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May 11 2020

Fibromyalgia Sufferers Require Quality Sleep Suggests Freehold NJ Chiropractor

If you suffer with Fibromyalgia there are many sleep recommendations that are so helpful. Getting a good night of sound sleep is more valuable than gold! There are several recommendations I am going to discuss today on how you can break your old habits and start catching some zzzz’s soon? I’ll start with the easiest ones first, then progress to include the rest of them.

Going to bed at the same time every night is one of the most important keys in getting a good night of sleep. That’s why many of our parents raised us with the “Lights out at 10:00 p.m.” philosophy. They wanted us to learn how to establish a consistent sleep pattern.

Whenever there’s pain, the nervous system releases a chemical called substance P. The purpose of Substance P is to amplify the pain and cause nerves nearby to become more sensitive to pain. This should result in you paying attention to your body to take care of the pain! Scientists have found that deep sleep is critical to resetting the Substance P mechanism so that it doesn’t get out-of-control, causing you to be more sensitive to pain than you should be.

Napping is discouraged because it interrupts regular sleep patterns. You can have a relaxation session during the middle of the day for 20 minutes though, to restore your energy levels.

You may have noticed that there are some foods and beverages that tend to keep you awake during the night or promote a night of tossing and turning. Taking any type of stimulants up to three hours before bed can result in a night of interrupted sleep. This includes chocolate, coffee and other caffeine products, and even herb teas with caffeine. Drinking water is certainly an excellent habit for any fibromyalgia patient but do it from the moment you wake up in the morning, and stop drinking water four hours before bedtime. That way you won’t have to wake up to use the rest room during the middle of the night.

There are certain things to know if you snack before bed too. If you have low blood sugar, a snack of a protein and carb food is best. That would mean a half slice bread with some turkey or chicken on it, maybe a little mustard, lettuce and tomato with a few ounces of milk if you sleep better with a little food in your stomach. You could also have a few slices or cubes of cheese with a handful of peanuts.

There are other bad sleep habits you need to be concerned about:

Exercising before bed can stimulate the nervous system and keep you wide awake for a long time. Also, some people find it’s difficult to forget about their problems once they get into bed. Again, to eliminate this bad habit, you may want to resort to saying prayers or a form of meditation before bed. This helps many relieve all of their worries and feel peaceful and contented right before you nod off.

If you like a warm room, increase the room temperature. Otherwise, a cool room may make sleeping easier. Check your pillow. Is it too thick, creating an unnatural curvature in your neck? If you have any questions about your pillow, bring it into our chiropractic office and we’ll evaluate it for you.

Do you allow pets to sleep on the bed with you? This may work if the bed is large enough, but a big dog may take up too much room on the bed and interfere with your ability to get a full night’s rest. It’s a natural subconscious reaction to be careful not to kick an animal sleeping on your bed and you may be sleeping in a cramped position to prevent kicking the animal. Consider a separate dog bed for the bed or a cat bed for the cat.

You should set a calming mood before going to bed. While you listen to a few soothing music songs, draw a hot bath. Let all your worries go in the tub, down the drain with the water.

It is best for your bedroom to be dark because the darkness stimulates regeneration in the body. At night, the adrenal glands go to work replenishing the body’s hormones, especially cortisol. This hormone assists us in handling stress and inflammation. Detoxification and repair of the body also occurs during the night.

Recovering from fibromyalgia may be one of the most difficult things you ever accomplish, and you have quite a few strategies here to create your expected results. Go for the highest goals – full recovery. You can find our other Fibromyalgia posts by going to our blog by clicking: Hometown Family Wellness Center

Make a goal for yourself to put fibromyalgia in your past. Follow our blog posts about Fibromyalgia. We covered many recommendations to give you your life back. I provided a path before you that leads you to information and people who can help.

Over the past 13 years I have been helping fibromyalgia patients in Freehold, NJ and the neighboring towns of Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts neck, Jackson, Morganville and other towns in Monmouth County and Ocean County. By taking an overall health and wellness approach of chiropractic, nutrition, sleep, mental well being, addressing toxicity and weight issues, we have gotten results where most other medical approaches have failed.

If you are ready to be able to gain your life back from the grip of Fibromyalgia and enjoy time with family, friends and a regular normal social life again, find out more about Dr. Russell Brokstein and his 4 pronged approach to natural health and wellness without drugs or surgery by going to his website: www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

May the force of life be with you, energizing each one of your cells!

May 11 2020

The Frustrating Road of Fibromyalgia Sufferers Finally Helped By Freehold Chiropractor – Part II

As a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ I have been in practice 13 years helping many patients who suffered with Fibromyalgia. We previously started talking about Fibromyalgia and what many sufferers experience and that there is hope. Please refer back to Part I: The Frustrating Road of Fibromyalgia Finally Helped by Freehold Chiropractor.

If you look for the vitality you will find it! To help my Fibromyalgia patients, other doctors and myself put together some home care recommendations that will bring you added health benefits. I’ve learned these recommendations through the years of working with patients that suffer with Fibromyalgia in Monmouth County, New Jersey, especially in the nearby towns of Marlboro, Howell, Jackson, Colts Neck, Morganville, Old Bridge and Manalapan, NJ.

In this multi-part Fibromyalgia blog, I will make recommendations and tell you why I believe they will help you. I’ll do this in a question and answer format that makes it a lot easier for you to read than text like a book. Sound fair enough?

If you suffer with Fibromyalgia, you must promise me that you will read each part of the Fibromalgia blog post. Also, make sure you share this information with anybody you know that suffers with Fibromyalgia. There’s no time limit on this required action.

You will be glad that you made the commitment and followed through on my blog about Fibromyalgia. Either way, I want you to keep a mental note of how these new recommendations are helping you improve.

And don’t just keep your progress to yourself! Let me know about it! As you already know, I am ecstatic whenever any one of my patients improves and when their body has healed so much that they don’t need me anymore! Now of course I do want to see you and treat you! I believe my mission in life is one to help people heal and get better and every time that happens, my heart truly rejoices! Please share your experience with us by clicking here.

What You’ll Find Here That Will Change Your Life

In this special blog series of home care recommendations, you’ll find out what is best in three basic categories: 1) dietary, 2) exercise, and 3) sleep.

I’m focusing on these three categories for three reasons. First of all, what you put in your mouth matters! Secondly, how you exercise can set you back or help you progress toward a full recovery. And lastly, how you sleep affects every part of your waking moments. Without a good night of rest, no one does anything at their best, and I want you to be at your peak mentally, physically and emotionally at all times! You can get there, you know!

If you have any questions about anything in this blog series, be sure to write them down and bring them in to ask me them at your next appointment. I want you to have all the answers so there’s no mistake about what you should be doing. Ready to go for it and grab your healing now? If you’re not currently a patient and ready to gain your life back from the grip of Fibromyalgia, contact our office for a consultation: Hometown Family Wellness Center

In our next part of the blog, we will start with some background information about fibromyalgia. I’ve collected questions from my patients over the years and these are the ones I’ll focus on in this special Fibromyalgia blog series. Just like they were very important to my previous patients, they no doubt will be important to you, too.

Until Part III… take control of your health and wellness with chiropractic!

Dr. Russell Brokstein, DC, Wellness Consultant

May 11 2020

Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Reviews 5 Important Pillars of Health

Everybody is always searching for the secret ingredient or pill to being healthy. The great thing is being healthy is actually very simple if you follow the 5 important pillars of health. If you make these a priority in your life, you can maintain optimal health and wellness without drugs and surgery much more easily:

1) Exercsise – it is so important to exercise and keep the body moving. You do not have to be a gym buff, but just simply walking 20 to 30 minutes a day can do the trick. Exercise strengthens the muscles including your heart, helps get oxygen to all of your tissues, keeps your joints moving, tones muscles which help burn more calories efficiently and therefore help to maintain or lose weight, improves self confidence and reduces stress.

2) Quality Sleep – We all need the proper amount of sleep. You can actually get not only too little sleep but too much sleep is unhealthy too. Read the article: How Much Sleep Do We Really Need? Sleep is when the body unwinds, decreases stress and does a lot of it’s healing.

3) Positive mental attitude – Stress and negative thoughts are a major contributor to poor health. Some statistics show that over 60% of health conditions are related to stress and negativity. By reducing stress and being positive, your health will drastically improve.

4) Nutrition – You know the saying “You are what you eat!” Our country has some of the worst eating habits: fast food, large portions, refined carbs, processed foods. Your body is a high performance machine that needs high quality foods. By eating a well balanced diet, you will have more energy, it can help you sleep better, your body heal damage to tissues and organs, and maintain proper weight. Obesity and diabetes are running rampant in the United States because of the dieting habits of the population. Think of your car if you put in low grade fuel – the car has lower fuel efficiency, the engine starts to make noises, and the costs are higher to fix and maintain it. Your body needs high quality fuel and deserves it to be healthy!

5) Healthy Spine and Nervous System – This is the most important element to being healthy without drugs and surgery. Every function of the body relies on the nervous system. Right now your heart is beating, your lungs are breathing, your stomach is digesting, etc without you even having to think about it. Your brain sends messages down your spinal cord and out every level of the spine thru nerves that goes to ever last organ, muscle, tissue and cell of the body. As long as there is no interference to these messages, your body can function as close to 100% as allowed. Unfortunately, due to physical, mental and chemical stresses from the time we are born thru adulthood, the bones that protect the spinal cord (the vertebra) can move out of place and put pressure on the nerves. Just the slightest pressure on the nerve can decrease the message sent thru, decrease function and eventually result in disease and symptoms. Many people realize when they get numbness and tingling in the hands or feet it is most likely due to a pinched nerve in the neck or low back, but imagine what happens in the mid to upper back if the nerves that go to the heart, lungs or stomach are pinched or any other of the nerves on the picture above left. Do you think the heart can work at 100% if only 90% of the nerve flow is getting to the organ? More importantly is you wouldn’t even have symptoms until around 30% or more impingement occurs. This is why it is so important to have your spine and nervous system checked. It also helps with the previous 4 pillars of health because if your nervous system is not working properly, it will decrease the benefits of your exercise, the nutrition you take in, your mental well being, and your sleep.

As a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ I address all 5 of these areas to help you get your health back naturally and maintain it for a healthy and happy lifestyle. For the past 14 years I have been helping patients who have been dealing with health issues and the medical doctors have been prescribing one medication after another, performing expensive testing that many times provide no answer to the cause of the problem, and no end to the vicious spiraling decrease in health. If you are ready to make your health a priority and top responsibility for you and your family, call our office Hometown Family Wellness Center, 9 Broadway, at 732-780-0044 to schedule a consultation and go to our website to find out more information: www.chiropractorfreehold.com.

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