Our Blog Celebrates its  1 Year Anniversary!

I can’t believe I’ve been blogging for a year already! It’s been such an amazing year and I got to know so many great people and patients , who I consider to be friends.

I’m really grateful to all of you who visit my blog, read and comment. It really means a lot that you value and appreciate your health as much as I do! This blog wouldn’t be the same without you and I hope you’ll continue to visit and share its content with others as this resource  grows. Whether you are a patient of On Track Chiropractic in Clifton, NJ or just enjoy learning about the Chiropractic Lifestyle by being in my network, I want you to know that I have enjoyed bringing you this information over the past year.

To celebrate this occasion, and to show you my appreciation, I have a FREE Gift  for you all:

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Thank you for an incredible first year,

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Reflections and Revelations From a Decade of Radical Change

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December 2010 marks not only the end of another year but the end of the decade. Over the past ten years we have seen cell phones and the Internet change the way we communicate, access information and interact with each other. We have also seen economic ups and downs and a continuing health care debate that never seems to lead anywhere. 

   Think about your last ten years and the decade for the people that you love. How is your health? Theirs? Are you happy? Are you making progress in living the lifestyle you want or are you on a treadmill leading nowhere? 

Are You Looking Forward to the Next Decade?

   Look at your family photos of parents, grandparents and great grandparents. Do you like the way they aged? The choices you make today about what you eat and drink, how you move and take care of your spine and nervous system will affect your life now and for the decades to come. 

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  If somebody said to you ten years ago, “How do you want your health to be in 2011?” you may have thought they were crazy. Well, that decade has passed.  2020, believe it or not, is right around the corner. Just like you may be saying, “I cannot believe it is 2011!” that is how you will probably feel ten years from now. What is it going to take for you to make the changes that you know you need to make to ensure the quality lifestyle that you deserve?  

Are You Setting Your Health Goals?

   When it comes to your health, it is time to set commit to new goals. If your goal has been to lose weight and you have been on a roller coaster then don’t just go on another diet. Make healthy eating a part of your lifestyle. When it comes to exercise, if you have been a “weekend warrior” it is time to make fitness a part of your lifestyle each day.   Pay attention to your posture and the length of time that you sit at your desk, in the car or on the couch.  Excessive sitting can cause spine and nervous system problems that may affect your whole body. 

Thomas Edison Had a Chiropractic Vision!

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 In January 1903, the Newark Advocate published the Wizard Edison, which produced Thomas Edison’s famous quote, “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.”  It is 2011 and the future is now. It is time to make this statement your reality. 

   Through these newsletters, the educational information we provide and the chiropractic services that care for your frame and impact your entire body through your nervous system, we will strive to help you to be younger, healthier and stronger in a decade than you are right now. Will more stress get you there? How about more sitting, more driving or more drugs? Of course not. 

It is Time for You to Get Serious about Your Future

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 If up until now you have been a crisis oriented person, stop. If you are on a weight gain, weight loss roller coaster, stop. If you only get adjustments when you have pain or are sick, it is time to make the Critical Transition from Crisis Care to Lifestyle Care and take your health to the next level.

    How old is the oldest grandparent in your family who ever lived? Remember, you have their genes and you will most likely be here for another decade, or maybe even two or three at least. It is time to maximize your health and live your ideal 100 Year Lifestyle. 

   You are the one who must be responsible for your health, not the government or your insurance company. They may or may not help. The laws may change and you may change insurance companies but no matter who is in office, it is your responsibility to take care of you. 

   Don’t wait for a crisis. Make the next year and the next decade the best years of your life.

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Are Your Family and Friends Healthy?

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 If you, your family and friends are healthy, consider it a blessing. The opportunity to gather and enjoy each other’s company without the worry or burden of suffering loved ones contributes greatly to a healthier holiday season. 

   If you and your loved ones fall into this category, consider taking your health to new levels. When faced with choices between healthy foods and unhealthy foods, choose the healthy ones. Make exercise your first priority by exercising first thing in the morning so that you do not get swept away by holiday activities and miss out on your workout. Schedule your adjustments in advance so your nervous system stays healthy and your body is more resistant to stress.   

Re-Dedefine Your Family Time

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  When you are making plans to gather with family and friends, do not just make appointments to gather around food and drink. Gather around going for walks in the woods or hikes in the mountains or on the trails. Gather around fresh air and sunshine. If the sun is not out or the weather is bad in your area, take a fitness class together. If you have young children, this will help them to build healthy habits and values that can last a lifetime.  

   When planning your holiday meals, experiment with healthier recipes. Look for dishes that call for fresh ingredients. Download five or six recipes from your favorite cooking website and have the people you will be gathering with do the same. Talk about them and decide which ones would be fun to experiment with. Mix in a new, fresh, healthy recipe with the other foods that you like to eat and bring balance to your holiday meals, making them less destructive to your body. Each year you can experiment with new recipes. 

Before you know it, your holiday meals will become both delicious and healthy.  

   This can help you get off the weight loss, weight gain roller-coaster ride that has been a plague for so many people and you will leave your holiday table guilt-free and empowered.  

 If you or any of your friends or family members are experiencing pain or ill health of any kind this holiday season, this is all the more reason to make healthy choices a priority. By following these guidelines and removing pressure from the spine and nervous system with chiropractic care, this holiday season can become an opportunity to embrace a healing path and a healthier New Year.  

Are You Sharing Your Health with Your Family and Friends?

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  Healthy gift giving can change a life. Many people are turning to healthy gift giving as a way to say, “I love you, I care about you, your health is important to me.” Your willingness to invest in the well-being of those that you love can go a long way to inspiring people to choose to invest in themselves. This action on your part can even act as an intervention to someone who is really in trouble and in denial about their health.  

   Healthy gifts can include a gym membership, exercise shoes, a heart monitor, a chiropractic examination or a series of chiropractic adjustments. We have gift certificates available in any amount you choose. While so many gifts are forgotten within 30 days, healthy gifts can be life changing and may be remembered for a lifetime.   

   Everyone deserves to be healthy and express their full potential from the time they are born through their last breath of life. This includes you and your loved ones. We hope that you enjoy the healthiest, happiest holiday season ever. 

Great Healthy Gift Idea…

Get your copy of The 100 Year Lifestyle

One of the gifts that I frequently give patients is The 100 Year Lifestyle.  We use it as the basic text in my Chiropractic office in Clifton, NJ.  Dr. Eric Plasker has mapped out the way for you and your family to live and express your lives with the quality that you deserve.  Check it out here.

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Who is Your Hero? 

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 If your personal journey of health and well being was a story that lasted 100 healthy years or more, who would be the hero of this story? Who would be the villain if you did not live these quality years and instead lived a deteriorating life to 60 or 70? Understanding the hero and the villain will help you make choices that ensure that you and your loved ones live an active, healthy life and express your full potential throughout your lifetime.  

   The hero of this story is your Innate Intelligence. Your body has within it an Innate Intelligence that, from the moment of conception, strives to keep you functioning at your best. From the moment you were conceived, one cell grew into over eighty quadrillion cells without any direction from a doctor, drug, or  researcher.   

   Your brain and spinal cord were placed in protective casings of bone for safety as they are the most important systems in your body. Your heart was placed in the center of your chest, an efficient location to distribute oxygen, nutrients and waste products to their proper locations with great efficiency. Your Innate Intelligence knew how tall you were going to be before you were born and was equipped with the resources to digest your food and adapt you to your environment. As long as your Innate Intelligence is free to express itself, then you would have a great chance of expressing your full potential for eighty, ninety, a hundred years and beyond.  

Who is Your Villain?  

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The villain in this story is anything that interferes with the expression of your Innate Intelligence. This can occur from nerve interference or Lifestyle Interference™ that reduces your body’s innate ability to communicate or regulate itself. For example, it is very common during the birth process for a baby’s spine to be injured, especially in the upper neck, which can reduce nerve transmission over the spinal cord and nervous system. This nerve interference can result in immediate symptoms like colic, constipation, diarrhea, allergies or other problems or it may lie dormant for decades until your body can no longer adapt.   

   Nerve interference can occur during childhood through sports injuries, childhood falls and poor nutrition, again, causing numerous symptoms or lying dormant and asymptomatic for decades. Car accidents, falling down the stairs, weight gains or losses and emotional stress are just some of the additional causes of nerve interference.  

   Lifestyle interference can also alter the expression of your body’s Innate Intelligence and resulting in nerve interference, sickness and disease. Lifestyle Interference includes poor diet, being overweight, eating excessive amounts of sugar and caffeine, taking drugs, poor posture and stress. Interference is the villain of this story, your story, because it robs your body and mind of your true innate potential.  

Nurture Your Hero and Eliminate the Villain!

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Our chiropractic office will do everything we can to nurture your hero and eliminate this villain from your life, and keep it out of your life for the rest of your life, so that you and your loved ones can enjoy the quality of life you deserve. By nurturing your Innate Intelligence and expressing your full potential, your life story will deliver an Oscar-winning performance and you will enjoy good health for a lifetime.

My Chiropractic office in Clifton, NJ  is a 100 Year Lifestyle Affiliate Office. This newsletter is reprinted with permission of The Family Practice, Inc.”

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Dr. Dave Goes to the Doctor

On the road to getting ‘Fitter by 40′, this week I stoppped by my general practitioner, Dr. Robert Gajdos, M.D. in Clifton.  Dr. Gajdos is part of  my Health Care Team.  I describe Health Care as the things you do in order to manifest health in your life. Regular check ups should be a part of your health care routine.  Our society is under the impression that  Health Care  is a system that  you enter only when you have become sick or injured.  This is a  misnomer that has created a  major contradiction.  This contradiction has  resulted in a large majority of  people only taking care of themselves when they are in crisis.

The Difference between Health Care and Sick Care

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This week, I visited my general practitioner in order to have my routine physical exam.  I am often confronted with practice members who believe that, since they passed their physical exam, that they are healthy.  The problem with this line of thinking is that a routine physical exam, although necessary, does not reveal if you are healthy.  It just lets you know if you are not sick.  There is a difference.

Would You Rather Be Healthy, or Just Not Sick?

Would you rather be healthy or just not sick?  Would your rather be Wealthy, or just not poor?  Would you rather be Pretty, or just not ugly?  I’ll ask you again, “Would you rather be Healthy, or Just not sick”?

The 3 Levels of the Health Care Hierarchy

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On page 96 of Dr. Eric Plaskers book The 100 Year Lifestyle, he describes the 3 levels of the Health Care Hierarchy.  They are as follows:

1.  Self Care:  What you must do for yourself to keep your mind, body, and spirit healthy and functioning at your highest level, which nobody can do for you.

2.  Health Care:  What you must do for yourself to keep your mind, body, and spirit healthy and functioning at your highest level – utilizing the skills of a trained health care professional.

3.  Crisis Care:  What you must do for yourself to recover from an injury or illness that requires the support of a crisis care health specialist.

What Can You Do Now For Your Health Care?

For more information on how you can have a voice and be part of an ongoing discussion on Health Care in America, I urge you to visit and be a part of Americans for Healthcareon Facebook.  I also hope you are considering taking the ‘Get Fitter’ challenge with me.  Click on the ‘Fitter by 40′ category on this blog, join our Facebook group and listen the re-broadcast of the Get Back in Shape for Fall interview by clicking ->here

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Weight Loss, Colonoscopy’s, and More,….. Oh My!

As a Doctor of Chiropractic in Clifton,NJ, I consider educating my community to be one of the most important aspects of my job.  As you can see, this blog is dedicated to helping you make the best health choices for you and your family.   If you have spent any time looking through my posts, have realized that I can identify with my patients and community when it comes to finding real solutions to real problems.   I believe it is my job to meet you where you are, and help you make better choices one step at a time.  Becoming healthier is a journey and not a destination. 

My ’Fitter by 40 Bucket List’

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As  I approach my 40th birthday (April 1st, 2011), I have decided to create a ‘Bucket List’ for my health.  Now I know most people might decide to go on an extravegant vaccation, buy a new car or possibly an expensive watch to mark this milestone, but that is not my style.  Instead I have decided to give myself the gift of being more Fit. I will be  making sure all of my systems are running as they should while getting in the best shape of my life by 40!

So, Why Am Sharing This With All of You?

To tell you the truth, I find all of this a little scary, so I created 2 major purposes.  The first is that I know that my goals become more attainable when I tell someone else, (in this case 1000′s of someone else’s).  The second is that I know that many people may be putting off some these  tests and goals because of  fear or procrastination .  If I can share my experiences with my ‘Fitter by 40 Bucket List’ with all of you, it just may help more of you to do the same, and even save some of your lives.  (By the way, you don’t have to be turning 40, to do this.  Committing to be healthier over the next 6-7 months is a gift you can give yourself anytime, so why not now!)

What Can You Expect Between Now and April 1st?

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1.  First I will visit to my General Practitioner, Dr. Gajdos, to set up All of my Medical Screenings (Physical Exam, Colonoscopy, Prostate, Skin, etc.).  I will document all of these  and keep you posted on Everything.

2.  Nervous System Evaluation to check my nervous system function.  I will Show you the effectivness of Chiropractic care along the way.  I will use The Insight Millenium Subluxation Station (CLA).

3.  Wellness Assessment to check the degrees of Lifestyle Stress in my life. I will use before and after assessments to quantify my results and document the process.  We will use the Creating Wellnesss Assessment System (CWAS).

4.  Design a Meal Program with attainable goals to be my Fittest by 40.  I will share with you in detail how to do it youself using a simple and free meal logging website called The Daily Plate.

5.  Design a Fitness Program with attainable goals to be my Fittest  by 40.   I will keep you posted throughout my journey and share tips for you to create the same habits in your life. 

Here is How You Can Join Me

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If you have any questions reguarding this process, or how you can get involved, stay in touch.  You can e-mail me, join my social networks on this blog (friend me on facebook and follow me on twitter), or even call my office, On Track Chiropractic Center in Clifton, NJ.  If you havn’t already subscribed to the RSS feed then do it.  Remember, this blog is for you and those that you feel could benefit from this information.  I will do all of the work, I just ask you to share it with the people in your life that could benefit from it.  I encourage you to join the ‘Join me in becoming ‘Fitter You’ Facebook Group and be a part of the team.  There are plenty of buttons below for you to share with your network of friends and family.  I look forward to going through this process with all of you!

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Great workout from @Diet.com

Getting Back On Track

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Have  those summer bar-b-ques have taken a toll on your fitness goals?  Don’t let those few extra summer pounds roll into the fall and holiday season.  This is a great time to get back On Track and take control of your health.  I have always enjoyed setting new goals for the holidays.  Holiday season goals help me stay away from packing on unhealthy fat when everyone else is letting themselves go, while rewarding myself on specific holiday cheat days,  like Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 

I hope this video from Diet.com is helpful.  Helping my patients create healthy lifestyle habits is one of my main goals at On Track Chiropractic Center in Clifton, NJ.  If you have any questions on how to make better lifestyle choices, or how to become an On Track Chiropractic Practice Member, contact me.

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Women’s Fitness: Getting and Staying Fit as a Habit

Getting and staying fit are one of the key ‘Habits‘ to ‘Living Longer’.  Finding ways to support your healthy lifestyle is an important job for me at On Track Chiropractic, in Clifton, NJ.

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This week I am focusing on a great Women’s gym in Clifton.  Having known its owner Laurie Kirwin for years, I can attest to her commitment to Women’s fitness, in Clifton.

What You Will See at In-Step Fitness

The dance floor is full.  Women are gyrating their hips, waiving their arms, swinging their hair, and shimmying to pulsating Latin rhythms.  What sounds like a Friday night at a dance club in South Beach is actually the latest fitness craze:  Zumba(zoom-ba).  And its followers insist that it takes the “work” out of “working out”! This just one of the ways Clifton women are getting in shape at In-Step Fitness.

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If you stop by In-Step Fitness in Clifton, NJ, you will experience a motivating and supportive environment for Women to reach their fitness goals.

In-Step Fitness was developed with this in mind, providing a programs based on  individual fitness needs from the beginner level to the most advanced exerciser. You will be able to continually challenge yourself with our weight training equipment. No embarrassing body measurements, just weight and BMI for those who want to keep track of their results.

“It’s all about choices. We will teach you how to workout and show you how to take control of your health”, says owner Laurie Kirwin,  “Members are trained then supervised at all times”.

Your Benefits at In-Step Fitness

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* No charge for additional Personal Training

*Lose Weight and Body Fat

*Increase Lean Muscle & definition

*Improve Cardio Fitness

*Reduce Stress

*Lower your Risk of Heart Disease

*Reduce all Major Health Risks

*Lower your Resting Heart Rate

*Lower your Blood Pressure

*Increase Bone Density with Weight Training

My Fitness Challenge For Women

If you are a woman in the Clifton, New Jersey area and are looking for a comfortable place to support your healthy lifestyle, consider stopping by In-Step Fitness and ask for Laurie.  Tell her Dr. Dave sent you!  As always you can contact me for any further information on how living the Chiropractic lifestyle will help you live a longer, more fulfilling life.

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Written by Dr. Eric Plasker 

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This is an interesting story of a 100 year old man who died at 78. When he was conceived, just like you, 23 chromosomes from his mother and the 23 chromosomes from his father united to make him a unique, incredible human being with the innate potential to live an active, healthy, quality life to 100 years of age and beyond.   

   Unfortunately, he was injured during the birth process. Excessive pulling and twisting on his neck and his spine caused a vertebral subluxation, placing pressure on his spinal cord and nerves. Since there was no bruising that was visible on the outside of his body, the injury went unnoticed and the newborn went home from the hospital on time.  

Underneath the surface of his skin,…

…this injury caused a disruption of the nerve supply between the brain and the body and his internal communication signals became distorted. His stomach became sensitive to foods, and his first year of life was filled with numerous colds and ear infections that his parents and the pediatrician considered “normal”. He was given multiple doses of antibiotics and his symptoms came and went. Over the course of this first year, his underlying spinal injury was causing his bones to develop unevenly, his nerve supply to be compromised, and his Innate healing capacity to be altered.    

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During his toddler years,…

… he fell a lot through playing and experiencing his environment. This repetitive trauma to his spine caused additional areas in his spine to become imbalanced, causing more pressure on his nerves. While they were not enough to cause him a “backache”, the pressure was enough to cause his body to function abnormally. After all, research shows that nerve root compression can exist without pain and mild pressure can reduce nerve transmission. 

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As a child,…

… he became fidgety for unexplainable reasons which affected his concentration. His caregivers labeled him as hyperactive and asthmatic, since he also had occasional bouts of asthma. His parents didn’t even think about removing the pressure from the spine and restoring the normal nerve supply so that his body could express its true potential. Instead, they were scared into giving their child ADD drugs. This symptomatic treatment approach seemed to work for a while, but each time the medication wore off, their son became even more unbearable. The withdrawal symptoms became worse than the attention problem, and even more significant, the pressure on the nerves was still there.  

To make a long story short,…

…what could have been a long healthy life, ended as a short and sickly one. This pattern of treating symptoms rather than eliminating the cause continued throughout his lifetime. His body could never get centered. His spine and nervous system were never balanced. Rather than thriving and enjoying good health, his body deteriorated over time.    

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 The last decade of his life, he was unable to appreciate his family or travel far from home. He had to stop working and his savings dwindled while the cost of his medications and care rose.  He spent the last 5 years living a painful, deteriorating death, ending up in a nursing home instead of experiencing a quality of life that his body’s Innate Potential could have provided.   

The man’s story should not have ended like this…

…Regardless of your age, Chiropractic Care, as part of your lifestyle, will help you keep your spine and nerve system healthy and your body expressing its full genetic potential. Make an appointment today.  

The 100Year Lifestyle

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Great Video of @Drericplasker 

Sharing this video with you allows me to introduce a great friend and mentor Dr. Eric Plasker.  I can’t begin to tell you how important Dr. Plasker has been to my development as a Chiropractor and Health Care Leader in my community of Clifton, NJ. 

The 100 year Lifestyle 

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With the launch of The 100 Year Lifestyle, Dr. Plasker defines a brand new health care model in a world of extended life spans. This new model combines the best of both crisis care and quality of life, wellness care, so that doctors are equipped to solve the immediate and lifetime care needs of their communities.  I have used The 100 Year Lifestyle as the basic text to help people make the lifestyle choices they need to make to live happier, healthier, lives.  For more information visit The 100 Year Lifestyle website, or contact my office. 

Bring The 100 Year Lifestyle to Your Business, Group or Organization

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I have been trained by Dr. Plasker to present the principles of  The 100 Year Lifestyle to your business, group, or organisation.  Speaking to large groups in the North Jersey area is my specialty.  This is a great opportunity to get your organisation ‘On the right Track’ to living healthy more productive lives.  If you are interested in a professional presentation of  The 100 Year Lifestyle, or other related programs, contact my office for my speaking availability. There is  still some availability for the last quarter of 2010 and we are currently booking our 2011 speaking engagements.

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