During a hectic day in New York City do you stop and think about being well?  Anderson Peak Performance is committed to providing a strong foundation for you.  Every decision that you make can be focused on moving toward health and happiness.  Every bite you eat can be healthful and good for you.  Every step you take can be in perfect gait and balance to lead you towards your goal of at least 10,000 steps a day, which is almost 5 miles.  The decision to put you and your health first is the first big step towards insuring your optimal health.  Deciding to have a Chiropractic Evaluation is an important way to assess your health by making sure that you are in proper alignment and that your body is functioning optimally.

Have you decided that it is finally time to reduce the stress in your everyday life?  It is time to move into deeper well being.  Last week you started to think about your breathing – fitting in moments to be conscious of your breath while on line at the store or waiting for a print-out.  Now is the time for a big step forward.  Decide to schedule time into your life for centering yourself.  It can be in the first five minutes after you rise from bed.  Simply breathe deeply and focus on the fact that you will take care of yourself today.  Have you thought about taking a formal course in yoga, meditation or ballet?  This can be an hour a week (or more) where you are paying attention to your whole being.

This can be the day that you step up your wellness into the next level by making a change to what you eat and drink.  Are you allowing poisons into your body?  Do you read labels and try to avoid trans-fats, excess sugars and junk food?  Each time you eat is an opportunity to be good to yourself.  Excuses are over.  Wellness feels good and when you treat yourself well with quality healthy food you will feel great!  I am a juicer and I love to drink anything green.  I have been able to be a super healthy person partially through what I put into my mouth.  I am committed to treating myself with the utmost respect with every bite that I eat.  If you look around the city you will find many healthy choices.  I enjoy juicing on the go at places like Whole Foods.  Please stay away from fast food.  The fast food companies do not care about you.

The next step is to choose a healthy hobby.  I am the NYC Running Chiropractor.  I run to be healthy.  I run to reduce stress.  You can start out with a free hobby like walking.  There are many parks in New York.  There are thousands of window shopping opportunities.  Walking while window shopping is a healthy way to allow your body to shape up while providing oxygen to flow through you.  Working out at the gym is a great healthy hobby, as is yoga, tai chi, dancing, swimming and cycling.  When you find something that you get excited about you will not even realize that you are treating yourself well and moving towards optimal health.  Look around at your friends.  What are their hobbies?   Running, biking, swimming, softball or cricket?

An important way to take care of yourself is to schedule a Chiropractic adjustment.  When you are adjusted your body is placed into alignment and your pain will be relieved.  Now is the time to live beyond being pain free to living an optimal life of being well.  There are many ways that a Chiropractor can help you with this by relieving the stresses on your body and in your daily routine.  I always say that health is like a traffic light.  You start out as green and over time you move to yellow. Most of us are at yellow.   At this juncture, do you want to go toward green or the other option…towards red?  Because WHEN YOU ARE RED YOU ARE DEAD!  Chiropractic services range from stretching programs, posture modification, physiotherapy modalities,  soft tissue techniques such as Graston,  gait training, detoxification, nutritional training programs for athletes and family care.  All include THE MOST important Chiropractic tool…The Adjustment.

Questions about how to start to turn your life around?  I am happy to answer any of your questions.  You can email me at frontdesk@andersonpeakperformance.com -  write on my Facebook wall  or shoot me a Tweet.

I really want you to take care of yourself.  You are worth it.  Your health is everything!

Stay cool,

Dr. A