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!

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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

As a chiropractor, I have the strong belief that our bodies heal from the inside-out and we don’t need to live in the medical box of outside-in philosophy.  With that understanding it is impossible for patients to truly get well in my office with their paradigm (or view of health) as outside-in.  Below are some outside-in thoughts:

1.  I have a fever, I must take Tylenol to lower my fever.

2.  I need to lose weight, what fad diet should I do?

3.  I have good and bad cholesterol and I need to raise my good and lower my bad.

4.  If I look like so and so, I’ll be more successful and happy.

5.  If I vomit, I must be unhealthy.

These are just a few thoughts from an outside-in paradigm.  You see, an outside-in approach takes the trust, understanding, and truth out of our bodies are innately intelligent and good.  Patients easily understand this when I explain to them what a fever is.  Yes, our society thinks that we need to take a Tylenol pill for every fever.  That’s an outside-in approach.  But, here’s the inside-out approach.  Let our body raise its temperature as it needs to to kill bacteria and viruses that can’t survive under the higher temperatures.  Lowering your body temperature through medicine only prolongs the infection and disease process.

Here are some inside-out thoughts:

1.  My body must have really needed to get rid of that in my stomach by vomitting.

2.  Wow, my body feels on-fire, but I know that it is to kill the invader in my immune system.

3.  I would rather have my kids exposed to and get chicken pox so they can build a natural immunity to it.

4.  The healthy choices, or unhealthy ones, that I make now will determine how my body will function and look in the near future.

5.  A genetic necessity of my body is a properly functioning nervous system, healthy nutrition, and efficient exercise, then when I do these things, my body will express health.

Your paradigm matters.  Do you run to pills, lotions, and potions for lots of things?  You have an outside-in paradigm.  Or do you look to the inside for your detection and correction of ailments?

I believe God knew what he was doing when he made us.  He created within us a doctor.  Our body, because it was created by Him, is the best healer.  Trust it and you’ll be rewarded with a quality life to serve Him and serve others.

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

Come join our class on December 6th at 6pm at H4L.  Click the below flyer for details and please RSVP!

Fitness and Nutrition Flyer

Naturally Restoring Your Health

Dr. Gunderson

Blood pressure, checked.  Eyes, checked.  Heart & lungs, checked.  Spine, eh, NOT checked!  We should get physicals one time per year to do a “check-up” on our major vital organs like the heart, lungs, and muscular system.  What gets missed is a spinal checkup.  Chiropractors are the only trained physicians to check for proper spinal health.  Have you had yours checked?  How about your children’s spines?  At Health4Life, we recommend a spinal “check-up” to find out if you do have spinal problems.  Spinal problems can go undetected for several years before symptoms even show up.  Call our office at 715-598-4954 to schedule your “check-up” with Dr. Gunderson.

Naturally Restoring Your Health!

Meet our staff at Health4Life!  Christa is our office manager and marketing director.  Staci is our chiropractic assistant and is ready to help you get well!  We are adding some new services to our office over the next few months, so keep tuned.  In the meantime, enjoy these videos:)

Naturally Restoring Your Health,

Dr. Gunderson

Do you ever catch yourself saying, “I’ll get around to it later”?  Or maybe, you’ve used that phrase so much that you don’t even catch yourself saying it all the time to yourself.  Well, it’s time.  It’s time to stop saying that that phrase.  It’s time, to do it now.  Not later.  Not when New Years comes around.  Not when I’m married.  Not when the kids grow up and move out.  It’s time…..now!

As a practicing chiropractor in Altoona, there have been countless patients that have come into my office complaining of this or that, but had wished they addressed the issue years prior.  You see, they have let it go way too long.  They procrastinated their health.  Because of that, in their mind, they have said “It’s time” to finally take care of myself.  I can see it in their eyes.  They are ready for complete transformation in their lives so they can live healthier, more vibrant, lives.

It is my job to point them in the right direction to bring their health back.  I can’t do it for them.  Once they have said to themselves and made a promise to themselves that “It’s Time”, then we are ready to roll.  Then I, as their doctor, gets to say “It’s Time”.  It’s time to throw off the old self.  Just like in the Bible as it talks about when we accept Jesus into our hearts and lives that we get to “throw off” our old selves (spiritually speaking).  He gives us a new self and a new identity.  I, also, get to help people throw off their old physical self.

BUT, it takes great focus and effort.  It takes daily reflection on the phrase and commitment of “It’s Time”.  Life is about choices.  It is no more evident in our health.  When we make unhealthy choices over a period of time, our physical (and more) body suffers tremendously.

So, today are you going to say “It’s Time”!  If you don’t know where to start, let me recommend something.  November 3rd is an opportunity we only give once a year.  We are having our Patient Appreciation Days at our office (2204 N. Hillcrest Pkwy Ste. 1 Altoona) and all new patients can come in on Thursday the 3rd for absolutely FREE.  We ask that you bring a donation of money or items for Operation Christmas Child.  Here’s your chance to say “It’s Time”.  Make the appointment.  It will benefit you and your entire family to get under the wellness care of our office.  Call us at 715-598-4954 to schedule that soon as our slots are filling up fast; I only have a few spots left.

Naturally Restoring Your Health!

Dr. Gunderson