The Importance of sleep
I have talked about this before and its really ringing true today. While at the Parker seminar a few weeks ago in Las Vegas I heard JJ Virgin talk about the importance of sleep, I have talked a lot about this with my boss and my coach, and it has sunk into my thick head but I still get annoyed with myself for it.
The last 2 weeks my body has been dealing with the 4 knee injuries and trying to heal from it, as well as the upper respiratory infection and the infection in my left eye, as well as all the other stuff I have going on in my body. I have been sleeping a lot , feeling like Rip Van Winkle, but it’s my body’s way of telling me what it needs to heal it’s self. Remember the power that made the body will heal the body, but the most healing occurs while we sleep. So my body has been making me sleep a lot.
Unfortunately- last night my body was saying sleep and my upstairs neighbors where having a snow party that lasted till 5 AM. 2 kegs packed in snow on the deck and what sounded like a 1000 people in their townhouse right above my bedroom… Sleep did not happen till after 6 this morning.
Sleep is a good thing, now I am not talking about 20 hours of sleep constantly. The body needs 7 to 9 hours of consistent sleep in every 24 hour period. People that do not get adequate sleep have a harder time losing weight and tend to be more over weight than those that do. There are several reasons for this, 1 the body views the lack of sleep as a stressor and therefore puts the body into fight or flight mode, which releases excess cortisal which slows the metabolism and keeps us a wake, thus creating a cycle of no sleep. Secondly sleep deprived people tend to eat and drink the wrong things to keep themselves going. So sleep its good for you.
Update on the knee- its progressing slowly and I have to learn to be patient with myself, which is not easy. I have been sitting with it elevated and iced most of the time for over a week. The brace the ortho suggested arrived on Tuesday and is helping a lot; I have been taking the medication and supplements he suggested as well. My coach as suggested some gentle stretching exercises that I am slowly working into. My boss continues to adjust and tape it several times a week. I am slowly improving- as I said I am just impatient and want to be back up and going full throttle …..
Sometimes slowing down and letting the journey take you is the best.
Love and Laughter.
Hoora
Terry
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Being a Chiropractic Patient/living a chir
Being a Chiropractic Patient/living a Chiropractic Lifestyle
I have been asked this question a lot, “ Why do I believe so much in Chiropractic? “ so I thought I would take this chance to explain, why I honestly believe that EVERYONE should have a Chiropractor as part of their Health and wellness team.
Chiropractors do more than handle back and neck pain… Oh sure they are great at handling that but far far more important than pain is what their primary purpose is. Chiropractors are really doctors that handle keeping the central nervous system working at its peak.
The central nervous system is housed in the spinal column. There are 33 bones of the spine any one of them could be just slightly out of place and cause pressure on any one of the many nerves, causing the all important signals from your brain to NOT get where they need to be or to be incorrect or vice versa.
Think about it this way. Your garden hose is your spinal column; the water flowing thru it is the life-force, the energy, the power. Someone parks a car on the flowing garden house. What happens? The water or life force STOPS flowing. What a chiropractor does is help that life force flow correctly, by removing the interference from the central nervous system.
Interference can come from any number of things. Macro traumas such as an auto accident, falls, being tackled by a Buick, and then there are micro traumas – repetitive motions, lifting a squirming toddler, or even a cough or sneeze can cause interference on the central nervous system. Chiropractic teaches that the power that made the body can heal the body. Medications DO NOT heal the body, the body heals the body. That is not to say that medications, surgeries, etc do not have a place in our health care- they do, but they should not be the first choice to solving an issue. Trust me- the night I was tackled by the Buick I was so happy to have pain meds and surgeons that knew what to do.
My own story with Chiropractic began about 16 years ago. Here is why I swear Chiropractic saved my life.
Born in the mid 60s, as soon as my Mom went into labor she was given general anesthesia and knocked out. I was then pulled out with forceps – this method was thought to be easier on Mother and child. As with many “forced” births the forceps did some damage. For the first several years of my life I had a large purple mark on my forehead, my parents jokingly called it my light bulb. By the age of 3 I was having horrific migraine headaches, at my 4 year old check up the Peditritan told my Mom it was impossible for someone so young to be actually having a headache that intense and that she should punish me for seeking attention. Thankfully my Grandmother knew that the dark circles and pale face, and severe sensitivity to light were NOT thing I could be faking.
I spent much of my adolescence and teen years curled up in a ball on the floor of the cedar closet in our basement. It was the coldest, darkest , quietest place in the house. It would be years later when I was in my thirties that we discovered I had a birth trauma know as a Chairi I Malformation. I am lucky mine is stable and will be fine without surgery.
Headaches aside I lived my life, College, marriage. Then 1 Sunday morning in June 1992 I woke up with my period or so I thought. It was a bit strange as I hand not have a spontaneous menstrual cycle since I was 15. I had been complaining of joint aches and muscle fatigue for a few months, but my HMO doctor was constantly telling me my problem was my weight and my thyroid. After 2 straight weeks of this “strange period” I called my GYN. He did the usual exam and stuff and determined it wasn’t a period- he then preformed a D&C and exploratory – all in all he found no reason for the bleeding, which was getting increasingly worse. For months my GYN begged my HMO Primary care physician to order a CT scan, or send me to an Endocrinologist- but he refused always stating that I just needed to lose weight.
Then one Friday in April of 93, my bosses sent me home from work. I was bleeding heavily hemorrhaging, my joints and muscle hurt so bad I could barely move. Brushing my teeth had become a painful task. I went home that Friday night and tried to sleep, I was pale, weak, my hair was falling out in clumps, my joints hurt so much that the simplest of tasks brought tears to my eyes. I had an awful night and early Saturday morning my husband fearing for me well being while he was at work, called my Mom to check on my till he returned home at noon.
All you parents reading this will understand what I mean when I say that my Mom was in Mother Bear mode that day. Mom and Dad arrived at our apartment to find me ½ in our master bedroom and ½ in the adjoining bath. Lying on the floor, bleeding, crying, unable to muster the strength to get myself up from where I fallen. I begged my Mom to just let me die. I had endured all I thought I could at that point. I could not continue living that way any longer. Mom called my GYN and in typical Mother bear fashion, insisted that he DO SOMETHING to help me. He instructed my Mom to get me to the local hospital where he was delivering a baby. He said he would meet us in the ER. It took a lot for my Parents to get me out of the apartment and into their car. As promised my GYN met me at the ER door with a wheel chair. I again begged him to just let me die. He explained that a friend of his was on duty today in the hospital and that he wanted me to meet her, she was one of the best endocrinologists in town. About 20 minutes after I had settled on the gurney in the ER this little Tornado appeared. She stood about 4’9” in 3” heels, and never stopped moving. She took 1 look at me and told me she was nearly positive that I had Cushing’s disease. After days and days of testing she determined that she was right. I left the hospital with a diagnosis I had no understanding of, 22 medications, and a pronouncement that I had 18 to 22 months left to live.
I went home and as the saying goes, put my affairs in order. I wrote a will, a living will, an advanced directive, I told my husband and parents what my last wishes were, I signed the papers to donate my body to medical science. Lucky for me, one of my oldest and dearest friends was attending Chiropractic College at Life University outside Atlanta GA. In March of 1994 he decided to spend his spring break with me. He arrived over the weekend. Monday morning he said to me- that between finals and the flight he really needed to be adjusted, would I mind calling the friend from my Jaycee Chapter that was a chiropractor locally and see if he could see him. My Jaycee friend was more than happy to adjust my friend. Little did I know I was being set up.
Dr. John Rosa, finally of months of talking to me at Jaycee meetings, had me at last in his office. He talked me in to the exam that first night and then offered me something NO one else had…. HOPE. Over the course of the next 8 months Dr. Rosa adjusted me 4 to 6 times a week, and low and behold I started to feel better. After about 3 months I noticed my joints were not hurting as much, my muscles weren’t as fatigued. Sadly about 9 months into my care Dr. Rosa moved an hour and ½ from where he had been practicing due to contract issues with the corporation that owned his clinic.
After Dr. Rosa moved away- I figured I was fine and went on living. Well that wasn’t the case. I started to see a few other Chiropractors around and they either used techniques that didn’t work for me, or for a number of reasons were not right for me. Then 1 night in early 1999 my Husband and I went to one of our then favorite little places to eat. As we were leaving the diner, my husband said to me look they are putting up a sign for a new Chiropractor. You have been looking for a good one- why don’t you give this one a call. I called the next morning and went in for an appointment the day after that and as they say the rest in history. I became Dr. Howard Lipman’s patient on February 1,1999, about 20 months later he offered me a job, even as his employee I am his patient too. He keeps my life going; he keeps my body healthy and functioning at its optimal.
I see my chiropractor first for everything. That is not to say I don’t have a Primary care Physician – as I do, I have a GYN, I have a dentist, I have any number of specialist. They are all part of my health and wellness team. When my Chiropractor says “I think you need to seek additional assistance”, I do. This is pretty much what my Chiropractor said to me a few weeks ago regarding my knee.
I still to this day credit chiropractic and Dr. John Rosa with saving my life, for I was sick of the pain, tired of hurting and believed I was on my way out. I now have many many chiropractors in my life, all over this country- My incredible coach is a Chiropractor in Langhorne PA, I have several chiropractors friends in Pittsburgh, Marietta GA, Tucson AZ, Ft. Meyers Fl, Woodbridge VA, Dallas TX, Pittsfield MA, Stratham NH, etc. I love them all.
Just like you go to the dentist once every 4-6 months for a checkup, and women go the their GYNs a few times a year, you take your car in for a tune up or oil change every so often, you should take your spine in for a regular checkup too.
To update you on the knee- well it’s still very swollen, I have been elevating and icing it and limiting my movements as much as I can. My friends are being very helpful with doing all kinds of things for me from my grocery shopping to cleaning the apartment. Ariel is doing her best to take care of me too. I know that there are many of you that read this blog either on facebook or blog spot and enjoy it; you are friends and relatives of friends. I am told some of you reluctant to post a comment or ask to be a friend. PLEASE do not be, my Grandmother taught me that there are NO such things as strangers in life, only friends you haven’t met yet.
Remember no one’s journey is without struggles, it’s thru the struggles we gain life.
Love and Laughter.
HOORA
Terry
I have been asked this question a lot, “ Why do I believe so much in Chiropractic? “ so I thought I would take this chance to explain, why I honestly believe that EVERYONE should have a Chiropractor as part of their Health and wellness team.
Chiropractors do more than handle back and neck pain… Oh sure they are great at handling that but far far more important than pain is what their primary purpose is. Chiropractors are really doctors that handle keeping the central nervous system working at its peak.
The central nervous system is housed in the spinal column. There are 33 bones of the spine any one of them could be just slightly out of place and cause pressure on any one of the many nerves, causing the all important signals from your brain to NOT get where they need to be or to be incorrect or vice versa.
Think about it this way. Your garden hose is your spinal column; the water flowing thru it is the life-force, the energy, the power. Someone parks a car on the flowing garden house. What happens? The water or life force STOPS flowing. What a chiropractor does is help that life force flow correctly, by removing the interference from the central nervous system.
Interference can come from any number of things. Macro traumas such as an auto accident, falls, being tackled by a Buick, and then there are micro traumas – repetitive motions, lifting a squirming toddler, or even a cough or sneeze can cause interference on the central nervous system. Chiropractic teaches that the power that made the body can heal the body. Medications DO NOT heal the body, the body heals the body. That is not to say that medications, surgeries, etc do not have a place in our health care- they do, but they should not be the first choice to solving an issue. Trust me- the night I was tackled by the Buick I was so happy to have pain meds and surgeons that knew what to do.
My own story with Chiropractic began about 16 years ago. Here is why I swear Chiropractic saved my life.
Born in the mid 60s, as soon as my Mom went into labor she was given general anesthesia and knocked out. I was then pulled out with forceps – this method was thought to be easier on Mother and child. As with many “forced” births the forceps did some damage. For the first several years of my life I had a large purple mark on my forehead, my parents jokingly called it my light bulb. By the age of 3 I was having horrific migraine headaches, at my 4 year old check up the Peditritan told my Mom it was impossible for someone so young to be actually having a headache that intense and that she should punish me for seeking attention. Thankfully my Grandmother knew that the dark circles and pale face, and severe sensitivity to light were NOT thing I could be faking.
I spent much of my adolescence and teen years curled up in a ball on the floor of the cedar closet in our basement. It was the coldest, darkest , quietest place in the house. It would be years later when I was in my thirties that we discovered I had a birth trauma know as a Chairi I Malformation. I am lucky mine is stable and will be fine without surgery.
Headaches aside I lived my life, College, marriage. Then 1 Sunday morning in June 1992 I woke up with my period or so I thought. It was a bit strange as I hand not have a spontaneous menstrual cycle since I was 15. I had been complaining of joint aches and muscle fatigue for a few months, but my HMO doctor was constantly telling me my problem was my weight and my thyroid. After 2 straight weeks of this “strange period” I called my GYN. He did the usual exam and stuff and determined it wasn’t a period- he then preformed a D&C and exploratory – all in all he found no reason for the bleeding, which was getting increasingly worse. For months my GYN begged my HMO Primary care physician to order a CT scan, or send me to an Endocrinologist- but he refused always stating that I just needed to lose weight.
Then one Friday in April of 93, my bosses sent me home from work. I was bleeding heavily hemorrhaging, my joints and muscle hurt so bad I could barely move. Brushing my teeth had become a painful task. I went home that Friday night and tried to sleep, I was pale, weak, my hair was falling out in clumps, my joints hurt so much that the simplest of tasks brought tears to my eyes. I had an awful night and early Saturday morning my husband fearing for me well being while he was at work, called my Mom to check on my till he returned home at noon.
All you parents reading this will understand what I mean when I say that my Mom was in Mother Bear mode that day. Mom and Dad arrived at our apartment to find me ½ in our master bedroom and ½ in the adjoining bath. Lying on the floor, bleeding, crying, unable to muster the strength to get myself up from where I fallen. I begged my Mom to just let me die. I had endured all I thought I could at that point. I could not continue living that way any longer. Mom called my GYN and in typical Mother bear fashion, insisted that he DO SOMETHING to help me. He instructed my Mom to get me to the local hospital where he was delivering a baby. He said he would meet us in the ER. It took a lot for my Parents to get me out of the apartment and into their car. As promised my GYN met me at the ER door with a wheel chair. I again begged him to just let me die. He explained that a friend of his was on duty today in the hospital and that he wanted me to meet her, she was one of the best endocrinologists in town. About 20 minutes after I had settled on the gurney in the ER this little Tornado appeared. She stood about 4’9” in 3” heels, and never stopped moving. She took 1 look at me and told me she was nearly positive that I had Cushing’s disease. After days and days of testing she determined that she was right. I left the hospital with a diagnosis I had no understanding of, 22 medications, and a pronouncement that I had 18 to 22 months left to live.
I went home and as the saying goes, put my affairs in order. I wrote a will, a living will, an advanced directive, I told my husband and parents what my last wishes were, I signed the papers to donate my body to medical science. Lucky for me, one of my oldest and dearest friends was attending Chiropractic College at Life University outside Atlanta GA. In March of 1994 he decided to spend his spring break with me. He arrived over the weekend. Monday morning he said to me- that between finals and the flight he really needed to be adjusted, would I mind calling the friend from my Jaycee Chapter that was a chiropractor locally and see if he could see him. My Jaycee friend was more than happy to adjust my friend. Little did I know I was being set up.
Dr. John Rosa, finally of months of talking to me at Jaycee meetings, had me at last in his office. He talked me in to the exam that first night and then offered me something NO one else had…. HOPE. Over the course of the next 8 months Dr. Rosa adjusted me 4 to 6 times a week, and low and behold I started to feel better. After about 3 months I noticed my joints were not hurting as much, my muscles weren’t as fatigued. Sadly about 9 months into my care Dr. Rosa moved an hour and ½ from where he had been practicing due to contract issues with the corporation that owned his clinic.
After Dr. Rosa moved away- I figured I was fine and went on living. Well that wasn’t the case. I started to see a few other Chiropractors around and they either used techniques that didn’t work for me, or for a number of reasons were not right for me. Then 1 night in early 1999 my Husband and I went to one of our then favorite little places to eat. As we were leaving the diner, my husband said to me look they are putting up a sign for a new Chiropractor. You have been looking for a good one- why don’t you give this one a call. I called the next morning and went in for an appointment the day after that and as they say the rest in history. I became Dr. Howard Lipman’s patient on February 1,1999, about 20 months later he offered me a job, even as his employee I am his patient too. He keeps my life going; he keeps my body healthy and functioning at its optimal.
I see my chiropractor first for everything. That is not to say I don’t have a Primary care Physician – as I do, I have a GYN, I have a dentist, I have any number of specialist. They are all part of my health and wellness team. When my Chiropractor says “I think you need to seek additional assistance”, I do. This is pretty much what my Chiropractor said to me a few weeks ago regarding my knee.
I still to this day credit chiropractic and Dr. John Rosa with saving my life, for I was sick of the pain, tired of hurting and believed I was on my way out. I now have many many chiropractors in my life, all over this country- My incredible coach is a Chiropractor in Langhorne PA, I have several chiropractors friends in Pittsburgh, Marietta GA, Tucson AZ, Ft. Meyers Fl, Woodbridge VA, Dallas TX, Pittsfield MA, Stratham NH, etc. I love them all.
Just like you go to the dentist once every 4-6 months for a checkup, and women go the their GYNs a few times a year, you take your car in for a tune up or oil change every so often, you should take your spine in for a regular checkup too.
To update you on the knee- well it’s still very swollen, I have been elevating and icing it and limiting my movements as much as I can. My friends are being very helpful with doing all kinds of things for me from my grocery shopping to cleaning the apartment. Ariel is doing her best to take care of me too. I know that there are many of you that read this blog either on facebook or blog spot and enjoy it; you are friends and relatives of friends. I am told some of you reluctant to post a comment or ask to be a friend. PLEASE do not be, my Grandmother taught me that there are NO such things as strangers in life, only friends you haven’t met yet.
Remember no one’s journey is without struggles, it’s thru the struggles we gain life.
Love and Laughter.
HOORA
Terry
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Life is an adventure
Life is an adventure
Life truly is an adventure. This week my life took me to the annual Parker Chiropractic Seminar in Las Vegas.
With my knee being as swollen and painful as it is, my boss convinced me that it would be best to do the airports in a wheel chair to save the knee some pain of walking. Early Wednesday morning he and I drive to BWI airport and boarded a plane for Atlanta- the flight landed in Atlanta early and without incident. The Sky cap assigned to meet me at the gate with the wheel chair had only pushed the chair about 20 feet when she steered me right into the door jam bashing the right knee. I saw stars.
The flight from Atlanta to Vegas was very pleasant- I dosed on and off while listening to my iPod thru my new Bose ear buds. At the baggage claim area we discovered that my rolling duffle bag had been ripped across the bottom. Since no one was there to handle my claim of a damaged bag I was given an 800 customer service number to call and on Friday afternoon the airline delivered me a new bag to the hotel.
Parker Chiropractic seminars – Las Vegas is the largest gathering of Chiropractors in the US. It’s always amazing, and I always come home – touch moved and inspired. This year one of the speakers that touch, moved and inspired me the most was Brigadier Gen. Becky Halstead, Gen Halstead is a 6 star General, from the second class at West Point that allowed Females. One of the things she said has stuck in my mind- “ There are 2 rules in life #1 Never ever quit, #2- when all else fails referrer to rule #1. General Halstead also taught us a new word one I really really like and am going to make a part of my vocabulary. The word is HOORA- she says it means anything but NO- that pretty much sums up my life- I don’t quit, and I’m all about anything but NO.
Parker Seminar’s President is Dr. Fabrizio Mancini. He an amazingly happy and upbeat man. He said that is always happy because he receives at least 150 hugs a day, and how could anyone be depressed being hugged that much every day. Well I don’t know about that, I do love hugs but not sure I could handle that many a day. However, I do know that he believes so much in the Chiropractic profession and he always smells so good; as those of you reading this that know me well- know that I usually do not like men’s colognes. I have no idea what cologne Dr. Mancini wears but I know that I every time I hug him- he smells great. The Vice President of Parker Seminars is an amazing chiropractor Named Dr. Gilles LaMarche. I am always touched moved and inspired when he speaks as well. This year he shared a very personal story about how Chiropractic care saved his own life. I cannot tell you how amazing the energy is when you are with so many like minded people. I wanted to take a moment here to Say thank you so much Drs Mancini and LaMarche for all the work you put into these amazing seminars.
This year’s seminars were even more special because my friends Drs Arthur and Brandie Nemchenko joined us at my suggestion. They had a great time, I think. My dear Friend Naomi Chance was awarded the Parker CA of the year award. Congrats Naomi an honor well deserved. Parker Seminars has become a change to see many of my Chiropractic family from around the country. Dr. Steve and Naomi Chance from Florida, Yolanda with foot levelers from Roanoke VA, The Nemchenko’ s are from King of Prussia , PA, Dr. Wren is from Texas, Dr. Scott and Greta Garber from Massachusetts, Kathy Mills Chang from Denver and many others. There was something so amazing for me to be holding Naomi’s hand on the right and Dr. Arthur’s on the left swaying to “we are the world” during the closing session. Dr. Rick Wren led the closing and it was a very emotional event for all in the room.
My boss Dr. Lipman had made arrangements for Dr. Mark Charrette to asses and adjust my knee, he did an awesome job- he used a technique called Russian bone setting, yes it hurt while he was doing it, but it did help. He too agrees that the knee is a huge mess. Dr. Charrette is known throughout the chiropractic profession as one of its extremity adjusting gurus. I spent a good bit of my non-seminar time sitting with my knee packed in ice- thanks to the swelling the door jam caused. I will be seeking a second opinion this week with an orthopedic doctor that comes highly recommended by a good friend.
As for the weight loss- I continue to loss, just at a slower pace than I was. Yes Vegas posed many temptations, I did really really well avoiding most of them, HOWEVER- Saturday morning the breakfast buffet got the best of me- they had Chocolate covered donuts and chocolate milk on the buffet – two of my former favorites. I decided to indulge – I had 1 glass of chocolate milk and 1 chocolate covered donut – yes they tasted very good, but the stomachache I had an hour later- was NOT worth it. (Yeah Coach I know- sooner or later I will learn)
I have a goal for next year- I want my friend Dr. Dave and Rich Madow speaking from the Parker stage helping Chiropractors manage their businesses they way they have been doing for Dentists for years, I also want my coach Dr. Joe Wood on that Parker stage teaching Chiropractors how to get their patients out of Pain quickly, he has written a book about it called Miracles in Minutes.
As I close, my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Haiti. If you have not already done so I urge you to donate to the red cross to help with the relief efforts there.
Remember don’t quit, this journey is worth it.
Love and Laughter
HOORA
Terry
Life truly is an adventure. This week my life took me to the annual Parker Chiropractic Seminar in Las Vegas.
With my knee being as swollen and painful as it is, my boss convinced me that it would be best to do the airports in a wheel chair to save the knee some pain of walking. Early Wednesday morning he and I drive to BWI airport and boarded a plane for Atlanta- the flight landed in Atlanta early and without incident. The Sky cap assigned to meet me at the gate with the wheel chair had only pushed the chair about 20 feet when she steered me right into the door jam bashing the right knee. I saw stars.
The flight from Atlanta to Vegas was very pleasant- I dosed on and off while listening to my iPod thru my new Bose ear buds. At the baggage claim area we discovered that my rolling duffle bag had been ripped across the bottom. Since no one was there to handle my claim of a damaged bag I was given an 800 customer service number to call and on Friday afternoon the airline delivered me a new bag to the hotel.
Parker Chiropractic seminars – Las Vegas is the largest gathering of Chiropractors in the US. It’s always amazing, and I always come home – touch moved and inspired. This year one of the speakers that touch, moved and inspired me the most was Brigadier Gen. Becky Halstead, Gen Halstead is a 6 star General, from the second class at West Point that allowed Females. One of the things she said has stuck in my mind- “ There are 2 rules in life #1 Never ever quit, #2- when all else fails referrer to rule #1. General Halstead also taught us a new word one I really really like and am going to make a part of my vocabulary. The word is HOORA- she says it means anything but NO- that pretty much sums up my life- I don’t quit, and I’m all about anything but NO.
Parker Seminar’s President is Dr. Fabrizio Mancini. He an amazingly happy and upbeat man. He said that is always happy because he receives at least 150 hugs a day, and how could anyone be depressed being hugged that much every day. Well I don’t know about that, I do love hugs but not sure I could handle that many a day. However, I do know that he believes so much in the Chiropractic profession and he always smells so good; as those of you reading this that know me well- know that I usually do not like men’s colognes. I have no idea what cologne Dr. Mancini wears but I know that I every time I hug him- he smells great. The Vice President of Parker Seminars is an amazing chiropractor Named Dr. Gilles LaMarche. I am always touched moved and inspired when he speaks as well. This year he shared a very personal story about how Chiropractic care saved his own life. I cannot tell you how amazing the energy is when you are with so many like minded people. I wanted to take a moment here to Say thank you so much Drs Mancini and LaMarche for all the work you put into these amazing seminars.
This year’s seminars were even more special because my friends Drs Arthur and Brandie Nemchenko joined us at my suggestion. They had a great time, I think. My dear Friend Naomi Chance was awarded the Parker CA of the year award. Congrats Naomi an honor well deserved. Parker Seminars has become a change to see many of my Chiropractic family from around the country. Dr. Steve and Naomi Chance from Florida, Yolanda with foot levelers from Roanoke VA, The Nemchenko’ s are from King of Prussia , PA, Dr. Wren is from Texas, Dr. Scott and Greta Garber from Massachusetts, Kathy Mills Chang from Denver and many others. There was something so amazing for me to be holding Naomi’s hand on the right and Dr. Arthur’s on the left swaying to “we are the world” during the closing session. Dr. Rick Wren led the closing and it was a very emotional event for all in the room.
My boss Dr. Lipman had made arrangements for Dr. Mark Charrette to asses and adjust my knee, he did an awesome job- he used a technique called Russian bone setting, yes it hurt while he was doing it, but it did help. He too agrees that the knee is a huge mess. Dr. Charrette is known throughout the chiropractic profession as one of its extremity adjusting gurus. I spent a good bit of my non-seminar time sitting with my knee packed in ice- thanks to the swelling the door jam caused. I will be seeking a second opinion this week with an orthopedic doctor that comes highly recommended by a good friend.
As for the weight loss- I continue to loss, just at a slower pace than I was. Yes Vegas posed many temptations, I did really really well avoiding most of them, HOWEVER- Saturday morning the breakfast buffet got the best of me- they had Chocolate covered donuts and chocolate milk on the buffet – two of my former favorites. I decided to indulge – I had 1 glass of chocolate milk and 1 chocolate covered donut – yes they tasted very good, but the stomachache I had an hour later- was NOT worth it. (Yeah Coach I know- sooner or later I will learn)
I have a goal for next year- I want my friend Dr. Dave and Rich Madow speaking from the Parker stage helping Chiropractors manage their businesses they way they have been doing for Dentists for years, I also want my coach Dr. Joe Wood on that Parker stage teaching Chiropractors how to get their patients out of Pain quickly, he has written a book about it called Miracles in Minutes.
As I close, my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Haiti. If you have not already done so I urge you to donate to the red cross to help with the relief efforts there.
Remember don’t quit, this journey is worth it.
Love and Laughter
HOORA
Terry
Sunday, January 10, 2010
You got to have goals
You got to have goals
I borrowed those words from my friend Jeff. Jeff is a numbers guy- I am not a numbers girl and never have been. I do agree though that we all need goals. Here are my 2010 goals:
Health and well being:
Continue weight loss
Continue work outs
Get issues with my knee handled so I can do above
Learn to dance
Personally life:
Date
Fall in love and be engaged by end of the year
Bring in 2011 in Jamaica again
Work:
I want the practice to thrive
2010 to be our best yr ever
There were a number of highlights of 2009. Last January The Parker Vegas Seminar was amazing- I had so much energy and easy of movement. I had a ball. The look on my Coach’s face in July when I know only got on to the floor in his office, but got up with relative easy. How could the dance in the street in front of Cinderella’s castle with Chip and Dale at the Magic Kingdom not be one of the outstanding highlights of 2009? Of course an outstanding end to an amazing year was bringing the year to a close in Sunny beautiful Jamaica.
As you see one of the goals for this year is to get my knee straighten out. On Friday I saw an Orthopedist, and I have to admit I was less than happy with him. I felt totally dismissed and like I was imposing on him and a waste his time. He more or less told me that the 180lbs I have lost so far doesn’t matter and that when I get down to the 120 range we will talk. (I know the national BMI charts say women my height should weigh around that amount but it’s not a realistic weight for me)
He did put a cortisone injection in there- which made it hurt even more. The knee remains tremendously swollen. I have spent most of the weekend with ice packs on it. Clearly when its 20 degrees outside and 1 knee is packed in ice- I have done my best to keep the rest of me warm. (Photos show the wrap holding the ice packs in place) This doctor from Friday wants me to consider something called Synvisc injections. The MRI shows that I have no ACL, a macerated meniscus and severe arthritis. I think I might seek a second opinion.
This week brings Parker seminars Las Vegas- this is the 1 seminar I always look forward to attending. Las Vegas is always so much fun; this seminar is always packed with great speakers and inspiring people. I know moving about won’t be as free and easy as last year, but this time it’s not because of the weight , but because of a swollen knee.
I hope your Journey is being kind to you.
Love and Laughter
Terry
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Things I need to gett off my chest
Things I need to get off my Chest
There are few things I need to get off my chest- things that have just been annoying me lately.
Children- I do not have any of my own, I could not conceive in 5 years of trying, but I generally love children. I am guilty as charged when folks tell me I indulge my 2 nephews; my friends that have children know that I am usually a willing babysitter. However folks Children should be taught to behavior in public- I was, my friends were. To honest I do not recall either of my parents ever raising a hand to me- the threat that they would was all I needed.
Let me elaborate a bit here-
I am all for exposing Children to different cultures, and new experiences, I was. But seriously folks your 22 month old is NOT going to remember spending New Years in Jamaica. Wait till they are OLD enough to understand the impact of these new experiences. When you have them on an airplane, bus, train, restaurant, etc- make them behave- we do not think it’s cute or adorable to have our seat backs kicked from Montego bay to Baltimore, we do not enjoy having them scream in our ears from Baltimore to New York. It is not cute when then stands up on the seat in front of us and droll their lollipop all over us- it’s gross. It’s not funny when they cough and sneeze in our faces while looking over your shoulder as you hold them waiting in the line at security.
I have to admit I owe my Friend Dr. Dave an apology- a few weeks ago he was on an Amtrak train from Baltimore to New York and had a young girl screaming and jumping up and down in the seat behind him and I was laughing at his facebook posts about how annoying it was. I am sorry for Laughing Dr. Dave.
Global warming- Really? Most of the United states in experiencing frigid cold temperatures. We had a cooler than normal summer, almost no fall. So where are things warming?
Rude people- For the last couple of weeks I have been having problems with my Right knee, the MRI report is not very promising and I have an appointment with some of the best Orthopedist around on Friday. My knee simply is not bending and therefore I have been limping and moving slower than normal. Seriously folks there is no need to shove grocery carts into my back as I am shopping- say excuse me and I will get out of your way if you are in that much of a hurry. Also there is no need to comment on my weight- I know I am over weight and working hard on that issue.
Dating- It sucks in your 40s. But men out there dating in this age pool- get really- it’s not ok to assume the only way to break the ice and get to know a woman is to sleep with her. It’s not ok to eat your meal at a nice restaurant with your fingers. It does not ok insist the first date be at her place. It’s not ok to ask for your disgusting sexual fetishes on the first date. Be the gentlemen you Momma taught you to be.
Foods- I am probably one of the biggest sweetaolics you will ever meet. Last night as I lay in bed watching the Jay Leno show- I was so grossed out I thought I would have to go vomit… Jay and his guest were making Deep Fried Oreos…. YES you read that right Need fried Oreos- they took Oreo cookies, dipped them in whole milk, white flour, rolled them in tempura batter and then deep fried them. As if that were not bad enough they then made Deep Fried Pizza…
I recently read an article that the Texas state fair’s 2 top selling foods were deep friend butter and deep fried bacon…. I can hear the arteries clogging.
In September at the annual Reister’s towne Festival one of the vendors was offering Deep fried Twinkies. REALLY- do you know that a Twinkie can with stand the heat from a blow torch that will melt steel? Why would you want to put this into your body?
As I said I love sweet things. I have had to learn to change my eating habits, but even at my worst Deep fried Twinkies and Oreos never appealed to me.
When I really want something sweet- I do indulge in something good- for instance if I want ice cream I go to Hoffman’s Ice Cream and get a dip of Good Ice Cream- its homemade with all natural ingredients. If I really want Chocolate I get some Dark Chocolate. Yes that also includes cocktails. Be smart and put good things into your body.
There are few things I need to get off my chest- things that have just been annoying me lately.
Children- I do not have any of my own, I could not conceive in 5 years of trying, but I generally love children. I am guilty as charged when folks tell me I indulge my 2 nephews; my friends that have children know that I am usually a willing babysitter. However folks Children should be taught to behavior in public- I was, my friends were. To honest I do not recall either of my parents ever raising a hand to me- the threat that they would was all I needed.
Let me elaborate a bit here-
I am all for exposing Children to different cultures, and new experiences, I was. But seriously folks your 22 month old is NOT going to remember spending New Years in Jamaica. Wait till they are OLD enough to understand the impact of these new experiences. When you have them on an airplane, bus, train, restaurant, etc- make them behave- we do not think it’s cute or adorable to have our seat backs kicked from Montego bay to Baltimore, we do not enjoy having them scream in our ears from Baltimore to New York. It is not cute when then stands up on the seat in front of us and droll their lollipop all over us- it’s gross. It’s not funny when they cough and sneeze in our faces while looking over your shoulder as you hold them waiting in the line at security.
I have to admit I owe my Friend Dr. Dave an apology- a few weeks ago he was on an Amtrak train from Baltimore to New York and had a young girl screaming and jumping up and down in the seat behind him and I was laughing at his facebook posts about how annoying it was. I am sorry for Laughing Dr. Dave.
Global warming- Really? Most of the United states in experiencing frigid cold temperatures. We had a cooler than normal summer, almost no fall. So where are things warming?
Rude people- For the last couple of weeks I have been having problems with my Right knee, the MRI report is not very promising and I have an appointment with some of the best Orthopedist around on Friday. My knee simply is not bending and therefore I have been limping and moving slower than normal. Seriously folks there is no need to shove grocery carts into my back as I am shopping- say excuse me and I will get out of your way if you are in that much of a hurry. Also there is no need to comment on my weight- I know I am over weight and working hard on that issue.
Dating- It sucks in your 40s. But men out there dating in this age pool- get really- it’s not ok to assume the only way to break the ice and get to know a woman is to sleep with her. It’s not ok to eat your meal at a nice restaurant with your fingers. It does not ok insist the first date be at her place. It’s not ok to ask for your disgusting sexual fetishes on the first date. Be the gentlemen you Momma taught you to be.
Foods- I am probably one of the biggest sweetaolics you will ever meet. Last night as I lay in bed watching the Jay Leno show- I was so grossed out I thought I would have to go vomit… Jay and his guest were making Deep Fried Oreos…. YES you read that right Need fried Oreos- they took Oreo cookies, dipped them in whole milk, white flour, rolled them in tempura batter and then deep fried them. As if that were not bad enough they then made Deep Fried Pizza…
I recently read an article that the Texas state fair’s 2 top selling foods were deep friend butter and deep fried bacon…. I can hear the arteries clogging.
In September at the annual Reister’s towne Festival one of the vendors was offering Deep fried Twinkies. REALLY- do you know that a Twinkie can with stand the heat from a blow torch that will melt steel? Why would you want to put this into your body?
As I said I love sweet things. I have had to learn to change my eating habits, but even at my worst Deep fried Twinkies and Oreos never appealed to me.
When I really want something sweet- I do indulge in something good- for instance if I want ice cream I go to Hoffman’s Ice Cream and get a dip of Good Ice Cream- its homemade with all natural ingredients. If I really want Chocolate I get some Dark Chocolate. Yes that also includes cocktails. Be smart and put good things into your body.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Out with the old/ In with the new
Out with the old /in with the new
It’s amazing that we are in 2010. Seems like only yesterday we were worried about Y2K, and now that was a decade ago.
I have to admit it was totally amazing to bring in the New Year/New Decade dressed in a flimsy sundress, outside under the stars, totally enjoying a full moon. The resort in Jamaica did an awesome Job of the New Years Eve celebration. Anyone looking for a nice relaxing vacation I highly recommend this place http://www.clubambiance.com .
I have posted some of my 162 photos http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/album.php?aid=369571&id=631730532 .
I came home with my body tanned, my soul nourished, my batteries recharged and my spirit renewed; pretty cool what a week in the sun, doing nothing can do for a person.
I spent a good bit of time pondering some things, my coach has been telling me for a while now that I have changed in the last year. Not just the loss in weight, but that my way of being has changed, my whole outlook on life has changed. He is right, but I spent a good bit of time trying to figure out what has changed, when I changed and how I have changed. I still have not been able to put my finger on it, but I do know that I feel more confident in myself, I have a better self esteem, I enjoy living more, and I am getting more out of life.
I thought about the previous New Years I have brought in during my lifetime- and this one was by far the best.
Last New Years I said my goals for 2009 were to have lost 150 lbs from Sept 14 2008 till Sept 14, 2009 (1 yr of working with my coach) well I came damn close I had lost 149lbs at that point. Currently I am about 180lbs down. I feel great, had little problem walking in to the ocean (the moving sand does prove a challenge to walk on)
I had also said that 2009 was going to be the year that I fell madly passionately in love with a man- well that did not happen at all. It’s ok- I will happen when God is ready for me to have it.
The business had a good year, not great but a good one, better than the year before.
As for 2010- well here is what I say is going to happen:
The practice is going to thrive
I am going to continue my weight loss
I am going to get the issues squared away with my knee
Be open for the love of my life to come into my life
Practice being a peace
Be of assistance to my friends and family
I’d love to be engaged by the end of this year, it’s my goal to bring in 2011 in Jamaica again, and both are things I will be working toward.
Life is good; this journey is amazing and taking me to all kinds of new places.
God bless all that read this blog regularly, Happy New Year may 2010 be the year your dreams come true.
Love and Laughter
Terry
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