Experience Chiropractic Blog

We live our lives through our nervous system. For the human body to taste, touch, feel, and smell , we have to have a fully functioning nervous system. When a child goes through the birth process, there is a lot of pushing, pulling, and twisting which puts a lot of stress on the mother and child's body. A traditional normal birth process usually requires 60 to 90lbs of pulling stress on the baby, which can actually stretch the infant's spine and spinal cord almost twice its normal length! Imaging the force it takes to lift a 90lbs dumbbell off the ground . That's the kind of force exerted on the infant! How much stress or damage do you think that could cause on the baby? As a chiropractor I check the baby's spine for misalignments called subluxations. These misalignments put stress on the nervous system that causes the body to malfunction, kind of like blowing a circuit on the circuit box. Have you ever wondered why some kids are sick all the time and some aren't? Since the nervous system is so important for proper function we adjust children to give them better nerve function by eliminating any stress to the nerve sytem that may have been caused by the birth process or any other stress the child may have had.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Adults need at least:
walking 2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) of moderate-intensity aerobic activity (i.e., brisk walking) every week and
weight training muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).
OR
jogging 1 hour and 15 minutes (75 minutes) of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity (i.e., jogging or running) every week and
weight training muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).
OR
walking jogging An equivalent mix of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity and
weight training muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).

That's the minimum!! If you are not getting at least this much exercise now is the time to step it up. Need help getting started?? Experience Chiropractic can help.

"After Just completing a brisk walk to my chiropractic treatment, I must modestly say there is a marked improvement from my prior sciatic nerve pain down my leg. I am much much better. I flew past people. I have my confidence back. I can once again walk fast all over town. I have Dr. Warmans treatment to thank. There is no other explanation. No pain killers, no meds-Just continuous visits two to three times a week, continued exercise, and cautious food intake. I am a believer! "
Judy T. (March 24, 2010)

We often take for granted our health. How would your life be impacted if you could not walk without pain?? Or had your favorite activity limited because of injury or illness??

Living long is a goal of everyone's but what about quality of life? What are you doing today that will pay off tomorrow? Your body is just like a bank. What you deposit today will pay off tomorrow. Exercise, nutrition, sleep, chiropractic care and thinking well are all components of health. You should be doing each one every day! If you need help in any of these area's Experience Chiropractic is here to help!

Food Matters is a GREAT movie! Experience Chiropractic will be screening the video for all interested. Call for screening times!

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CHICAGO (January 12, 2010) – It takes more than just a philosophy and technique to maximize your family's potential and to meet the goals of getting in shape, eating better or living a more healthy life that so many individuals announce as New Year's resolutions. A comprehensive wellness center with a dedication to overall health and comfort throughout life is necessary to achieve those goals. At Experience Chiropractic's new location in Lincoln Park, patients come in all shapes, sizes and most importantly, ages.

Located at 1971 N. Fremont, Suite 3, Experience Chiropractic offers a complete practice that fully engages the client. On Tuesday, January 12, the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce (LPCC) joined community members, local businesses and staff from the new wellness center to officially welcome Experience Chiropractic to Lincoln Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

"We are thrilled to be a part of a business community with a reputation as strong as Lincoln Park and to help its residents meet their goals for the New Year," said Brooks Washburn, Wellness Director of Experience Chiropractic. "At Experience Chiropractic we offer a range of services for adults and children from your neck to your feet. Whether its muscle aches, back pain, overall nutritional wellness or emotional well-being, Experience Chiropractic can adapt our services to meet you needs."

Dr. David Warman, who brings more than a decade of experience in the field to Lincoln Park, is the lead chiropractor at Experience Chiropractic and licensed by the State of Illinois. Experience Chiropractic's mission is to educate, empower, and adjust as many families as possible to achieve maximum living through Chiropractic Corrective Care, along with lifestyle changes and personal fitness. Patients seeking chiropractic treatment at Experience Chiropractic can be assured that the most modern, up-to-date techniques are being used to facilitate their overall health to create and maintain wellness for maximized living.

In addition to chiropractic services, Experience Chiropractic also offers nutrition counseling, supplementation and a "creating wellness corporate wellness" program. Some of the conditions Experience Chiropractic handles through chiropractic medicine include: Addiction; allergies; anxiety; back, spine and disc problems; depression, sleep disorders, stress and emotional well-being; diet and nutrition; injury; and pregnancy.

"The Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome Experience Chiropractic to our neighborhood and business community," said Kim Schilf, President and CEO of the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce. "Experience Chiropractic will further enhance the reputation of our neighborhood for offering quality, unique shops, restaurants and cultural and educational facilities."

During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. In 2008, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty-two states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; six of these states (Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia ) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%. American society has become ‘obesogenic,' characterized by environments that promote increased food intake, non-healthy foods, and physical inactivity. In Arizona, 1 in 4 is obese. Being overweight can become a matter of live and death. People who are overweight and obese are more likely to develop a number of potentially serious health problems. Also, the overall risk of death increases with obesity. If your holding some extra pounds Kai-Zen is here to help. We offer services that include nutritional coaching, diet and exercise programs, Detox and clensing products and programs as well and supplements and vitamins. For more information please contact Brooks@Kai-Zen.Net

We had a patient come in the other day and give the familiar statement "It's in my Genes" I really do love this one. Dad, Grandpa, Mom, Sister, Cousin had "it" so it was only a matter of time before I got "it." Funny thing is that people actually buy into this frame of thought. They accept dis-ease as some kind of fate or divine will. I was meant to have "it." What's your "it?"Is it obesity, heart disease, cancer, high cholesterol, high blood pressure? Depending on which study or report you read genetics or "genes" play anywhere from as little as 3 to 30% in your health. So if your health is defined by only 1/3 genetics what else plays a role in your health? The answer is Your Environment and Nutrition. The surroundings that you put your body in or around play a huge role in your health as well as the food you put into your body. Let's follow John, a typical American during a typical American workday. He wakes up for work before the sun, most likely stiff from his night of sleep. He sleeps on the wrong bed and wrong pillow. It's either too firm or too soft for his body type. He grabs his coffee and donut and heads out into his hour long commute. Sitting for many hours each day with poor posture while driving. A very stressful endeavor. With any luck he makes it to work where he sits again for hours upon hours with most likely poor posture once again. His computer screen is too low, his chair height is too high, or worse he works on his laptop using the built in touch pad. At lunch time John steps out to grab some fast food or even faster food from the vending machine. Nutritious and Delicisious! The work day ends he heads back into traffic. Exhausted he skips the gym and heads to the couch. Finally relaxation! Big comfy couch, horrible posture for hours of mind numbing television. If John does extract himself from the couch for dinner I highly doubt a well balanced meal is on his agenda.

Do you know somebody like John? Maybe your life is just like John's. If John keeps up with this behavior he is essentially killing himself slowly. Poor diet, stressful environments, lack of exercise, bad posture all add up and wreck havoc on John's body. So whatever John was pre-disposed to from his genes are allowed to manifest. If he did have a probability of heart disease his lifestyle made sure of it!

It's no secret that the food we eat is not what it used to be. In fact the soil we grow the food is not what it used to be. You should be able to get all your nutrients from your diet however nutrient deficient soils produce nutrient deficient foods. Through the use of hormones, fertilizers, herbicides and genetically modified seeds we can make the food last longer, grow bigger and even look more appetizing. We then consume these nutrient deficient foods and we ourselves become deficient. The only way to compensate for this deficiency is to change our diet and eat more nutrient dense food or supplement with vitamins. With the landscape of food in America we recommend EVERYONE take a highly potent and absorb-able Multi-Vitamin. Keywords: Potent and absorb-able. For those of you taking vitamins from Costco or your discount retailer these fail miserably. You need a Multi-Vitamin to bring your body back into balance from the nutrient deficient foods you have been consuming. Environmental toxins and pollutants also add to the stress placed upon our bodies so a multi-vitamin becomes even more essential. You should never neglect the importance of diet. When possible you should eat as close to the Earth as possible. Today's environment does not always allow us to do this and ensure a high quality nutrient dense diet. Hence adding vitamins. Different vitamins play different roles in our body. Some even act in groups. So being deficient in one can wreck havoc on your whole body. Multi-Vitamins should be part of everyone's dietary regime!