WELLNESS CARE

In today's world your best insurance is taking care of yourself. What is the best way to take care of yourself?

Enter Dr. Ben Gonzalez of the Atlantis Medical Wellness Center - right next door to our office. In my quest for the best care for my personal health as well as that of my patients, I decided to visit Dr. Gonzalez. His approach is to perform specific individualized examinations of the patient's well-being at regular intervals. The interval and type of examination are based on the patient's past history, family history, trauma history, occupation, lifestyle, nutritional habits, exercise, and toxic load. This blends perfectly with our approach at Maryland Sports Injury Center. I will report more about my examination and results in the next newsletter.

Some thoughts to ponder about regular maintenance care:

State law mandates that we schedule regular evaluations of our automobiles.

Most people maintain their dental health by brushing daily and periodically visiting the dental hygienist to clean and inspect our teeth.

The same concept should apply to the rest of your body. Through periodic physical examinations with our physician and checkups on your spinal, nutritional, and musculoskeletal health, you can prevent many maladies from ever occurring. Usually, all it takes are minor changes to your nutrition or exercise to maintain your good health.

MORE VIDEOS!

Watch this video about Dr. Terry Schroeder - 4 time Olympic water polo player, current coach of the U.S. water polo team, and chiropractor!

Watch this video by Scott Sonnon - world Sambo champion. He explains the importance of daily joint mobility exercise. Listen carefully!

The Top 5 Side Effects of Exercise

Your doctor feels like a broken record (that's us by the way!).

That's right - he's sick and tired of telling you how important exercise is to your health because YOU DON'T LISTEN.

He's sick of explaining how so many of your health problems will improve or even disappear as the result of a consistent exercise program.

He's tired of tallying your controllable risk factors which include physical inactivity and obesity.

So why does he continue to give you the same lecture?

Because he's seen exercise change lives.

He's even seen exercise save lives.

A Doctor's Perspective

Dr. David Shilling MD has been a family doctor for over 30 years. In that time he's given a fair number of patients the exercise lecture...with good cause.
He's seen firsthand the healing power of exercise.

Exactly what kind of healing? Dr. Shilling shared the top 5 benefits that he's seen patients experience as a result of exercise...

1. Feel Great: The first thing that patients tell Dr. Shilling after starting an exercise program is how much better they feel. “People don't realize how bad they feel. They get used to feeling bad. Then when they start exercising they feel so much better.”

Your energy levels boost and you feel great.

2. Pain Be Gone: Next patients notice a reduction in aches and pains. Chronic muscle and joint pain that they've lived with for years begins to fade. For some, joint replacement surgery is postponed. For others, arthritis pain is reduced.

Your muscles and joints feel better than ever.

3. Goodbye Coronary Heart Disease: While patients can't feel this healing benefit of exercise, it is the one that saves lives. Exercise removes two of the major risk factors that lead to heart disease: 1) physical inactivity and 2) obesity. Exercise also increases your good cholesterol (HDL) and lowers your blood pressure.

Your risk of heart attack or stroke is reduced.

4. Goodbye Type 2 Diabetes: Patients with type 2 diabetes gain substantial benefits from exercise. Exercise improves the body's use of insulin, and the related weight loss improves insulin sensitivity. Of course patients with type 2 diabetes need to get guidelines from their doctor before starting an exercise program.

Your blood sugar levels are better controlled.

5. Goodbye Sleep Apnea: Patients with sleep apnea are often caught in a destructive cycle. Their weight promotes occurrences of apnea then inadequate sleep promotes weight gain. Dr. Shilling has seen exercise break this cycle.

Your sleep becomes restful and weight loss becomes easier.

With all of these benefits it's hard to see why anyone would avoid exercise. What's your excuse?

  • I know you're tired...exercise gives you energy.
  • I know you're in pain...exercise alleviates your muscle and joint pain.
  • I know you'd rather stay in bed...exercise makes your sleep more restful.
  • I know you're pressed for time...exercise improves your efficiency and extends your life.
  • I know you don't know where to start...that's where I come in.

Reply to this email or call us at the number above and we'll schedule a consultation where we can show you the fastest and safest way to reap all of the benefits of exercise.

Then the next time you see us, we won't have to give you a lecture.

We'll congratulate you!

Know Your Number

Do you know your BMI? Your Body Mass Index is a number that helps determine if you are at risk for weight-related diseases. While it is not a perfect measure, it is a helpful tool. BMI values from 18.5 to 24.9 are considered healthy. BMI values from 25-29.9 are considered overweight, and BMI values of 30 or greater are considered obese.

Calculate your BMI: 1) Multiply your weight in pounds by 703. 2) Divide by your height in inches. 3) Divide by your height in inches again.

Smoked Salmon Salad

It's simple, quick and makes the perfect lunch-to-go. Salmon in packed with protein and those omega-3 fatty acids that your body needs. Notice that this recipe doesn't call for a creamy dressing, but rather a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar. Try this on all your salads and save yourself from tons of extra calories and fat.
Yield: 1 serving

Here's what you need...

  • 1 1/2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1/2 cup smoked salmon
  • 1/2 of a hard boiled egg
  • 3 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon green onion, chopped
  • 1 kalamata olive, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • Sprinkle of balsamic vinegar
  1. Arrange the lettuce, salmon, egg, tomatoes, onion, and olive on a plate.
  2. Sprinkle with parsley and balsamic vinegar.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 170 calories, 6g fat, 5g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, and 18g protein.

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Dr. Steven

Horwitz, DC, CCSP, CSCS

12200 Tech Road

301-622-9000

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80 Year Old Track Athlete Sets 2 World Records after Chiropractic Treatment
Sumi Onodera-Leonard set 2 world records at the 2009 USATF Master's Championships in March after being treated by Dr. Horwitz. She set a world record in the 400m, crossing the line in 2:03.81 to demolish the previous record of 2:15.67. She then set a world record in the 800m in 4:59.60, surpassing the previous record of 5:16.53. She also won the 60m and 200m dashes!
Go Sumi!
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