American Cancer Society Relay for Life

Dr. Reddick here…..

JOIN OUR TEAM!!!

This year we are supporting American Cancer Society Relay for Life by not only providing a booth at the event but participating in the event.  We have formed our own team:  The Wellness Walkers.  We will walk on Friday, April 20, 2012 at Victoria Hills in DeLand.  We are asking our patients for help and support in one of these ways:

1. Join our team and walk with us either by distance or sign up for a specific time.  If you want to camp all night—great.  But we don’t expect you to walk all night, maybe just from 8—8:30 PM or 5—6 PM, whatever works for you.

2. Help us with our financial goal of $1500.  You can donate on-line or in the office.  Donate spare change, $1, $5 or more.

We will provide snacks, water and juice along with a resting area for our walkers.  Get a free chair massage, enjoy some down time with your doctor.

To join our team, go to our team website and follow the online instructions.  Too confusing.  We’ll do it for you.  Give us a call or when you come in for your appointment, talk to Lisa or Sharon.  They’ll walk you through it.

Are you a ‘Cancer Survivor?’ Be recognized in the Survivors Lap.  Help honor those who have been touched by cancer by being part of the Luminaria Ceremony.

Join us on Saturday, March 10th for a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser.  The Doctors and Staff of Complete Wellness Center of Orange City will be cooking pancakes for all attendees.  All proceeds will benefit American Cancer Society Relay for Life Wellness Walkers.

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness

A Series of Healthy Eating

Dr. Reddick here….

Healthy eating is not about strict nutrition philosophies, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible– all of which can be achieved by learning some nutrition basics and using them in a way that works for you.

Healthy eating begins with learning how to “eat smart”—it’s not just what you eat, but how you eat. Your food choices can reduce your risk of illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, as well as defend against depression. Additionally, learning the habits of healthy eating can boost your energy, sharpen your memory and stabilize your mood. You can expand your range of healthy food choices and learn how to plan ahead to create and maintain a satisfying, healthy diet.

Over the next several months, we will be including several tips to help you eat better and get healthy.  Along with those tips we will be providing recipes—new ones and those old standby’s with some healthier changes.  And all the recipes have been tried by the staff in our office.  So we know they are good.

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

1/3 cup rolled oats

2/3 cup water

1/2 of an apple, cut up

1/2 teas. cinnamon

 

Add all the ingredients to a small pot, bring to a boil then down to a simmer for 5-7 minutes.

 Sharon’s Variation:

I like to add the apples at the end of cooking so they are still crunchy and a dash of nutmeg.

Sometimes I add nuts, raisins, dates, bananas, berries, pears, pineapple or whatever I’m in the mood for or whatever is in the pantry.

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness.

 

 

Neurologic Relief Center is here

Dr. Reddick here….

When there have been physical or emotional traumas (stress), tension can build up at the base of your skull and can pull on the meninges, which are not that flexible.  Meninges are attached to all the nerve roots that exit your spine.  When the meninges are pulled it could irritate those nerves.

NRC Technique (NRCT) releases the tension in the meninges thus releasing the irritation to the nerves.

When your nerves are irritated you may experience many symptoms because nerves control every function of your body.

The vast majority of health problems other than infectious diseases could be stress and neurological in nature.  Everyone should be tested to see if NRCT could help them.

NRCT is non-invasive and is usually painless.  We can perform a test to see how you respond to help determine if you are a candidate for NRCT>  Many people respond to the test with a percentage of their symptoms relieved for minutes or days.

The most common symptoms that respond to NRCT are pain, Fibromyalgia, arthritic like symptoms, numbness, headaches and Migraines, forgetfulness, burning, insomnia, sleeplessness, fatigue, irritability, digestive problems, nervousness, anxiousness, moodiness, etc.

Make an appointment today for you or a loved one.  Testing is always free.

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness.