Today is Halloween, and there are many scary things out there.  The thought living to 100 shouldn’t be one of them.  If living past 80, 90 or 100 does scare you, we have just the leader for you.  Join us THIS Wednesday, November 2nd, from 7-8pm as we are bringing Bellevue the best selling author of The 100 Year Lifestyle.

Dr. Plasker motivates people to create a vision for their life, rediscover their youthful energy and to live life with passion. He has appeared on several of the major news networks, television and radio talk shows teaching people to Live their 100 Year Lifestyle.
If you knew you’d live to be 100, how would you change your life NOW?

World Renown Health and Wellness Expert Speaking to YOU.

FREE Event

November 2nd, 7pm

South Bellevue Community Center

 
This workshop will help you:
*Create a vision for your life
*Raise a Super Healthy Family
*Rediscover Youthful Energy
*Master Life Changing Principles
*Transform Your Health
*Live With Passion
Do you have aging parents or grandparents?  You have their genes.  You can age with health and vitality!
You DO NOT want to miss this one time only special event. This is a FREE event but has limited seating. It is sponsored by Cummins Chiropractic & Wellness and will be held at the South Bellevue Community Center.  The address is: 14509 SE Newport Way, Bellevue.  Please call Cummins Chiropractic at 425-590-9158 to reserve your seat or respond to the Facebook event page. Bring a friend and learn how you can live your ideal lifestyle for 60, 70, 80 years and beyond.
Cummins Chiropractic & Wellness is proud to be a 100 Year Lifestyle Affiliate Clinic serving Bellevue and beyond with our best chiropractic care.  Our goal is to bring you to gold medal health so you can live vibrantly from your first breath of life to your last. 

10. The times that you need your spine the most will be the time that it will tend to give out on you
If you neglect your spine and nervous system, you can be sure that when you need it the most due to stress, physical activity, business or pleasure travel, it can give out on you. Extra stress on a weakened spine and nervous system can overload your system and contribute to health problems. Lifestyle Care can keep you healthy and prevent these inconvenient episodes from putting a damper on your life.
9. Nerve pressure can exist without pain
According to the research, pain is not a good indicator of how healthy or unhealthy your spine and nervous system are. Spinal examinations such as posture, weight balance, palpation, muscle testing, computer scans and x-rays are much better indicators. Pain is usually the last to show up and the first to be relieved when you begin chiropractic care.
8. Nerves supply your whole body
Your spine protects your nerve system, the master control center of your body. Vital energy flows over your nerves and communications with every cell. Nerve pathways must be clear for the messages to get through. If you have an uncorrected spinal problem, it can cause a decrease in the function of vital organs and systems, and lead to unnecessary pain or health problems.
7. Deterioration can begin within 2 weeks
Researchers found that when the spine is misaligned it can begin to deteriorate within 2 weeks. Think about how many two weeks have passed since you were born, which is often when the first spinal injury or vertebral subluxation occurs. How many two weeks are there from a childhood fall to age 50? Is it any wonder why more than 15 million people are diagnosed with osteoarthritis each year? Don’t wait another 2 weeks for a checkup.
6. Your quality of life depends on a healthy spine
If you want to be healthy and active as you age, your spine and nervous system must be healthy. Period.
5. The straw will break the camel’s back
We’ve all heard the expression “the straw that broke the camel’s back.” This is so true for too many people who ignore minor spinal problems. One day they do something simple, like bend down to tie their shoe, and they can’t get up. Major problems are much more painful and expensive to care for, and they can ruin your day, or even worse, your life.
4. Grandma and Grandpa didn’t get crooked overnight. They grew that way over time
Over time, the spine and nervous system deteriorates, not because of age, but because of subluxations. Just like the tires on your car wear down unevenly when they are misaligned, the same can happen in your spine. You may have some areas in your spine that look and feel like they are 80 years old while you have other areas that are more like a 30 year old. You can keep your entire spine healthy with chiropractic Lifestyle Care.
3. Good posture keeps you young and attractive
When your body becomes bent over and crooked, you will look and feel old and decrepit. If you keep your posture and your spine straight and strong, you will stay healthier and feel younger and more attractive. People often use drastic measures to preserve their youthful appearance as they age. Don’t you think a facelift would look silly on a person whose spine and nervous system were neglected?
2. You can’t afford to get sick or injured
Now more than ever, you cannot afford to get sick. Crisis care costs are astronomical and an unhealthy spine and nervous system can be the cause of many problems. Getting your spine checked and adjusted regularly can help you stay healthier and save you money in the long run.
1. Because you were born.
Everyone deserves to be healthy from the time they are born through their last breathe of life. This includes you. Too many people wait until they have intense pain and suffering before they make their health a priority. Don’t let this happen to you.
Cummins Chiropractic & Wellness is proud to be a 100 Year Lifestyle Affiliate Clinic serving Bellevue and beyond with our best chiropractic care.  Our goal is to bring you to gold medal health so you can live vibrantly from your first breath of life to your last. 

World Renown Health and Wellness Expert Speaking to YOU.

FREE Event

November 2nd, 7pm

South Bellevue Community Center

Best selling author, health and wellness expert, Dr. Eric Plasker is coming to Bellevue!
Dr. Plasker motivates people to create a vision for their life, rediscover their youthful energy and to live life with passion. He has appeared on several of the major news networks, television and radio talk shows teaching people to Live their 100 Year Lifestyle.
If you knew you’d live to be 100, how would you change your life NOW?
This workshop will help you:
*Create a vision for your life
*Raise a Super Healthy Family
*Rediscover Youthful Energy
*Master Life Changing Principles
*Transform Your Health
*Live With Passion
Do you have aging parents or grandparents?  You have their genes.  You can age with health and vitality!
You DO NOT want to miss this one time only special event. This is a FREE event but has limited seating. It is sponsored by Cummins Chiropractic & Wellness and will be held at the South Bellevue Community Center.  The address is: 14509 SE Newport Way, Bellevue.  Please call Cummins Chiropractic at 425-590-9158 to reserve your seat or respond to the Facebook event page. Bring a friend and learn how you can live your ideal lifestyle for 60, 70, 80 years and beyond.
Cummins Chiropractic & Wellness is proud to be a 100 Year Lifestyle Affiliate Clinic serving Bellevue and beyond with our best chiropractic care.  Our goal is to bring you to gold medal health so you can live vibrantly from your first breath of life to your last. 
 

Cross-Country, Soccer, Football…

As the Fall sports season kicks into full stride, the desire to do everything we can to maximize recovery time and increase performance is greater than ever.
As the intensity of our training activities puts added stress on our bodies, ensuring proper healing and recovery becomes increasingly important.  How would you or your loved ones benefit from gaining a competitive edge over the competition this season? Would you like to set a personal record?
If you’re already training hard, eating well and keeping well-hydrated, that’s great. And you may be overlooking the most important aspect of health that is vital to achieving your goals this season.  Having an optimally functioning nervous system is crucial to gaining the competitive edge whether you’re out to win the next match or playing a game of one on one with your child.
The most cutting edge neuroscience and research on the brain is finding that stimulation and nutrition to your brain requires a healthy spine.  In Brain Research, Yates describes the importance of proper nervous system function on balance, posture and breathing. Yates writes, “In addition to maintaining stable eye and body position during movement, the vestibular system influences cardiovascular and respiratory control; vestibulosympathetic and vestibulorespiratory reflexes may be important in correcting posturally related disturbances”. In other words, proper posture and nervous system function are directly related to balance, eye movements and control over your breathing pathways.  What athlete wouldn’t want better hand-eye coordination, balance, and ability to take in oxygen during the high demands of sport?  Having a properly functioning nervous system is sure to give you the extra edge on your competition.

Your Competitive Advantage

How would being able to run faster and jump higher give you a competitive advantage? In 2000, Colloca and Keller published a study in JMPT designed to see how a single chiropractic adjustment could impact the strength of muscles.  They found that after a single adjustment, athletes had stronger muscle contractions measured by EMG technology.  By maintaining a healthy nervous system through chiropractic care as part of a healthy lifestyle your muscles will be bigger, faster and stronger.
One key factor in becoming bigger, stronger and faster is the body’s ability to recover and heal. New research supports that chiropractic adjustments help reduce harmful inflammatory substances without reducing Substance P, a chemical responsible for cell growth and repair.  This study is the first of its kind to support that chiropractic adjustments can help reduce harmful inflammation after grueling workouts while simultaneously boosting the immune system to help the body heal quickly.
This sports season, make sure you’re performing at the top of your game. Regular chiropractic care as a part of your already healthy lifestyle is sure to help you run faster, jump higher and heal better.  Have your nervous system checked today to increase your function and performance.
Keller, T. S., & Colloca, C. J. (2000). Mechanical force spinal manipulation increases trunk muscle strength assessed by electromyography: A comparative clinical trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 23(9), 585-595. doi:10.1067/mmt.2000.110947
Teodorczyk-Injeyan, J. A., Injeyan, H. S., & Ruegg, R. (2006). Spinal Manipulative Therapy Reduces Inflammatory Cytokines but Not Substance P Production in Normal Subjects. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 29(1), 14-21. doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.10.002
Yates, B.J., Siniaia, M. & Miller, A.D. (1995).  American Journal of Physiology. Descending pathways necessary for vestibular influences on sympathetic and inspiratory flow. 268, 1381-1385.
Contributed by Daniel Kimbley, BS and Dr. Eric Plasker
Cummins Chiropractic & Wellness is proud to be a 100 Year Lifestyle Affiliate Clinic serving Bellevue and beyond with our best chiropractic care.  Our goal is to bring you to gold medal health so you can live vibrantly from your first breath of life to your last. 

Dr Bob Cummins

Edison: Ahead of His Time

The great inventor, Thomas Edison, who produced such amazing patents and technologies including the light bulb, the phonograph and the motion picture camera, was also a health care visionary.Concerned about health care during his day, he made a declaration. In the 1903 publication of The Newark Advocate, in a piece called The Edison Wizard, Edison stated,”The doctor of the FUTURE will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
Edison believed that it made much more sense to keep oneself healthy and be an educated consumer than to wait for a crisis and then take care of yourself. He understood the age-old saying, “If you wear out your body, where are you going to live?” And, of course, based on his quote, he realized the importance of fueling the body with good food and drink through healthy eating habits. This quote has become the foundation for drugless healing professions who believe in the innate healing capacity and health potential of the human body. Chiropractic has become the number one drugless health care profession in the world.

Chiropractic is the #1 Drugless Health Care Option

Edison also understood the importance of avoiding drugs whenever possible. If you have ever watched a drug ad on TV and closed your eyes while listening to the side effects, you certainly can understand why. For example, the manufacturer of one pain relieving drug indicates three times in a thirty-second commercial that the drug can cause death and makes additional cautionary statements while the people in the ad dance happily on a beach. Before you ever take a drug, become educated about it and explore drug-free options first.
“The care of the human frame” means keeping your spine and nervous system aligned, balanced and as healthy as possible beginning immediately after birth and through every phase of life. This will keep your posture straight and strong and keep your joints, muscles and ligaments young and flexible. Most importantly it will keep your nervous system communicating with every cell in an appropriate way to ensure that your body is functioning at its best.
It’s 108 years later and time to update Edison’s quote as follows: “The doctor of the PRESENT will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of dis-ease.” The future is now and, for the sake of prevention, a hyphen has been added to change disease to dis-ease. Why?

The Future is Now

Dis-ease leads to disease. The human body, your body, is self-healing and self-regulating as long as there is no interference to its natural ability to function properly. Interference, called vertebral subluxation when it occurs in the spine, puts the body out of balance which can lead to disease, pain, deterioration and many other health problems. Eliminating dis-ease before it becomes disease, pain, deterioration or other health problems is what prevention, and chiropractic, is all about.
Isn’t it time for you and your loved ones to BE PRESENT in the way you take care of your health?  When you apply this new quote to your personal and family health care philosophy, it means that you will no longer wait until your body breaks down then look to drugs or surgery as the solution. You will only utilize them as a last resort and instead, take an Edison-like approach, making the care of your frame, spine and nervous system your top priority.
Cummins Chiropractic & Wellness is proud to be a 100 Year Lifestyle Affiliate Clinic serving Bellevue and beyond with our best chiropractic care.  Our goal is to bring you to gold medal health so you can live vibrantly from your first breath of life to your last.