My Tools - Your Tools

As a practice member, you are part of an elite group.  And, yes, that means a lot of people look up to you.  Don't let that added pressure make you nervous.

Why are you in a special group?  Because you have learned somewhere along your path that there is no life without your innate energy flowing along your nervous system to reach each organ, cell, and tissue. 

You are here to keep your brain/body connection in it's best possible state. 

It is an ongoing job because life is busy and the body is always responding to the environment.  

But we have excellent tools to keep it manageable and easy.

I have tools and you have tools:

1- I have my hands that deliver the adjustments to your spine.
2- I have the membership program so you can efficiently receive your maintenance adjustment weekly or more often as needed. 

Your tools: 

Since you want your adjustment to have a powerful effect on your health, your organs and tissues must be able to receive the nerve energy we unleash with the adjustment.  How do you maintain your tissues?  With nutrient energy from whole food concentrates.

You have the ability to impact your own diet:
         3- Balance your Macro/Micro-Nutrients for optimum health
                 The Macro
                  10% Carbs (Veggies and Fruit)
                  30% Protein
                  60% Fat (healthy fat course, a must for nerve tissue and                                  brain protection, etc) 

               The  Micro
               Nutrients from Standard Process Whole
               Food Concentrates (This makes up for the loss of nutrients
               in our modern day food supply.)

I've got some other handy tools in the office to help you discern what nutrient combinations would help you the most. 

So get ready, and fire up your adjustments like a Fourth of July Celebration.

Hey....it's around the corner.

See you at the table.
The adjusting table.

--Dr. Lisa
   Your Health Freedom Coach

Hey, Men! Is the American Heart Association Giving You Low - T ?

Not to pick on men, but I'm pretty sure guys might listen more to topics on testosterone rather then heart health. 

But heart disease is a big problem, and low-T is a hidden partner in crime. 

So, just to let you know, the American Heart Association wants, you guys, to eat less fat, use seed oils,  and eat more whole grains.  

What does that mean?  If you look at Chapter 8 of The Deflame Diet, by David Seaman, DC, MS, it will explain why Low-T is associated with autoimmune diseases and a pro-inflammatory state.

Three culprits cause dietary induced inflammation: grains (refined and whole grains), seed oils, and sugar. 

What does this have to do with brain-based chiropractic?
We want the chiropractic adjustment to send nerve energy to thriving tissues.  Can your organs, blood, cells, etc., receive the adjustment and use it?

Let's perk up your body's soft tissues with good nutrition.  Inflammation is a big battle.  The adjustment helps reduce inflammation, but a poor diet is like pouring constant poison into a river.  

Would you throw money on the ground?
Of course, you wouldn't do that.  So we don't want to waste an adjustment either. Your adjustment is like money.  Let's get the biggest bang for your buck that you can. 

See you at the table.
The adjusting table.

--Dr. Lisa
--Your Health Freedom Coach

Teach Yourself to Not Miss Toast

I have given up toast.  Yes, it can be done.  

Check out Dr. Wolfgang Lutz and his personal story at this link:  CLICK HERE

I have been eating low carb for a number of years and always had a desire to have a plate full of runny eggs and plenty of toast to dunk.  

In all honesty there is no such thing as moderation when it comes to grain products.  You just say good-bye.  And you then tell yourself, "I don't miss it."

Because we have an alternative.  Sweet potato fried eggs.  

With the vegetable spiralizer being all the rage, I decided to to use my 50 cent vegetable peeler.  I like to have thin strips of carrots in my salads, but the day I tried it on sweet potatoes, I knew I was on to a more creative way of cooking.
The best way to get more healthy foods into your diet it to be as creative as you can imagine. 







These thin strips of sweet potato soak up the egg yolks just fine and taste great. 



Once you sautee them in butter for a few minuted, you crack your eggs right on top. 


 I tossed in some almonds for a little crunch and breakfast is served. 






Take a look at the photos.  There is just one problem.  It's not as pretty once I flip the eggs, but you "get the picture."

Chiropractic on 60 Minutes...Listen to The Happy Patients.

Chiropractic was $7-$12 per visit.

Watch the baby getting adjusted.  Listen to what the parents had to say. 

The Back Porch Society

What's Old is New Again
You're invited to host a "Back Porch Society" Seminar -- see below

** Bringing back the old-time tradition of wisdom sharing

** Providing important healthy and sensible living news routinely ignored by the mainstream media

** Small group format encouraging active participation 
        (Your sanctuary and retreat)

Are you ready to host your own Back Porch Seminar?
Call Dr, Lisa to get started on this meaningful activity.

Hi Folks, 
I will be regularly giving my flagship talk:
Are You Living Like You're Alive?  The 4-Key Steps

Future talks will be off shoots of this talk based on your input and participation.  This is your opportunity.  This is your group!

If you host a group, there are some nice perks for you as a thank you.  I will do all the work

Building Relationships: Sometimes Easy--Sometimes Challenging

As a chiropractor who offers the membership-model for maintenance and wellness, I know a lot of folks who are "in it for the long haul."
 There is nothing in practice that is more rewarding.  It is the only reason to be in practice: to cultivate long term relationships which is an absolutely necessary part of healing.  

Chiropractic is a relationship.  Your brain and spinal cord are in a life sustaining relationship with your organs.  
My ability to communicate this and maintain a supportive relationship with my members provides the ongoing source of fuel to enhance the healing power.

Not everyone takes the journey.  While I have been privileged to be a part of people's last years and even their last days (like, Lefty, who passed in 2013), I wonder about the people who decide to go in a different direction.  It weighs on my mind. What kind of relationship could I have formed with them?  I have only one or two visits to make that impression on people and convey the gift of chiropractic.  Some people are very distracted and the information doesn't sink in.  I know it takes time for people turn around and try something new.  I know it takes multiple warning signs of poor health before someone decides to take action.  

I wish I was a psychological magician..... 
At times names of folks in the obits section and I remember when they came in the office, but they were not fired up about the chiropractic story. I replay the visit in my mind and try to come up with better ways to reach people. I'm still working at it. 

I am grateful for folks, like Lefty.  I wrote about him in 2014 on my Facebook wall: 
April 20, 2014:
Thinking about Lefty who died in his sleep Easter Monday last year at age 96. He started getting weekly adjustments the year I was born and I got to be his last chiropractor. He came for his Wednesday adjustment the week prior and was late for the first time. His daughter said he couldn't get up that morning and was still sleeping when she came to drive him over. His health was failing since Christmas and he was getting transfusions. Finally he said he was fed up with the transfusions, but gosh, he made it for his last adjustment at 3 p.m. five days before he passed. RIP, Lefty.

To all my members who are committed to the profound work of the nervous system, Thank You.
Let's keep building a better world.

I'm Worried About the Direction of Your Life......(not your sore back)

There is a real broken-ness out there that needs our attention.

It's not your sprained back.  It's not your headache.  It's not your sciatica.  It has to be how much you stretch your mind.