more energy.

• Lowers stress and helps you relax.

• Helps you get to and keep a healthy body weight.

• Lowers your risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and certain

types of cancer.

• Helps build and keep healthy bones, muscles, and joints.

How often should I be physically active?

• To take care of your health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases, you need at least 30 minutes of

moderate-intensity physical activity every day.

• To keep your weight under control, you need 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical

activity on most days of the week.

• If you lost weight and want to keep it off, you need 60 to 90 minutes of moderate-intensity physical

activity every day.

What is moderate-intensity physical activity?

It gets you up and moving and makes your heart beat faster. Brisk walking, biking, taking the stairs, dancing,

and raking leaves are examples of moderate-intensity physical activity.

What is vigorous-intensity physical activity?

It makes you breathe hard and sweat. Running, jogging, playing soccer, fast dancing, and fast biking are

examples of vigorous-intensity physical activity.

Now get up and get moving.

Simple Rules for Healthy Eating

The sense of taste is responsible for our enjoyment of food. Weight problems and other physical imbalances are due to loss of enjoyment from food. If we could truly enjoy food, we would never have a weight problem. The following awareness techniques maximize the enjoyment of food, improve digestion and metabolism, and increase energy and vitality:
1) Whenever you eat or drink anything, however little it may be, make it a rule to sit down.
Food can only be digested properly when we eat in the sitting position. To eat while in the lying position impairs blood and lymph flow throughout the gastrointestinal tract, and eating while walking or standing causes indigestion.
2) When you eat, don't do anything else such as listening to the radio, watching television, reading or driving a car.
A major reason for having taste buds on the tongue is that the brain can receive signals as to what type and quantity of food is entering the digestive system. This enables the body to produce and release sufficient amounts of various enzymes required for the digestion of the food. If we didn't have such a facility, our digestive system would secrete enzymes indiscriminately which would be a wasteful action the body cannot afford. When we turn our attention to anything else but the food we are eating, our taste buds cannot make sufficient 'conscious' contact with the various foods and their tastes. This restricts the release of the appropriate digestive enzymes for each particular taste and reduces AGNI, the digestive fire. It also confuses the body for it will no longer know when the saturation point for a particular type of taste, such as salty or sweet, has been reached. Hence, foods cravings begin to emerge which are linked with insufficiently digested and absorbed foods, as well as with the lack of pleasure hormones, normally secreted when food is eaten with full attention. Since eating is an act of enjoyment, we might as well do it with an undivided mind. As a golden rule, everything we do with joy and attention is beneficial, and everything we do with displeasure and lack of attention generates problems.
3) Eat only when the stomach is empty.
Otherwise you interfere with the enjoyment of food. When the stomach is still full or is in the process of digesting food, the taste buds are desensitized to prevent a person from eating. Natural hunger only occurs when the stomach is empty. On the other hand, false hunger or food cravings emerge when the basic natural rules of eating have been violated for a long time and emotional imbalances exist; both these causes override or suppress the normal signals of satiation coming from the stomach and taste buds. The urge to eat food while the stomach is still digesting, is often connected to occurrence of gallstones in the liver and gallbladder and disappears once they have been removed through a series of liver cleanses.
4) Do not put food into your mouth till the previous bite has gone into the stomach.
The process of eating is a unique opportunity to practice mindfulness and patience. By chewing the food until it has been masticated enough to produce a sweet tasting liquid, greatly enhances the enjoyment of food and keeps your attention on the present moment, which is the key to all happiness. Mahatma Gandhi advised people to 'drink' their food and 'eat' their drinks. Eating and drinking in this way is one of the most powerful methods of overcoming emotional problems in life.
5) Do not speak while there is still food in the mouth.
When you speak while there is food in your mouth, you tend to swallow before it is properly masticated, and you miss out on enjoying your food. It is better to speak only when there is no food left in the mouth. For your first helping, take about two cupped hands full of food. This will fill up two thirds of your stomach; the rest is empty space that is needed to propel the food and mix it with digestive juices. If you are still hungry, wait for five minutes. If the feeling of hunger has not subsided by this time, you may take some more food. Leaving the table slightly hungry is a good method to increase one's will power, determination and self-confidence. Completely filling the stomach leads to indigestion, dullness, lethargy and food cravings.
6) Make certain to have all the six tastes of food at least once a day.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. Sweet taste, for example, is the dominating taste in carbohydrates such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and many nuts. Pungent taste is found in most spices, such as pepper, ginger, cardamom, cumin, turmeric, etc. Sour taste occurs in fermented foods, vinegar, lemon, and other citrus fruits. Salt is best taken in its natural, unrefined state, as sea salt or rock salt. Astringent taste is found in beans, lentils and walnuts, persimmon and also in green, unripe bananas. Blood-cleansing herbs or teas generally taste bitter. Bitter taste is also found in lettuce, broccoli, and leafy green vegetables, as well as in cocoa, coffee, tea, and beers.

If the body receives all the six tastes, i.e. sweet, sour, salty, pungent, astringent, and bitter, it will be stimulated to produce many of the important nutrients itself and thus remain balanced. The sense of taste is our body’s supreme judge to know whether certain foods are right for us or not. Situated in the taste buds of the tongue and in coordination with the constantly changing requirements of the body, the sense of taste controls our natural instinct and desire for healthy food.
This can effectively help to reduce food cravings and prevent nutrient deficiencies. Be careful not to eat more than 3-4 main ingredients in one meal at a time or have more than one type of starch or protein in a meal.

Some Tips for Better Taste
There are two methods to improve the performance of our taste buds and to lubricate and sensitize them for greater enjoyment of food:

1.      When your tongue is coated white or yellow, clean it with a tongue scraper or a tablespoon every morning after awakening and every evening before going to bed. This removes sticky AMA (with billions of bacteria) from your taste buds.

2.      Swish 1 or 2 tablespoons of cold pressed and unrefined sunflower or sesame oil in your mouth cavity for 3-4 minutes every morning, and perhaps also in the evening before bedtime. The oil draws and absorbs toxins and microbes from the throat, tonsils, ears, eyes, blood, chest etc. Then spit it out and rinse your mouth with water.

When the tongue is clear and the taste buds are unobstructed, we tend not to overeat because the natural satiety level or satisfaction from food is reached more easily. Those who tend to overeat or smoke cigarettes have dull taste buds. They have a 'high-flavored' threshold, which means that they need much stronger and more stimulating foods to be satisfied; this may lead to food cravings and substance addictions.

Albert Einstein

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein

Your spine is better off in place (Un-Subluxated), than out of place (Subluxated). - Mike Headlee, D.C.

It is as simple as that.

October Is National Chiropractic Month

The Major Premise:

There is a universal intelligence in all matter, continuously giving to it all its properties and actions, thus maintaining it in existence, and giving this intelligence its expression.

The Chiropractic Meaning of Life:

The expression of this innate intelligence through matter is the Chiropractic meaning of “life.”
These are two of the 33 Principles of Chiropractic.

October is National Chiropractic Month

This is a 8 minute video that explains what Chiropractic is in a very easy understandable way.  Enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCQLNAsuPV8&feature=feedu

October Is National Chiropractic Month

Chiropractic was discovered 116 years ago by DD Palmer in Davenport, IA.  He stated that Chiropractic was founded on the principle of tone.  When the tone of your nervous system is normalized, the body is therefore able to self-heal and self-regulate at the highest potential.

This is why it is imperative for everyone to get regular check-ups from their Chiropractor to make sure the tone of their nervous systems is normal.

Have you had your spine and nervous system checked lately?

Test Your GMO Knowledge

True or False?
Q: The only Sweeteners on the market that likely contain genetically modified organisms are those made from corn - ie., fructose, corn syrup, and high-fructose corn syrup.

A: False.  Sweeteners made from corn, more than 80 percent of which is genetically modified, are likely to contain GMOs.  But so is sugar, which is usually a combination of sugar cane and sugar from GM sugar beets.  Also, the artificial sweetener aspartame, found in NutraSweet and Equal, is a genetically modified product.

October Is National Non-GMO Month

True or False
Q: The two main traits given to genetically modified foods are to produce their own insecticide or to be resistant to herbicides that kill other plants.

A: True.  The five most common genetically modified foods are genetically modified to either produce their own insecticide or to tolerate herbicides that kill other plants or both.

National Non-GMO Month

True or False:
One of the easiest ways to remember the 5 major genetically modified crops in our food supply is to remember that they all begin with the letter "c"? - False. Three of the five -corn, canola, and cottonseed - begin with the letter "c".  The other two begin with "s".  They are soy and sugar from sugar beets.

Are You Well Connected?

The brain communicates with the body through the nervous system and the body communicates with the brain through the nervous system.  When there is interference with the communication the body can't express its fullest potential and Chiropractors call this subluxation.  This is called the safety pin cycle.  Make sure you are well connected and get regular chech-ups for subluxation.

Paper Cut

What would happen if you get a paper cut?  How would it look in a month?  What if there was a splinter in it?  Would it heal the same?  The body is self-healing, self-regulating and subluxations interfere with the self-healing and self-regulating of the body just like a splinter interferes with the healing of the paper cut.

How Do Frog's Know How To Eat Flies?

They have a Innate Intelligence or inborn intelligence inside of them, they didn't have to got to frog school.  Just like all living things there is a Innate Intelligence inside.

Circuit Breaker

What happens when a house has a surge of electricity beyond it's ability to adapt properly?  it blows a circuit.  When our body has stress beyond our ability to adapt properly, we get subluxated.  That is why it is important to get to a Chiropractor for regular check-ups.

45 Life Lessons

Adopted from Regina Brett


1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument.
7. Agree to disagree.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save starting with your first paycheck.
10. With chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others.
14. If you have to keep it a secret, don't do it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Don't wait for a special occasion. Now is then.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now.
24. The most important organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone including yourself.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business. (my personal favorite)
30.. Time heals almost everything. Give it time.
31. However good or bad it is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside daily. Miracles are everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time.
42. The best is yet to come...
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

How Does A Cell Phone Explain Subluxation?

What happens when your cell phone only has 1 or 2 bars showing?  You get static on the line or you might lose the call because of interference.  The same is true with your body, if you have a subluxation, your brain can't communicate 100% with your body and you wil not be able to function at your fullest potential.  It is as simple as that.

What Is The Master Control System Of The Body?

The nervous system is the master control system of the body. It is like the strings on a puppet controlling it, if you interfere with the strings, you interfere with its function. The same is true for the human body.

What happens if you interfere with the transmission of nerve impulses of the nervous system?  You hope for the best because your body will not be functioning at 100%.  Make sure you get regular check-ups from your Chiropractor to see if you have nerve interference. It is as simple as that.

Can You Hear Me Now?

Having ear plugs in interferes with your ability to hear properly.  There isn't anything broke or damaged, just interference.  This is just like a subluxation, interference between your brain and body, nothing broke, just interference. When you have interference, your body isn't able to function at it's maximum potential. Make sure you are getting regular check-ups from your Chiropractor. It is as simple as that.

Is Your Power Turned On 100%?

If you have a subluxation is it possible to have the power in your body functioning at 100%?  Of course not.  That is why it is important to get regular check-ups to see if you have any subluxations so you can be living your life at 100%.  It is like having a dimmer switch turned down 20-30%, it will still allow light and you can still see, just not at 100%.  It is as simple as that.

Do You Have A Weak Link?

You are only as strong as you weakest link. Do you have a subluxation? Because they make you weak. Make sure to get checked regularily for subluxations.

Do You Have A Giraffe Neck or A Banana Neck?

If the banana peel represents the cervical spine (bones), and the fruit represents the spinal cord, what will happen if you don't have a banana shaped curve and have a neck like a giraffe? The answer, you hope for the best. Get to your Chiropractor as soon as possible to see if your neck looks like a banana or a giraffe.

36 Random Insights On Exceptionalism

1. Average people are dedicated to leisure. The best people are devoted to learning.

2. The ordinary wait for the energy to do a task. The exceptional do the task because that’s how they get the energy.

3. A job is just a job if all you see it as is a job. (Work is a vehicle to promote Full Self Expression of Your Creativity+Ingenuity+Talent).

4. The most precious asset of a businessperson isn’t time. It’s energy. Manage yours well.

5. Love your family. What’s the point of getting to uber-Success yet arriving alone?

6. From a participant at my recent Lead Without a Title event in Doha, Qatar: “The true measure of the greatness of a person is the length their shadow casts on the future.” Love it! Genius.

7. Manners matter.

8. If you’re in business, you’re in show business. And every day’s a performance.

9. “Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde.

10. To double your income, triple your rate of learning. The best invest in their professional and personal development.

11. The primary purpose of business is the delivery of as much unusual value to as many people as possible.

12. Use music to boost your motivation.

13. Be ethical like Buffett. Rock the house like Bono. Innovate like Edison. Serve like Mandela.

14. You dishonor yourself when you play small with your talent.

15. Ideation without execution leads to delusion. What makes Google Google is not the idea behind Google but the culture of execution that is Google.

16. Don’t work at world-class for the money or the ovations. Do it for the pride you feel on a job brilliantly done.

17. Keep a journal.

18. Spend time in solitude. The only person you’ll be with your whole life is you. Why not get to know-and like-yourself?

19. Watch “The Fighter”.

20. Work hard. Industry stands at the foundation of Mastery.

21. Remember that the quality of your practice determines the caliber of the performance.

22. Speak your truth-even when your voice shakes.

23. Leaders leave a trail of leaders behind them. If you’re not developing the best in others, you’re not leading.

24. You know you’re doing genius-level work when people start to dislike you.

25. Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to Mastery.

26. Develop your friendships. Respect your elders.

27. Make time to have fun. Life is short-enjoy the ride.

28. The bigger your dream, the more important your team.

29. If you have average people, you’ll have an average company. To have a great company, hire and coach great people.

30. Remember that your doubts are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.

31. Leadership is simple. It’s not easy. But it’s really really simple.

32. Leadership’s mostly about 3 things: Impact+Influence+Inspiration.

33. If you’re not inspiring those around you, you’re not Leading. You’re following.

By: Robin Sharma

36 Random Insights On Exceptionalism

1. Average people are dedicated to leisure. The best people are devoted to learning.
2. The ordinary wait for the energy to do a task. The exceptional do the task because that’s how they get the energy.
3. A job is just a job if all you see it as is a job. (Work is a vehicle to promote Full Self Expression of Your Creativity+Ingenuity+Talent).
4. The most precious asset of a businessperson isn’t time. It’s energy. Manage yours well.
5. Love your family. What’s the point of getting to uber-Success yet arriving alone?
6. From a participant at my recent Lead Without a Title event in Doha, Qatar: “The true measure of the greatness of a person is the length their shadow casts on the future.” Love it! Genius.
7. Manners matter.
8. If you’re in business, you’re in show business. And every day’s a performance.
9. “Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde.
10. To double your income, triple your rate of learning. The best invest in their professional and personal development.
11. The primary purpose of business is the delivery of as much unusual value to as many people as possible.
12. Use music to boost your motivation.
13. Be ethical like Buffett. Rock the house like Bono. Innovate like Edison. Serve like Mandela.
14. You dishonor yourself when you play small with your talent.
15. Ideation without execution leads to delusion. What makes Google Google is not the idea behind Google but the culture of execution that is Google.
16. Don’t work at world-class for the money or the ovations. Do it for the pride you feel on a job brilliantly done.
17. Keep a journal.
18. Spend time in solitude. The only person you’ll be with your whole life is you. Why not get to know-and like-yourself?
19. Watch “The Fighter”.
20. Work hard. Industry stands at the foundation of Mastery.
21. Remember that the quality of your practice determines the caliber of the performance.
22. Speak your truth-even when your voice shakes.
23. Leaders leave a trail of leaders behind them. If you’re not developing the best in others, you’re not leading.
24. You know you’re doing genius-level work when people start to dislike you.
25. Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to Mastery.
26. Develop your friendships. Respect your elders.
27. Make time to have fun. Life is short-enjoy the ride.
28. The bigger your dream, the more important your team.
29. If you have average people, you’ll have an average company. To have a great company, hire and coach great people.
30. Remember that your doubts are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.
31. Leadership is simple. It’s not easy. But it’s really really simple.
32. Leadership’s mostly about 3 things: Impact+Influence+Inspiration.
33. If you’re not inspiring those around you, you’re not Leading. You’re following.
34. Think for yourself.
35. “Potential unexpressed turns to pain.” From “The Leader Who Had No Title“.
36. Take brave risks. At your End, it’ll be the risks you didn’t take versus the ones you did that most fill you with regret.
Keep Leading Without A Title.- Robin Sharma

On a Scale of 1-10, How Important Is Your Health To You?

When asked, most people respond that their health is very important to them. 

When pressed for a number, the answer is almost always a 7 or higher.  How about you?  How would you rate the importance you have placed on your health up until now?

Now remember, most people come to our office for the first time with a health problem or concern that is, unfortunately, usually…minimally, chronic.  This means that their health has had to have been deteriorating for a while before consulting us.  Well, here are the attributes of the different levels of health priority:

1- Addicted-continuously looks for and adds self-destructive choices.

2- Binges-makes occasional destructive lifestyle decisions-is in denial.

3- Unconscious-doesn’t know a healthy choice from an unhealthy one.

4- Tolerates poor health – “maybe it will go away” – “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

5- Seeks treatment only when they have a problem.

6- Open to prevention of future health problems.

7- Makes effort to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

8- Consciously works at being healthy-makes healthy choices.

9- Occasionally looking for and adding constructive healthy lifestyle changes.

10- Continuously looking for and adding constructive healthy lifestyle changes.

It’s easy to see that for a health problem to become chronic, the importance placed on personal health could not have been higher than a 4 prior to consulting us.  Starting care requires bringing your priority up to at least a 5.  Unfortunately, what causes most people to raise the priority they place on their health is a serious health problem that doesn’t go away with their own approaches to correct the condition.

It should also be obvious that it order for one’s health to actually improve, the priority placed upon it must also be higher.  So, the question for today is, “if I started living like a 7 instead of a 4 and the problems caused by me living like a 4 were not permanent, are they likely to go away?  The answer…of course!

Which can you change, your health history or your health future?

When you entered our office we asked you to complete a health history form. The fact is that the health decisions you made last year or five (5) years ago contributed to your health or the lack of it today. We can’t go back and change your decisions of years gone by.

Honestly ask yourself, are you as healthy today as you were five (5) years ago? Will you be healthier five (5) years from now than you are today? Creating health is not an event, it is a process. The lifestyle changes you make today will contribute to your health in the future. Even though we can’t change the health decisions you made five (5) years ago, with your commitment, we can assist you in being healthier years from now. The continual process of lifestyle behavior change that leads to optimal health is known as Wellness. It is possible for you to create better health consistently year after year, it’s your choice. My wish is for you to live your life to its fullest and improve the quality of your life by creating Wellness naturally.

THE CAUSE

Your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) is responsible for sending messages to every cell, tissue, organ and system in your body. This communication is made possible by your spinal neurological network. This vast communication network is in charge of virtually every function in your body and determines whether you enjoy good health or disease. The central nervous system is so important that nature built armor around it, your skull and spinal column. However, even with this inborn protection our nervous system can experience

interference, injury or disturbance. We call this a Subluxation.

Your examinations have determined that you have one or multiple subluxations that exist in your spinal neurological network. This could potentially be a very serious threat to your continued overall health and well-being. What caused my subluxations? There are three commonly recognized causes of subluxations, physical trauma, chemical toxins and emotional stress.

 

Physical trauma is what most patients blame for their subluxations. “I slept wrong.” “I lifted something heavy.” There are many causes of physical stress to our bodies throughout our life from being born, learning how to walk, learning how to ride a bike, slips and falls, car accidents, sports injuries, hobbies and work injuries. There are multiple of physical causes that may be responsible for our subluxations that have accumulated over our lifetime.

Chemical toxins are often overlooked as a cause of our subluxations. Chemicals are a direct poison to our nervous system. Chemicals can interfere with or disturb with the functions of our nervous system just as easy as a trauma. What many of us don’t realize is just how many chemical toxins we expose ourselves to on a daily basis. List includes: food dyes, sweeteners,   preservatives, chemicals in our air and water, hormones in the meats, processed foods, caffeine, nicotine, prescriptions and over the counter drugs, cleaning chemicals, perfumes, hair spray, detergents...the list goes on and on. We are a chemical dependant society and these chemicals poison our nervous system resulting in subluxations everyday.

Mental and emotional stress is the most common cause of subluxations in the world today. Our nervous system filters and processes stress on a moment to moment basis. When our nervous system is overwhelmed by the constant or chronic stress that we endure on a daily basis it breaks down resulting in chronic subluxations. When we are worried, fearful or stressed, when we experience relationship, money or job problems, when life just doesn’t seem to go our way it takes its toll on our nervous system. Stress is inescapable in our society and a frequent subluxation producer.

During your Path-To-Wellness care plan our goal is to remove your subluxations, optimize your health and provide you with real life strategies to eliminate or reduce your physical, chemical and emotional stressors to provide you with lasting results and lasting health.

Explore Chiropractic

218-333-8811

Our Mission:

To foster, promote, and inspire health excellence to the people of northern Minnesota.

Are You Subluxated?

Subluxations...

...if left uncorrected have devastating effects on our health!

We learned with the first component of the chiropractic paradigm that the body is a self healing organism. In the next component, we discovered that our nervous system is what is responsible for the function of every cell, tissue and organ in our body. In the third component of the chiropractic paradigm, we find that subluxations damage the ability of our nervous system to communicate properly. The fourth component teaches us that the interference to the nervous system from subluxations is devastating to our health potential, even life

threatening.

The nervous system, when interfered with, begins a progressive downward spiral regarding our health and well-being. When our nervous system is subluxated it no longer has the ability to respond appropriately to the environmental stresses we place upon our body. Subluxations may lessen our body’s ability to perform at every level: our immune system may be hampered, our emotional stability becomes fragile, our mental clarity may be cloudy, our organs may not function properly, and sometimes even fail, our strength and coordination becomes weak and clumsy, and even our genetic expression may be damaged. If this isn’t bad enough, subluxations continue to worsen over time as our body slowly deteriorates.

Recent studies confirm our worst fears about subluxations.

Subluxations have become the known as the “silent killer” because of how they destroy our health often without symptoms. Every man, woman and child should be checked for subluxations and possible nerve interference! When was the last time you and your family were checked for subluxations?

Is Your Family Ready For Summer?

Your Kids Get A Back To School Physical.

Why Not Get Them  Prepared For Summer With A Chiropractic Physical?

The best way to properly prepare your child, and yourself for that matter, to have as happy and healthy a summer as possible is to make sure all their systems are working properly.  Let’s check them to make sure that their summer can be as awesome for them (and you) as possible.  Call today!  218-333-8811

The Story of “That Something”

“Man, write that story you’ve told us. Write it so that every man may read.

Send that message out into the world. If men will read that story, read and

reread, until it is written on their memories; if men will believe the message

you bring, and then if they will but awaken that something within their souls

that now lies asleep—I say if you can make men do this, you will have done

more for mankind than any man or any thousand men have done in many,

many years. Write it, man, write it word for word as you have told it here, so

every man may read. Write it, man, write it!”

And so it has been written.

You who have heard it through, I pray that you may hear it every word

again and again until ‘That Something’ of your souls has been aroused, and

you have taken your places among the rulers of the world.

THE END

WHICH IS

THE BEGINNING.

22 Ways to Become Spectacularly Inspirational

1. Do important work vs. merely offering opinions.

2. Lift people up vs. tear others down.

3. Use the words of leadership vs. the language of victimhood.

4. Don’t worry about getting the credit for getting things done.

5. Become part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

6. Take your health to a level called superfit.

7. Commit to mastery of your craft instead of accepting mediocrity in your work.

8. Associate with people whose lives you want to be living.

9. Study for an hour a day. Double your learning and you’ll triple your success.

10. Run your own race. “No one can possibly achieve real and lasting success by being a conformist,” wrote billionaire J. Paul Getty

11. Do something small yet scary every single day.

12. Lead Without a Title.

13. Focus on people’s strengths vs. obsessing around their weaknesses.

14. Remember that potential unused turns into pain. So dedicate yourself to expressing your best.

15. Smile more.

16. Listen more.

17. Read the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

18. Reflect on the words of Eleanor Roosevelt who said: “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.”

19. Persist longer than the critics suggest you should.

20. Say “please” and “thank you”.

21. Love your loved ones.

22. Do work that matters.

By Robin Sharma, author of the #1 bestseller “The Leader Who Had No Title”

The Power To Heal Is Within You

I am not your healer! That power is yours.

I can, however, help you to heal yourself by removing an obstacle to the expression of that natural healing power. Spinal misalignments (subluxations) can produce neurological distortions (interference) which will reduce your body’s ability to function properly, maintain itself and heal itself naturally. Chiropractors adjust (correct) spinal subluxations.

 

I cannot be your healer, because that’s your job.

But I would be honored to be your Chiropractor!

 

Eat Fish for Better Hearing

Australian researchers have found that people over the age of 50 who eat fish at least twice per week are 42 percent less likely to suffer from hearing loss.  The study, which examined diets of nearly 3,000 people, was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Upper Cervical Health Care … SIMPLIFIED!

By: Daniel O. Clark, D.C.,

Retired Upper Cervical Doctor

Brain health and healing messages leave the brain by way of the brain stem,

pass through the neck, down the spinal cord and out over

the entire nervous system to all parts of the body.

These messages control, maintain and monitor all body functions.

They also direct all body healing.

 Head/Neck misalignment can cause interference at the top

of the neck and prevent the brain from sending efficient healing messages to the body.

When the weight of the head

(8-14 lbs.) is shifted

off the center of the top of the neck and held in a misaligned position by muscles and ligaments, the body is imbalanced.

In its effort to keep the head balanced over the center of the neck, the rest of the body

will compensate to the shift of weight.

The spine will twist, causing one shoulder to drop down, one hip is pulled up bringing the leg with it, creating body imbalance.

This gives the appearance of one leg being shorter than the other and is a direct result

of head/neck misalignment.

When you stand or walk, the weight of the body is not equally divided.  One side of the body

is carrying more weight

than the other.

Misalignment Interference

at the top of the neck can prevent the brain from sending its normal health and healing messages to some part of the body.

Any part of the body that cannot communicate efficiently

with the brain will begin

to develop health problems.

These health problems will remain and magnify until normal

brain to body communication

is restored.

The Upper Cervical Doctor's specialty is to correct misalignment interference at the top of the neck to restore the normal flow of brain health and healing messages to the body, so its natural self healing process can begin.

All Upper Cervical doctors have the same objective regardless of the corrective procedure they choose to use;

restore head/neck alignment

and help each patient maintain their alignment correction,

so there is no interference in the body’s natural self healing process until it is stabilized

and completed.

Upper Cervical Corrective Health Care is a logical, effective and scientifically proven procedure in the Chiropractic profession.

Its purpose is to restore the body’s natural ability to heal itself and maintain optimal health, without the use of drugs

or painkillers.

Acute and chronic health problems respond to the specific Upper Cervical Corrective Procedure.

It provides the ultimate in wellness health care for children and adults of all ages.

Green Tea May Defend Against DNA Damage

The antioxidants in green tea have long been believed to help reduce cancer risk.  Now scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong may have discovered why:  Drinking green tea appears to reduce the DNA damage that can cause a cell to become cancerous.

Eighteen healthy volunteers drank either two cups of 1% green tea or water every day for four weeks;  after a six-week washout period, they switched substances.  Body fluid analysis showed a 20% drop in DNA damage, according to results published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

TWO WOLVES

.One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a

debate that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the

battle is between 2 "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is

anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed arrogance, selfpity,

guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,

superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love,

hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,

generosity, truth, compassion and faith." The grandson

thought about it for a minute and then asked his

grandfather: "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply

replied, "The one you feed"

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April 2011

Welcome to our office's Chiropractic newsletter. We'd like to entertain you, inform you and even inspire you a little.  We’d love to hear from you; feel free to write to us with any questions or comments.

What counts in making a happy relationship is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. – Daniel Goleman

Change is inevitable; growth is optional. – Unknown

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Your Spine: Discs, Nerves and Curves
• Words Of Wisdom
• Childhood Vaccination
• Breastfed Infants have 1/3 Hospitalizations
• Is Sleeping With Your Children (Co-Sleeping) Good For Them?
• Smallpox Not So Dangerous?
• Doctors Strike, Death Rates Drop
• Chiropractic and Spinal Research
• Humor

Your Spine: Discs, Nerves and Curves

Chiropractic specializes in spinal health and it’s good to know a little about this amazing body part. The illustration on the left shows the lumbar (low back) spinal bones or vertebrae.  Between the bones are the discs (in blue) that help give your spine its curves and serve as shock absorbers so your bones don’t hit each other when you walk or sit. Nerves (in yellow) travel through your spine and exit through holes between the bones and go to your internal organs, joints, skin and down your legs. If your spine is distorted or misaligned, spinal stress can irritate or impinge your nerves and spinal cord causing pain, abnormal organ function and dis-ease, affecting your entire body. Spinal stress can also affect your discs causing tears, bulges, inflammation or herniation.  The other illustration shows what a bulging disc in the lower back would look like.

Your chiropractor’s job is to correct spinal nerve stress (subluxations), using the art of the spinal adjustment.  This releases stress on your nerves, discs, bones, muscles and internal organs, bringing normal curves to your spine, releasing old stress from muscles organs and glands and permitting more normal and healthy function.

What causes subluxations? The main cause of subluxations is stress: physical stress, emotional stress or chemical stress.  If you (or your spouse or your children) are under more stress or if it’s been awhile since your last checkup, please stop by.  It’s always better to correct problems now rather than wait until after your body has been malfunctioning (dis-eased) for a while.  An adjustment can make a big difference.  Why wait?

Words of Wisdom

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. – Democritus

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. – Helen Keller

Breastfed Infants Have Less Illness

Among generally healthy infants in developed nations, more than a tripling in severe respiratory tract illness resulting in hospitalizations was noted for infants who were not breastfed compared with those who were exclusively breastfed for four months. (1)

Is Sleeping With Your Children Good For Them?

Children love to sleep with their parents (co-sleeping). Is it a good idea? Does it make a difference?  A recent study found that early co-sleepers were the most self-reliant preschoolers, getting dressed without help and entertaining themselves with a book or toy. They demonstrated the most independence with their peers and were more likely to initiate friendships and work out problems with playmates. (2)

A related study reveals that intensive parenting – holding and cuddling your baby and responding to their needs quickly – is good for them (surprise!).  The benefits include positive stress-response patterns that last a lifetime. The study, done on baby and mother rats, indicates that there is a “window” of opportunity during the first years of human life when extra cuddling, holding and attentiveness seem to give the most benefit. (3)

Doctors Strike, Death Rates Drop

Whenever (and wherever) there’s a doctor’s strike, death rates drop, often dramatically. This was seen in Bogata, Colombia and Los Angeles, CA but most recently in Israel. Hundreds of thousands of patient visits and tens of thousands of elective operations were cancelled. Doctors attended only emergencies. The Jerusalem Post reported that the number of funerals has fallen drastically.  According to one funeral parlor manager the same thing occurred in 1983, during a similar doctor’s strike which lasted 4½ months.  The only area of Israel which was found to not have a reduction in its death rate was the city of Netanya; all of the doctors at the only hospital in this city have a "no-strike" clause. (7) Commenting on the drop in death rates Robert Mendelsohn, MD said, “What we need is a perpetual doctor’s strike.” (8)

Chiropractic and Spinal Research

Chiropractic is not for diseases but for the whole person.  Everyone with any health problem needs a spine free from subluxations. It might make all the difference. Feel free to forward these studies to others.

Chiropractic after neck surgery. This is the case of a 35-year-old female who had two neck surgeries to relieve chronic pain and spasms. Five years later she still suffered from these conditions. Her surgeon suggested a 3rd surgery but she decided on chiropractic instead. Within 30 days of her 1st chiropractic adjustment all her chronic pain and muscle spasms resolved. A follow-up 2 years later revealed no recurrences. (9)

Anxiety attacks after auto accident. This is the case of a 42-year-old female suffering from anxiety attacks and agoraphobia since an auto accident . She also had nightmares, insomnia , tachycardia , dizziness , memory  loss, difficulty concentrating, peptic ulcer and urinary bladder  urgency Chiropractic analysis revealed  subluxations at C5-6, T5-6, and L5-S1.  After two months of chiropractic care and counseling there was a sharp reduction in anxiety and no more agoraphobia , bladder urgency, insomnia  and dizziness.  After four months of more care there was complete relief from anxiety and ulcer symptoms. (10)

ADD and hyperactivity. This is the case of an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with ADD and hyperactivity.  For three years (since kindergarten) he was on Ritalin™, Prozac™ and behavior modification. By his 2nd chiropractic adjustment he could sit still longer. After 3 weeks of care all medication was removed and after 6 weeks he showed noted improvement in cognitive skills, concentration, ability to control emotions and decreased aggressiveness. (11)

Humor

I owe the government $3,400 in taxes.  So I sent them two hammers and a toilet seat. – Michael McShane

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

– Mark Twain

A doctor says to a man, "If you want to improve your love life you need to get some exercise. Run 10 miles a day."
"Two weeks later, the man called the doctor.
The doctor says, "How is your love life since you have been running?"
"I don't know, I'm 140 miles away!"

Confusing Signs of Our Times:

Spotted in a toilet of a London office:

Toilet out of order.  Please use floor below.

In a Laundromat:

Automatic washing machines: remove all your clothes when light goes out.

In a London department store:

Bargain basement upstairs

In an office:

Would the person who took the step ladder yesterday please bring it back or further steps will be taken.

In an office:

After tea break staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining board.

Outside a second hand shop:

We exchange anything - bicycles, washing machines, etc. Why not bring your wife along and get a wonderful bargain?

Notice in health food shop window:

Closed due to illness

Spotted in a safari park:

Elephants please stay in your car

Seen during a conference:

For anyone who has children and doesn't know it, there is a day care on the first floor.

Message on a leaflet:

If you cannot read, this leaflet will tell you how to get lessons.

On a repair shop door:

We can repair anything.  (Please knock hard on the door the bell doesn't work.)

Thanks

Thanks for being our patient. We really do appreciate you.  Please stop by for a spinal checkup to keep your body and mind functioning at their best.  Remember, even chiropractors go to chiropractors – we also get our spines checked so we can function at our best when we take care of you.

References

1. J of Pediatric and Adolescence Medicine. 2003;157:237-243.

2. Keller M. To co-sleep or not to co-sleep? Mothering Magazine. [Master’s thesis, Dept of Psychology and Social Behavior, U of CA, Irvine 2001.] Jan/Feb 2003;27. 3. Science. 1997;277:1859-1861.

4. Mack T. A different view of smallpox and vaccination. New England Journal of Medicine. 2003;348(5):460-463.

5. Medscape http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/446692.

6. Grob G. The Deadly Truth. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2002;30.

7. British Medical Journal. 2000;320:1561.

8. Mendelsohn R. Confessions of a Medical Heretic. Chicago: Contemporary Books.1985.

9. Polkinghorn B & Colloca C. Chiropractic treatment of postsurgical neck syndrome utilizing mechanical force manually assisted short-lever spinal adjustments. JMPT. 2001;24(9).

10. Sullivan EC. The chiropractic management of anxiety : a case report. ACA J of Chiropractic. 1992; 29:29-34.

11. Peet JB. Adjusting the hyperactive/A.D.D. pediatric patient. Chiropractic Pediatrics. 1997;2(4):12-15.