The Atlas Times

Happy Fourth of July!
 
Welcome to the following NEW PATIENTS!!
 
Carl C.                         Izabella M.                  Linda M.                      Rick R.                         Josh H.
 
Jovin B.                        Joanna R.                     Keith S.
            
 
Thank you for your Referrals!!!
 
Victoria M.                  Theresa R.                   Lucas G.                       Marlene B. x2!            Matthias S.      
Welcome Back!!!!             
 
Scott S.                        Kathy W.                                                                                                         
 
 
 
Office News:
Out of the office:
We will be closed on Thursday, July 4^th.  We will be open Tuesday, July 2^nd as an alternative option.
 
Dr. Borski will be out of the office Thursday, August 8^th. 
 
The office will be CLOSED Thursday, August 15^th and Monday, August 19^th.  We will be open both Tuesday, August 13^th and Tuesday, August 20^th as alternative options. 
 
Patient Orientation Class is held once a week at 6:00pm. It is required attendance for new patients, but all are always welcome to attend.  See the front desk to sign up.  This month the class will be held Wednesday, July 3^rd, 17^th and 31^st and Monday, July 8^th and 22^nd. 
 
Condition of the Month: 
Headaches and Posture
Have you ever glanced at your reflection in a storefront window or mirror as you walked by and noticed your posture? Scary, isn’t it?  We all know that we should stand up straight, but we soon forget when we get busy and stop thinking about it.
Poor posture is often started with years of standing slouched and this bad “habit” usually starts at a young age.  Just look around when you’re in an airport or shopping mall and notice the many people with poor posture.  In fact, people’s posture may reflect their attitude- if they’re happy, sad or depressed.  Poor posture may be related to self-consciousness, especially during adolescence.  It is also genetic as we frequently see a “trait” throughout family members with similar postural tendencies.
How are posture and headaches related?  A forward head posture pulls the neck forward and your approximately 12-pound head now weighs much more.  This looks like the head is in front of the shoulders and the back is rounded forward when you look at a person from the side.   Every inch the head moves forward the more it pulls or weighs on the muscles in the back of the neck and shoulders.   This results in Cervicogenic headaches - Headaches- basically, your neck hurts due to the heavy constant pulling and the result is a headache and neck ache that gets worse towards the end of the day.
Prevention?  First, you must maintain proper spinal alignment through Upper Cervical Adjustments.   People often tell me they want to have better posture.  The problem is that if you don’t fix the misaligned vertebra, the spine wants to stay in that same bad posture until corrected.  When it’s corrected the body more easily accepts the proper posture which eliminates the headaches.  One exercise that helps reduce this postural bad habit is tucking in the chin and pretending a book is balancing on top of the head.  The objective is to not allow the book to slide forward off your head and land on your toes! 
It takes approximately 3 months of CONSTANT self-reminding before the new “good habit” posture becomes automatic, so be patient.  Soon you’ll catch yourself doing it right without thinking about it.  If this sounds familiar, it’s because when we start a patient in this clinic, we talk about the 90 day minimum to see some lasting change.  We can’t speed that process up, but we can work with it!  And Chiropractors are the only doctors who look at posture in relationship to headaches!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Happiness:
According to a 83 year old study of 268
Harvard graduates (1937) there are 3
major keys to happiness:
 

1. Have a healthy outlet such as sports, or humor. Laugh more often. “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs, jolted by every pebble in the road”.

 
        2. Don’t take yourself too seriously – find an earnest acceptance of life’s pains and promises.
 
3.   Happiness must be shared. The study found that those who spent too much time alone struggled. The                     happiest people sustained meaningful, healthy relationships with friends and family.
 
Supplementation
It is very important this time of year to make sure you stay hydrated when working or playing outside in heat/humidity. It doesn’t take long to get in trouble and by the time you realize it, you may be overheated, dehydrated and weak. We have supplements to prevent that:  NutriDyn Hydrate can come in a canister or packets to be put into your water to keep your electrolytes in check. When you overheat and get dehydrated you sweat out important minerals that have many jobs including keeping muscle contraction and heart function (the heart is a muscle!) in balance. Being dehydrated can lead to muscle weakness, cramping, weakness (falls?), and clamminess. Water and/or electrolytes in water keep you out of trouble; such as heat stroke and worse. 
And don’t forget your other supplementation as well: Vit. D, Vit. C, Omega 3’s, Magnesium are all critical. There are many more, and we know our foods are over processed and deprived of nutrients due to soil degradation. Please ask Dr. Borski or Baker about the supplements we offer. Don’t throw your money away on cheap imitations. Supplementation is key to longevity and metabolic integrity. But understand that supplementation can not completely overcome a poor diet. We are here to help!
 
Recipe:
 
 Zucchini Tots
2 small or 1 medium grated zucchini
¾ c. grated cheese
¼ c. grated onion
2 eggs
Salt, pepper to taste.
Oregano, thyme, basil or other herbs if desired, to taste.
Mix all ingredients. Spoon into mini muffin pan level with pan surface. Bake at 400 deg. for 15-18 min.; toothpick comes out clean; edges start to brown.