DR. BRAADT’S WELLNESS COLUMN
TIPS FOR STARTING YOUR YEAR HEALTHY
GET OUT AND STAY OUT OF PAIN. Chronic pain is a public health crisis addressed with increasing amounts of strong and dangerous drugs. The American Medical Association (AMA) has mandated that pain is a “vital sign” to be reduced at its most extreme with opioids, which, according to The New York Times, killed 72,000 Americans in 2017. That’s more people per year than auto accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 40% of these deaths were from taking a prescription as directed. Chiropractic care has been recommended in the Journal of the AMA and the British Medical Journal as a safe and effective alternative, with higher patient satisfaction than drugs and surgery for spine pain and sciatica. Ordinary medical practice has not caught up to the science of chiropractic. Blue Shield studies demonstrate 80% reduced utilization of medical services for chiropractic patients. SCHEDULE YOUR MAINTENANCE CARE. Once your pain is under control, maintenance care is like seeing your dentist regularly or changing the oil in your car. Taking the “mileage of life” off your spine makes you move better, resist disease, and reduce stress with less expense. NEVER DIET AGAIN. Just eat right! Last year, I attended the first Healthy Keto Summit in Washington, D.C., where the top medical researchers discussed the science of this approach. When 70% of Americans are prediabetic and a growing number of people are put on drugs, including statins for cholesterol, it is becoming normal to expect disease. I’ve personally used
and helped many patients get healthy to lose weight , not lose weight to get healthy . Eating healthy fats, reducing sugar, not eating between meals, and balancing hormones naturally has been the key for me, my wife, and for many of you I’ve worked with. Be sure to schedule your Personalized Nutrition Assessment ($75) to learn more about this approach. GET GOOD SLEEP. I try to get 7–8 hours of sleep every night. Going to bed and getting up at the same time is a great way to get into a healthy habit and condition your body into a rhythm. Turn off the media, especially the news, an hour before sleep to relax your mind, and don’t eat heavy foods a few hours before bed. Ask me to test you for an effective whole-food supplement called Min-Tran that has a mild calming effect on the body. MOVE YOUR BODY. You don’t have to train for the Olympics to benefit. Walking, stationary biking, stretching, and performing some resistance exercises, like light weightlifting, are really all you need to maintain basic fitness. Do something you like, and you’ll likely stick with it and have fun. KEEP IT SIMPLE. This is our overall strategy. I’m here to partner with you, so let me know if you need help. Let’s all avoid being a statistic in 2020 and focus our attention on chasing our dreams, big and small!
–Dr. Paul Braadt
CedarCrestChiropractic.com
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