"Jumpstart" your health for 2016 with our safe and gentle 3-Week Bio Detoxification Program.

Happy New Year!

We're thrilled to begin another new year with each of you and be a part of your ongoing journey towards optimal health. Each year, we see daily examples of how ill health, disease, poor lifestyle choices, and lack of ongoing, routine health care can negatively affect our patient's lives. But as a result, we stand firm in our collective team mission to help as many people within our community as we can. 

We have found that many people are unaware or mistrust how safe, quick and effective treatments in our office can be, or they are too overwhelmed by their life and their pain to take the first step toward healing, leaving them feeling powerless. Others have a desire to live a healthier lifestyle but don't know where to start. And there are those who are caught in a cycle of quitting care at the first glimmer of better health, only to have a chronic condition return.

The success of your ongoing health, much like everything in life, requires consistency. So we're here to work with you to create a wellness plan that will work for your schedule and lifestyle. We also know that there is no "one size fits most" when it comes to holistic health care, which is why we offer complementary therapies and modalities, to best serve your body, spirit, and mind. 

To that end, we'd like to encourage our patients to "jumpstart" their health each January with our safe and gentle 3-Week Bio Detoxification Program. Year after year, we've seen our patients achieve amazing results as they eliminate toxins, lose weight, recharge their immune systems, and start the new year inspired to live a healthier lifestyle. Taking control over your food choices is not only the simplest way to contribute to your health, it's truly empowering as you become an active part of your own wellness.

And don't forget that if you order your Bio Detox kit before February 29th, you'll receive 6 FREE Aqua Detox Sessions!Contact our office to arrange pickup of your kit, or do so on your next scheduled appointment. Until your next adjustment...

Yours in Health,

Dr. Heidi & The InnerMovement Wellness Team

The negative effects of over-the-counter pain medications

This month our focus is on educating our patients on the potentially negative effects of over-the-counter pain medications, especially acetaminophen. When we have aches and pains, isn't taking Acetaminophen a very safe and good idea?  What about when our child is teething, or just after a vaccine? Should we give her Infants' Tylenol to relieve the pain? Research shows that Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and more than 600 medications, causes toxicity, cell death and liver failure.  We have provided research in this newsletter to educate you on the potential side effects of this drug that has been marketed as "safe for the whole family".  But, our deeper message this month is to remind you that if you are having pain, seek solutions - not simply a way to mask the symptoms.  Medications don't heal, they mask symptoms, modulate symptoms, and at best, attempt to ward off future symptoms.  

Medications do not solve the imbalance that the pain is representing in the body. To heal, one must remove blockages, restore flow, and bring balance to the failing system. Chiropractic restores nerve flow, brings balance to the spine and nervous system, and ultimately allows for the body to heal itself.  Acupuncture restores balance to the body so that the organ systems are working in harmony allowing the body to heal more effectively.  Massage restores movement of the tissues and nutrition removes toxicity and restores depleted cells. All of the techniques at InnerMovement are HIGHLY effective in treating pain. Before you reach for the pain medication, pick up the phone and call our office. All of the InnerMovement staff are passionate about helping the whole family live a pain free, vibrant life! Until our next adjustment...

Yours in Health,

Dr. Heidi & The InnerMovement Wellness Team

Thanks to you, we're #1

You Did It!  We're #1! InnerMovement Chiropractic & Wellness  has been named the #1 Chiropractor in Los Angeles for the second year in a row!    Our sincere gratitude to all  who voted for us. ~ The InnerMovement Wellness Team

Father's Day: Give the Gift of Wellness

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Treating IBS With Chiropractic Care

According to most medical doctors, IBS is a result of a dysfunction in the muscles of your intestines that causes the food to be moved through them either too fast or too slow.  This movement is controlled by your parasympathetic nervous system.  

The parasympathetic nerves exit your spine in your low back and go to the intestines.  If there is a problem with that area of your low back, it can affect how the intestinal muscles function. Chiropractic care addresses the dysfunction affecting the parasympathetic nervous system through specific spinal adjustments and unlike the medications, has no side effects.

Chiropractic care offers a holistic approach to care-assessing the patient's structural, biochemical and emotional state which can help IBS patients look beyond suppression of symptoms toward modulating the main contributing factors.

To experience how Chiropractic care can treat your IBS, please contact our office to book your appointment & take advantage of our New Patient $79 Special!

Sources/Studies:

American Chiropractic Association

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23427390

Subluxation Awareness

What Are Repetitive Stress Injuries?

 

Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSIs) are conditions caused by placing too much stress on a joint. These conditions vary in type and severity however most RSIs are linked to the stress of repetitive motions at the computer or overuse injuries in sports. RSI in kids may occur from heavy computer or video game use, texting, playing musical instruments, or the repetitive motion of sports like tennis.

An RSI occurs when stress is placed on a joint, pulling on the tendons and muscles around the joint. When the stress occurs repeatedly, the body does not have time to recover and becomes irritated. The body reacts to the irritation by increasing the amount of fluid in that area to reduce the stress placed on the tendon or muscle.

Conditions that are the result of RSIs include:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome: swelling inside a narrow "tunnel" formed by bone and ligament in the wrist. Often caused by repetitive use of a computer mouse, repetitive typing, writing or filing, carrying bags while traveling for work
• Cervical radiculopathy: disk compression in the neck, often caused by repetitive cradling of a phone on the shoulder or forward head position while driving or on of the computer.
• Lateral Epicondylitis: elbow soreness often called "tennis elbow". Often caused by sports involving rotation of the forearm and wrist.  Also can be caused by carrying a heavy purse or briefcase
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome:  compression of nerves exiting the "thoracic outlet" located in the front of the shoulder.  Often caused by rounded shoulders/poor posture at the computer.

Taking preventive measures can help make sure you and your kids don't develop these conditions. Want to know more? Ask Drs. Heidi or Neha how to avoid RSIs.

The Messages Your Neck Is Sending

We spend hours in front of the computer and on our smart devices responding to messages, however we're ignoring the ones sent to us by our bodies.

Too much texting and tilting your head down can become a pain in the neck for many. An excessive amount of leaning your head forward and down, can result in what some people call "Text Neck." 

"Text Neck" is defined as overuse syndrome involving the head, neck and shoulders, usually resulting from the repetitive use and strain on the spine from looking in a downward position.  This abnormal position increases stress on the muscles, causes fatigue, muscle spasms, and even stress headaches.  For every degree of motion to the front or side that you move your head, the stress on your neck is magnified beyond just the weight of the head.  And long-term increased stress on the other structures in your neck, such as the discs and joints, can have negative effects.

Here are a few suggestions to help avoid "Text Neck":

• Modify the position of the device and hold at a neutral, eye level, instead of always looking down.
• Take breaks and change or alter your position.
• Engaging in routine exercise promotes a strong, flexible back and neck, reducing the effects of "text neck" or any repetitive stress on the musculoskeletal system.
• Commit to regular Spinal Adjustments as well as regular Therapeutic Massage to correct the forward head position, and neck/shoulder tension created by repetitive texting.

To read more:

Your Smartphone Is A Pain In the Neck (CNN.com)

How Texting Can Give You A Permanent Pain In The Neck (Forbes.com)

Computer-Related RSI & Kids (KidsHealth.org)

Is "Text Neck" already a pain in your... well, neck? Try our Spinal Health Special treatment combo this month!

Chiropractic Care & Immunity

 

Today researchers know there is a critical link between the nervous system and the immune system.

Chiropractic adjustments help regulate the autonomic nervous system.  Your nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and nerves) controls pretty much everything, communicating with endocrine and immune tissue to modulate chemical reactions that keep you healthy.  Other documented happy side effects of this autonomic regulation include lowering blood pressure, relieving anxiety, and reducing inflammatory cytokines and pain.

Our immune system plays such an enormous role in the overall health of literally every cell and tissue in the body.  Not only is it the immune systems job to protect from coughs and colds but also it helps fight against cancer; repair damaged joints and slow down the aging process.

 Patients who come in with colds, sore throats, sinus congestion and stomach viruses often remark that their recovery seems to be accelerated by the chiropractic adjustment. Researchers in New York found that people under chiropractic care demonstrated 200% greater immune function than those who were not receiving Chiropractic adjustments (1). 

6 Studies Show Chiropractic Benefits On The Immune System

1) Pero R. "Medical Researcher Excited By CBSRF Project Results." The Chiropractic Journal, August 1989; 32

Want to know more?  Ask Drs. Heidi or Neha how Chiropractic can improve your health!

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Pampering and Healing Gifts for Mom

Greetings!

  

Celebrate this Mother's Day by giving Mom a gift that will affect her far deeper than a bouquet of flowers or box of chocolates.  Give the gift of nurturing hands on her stressed shoulders or relief to her ongoing back pain.  

There are two package options to customize with the treatments you think Mom will enjoy best.  Choose a relaxing Massage, beautifying Facial or other treatments from our Pampering Package OR natural pain-relieving treatments like Chiropractic, Acupuncture, & more from our Healing Package.  All treatments are tailored to treat the individual and are pre-natal friendly, perfect for Moms-To-Be!

We love taking care of You, and we will love taking care of your MOM just as much!  Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mothers we take care of.  What beautiful women you are! 

Until our next adjustment...

  

Yours in Health,

Dr. Heidi & The InnerMovement Wellness Team

Wellness between Partners

This month at InnerMovement we are focusing on Wellness between Partners.  It has become increasingly apparent over the years in my own relationships as well as in witnessing those of my patients, that the impact we have on one another can be powerfully uplifting OR simply draining.  We would like to offer ways to be a positive influence on our partners wellness this month and always!

Start by getting your partner to participate with you on the 3 Week Detox.  When done together, this can jumpstart weight loss and promote healthy eating for the whole family.  Treat your partner and yourself to a Couples Massage (on special this month!) or register for our Couples Massage Workshop.  Get your partner signed up for their first visit with our Chiropractor or Acupuncturist!  The healing benefits of these techniques not only eliminate pain and stress but restore balance to the muscles, nerves and organ systems.  

Health is our most precious commodity, don't wait for it to be lost before realizing the effect poor health can have on those you love.  BE proactive and BE a powerfully uplifting influence for your Valentine's health this month & ongoing! 

 

Until our next adjustment...

  

Yours in Health,

Dr. Heidi & The InnerMovement Wellness Team

Girl's Night Out Wellness Event for Glendale Unified School District Teachers & Staff

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CNN Op Ed Piece on "Holistic Ways to Fight Pain, and Win" --- Dr. Heidi weighs in

I'm sure that many of you saw an article on CNN.com entitled, "Holistic ways to fight pain, and win" written by Summer Suleiman, Special to CNN, published on Friday, January 10, 2014. (http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/10/health/secrets-pain-free-life/index.html?hpt=hp_bn13)

I'm so happy to hear that Ms. Suleiman has found a way out of her pain.  And even better, that she has found solutions that will not harm her in any way and was so inspired to share her experience on CNN.com.  As a doctor of Chiropractic and Wholistic Health Professional, I stand by my oath of "First Do No Harm" into every aspect of my practice and as part of core objectives for patient offerings at InnerMovement Chiropractic & Wellness.  Our entire team works to provide patients with health and wellness solutions that have little-to-no side effects and work to harmonize the body, not simply mask symptoms.   

In reading Ms. Suleiman's post, I felt the same level of excitement that I do each time my patients declare they are pain-free and feeling better than they thought possible after dealing with chronic pain or illness for decades.  This is truly rewarding through and through!  In my experience, working almost exclusively with pain over the past 10 years, inflammation has proven to be a TOP culprit!  Sometimes the cause is autoimmune or injury related but MOSTLY increased inflammation is due to sedentary lifestyle, stress & the Standard American Diet.  I second Dr. Ghorbani and Ms. Suleiman's recommendations to increase exercise, hours of rest and to decrease stress and eat pro-inflammatory foods.  I also would add that participating in a thorough medically managed detoxification program is extremely helpful in down-regulating pain and inflammation. 

To manage and reduce stress, I have found that both NeuroEmotional Technique (NET) and Acupuncture technique to be very helpful.  NET is a brilliant technique that allows a practitioner to locate the most prominent stressor as well as locate the organ weakness caused by that stressor.  Stress really will make a person sick and is documented clearly in the research as a trigger for pain and inflammation. NET is cutting edge, and I have found it to be very effective in helping patients manage stress.  

Acupuncture has accumulated a lot of scientific research on its benefits in helping with anxiety and depression.  I also recommend Acupuncture for patients with inflammation caused by stress and patients with fibromyalgia or extreme systemic inflammation.  It is remarkably beneficial.  And if exercise is difficult for patients who suffer from joint pain and muscle weakness, I employ structural balancing techniques like Chiropractic Care and Massage Therapy to restore integrity to the musculoskeletal system and get them moving.

It's encouraging to see that more people are turning towards holistic means to improve their health and thus, their quality of life. I feel blessed to be chosen by my patients to provide solutions for their health concerns and be part of the wellness community.  

If you or someone you know is suffering from pain or simply wants to optimize their health, please feel free to contact InnerMovement Chiropractic & Wellness as we'd love to be part of your success story!

Heidi Fennell, D.C., FICPA

Owner and Team Leader at InnerMovement Chiropractic & Wellness

http://www.innermovement.net/

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Healthy Holidays

The holidays are here!  To celebrate this year, I visited my family.  What a wonderful trip!  It is so good to have done enough emotional clearing through N.E.T, meditation & body work, to be able to fully enjoy every member of my family (without the presence of my childhood wounds).  A thought occurred to me when I was on the airplane home, watching the Flight Safety video.  "Secure the oxygen mask on yourself before you help another with their oxygen supply".  This visual, so clearly demonstrated on the airplane survival video inspired this month's message.  We MUST make time for our own health before we do for others! Without our own emotional, physical, financial & spiritual foundation, we cannot effectively help others.

All year our newsletter is dedicated to empowering you with expertise, information, tools and resources to live to your optimal health potential!  We pride ourselves on having an exceptional staff and offering only the best in non-surgical, drugless forms of health care.  Revisit our newsletter & wellness library during your down time this holiday.  And set a resolution in 2014 to set aside 1 hour each day "only for you"!

Especially given the upheaval of this past year and uncertainty of healthcare in the coming year.  It is becoming more and more evident that our healthcare is up to us. Try visiting a Wellness Consultant and adding techniques like Chiropractic, Detoxification, Acupuncture and Therapeutic Massage as part of your wellness plan.  These techniques focus on releasing stress, helping to restore balance, release toxins, drop weight & energize the body.  We can no longer rely on a statistically failing health system, dependent on pharmaceutical drugs & interventions.  True health for yourself and your loved one's comes from education and making informed decisions not by following the crowd.  Our services are unique because we find the true cause of your problem by listening, and get results while honoring the bodies innate wisdom.  Until our next adjustment...

  

Wishing you and yours the Healthiest of Holidays, 

Dr. Heidi & the InnerMovement Wellness Team

InnerMovement Chiropractic Holiday Hours Thanksgiving 2013

InnerMovement Chiropractic Holiday Hours Thursday: Office closed   Happy  Thanksgiving ! Friday: Chiropractic will be closed Massage   We have 3 MASSAGE  appointments available  this Friday with Victoria! - 9:30 am  - 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm  Saturday            Massage                           Chiropractic                          We have 0 MASSAGE        We have 3 CHIROPRACTIC           appointments                                 appointments                        Available                        available    with Dr. Bhatia!                                                                                                                                              - 9:3o am                                                    - 10:15 am                                                              - 11:30 am            Acupuncture   We have 2 ACUPUNCTURE  appointments available   - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

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