Ventura Spine & Nerve Center March 2018

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boosts your mental well-being. A 5-mile walk once per week can increase brain volume and prevent mental diseases, including Alzheimer’s. It’s no wonder exercise is the go-to solution for maintaining wellness. Learn New Hobbies Do you want to reduce memory loss by 40–50 percent? Dan Buettner, a researcher and best-selling author on studies about happiness and longevity, suggests learning a new hobby. Whether you learn to knit, paint, or discover a new board game, you’ll enjoy improved mental health. Get your hands moving, and your mind will surely follow. (Note: Watching TV as a hobby doesn’t count! People who regularly watch TV may suffer up to 50 percent more memory loss.)

Socialize If you want to maintain mental health, make socializing a priority. Having an active social life increases your resistance to mental diseases and improves your mood. Furthermore, a healthy social network of friends and family (and we’re not talking Facebook here) helps give you a support system to fall back on when times get tough. Take a Break Take a step back from your everyday life and enjoy the small things. Set aside time to sit down with a good book or another activity you enjoy. While on that 5-mile walk, why not take a few moments to slow down your pace and look at the world around you? As the famous saying goes, “Stop and smell the roses.”

Everyone

faces the

prospect of growing older. When

it comes to aging, people’s primary concerns include aches, pains, and changes to their physical appearance. But perhaps even more important is mental health. Fortunately, there are ways to keep your mind sharp as you age so you can enjoy your retirement. Exercise Working out is inextricably tied to wellness in all its forms. A simple, light workout now and then not only maintains physical health, but it also

“I WAS THIS CLOSE TO HAVING LOWER BACK SURGERY, BUT I GAVE DR. ALFF A SHOT AT HELPING MY BACK CONDITION, AND I AM SO GLAD I DID!” What Our Patients Say

“So, I started care at the Ventura Spine & Nerve Center. And, slowly but surely, I started getting better! The pain has lessened and lessened with treatment. It gave me hope again. “And now, I am completely pain-free! It’s an awesome feeling. Dr. Alff just told me to trust him, and I said, ‘Okay, I’ll give spinal decompression a shot. It’s either that or surgery.’ I had heard so many horror stories about spinal surgery, and I did not want to do that. “I was this close to having lower back surgery, but I gave Dr. Alff a shot at

“One day, I woke up and couldn’t move. I couldn’t bend, I couldn’t walk, and I couldn’t drive. I had shooting pain right in the middle of my lower back all the way down to my feet! I was in a lot of pain. I couldn’t cough, and I couldn’t sneeze; it was horrible. “Previously, a medical doctor told me I had four bulging discs, and I would need surgery. But then I met Dr. Alff and he told me, before I had surgery, to get some treatments with the DRX9000, which is a nonsurgical spinal decompression treatment.

treating my back problem, and I’m so glad I did.” Sincerely, – Gloria Rodriguez, Thousand Oaks

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