Mental Attitude: US children are depressed: According to an alarming study, in 2007 8% of children in the US, ages 12-17, had a Major Depressive Episode! National Health Interview Survey, 2008
Health Alert: Children are still smoking: A shocking survey showed 50% of high school students tried smoking in 2008, and 25% of children ages 12 or older currently consider themselves smokers. CDC, 2009
Diet: We are eating ourselves to death? 27.2% of US adults, aged 20 years and over, are obese! Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index of 30 or more or 20% or more above your recommended weight. National Health Interview Survey, 2009
To calculate your BMI: take your height (in inches) and square it. Then divide that number into your body weight (in pounds). Then multiply by 703.
- Underweight < 18.5
- Normal weight 18.5-24.9
- Overweight 25.0-29.9
- Obese 30.0 – Up
Exercise: Best results for strengthening: Stretching the muscle you are strengthening is key; however, it is also important to stretch the muscle opposite of the one you are strengthening if that muscle is tight or overly-contracted. Example: If strengthening the upper back muscles, first stretch the chest muscles (which are typically tight and turning off the very muscle group you are trying to strengthen) and then stretch the upper back muscles (combined, this stretching will maximizes the muscle firing). Once your stretching is done, then strenthen the chest. Try it! Craig Liebenson, DC
Chiropractic: Being overweight is bad for your back: Excess body weight, especially around the waist, puts strain on your back. It is like carrying a bag of groceries all day. Being overweight often means being in poor physical condition, with weaker muslces and less flexibility. Both of these factors can lead to low back pain. Even losing a few pounds can make a huge difference.
Wellness/ Prevention: Get outside or get sick! People do not get sick from cold weather, it’s from being indoors a lot more. The highest concentration of germs is inside, so if you stay indoors more during the winter, you’re expose to more germs.
Quote: ”The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.” Mother Theresa
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