Meadowbrook Farmers Market

John and I had a lovely time at the Meadowbrook Farmers Market on the campus of the Seattle Waldorf School (2728 NE 100th Street). We saw old friends and made some new ones! Lots of computer users stopped by and we taught them the Y-W-T-L (Young and Well Throughout Life) and Aikido exercises to loosen up tight problem areas (neck/shoulder/upper back/wrist/elbow). Towards the end we offered John's Kiatsu services! Definitely a service to be continued at our upcoming dates on July 12, August 2 and 30, September 20, and October 11. 

Complimentary Initial Consultations

Thanks for your wonderful support of our Patient Appreciation Day. The complimentary initial consultations were a big hit, so we are extending the offer through August 31.

Meadowbrook Farmers Market

The Seattle Waldorf School is sponsoring a weekly Sunday farmers market (11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) on their campus at 2728 NE 100th Street. I'll be there on June 14, July 12, August 2 and 30, September 20, and October 11.

This week's theme: Exercises for Core Strength and Computer Users. Come on by to say hi and stay for the fresh produce and delicious prepared food. Coupons for complimentary initial consultations, good through August 31, will be available at our booth.

26th Anniversary Patient Appreciation Day

Help us celebrate 26 years of chiropractic practice and 10 years of Network Care! And help us grow a healthier world by letting your friends and loved ones know about this event.

Each guest will receive:

• A complimentary Network session
• A coupon for a complimentary initial consultation
• A beautiful, hand-crafted bookmark ("Bookmark Time For Your Health!")

In addition to the above, practice members will receive a chance to win prizes based on the number of guests attending because of you:

• 1st Prize: One pair of Posture Control Insoles or $50 in chiropractic services
• 2nd Prize: One box (12 pairs) of Solemates, the world's smallest orthotic or $30 in chiropractic services
• 3rd Prize: Six XanGo Singles or $12 in chiropractic services

PLUS, REFRESHMENTS FOR ALL!

DATE: Saturday, May 30

TIME: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

LOCATION: 3511 NE 105th Street, Seattle

RSVP: Dr. Connie Amundson, 206-658-7658, connieamundson(at)comcast(dot)net

Hope to see you on the 30th!

An Easy Way To Get Your 12 Daily Servings Of Vegetables

The nervous system coordinates and controls just about every function in your body. Chiropractors adjust the spine. They do this because the movement of your spine has such a profound affect on your nervous system, and hence your general health.

Wellness chiropractors look at all the ways your lifestyle habits either promote a healthy spinal-neural system, or detract from it.  It comes down to two simple concepts: purity and sufficiency.

One of the best things you can do for your spinal-neural system is to eat lots of fresh vegetables. But because our soils are depleted, and most fruits and vegetables have only a fraction of the nutrients they did years ago, the federal government now recommends that we get 12 servings of fresh vegetables every day. Wow, that's a lot!

An easy way to add several servings of fresh vegetables to your diet is with the "Innate Salad." Take an array of vegetables (roots, greens, etc.), chop them into thumbnail-sized bits in your food processor, top with the juice of a couple lemons, and store in your refrigerator.  Now you're ready to add a dollop of your Innate Salad as either a side dish to your meal, or to your green salad.

Bon appetit!

Does No Pain Mean All Is Well?

Most people believe that if they feel pain, they have a problem, and if they don't feel pain, everything is okay. But nothing could be further from the truth.

To give you one example: half the time, the first symptom of heart disease is death.

Last week a practice member was in a relatively minor car accident. She kept saying she was "fine!" but I insisted that we do a re-exam to find out for sure. Fortunately, there was no evidence of tearing of her muscles or ligaments (which would have caused pain), but there were other distortions which would mostly likely lead to problems down the road, so I recommended a short course of corrective care.

Kudos to all who make the wise choice of getting a check-up after any injury, no matter how minor it seems!

Why A Small Tear Can Be So Painful!

Most people have experienced back pain at one time or another in their lives. You make a movement you've done a million times before, you feel a twinge of pain, and suddenly it's getting worse by the minute.

Many times the reason for this pain is that there has been a minor tear of the teeny-tiny deep (intrinsic) muscles of your spine. The deep muscles of the spine are over 50% neural tissue, and their purpose is not to move the vertebrae, but rather to constantly calibrate the need for stability vs. movement, so with a slight glitch in your spine, a muscle gets a minor tear which is then amplified to the larger muscles of your back, and before you know, you're in pain!

Chiropractic care (and I have found this to be especially true of Network Chiropractic) re-educates the spinal-neural system so that it is better able to constantly adjust to the demands of movement and stability that we constantly place upon ourselves.