Stop Killing Yourself!
Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the three leading causes of death among women. Interestingly enough, they are also preventable by healthy lifestyle choices and routine check-ups.  Mark your calendar so you won’t forget mammograms, chiropractic visits, and other annual exams. Many women are more likely to be familiar with their family history. Let your doctor know what diseases and conditions are on your family tree. Being aware of this health history will help you and your healthcare team build a plan to incorporate healthy habits in your life and the lives of your children.

Make Your Self-Care a Priority
When reviewing disaster plans of action, flight attendants on airplanes always instruct parents to fit themselves with oxygen masks first before helping their children. The lesson is simple. You can’t take care of others unless you take care of yourself first, at least in matters of health.

Today women are busier today than ever before. Demands are placed on them from every direction. More women are working and raising families, a dual role that invites incredible stress. These overbooked schedules tempt women to set aside self-care to handle other priorities such as families, careers, relatives, and communities.

Taking care of yourself will ensure that you will be strong enough to take care of others. Eating a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and low fat foods along with a moderate exercise schedule will help you maintain your weight and keep your mind and your muscles strong. Schedule regular chiropractic visits, make time for massages, take hot baths (with the door locked and the phone turned off), and consider a vacation getaway with only yourself. Make time to be healthy.

Lifelong Learning is Key
Studies show that maintaining an active lifestyle increases health and quality of life. People in their seventies are earning college degrees, publishing books, and starting companies. Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who at 122 was the oldest person ever documented, fenced, cycled, and rapped! It’s never too late to pick up a yoga mat, violin or paintbrush.

Starting today, make self-care and health-care choices that will ensure that each day will be your best, and encourage your family to do the same.  After all, 100 years of healthy living is achieved one day at a time.

Source: Dr. Eric Plasker

Think of the spine as the control center for nerve flow. Even a slight change in your body can cause it to function at less than 100 percent. The longer you live performing at a less than 100 percent range, the more other things will begin developing throughout your body.

When a woman experiences nine months of pregnancy, everything changes. Not only is her body changing every day, it also impacts the baby.

Over the last few decades, artificial practices have changed the birth process from a natural physiological event to a very complicated medical procedure. Today, all kinds of drugs are utilized and invasive procedures carried out. These procedures are performed sometimes unnecessarily, and many are potentially harmful or damaging to the mother and unborn child alike.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Instead of relying on traditional medicine, you can opt to take a more natural approach, and include chiropractic care throughout the process. Chiropractic care can help you release unneeded tension, allowing for:

• Better function
• Decreased back and pelvic pain
• Decreased labor time
• Increased appreciation of the entire pregnancy process
• Increased ease and comfort during labor and childbirth

Chiropractic care during your pregnancy should be at a level that is comfortable to you, and that helps you get ready for one of the most exciting times of your life.

[Schedule your visit with Dr Jason Watts, and learn how chiropractic care can help you throughout your pregnancy.]

PMS
Migraine Headaches
Mood Swings
Cramps
Uterine Fibroids
Depression
Osteoporosis
Insomnia Fatigue
Allergies
Memory Loss
Breast Tenderness
Fibrocystic Breasts
Breast Cancer Risk
Fluid Retention (bloating)
Unexplained Weight Gain
Hot Flashes
Irregular Cycles
Low Sex Drive
Thyroid Imbalance
Blood Clots
Risk of Miscarriage
Inflammation
Elevated Blood Pressure
Acne
Irregular Menstrual Flow
Bone mass depletion
Infertility
Thinning Hair
Facial Hair

There are well over 80 symptoms associated with hormone balance. If you have 3 or more of these symptoms, you may have hormonal imbalance.

Hormonal imbalance is a widely searched, widely talked about occurrence. While the entire concept can take volumes to truly understand all there is to know about hormonal imbalance, there are four basic things it can be caused by:

1. Diet
2. Environment
3. Prescription reactions
4. Stress

Some you can control, some you can’t.

You can change your diet, and begin to enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

You can reduce your stress by making smarter choices.

You can educate yourself on the affects of prescription medication, and make the right choice for you.

And you can begin to put your health first, and make chiropractic care a part of your regular activities. Chiropractic care can help you enjoy a long and healthy life.