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being present

2/17/2020

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one of my biggest struggles lately is not being fully present.

I am constantly looking ahead at the future (and maybe trying to speed through my current life).

Do you have moments like this? 

These are the “here and there” moments of life. I remember not quite a year ago praying that I would be healed enough to love again. I was trying to rush the “here” moment I was in and was hoping to be “there.”

I’m so thankful things worked how God planned and not according to my own!

Well, now I’m “there” and I find myself looking ahead from time to time to the next “there.” I am constantly reminding myself to slow down, look around, and be grateful for where I’m at today. It really puts life into perspective. 

A year ago I was trying to figure out who I was. Today, I have more of a sense of awareness of who I am than I ever have before. 

Trust the process. Trust God’s plan. STOP trying to rush. 

Look at where you are today and see how far you have come and be grateful, always.

The best is yet to come!
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immune-boosting + gut healing elderberry gummies

2/5/2020

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Here's a great way to use Vital Proteins gelatin to make Elderberry Gummies; perfect for on-the-go or a fun way to get the kids to supplement with elderberry.

Added bonus of our recipe: Includes gelatin and probiotics!

We get asked A LOT about the benefits of gelatin... here are just a few:

 
contains glycine
  • Glycine is great for digestion and overall gut health. Gelatin is beneficial for preventing intestinal damage and improves the lining of the digestive tract and helps to prevent leaky gut syndrome (increased permeability).
  • Glycine helps to restore the mucosal lining in the stomach and facilitates the balance of digestive enzymes and stomach acid. (Note: If you don't produce enough stomach acid, you are likely experiencing digestive problems, nutrient deficiencies, acid reflux, bloating, indigestion, or anemia).
  • Studies show that glycine appears to improve sleep quality, lift mood, and improve cognitive function.
  • Glycine is considered an inhibitory neurotransmitter and acts similarly to some anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications. Glycine also boosts GABA (our happy hormones) and lowers norepinephrine (our stress hormones).

improves skin health
  • Works to help renew skin cells and may also protect you from free radical damage.

maintains strong bones
  • Gelatin is rich in nutrients including magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, silicon, and sulfur, all of which help to form bones, prevent fractures or bone loss, and heal bone(s).

Click here for your free elderberry gummies recipe.

Need supplement recommendations/links? Here are our favorites:
  • Vital Proteins Gelatin (available for purchase in our office)
  • Mega Foods Kids 'n Us MegaFlora probiotic capsules (5 billion CFU's per capsule)
  • Mary Ruth's Organics liquid probiotic (click here to SAVE 15% on your order)
  • Entegro Liquid Probiotic (click here)


to health + wellness,
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samantha schleiger ms, rdn, cd, clt, miep
integrative registered dietitian nutritionist
simply nourished


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Remember when the NFL had replacement refs?

9/17/2014

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In 2012, the NFL used replacement referees in order to keep football alive during a crisis situation - the "real" refs went on strike. While we still got to see the football game, these replacements didn't function anywhere near as well as the original refs did...and the end product was nowhere near as meaningful or as fun as it should have been. 
Chiropractic care to help medication side effects
Replacements do have side effects.

After calls like this one above, it was time to get back to the way things were meant to be.

Right now, many people are using medications in order to keep their bodies going during a crisis situation. And while your body keeps going, these drugs don’t allow your body to function anywhere near as well as it was designed to, and the end product is nowhere near as meaningful or fun as it could/should be. It’s time to get back to the way things were meant to be.

Chiropractic care helps your whole spine function optimally, so that your whole nerve system can function optimally. And when your whole nerve system functions optimally, your whole body and your whole mind can function optimally. AND, when your whole body and mind function optimally, your WHOLE LIFE is better, and you legitimately win, every time.

If you're tired of bad calls and bad refs, Call Us! 

Chad Schleiger, D.C.
Elkhorn's pediatric and wellness chiropractor
[email protected] or 262.215.2292
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Understanding Pediatrics

9/15/2014

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What your pediatrician forgot to tell you...Once your child is born, it is not necessary for the hospital to take your baby to the nursery to be bathed and weighed.

Also, while at the hospital, your baby does not   necessarily need:

1. a vitamin K injection.
2. a hepatitis vaccine.
3. eye drops to prevent infection.
4. formula supplementation “just to be sure” in case you can’t produce breast milk.
5. water supplementation if your baby is jaundiced.

Babies who are breastfed are healthier than those who are artificially fed.

Although car seats are critical while your baby is in a car, at all other times your child ought to be held close to your body in a soft carrier rather than being pushed around in a stroller.

It’s healthy and often desirable to sleep with your baby.

Your baby is probably not underweight, no matter what your pediatrician’s growth chart says.

Milk is not an important source of calcium.

Your child’s “misbehavior” may be an indicator of neurologic compromise from some type of trauma (C-section, normal birth process, breech position, in-utero constraint, early childhood falls/slips)


Boys (and girls) who have trouble paying attention should not necessarily be medicated. 

Allergies and asthma can be prevented or helped considerably with methods other than medication.

Eczema flare-ups should not be controlled simply by use of steroid creams.

Ear infections can be prevented and are almost   always the cause of immobility of the upper neck.

Fever need not be controlled with fever-reducing medication. (Let the fever run it’s course - if fever is greater than 104 degrees for longer than 3 days, get a second opinion).

Most childhood illnesses go away on their own, often faster without medication and provide the child with life-long immunity.

No study has ever been done to prove that children who take the recommended vaccines on schedule are healthier than those who don’t. (The evidence actually suggests exactly the opposite of what we’ve been told over the last 2 decades)

“Natural immunity” lasts a life-time, “synthetic immunity” lasts 8 years, maximum.

Your child should get plenty of time in healthy sunshine. 

Call your Elkhorn Pediatric Chiropractor today! 


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Understanding Fevers

9/3/2014

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You weigh yourself on the scales. You take the temperature of your child. A doctor takes your pulse and measures your blood pressure. These measurements are compared with hundreds of other people from which averages are obtained.

Which begs the question, “Is average normal?”

Averages have a place, but they can distort reality and treat us as if we were mechanisms, like a wristwatch.

Most watches don’t know when you’ve changed time zones. Or that daylight savings time has ended. In other words, your wristwatch doesn’t have the INTELLIGENCE to ADAPT to the environment. But your body does.

That same intelligence that grew and developed you inside your mother’s womb is the same intelligence that lives inside your nervous system today!

The Brain and Nervous System allow us– to think, move, perceive, coordinate…ADAPT! 

This is why we shouldn’t see fevers,  elevated blood pressure or other such findings as the problem. They’re just signs that the body is ADAPTING to something. 

Have you ever went out for a jog and your pulse rate went up?? (I hope it does).  Well, you better get on some Statins because that’s not “normal”.

Have you ever walked into a doctor’s office (nervous) and had your blood pressure reading be thru the roof? (white coat syndrome). 

Chiropractic helps reduce fevers
Rushing in to artificially lower the body’s temperature can actually serve to lengthen the time it takes the body to do the needed work.
Well, we better put you on some hypertensive medication to keep you at the “normal” range of 120/80. 

Most of the “signs” or “symptoms” we experience are just a REACTION to our environment (stress).  It is our Nervous System ADAPTING our body to the environment. Therefore, the problem isn’t always the “sign” or “symptom”, rather our environment (lifestyle). 

Does, 65 year old, Mr. Jones really have heart disease because he is running low on cholesterol lowering medications or is it because his nervous system has lost it’s ability to adapt to his lifestyle over the years? 

This is where the problem lies: At the same time the body is giving us a sign that something is changing, modern medicine and pharmaceuticals are telling us that the body is incapable of adapting and we need to cover up our symptoms.

Where Chiropractic sees the body as an ADAPTING creation, modern medicine sees the body as a mechanistic wristwatch that dysfunctions and needs intervention, breaks down easily and needs pieces replaced frequently to work properly. 

Nothing could be further from the truth!

Most people automatically think that a fever is something bad that should be lowered as quickly as possible. Not so fast!

It’s important to remember that by itself a fever isn’t an illness.  It’s usually a sign of some underlying problem. What’s the problem with your blood pressure going up when you go for a run? 

The problem is: Your legs NEED MORE blood and oxygen with an increase in activity! – this is normal – your nervous system perceives your environment (physical stress), and instead of doing nothing and your legs cramping up, your nervous system, tells the heart to kick it up a notch.

So, what’s the problem with a fever? Nothing, really. It’s a natural way the body responds to fight viral and bacterial infections. Rushing in to artificially lower the body’s temperature can actually serve to lengthen the time it takes the body to do the needed work. To tie this in with the example above, if your heart did not pump any faster when you went out for a 5 mile run, it would obviously take much longer to go 5 miles than if your heart was functioning normally.

Most fevers are usually not cause for concern until they reach a temperature of 104 degrees F and only then if the fever lasts for three days or longer. This doesn’t mean you should ignore the fever so keep an eye on it and monitor it. 

A fever means the body is in a battle and has “set the thermostat a bit higher,” using temperature to help subdue the enemy. 

Which ultimately means: you are ADAPTING NORMALLY! (Healthy)

"Healthy kids get sick because they've made poor nutritional decisions and they need to get adjusted."



Chad Schleiger, D.C.
Elkhorn Chiropractor

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Resolution Of Constipation, Vomiting, And Leg Pain In A Child Undergoing Chiropractic

9/2/2014

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Resolution Of Constipation, Vomiting, And Leg Pain In A Child Undergoing Chiropractic.

A case study published in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health on November 14, 2013 documented the "Resolution of Severe Constipation, Vomiting and Leg Pain in a Child Undergoing Subluxation Based Chiropractic Care."

In noting the growing popularity of chiropractic care for children with serious health issues, the authors of this study state, "The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the pediatric population continues to grow; particularly in those children with chronic conditions such as cancer, asthma, ADHD, diabetes, ear-nose-throat infections, and irritable bowel disease, to list a few. Of the practitioner-based CAM therapies, chiropractic is the most popular and highly utilized for children."

The term "complementary and alternative medicine", or "CAM" for short, is a common term used in healthcare research to describe healthcare that does not directly fall under the medical model. Although most chiropractors do not describe chiropractic as an "alternative", many medical and scientific references consider chiropractic to fall under the alternative category.

In this case, a 6-year-old boy suffering from constipation and leg pain was brought to the chiropractor by his mother. The boy was suffering with severe constipation since age 2, and had been on medication for the past 2 years. At the time he was brought to the chiropractor, the boy was on four different medications daily.

A chiropractic examination was performed which revealed postural abnormalities along with multiple areas of the boy's spine showing inflammation and sensitivity. It was determined that multiple areas of subluxation were present and, with the mother's consent, a course of specific corrective chiropractic care was initiated.

On the third visit, the boy's mother reported that her son was having bowel movements on a daily basis. The bowel movements were no longer painful, as they were prior to care. By the sixth visit the boy's mother reported that, since her son was responding to the chiropractic care so well, she had decided to stop all of his medications. By the boy's seventh visit, his appetite was better, he was reported as eating "much better", and he started to gain weight. The boy's leg pain also resolved.

In a follow up 15 months after the initiation of chiropractic care, the boy's problems had not returned. His mother noted that her son’s appetite was "voracious," and he was continuing to gain weight. It was also noted that the prior year the boy had missed 45 days of school, but since starting chiropractic care he had only missed 2 days.

Visit your Elkhorn, WI Chiropractor today!  And experience the benefits of living life Subluxation-Free! 

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Chiropractic and Kids

9/1/2014

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Elkhorn Chiropractic for Elkhorn Area Kids

By now you have experienced firsthand the benefits of chiropractic care to your health.  But what about your children?  Have you ever considered bringing them in for a chiropractic checkup?

Surprisingly, the first stress placed on a child’s spinal column is during the birthing process.  Equally surprising is the fact that 26% of children surveyed at school reported a history of back pain.  A child’s spine is frequently subjected to repeated forces in the process of learning to walk as well as a multitude of childhood mishaps, sports related injuries, and postural strains.  Many adults that come to a chiropractor’s office show evidence of childhood in-juries to their spine that are a contributing factor for their pain today.  This is why it is important to have your child’s spine checked regularly for any signs of spinal imbalances or misalignments.

Fortunately, chiropractic has had many positive results in treating some very common childhood maladies.  Problems like colic, headaches, ear infections, scoliosis, asthma, and even some cases of behavioral problems and bed-wetting have been successfully treated with chiropractic care.  In fact, a recent study showed that children under chiropractic care suffered from fewer ear infections than those whose parents sought medical care alone.

Are chiropractic adjustments safe for children?

Absolutely!  Because a child’s skeletal system is still developing, there is a great deal of elasticity within the joints.  Light pressure is usually all that is needed to adjust a child’s spine. So the next time you come to our office, bring your children.  The few minutes you invest in your child’s spinal checkup may save them needless suffering now and in the future.

10 Most Common Reasons Children Visit The Chiropractor:
1.    Ear aches
2.    Neck Pain
3.    Checkup
4.    Headaches
5.    Upper Respiratory Infection
6.    Low Back Pain
7.    Allergies
8.    Asthma
9.    Enuresis (bed wetting)
10.  Thoracic Pain



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The Stress of Soaked Sheets

8/28/2014

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Chiropractic and Bedwetting
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Bedwetting can be an embarrassing thing. Know that Chiropractic can help!
Parents who have a child experiencing problems with wetting the bed understand the deep shame and sadness their child feels each time it happens again. You’ve probably tried everything, from rewards or perhaps even punishments and doctor visits. Maybe you’ve added plastic sheets to the bed or made pull-ups a normal part of the nighttime routine. 

As a grade-schooler, try explaining sleeping on the couch with a garbage bag to all your buddies...

Many children can also have problems during daytime hours. This is frustrating for both parents and children, but often it’s something the child can’t control: a spinal problem.

Why Does It Happen?
Bedwetting, or Enuresis, is controlled by your brain, which regulates the bladder (detrusor muscle) and every other part of the human body by sending messages down your spinal cord. A problem in the spine, then, can mean that these messages aren’t being received. This can easily affect your child’s ability to empty their bladder at the right times.

How Chiropractic We Help?
Your child can be evaluated for any spinal problems that may be causing bedwetting. Although your child may not complain of back problems or pain, this misalignment in their back can be so subtle that they’re not able to feel it.

Parents are usually just prepared to wait for their child to grow out of this problem, but it can last for years, in many cases well beyond 4-5 years of age. We can evaluate a child of any age for this common problem and get both you and your children back to a good night’s sleep, every night!


Call or Email your Elkhorn Chiropractor today! 
Chad Schleiger, D.C.
262.215.2292 or [email protected]
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The Link between your Spine and Digestive Disorders

8/26/2014

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The Link Between Your Spine & Digestive Disorders
Everyone at one time or another has experienced the discomfort of bloating, gas, irritable bowel, constipation, diarrhea and other digestive disorders, and over $80 billion is spent every year on controlling these symptoms. In some disorders, such as Crohn’s disease, patients often require recurring hospitalization and even surgery. Traditionally, triggers have been thought to be stress, diet or infection, but new research has shown that digestive problems have a strong neurological component.

At The Wellness Pointe in Elkhorn, WI, one common link we see in patients who deal with digestive problems such as bloating, diarrhea, constipation, IBS and Crohn’s is that the structures in the thoracolumbar (mid to low back) spine are often compromised. Specifically, spinal misalignments are often present that affect the nervous system’s communication with the organs, glands and tissues of the digestive system.

Chiropractic and digestive issues
Subluxation (spinal misalignment and fixation) causes the nervous system to activate the "fight or flight" response -- when this system is "stuck on" for any length of time, it will alter the function of organs, glands and tissues of the digestive system.
It’s easy to see why patients with all kinds of digestive and intestinal disorders respond well to adjustments performed by a chiropractor. Every process performed in your body is monitored and controlled by the central nervous system and the network of nerves exiting the spine, and removing the pressure on these nerves caused by spinal misalignments allows for normal transmission of messages to your digestive system.

If you are having digestive issues, you may not think to call an Elkhorn chiropractor first, but a growing body of research suggests that perhaps you should.

What The Research Says
A 2012 study evaluated the clinical effect of spinal manipulation (adjustments) in treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared with medication. Researchers randomly divided 210 IBS patients into spinal manipulation and medication groups. All patients in the spinal manipulation group received a total of five treatments. Symptoms were evaluated based on bowel symptom scale scores before and after treatment to evaluate the effects of treatment, and to statistically compare both groups.

Post-treatment results showed that of the spinal manipulation treatment group, 92 cases had excellent results, 10 cases had good results, 3 cases had fair results, and 0 cases had poor results. There were no adverse side effects from treatment. In comparison, in the group receiving medication, 30 cases had excellent results, 41 cases had good results, 12 cases had fair results, and 22 cases had poor results.

The researchers concluded that displacement of vertebra in the thoracolumbar spine appears to negatively effect the function of the digestive system. Correcting this misalignment and resolving the abnormal stimuli caused by pressure exerted on the nervous system is, according to the authors of the study, “an effective treatment for IBS”.

Earlier case studies have also shown that treatment by a chiropractor is an effective method for relieving constipation in pediatric patients.

Chiropractic Help For Crohn’s Disease
In another study evaluating the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment for patients with Crohn’s disease, 70% of the patients who had battled with chronic digestive problems showed long-term and stable remission of their symptoms without medication after 12 weeks of regular chiropractic care.

The researchers concluded that “chronic nerve compression secondary to vertebral subluxation in the thoracic and lumbar regions had a significant effect on the immune function of these allergy and Crohn’s disease patients.” Furthermore, “this nerve compression leads to a chronic functional disorder having a significant effect on digestion, absorption of nutrients and liquids, conveyance of food as well as various other functions of the digestive tract extending to excretion.”

The Wellness Pointe : Chiropractic Advantage
The bottom line is this: chiropractic care should be strongly considered as a complementary treatment to conventional medical methods of improving bowel function. The health of the spine and nervous system needs be examined along with diet and nutritional habits.

Need a chiropractor in Elkhorn? At The Wellness Pointe we utilize a low-force, non-invasive, conservative approach to treat the structural problems that cause digestive disorders like IBS and Crohn’s Disease. To make an appointment at The Wellness Pointe, call 262-215-2292 or schedule an appointment via email [email protected].

Chad Schleiger, D.C.
pediatric and wellness chiropractor
elkhorn, wi

Sources:
Qu L., et al. Irritable bowel syndrome treated by traditional Chinese spinal orthopedic manipulation. J Tradit Chin Med. Dec 2012; 32(4):565-70.
Takeda Y., Arai S., Touichi H., Mieda T. Long Term Remission and Alleviation of Symptoms in Allergy and Crohn’s Disease Patients Following Spinal Adjustment for Reduction of Vertebral Subluxations. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. March 2003; 4(4).
Alcantara J., Mayer D. The successful chiropractic care of pediatric patients with chronic constipation: A case study and selective review of the literature. Clinical Chiropractic (2008); 11:138-147.

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Teenage Girls Commonly Concussed

8/22/2014

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Elkhorn Chiropractor Helping families and children with Concussions
Concussions and Chiropractic
Soccer has the highest rate of concussions of any sport. Trauma to the neck and spine can cause headaches, blurred vision, concentration problems and memory issues if left undetected and uncorrected.
Athletics can be an exciting way for children and teenagers to be involved in extracurricular activities. While many parents revel in their child's successes, they probably also fight the fear of injury looming with every practice and game.

One of the most frightening injuries is when a person gets a concussion, which is a traumatic brain injury. But while the media focuses on the NFL's struggle to successfully manage the epidemic of concussions, they neglect a vulnerable population - teenage soccer players.
According to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics, concussions are common in middle and high school girls playing soccer. While CDC numbers indicate 173,286 sports-related brain injuries among children, about 50,000 of these injuries occur in middle and high school soccer players. That's almost a third of childhood traumatic brain injuries, and yet the CDC openly acknowledges that these figures are hard to track so the numbers may be even higher!

However, for anyone familiar with the short-term and long-term repercussions of this injury, the scariest stat is that 58.6% of teenagers who get a concussion continue playing soccer through the symptoms! Many doctors feel that "brain rest" is one of the most important things to do with any athlete suspected of having a concussion. Continuing to play and risk additional injury is dangerous.  

It's clear that recreational and school athletic teams must do a better job of assessing, monitoring, and protecting these young athletes, but it's also the parent's responsibility to protect their children. If you have kids, we recommend contacting their school and coaches to make sure both are informed about brain injuries and know how to appropriately assess and treat them.

Additionally, there is more to be concerned about than just the really scary injuries. Physical trauma in sports is very common, and long-term structural changes to the spine can result in chronic pain and dysfunction. That's why I recommend all children, especially athletes, get checked regularly by a chiropractor to ensure they not only prevent chronic injuries, but also perform at their best!

Contact your Elkhorn Chiropractor today! 
[email protected] or 262-215-2292

Chad Schleiger, D.C.
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