Thursday, September 2, 2010

Packing your child’s backpack the right way

Back to school brings books, pencils, heavy bags and some dirty looks from your chiropractors if you’re putting undue stress and strain on the growing spine of your children. The body remembers! This point should be coming firmly into focus for most of our baby boomers.

The first thing you need to do is select a GREAT backpack. It should have lots of pockets and compartments to equally distribute weight, it should have padded shoulder straps and it should even have a waist belt to help take the load off when they need it the most.

Next, the bag needs to be worn properly. Every time I see a kid with the backpack on one shoulder, I think about the adults in my practice with one shoulder much higher than the other in the postural exam. Make sure they wear both shoulder straps and that the straps are tight enough that the bag rides above their bum. Loose straps put undue shoulder and rotational stress on their spines when they turn.

Next, children should not be carrying all their books and binders and lunch and everything else back and forth from home every day. If Johnny doesn’t have math every day he can leave his book at home, or in his locker on his days off. The weight of the bag should never exceed 15% of the child’s body weight. So if your child weighs 60 lbs, the bag should not weigh more than 9 lbs.

Now that you have the info, happy shopping for that perfect bag and the very light contents to fill it!

Dr. Travis Pillipow DC, BSc.
Dr. Sarah Tremblay, DC BHPE
Health In Hand Family Chiropractic
104-1195 Industrial Rd. Kelowna,
BC VIZ 1G4
250-454-9474
http://www.healthinhand.ca/
Adjusting you for a better life!

Declare your health freedom

I want you to read this article aloud. First and foremost because it is a declaration of your right to health and wellness, and secondly because you need to share it with the people around you. So shed your fears about being the crazy person who reads the paper aloud, and be a leader who helps guide our community to greatness.

Declaration #1 – My body is a self-healing and self-regulating organism. I know this because when I cut myself, my body jumps to action and creates a cascade of events that results in the healing of that cut. When I am too hot, my body regulates my temperature by sweating. I don’t have to think about making my heart beat once per second or breathing in and out. My body needs no outside help or interference to accomplish its tasks.

Declaration #2 – Every cell of my body is governed by a master control system and that system is my Central Nervous System consisting of my brain, spinal cord and nerves. I know this because I learned it in 5th grade biology, but also because when I have a thought to move my big toe, my brain sends the message down through my spinal cord and into my motor nerves that travel all the way down my leg and into my toe to create that movement.

Declaration #3 – Interference on my master control system (called subluxation) decreases my body’s ability to heal and regulate itself leading to illness and disease. I know this because if my brain were not able to communicate that message to my toe it would not be able to express the potential of my intention. The same is true for my brain communicating with my heart, my lungs, my immune system and every other function of my body.

Declaration #4 – Stress is the only reason I get interference on my nervous system and it can come in several forms: Physical (posture, trauma, sports injuries), Emotional (work, relationship, financial) and Chemical (processed food, medications, drugs and alcohol). No one is free of stress, so everyone is at risk for subluxation.

Declaration #4 – I have been brainwashed by big pharma and the sick care system who tell me that when I get sick it is because of a lack of medication in my body, or a surplus of internal organs.

Declaration #5 – I have seen the error in this thinking because I now realize that my first declaration was one of health and wellness completely independent of drugs and surgery.

Declaration #6 – Wellness is a process and every day I make decisions that either take me closer to illness and death and further from health and life, or closer to health and life and further from illness and death. If I am completely honest with myself and I continue to live life the way I am today, by this time next year will I be closer to life, or closer to death?

Declaration #7 – A chiropractor is the only professional trained and concerned with the detection and removal of subluxation on my nervous system, and since I cannot feel interference, but I am committed to my health and wellbeing, I get checked regularly by a chiropractor to make sure that my body is in the best shape possible to be able to heal and regulate itself.

This final declaration is for me, the author of this article and a community leader for true health and wellness. I am here to help you, to help this community. I have a vision for the Westside to be the healthiest community in Canada, that people from other communities will come here to see exactly what it is we’re doing to be so healthy and they will be so inspired that they take home all the lessons they’ve learned from us and help their community achieve the same success we’ve been able to create here. I can’t achieve my vision without you. You have to want it too. So if you want your children to live long healthy lives, be the change you want to see in them.

Yours in Great Health,
Dr. Sarah Tremblay and Dr. Travis Pillipow

Dr. Travis Pillipow DC, BSc.
Dr. Sarah Tremblay, DC BHPE
Health In Hand Family Chiropractic
104-1195 Industrial Rd. Kelowna,
BC VIZ 1G4
250-454-9474
http://www.healthinhand.ca/
Adjusting you for a better life!

Back to School

It’s getting to be that time of year when we all start thinking about getting back into a schedule and a routine.

The kids will be in school, our teachers and school support workers will be back to work, and the rest of us have that old feeling of summer coming to an end and the need to begin something new.

For us it’s a different workout routine, what is it for you?

If you’re not already getting adjusted, it’s a great way to add improved health, vitality and energy to your day!

Dr. Travis Pillipow DC, BSc.
Dr. Sarah Tremblay, DC BHPE
Health In Hand Family Chiropractic
104-1195 Industrial Rd. Kelowna,
BC VIZ 1G4
250-454-9474
http://www.healthinhand.ca/
Adjusting you for a better life!

This month @ Health In Hand

If you’ve been in the office you may have noticed that there’s been a shift in the attitude of the doctors and staff. Dr. Sarah and Dr. Travis were recently at a 5 day chiropractic retreat and they learned a lot of things about themselves, communication and using their NASA Certified technology to help you move forward on your road to wellness and to give even greater value for the services we’re already providing.

Health In Hand Family Chiropractic Kelowna