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Other Articles Acheiving True Wellness 2/Published in the Healing Springs Journal9/1/2006 7:00:00 PM Northeast Spine and Wellness
Dr. Joseph S. Gulyas 518-371-4800
Achieving True Wellness There has been a lot of discussion in the media about the subject of wellness. What is wellness and what does it mean to achieve it? Many celebrities have found that regular chiropractic care is their ticket to good health. Of course, we need to at least attempt to eat right in our daily hectic lives and it is also vitally important to exercise at least three times per week for 20 minutes each session.
We realize that if the nervous system, which controls all functions of the body, is not able to perform at 100%, then we have not achieved the status of true wellness. Dan O’Brien, the 1996 Olympic gold medallist in the decathlon, said, “You obviously cannot compete at your fullest if you are not in alignment. It was the holistic idea that I liked about chiropractic. I really think that chiropractic is essential in running. If I could put a percentage on it, I think I compete 8-10% better from regular chiropractic care, if not more. It is essential for me and for my training routine.”
10% is a huge amount for an athlete, or for anyone for that matter. For Dan O’Brien it would have been the difference between the gold medal and maybe not even making the team. Can you imagine if your entire life was improved by 10%? What if your energy, sleep, healing ability and immune function were all improved by 10%? How about a 10% improvement in our normal balance? If your entire body were functioning 10% better, it would make a huge difference. You would enjoy a much healthier, happier and energetic life.
What is it that Dan O’Brien knows about wellness and chiropractic that unfortunately most people do not know? Why does he receive chiropractic wellness care to help him to be at his best and his healthiest? The answer is that Dan O’Brien knows that health is not just how you feel. For example, he knows that you can feel perfectly fine and still not be healthy. Did you ever know someone who thought that they were healthy and all of a sudden had a heart attack? Do you know someone who was fine one day and then, what seems like all of a sudden, is diagnosed with cancer or diabetes or some other type of debilitating disease? Some conditions take 10, 20 or 30 years before they show any outward symptoms that your doctor may be able to identify. Patients with osteoporosis, or a thinning of bone, must have at least 30-40% bone loss before it can be detected on a regular x-ray. The process happens so slowly over time that we tend to accept these weaknesses as normal and go on, never knowing that we are missing out.
When a top athlete like Dan O’Brien challenges his physical and mental limits every day, he knows that he has to keep track of his function and performance in relationship to his wellness potential. Wellness is not simply the absence of disease. Wellness means performing at 100% all of the time, whether that means on the track field or the field of life. Chiropractic wellness care, in combination with proper eating habits and exercise, is a way to achieve true wellness. So, in this age of better health, we need to have a more critical review of our day-to-day lives.
Please remember that wellness can be achieved, but if you are missing it by 10%, you are truly not well. Just because you are in the gym three times per week does not mean that you are functioning at 100%. You cannot just exercise the problems away. You must get to the root cause and find out precisely what the body is trying to tell you. It is unfortunately difficult to understand what the body is saying when you have artificially changed the scenario by taking medication. Medication, whether prescribed or over-the-counter, can have its own set of side effects. As I tell people every day in the office, those artificial means of trying to change your physiology or your health will never allow you to achieve 100% wellness. Wellness can only be achieved through a natural process of allowing the body to function and to work at 100% capacity.
Many people ask me how to achieve 100% wellness. I tell them to look at a 10-step procedure for achieving 100% wellness in the understanding that there are no short cuts or quick fixes. Wellness takes time. I know that in today’s fast-paced life of the average American, time can be a dirty word, but please remember that the body has it’s own time factors and certainly is not concerned with all the things on your to do list. The human body is a magnificent machine, which when working properly will do all that it can to help heal itself from within.
So, let’s look into this 10-step process to achieve wellness.
A 10-step procedure to wellness can only be achieved with the support of a qualified healthcare practitioner and the support of family and friends. So I suggest everyone attempt to enroll a spouse, family member or friend into their program to ensure everyone’s success.
For additional information, you may contact Northeast Spine and Wellness at 518-371-4800. The facility is a fully equipped health and wellness office, which is directed by Dr. Joseph Gulyas who is a fully licensed chiropractor practicing in the Clifton Park area for more than 18 years. During that time he has committed himself to teaching people about health and wellness. Healthcare classes are held weekly at the office in their own health presentation room, which is a part of the community health education program of Northeast Spine and Wellness. The facility is located on Ushers Road off Exit 10 of the northway across from Stewarts, Anyone wishing to attend one of the many programs or to make an appointment to see any of our licensed practitioners, including chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy or nutrition can do so by contacting the office.
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