A few weeks ago the world lost an amazing woman. Almost anyone who has spent any time around Nexus Chiropractic knew and admired Mary Price. I considered Mary a friend and a teacher. For many years she was considered our ‘ideal’ patient and practice member and it was she who seemed to dictate how we
…and Why it is a Good Idea. In my last article we looked at the pitfalls of focusing too heavily on treating secondary health conditions (or symptoms). This is the approach of most people, and while it can be very effective in the short term it inevitably leads to long term pain, suffering and frustration.
Now that the kids are settled back to school and most of us have resumed our ‘normal’ routines, Nexus Chiropractic has a few great special events coming up this fall. Open to everyone – including guests and the general public – is our Introductory Lecture. This presentation is NOT a sales pitch – I promise!
…and Why it May NOT be a Great Idea. Whether we like it or not, the focus of our health care system is the treatment of secondary conditions, or what most people refer to as symptoms. This is certainly the case in most chiropractic offices where the goal is typically to
Put First Things First In the last article we took a peak at the 3rd Habit of Healthy People, by describing the 4 Quadrants of time – or life – management. We also learned that the most effective (healthy) people in any endeavor spend most of their time, energy, and focus on Quadrant II activities.
PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST For those of you who were wondering how Habits 1 and 2 were going to actually help you to become a healthy and successful person, Habit 3 is where the rubber hits the road. Habit 3 – Put First Things First – is the physical creation that evolves from first being
Begin with the End in Mind In the last article applying Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to your health, we looked at how to apply Habit 1 – Being Proactive. Proactive people consistently look to add to their health as opposed to waiting for a crisis to look after themselves.
BE PROACTIVE! In the last article, I introduced some of the principles underlying Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which we are repurposing here to apply to your health. Please keep these principles in the background of your mind as we begin the journey through the 7 Habits that can help make
I had a good laugh with one of my long-time patients this week when we were talking about our upcoming Best Year of Your Life workshop that I will be presenting at the end of January and the series of articles I will be posting starting with this one. She remembered workshop and articles with
It is that time of year again where we take stock of what has occurred over the past 12 months and to decide on the direction we will take in the future. 2013 was a bit of a whirlwind in our office, with lots of seminars, some new programs for our patients and practice members