Below is some information from our Massage Therapist-Kimberley!  Enjoy!–Dr. Gunderson

Massage Therapy is the new addition to Health4life Chiropractic LLC.  Massage and Chiropractic work very well together to enhance the body’s ability to heal itself. Massage can be done prior to getting an adjustment to soften he muscles to get a better adjustment. Or, after an adjustment  to keep the adjustment longer and relieve any soreness. Each month I will be addressing the many benefits of adding massage to your wellness plan. Plus check out our new digital magazine.

–Kimberley Graham

Dear clients,

I want to thank you for your business by sharing this complimentary issue of Body Sense magazine.

www.abmp.com/bodysense/spring-2012

www.Health4Lifellc.com

Health4Life Chiropractic is located in Altoona, WI which is just outside Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  We see conditions like headaches, sciatica, back pain, neck pain, colic, and acid reflux with great success at our chiropractic office in Altoona, WI.

Call our office for an appointment.

Phone: (715) 598-4954

If you haven’t been checked by a chiropractor, you may have spinal “termites” called subluxations!  Get everyone in your family checked to see if they do or not! Just like termites can go unnoticed for many years, so can subluxations!

Naturally Restoring Your Health!

Dr. Gunderson

This video demonstrates why the residents of Altoona, Wisconsin need to get to know chiropractic and achieve their Health4Life.

Dr. Tim Gunderson is a chiropractor in Altoona, WI that has been helping people all over the Altoona, Eau Claire, and Fall Creek, Wisconsin area get well and stay well through Chiropractic Care.

Call Health4Life today to schedule an appointment in our Altoona, WI chiropractic office located at 2204 N. Hillcrest Parkway, Suite 1, Altoona, Wisconsin, 54720

Phone: (715) 598-4954

The following article is good for all those that are not sure how chiropractic can help their newborn.  We are passionate about helping babies at H4L.  We would love the opportunity to check your child for subluxations (spinal misalignments)

Enjoy!

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

How Chiropractic Helps Newborns

By Dr. Ben Lerner

Birth is a normal, natural process that’s been around since the beginning of humanity. As with any other task the body was created to perform, when you support normal functioning, you have your best chance of success.

The road down the birth canal and out into the world can be a trying one, particularly in the case of medical intervention and high-tech births. (You may recall a Journal of the American Medical Association study showing the U.S. ranked last for neonatal mortality, infant mortality and the health of newborns.) As a result, there have been ever-increasing occurrences of traumatic birth syndrome.

Traumatic birth syndrome describes the presence of trauma-induced skull, spinal damage and spinal misalignment as a result of the birth process. Imagine going through it with a mother lying on her back, working against gravity and on medications to increase the intensity of labor and numb the delivery muscles. Combine that with common surgical interventions, and the birthing process becomes exponentially more traumatic.

And, when you think about it, it should be no surprise vertebral subluxation (misalignment and/or damage of the spine) in infants is a common reality.

During the pushing stage of labor, the spine may be injured as the fetus is compressed and pushed down the birth canal. The most frequent cause of subluxation in infants is the pulling, twisting and compression of the infant’s spine during birth, leading to respiratory depression and other illness.

If something alters the normal birth process, subluxations will frequently occur at the point of greatest stress (upper and lower cervical vertebrae). While in severe cases, these can result in more obvious, clinical nerve damage such as nerve palsies, more frequently subluxations remain subclinical, with health issues arising at a later time.

Catching Them Early

These issues can range from colic, sleep disorders and symptoms of lowered immunity to poor development and more. “Subluxations should be analyzed and corrected as soon as possible after birth to prevent these associated conditions,” says pediatric expert Dr. Maxine McMullen.

These subluxations have been found to be severe enough to lead to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) due to the pressure they cause upward toward the lower brain (2-4) as well as creating numerous other disorders common to newborns, infants and young children. Reports show chiropractic care can be helpful in such diverse disorders as cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, ear infections, the prevention of SIDS and others. (5)

While chiropractic care is not a treatment for anything, the benefits of adjusting subluxation to remove interference has been particularly telling in the case of small children. The facts show young people need chiropractic care as much as or more than anyone to maximize proper development and minimize the advent of common infant symptoms and disease.

One of the most interesting studies — based on the examination and adjustment of 1,000 infants — was done by Dr. Gutmann, a German physician. (5) He concluded blocked nerve impulses at the level of the first vertebrae can cause of central motor impairment and lower resistance to infections, especially those of the ear, nose and throat. (1)

One example of Dr. Gutmann’s published case studies describes an 18-month-old boy with early relapsing tonsillitis, frequent enteritis, drug therapy resistive conjunctivitis, frequent colds and earaches and increasing sleeping problems. After the first specific adjustment, the child was put to bed and slept peacefully until morning. The conjunctivitis cleared up completely, and his previously disturbed appetite returned to normal.

Dr. Gutmann’s research showed the 1,000 children treated had success, almost without exception, for a variety of ailments after spinal adjustments at the atlas. Symptoms to have responded favorably included the following:

“If the indications are correctly observed,” Dr. Gutmann said, “Chiropractic can often bring about amazingly successful results, because the therapy is a causal one. … With developmental disturbances of every kind, the atlanto-occipital joints should be examined and in each case be treated manually in a qualified manner. The success of this treatment eclipses every other attempt at treatment, including especially the use of medications.” (5)

Dr. Ben Lerner, along with Dr. Greg Loman, owns Maximized Living, a Chiropractic training company. They have helped build the largest spinal correction clinics in the history of Chiropractic.

Join us at 6pm at Health4Life for our Diabetes Workshop on March 27th!  Learn about how to live a better life with diabetes or to prevent the disease.  Sign up by calling our office at 715.598.4954.  We look forward to seeing you!

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

Are you sick and tired of a child that is always sick?  Are you going through Kleenex like it’s water?  How many more sleepless nights can you take?  Guess what, as a provider, I’m tired of seeing kids suffer!  There are easy, and effective, ways for you to help your child have a healthy year.

Let me ask you a question.  Do you believe the germ theory?  The idea that germs cause many diseases.  I don’t!  Chiropractic’s philosophy, and my own now, is that it is the host, not the invader that is the determinant in whether one gets ill or not.  How come my child can be exposed to the exact same germs as your child, but yours is ill and mine is not?  It is because my child has a stronger immune system.

How do you get your child to have a rock-solid immune system?  Below are some keys to achieve exactly that!

1.  Get adjusted-research shows that children that get adjusted have a better functioning immune system.  To read more about this go here.

2.  Add probiotics to your child’s food.  Because antibiotics are so widely used (in food too), people (including kids) have a significant decrease in the good bacteria in their body.  Research says that up to 70% of our immune system is our gut bacteria.  It is a good preventative (and reactive) approach to add probiotics to your child’s food.  The child must have a pill that has billions of good bacteria with MANY strains.  Too few of strains and doing yogurt is not good enough.  Ok, enough on probiotics.

3.  Add Vitamin D- Liquid Vitamin D is important to add into a child’s diet especially in the upper Midwest as we don’t get enough sun in the winter.  Adding Vit D will help tremendously.

4.  Exercise–One of the biggest reasons children get sick during the winter is because they don’t run around outside as much and get exercise.  They often don’t go outside at school anymore.  Be proactive and get your child (and yourself outside!).  If it is too cold, go to the mall and walk!

5.  Sleep–Children need sleep even more than an adult!  Get your child to bed early.  Lack of sleep leads to a decrease in immune function.

Take these 5 easy steps and let your children be exposed to stuff at a young age so they can develop the proper immune system.  On another note, if you have an infant, the best way to have a healthy baby is breastfeeding!  Make sure that your child gets a spinal checkup.

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

I love the saying “You’re healthy by choice, not by chance” because it is proving everyday to be true!  This concept is counter-cultural to today’s society.  Have you ever heard a doctor or someone else say “Well, since your parents had it (heart disease, cancer, etc.), you’re most likely going to get it!”?  Is that true?  For some reason over the past 50-75 years we have all wanted to blame our illnesses on bad genes, bad luck, or bad germs.  Our culture likes to put fault on bad genes and say that our genes have mutated or changed.  Society believes these bad genes are causing the problems we are facing today in America;  such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity to name a few.  But in fact, our genes have not changed in the last 40,000 years!  Research is proving, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that how you eat, move, and think has a direct impact on your health!  We can be healthy by choice!

Yes, there are a few diseases that are genetic, but they are a small minority compared to the vast “lifestyle” diseases of today.  It is our lifestyle that determines our health!  It is our choice to eat well, move well, and think well.  The Good Lord designed our body to eat nutritiously from the land and not from the land of McDonald’s.  Our genes genetically need movement to function properly and to be healthy.  And finally, people that have a positive attitude toward life end up being healthier people.  I know most people believe these principles innately, but frequently they do not live them out.  A disconnect exists between the knowledge of what is good for our health and the wisdom, strength, and inspiration to live it out daily.  Would you be inspired to change your lifestyle if I told you that you could avoid the common ‘lifestyle diseases’ of cancer, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease?  Would you make changes if you knew that you could add years to your life and life to your years?  Would you strive for the freedom of health if it meant that you would get to see all your children married and even  your grandchildren raise a family?  With optimal health and God’s blessing, it can become a reality!  You are either healthy or unhealthy by choice.  Make many future great years of healthy choices!

To find out more about our office, check out our video below.

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

We are celebrating Valentine’s Day at H4L this year by giving a 60 minute massage (or two 30 minute massages for a couple) to a lucky winner!  How do you win?  Schedule any appointment on February 14th and automatically be entered in when you come in for that appointment.  So call now (715-598-4954)!  We look forward to serving you!

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

This family values health!  Not only for the parents, but also their twins!  We love seeing families at Health4Life!  Are you investing in the health of your family?  We encourage you to consider us to help you get your family well!

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

Read the Fox article here.  Statins have been coined the next “Wonder Drug” by DRUG MANUFACTURES.  They have even proposed statins to be put in the drinking water cause evidently EVERYONE would benefit!  Well, a large study just came out that backed up smaller studies that showed this correlation as well.  Statin drugs, like Lipitor, Crestor, and the like, cause diabetes in many individuals.  So we are supposedly (I say supposedly purposely here) are preventing heart disease, but we are causing diabetes….hmmmm.  All drugs have side effects; that is the reason they are called a drug.  Don’t let a medication be your crutch to living a more disciplined life.  Your body can and should function properly if you do the right things with your lifestyle.  Live it!

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson