New Location!

I am so proud to announce that we have opened an office in Park Ridge!


Our new location is:


Achievement Chiropractic
711 W. Devon Ave, Suite 202
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 823-9000


I am looking forward to serving the Park Ridge community.

Tower Garden - Update!

 Just a quick update since some of you have been asking. :-)  Here are a couple of pictures of my Tower Garden ( natural.towergarden.com )

This side has mostly lettuce!

Here you can see Dinosaur Kale, Red Russian Kale and Blue Dwarf Kale. 

 As you can see, it has grown quite a lot over the last 7-8 weeks!  I have to admit to already trying some of the kale and lettuce and it is quite flavorful!  I am excited about my first harvest and hope to start enjoying more homegrown produce on a regular basis.  

My balcony gets very little direct sunlight since I face due North.  With a sunny spot, your produce will grow MUCH quicker.   I put a reflective sheet of Mylar to enhance the light on my Tower.  I believe this has helped the plants.

If you have any questions, contact me at (847) 830-0690.

natural.towergarden.com

My New Tower Garden!!

As a chiropractor, I am always interested in natural ways to enhance my health.  Eating more fruits and vegetables is an essential way to supply optimal nutrition for your body.  In light of that, I have an exciting announcement!

In celebration of earth month, I am so thankful to now be able to grow my own fruits and vegetables at home.  My aeroponics garden arrived last week and I am just now getting the seeds sprouted and planted in the tower.  I will be posting updates to let you all know how it is going.  In a couple of weeks, I will be providing details on how you can get one started too!  Stay tuned for details...

Earth Month Is Here!!

Most of us know the right things to do to help the environment; however, we tend to allow small things to prevent us from fully participating in this important stewardship.  Use this Earth Awareness Month, to develop a new earth friendly habit.

• Make an effort to recycle more.
• Walk, carpool, or ride a bike more days for your commute.
• Unplug appliances that are not in use.

It is now easier than ever to switch to a greener source of power for your home.  Visit www.iprefergreen.com to get started today.  This will help the environment and in many cases will save you money.

Allergy Season? Have vs. Do...

With the warmest month of March on record coming to a close, it looks like Spring has sprung here in Chicago! The nice weather seems to have caused an early and intense allergy season as I have seen many people suffering from "hay fever".  This is largely unnecessary because what many people do not realize is that nobody actually has seasonal allergies!  Let me explain...

What would happen if you went to your surgeon and said, "Doc, I am sick of this!  I want you to remove my allergies!  Schedule a surgery so you can cut them out, immediately!"?  Of course this would be absurd, because if you look closely, nobody actually has allergies.  If you did, they could be removed!  The more accurate way to view this is that people do allergies; they do not have them.  This fundamental distinction empowers you in two important ways. First, it helps you see what your problem is not and second, it tells you exactly what the problem is - that your body is doing allergies!

The next question to ask is, "Why is my body doing allergies?"   On a fundamental level, an allergy describes an inappropriate reaction that someone's body does in response to what is normally a harmless substance,  i.e. when breathing in a spec of harmless pollen results in a large immune reaction of histamine production, swelling, itchy eyes, mucous, etc.  It is not the substance, but the body's reaction to the substance that causes the problems.  This reveals a pattern of inappropriate reactivity (a bad program) that is stuck in someone's nervous and immune system.

The next question to ask is, "How can I help my immune system act more appropriately so I stop doing allergies?"  Notice the wording of this question.  Therein lies the solution, because the question is everything! 

If I had asked, "How do I get rid of my allergies?", that would have led me in the same direction that most people go to, using drugs, chemicals, herbs, and/or machines to suppress the offending symptoms.  Symptoms are viewed as something to be dominated and controlled.  The shortcomings of this approach result from the dangers inherent in the actual substances used, as well as predictable consequences of attempting the goal of dominating and controlling functions of the body.  Do you really want to be declaring war on your own immune system?  What if you win? This is, after all, the system that is supposed to protect you...

Back to the correct question:  "How can I get my immune system to act more appropriately so I stop doing allergies?"   This is the road less traveled, but, because of the nature of the activities, it always results in a healthier individual.  The first thing to understand is that if your body is doing allergies, then your immune system is out of balance.  

Many health-enhancing activities can and should be done to improve the function of your immune system, but perhaps the most overlooked is chiropractic so I will start there.  Properly applied chiropractic helps your body (actually it helps what is running your body) become aware of and dissipate abnormal patterns of reactivity that are stuck in your physiology.  Unlike drugs and herbs that are designed to suppress your symptoms, properly applied chiropractic results in a healthier immune system that is able to more accurately perceive and more appropriately respond to environmental demands.  This happens because the abnormal patterns of reactivity that are causing the problem are brought into light and able to be dissipated.  Once the reactivity is gone, then exposure to the "allergen" no longer results in problems,  i.e. you stop doing the allergic reactions, so you don't "have" them anymore.  (Of course you never had them in the first place!)

The goal of, "getting rid of your allergies" is not the goal of a chiropractor.  I will leave that to therapists who are determined to dominate and control symptoms.  The goal of the chiropractor is to help what runs your body (your innate intelligence) express itself better through your body.  A better expression of your innate intelligence can result in improvements in all areas of your life.  This is, of course, important whether you do allergies (or any other condition for that matter) or not, so find a chiropractor that is able to properly adjust you today!

Health Bacteria And You!

Are you aware of how

Healthy Bacteria 

protects your health?

Do you ever:

• Experience chronic stress?
• Have an addictive feeling toward sweets?
• Eat processed foods?
• Take antibiotics?
• Struggle with Candida or C-diff?
• Experience constipation or diarrhea?
• Get frequent colds or flu?
• Have allergies?

If you answered yes any of the above questions, it is very likely that

you need to better support the healthy bacteria in your body.
What you may not know is that sauerkraut can help you do this!

You absolutely cannot miss this opportunity to attend:

Dr. Steven Sciame's Homemade Sauerkraut Class

Not only will you learn how this tasty miracle food can help restore

health for you and your family, but you will also learn how to ferment

your own kraut at home!

Join us on: Thursday 11/22/2011 @ 7pm

Location: Pavilion Social Room

Cost: $5 (to help pay for the room)

5441 N. East River Road

Chicago, IL 60656

R.S.V.P. A.S.A.P. (847) 830-0690 as space is limited.

It's A Great Day To Get Adjusted!

There is no time like the present to give yourself the best chance to get the most out of life. Tonal Chiropractic Adjustments empower you to function and perform at your best. Call us today at (847)830-0690
or visit:
www.expandingwellnesschiropractic.com
to learn more!