Jun 09 2023

Healthier Going In, Healthier Going Out!

Did you know the healthier you are before an accident, the healthier you will be afterwards? Read: Healthier Going In, Healthier Coming Out

2) Oral health has a direct impact on overall health: Read: Don’t Stop Flossing

Health Recipes:
Passionfruit, Mango, & Orange Fizz
Apricot Glazed Chicken, Asparagus, & Potato Bake

Health Facts and Tips:
88% of Middle Aged Americans are insulin resistant.
This increases cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s risks. Diabetes?
Unfortunately unless we take drastic dietary measures, it’s going to happen. Stop sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and chemicals.

Did you know 1 cup of coffee will shunt 40% blood supply to the brain?
Coffee has considerably more caffeine than tea and more toxins…

Fun fact: Bill Gates senior helped Charles Schultz purchase Starbucks
The Gates have been heavily invested into planned parenthood, Processed and plant based foods with artificial vegetable oils, and of course vaccines…

Refined ‘Vegetable Oils’ or ‘Seed Oils’ such as corn, vegetable, canola & soy, have many issues, namely they create body-wide inflammation, heart disease & other poor health conditions.
Also, there are NO vegetables in these oils (corn is a grain). These ‘vegetable’ oils are particularly hazardous in cooking, as they produce toxic oxidation compounds like cyclic aldehydes when heated. They are highly processed and refined.
Choose instead: olive, avocado, coconut, butter, ghee, macadamia nut oils.

Relearn everything they have taught you about health…. Well…. Which is virtually nothing, because we mainly learn about disease management actually…
Not you of course , but MOST people THINK;
Heart Disease is caused by Cholesterol
Hypertension is caused by Salt
Obesity is caused by Saturated/Animal Fats T2Diabetes & Obesity is family genetics.
Arthritis is caused by Red Meat, etc.

You can be healthier by working on insulin resistence. — Insulin Resistance results in many symptoms. We can do more to be healthier!

Meanwhile, the main cause of all those symptoms is Insulin Resistance.
Insulin Resistance is caused by FOOD such as Refined Carbohydrates eg Sifted Maize Flour, Wheat, Polished Rice, Sugar, Cakes, Chocolate, Candies, Weatabix, Corn flakes, UHT Milk, Sweetened yoghurts, Junks eg Pizza, Chips, Seed oils eg Sunflowers, Cannola, Corn, Juices, Energy Drinks, etc.

Other lifestyle choices such as eating 6 times a day, sedentarism, short sleep, less rest, etc.
You can blame your genes, hormones, the baby, the job, etc the way you wish but remember, you were once healthier, leaner and fitter until you begun “rewarding” yourself with food and luxury because you got a few coins.
But back then, you had the same genes and hormones.
All the best with that!
Curated from Doctor of the Future ™
Thanks Joseph Medina for this info!

May is National Posture Awareness Month!

You can be healthier by improving your posture. — Improving your posture will make you healthier.

Everybody needs to combat the negative health impacts of poor posture.
Read our press release below: Posture Awareness Month Sponsored by Chiropractor in Freehold NJ — Hometown Family Wellness Center | PRLog

A simple thing as working on your posture can help you reduce symptoms and be healthier. Chiropractic along with a home stretching and exercise program improves your posture.

Watch this incredible info mainstream media and your doctors won’t tell you! My colleague Dr. Tim put this together and is a must watch by everyone:

Research/Facts: UNDER PRESSURE, Cholesterol, Statins, Drugs, Chiropractic, Blood Pressure!

Imagine if you could only make 1% improvement each day toward your health, where would you be in 100 days? But even if 50% achieved in a year, it’s still a huge win for many and better than a scary ride downhill. Take the first step today.

The more you follow many of the above health tips, you will be healthier more naturally and more successful of countering stress, disease and symptoms!

If you want help, message me!

Mar 05 2023

Good Reason For Good Posture

There are so many important reasons to have good posture. Scientists in Japan conducted a study regarding

Benefits of good posture — Good posture affects overall health

older people’s posture and found that it may give clues to cognitive decline. Read More about Another Good Reason for Good Posture

Did you know that oftentimes the spine is misaligned but you will not manifest symptoms of it? Then later on down the road in life, it may result in an injury or other health condition. This is part of the reason preventative and maintenance chiropractic care on a monthly basis is a wise choice. Stay ahead of your health and love your body with holistic chiropractic care! Good posture helps determine the alignment of your spine.

What Gives Life Meaning?
It was Charles Henry Parkhurst who said that “purpose is what gives life meaning.” Purpose is your main life motivation – the reason you get out of bed every morning. Some people call it your “why.” While it might be different for everyone, it is essential for everyone. Read more about Life and Purpose: Purpose Gives Life Meaning

Good posture helps your spine and nervous system. You were born to be healthy! Keeping your spine and nervous system healthy and functioning properly, without interference, is essential to optimizing your genetic capabilities. Read more about: Your Brain-Body Connection

At this time, countries have an unprecedented opportunity to create aging societies based on healthy longevity. Clearly, benefitting both old and young. Read more of: Benefitting Old and Young

2 Healthy Recipes:
Ayurvedic Immune Boosting Thai Soup Loaded with Health Benefits
Make Your Own Infused Olive Oil

Many times new patients come in expecting a quick fix. BUT… It took years for your body to get in the poor

Good posture is the window to your psine. — Good Posture takes time to correct

condition it is in from the daily stress and traumas you experience….
It’s going to take time to correct and rebuild your body.
Remember, Rome was not built in a day…

Health Fact of the week: Did you know that use of steroid injections (cortisone) along the spine increase vertebral fracture rates by 29%!

Chiropractic benefits include aligning the spine and improving posture to optimize functioning of your nervous system.

Apr 17 2022

Your Amazing Body – Are You Taking Care of It?

Your amazing body is a complex of cells, tissues and systems. Many people neglect their bodies but it’s so

You Have To Make the Path Choice To Your Amazing Body

important to take care of it. Are you taking steps to optimize your body and health?

One of my favorite sources for health information is a program called The 100 Year Lifestyle. I get a weekly email from them educating on how to improve health, wellness and longevity. This weeks email had some great messages. If you would like to improve your children’s and your health, optimize wellness and enjoy life as we age, read each by clicking the link.
1) Your Amazing Body—An Inventory | The 100 Year Lifestyle
2) Children: How to Take Care of Their Amazing Body | The 100 Year Lifestyle
3) Posture, Growth, and Healthy Emotions | The 100 Year Lifestyle

There are many essential benefits of vitamins and minerals:

Most of you are deficient and then run to take man made, toxic vitamins from the stores like centrum, one a day, gnc brands or others from grocery stores or vitamin shops. Many times these are causing further health issues.
Eg… most Vitamin C are synthetic ascorbic acid by mixing high fructose corn syrup with HCL (hydrochloric acid) which is extremely toxic.

Majority of Americans are on medications that deplete vitamins and minerals:
Did you know?
1. Adderall depletes:
Vitamin B12, vitamin C, and potassium.
2. Prozac depletes:
Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, sodium, zinc, and glutathione.
3. Paxil depletes:
Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, sodium, zinc, and glutathione.
4. Zoloft depletes:
Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, sodium, zinc, and glutathione.
5. Celexa depletes:
Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, sodium, zinc, and glutathione.
6. Wellbutrin/Zyban depletes:
Vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, and sodium.
7. Remeron depletes:
Vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, and sodium.
8. Effexor depletes:
Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10, calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, sodium, zinc, and glutathione.
9. Risperdal depletes:
Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, biotin, folic acid, carnitine, inositol, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, and calcium.
10. Zyprexa depletes:
Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, biotin, folic acid, carnitine, inositol, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, and calcium.
11. Seroquel depletes:
Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, biotin, folic acid, carnitine, inositol, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, and calcium.
12. Depakote depletes:
Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, biotin, folic acid, carnitine, inositol, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, calcium, magnesium, and Essential Fatty Acids.
From the book; Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and Stimulants by Dr. David W. Tanton, Ph.D

Some people think they eat healthy and get enough from the foods you eat. This is furthest thing from the truth as the foods are nutrient deficient and many times your guts are unhealthy, therefore not breaking down the foods to the elements it needs to absorb. One study I read says you would have to eat around 25,000 calories a day of natural, raw foods to get all the vitamins and minerals your body needs.

It’s important to take a whole food plant based multivitamin so the body first of all can recognize the Vitamin then actually break down and get the benefits. In my book, The Next Health Revolution – A Natural Path to Revive Your Health and Maximize Wellness, I discuss how important it is to supplement with natural formulas to provide your body with what it needs. If you would like to learn more about taking back your health naturally, get a copy of my book in our office or get it on Amazon – Click Here.

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Have a great day!
To Your Health and Wellness
Dr. Russell Brokstein
Hometown Family Wellness Center Where Health is a Lifestyle

You Choose what you put in your amazing body

May 11 2020

Freehold Chiropractor Reviews Chronic Pain Result of Lifestyle

Freehold Chiropractor and owner of Hometown Family Wellness Center, Dr. Russell Brokstein, reviews how lifestyle in many times results in chronic pain. People wonder where their pain came from as they didn’t have a particular injury. The fact is we are causing our pain every day with lifestyle and the pain sneaks up on us out of the blue. The pain becomes chronic and we don’t even realize it.

The American Chronic Pain Association defines chronic pain “…can be described as ongoing or recurrent pain, lasting beyond the usual course of acute illness or injury or more than 3 to 6 months, and which adversely affects the individual’s well-being. A simpler definition for chronic or persistent pain is pain that continues when it should not.”[1]

There are many causes of pain other than an accident or injury. Certain choices we make in our everyday lives could be the reason why we experience lasting musculoskeletal pain. Following are some things that can lead to chronic pain:

Carrying wallets/handbags/briefcases – Many people use these to carry our everyday essentials. But carrying a handbag or briefcase causes us to adjust to the amount of weight being carried on one side. This can strain everything from the neck, shoulder, lower back and hips, as one shoulder will shift weight to one side of the body.

Many guys carry a wallet and they put it in their back pocket of their pants. This can be another cause of chronic low back pain. Sitting on a thick wallet in the car, at work, and at home causes an uneven foundation for the hips and lower back. The more one sits with the wallet in their back pocket, the greater the chance of experiencing a pinched nerve, or a herniated disc.

Weight – Our population is become more overweight every year. Extra weight can impact the body in so many ways. It builds up around the midsection of the body offsetting balance, causing the pelvis to tilt forward, which can strain the spine and lower back as well as putting additional pressure on the discs.

Extra weight adds pressure onto the feet causing the muscles, ligaments, and tendons to stretch and become weaker. It is common for overweight men and women to experience collapsed arches, which cause the knees to rotate, the hips to drop and disrupt the balance of the spine.

Pain becomes more of an issue when the body carries more weight that it has been designed to carry. By adding light exercise and watching what you eat, you can make a big difference in reducing the pain.

On the job – Every job is different and our bodies react inversely to the ergonomics at work. Setting up your work station properly is so important to help prevent chronic pain. In a previous blog we discussed ergonomics: Ergonomics at your Work Station. Whether you are standing or sitting all day, your body develops a routine and adapts to the positions you frequent the most throughout the day. No matter what the job may be, every body needs restoration of its original range of motion. It is highly recommended to take frequent breaks, take a walk outside during a break and take the time to stretch. This helps avoid improper posture, lifting techniques, and eyestrain from computer screens. You will also notice an energy boost and less chronic pain.

Sleep – There are many consequences to the way we sleep. From the type of mattress you use, to the position that you sleep in.

Stomach and side sleeping may feel comfortable, but are also a main reason why we toss and turn during the night and wake up with pain. As we sleep, our head, neck, and spine need to be supported correctly. Optimal sleep patterns include, sleeping flat on the back with the neck supported by a cervical pillow. If you must sleep on your side, keep a pillow between your knees with them slightly bent and your head and neck supported by a pillow. You should avoid sleeping on your stomach at all costs as it puts continuous strain on your neck, shoulders and lower back.

Posture – Posture is one of the key elements at reducing every day stress to the body. So many people slouch at their desk or while watching tv and many times are propped up in unnatural positions while watching tv. Or talking for extended periods of time on the phone with the head tilted. Having the body in these postures for extended periods of time increases the stress and tension to the muscles, tendons and ligaments. This will further increase the amount of pain you feel.

For a moment sit in your chair and slouch with your head forward, letting it fall slightly and you will notice an increase in pain in the back of the neck, down to between the shoulder blades. Sitting all day at school or work in this type of position damages the soft tissues. Now sit up straight and you will most likely notice that there is less pain. Just by improving your posture, you can reduce your chronic pain, but you might have to do strengthening exercises to improve your posture.

These are just a few of many reasons why you might have chronic pain and not know where it stems from. At least one of the above factors might be adding to your pain. Instead of using temporary painkillers and muscle relaxers that just mask the symptoms and lead to harmful side affects, chiropractors help you pinpoint the cause of your pain and recommends change in lifestyle to reduce and prevent future problems.

Dr. Russell Brokstein utilizes chiropractic care, therapeutic stretching as well as lifestyle recommendations to help his patients recover more quickly so you can once again enjoy your regular daily activities. Don’t let chronic pain take control of your life!

To find out more about Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, NJ go to our website at www.chiropractorfreehold.com.

[1] American Chronic Pain Association. Chronic Pain. Last Updated: 9/18/2012. http://www.theacpa.org/conditionDetail.aspx?id=74

May 11 2020

Spinal Hygiene Is Important Just like Dental Hygiene

Just like you have dental hygiene to help your teeth be healthy, we have spinal hygiene. You do not wait until your teeth hurt or rot out! You start brushing your teeth, flossing, using mouth wash daily and going to the dentist once or twice a year to make sure your teeth don’t get cavities and fall out. At least your teeth can be replaced!

You are born with one spine and it protects the most important system of the body: YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM! It controls all functions of your body, allows you to move and LIVE!

Daily stresses from the time you are born cause the spine to misalign or subluxate. The longer the bones are subluxated they put more pressure on the nerves and discs. They also start to decay. Unlike your teeth, your spine cannot be replaced.

That’s why spinal hygiene is so important. Chiropractors adjust the vertebra to remove pressure from the nervous

Spinal Hygiene is important for your health

system and allow your joints to move correctly. Exercise and stretching is also important to help improve and maintain your spinal health.

There are times you can go to the dentist and think you are fine, but the doctor tells you, “Mrs. Smith, you have a cavity here, lets take care of it now.” You’re not going to turn around and tell the doctor to leave it because you don’t feel pain. AND you won’t tell him, just shoot it with Novocaine, then you won’t feel it. You will want him to take care of the cavity as soon as possible before it gets worse.

Unfortunately many people treat their spine quite the opposite. They think that because there is no pain there is no problem. They wait til they have pain or until it gets unbearable. We as chiropractors can find your problems before they get chronic and painful. Most go to their medical doctors who just push pain relievers, muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatories. Not only do these just mask your symptoms like the Novocaine would for your teeth, but the underlying condition would get worse and you would be affected by all the harmful side effects of these drugs.

As your chiropractor in Freehold, we find the cause of your problems then help educate you on spinal hygiene. It’s important to stretch, correct your posture and work on your core muscles for stabilization. Just getting adjusted until the pain eases is just providing temporary relief. The problem didn’t form overnight and can’t be corrected overnight. Healing takes time.

It’s your body and you have to decide. Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? If you haven’t been in a long time, get back on the track to optimal health and well being. If you are currently under care, make sure you do the exercises I show you. Below are some of the videos I put together to show you your spinal hygiene stretches for your neck, low back and legs. I am then including 2 links of some great postural exercises. Please keep this to reference and make it habit just like you do your dental hygiene:

1) Low Back Stretching:

2) More Low Back and Leg Stretching:

3) Neck and Shoulder Stretching:

4) Posture exercise using an exercise ball: https://secure.webexercises.com/video-amplified.html?SH2015

5) Dead bug exercise: https://secure.webexercises.com/video-amplified.html?CR1135

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on your next visit or give us a call at 732-780-0044 to start your spinal hygiene consult. Make sure to also follow us for more health and wellness tips on facebook: Click Here

Research/Facts: UNDER PRESSURE, Cholesterol, Statins, Drugs, Chiropractic, Blood Pressure!

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