This is a really good question because majority of us have different definitions of health. Today when you think of being healthy what do you really think? What defines health or most importantly being "healthy"?
Someone laying in a bed at the hospital? Not healthy
Someone who is in pain all the time? Not healthy
Someone who is getting surgery? Not healthy
Someone who is taking drugs in order to function a normal life? Not healthy
There are so many more questions that you can ask and debate if it's healthy or not. Most likely if you have to ask then it's probably not. A lot of things we question that don't seem 'normal' are symptoms. Symptoms, any at all are exactly what they are "symptoms". A symptom is an indication of something or the result of something.
Symptoms are there to tell us something is going on. Just like if we have a cold, some symptoms are runny noses, high fever, headaches etc. So how are they any different for any other situation? So many of people I know have migraines and headaches. Several of them think they are "normal" but in reality they are just common. A drug just covers up the symptoms but never takes care of the root of the problem. A common example the doctors here uses is that of a "check engine light". It is an indicator that something is going on with the car so you should get it checked out. Will that change if you just put a band aid on top of the check engine light? No, because the car still has something going on.
Bandana Chiropractic and Wellness Center is a Maximized Living Clinic and focuses on the 5 Essential of health. Not only do the doctors concentrate on root of your problem but also they teach about the other essentials of health :
Essential 1 : Maximized Mind
Essential 2: Maximized Nerve Supply
Essential 3: Maximized Nutrition
Essential 4: Oxygen & Lean Muscle
Essential 5: Minimize Toxins
This coming Monday, February 6th 2012 the Doctors will be hosting a Free Dinner With the Doc Event at Pippins in Roseville, MN. Contact us at 651-354-8343 to reserve seats. Learn about health and how you can stop putting a band aid over your symptoms.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Watch out for processed meat, it has been linked with Pancreatic Cancer
Maximized Living posted a new article on Processed Meat Linking to Pancreatic Cancer. It is a very interesting article because majority of the food we have access to includes processed meat.
According to PubMed Health, the pancreas is an organ in the body that secretes enzymes that helps our intestines absorbs food, especially fats. Pancreatic Cancer is more common in woman than in men. The results from 11 studies was analyzed by the Swedish Cancer Foundation and Karolinska Institute, it showed that there was a 19% increase in risk of pancreatic cancer for people who ate 50 grams of processed meat every day compared to people who didn't eat meat.
What is considered processed meat? Anything that has to be "processed" before it gets to you. That means that preservatives (chemicals) are added to them or anything else are added to them in order to make them last longer. Processed anything seems to include that. One popular one for processed meat is sodium nitrate which is used to keep the meat from discoloration.
According to PubMed Health, the pancreas is an organ in the body that secretes enzymes that helps our intestines absorbs food, especially fats. Pancreatic Cancer is more common in woman than in men. The results from 11 studies was analyzed by the Swedish Cancer Foundation and Karolinska Institute, it showed that there was a 19% increase in risk of pancreatic cancer for people who ate 50 grams of processed meat every day compared to people who didn't eat meat.
What is considered processed meat? Anything that has to be "processed" before it gets to you. That means that preservatives (chemicals) are added to them or anything else are added to them in order to make them last longer. Processed anything seems to include that. One popular one for processed meat is sodium nitrate which is used to keep the meat from discoloration.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tropicana being sued
The article I would like to refer today is about Tropicana being sued. It is interesting because what they state is true. Most consumers today are sold into the words such as "natural", "pure", "healthy" and so forth. They want to get products that would make them feel as if they are doing good for their body. So when Tropicana puts the label of "100% pure and natural" on their products the same things applies.
The claim is that PepsiCo puts the orange juice through much more "processing" in order to achieve a more appealing look to their juice and give it a much longer shelf life. The Tropicana website claims that the juice is never from concentrate and uses about 16 oranges per 59 oz. If you dig further in the website they claim that they have no extras in the OJ, such as water, sugar or preservatives. That is pretty amazing. Now I think the best thing for any of us to do is to go to the store, pick up a bottle of Tropicana and read the back.
Majority of the time if there is something on the back that you know what it is, it's probably not natural or pure.
The claim is that PepsiCo puts the orange juice through much more "processing" in order to achieve a more appealing look to their juice and give it a much longer shelf life. The Tropicana website claims that the juice is never from concentrate and uses about 16 oranges per 59 oz. If you dig further in the website they claim that they have no extras in the OJ, such as water, sugar or preservatives. That is pretty amazing. Now I think the best thing for any of us to do is to go to the store, pick up a bottle of Tropicana and read the back.
Majority of the time if there is something on the back that you know what it is, it's probably not natural or pure.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Childhood Obesity Awareness Campaign
Not too long ago I wrote an article about another article about childhood obesity. Yesterday I stumbled on another article about Childhood Obesity Awareness. In my position I wanted to add in my insight on childhood obesity, my position is from being an obese teenager. A lot has changed since then I am more in shape than before but am forever imprinted a concern about my weight and appearance. I question myself every day on my looks and even my self esteem, which has improved.
A series of ads have been released discussing childhood obesity in order to make it aware. It was quoted that it blamed the victims of childhood obesity and their family. A line saying "it starts at home and at the buffet line" another saying "it's hard to be a little girl when you're not." Blunt. The debate in the article on whether it would cause parents to take action or would it do the opposite and cause parents to avoid it even further. Very interesting debate.
As a teenage, if I saw that ad I would be even more ashamed of myself. The reason I say that is because being in the position I was in, I was already sensitive of how I looked. I would avoid my reflection like it was the plague, which I sometimes do right now. The ad just states what I already know, not how to fix it. I feel like it takes a lot for a person to take responsibility for their body and improve themselves. Parents today are confused on how to tend to their children's health without just taking them to the doctor. They expect to just drop their child on the laps of a doctor and everything would be ok. The ad should be talking about something like that.
I was fortunate to have my parent's support. My father actually jogged beside me as he encouraged me to run laps around the soccer field near our park. That was one of the most difficult moments for me. Positive reinforcement can help too by telling your child how much nicer they looked. You must make the positive outweigh the negative as much as possible. The little girl in the video talks about being picked on because of her weight, I remember those days. I agree, parents need to stand up and encourage their children to eat healthy, stay active and most importantly be positive.
A series of ads have been released discussing childhood obesity in order to make it aware. It was quoted that it blamed the victims of childhood obesity and their family. A line saying "it starts at home and at the buffet line" another saying "it's hard to be a little girl when you're not." Blunt. The debate in the article on whether it would cause parents to take action or would it do the opposite and cause parents to avoid it even further. Very interesting debate.
As a teenage, if I saw that ad I would be even more ashamed of myself. The reason I say that is because being in the position I was in, I was already sensitive of how I looked. I would avoid my reflection like it was the plague, which I sometimes do right now. The ad just states what I already know, not how to fix it. I feel like it takes a lot for a person to take responsibility for their body and improve themselves. Parents today are confused on how to tend to their children's health without just taking them to the doctor. They expect to just drop their child on the laps of a doctor and everything would be ok. The ad should be talking about something like that.
I was fortunate to have my parent's support. My father actually jogged beside me as he encouraged me to run laps around the soccer field near our park. That was one of the most difficult moments for me. Positive reinforcement can help too by telling your child how much nicer they looked. You must make the positive outweigh the negative as much as possible. The little girl in the video talks about being picked on because of her weight, I remember those days. I agree, parents need to stand up and encourage their children to eat healthy, stay active and most importantly be positive.
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