November 2014 Volume 8, Issue 11

Wellness News

You Can Use

Rector Chiropractic : A Creating Wellness Center

“If you rest, you rust.” The late American

actress Helen Hayes is credited with this quote

from her 1990 Memoir entitled, My Life in

Three Acts. I recently saw this quote on

facebook in a picture next to a gymnast and

thought it was an appropriate concept in

regards to what I do as a chiropractor. If

taken out of context, one could easily argue

that this quote is false. Sure, rest is absolutely

essential for health, but in the context of joint

motion and how dysfunctional movement

affects your health, it’s spot on.

You see, as your body is adapting to the

stresses of life you develop dysfunctional

movement patterns in the joints of your body,

especially the spine, as a result of the physical

stress caused by your body adapting to physi-

cal, chemical, and emotional stresses. When a

joint in your body becomes fixated or stuck,

the health of that joint immediately begins to

deteriorate. Much like a hinge on a gate that

has been exposed to the elements and not

been opened for a long period of time, it

becomes rusty and stiff.

Last, but certainly not least, enjoy the article "Taking

Time for Gratitude”. We are grateful to be able to share

with you each month and from the feedback we get, it is

worth it! Remember to look at the recipe of the month,

participate in the health and wellness quiz, and pick a new

inspired read from the recommended reading page.

Until next month, here’s to your HEALTH!

Welcome back to the

"Wellness News You Can Use" newsletter!

In this month’s edition you will be engaged once again with

the Chiropractic 33 Principles, an ongoing investigation of

the intelligence that supports your full expression in life

and the relation between your spine and your health. Also,

look closely at the, "If You Rest You Rust" article as you

will see how important movement is to your health in all

aspects. In the same vein you will love the article titled,

"Health Spotter" and it's implications on your view of

health, your relationship to stress, and how you can be the

best version of you that is possible.

Inside This

Issue:

When You Rest

You Rust

1-2

Taking Time for

Gratitude

2

Health Spotter

Chiropractic

Principle #22:

The Amount of

Innate

Intelligence

3

3-4

Recipe of the

Month:

Cider-Glazed Roots

with Cinnamon

Walnuts

4

Recommended

Reading

5

Wellness Quiz &

Answers

5

Upcoming

Articles

6

When You Rest You Rust

If you don’t have a strategy for correcting

these patterns then they are definitely affect-

ing your health. This is what maintaining

health is all about. Your body has require-

ments in order to express health, and you

employ strategies for meeting these require-

ments...or not. Do you brush your teeth

everyday? If so, you are employing a strategy

for keeping your teeth and gums healthy. Do

you change the oil regularly in your car? If

so, you’re employing a strategy for keeping

your car healthy.

A healthy body requires that you consume

certain nutrients and avoid toxicity. A

healthy body requires that you manage stress-

es well and avoid negativity. A healthy body

requires healthy movement. A healthy body

requires a clear brain-body connection. These

are all requirements that can be met through

various strategies.

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Chiropractic care is the only strategy that focuses on

keeping your spinal joints moving appropriately and the-

brain-body pathways clear.

Chiropractic, coupled with a functional fitness and mobili-

ty program, is a recipe for success and keeps your joints

from “rusting”.

If you get your spine checked on a regular basis, good for

you. If not, schedule an appointment today to get checked

and learn more about strategies for health.

Until next time...Live well!

Dr. Brian Rector

Taking Time for Gratitude

When You Rest You Rust ...continued

The holiday season is quickly approaching and there is no

better time to appreciate everything that is and everything

that will be. Life is not always easy and we are all thrown

curve balls from time to time. Taking the time to be

thankful for the large and small things in our lives

helps us to remember how lucky each and every one of

us truly is.

This year has been the best year of my life. I am truly

thankful for everything that I have received. Even with all

of these amazing things that have happened in the last year

of my life, it is easy to forget how I got there and who and

what has allowed me to get to this position. Take a mo-

ment to look back and give thanks to everything that has

helped you along the way.

The most important, yet most underappreciated thing

we have is our health. Without our health we have

nothing. We forget how important our health is until we

have a situation where we either lose our health or are af-

fected by someone because of their health. Being grateful

for not only our health but also the health of those around

us is so important. In this aspect, I am truly honored to

help facilitate the health of the people in the practice. As

chiropractors, people trust us every day with their health

and the health of their friends and families.

Large or small, significant or seemingly insignificant, take

time in your busy day to give thanks for every aspect of

your life. Busy schedules, family and work seem to take

up so much time, so make a conscious effort to stop and

give thanks for all that you have!

Dr. Brian Rector

Much like a hinge

on a gate that has

been exposed to

the elements and

not been opened

for a long period of

time, it becomes

The most important, yet most underappreciated thing we have

is our health.

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Health Spotter safely back in the rack, but sometimes

a person becomes overwhelmed by the

weight and the spotter is needed to

lighten the load. We should take the

same approach when we are monitor-

ing our health and that of our families.

Take the time to understand adaptive

physiology. What I mean is how the

body should react to certain stresses. It

is normal and helpful to develop a

fever when there is an infection in the

body and it usually doesn’t need to be

suppressed. Vomiting and diarrhea are

often used by the body to eliminate

toxins and shouldn’t be suppressed

under most conditions. It is only in

prolonged cases or when dehydration

becomes a concern that we may need

to provide some type of intervention.

These are only a couple examples of

many that could be used. So again,

understand the body and how it reacts

to certain stresses and act as a spotter

who only intervenes when necessary.

In that way, just like someone lifting

weights, your body will adapt and get

stronger.

In the modern day world of 24 hour

news, reporters are quick to jump on a

story and often seem to exploit our

fears about the future by sensational-

izing and exaggerating everything.

I’m acutely aware of this when it

comes to topics of health.

Our health is our most precious

commodity and needs to be taken

seriously, so I’m not trying to down-

play its importance. I just don’t want

people to overreact when it is unnec-

essary. The reality is that society

seems blasé when it comes to the fact

that we are getting fatter and sicker

from chronic disease every year, but

goes into a full blown panic when a

cold is going around.

I think we all need to take on a

“spotter” approach when it comes to

health challenges. If you have ever

been weight lifting you know that if

you are going to move some heavy

weights it is important to have a

spotter to help you in case you get to a

point that you are unable to handle the

weight safely by yourself. Often the

spotter only needs to offer a slight

amount of help to get the weight

Chiropractic Principle #22: The Amount of Innate Intelligence

This month we move to Principle #22 titled: The

Amount of Innate Intelligence. As you will recall from

Principle #21, “The Mission of Innate Intelligence”, the

mission of Innate is to maintain the material of the body

of a living thing in active organization. In Principle #22

Dr. Stephenson explains the “Amount” of Innate.

In qualitative terms, from the Chiropractic text book,

“There is one hundred percent of Innate Intelligence in

every living thing”. Each living “thing” may have a

different quantity of Innate Intelligence so it is not equal

in all living tissue or organized matter. He states that in

every living thing there will be one hundred percent of

the requisite amount of intelligence.

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If you are unsure of when intervention

is necessary, talk to your chiropractor.

Chiropractors have a great under-

standing of adaptive physiology.

Dr. Brian Rector

Vomiting and diarrhea are often used by the body to eliminate toxins and shouldn’t be suppressed under

most conditions.

It is normal and helpful to develop a fever when there is an infection in the body and it usually doesn’t need

to be suppressed.

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Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. If using parsnips, quarter lengthwise and remove the woody core

before cutting into 1-inch pieces.

3. Whisk cider, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper in a 9-by-

13-inch baking dish until the sugar is dissolved. Add root vegeta-

bles and toss to coat. Cover the baking dish with foil.

4. Bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and stir the vegetables. Continue

cooking, uncovered, stirring every 20 minutes or so, until the vege-

tables are glazed and tender, about 1 hour more.

5. Meanwhile, place walnuts in a small skillet and cook over medium-

low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to

6 minutes. Remove from the heat and add butter, cinnamon and a

pinch of salt. Stir until the butter melts and the nuts are coated.

Spread out on a plate to cool slightly.

6. Transfer the vegetables to a serving dish and sprinkle with the

cinnamon walnuts.

7. Enjoy!

Prep & Ready Time: 95 Minutes

Yields: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

3 lbs assorted root vegetables,

Peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces

1 cup apple cider

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 tablespoon butter

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe of the Month:

Cider-Glazed Roots with Cinnamon Walnuts

Next month we will continue the discussion of Innate

and begin to explain its function. We go from Mission,

to Amount, to Function. Until then, try going back to

read from Principle 1 through 22 and see if you are

following the evolution in train of thought that helps

explain your experience in life and how to maximize

your health.

As always, I hope you find this informative and

challenging!

Dr. Brian Rector

Chiropractic Principle #22: ...continued

The Amount of Innate Intelligence

To understand this, we must understand that the amount of

intelligence is determined by the function and or the

performance needs of a living thing. If we are talking about

a slug for instance, we could easily understand that there

will be a lower level of quantity of intelligence necessary to

maintain the organization of a slug versus the quantity of

intelligence necessary to maintain the organization of a

human.

Either way, Innate Intelligence is always necessary, is

always present if it is a living thing, and will always be in a

quantity that meets the requisite needs of the organism.

Remember if we go back a couple principles, that the signs

of life are the evidence of the intelligence of life. So in this

regard if it is a living thing there is proof of intelligence and

the intelligence will always be the amount that is needed.

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L1—A subluxation or interfer-ence at this spinal level can affect the large intestine, ingui-nal rings, uterus.

Having a nervous system screening using SEMG and thermography will help deter-mine if these nerves are healthy.

For additional information go to:

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My Life in Three Acts, by Helen Hayes and Katherine Hatch~ Helen Hayes,

the legendary star of stage and screen reflects on her life and career.

Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks, by Margaret Sutherland~ Thanksgiv-

ing is about everything we are thankful for.

Showing up for Life, by Bill Gates Sr.~ Thoughts on the gifts of a life-

time.

Each month we will be doing a Health and Wellness Quiz. You

can e-mail your answers to:

Tiffany@rectorcreatingwellness.com

We will enter your name in a monthly drawing to win a 1/2

hour massage with one of our Licensed Massage Therapists.

Please include your name and phone number so we can con-

tact you if you win. Your information will only be used to

contact you if you are a winner. We will not contact you for

any other reason unless asked by you to do so. Winner’s first

name, last initial, and place of employment will be listed in a

future issue.

This Month’s Winner for the Free Massage is…(drumroll)

Steve W. Congratulations to Steve! If you, too, would

like to enjoy a half hour of relaxation on us send in your

answers for this month’s quiz!

Health and Wellness Quiz:

1. Rest is absolutely essential for health, but what does

it mean in regard to joint movement?

2. What happens when a joint in your body becomes

fixated or stuck?

3. What is the most important, yet most underappreciat-

ed thing we have?

4. What is our most precious commodity?

5. What is our body trying to do when we have the

symptoms of vomiting and/or diarrhea?

6. What is the twenty-second Chiropractic principle and

what does it state?

7. What organs and/or body parts could be affected by a

subluxation at the first (L1) Lumbar Vertebrae?

October Answers:

1. Sugar in all it’s forms has played a huge part in the obesity issue in the United States.

2. Everyone, especially our children are in danger of obesity and poor health due to the foods we surround ourselves with.

3. Today we understand that the effect of subluxation is global, meaning that a subluxation doesn’t just affect the nerve root exiting

the subluxated vertebrae, but the whole body.

4. The key to extraordinary health is getting your spine checked regularly by a chiropractor and developing lifestyle strategies that

ensure you are meeting all your body’s requirements and avoiding toxicity in your environment, in your food, in your move-

ments, and in your mind.

5. The best chiropractic technique is the one that works best between the specific patient and the chiropractor to correct subluxa-

tions, remove interference, restore the flow of information through the nervous system, and move the body back to balance.

6. The twenty-first Chiropractic principle is, The Mission of Innate Intelligence, and it states that “The mission of Innate Intelli-

gence is to maintain the material of the body of a “living thing” in active organization.”

7. A subluxation or interference at the twelfth (T12) Thoracic Vertebrae can affect the small intestine, lymph circulation, large in-

testine, urinary bladder, uterus, kidneys, ileocecal valve.

Rector Chiropractic: A Creating Wellness Center

Inside the December Issue:

Purpose Drives Perseverance

Are You Ready?

The Power of the Adjustment

Principle #23: The Function of Innate Intelligence

Recipe of the Month

Recommended Reading

Health & Wellness Quiz

Rector Chiropractic: A Creating Wellness Center News and Updates!

*********************************************************** This Month’s Wellness News You Can Use Quiz Winner is

STEVE W.

Be sure to submit your answers to the health and wellness quiz for a chance to win the 1/2 hour massage each month!!!

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