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Wellness
When I was in critical care nursing, I had little concept of wellness, nor much reason to stop and think about it. For one thing, I was young and indestructible at the time, and felt the invulnerability that comes from youthful energy and strength. Second, I made my living at the time in disease care, where the emphasis was on life-saving interventions. Wellness was something to be considered after rehabilitation.
At the time of the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO), in 1948, Health was defined as being "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". In 1986, the WHO, in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, said that health is "a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities." The term has been more recently defined by the Singapore-based National Wellness Association as an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence.
Today, however, "wellness" is more than a buzzword. There is today widespread recognition that the body-mind-spirit connection is real. I believe that the evidence in our patients is overwhelming that a problem in one area spills over into other areas. For example, chronic pain leads almost universally to depression, which has both mental health and spiritual health aspects. In this context, it is my opinion that if a doctor treats only a physical problem while ignoring other aspects of a patient's life, he or she may miss the primary diagnosis.
However you define wellness, then, it is multifactorial. It is more than being disease free. It is personal to the extent that each person's capacity to achieve wellness depends on their potential to function.
We try to tailor our approach to meet the needs of every patient. From weight loss to energy to insomnia to hormone imbalances, we will try to take care of YOU, our patient, and enable you to care for yourself with knowledge and confidence.
Take a look at some of the things we are now offering to help you be all you can be.
Hayden, Robert A
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There is much being said about wellness now. It's in the news in all the discussions of health care reform because it is unequivocally less expensive to prevent a problem than it is to treat it after it's symptomatic.
At the clinic, we are making available to our patients a full line of items than can help them stay well. These are good enough to have found their way into the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR), a respected resource for prescription and non-prescription drugs and supplements.
Weight loss products that boost energy and curb appetite are in high demand. Some athletes want to add lean muscle mass. Both men and women dealing with andropause/menopause (hot flashes, etc.) want natural alternatives to hormone replacement. Those with cardiac histories seek to avoid problems with high-grade Omega 3.
All these are available to our patients now. Some of these items are in the clinic, but all are available directly from our wellness web site. You can explore all the products and their descriptions at the link: Hayden, Robert A
And while you are in a clicking mood, here is our clinic site--new and improved, though parts are still under construction: Home
Have a great day--and stay well. If you are not, and if I can help you, call us!
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Iris City Chiropractic Center, PC
210 Rock Street
Griffin, GA 30224
Phone: 770-412-0005
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