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Feb 19 2024

Healthy Aging

We cannot stop getting older but we can definitely do things to promote healthy aging.

“We can’t avoid age. However, we can avoid some aging. Continue to do things. Be active. Life is fantastic in the way it adjusts to demands; if you use your muscles and mind, they stay there much longer.” Charles H. Townes

Healthy aging relies on being an activist with your lifestyle. Here is a great article from my favorite newsletter, the 100 Year Lifestyle: Your Healthy Longevity Makes You an Activist

It’s up to you to make the changes and I am here to guide you. Change needs to happen for improvement to follow. There is no other alternative to healing.

If you do not change, then the only other option then becomes drugs and surgeries to mask the symptoms and patch up the damage.

I’ve been in practice over 28 years and I have patients all the time tell me since getting adjusted that they get sick less and feel healthier. Many come in for back and neck pain but after a short period under chiropractic care they report they notice other health conditions improving.

Regular, consistent chiropractic care improves FUNCTION of the ENTIRE body which includes immune function! That’s WHY people see a chiropractor regularly. It’s NOT about how you FEEL (that’s western medicine) it’s about how you FUNCTION!

Before starting to get adjusted at 24 years old, I suffered with bronchitis all the time, several times each year. I started getting adjusted while at chiropractic college and ever since for the last 28 years and have only had one bout with bronchitis. I have seen it first hand myself and with 28 years of clinical experience.

Getting adjusted to improve function can promote healthy aging.

Another way to help improve function and healthy aging is providing the body with vitamins and nutrients it needs. I’ve been working with a colleague in Arizona and his amazing whole food, plant based supplements since 2018. In my 25 years in practice, I have never found a supplement line as complete as Dr. Tim’s.

To get any of Dr. Tim’s whole food, plant based supplements, including multi vitamins, B complex, digestive enzymes with probiotics, proteolytic enzymes for joint health and inflammation, CBD fluid, Lions Mane Mushroom, Nitric Oxide and Blue Green Algae strips, Vit D, Immune Booster or much more, go to this link: docbrok.synergywellnessformulas.com

There is always a choice. Only you can make it. So many people are sick and tired of being sick and tired. I wrote my book a couple of years ago to help get people back on track. You can get your copy in the office or order online click here: The Next Health Revolution – A Natural Path to Revive Your Health and Maximize Wellness

Jul 26 2023

Strengthen Your Immune System To Fight Off Infections

Did you know it’s important for your body to fight off infections? It helps to strengthen your immune system. Read more by clicking the title: Fighting Off Infections

Having a pet adds years to your life and life to your years. Read: Get a Pet, Live Longer

Our lifestyle is built around living your best, healthiest life until your last breath. Read: Healthspan vs Lifespan

Healthy Recipes:
Lemon Chicken & Avocado Salad
Chilled Fruit & Yogurt Smoothie

Children’s health is more important than ever. For the first time in history, children won’t live longer than their parents!

Strengthen your immune system to help improve health — Little things like strengthen your immune system can help turn the tide.

US Healthcare is sickening. More kids are drugged than ever. Their foods and lifestyle are more unhealthy.

A change is needed and quickly. Health and wellness need to be made a priority. Parents are the lead to help their kids be more healthy. Health starts with family and your lifestyles.

I love helping kids get a jump start on their health so their future is bright When their spines are misaligned, it puts pressure on their nervous systems and blocks nerve flow to all their organs and tissues. Getting children adjusted is so important. Waiting until you are older causes chronic conditions, pain and degeneration of the spine and discs. Would you wait until you are older to start brushing your teeth and going to the dentist only when you have pain? It’s time to be more proactive with our overall bodies and health.

Health Tip of the Week: Aspartame increases your chances of getting alzheimers by 300%! Stop consuming artificial sweeteners!

Nutrients, Vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other elements are deficient in our diets and foods. Supplementation is necessary to provided our bodies and balance for overall health, but over 90% of the supplements you buy are synthetic and toxic to your health.

I started working with a colleague in Arizona and Dr. Tim shares why Quality is more important over quantity, why to avoid synthetics which are toxic and only use whole food, plant base formulas like we do. Watch him in the video below:

Simple steps can be taken to help strengthen your immune system. In this blog, we have discussed some basics. In our practice, we help patients with chiropractic adjustments to optimize the nervous system which controls all functions of the body (including your immune system), recommendations of whole food, plant based, organic supplements, nutritional cleansing and weight loss, drinking lots of water, cutting out caffeine and artificial sweeteners, healthy recipes, exercise and so much more.

Choose lifestyle over drugs to strengthen your immune system — Simple lifestyle changes can strengthen your immune system while drugs are masking symptoms

Apr 30 2023

Staying Hydrated Benefits Your Health

One of my favorite topics is staying hydrated and drinking enough water. Too many people are dehydrated from not only not drinking enough water but consuming too much coffee and other caffeinated products. It’s important to drink half your body weight in ounces of water. More recently I read even up to 70% of your

There are many benefits of staying hydrated — Benefits of Staying Hydrated

body weight in ounces of water. If you drink a cup of coffee, some studies show that one cup negates up to 4 to 8 glasses of water. I challenge you for the next month to drink the right amount of water and see how you feel in 30 days.

Read this great article to find out more about keeping hydrated: Drink Up!

Read about a combination of breathing exercises, cold exposure, and developing a proper mindset and commitment: The Wim Hof Way

Growing old is a part of life…. read more: Desired and Feared

Healthy Recipes:
Stir-Fried Beef, Asparagus & Green Beans
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

Are you sick and tired of not being healthy? Great message from Dr. Tim… I love his educational videos:

Dr. Tim’s kids talk about how they stay health naturally…. smart kids and they were taught from birth. It’s not a coincidence that his kids have never been medicated. Children in the USA are more sick now than ever. For the first time, children will not outlive the lifespan of their parents. It’s a sad state of US health and medical care. It’s time parents step up to the plate and make their childrens’ health a priority
Watch this cute video:

Over the last 5 years I have learned a lot from Dr. Tim. He runs a huge chiropractic and functional medicine practice in Arizona. Functional medicine is working with whole food, plant based supplements to assist the body’s ecosystem. Getting rid of the bad stuff, put in the good stuff and because your body is an intelligent system – it does the rest.

He introduced me to his whole food supplements nearly 5 years ago and it has taken my health to a new level. I have been able to assist many patients over these last years by incorporating these products into their lifestyles. By giving your body the enzymes, vitamins, minerals, nutrients and antioxidants it needs, you can transform your health too.

To find out about the basic formulas we have, go to my website and watch some of the short videos: Supplements Freehold.

Lets transform more lives and health with chiropractic. Make sure you share these blog articles and tell your friends and family we can transform health naturally!

Apr 17 2023

The Best Health Hack

I am on a mission to help as many as people regain their health, energy, vitality without the use of drugs or surgery. This week I will be covering several topics.
To start things off, lets discuss the BEST Health Hack! My colleague and friend, Dr. Tim Harrigan put together this video that EVERYBODY needs to watch, just click below:

That pudding demonstration really shows the best health hack. “You are what you eat” is not accurate. The truth is, “You are what you digest.”

The best health hack is incorporating food enzymes — Food enzymes are the best health hack

Food Enzymes, not digestive, ensure you are actually assimilating nutrients!
To get your Digestive Blend, click here: https://docbrok.synergywellnessformulas.com/

Health Tip of the Week:
Did you know that a single course of antibiotics can alter the gut microbiomes of Healthy people & can take a couple of years to recover? Now, imagine what it can do to Unhealthy people?

One of my favorite sources does it again with more great topics (Click the blue title to read more):
Our Shared Future?
Super Depressing: recent research has uncovered a worrying link between the use of antidepressant medication and the growth of deadly “superbugs”.
Best Exercise for Healthy Longevity
Social Habits and Life Spans

Healthy Recipes:
Chilled Spring Green Juice
Healthy Chicken Bowl
Nutty Avocado & Strawberry Salad – The 100 Year Lifestyle

One last important topic before I go….. Vit D is essential for health and more people than ever are exeriencing Vit D deficiency leading to increasing health issues, including cognitive abilities

Impaired cognition can be caused by Vit D deficiency — Vit D deficiency can lead to impaired cognition

People are reaching out more for supplements but over 90% on the market are synthetics, poorly absorbed and toxic to the body. They are actually causing more health problems.

Sadly most Vit D supplements are made of sheep’s wool which damages the liver.

We have only whole food, plant based formulas that are natural and highest absorption including a core Vit d fluid spray.

Core D3 is an intra-oral vitamin D spray made to combat the plague of vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common ailments in the world, and with an easy spray form you can easily make sure you are getting enough vitamin D.

Check out our products: https://docbrok.synergywellnessformulas.com/

There are so many steps you can take to turn your health around naturally. Ask me for any guidance. As your chiropractor, I got your back 😉 And make sure you share all this info with your friends and family.

Jan 14 2023

Best Chiropractor in Monmouth County NJ 2022 Awarded to Freehold Chiropractor

The Best Chiropractor in Monmouth County NJ for 2022 was awarded to the top rated chiropractor in Freehold, NJ. For the 25th year, the Asbury Park Press held its annual reader’s choice awards. The local paper asks readers to vote for businesses in several categories.

Best Monmouth County NJ Chiropractor — Freehold Chiropractor Awarded the 2022 Best Chiropractor in Monmouth County NJ

Dr. Russell Brokstein received the 2022 honor of Best Chiropractor in Monmouth County. This is the 6h time in the last 7 years that Dr. Brokstein has been honored with this award.
Dr. Brokstein has also been chosen by the National Consumer Advisory Board for the “America’s Best Physicians” directory since 2017, Best Chiropractor in Freehold NJ since 2021 by the Freehold Award’s Program and NJTOPDocs since 2019.

Dr. Brokstein grew up in Freehold, NJ. After graduating Penn State with a BS in Biology he attended Life Chiropractic in Marietta, Georgia. Upon completing his studies, he returned to his hometown to give back to the community and opened Hometown Family Wellness Center over 17 years ago. He strives to educate the public about regaining their health naturally to enjoy normal daily activities and authored the book, “The Next Health Revolution – A Natural Path to Revive Your Health and Maximize Wellness.” Every year he holds the annual holiday food and coat drive, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” to help those in need during the winter season.

Dr. Brokstein says, “I strive to provide a different experience in our office. I value our patients’ time so I will

The Next Health Revolution to take back your health — Dr. Brokstein wanted to help people revive their health with the next health revolution

not overbook appointments. Patients should not be waiting in an office for the appointment they scheduled in advance. I also give the time patients deserve. Each slot is spaced out so there is enough time to perform treatment, show home stretching and exercise and discuss any health and wellness goals. I try to remove all hurdles for patients to receive the care they need by being in as many insurance networks as possible. Health care is getting out of hand and when doctors aren’t in network, it makes care too expensive. I would like to help as many people as possible regain their health and live a long, vibrant, enjoyable lifetime.”

To find out more about Dr. Russell Brokstein and Hometown Family Wellness Center, go to www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

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