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OVERLAND CHIROPRACTIC SPONSORS 3RD ANNUAL CANNED FOOD DRIVE TO SUPPORT HARVESTERS
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Overland Chiropractic is Sponsoring our 3rd Annual Canned Food Drive to Benefit and Support
Harvesters
Kansas City’s Only Food Bank
Your Donation makes a Difference!
Because of your help, last year we were able to provide 192 meals to our local community in Kansas City, MO.
Most Needed Food Items
- -Canned Vegetables
- -Canned Fruit
- -Boxed Meals
- -Canned Meats/Tuna
- -Peanut Butter and Jelly
- -Canned Soup
- -Hot and Cold Cereal
Most Needed Household Supplies
- -Soap
- -Deodorant
- -Shampoo
- -Toilet Paper
No Glass Please
DR. ROBERT PATTERSON’s REVIEW of FAMILY HEALTH MONTH posted on msnbc.com
Monday, October 25th, 2010
Dr. Robert Patterson’s recent review of Family Health Month was featured in a press release that was posted on msnbc.com.
Internal Health Specialist and Overland Park Chiropractor Dr. Robert Patterson advises families to examine their lifestyles, considering such health factors as their eating habits, stress and physical activity. He offers a free online family health assessment. Dr. Patterson encourages families to communicate with each other and focus on healthy living this month.
Dr. Robert Patterson of Overland Chiropractic Reviews Family Health Month In a Recent Press Release
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. –Internal Health Specialist and Overland Park Chiropractor Dr. Robert Patterson reviewed Family Health Month for parents who want to increase healthy living.
To review the family health assessment, visit www.creatingwellness.com, the free access code is 52820282 and for instructions, visit http://overlandchiro.com/blog/family-health-month/
Dr. Patterson said that family health should be a top priority. “Families should take the time to take a closer look at their health, eating habits, physical fitness, stress, and mental health. When a whole family is on the same page it is easier for everyone to stay healthy and fit,” said Patterson.
According to an article from nativeremedies.com (http://www.nativeremedies.com/articles/october-family-health-month.html), Family Health Month encourages families to take a closer look at their health. The article states that, “Healthy families all have one thing in common: they talk. Families need to communicate. Many families are too busy to talk about health issues and concerns until there is a problem with a family member or there is a major illness. Communication is key to early detection and prevention for illness and injury.”
Dr. Robert Patterson is the founder of Overland Chiropractic and has been practicing for more than 20 years in the Kansas City area. In 2007, his clinic became only one of approximately 300 Creating Wellness centers located in the United States, Canada and New Zealand. Patterson is a graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College (Kansas City), class of January 1988 and has specialized in the treatment of low back and leg pain for much of his career. Patterson is one of only three certified doctors in Kansas in Cox Flexion Distraction (decompression) manipulation. Most recently, he received Certification as an Internal Health Specialist through Logan College of Chiropractic.
Dr. Robert Patterson of Overland Chiropractic Reviews Family Health Month
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
By: Dr. Patterson
October is Family Health Month and The American Academy of Family Physicians is urging patients to take a closer look at their health by conducting a personal health inventory. In addition to encouraging people to take a closer look at their families’ eating habits, physical fitness, stress, and mental health, the focus is also on alerting families to be aware of the hazards of tobacco and alcohol use as well as possible hazards in the home. Your health and your family’s health should be a top priority.
Overland Chiropractic is offering FREE ACCESS to My Creating Wellness Space. There is an on-line questionnaire that provides a method of assessing your eating habits, physical fitness, and emotional stress. It will score you in each of these dimensions of your life. Create an account by clicking on “Wellness Member Login” at www.creatingwellness.com. Your access code is 52820282. We have provided step- by- step instructions below.
Instructions
NOTE: If you share an email address with another family member, only one person can take the assessment. For additional members, call our office and we will manually create additional accounts for you.
If you find areas in which you would like to improve, call our office at (913) 345-9247 for more information on programs ranging from on-line help to personal coaching programs.
DR. ROBERT PATTERSON OF OVERLAND CHIROPRACTIC SHARES TIPS FOR RUNNING AND STARTING NEW FITNESS PROGRAMS
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
By: Dr. Patterson
This past weekend my wife and I ran in our first 5K event. I have to admit, my wife has been the driving force behind this part of my fitness. I used to say that “I hate to run.” Now, most of the time I tolerate it, but I have to admit that sometimes I even look forward to it.
While I don’t particularly like the running itself, I enjoy the other things associated with it. I like the feeling of accomplishment when I am finished, especially if I have pushed myself to a new distance or an improved time. I know I am improving my cardiovascular health for not only myself, but for my family. The thing I enjoy most is that it is time that I get to spend with my wife. It is something that the two of us can do together several times per week. We push and encourage one another. We have accountability with one another.
As I have discussed in previous blogs, starting a new program of any kind is usually challenging and most people fail. Several things allowed us to be successful with our running program.
- Set goals. The goal was measurable, reasonable and broken into small manageable pieces with training program targets along the way. My wife chose a 5k event that she wanted to be ready for.
- We formulated a specific plan. We did this by choosing the couch to 5k program. We did not have to think about how we were going to train. It provided a step by step approach to our training.
- Accountability. By running together we had accountability with each other.
In order to stay on task, we must now set new goals. We need to schedule the next event in order to continue enjoying our success and our journey of healthy and productive lives.
If you are beginning a new program, take a few minutes to make sure you are incorporating these steps for success.
OVERLAND CHIROPRACTIC RELEASES SENIOR NEWS PODCAST
Friday, October 1st, 2010
By: Dr. Patterson
This is a podcast that I produced for seniors to maintain a healthier lifestyle. This is part of the transcript. The entire audio file is available via the MP3 file below.
“You know, when I think about aging, I think about wellness and how I’m going to be able to live my life in the future. So, I thought this would be a good time to review what wellness is. As I had blogged earlier in the year, there is a lot of confusion about what wellness is. And if you ask most people they really can’t give you a definition of it. As a creating wellness center, we have a very specific wellness definition. We say that wellness is the degree to which an individual experiences health and vitality in any dimension of life,” said Dr. Robert Patterson of Overland Chiropractic.
OVERLAND CHIROPRACTIC ANNOUNCES FREE AGING ASSESSMENT FOR HEALTHY AGING MONTH
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Are you aging faster than you think? Dr. Patterson is offering a free assessment this month. As people age, they must alter their lifestyles in order to stay fit. According to www.healthyaging.net, the greatest enemy to the healthy senior mind is depression. New activities, hobbies, and exercise are wonderful anti-depressants. The site says that what is good for the body is good for the spirit as well. Regular exercise is even more important for seniors than other age groups since the risk of disease and lost mobility is greater and the positive effects are realized more quickly.
Contact Dr. Robert Patterson to schedule your free aging assessment and discover how you can keep your mind and body young and healthy.
DR. ROBERT PATTERSON OF OVERLAND CHIROPRACTIC TALKS AGING, EXERCISE & HEALTHY LIVING
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
By: Dr. Patterson
I ended my last blog about Healthy Aging by stating, “How you live today will determine how well you live tomorrow.” Now that I am in my mid-40’s, time seems to be passing by at an incredible pace. I don’t want to miss out on opportunities to feel the best that I can when I reach those “golden years”. Exercise is a positive change I am making in my life. 
Exercise cannot reverse all of the affects of aging. For men, the heart’s capacity to pump blood decreases by about 5-10% per decade after the age of 30; muscle loss occurs; testosterone declines about 1% per year after the age of 40; reflexes are slower; and coordination wanes. Exercise can, however, slow down some processes, and it can certainly help maximize your health and vitality at any age.
Studies have shown that endurance exercise is the best way to improve cardiovascular function. Walking, jogging, biking, swimming, and racquet sports are examples of endurance exercise, although there are many others. The December 2005 issue of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch states, “Endurance exercise is also the best way to protect the body’s metabolism from the effects of age. It reduces body fat, sensitizes the body’s tissues to insulin, and lowers blood sugar levels. Exercise boosts the HDL (“good”) cholesterol and lowers levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and triglycerides. And the same types of activity will fight some of the neurological and psychological changes of aging. Endurance exercise boosts mood and improves sleep, countering anxiety and depression. In addition, it improves reflex time and helps stave off age-related memory loss. All in all, many of the changes that physiologists attribute to aging are actually caused by disuse.” Regular activity is the key. Start slowly until you are able to exercise a total of 3-4 hours per week (or about 30 minutes every day).
In my next blog, I will discuss other types of exercise (flexibility training, resistance exercises, balance and weight training) and how these types of exercise can benefit your health now and as you enter your own “golden years.”
Overland Park Chiropractor Dr. Robert Patterson Reviews Healthy Aging Month
Friday, September 10th, 2010
By: Dr. Patterson
When you think of aging, what comes to mind? When I discussed this with my staff this week, we had to admit that the first thing we thought about was what we will be doing for our health 10-15 years from now. Our first thought was not “What we are doing today in order to live life the way we want in the future?”
It seems to me that aging is somewhat of an abstract concept to most people. We see it happen to other people, but for some reason we do not see it happening to ourselves in the same way. I believe this is due, in part, to feeling that our minds are not aging. I was talking with my dad one day about aging, and he stated that when he is just sitting, he feels just as if he were 20 years old. I know exactly what he is talking about. Mentally, I feel the same as if I was 20, but now when I push my body, I feel much older.
This gives us a false sense of security and lulls us into believing that we have time. Every day, I have one or two patients come into my office who can’t understand why a particular activity now hurts them, because they have done it a million times before without a problem. They have a hard time grasping that their bodies are older, they are overweight, don’t eat right, don’t exercise, are on two or three medications, and they have abused their bodies. Their time has run out. A certain amount of damage has been done, and we have now moved into a mode of managing their condition versus curing them.
My point to all this is that we have to realize we are aging right now. Now is the time to make better choices – physically, nutritionally and emotionally. How you live today will determine how well you live tomorrow.
Overland Park Chiropractor Dr. Robert Patterson Encourages Parents To Review Chiropractic Exams for Kids who Suffer from Migraines & Headaches
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
By: Dr. Patterson, Overland Chiropractic
If you have children or grandchild who suffer from headaches, you might find this recent article by Tara Parker-Pope from NY Times interesting. As is generally the case, lifestyle appears to play a significant role in the prevention or management of these headaches. The article states “lifestyle changes like exercise, drinking more water, getting adequate sleep and not missing meals are essential.”
“I can’t say it’s typical that you can completely cure headaches just by lifestyle measures alone, but if you don’t address those things as well you’ll never be able to control them,”says Dr. Philip Overby, assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx.
I see these changes as very doable for the average family. I would also encourage a chiropractic examination. I often find mechanical problems contributing to migraine headaches in my patients. Children do all kinds of activities from carrying backpacks to playing sports and taking falls that can cause these mechanical problems. I also like to evaluate migraine sufferers for food allergies and nutritional/digestive issues.
Returning to Classrooms, and to Severe Headaches
For kids around the country it’s back-to-school time. But for many of them, it’s also the return of headache season.
Doctors say frequent headaches and migraines are among the most common childhood health complaints, yet the problem gets surprisingly little attention from the medical community. Many pediatricians and parents view migraines as an adult condition. And because many children complain of headaches more often during the school year than the summer, parents often think a child is exaggerating symptoms to get out of schoolwork.