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It Takes An Hour To Burn 500 Calories; It Takes Seconds To Eat 500

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72. It takes an hour to burn 500 calories; it takes seconds to eat 500.

“No matter how hard I work out, I just can’t seem to lose the weight.” The answer may be simple; you might be putting in more than you are burning out. This is the shortest explanation I have for any of the Tools. The amount of time it takes to burn calories doesn’t equal the amount of time it takes to consume them. Honestly, this is good because we wouldn’t be around long if the equation was reversed. But over the time of our evolution we have severely limited our need to go out and burn calories, and we have increased the ease with which we can add them. Understanding that our ability to burn is down and the access to consume is now cheap and easy, we must apply this knowledge to avoid the temptations that may ruin our efforts.

Find Your Alternative

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94. Find your alternative.

If you are trying to get to the next level of health, we need to stop using drugs and surgery as the first line of defense and the only answer. LET ME BE SUPER CLEAR HERE. I AM NOT MEDICAL BASHING AND I AM NOT AGAINST MODERN MEDICINE OR MEDICAL DOCTORS OR MEDICATION WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE HAD MANY SURGERIES. I WORK WITH MANY DOCTORS. I believe the majority of doctors would agree that their patients need to start taking responsibility for their own health.

When I get a cut on my finger, it heals itself. When I get a bad cut, I go to get stitches. When at all possible we should look for health from inside out, not outside in, whether it be meditation, yoga, massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, and on and on and on. What makes me feel good is that more and more people are looking at health in this manner. This includes nutrition and exercise. We are now eating food products that are, by some accounts, not considered food.

There are studies that illustrate those under alternative medicine care have lower healthcare costs and actually are less likely to get sick. Look at how we rank in the world with regard to health. In a recent study by the World Health Organization, the United Stated ranked 37th! In my practice my 100% goal is to get the patient to optimal health, and if I cannot provide that in my scope of practice, I will find (and have done so numerous times) the right practitioner to assist that patient. All doctors, regardless of specialty, are under immense pressure. We must work together to promote HEALTH. If you need a population sample for proof, look at professional and Olympic athletes. They use all resources to help them reach optimal performance. Why can’t we all come together to do the same for the rest of us?

How can this Tool assist us in reaching our goals? The answer is simple; when we feel our best we are much more likely to do the necessary steps to achieve them. This is why I use Olympic athletes as a concrete example of those who apply alternative medicine to help them reach peak performance. What I believe makes us apprehensive to try these methods is the definition that describes them, “Alternative Medicine.” The thought of using the “Alternative” can suggest using something that is secondary. And by our nature we want to try a primary approach before moving to a secondary one.

Second, calling it “Medicine” can give us the belief that in some manner it can solve all our problems. Methods of health that are considered “Alternative” are not the sole answer to any problem, and neither are medicines or drugs. As a chiropractor I believe everyone can benefit from an adjustment to remove the nerve interference in their nervous system. I also emphasize to my patients that chiropractic cannot solve all their problems. They must incorporate multiple forms of care, nutrition, exercise and headspace to reap the maximum benefit from all of these components of life. While all of these aspects are beneficial to optimal health, they can only express their true benefits when used together.

Chiropractic will not solve all your problems. Nutrition will not solve all your problems. Self-help books will not solve all your problems. And “Modern Medicine” will not solve all your problems. There is a saying, “Everything in moderation.” I would change it to “Everything in combination.” Meaning, when all these aspects are applied to work in harmony and when necessary, we will all be healthier and will have the strength to tackle the challenges we all must face.

Supplementation Is A Must

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103. Supplementation is a must.

This seems like an odd Tool to be used to help you achieve your goals and increase the probability of success. Well, if you remember earlier, we discussed that it is most likely these days you aren’t fueling your body properly because the components the body needs no longer exist in many of the foods we now eat. In addition, it is this lack of vitamins and minerals that are causing our bodies to have a myriad of problems that didn’t exist in the greater numbers they are today.

We want to reach goals and to do this we need to set ourselves up for success. We need to give ourselves every opportunity possible to put the plan we have blueprinted into motion. Otherwise if we are sick, sluggish and tired, we will be less likely to take ourselves to the next level.

Supplementation is a big area for debate. There are many who believe that there is no benefit to taking vitamins, herbs and supplements. There are others who claim they can prove that they work, with studies and placebo groups. I believe the truth may have a few folds into it. For starters, vitamins can only work if they are bio-available for the body to absorb. From the people I consult in this department, there are vitamins that exist that do provide benefit.

Also, while certain medications don’t work for all people, there may be herbs and supplements that can benefit us all as well. For me I think the bottom line is that it is a small price to pay for the benefit with very little risk. Meaning, with any preventative measures we take for health, we may never truly know their benefit because we have no way of knowing what problem we didn’t develop because of the healthy habits we chose. If we take antioxidants, will we truly know the cancers we avoided? Once again, supplements are a piece of the puzzle.

If your goal is to improve your overall health, you will probably be more likely to avoiding missing workouts if you are paying money for supplements. If taking vitamins correlated into you becoming more active, I’d say that alone signifies a benefit to their use. You must do the homework, but take the time to find what supplements can benefit you and your goal for a better life.

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