We are officially in the holiday season. What are your plans for staying healthy? Parties, dinners, desserts and crazy schedules take us out of our routines and leave us open to ill health and weight gain. We need to make sure to plan our weeks and eat, move, think and rest well when we can, knowing that there will be plenty of opportunity to NOT make the proper choice. Planning can keep us healthier, and help us keep the "Holiday 5" off!
Remember, people don't plan to fail. Rather, they fail to plan! Make your plans now for a healthy holiday season. Accept that there will be more parties with unhealthy choices. Before you go to the party, eat some fruit and nuts to get your stomach partially full. Then you can still enjoy some tasty treats without going overboard. Make sure to plan for rest when you can too. Sometimes our schedules get so hectic, we don't rest like we should. Schedule some down time for physical and mental restoration. And don't forget to keep up your exercise schedule. Not only will it keep some pounds away, but will help you de-stress from the hustle and bustle!
Until next time, BE WELL!
Dr. B
Monday, November 30, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Even The YOU Docs Agree
I just happened across an article on boosting your immunity naturally by Drs. Oz and Rosen. I know sometimes you guys all look at me and say "yea, yea, yea" or "blah blah blah" when I speak about how you can boost your immunity. Some of you roll your eyes when you hear me speak about "Eat Well, Move Well, Think Well and Rest well". So, it was somewhat comforting to hear it said by the "big wigs" so to speak. Not that I need THEIR validation! Maybe they've been reading MY stuff huh!!
Well, they don't use the same terms but they do speak about eating, resting, de-stressing and exercising as ways to boost your immunity. Here's a link to the article I mentioned: http://www.realage.com/blogs/doctor-oz-roizen/boost-your-natural-immunity
Until next time, Be Well!
Dr. Bruce
Well, they don't use the same terms but they do speak about eating, resting, de-stressing and exercising as ways to boost your immunity. Here's a link to the article I mentioned: http://www.realage.com/blogs/doctor-oz-roizen/boost-your-natural-immunity
Until next time, Be Well!
Dr. Bruce
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Even The Best Laid Plans..........
sometimes go awry.
Here I am, always promoting health and wellness. And yet, Friday afternoon, I started having sore throat at work, no biggie I thought. By Friday night, I had NO, and I mean NO voice. I got up Saturday morning, and still had no voice, and my throat was bad. I was going to try to go in to see patients because at 7:00 in the morning I had no fever at all, and there was a full schedule on the books.
By 8:30 I had a slight fever, called the staff to get them to handle phone calls etc. After all, I always preach not exposing others to one's illness, and I can't focus on patients if I am feeling that poorly.
By noon my temp had reached 100, and by 3 pm it was 101. Oh boy I thought.....Swine flu??? I recalled 3 or 4 patients this past week that came in, and when I touched their skin they were hot, and I asked if they were sick, and they all said yes. In my business, I touch people physically 25-45 times/day, so it's hard to not get exposed to whatever they may be carrying.
What did I do for myself to combat being ill? Here it is: 3 (maybe 4, I forget) servings of NanoGReens (8-10 servings of ORGANIC fruits and veggies/serving). 2 Fruit Smoothies. TONS of water, and doing nothing but laying on the couch (resting extra). I took time to practice some deep relaxation techniques as I lay there. I remember thinking I might be very sick, and probably be out of commission 3-4 days since my fever was SO high (usually means a viral issue, and most likely the flu considering the season). I let my fever keep on, taking no anti-fever meds, letting the fever do its thing to cook the bug in me.
Now here it is, Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after a 101 degree temp. I sit here feeling MUCH better, almost normal except for being tired, and a voice that is cracking like a pre-teen as it attempts to come back to life. My temp has been no higher than 97.0. Feels like I have come out of the illness with little to no problem, knock on wood, and I'll be able to be back at the office serving people at 9:00 a.m in the morning.
I don't say this to brag, but it's a great example of what I teach to my patients: being healthy does NOT mean never getting sick, everyone gets sick on occasion. It does mean bouncing back quickly, like the old blow-up punching bags with the weighted bottoms that you could punch and they'd bounce back up. It's what we've done with our kids (not the punching them part) by not filling them full of antibiotics at every turn etc. They're little immune systems are quite the killers after being brought up the way we have.
If everyone would do more of this, eating, resting, thinking, and moving well, now THAT would be some true "health care reform" in my opinion! We'd have a LOT less of those diseases of lifestyle like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer etc, and we'd spend a LOT less time at the doctors spending our hard earned money there and on the inevitable prescriptions that follow.
Hope you find this little anecdote beneficial......and until next time.....
Be Well!!
Dr. Bruce
Here I am, always promoting health and wellness. And yet, Friday afternoon, I started having sore throat at work, no biggie I thought. By Friday night, I had NO, and I mean NO voice. I got up Saturday morning, and still had no voice, and my throat was bad. I was going to try to go in to see patients because at 7:00 in the morning I had no fever at all, and there was a full schedule on the books.
By 8:30 I had a slight fever, called the staff to get them to handle phone calls etc. After all, I always preach not exposing others to one's illness, and I can't focus on patients if I am feeling that poorly.
By noon my temp had reached 100, and by 3 pm it was 101. Oh boy I thought.....Swine flu??? I recalled 3 or 4 patients this past week that came in, and when I touched their skin they were hot, and I asked if they were sick, and they all said yes. In my business, I touch people physically 25-45 times/day, so it's hard to not get exposed to whatever they may be carrying.
What did I do for myself to combat being ill? Here it is: 3 (maybe 4, I forget) servings of NanoGReens (8-10 servings of ORGANIC fruits and veggies/serving). 2 Fruit Smoothies. TONS of water, and doing nothing but laying on the couch (resting extra). I took time to practice some deep relaxation techniques as I lay there. I remember thinking I might be very sick, and probably be out of commission 3-4 days since my fever was SO high (usually means a viral issue, and most likely the flu considering the season). I let my fever keep on, taking no anti-fever meds, letting the fever do its thing to cook the bug in me.
Now here it is, Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after a 101 degree temp. I sit here feeling MUCH better, almost normal except for being tired, and a voice that is cracking like a pre-teen as it attempts to come back to life. My temp has been no higher than 97.0. Feels like I have come out of the illness with little to no problem, knock on wood, and I'll be able to be back at the office serving people at 9:00 a.m in the morning.
I don't say this to brag, but it's a great example of what I teach to my patients: being healthy does NOT mean never getting sick, everyone gets sick on occasion. It does mean bouncing back quickly, like the old blow-up punching bags with the weighted bottoms that you could punch and they'd bounce back up. It's what we've done with our kids (not the punching them part) by not filling them full of antibiotics at every turn etc. They're little immune systems are quite the killers after being brought up the way we have.
If everyone would do more of this, eating, resting, thinking, and moving well, now THAT would be some true "health care reform" in my opinion! We'd have a LOT less of those diseases of lifestyle like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer etc, and we'd spend a LOT less time at the doctors spending our hard earned money there and on the inevitable prescriptions that follow.
Hope you find this little anecdote beneficial......and until next time.....
Be Well!!
Dr. Bruce
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