Don't Let Your New Year's Resolutions Fade Away

Greetings!

At this point many of us are starting to feel the hopeful aspirations of our New Year's resolutions fade away. Beyond that many of us may be once again putting ourselves down for our glaring imperfections. Striving for perfection seems to be one of the most accepted illusions of our time.

Trying to be the perfect parent, coworker, spouse or to have the perfect body, status or income is an obsession each of us suffer from on one level or another. But the truth is that this perfection we all unconsciously seek will never arrive nor was it meant to. Imperfection is part of our design. Light cannot be without darkness, peaks do not exist without valleys, yin must be balanced by yang.

But knowing this is only the first step. Accepting it and therefore accepting ourselves in all of our imperfection is the ultimate freeing destination. A tree grows, its leaves fall, its fruit ripens than rots. But the tree does not worry when its leaves are brown and wrinkly nor when its fruit is turning to soil. We are not trees, but just as nature reflects we too are meant to experience seasons as well as peaks and valleys.

So with your resolutions, goals and growth this year, just do your best everyday and allow that to be perfect. Consider your body's aches and pains and imperfections the same way. Your path to wellness will have its good days and its bad as long as your on the path that is enough. Until our next adjustment...

Yours in health,

Dr. Heidi & The InnerMovement Wellness Team

Happy St. Valentine's Day

Greetings!

From my heart to yours!

It is said that St. Valentine chose to suffer death rather than renounce his religious principles. Stories of suffering are common throughout history and one could say that St Valentine was a wise man, brave and heroic for sacrificing everything in the name of his belief. Perhaps stories such as this have left the impression on us that suffering is brave and heroic, which may explain why so many of us choose to live our lives in pain or discomfort.

The truth is that we are meant to live to our fullest potential, which should not include pain and suffering.

I believe that we were each born to fulfill a specific purpose and suffering with back pain can be one of the biggest distractions from that purpose as it affects our entire well-being. There is nothing romantic or heroic about continuing to suffer from any type of pain (be it physical, emotional or spiritual) when there is someone compassionately willing and able to help.

It is my heartfelt intent to facilitate your body in eliminating pain. To connect with you in such a way that you understand your value and continue to take care of your spine and nervous system. Don't be a martyr. Don't suffer needlessly. Take responsibility for your health and by doing so, your first step on the path to wellness. Until our next adjustment...

Yours in health,

Dr. Heidi & The InnerMovement Wellness Team

21-day Detox & Cleanse Program

Dr. Heidi recommends every patient do a complete, doctor-supervised cleanse once per year.

This simple, yet effective detox program is a gentle way to eliminate environmental and dietary toxins, repair and strengthen your body while empowering you to embrace your health.

Program features:

• A nutrient-packed diet with detoxification supplemental beverage
• Detoxifying herbs developed by Dr. Heidi's mentor Dr. Abass Qutab
• Aqua-detox foot baths to accelerate the detoxifying process*
• Wellness massages to help remove toxins within the tissues & bring soothing support*
• Individualized support from Dr. Heidi

            *dependent on program level

There are 3-levels of this program to help you achieve your wellness goals!

Level I: Bio-Detoxification Beverage, Detoxifying Herbs & Doctor Support
Only $175 (normally $194, $19 savings)

Level II: Bio-Detoxification Beverage, Detoxifying Herbs, 6 Aqua-Detox foot baths & Doctor Support
Only $325 (normally $404, $79 savings)

Level III: Bio-Detoxification Beverage, Detoxifying Herbs, 6 Aqua-Detox foot baths, 3-One Hour Wellness Massages & Doctor Support
Only $505 (normally $604, $99 savings)

Contact us at 818-549-1300 for more information or to get started by reserving your products & scheduling your treatments!

Making the most of your Health Insurance

This post is just to remind you that some of your insurance benefits may run out at the end of this month. Many insurance policies give you a certain amount of care each year. If you do not take advantage of this benefit during the year, you will lose the benefit.


Other policies pay a greater portion of your treatments if you receive the care before the end of the year. For example, if you have already paid your deductible amount for the year, you will not need to pay this deductible amount again this year. If you wait and see us next year, you will need to pay the deductible amount again before your insurance company will resume paying.



Also, if you have pre-paid into your Health Savings account through your employer, you can come in to redeem it, or put a payment on your account with us to be used at a later time.



We are happy to help you figure out what benefits you are entitled to with your insurance or you can call your insurance company or HR director for help.


If you have any questions, feel free to call us at (818) 549-1300.
Thank you,


InnerMovement Chiropractic

Free Spinal Screening for a can of soup

Help us feed the Hungry this Holiday Season and we will take care of your spine!

During the months of November and December, Chiropractors across the nation will be holding "Pack the Pantry For the Hungry" days in an effort to raise food donations for the hungry while providing free health services and evaluations for their community. From now until the New Year 2010, InnerMovement Wellness Center will host "Pack the Pantry For the Hungry". Patients are invited to bring a food item on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday between 8:30am and 6pm and take advantage of free health screenings from any of our wellness practitioners. "

Canned food donations will be collected at the door through the holidays, and all donations are welcome whether you want to receive free health services or not," said Dr. Heidi. "It's just one small way that chiropractors can have a "hands-on" impact on health and hunger in our community," she said. "Please feel free to invite friends and family to participate as well. We all know at least one person who could benefit from Chiropractic care. This is a great way for them to help others while healing themselves!"


Proceeds from "Pack the Pantry For the Hungry" will benefit Salvation Army, Glendale.


To find out more, please call

InnerMovement Chiropractic

(818) 549-1300

1218 E Broadway
Glendale CA 91205
www.InnerMovement.net

Superfoods for the Holidays

Nutrition 101:
Superfoods for the Holidays

How to Choose Foods
Don't let your health fall by the winter wayside, but make proper nutrition a year round commitment. The 100 Year Lifestyle teaches how to incorporate healthy foods into a balanced diet throughout the year. Here's how to help nourish your body and keep it going strong for 100 healthy holiday seasons.

 Back to Basics
Chiropractors and nutritionists now agree that while carbohydrates are still essential, at least half of ingested grains should be whole. You need 2.5 cups of colorful (green is always a safe bet) vegetables and 1.5 cups of fruit each day for a balanced diet. Also all oils are not created equal. Avoid added fat and sugar, but oils found in fish and nuts should be incorporated into your daily meals.

Superfoods to the Rescue
Make foods jam-packed with health benefits a regular part of your diet, which is an easy way to live a quality 100 Year Lifestyle. Try berries, wild salmon, broccoli, tomatoes, soy, oats, strawberries, cantaloupe, garlic, beans, oranges, pumpkin,spinach, bananas, turkey, bean, walnuts, yogurt, and green tea.

Embrace your winter blues-berries, that is! Full of antioxidants like Vitamins C and E, they protect against cancer and aging, among other maladies. They've even earned the nickname "brainberries" because of their memory enhancing properties.

Milled flaxseed is packed with omega-3 fatty acids and is even believed to help prevent cancer. Mix a few tablespoons in with your daily cereal, sprinkle it on yogurt or salad, or grind it up and add your "flaxseed flour" to almost any baking recipe for a nutty flavor.


Become a Grocery Guru
Learn to become a grocery guru and always check the labels while shopping. Look for breads labeled "whole grain" not "whole wheat" and avoid foods with high fructose corn syrup and artificial ingredients. While pre-made meals, sauces, marinades and meals save time, their additives may compromise your diet in the long run. Use seasonings and spices instead of salt and sugar. The surest shopping path to a healthy 100 Year Lifestyle is to slice, season and cook food yourself, using whole, fresh ingredients. You'll feel, look and taste the difference!

Super Family Time
Shop and cook together with your loved ones this holiday season and year round. Enjoy the time you spend together preparing and sharing a healthy meal. Keep the snack trays filled with a mix of holiday treats and nutritious options for in between meal nibbling at family gatherings. Your body will thank you and so will your friends and family!

Introducing our First Line Therapy Program

Good Health.. isn't that what everybody wants? High energy, mental clarity, full function, and absence of disease well into old age. If that's what you want, the Firstline Therapy program can help.

 

FirstLine Therapy is a therapeutic lifestyle change, or lifestyle modification, program. Designed by health care professionals, FirstLine Therapy has been shown remarkably successful in helping individuals like you return to a path of extended health.

 

This program is structured with professional supervision to help you:

• Establish realistic, personalized goals to improve health 
• Monitor your progress and help you stay on track
• Learn how to eat and shop for healthy, nutritious foods that manage (not increase) cravings
• Exercise in a way that builds muscle and gets rid of unwanted fat
• Relax and manage unhealthy stress
• Feel better and do more!

Come Learn 3 simple things you can do to live a longer, healthier life.

 

 

Wednesday Oct 28th
6:00 p.m.

Location:
InnerMovement Wellness Center
1218 E Broadway
Glendale, CA 91205

  

Arrive early for your personalized health screen with our BIA machine.

Join us for our One Year Anniversary Party!

You and Guests are cordially invited to the

One Year Anniversary Celebration of

InnerMovement Wellness Center

Wednesday, October 21st  6:00 p.m.

Please bring one guest you know that will benefit from our services!

Our new patient prices will never be this low, we're ready to serve your friends and family!

Champagne toast

&

Chef prepared Healthy Food!

$10 Mini Sessions....

offered for Every guest!

* Henna Body Art *

* Foot Rub *

* Shoulder Massage *

* Cellular Health Reading *

* Body Composition Analysis *

* Accupressure Treatment *

Our gift to you for sharing this special night!

Call Flora to Schedule,

mini sessions fill up fast!

(818) 549-1300

or Email

InnerMovementchiro @ gmail.com

"We promise you'll leave healthier than you came"

Get your Kids "Back" on Track this School Year!

School is about to begin which means that families are gearing up for busy schedules, homework, after school activities and the hectic pace of our 21st century lifestyles. To insure that your child has a healthy and successful year, it will be important for them to have their back aligned and balanced and on track.

Every activity affects the spine. Contact sports, playing an instrument, sitting down and studying, and paying attention in class are all important for a successful school year and they all require a healthy spine and nerve system.

When we watch our kids participating in sports we often cringe at the intense beating that their spines take when they are hit by another person or twisted through their activities. Keeping their spine aligned and balanced is crucial for them to be able for them to enjoy a healthy and successful year and have a healthy spine for a lifetime.

* Children make 775,000 visits to the emergency room each year because of sports-related injuries.

* Every 2 ½ minutes a child is injured on a playground.

* 150,000 kids are treated in the emergency room for football injuries. Many of these injuries are accompanied by trauma and damage to the child's developing spine and nerve system.

*More than 40 Million students carry school backpacks.

Backpacks that are too heavy or worn incorrectly can injure your child's back, neck and shoulders, which can lead to other health problems. Heavy backpacks, playground and sports injuries can cause non-structural or functional scoliosis, an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine that typically appears in early adolescence. This type of scoliosis is not caused by a structural spine abnormality, but develops as a result of misalignment and pressure on the spine and nerve system.

Millions of other kids injure their spine and remain symptom free until later on in life when the damage becomes more permanent.

British medical researchers have found through MRI technology that nearly 10% of children show signs of disc degeneration before reaching puberty. Disc degeneration is a condition in which a damaged spinal disc wears down unevenly causing pressure on the nerves which can limit activity levels, stamina, and quality of life as we age.

A simple examination can determine if your child's spine is on track or off track. Chiropractic care can keep your child's spine and nerve system healthy and insure your best school year ever.

Stay Healthy During the Fires

Local air quality ratings range from "Hazardous" in the foothill burn areas to "Unhealthy" in the San Fernando Valley. Brief exposure to smoke and ash from the wildfires can irritate your nose, throat and sinuses. Prolonged exposure could result in decreased lung function, making you susceptible to asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and even some cancers.

Keep yourself and your family safe by following these tips:

* Stay inside and keep windows and doors closed.

* Use an air conditioner with a re-circulating option. If your air conditioner only pulls air from the outside, try using indoor fans instead, or opt to spend the day in an air conditioned public place.

* If you must go outside, limit your activity. Participating in sports or strenuous activities will make you breathe harder, increasing the amount of harmful particles you ingest. Wearing a mask can protect you from larger particles but not from smaller, more dangerous ones or toxic gases.

* Drink plenty of water to help your body flush the extra toxins caused by smoke inhalation out of the body.

* Take double doses of Antioxidant Vitamins A, C, E, Zinc. Give children vitamin C as well. These vitamins neutralize toxins and prevent cellular damage.* Take Detoxifying herbs or do a Foot Detox to further assist the body in detoxification.

* Stay informed of the latest wildfire developments. Listen to your local radio and television newscasts or check their websites for updates on the fire's progress. Check for air quality alerts from AQMD.

Children and seniors are at a higher risk for injury or illness due to air pollution, therefore it is even more important to be mindful of safety precautions for these groups.

Call your doctor immediately or go to an urgent care facility if you experience symptoms of serious illness, such as:

* severe coughing
* shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
* wheezing
* chest tightness or pain
* palpitations
* nausea
* unusual fatigue or lightheadedness

We pray that the fires are contained soon. In the meantime we are here to support our patients and our community.

Yours in health,

Dr. Heidi & Staff