Holiday Stress Busters ~ The Beacon for Dec 17, 2013

By now I am sure you have found yourself in full stride of the holiday season.  I am always amazed this time of year just how tense people’s spines feel.  Without a doubt this is the most stressful time of year for many.  It is not surprising when you consider that most people cram 4 weeks of work into 3, and then for the final week we are encouraged to eat and drink indulgently, socialize excessively and abandon our normal rhythms and healthy practices. 

This year I encourage you to keep your health and wellbeing a focus.  Below you will find some simple tips to have your holidays not only joy filled but also healthy.  All the best!

Watch your breathing. Most of us don't breathe enough normally; we take shallow breaths and deprive ourselves of oxygen. Add stress to that and we can even become light-headed. Sit in a quiet place, close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths. Inhale slowly and exhale more slowly. You'll be amazed at how relaxed you will feel!

Watch alcohol and food intake.  Just because it is offered to you doesn’t mean you need to partake in it.  And if you do have one - enjoy it; enjoy it so fully that you may not need a second, third or fourth.  There is nothing wrong with a small amount of alcohol, sweets, or rich foods; it is when we indulge in gluttonous behaviours that take us half of January to finish digesting what we ate for Christmas dinner that is a problem.  Moderation is key or consider upgrading your choices to:  

Indulge in healthy treats.  It is the season for indulging - how about indulging in a nice bag of organic nuts, dried fruit or some other exotic food that you really enjoy that your body would also enjoy (and thank you for).

Make sure you have some quiet, alone time scheduled. The social demands of holiday seasons are high. We are required to interact more with family, co-workers, etc. That can be very tiring, especially if socializing causes you anxiety. Factor in some down-time.

Plan one fun event just for you. You probably spend much time and effort ensuring others are taken care of and entertained this season. Remember to treat yourself - get a manicure, go to a heated driving range, babysit a friend's new puppy or read that new best-seller you've just received.

Connect with family to watch a favourite holiday movie or show.  Pull your family together, laugh, cry, and fill your hearts up with love.  The holiday season is such a time to nourish family connections.

Get some exercise.  Most usual exercise routines get abandoned this time of year. We are full of excuses. But exercise is a terrific stress-buster and it is a terrific way to burn off and move through last night’s cream cheese surprises or sweat out the extra Caesar you drank.  During this time of year we typically have a little extra down time which is just begging to be filled with walks, a yoga class or a run.  You will feel so much better for it.

Get enough rest.  This is a wonderful time of year to nourish your body with a little extra rest.   It’s okay to call it a night before the rest of the party, to sleep in a little extra or to enjoy an afternoon nap.  I dare you!

Be conscious.  Be aware of yourself; don’t turn your brain off.  When you reach for the next treat, pause and ask yourself is this really what I want (Consider the question – Is this going to clog me or cleanse me?)  If you do eat it, track yourself afterward in how it makes you feel 10 minutes or an hour later.  This year I have been blown away with how little I enjoy holiday treats.  Sure they taste great (for the two minutes I am chewing on them) but after that I am left with 60 minutes of dissatisfaction as my energy gets all wonky and I have a hard time focusing on anything.

Give healthy gifts.  Do they really need another box of chocolate?  Instead, how about giving them a yoga DVD or a bag of organic fruit or nuts?  These can be a very welcomed gift at this time of year. Or share our "Gift of Health" certificate (print the attached below) - to introduce your friend, co-worker, family member or neighbour to chiropractic and have their nerve system checked for interference. You'll never know the long-term difference you can make by inspiring someone to make their health and wellbeing a priority. And what better time to start then now and carry forward into 2014!

Holiday Hours - Closed:

Tuesday Dec 24th

Wednesday Dec 25th

Thursday Dec 26th

Tuesday Dec 31st and

Wednesday Jan 1st.

Extra Entrainment Hours - Open:

Friday Dec 27th 10am-12 and 4-6pm

Can You Help? ~ The Beacon for Dec 11, 2013

Can you help us?  We are ready to serve more.  This means that we could be saving and transforming more people’s lives.  90% of all people that come to the Lifehouse meet us through ‘word of mouth’.  This is necessary because we don’t have the assistance of large drug companies and their unlimited advertising dollars to market their wares.  We rely on doing things the old fashioned way, and personally I kinda like it this way. 

If you are someone who believes in the vision of the Lifehouse, appreciates the quality of our work and would like to make a positive difference in other people’s lives, we would love your help.  We are looking for more people to join our conscious healing community at The Lifehouse

We have set up a program to make this easy for you and easy for them too, it’s called The Gift of Health.   Through the holiday season we will be offering complimentary gift certificates for people to visit The Lifehouse with their first visit, on us.   We have included a gift certificate (valued at $100) for you below so you can easily forward this invitation on to your friends and family electronically (we also have beautiful paper copies in the office if you would like some of those too).  In the past many of our clients have written a short introduction explaining from their heart what care at The Lifehouse has been like, how it has benefited them and then forwarded it on to their contact list.  This is a simple gesture that could have far reaching affects to the lives of many.

This truly is a win-win-win as it acts as a wonderful gift for you to give to the people you care about, helps to promote health in these people, and helps us fulfill our mission of creating a healthy vital Nanaimo area. 

Not sure who to refer?  Well this past year we have assisted people to heal themselves of things such as ADHD, Depression, Colitis, RA, ruptured disc’s, headaches, migraines, sciatica, colic and not to miss mentioning the myriad of others who have tapped into a greater quality of life and a greater relationship with their bodies and with themselves. The effects of chiropractic are really far reaching.  I firmly believe that every adult and child should, at the very least, be checked by a chiropractor to find out if they too can be helped with chiropractic care.  From there they can choose for themselves where they want to go with care, no strings attached.  I just want people to be in a place of informed choice. 

Imagine more people with lives transformed, healing things they were told they needed drugs or surgery to resolve, relationships mending, behaviors changing, attitudes shifting, hearts opening and spines aligning.  Just think of the ripple effect more conscious, healthy, on purpose people will have on our community. 

As you are sending those Christmas letters to your family and friends, or looking at your co-worker who is suffering from his third cold this month, or hearing your husband continue to complain about his nagging back pain why not offer them a Gift of Health?

There are people out there who need you to tell them what is possible for them – how else are they going to find out!  Together we are making a huge difference in Nanaimo, now let’s expand and grow.

How many lives are we going to LIGHT up this year?
Yours in service

Dr. Norm and The Lifehouse Gang

Holiday Hours - Closed:

Tuesday Dec 24th

Wednesday Dec 25th

Thursday Dec 26th

Tuesday Dec 31st and

Wednesday Jan 1st.

Extra Entrainment Hours - Open:

Friday Dec 27th 10am-12 and 4-6pm

Gifts of Health

What Are You Entraining To?

What Are You Entraining To?

For years we have been offering you quality chiropractic care at the Lifehouse and one of the most common things I have heard is, "You are not like other chiropractors."  While others have just referred to the work that I do as “magic”.   

As a traditionalist I have used the term “adjustment” to describe the low force application that I use.  As much as I wanted to honour my roots as a chiropractor I have come to the realization that using more appropriate terminology would help our clients better understand and appreciate the work they are engaging in.

Medical Doctors:

Treat = Attempt to suppress or eradicate symptoms and disease.

Traditional Chiropractors:

Adjust = correcting subluxations by realigning the spine and nerve system.

Network Chiropractors:

Entrain = getting in sync with rhythms.

You are familiar with the properties of entrainment.  Woman who live in the same house have their menstrual cycles entrain.  Mom and baby’s heart beats entrain to one another.  If a still tuning fork is brought into a room where another tuning fork is vibrating - it will begin to resonate too.  Entrainment is a natural process which occurs between two or more rhythmic cycles.

During your next entrainment allow yourself to entrain to your breath, entrain to the natural movements of your spine and entrain to your life force.  This drives a process of reorganization in which your brain has the opportunity to better assess the relationship and alignment of your spinal bones and neurological structures and create an appropriate change from the inside out!

Celebrating our uniqueness, mine and yours 

Dr. Norm

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Upcoming Events:

"Gifts of Health" - to inspire, engage and nourish another.

Health Essentials - Thursday Dec 12th - 7-8pm

Invite a friend, family member or co-worker.  Call 250-740-0333 to reserve your seat today!

Holiday Hours - Closed:

Tuesday Dec 24th

Wednesday Dec 25th

Thursday Dec 26th

Tuesday Dec 31st and

Wednesday Jan 1st.

Extra Entrainment Hours - Open:

Friday Dec 27th 10am-12 and 4-6pm

December Events

"Exploring Nutrition and Healthy Nourishment"

Join Dr. Norm as we explore holistic nutrition and healthy nourishment.  Ever get confused with the latest fads and next ideas around nutrition? Join us as we uncover simple truths about nutrition that are allied with with Innate and your genetics.  You will leave understanding what you can do to facilitate healthy ways to nourish yourself through the food you consume, awareness around what we digest (foods, thoughts, emotions) and you will be given a mini cookbook.

· What’s the difference between nutrition and nourishment?

· Its not a diet or a fad—learn about the benefits of a going back to your roots with foods that are aligned with both your innate and genetics.

· What are superfoods and what is the rave all about?

· Are you feeding your emotions or nourishing your body?

· Learn why following the Canada Food Guide is an unhealthychoice.

· Learn why, where your food comes from is as important as what your food is.

· Learn simple ways to nourish yourself, so you have more energy, health and vitality to express in your life!

Wednesday, November 13th - 7-8:30 pm

This talk is open to all.  Be a friend and bring a friend or tell a friend.

Seating is limited...   Call to reserve your seat - 250-740-0333

Thanks to all the kids who participated in brighten our space with their creative, scary and beautiful pumpkin creations....
Photos will be posted soon on our Facebook page: 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lifehouse-Chiropractic-Studio/210636794051Click "Like" to get regular online updates and posts.

"I'd go 'batty' without Chiropractic care"

Happy Halloween! We're feeling very inspired by a recent email we received from a client (copied below)... her daughter has decided this year instead of collecting treats she will be asking neighbours for non-perishable food items to donate to those in need.

"We Scare Hunger"

"Food banks everywhere struggle to help families meet their most basic of needs, and the shortfalls are always obvious around the holidays. This Halloween, our daughter has decided that, in lieu of collecting candy, she will be using the door-to-door opportunity to collect non-perishable food items to donate to Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank. She can only cover so much ground on foot in a single night, so we'll also be collecting donations the week prior to Halloween – this week! If you're able to make a donation, please let me know so we can arrange for pick-up. Happy Halloween!" 

T. & C.

P.S. For those of you also taking little ones out Trick-or-Treating, consider joining the We Scare Hunger campaign - check out :

http://www.freethechildren.com/get-involved/campaigns/we-scare-hunger/

We Scare Hunger

www.freethechildren.com

We encourage you to consider contributing in your own way - a local food bank, grocery store or drop off some items at the studio and we'll contact our client and her daughter.

"Save the Date" for our next free Advanced Talk - Nutrition - Wednesday Nov. 13th - 7pm

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"I'd go 'batty' without Chiropractic Care' 

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Beware of the Dark!

LESS LIGHT! The primary purpose of Chiropractic is to locate and correct subluxations. When you break the word down into its roots, SUB-LUX-ATION you get this… “SUB” – means less than, or lower than normal “LUX” – is latin for LIGHT and “ATION” – is a state of being, or a condition The literal definition of subluxation is a state or condition of less LIGHT or power than normal. Subluxations occur when spinal bones mis-align and restrict the normal flow of “light” through the spinal cord and nerves. The effect… your body gets less of the Life energy or “light” it needs from the nerve system to maintain health and vitality. When Chiropractors locate and correct subluxations, they’re removing blockages to the light so it can flow freely through your nerve system, illuminating every cell, tissue and organ in your body. If sub-lux-ations produce darkness in your health, Chiropractic adjustments bring EN-LIGHTEN-MENT.

So don’t let the shorter, darker days get you down. Choose a healthy Chiropractic routine and keep your nerve system lit up. Life is brighter when you’re subluxation free.

Join us for Halloween week at the Lifehouse - 
to express more light and more lifeforce 
with a Pumpkin decorating contest for the kids 
(with our own Lifehouse grown vintage 2013 pumpkins)

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Upcoming November Events:
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Wed. 6th - Free Health Essentials Talk - 7-8 pm - Invite a friend

Mon. 11th - Studio Closed

Wed. 13th - Advanced Talk - "Nutrition" - 7-8:30 pm

Wed. 27th - Free Health Essentials Talk - 7-8 pm - Invite a friend

Seating is limited. Please reserve by calling (250)740-0333 

November Events

Wed. 6th - Free Health Essentials Talk - 7-8 pm - Invite a friend

Mon. 11th - Studio Closed

Wed. 13th - Advanced Talk - "Nutrition" - 7-8:30 pm

Wed. 27th - Free Health Essentials Talk - 7-8 pm - Invite a friend

Call (250)740-0333 for directions and to reserve your seat today!

Advanced Talk with Dr. Norm ~ "Germs - Building a Titanium Immune System" - Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

“If I could live my life over again, I would devote it to proving that germs seek their natural habitat, diseased tissue, rather than being the cause of disease.”

                                    ~Rudolf Virchown   (known as the father of the germ theory.)

When working with your immune system there are 

two different ways of going about it, you can live in fear trying 

to combat that which is on the outside of you, 

or you can live in trust choosing to build that which is inside of you.

· Are germs the sole cause of infectious disease? 

· Learn why the average chiropractic client has a 200% stronger immune system than the rest of the population?

· Are there benefits from having a “natural” cold or fluand how does that help empower your immune systemfor long term health?

· Learn what the key ingredients of building a titanium immune system are so you will have less sniffles, down days, coughs, snots and fevers this season.

  

 This talk is open to all.

Sharing is caring -  Invite someone you love

October Events

Cancer ~ The rest of the story ~ Wed. Sept. 18th - 7pm

Cancer

The rest of the story

Wednesday September 18^th 2013

7-8:30pm

In 1971 President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act and declared a "War on Cancer".  Now 40 years later Cancer remains a leading cause of death.  

Trillions of dollars, millions of lives and are we any healthier?  

Join Dr. Norm as we explore another reality in regards to cancer.

Are there other ways of healing cancer?

What natural ways does your body have to destroy cancer and how can you support them?

What is the gift / wisdom of cancer?

Could cancer be the powerful wake up call many people need but few people respond too?

This talk is open to all.  Be a friend and bring a friend or tell a friend.

Call to reserve your seat - 250-740-0333

New Hours starting Monday September 23

"CrossFit Adventures" ~ The Beacon for Aug 15, 2013

Creating Outrageous Vitality : Physical Fitness

Lifehouse Community, join us for this special exclusive evening, co-lead with Katie Weisgerber, local owner and operator of Nanaimo’s only Crossfit facility. The evening will be an interactive experience teaching you one of the key components to creating outrageous vitality.  Bring your running shoes, gym clothes and an open mind, it is going to be a wonderful evening!

Click here to hear about Norm's CrossFit Adventures

Learn the importance of including functional movements which are completely scalable for all sizes and strengths.  

Learn why many people plateau after a short period of similar exercises and how to over come this with “muscle confusion” and constantly varied routines. 

Learn how to work with Wolf’s Law to consciously choose your challenges, so the universe doesn’t do it for you. 

Learn why high intensity interval training is the most talked about and fast growing workout style on the planet and it’s important changes to your youth “ing” process (which combats the aging process).

THURSDAY AUGUST 22^nd 2013 FROM 7-8:30PM

For more information or to sign up, please contact The Lifehouse Chiropractic studio at 250 740 0333.
Space is limited.

August Upcoming Events

Fri-Sun (16-18)           VIEX (Beban Park - Cliff McNabb Arena)  

                                        - Stop by to say "hello"  

Thursday (22)               Advanced Talk - Physical Fitness/CrossFit  

                                        - 7-8:30 pm

Wednesday (28)        Health Essentials  

                                - 7-8:00 pm

(Preregistration is required for all events.  Please call 250 740 0333)        

"Christmas in July" Update

Thank you for all the wonderful support

Thursday, July 25th

for our Annual Day to Receive, Give Back and Pay it Forward

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We raised over $300, collected over 19

milk crates full of

non-perishable food items and 

adjusted over 80 people!!

Thanks again Everyone!

We really appreciate all you do for our community.

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Donors were as follows:

Charlie Brown’s

Pipers Meats

Bella Donna Spa

Soul to Sole Spa

Island Naturals

Danielle Dickson

Dr. Norm Detillieux 

Prize Winners included:

Ken M., Jodine B., Kris S., Petra H.

Barry E., Judy W., Karl W., Rhonda B., Signy M., Margaret H.

August Events at The Lifehouse Chiropractic Studio

Advanced Talk with Dr. Norm & Crossfit Nanaimo ~ Thurs. Aug 22nd

Creating Outrageous Vitality : Physical Fitness

Lifehouse Community, join us for this special exclusive evening, co-lead with Katie Weisgerber, local owner and operator of Nanaimo’s only Crossfit fasciiliy. The evening will be an interactive experience teaching you one of the key components to creating outrageous vitality.  Bring your running shoes, gym clothes and open mind, it is going to be a wonderful evening!

Learn the importance of including functional movements which are completely scalable for all sizes and strengths.  

Learn why many people plateau after a short period of similar exercises and how to over come this with “muscle confusion” and constantly varied routines. 

Learn how to work with Wolf’s Law to consciously chose your challenges, so the universe doesn’t do it for you. 

Learn why high intensity interval training is the most talked about and fast growing workout style on the planet and it’s important changes to your youth “ing” process (which combats the aging process).

THURSDAY AUGUST 22^ND 2013 FROM 7-8:30PM

For more information or to sign up, please contact 

The Lifehouse Chiropractic studio at 250 740 0333.  Space is limited.