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If you would like to perform better at your sport of choice or simply address a nagging pain that has been hanging around, chiropractic adjustments along with Active Release Techniques are a winning team to help you accomplish your goals. I use these together to help my patients experience the quickest and most direct relief and the results they are looking for.
Additionally, I often recommend Acupuncture as a great adjunct therapy for my patients, for decreasing pain, improving energy, and addressing other specific health concerns that they have.
A local acupuncturist that I refer my patients to is Rebecca Cates, M.S., L.Ac. Rebecca's knowledge and professionalism come across in her expert care, using gentle and effective needling. She knows all the right points to treat to restore balance, reduce pain and invigorate health. I have enjoyed and derived much benefit from her treatments over this past year. Her beautiful office is conveniently located at 770 Page Street in North Berkeley. She can be reached at 415-573-6168 for appointments. Her website is: http://rebeccacates.com/
In order for me to be able to help more people stay fit I have opened a second location in Walnut Creek. It is located at 1280 Boulevard Way, Suite 211, just off highways 24 and 680 at the Mt. Diablo Blvd exit. I am currently there on Wednesdays.
Our main office's new location is 6330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609. Our new Chiropractic Center is a spacious and beautiful building located between Alcatraz and 63rd Street. You can reach us at (510) 601-6330.
With You In Health,
Dr. Richard Burg, DC
When Parents Get Older
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| Baby Boomer Vitamins & Minerals |
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We all need to ensure we're getting our daily vitamin requirements. Baby boomers have additional concerns, relating to maintaining:
B-complex vitamins help support nerve system function. B-vitamin deficiencies have been specifically linked to memory loss and other neurological disorders. Calcium and vitamin D are necessary for healthy, strong bones. In combination with regular exercise, these vitamins and minerals can help prevent untimely loss of bone mass. Good nutrition includes making healthy food choices as well as paying attention to our daily vitamin and mineral requirements. This is all pretty easy to do once we've learned the basics
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As adults we no longer possess the free pass we had when we were kids. If we continue to eat high-fat and high-carbohydrate foods, we'll gain more and more weight. If we persist in viewing regular exercise as an unnecessary indulgence, we'll continue to experience high blood pressure, heart disease, and weakened immune systems. Older adults who resist the importance of good nutrition and regular exercise are also missing the thrill and sheer joy of having a vibrantly healthy, high-efficiency body. In contrast, older adults can achieve high levels of fitness, or even satisfactory levels, and feel much more youthful than they have in years.
Young adults who are the children of older adults can set a good example for fitness. Of course, this strategy is the reverse of what we're used to - our parents setting the example for us. But good examples work both ways, and smart parents may be willing to take a tip from their kids.
The first good example is regular exercise. 2,3 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends 30 minutes of exercise five times per week. Most Americans do no exercise at all. Get your parents into the routine by inviting them to go for a walk or bringing them to the gym and showing them a few basic exercises. For our parents, the key is to get them started. Keep encouraging them - not as something they "should" do, but rather as something they could bring into their lives as a "choice". No one wants to do what they "should". Make it an invitation - make it fun.
Also, begin to set a good example with nutrition. Take your parents out to dinner at a healthy place - talk to them about eating smaller portions, avoiding fried and processed foods, and food combining. Food combining means eating a portion of protein and a portion of carbohydrate at every small meal. For most people, altering their food habits-of-a-lifetime is pretty radical. Help your parents learn how to take small steps in the direction of healthy nutrition, rather than attempting to change everything at once. Again, help them have fun with it. Good nutrition is a choice.
For all of us, it's important to walk the talk. Our kids - and even our parents sometimes - will mimic what we do. We want our own lifestyle choices to be healthy and life-promoting, so our kids and our parents have a good example to follow. Your chiropractor is an expert in using exercise and nutrition as a means of helping patients restore good health. She will be glad to provide valuable information on both of these topics for you and your whole family.
1MetLife Demographic Profile. MetLife Mature Market Institute, New York, NY, 2006
2Howard RA, et al:Physical activity and breast cancer risk among pre- and postmenopausal women in the U.S. Radiologic Technologists cohort. Cancer Causes Control October 21, 2008
3Leitzmann MF, et al: Physical activity recommendations and decreased risk of mortality. Arch Intern Med 167(22):2435-2460, 2007 Top
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