Book your InnerMovement Appointment Online

Now you can book your appointments from your computer.

(1) Go to innermovement.net

(2) In the top right hand corner, click on the "Reserve an appointment" link


(3) You will be directed to the mindbodyonline website, there you will be prompted to enter your first and last name


(4) Once it finds your information, you will need to answer a verification question


(5) Create a user name and password to register


(6) From there, feel free to request any appointments needed and a staff member will get back to you promptly to confirm!

Thank you,
InnerMovement Chiropractic

Don't become sedentary as the weather turns cold

During the colder months of late fall and winter, we tend to stay indoors to avoid the chill and end up becoming sedentary creatures. We indulge in holiday sweets and treats, savory gravies at Thanksgiving and those "why-not-just-one-more" holiday hors d'œrves. While occasional indulging during special times is understandably impossible to resist, be sure not to sabotage all the hard work and exercise you've already done.


November is the month during which we take a look at our surroundings and express gratitude for everything we have been given. But besides family, friends and food there is another gift that most of us overlook: the gift of "you"! Don't let your health fall by the winter wayside, but make proper nutrition a year-round commitment.

Research shows that the top 10 leading causes of pain and chronic illness can be either put off or prevented all together through lifestyle choices. Each and every decision you make today can and will impact the quality of your life in the future. Give your body the tender love and care it deserves by continuing great self-care and healthly habits over the holidays. By continuing with regular chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic massages and practicing our nutrition tips, you can enjoy your holidays without the stress, strain or guilt. Doesn't that sound like something to be thankful for? We think so!

Until our next adjustment...

Yours in health,

Dr. Heidi & The InnerMovement Wellness Team

Healthy Nutrition Recipe(s)-of-the-Month

from our Clinical Nutritionist Michelle


Add these dishes to your Thanksgiving table this year as they are not only delicious but packed full of antioxidants & healthy nutrition!



Whole Wheat Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pie

Cut back on the heaviness and fat of regular pumpkin pie while still enjoying this delectable holiday favorite!

One 9 inch whole wheat unbaked pie crust

2 eggs

1/2 sucanat or brown sugar

1 1/2 t. cinnamon

1/4 t. ground nutmeg

1/4-1/2 t. ground ginger

1/4 t. salt

1 3/4c. cooked pumpkin puree

1 c. vanilla soymilk

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 450.

2. Beat eggs until frothy.

3. Add in spices and salt.

4. Add pumpkin and soymilk and beat until smooth.

5. Pour into pie shell.

6. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes.

7. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Can be served warm, chilled or at room temperature. If serving warm, allow to cool slightly before serving.





Cherry Cranberry Sauce

Enjoy this healthy and tasty twist on a classic. Good for days after for sandwiches too!

3/4 c brown rice syrup

1 cup water

1/2 cup port, or other sweet red wine

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/2 cup dried tart cherries

1 12-ounce package fresh or frozen cranberries

1/2 cup well-chopped toasted walnuts
Directions:

1. Combine brown rice syrup, water, port, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium stainless steel saucepan.Stir frequently until mixed well. Add cherries and cook for 1 minute. Stir in cranberries. Reduce heat and simmer until about half the cranberries pop, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat.

2. Stir in walnuts. Cool completely.

Serve chilled.

To book your personal Nutrition Consultation with Michelle OR to take advantage of our Recipe Redux Special this month, please call us at 818-549-1300

Does eating healthy really make a difference?

Dr. Broosan's Research Corner

Does eating healthy really make a difference?

We all know that a proper diet is good for us. However, many people think that eating healthy is an impossible luxury. It's actually a lot more achievable than you think. The sooner we realize that eating well is an absolute requirement for health, the sooner we can take responsibility for our health. Sure, it may be easier to go to a fast food "restaurant" and pick up "cheap" meals, but doing so will lead us away from health and is much more costly in the long run.

So what are our genetic requirements to express full health? What is healthy and what is not? And, where can we go to for this information? While one may think the recommended daily allowance/intake (RDA/RDI) is helpful, RDA/RDI is based on how much of a vitamin/mineral is needed to avoid deficiency. To make this clear, it is not based on how much you need to be HEALTHY. It's based on how much you need to not get SICK. That is a HUGE difference. Would you rather be healthy or just not be sick?? Let us help you get on the path to wellness and clear up the confusion about what is truly healthy and how to best get there.

Here is what some research has to say about eating well:

"Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), specifically the n-3 and n-6 [omega 3 and omega 6] series, play a key role in the progression or prevention of human diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, neurological and heart disease, mainly by affecting cellular membrane lipid composition, metabolism, signal-transduction pathways, and by direct control of genetic expression."


Ntambi JM, Bene H. Polyunsaturated fatty acid regulation of gene expression. J Mol Neurosci. 2001 Apri-Jun; 16(2-3): 273-278; discussion 279-284.

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"Accumulating evidence suggests that this mismatch between our modern diet and lifestyle and our Paleolithic genome is playing a substantial role in the ongoing epidemics of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and atherosclerotic heart disease."

O'Keefe, JH & Cordain, L. Cardiovascular diseases resulting from a diet and lifestyle at odds with our Paleolithic genome: how to become a 21st-century hunter-gatherer. 2004 Mayo Clin Proc. Jan; 79 (1): 101-108.

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"PUFAs also have dramatic effects on gene expression by regulating the activity or abundance of four families of transcription factor.....These transcription factors play a major role in hepatic carbohydrate, fatty acid, triglyceride, cholesterol and bile acid metabolism."

Jump DB. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and regulation of gene transcription. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2002 Apr; 13(2): 155-164.