New
Year’s Resolution?
By Dr. Jim McDaniel DC
With the New Year just around the corner, the annual New
Year’s resolution comes to mind. Year after year
we religiously commit to some kind of change we wish to
incorporate in order to improve our lives. We decide to
quit smoking, eat healthier, exercise more, and the list
goes on and on. Maybe the most common resolution committed
to is weight loss via exercise and diet. We begin the
ritual with the infamous purchase of new exercise equipment,
or the latest DVD of the latest exercise guru, and potentially
even the new spandex outfit complete with headband and
legwarmers. Fully prepared for the daily grind of sweat
and sore muscles we psych ourselves up with visions of
what we want to achieve. The New Year comes and things
begin well, for the first several weeks to months we devote
ourselves to the routine. Soon, the hard work seems to
be paying off, the first 5lbs. drop relatively quick,
but as time passes the weight loss slows to a point where
regardless of the consistent effort our weight does not
change. We work diligently for the first few months of
the New Year, but with little outward signs of success,
we slowly trickle back into our former routine, and the
exercise and diet regimen slowly comes to a halt. Aside
from the occasional, guilt driven, two or three day return
to the exercise routine, we silently end our effort for
the time being. Often times, we have some fleeting thoughts
about our effort; we ask ourselves why the weight stopped
dropping despite our endeavors, why pain may increase
over time, or why our fatigue increases, when we should
receive energy surges commonly associated with regular
exercise. Basically, we all wonder why we don’t
feel better. There may be answers to these questions which
can be treated! The reasons are occasionally a clinical
issue, but are usually a subclinical issue, which can
benefit from specific supplementation, therapeutic diet,
and of course exercise. Any issues with anemia, blood
sugar/insulin imbalance, neurotransmitter imbalance, imbalanced
cortisol and/or leptin levels will biochemically create
a resistance to weight loss. Essentially, no matter the
effort put forth, if any single issue or combination of
these issues is present, weight loss will likely be impossible,
and fatigue, if present will continue. These are some
of the health issues treated at The Wellness Center, visit
our updated website (www.thewellnesscenter-stl.com)
or call Dr. McDaniel at 636-787-7500, and always feel
free to stop by the clinic in Ellisville. Happy Holidays,
and remember, “Pain? Health.”
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