Winter Newsletter 2006
In this issue:
What's Happening?
Since our last newsletter there have been a couple of changes to the office. By now most of you know of our new massage program called the Rub Club. This is really a fantastic program and fit wells into the budget. Everyone (family, friends, s.o.'s) gets one free ½ hour massage, no obligations. Come meet Cathy and Tara and experience the wonderful effects of a relaxing massage.
If the Rub Club is not for you, it's no problem, we offer regular massages you can have at very reasonable rates or give as gifts for holidays, birthdays or special occasions.
As we mentioned before we have several additions to the office. Cathy Weber and Tara Mariani are our new massage therapists for the Rub Club and Kelly Soban is still our offsite massage therapist. In addition, our new web master for our website is Bobby Coffman. Take a look at the great job he has done at www.yourdr2feelgood.com. Also, big kudos to our newsletter master Denise Helton. (She's a whiz creating a masterpiece out of what we give her.)
Dr. Olivia and her husband Randall have unselfishly taken time from their schedules to help the victims in New Orleans . We need to give them a big hand.
Dr.s' Gary, Eric, and Olivia have been keeping current with post graduate seminars and learning the many new advances in chiropractic.
Fitness Tip
Increasing Your Walking Speed
If you're like most people, you focus on your legs when your walking. After all, you need to move your legs to keep going, right? It turns out it's not your arms or legs that guide you forward as you walk, but rather your hips. Their movement sets your walking rhythm and speed, so pay attention to them next time you go for a fitness walk. As your speed increases, your hips should naturally rotate forward as each leg extends. To facilitate this rotation, keep your chest up and arms bent at 90-degree angles, moving them forward and back (but never across the body) as you walk, and gently turn alternating hips toward the center of your body with each stride.
This tip brought to you by Bally Total Fitness. Visit their website for more fitness tips!
Food for the Soul
I didn't used to be a fan of cauliflower, unless it had gobs of ranch dressing, but these two recipes are yummy.
Cream of Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, coarsely chopped ½ water
1 cup beef stock or poultry stock 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut up
1 small head cauliflower(about 1 pound before trimming)
1/8 teaspoon coriander 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon white pepper ½ teaspoon white pepper
2 cups half-and-half chopped chives or watercress
Directions:
In a large saucepan, melt butter and sauté onion until soft. Add stock and potatoes. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender. Do not drain. Puree the mixture in a blender and return it to the saucepan.
Wash and trim the cauliflower and break it into florets. In another saucepan, steam the cauliflower in water until it is barely tender. Do not drain. Remove 1 cup florets with a slotted spoon and reserve them. Puree the rest of the cauliflower with its cooking water, and add it to the potato mixture. Cut the reserved florets into very small pieces, about ½ inch in length, and set aside.
Add coriander, nutmeg, and pepper to the soup and simmer 3 minutes. Stir in half and half. Stir in the reserved florets. Heat but do not boil the soup. Garnish each bowl with chopped chives or watercress.
Baked Cauliflower
Directions:
Break down your cauliflower, after cleaning, into florets. Preheat oven to 400-450 degrees.
On a cookie sheet spray olive oil, then place on florets, season with salt and pepper if you want. Cook 30 minutes or until crispy then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
What do you think?
We have been tossing around the idea of maybe having one day a week/month for walking 30-45 minutes. Would love some feedback.
From The Doctors Desk
Dear patients, family and friends,
We live in a time when the large insurance corporations dictate and control reimbursements for services. As a ‘preferred provider', doctors have to beg for payments, (actually Elaine does most of the begging) and they require a forest worth of paper work, which means time that could be better spent on more productive activities, like quality interaction with you, our valued patients.
The other option is to not be a “preferred provider” for the insurance companies. As “out of network” providers, we are able to get away from most of the games the insurance companies play, stop killing trees, and get back to taking care of our top priority, you .
In the event that your insurance plan does not include out of network doctors, you have an HMO or you have no health insurance it's ok, that has never been a problem in this office. We are dedicated to providing the best possible service for a very reasonable price. That is our promise to you.
Our goal and objective is providing you, our patients with a variety of alternative measures to help preserve and maintain your health through chiropractic , nutrition, massage, exercises, physiotherapy (heat, cold, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound). Each chiropractic office may seem similar, however, none are created equal. In our office, we have multiple doctors whom use multiple techniques. They provide extraordinary care with a combined 45+ years of knowledge and experience.
You know, sometimes I get the sudden urge to run around naked. But then I drink some Windex. It keeps me from streaking.