Causes of Most Muscle Pains

According to research, close to 90% of people suffering from muscle pains do not get the relief they need, even when taking pain medications. Muscle pains can be related to tension, overuse, or muscle injury from physically-demanding work or even exercise. The pain can set during or just after the activity performed.

There are around 600 muscles in your body, so it’s not a surprise when a certain muscle is injured or strained. Most muscle injuries are mild but still need treatment. If constant pressure is put on an injured muscle, the damage can worsen. The best thing to do is to consult with your local chiropractor for muscle pain relief.

Your Local Chiropractor in Mesa, Arizona

As chiropractors in Mesa, Arizona, we are conscious of our community and those who are suffering from muscle pains. Whether you are suffering from trauma (including sprains or strains) or tension or stress, we have treatments that can bring relief and comfort.

Summit Health Chiropractic offers natural relief for chronic pain, headaches, disc disorders, car accident injuries, and work-related injuries. Our chiropractors in Mesa, Arizona are passionate about helping each patient become an active participant in the path to optimal health and wellness.The health-conscious families of the Mesa, Arizona community can now choose a chiropractor close to home that’s affordable and provides a comfortable, caring environment.

The Role of a Chiropractor

According to the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, a chiropractor “focuses on the relationship between the body’s main structures – the skeleton, the muscles and the nerves – and the patient’s health. Chiropractors believe that health can be improved and preserved by making adjustments to these structures, particularly to the spinal column. They do not prescribe drugs or perform surgical procedures, although they do refer patients for these services if they are medically indicated.”

The Chiropractic Approach to Health Care

Chiropractors, like other health care providers, always follow a standard routine in gaining important information about the patient. Chiropractors consult, review the case history, perform a physical examination, and may request laboratory analyses and/or x-rays.

But unlike other health care providers, chiropractic physicians pay particular attention to the spine. Chiropractors are interested in questions such as:

• Do you eat well?
• Do you exercise at all?
• How do you deal with stress?
• Do you have children?
• What do you do for work?

These questions allow chiropractors to pinpoint health issues.

The chiropractic approach to health care is holistic, stressing overall health and wellness. Chiropractic care recognizes that many factors affect health, including:

• Exercise
• Environment
• Rest
• Diet
• Heredity

Queen Creek Chiropractors at Summit Health Chiropractic

A Queen Creek chiropractor at Summit Health Chiropractic seeks to uncover your whole health and wellness picture, find the origins of health problems, and fix those at the cause. At our holistic clinic, we will focus on helping you to become:

• Pain Free
• Healthy
• Optimally Functional

As chiropractors in Queen Creek, Arizona, we at Summit Heal Chiropractic not only work in the Queen community but live in the Queen Creek community. We have great relationships with our patients which helps us understand the health issues they face. That’s why Queen Creek residents trust us so much when it comes to chiropractic health care.

What is a Chiropractor?

Chiropractors, also known as doctors of chiropractic or chiropractic physicians, diagnose and treat patients with health problems that are associated with the muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems, especially the spine. Any interference with these systems impairs the normal functions of the body and lowers the body’s resistance to disease.

Spinal or vertebral dysfunction alters many important body functions by affecting the nervous system. Skeletal imbalance through joint or articular dysfunction, especially in the spine, can cause a lot of pain.

Basically, chiropractors are trained health professionals who use a wide variety of non-surgical treatments, such as spinal manipulation and mobilization, to treat patients with conditions, including:

• Lower Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Headaches
• Arthritic Pain
• Repetitive Strains
• Sports Injuries
• Car Accident Injuries

Chiropractors today specialize in:

• Neurology
• Orthopedics
• Pediatrics
• Nutrition
• Internal Disorders
• Sports Injuries
• Diagnostic Imaging

Though the chiropractic profession is primarily based on the use of the spinal adjustment, many other techniques are also used for treating the spine, as well as other joints and tissues, including:

• Soft Tissue Therapy
• Strength Training
• Dry Needling (Similar to Acupuncture)
• Functional Electrical Stimulation
• Traction
• Nutritional Recommendations

Chiropractors may use other complementary alternative methods as part of a holistic treatment approach.

A Chiropractor’s Routine

Chiropractors, like other health practitioners, follow a standard routine to secure the information they need for diagnosis and treatment of their patients. They take the patient’s medical history and conduct physical, neurological, and orthopedic examinations. They may order laboratory tests.

X-rays and other diagnostic images are important tools because of the chiropractor’s emphasis on the spine and its proper function. Chiropractors also employ a postural and spinal analysis common to chiropractic diagnosis.

While mainly focusing on the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders, chiropractors are not exclusively limited to problems with the nervous system and musculoskeletal system. They also can counsel patients about wellness concepts such as:

• Nutrition
• Exercise
• Changes in Lifestyle
• Stress Management

Summit Health Chiropractic | Your Mesa Chiropractor

As Mesa chiropractors, our overall mission at Summit Health Chiropractic is to provide members of the Mesa, Arizona community with high quality, affordable health care in a comfortable and caring environment. Our goal is to not only alleviate pain, but more importantly to inspire and educate our patients to become active participants in the path to optimal health and wellness.

Dr. Robinson, owner of Summit Heal Chiropractic and seasoned chiropractor in Mesa, is a firm believer in taking a conservative and active approach to health. He not only practices in Queen Creek but lives in Queen Creek as well. He knows and loves his community. As your Mesa chiropractor, Dr. Robinson and his professional staff will treat you like family.

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You must be referring to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine tested 30 varieties of fish—some wild, some farmed—from all over the world and found that farm-raised tilapia has relatively high levels of omega-6s and lower levels of heart-healthy omega-3s, a ratio of almost 11:1. (Catfish and flounder have a similarly disappointing profile.) Tilapia, a farmed, fresh-water herbivore, was never touted as being naturally high in omega-3s, but this surprisingly high omega-6 profile may be the result of fish feeds containing too many omega-6-rich vegetable oils (e.g., cottonseed, soybean or safflower) and not enough omega-3-rich oils, such as anchovy oil.
Historically, humans had a healthy diet that contained as many omega-3s as omega-6s—a 1:1 ratio. These days, because we eat so many foods rich in omega-6 fats (they’re often added to processed foods), the ratio is greater than 10 to 1 and studies suggest that a diet with a high ratio may promote inflammatory conditions, such as heart disease. That’s why the American Heart Association recommends eating omega-3-rich fish to help reduce your risk of heart disease.
Bottom Line: If you’re loading up on fish to boost the omega-3 content of your diet—and lower your risk of heart disease—you’re better off choosing salmon, claims Floyd Chilton, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pharmacology at Wake Forest University and lead researcher of the study. (Trout and tuna are also good sources of omega-3s.) But don’t ban tilapia from your dinner table just yet. Nutrition experts agree that substituting tilapia, a lean source of protein, for fatty meats, which are typically high in saturated fat, is a healthful strategy.
Need a step up to get on more Omega 3’s in your diet. Get your own food intake menu for ideas and support and encouragement all along the way; contact me for your Free Wellness Evaluation to get started on the path to wellness.

Lisa Jasper
480.503.8284
Email: WellnessNow2009@hotmail.com
Website: http://PathtoWellnessNow.webs.com for more information

Lisa Jasper
480.503.8284
Email: WellnessNow2009@hotmail.com
Website: http://PathtoWellnessNow.webs.com for more information

Uses: Obesity and weight management, immune support and general vitality, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes treatment, treatment of cardiovascular dysfunction, cancer prevention
How it works: Contains antioxidant called EGCG which is 100 times more potent than Vitamins C and E. Also contains amino acids and high concentrations of polyphenols.
Suggested Dose: 2-3 cups of tea per day for 240-320mg polyphenols

Cancer
Does green tea prevent cancer? It is widely known that cancer rates tend to be lower in places where individuals regularly drink green tea. Studies have shown that in some cases drinking green tea even reduces the spread of certain cancers. A 2006 Yale University School of Medicine meta-analysis of more than 100 individual studies on green tea suggested than the high amount of green tea consumed by many Asian individuals delivers a protective effect, lowering rates of heart disease and cancer despite a higher prevalence of cigarette smoking.

Heart Disease
Does green tea prevent heart disease? Green tea protects from cardiovascular damage in part by keeping blood platelets from sticking together to form dangerous clots and reducing the buildup of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol. Green tea may help prevent atherosclerosis particularly coronary artery disease. Green tea lowers total cholesterol and raises HDL (“good”) cholesterol in both animals and people. One population-based clinical study found that men who drink green tea are more likely to have lower total cholesterol than those who do not. Studies suggest green tea blocks cholesterol absorption, possibly leading to reduced blood levels of harmful LDL cholesterol.
For more nutritional information or want to get on the path to wellness, call or email me for more ways to get and stay healthy. If you are not interested in this, please pass it on to all who you think may enjoy in the information.

Lisa Jasper
480.503.8284
Email: WellnessNow2009@hotmail.com
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Remember when a total cholesterol reading of under 200 was the standard for judging cardiovascular health? Today, of course, we know that it’s the components of cholesterol (LDL, HDL, the size of those cholesterol particles, and triglycerides) that are much more predictive of heart health. Well, our understanding of total weight and its effects upon your heart has evolved in similar fashion. It’s not your total weight but the characteristics of that weight—how much is fat and where it’s deposited—that matter most.
Surprised? Thank the scientists at the Mayo Clinic, who are behind this recent discovery. After comparing various health markers with the weights and body mass index numbers of thousands of adults, they found that more than half of those with normal weights and BMIs actually had “high body-fat percentages as well as heart and metabolic disturbances.” In other words, they had the same risks of coronary disease, diabetes, and other chronic illness as people who weighed much more.
This research, and its sobering implications for millions of Americans, led to the establishment of a new condition called normal weight obesity (NWO). This is more than just the latest fat phobia. It’s worth paying attention to because the accumulation of fat in the body, especially in the belly and around internal organs, causes low-level inflammation that gradually damages tissue and blood vessels. (Think of it as metabolic rust.) So even though your weight or BMI may be within acceptable limits for your height and age, don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. If you need to know how much fat is around your internal organs, the answer is easy. I provide Wellness Profile for FREE. Call and schedule your evaluations TODAY! Do an analysis, starting with these steps:
1. Stop being preoccupied with pounds
As with total cholesterol, total weight is just one general assessment of your health. Yes, people who are trying to lose weight are more likely to succeed if they weigh themselves often. But seeing numbers that are within a healthy BMI range may actually disguise your heart disease risk. Keep them in perspective.
2. Measure your body fat
For a quick estimate of this key factor, wrap a cloth measuring tape around your naked waist just above your belly button. If your weight is fairly normal but the number you see above your navel is 35 inches or more (40+ inches for men), you may have NWO. For a more exact reading, ask for your own FREE Wellness Evaluation to measure your body fat. This is done using a noninvasive method. If it’s higher than 30% (20% for men), you likely have NWO.
3. Get a blood test
Ask your doctor to order a thorough blood analysis at your next physical. Warning signs of NWO include low HDL (total cholesterol and LDL may be normal), along with elevated triglycerides, blood sugar, and blood pressure.
4. Target belly fat
If you’re diagnosed with NWO, take aim at visceral fat. Despite how entrenched it may seem, you can lose it. The keys are: Avoid the white death items (white bread, rice, pasta, and other refined carbohydrates). Add monounsaturated fats, which target belly fat, to your diet. And do interval exercises to burn more fat and strength-training to build lean body mass.
5. Keep tracking fat
Just as you hop on the scale to keep tabs on your weight, do the same with your body fat. Have it measured periodically.
Conversely, if you’re considered overweight by current standards, there may be some good news here. If your body-fat percentage is lower than 30% (20% for men) and your blood chemistry is normal, then you are among the “fat and fit.” (Many athletes are in this category.) Continue to eat smart and exercise. Feeling fat and feeling healthy are no longer mutually exclusive.
Get your own personal Wellness Profile today to get the specific numbers your body needs.

Lisa Jasper
480.503.8284
Email: WellnessNow2009@hotmail.com
Website: http://PathToWellnessNow.webs.com for more information

FAT HABIT #1: Eating “low-fat”
It sounds crazy, but I want you to stop buying foods marketed as low-fat or fat-free. Typically, they save you only a few calories and, in doing so, they replace harmless fats with low-performing carbohydrates that digest quickly—causing a sugar rush and, immediately afterward, rebound hunger. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that meals that limited carbohydrates to 43 percent were more filling and had a milder effect on blood sugar than meals with 55 percent carbohydrates. That means you’ll store less body fat and be less likely to eat more later.

FAT HABIT #2: Sleeping too little or too much
According to Wake Forest researchers, dieters who sleep five hours or less put on 2½ times more belly fat, while those who sleep more than eight hours pack on only slightly less than that. Shoot for an average of seven to eight hours of sleep per night—the optimal amount for weight control. The reason for this is the hormone Cortisol doesn’t start to diminish in the six hour of sleep and is significantly lower in the 8th hour.

FAT HABIT #3: Eating free restaurant foods
Breadsticks, biscuits, and chips and salsa may be complimentary at some restaurants, but that doesn’t mean you won’t pay for them. Every time you eat one of Olive Garden’s free breadsticks or Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits, you’re adding an additional 150 calories to your meal. Eat three over the course of dinner and that’s 450 calories. That’s also roughly the number of calories you can expect for every basket of tortilla chips you get at your local Mexican restaurant. What’s worse, none of these calories comes paired with any redeeming nutritional value. Consider them junk food on steroids.

FAT HABIT #4: Drinking soda—even diet!
The average American guzzles nearly a full gallon of soda every week. Why is that so bad? Because a 2005 study found that drinking one to two sodas per day increases your chances of being overweight or obese by nearly 33 percent. And diet soda is no better. When researchers in San Antonio tracked a group of elderly subjects for nearly a decade, they found that compared to nondrinkers, those who drank two or more diet sodas a day watched their waistlines increase five times faster. The researchers theorize that the artificial sweeteners trigger appetite cues, causing you to unconsciously eat more at subsequent meals. And your calcium stores are depleted every time you drink them.

FAT HABIT #5: Skipping meals
In a 2011 national survey from the Calorie Control Council, 17 percent of Americans admitted to skipping meals to lose weight. The problem is, skipping meals actually increases your odds of obesity, especially when it comes to breakfast. A study from the American Journal of Epidemiology found that people who cut out the morning meal were 4.5 times more likely to be obese. Why? Skipping meals slows your metabolism and boosts your hunger. That puts your body in prime fat-storage mode and increases your odds of overeating at the next meal.

FAT HABIT #6: Eating too quickly
If your body has one major flaw, this is it: It takes 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that it’s had enough. A study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that slow eaters took in 66 fewer calories per meal, but compared to their fast-eating peers, they felt like they had eaten more. What’s 66 calories, you ask? If you can do that at every meal, you’ll lose more than 20 pounds a year!

FAT HABIT #7: Watching too much TV
A University of Vermont study found that overweight participants who reduced their TV time by just 50 percent burned an additional 119 calories a day on average. That’s an automatic 12-pound annual loss! Maximize those results by multitasking while you watch—even light household tasks will further bump up your caloric burn. Plus, if your hands are occupied with dishes or laundry, you’ll be less likely to mindlessly snack—the other main occupational hazard associated with tube time.

FAT HABIT #8: Ordering the combo meal
A study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing shows that compared to ordering a la carte, you pick up a hundred or more extra calories by opting for the “combo” or “value meal.” Why? Because when you order items bundled together, you’re likely to buy more food than you want. You’re better off ordering your food piecemeal. That way you won’t be influenced by pricing schemes designed to hustle a few more cents out of your pocket.

FAT HABIT #9: Facing the buffet
Cornell researchers found that when eating at a buffet-style restaurant, obese diners were 15 percent more likely to choose seats with a clear view of the food. Your move: Choose a seat that places your back toward the spread. It will help you avoid fixating on the food.

FAT HABIT #10: Eating off larger plates
One study found that when given an option, a whopping 98.6 percent of obese individuals opt for larger plates. Translation: More food, more calories, and more body fat. Keep your portions in check by choosing smaller serving dishes. If need be, you can always go back for seconds.

FAT HABIT #11: Putting serving dishes on the table
Resist setting out foods buffet- or family-style, and opt instead to serve them from the kitchen. A study in the journal Obesity found that when food is served from the dinner table, people consume 35 percent more over the course of the meal. When an additional helping requires leaving the table, people hesitate to go back for more.

FAT HABIT #12: Choosing white bread
A study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that when obese subjects incorporated whole grains into their diets, they lost more abdominal fat over the course of 12 weeks. There are likely multiple factors at play, but the most notable is this: Whole grain foods pack in more fiber and an overall stronger nutritional package than their refined-grain counterparts.

FAT HABIT #13: Taking big bites
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who took large bites of food consumed 52 percent more calories in one sitting than those who took small bites and chewed longer. By cutting food into smaller pieces, you can increase satiety and enjoy your food more thoroughly. A good general rule? The smaller your bites, the thinner your waistline.

FAT HABIT #14: Not drinking enough water
Adequate water intake is essential for all your body’s functions, and the more you drink, the better your chances of staying thin. In one University of Utah study, dieting participants who were instructed to drink two cups of water before each meal lost 30 percent more weight than their thirsty peers. And you can magnify the effect by adding ice. German researchers found that six cups of cold water a day could prompt a metabolic boost that incinerates 50 daily calories. That’s enough to shed five pounds a year!

FAT HABIT #15: Having overweight friends
Research from the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that when a friend becomes obese, it ups your chance of obesity by 57 percent. This probably has to do with the social norms that you’re exposed to. Rather than ditch a friend who starts to put on a few extra pounds though, suggest healthy activities that you can do together, and avoid letting him or her dictate the meal (“Let’s split the cheesecake!”)

FAT HABIT #16: Eating too late
Your body can burn flab while you sleep, but only if it isn’t too busy processing a full stomach. A new study in the journal Obesity looked at the sleeping and eating habits of 52 people over seven days, and it found that those who ate after 8 p.m. took in the most daily calories and had the highest BMIs.

FAT HABIT #17: Not using a scale
Looking at your body weight reinforces weight loss goals and makes it difficult to cheat your diet. When University of Minnesota researchers observed dieters who weighed themselves daily, they discovered that the routine of stepping on a scale helped those people lose twice as much weight as those who weighed themselves less frequently. Avoid being thrown off by natural fluctuations in body weight by stepping onto the scale at the same time every day.

FAT HABIT #18: Drinking fruity beverages
Most restaurants and bars have ditched their fresh-fruit recipes in favor of viscous syrups made mostly from high fructose corn syrup and thickening agents. As a general rule, the more garnishes a drink has hanging from its rim, the worse it is for your waistline.

FAT HABIT #19: Eating when emotional
A study from the University of Alabama found that emotional eaters—those who admitted eating in response to emotional stress—were 13 times more likely to be overweight or obese. If you feel the urge to eat in response to stress, try chewing a piece of gum, chugging a glass of water, or taking a walk around the block. Create an automatic response that doesn’t involve food and you’ll prevent yourself from overloading on calories.

FAT HABIT #20: Not seeking nutrition advice
Good news here: By reading this, you’re already forming habits that can help you shed pounds. When Canadian researchers sent diet and exercise advice to more than 1,000 people, they found that the recipients began eating smarter and working more physical activity into their daily routines. Not surprisingly, the habits of the non-recipients didn’t budge. A coach will increase your chances of success by 60%. Don’t go it alone, seek encouragement, direction and guidance to keep you on track of your goals of wellness.

I hope you enjoyed these Fat Habits to avoid. If there is anything I can do to assist you in your goals toward wellness, just ask. If you are not interested in this, please pass it on to all who you think may enjoy in the information.

Lisa Jasper
480.503.8284
Email: WellnessNow2009@hotmail.com
Website: http://PathToWellnessNow.webs.com for more information