A young lady who attends our church had a passion to become a health coach. She took courses for several years to get certified, learning all she could about health and nutrition. She tried to talk to many people about their health habits. But very few people ever came to her for advice and her dream of being a successful health coach never materialized.
What happened? Like your community, most church communities (ours included) are close-knit groups of people who have known each other personally for many years. While this young lady's passion was genuine, her lifestyle was not. Her eating habits were terrible (as witnessed every Thursday morning at the church's women's breakfast), she didn't exercise and she was overweight. People who knew her could easily see she didn't practice what she preached.
Another young lady who attends our church is also involved in health and fitness. She has worked hard to become a top personal trainer for a health club chain and is very knowledgeable about nutrition. She has been asked to present workshops for the women's group at our church and writes articles for To Your Health, our monthly consumer/patient magazine. Numerous people from our church, both congregation and staff, utilize her as their personal trainer.
The difference? She is conscientious about what she eats, works out four to five times a week, is noticeably buff and her body fat is under 15 percent. She is what she preaches and women in our church know this firsthand.
Every person on the planet should be a chiropractic patient. That includes you. So, are you a chiropractic patient? Notice I didn't ask if you are adjusted at least monthly; that goes without saying. What I mean by the question is: Are you actually seeing another doctor of chiropractic who has taken responsibility for providing you with chiropractic care for you and your family?
It has to be someone who will tell you what you need to hear, even if you don't want to hear it. Someone who will take the time to examine your health from all aspects. Clearly, if you are a wellness provider, there are well-demonstrated recommendations you should be making for yourself, your family and your patients:
This is not rocket science, but a surprising number of people just don't take the time required to do what they need to do to be healthy. And whether you realize it or not, people notice when you are (and aren't) looking healthy. It greatly contributes to their first impression when they see you.
If you are going to be the wellness coach in people's lives, your life has to be about wellness. Yes, it can be challenging, especially in these busy times. But your credibility requires you to live by example.
To learn more about the successful fitness trainer who attends our church, visit Chelsea Cooper's Web site (www.trainwithchelsea.com) and read her To Your Health articles online at www.toyourhealth.com.
Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
Spearheaded by burgeoning scientific and clinical research literature, psychedelics have reached a level of media coverage and popular interest that has not been seen for over half a century. By “psychedelics,” we are referring to the unique class of substances that includes psilocybin (the active compound found in so-called “magic mushrooms”), LSD, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, and mescaline – each of which occurs in the natural world (except for LSD, which is a semi-synthetic compound).
While working at the Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., one of the primary care physicians stated that imaging every patient prior to receiving chiropractic was not medically necessary. It was at that point I reconsidered the need for the imaging of every patient to avoid malpractice.
