Alive & Well Services
Basis of Chiropractic Care:
The spinal cord carries every message from the brain to the body and from the body to the brain. If these messages are interfered with…
- You would not hear, see, feel, speak or smell
- Your heart could not beat
- Your lungs could not breathe
- Your body could not heal
- Your immune system would not work
- You could not express life
Chiropractic is based on the simple principle that your body naturally strives toward health. This is the normal expression of your body’s innate (inborn) intelligence. Your nervous system’s primary responsibility is to coordinate this process. If something is interfering with your body’s normal expression of health, there is some form of stress on your nervous system. We call this a subluxation. Subluxations (pressure on the nerves) are all caused by stress. The stress can be physical (traumas you have had in your lifetime beginning as early as childbirth), chemical (toxins that are in your environment or what you may be using as fuel for your body), and/or emotional (things you may be worrying about on a regular basis). When your nervous system is interfered with, from one or all of the above stresses, your body’s striving toward health and harmonious function is lessened. Simply put, whatever your state or level of health is, you are better off with a good nerve supply.
Most people think that chiropractic is just for neck and back pain, but that is only a small portion of what chiropractic really does. Chiropractic is a gentle and safe approach to locating and reducing and/or eliminating subluxation(s). We use a special table that allows us to make specific adjustments to the spine without bending or twisting the patient; so, no popping or cracking sounds are heard. We also use a small tool called an Activator that allows us to make light force adjustments. Sometimes subluxations (pressure on the nerves) can occur in your arms and legs. Dr. Anne Marie Marcellino is also a Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner (C.C.E.P.). This means she had continued her education in both the analysis and correction of the extremities (arms and legs). We also use the Insight Subluxation Station at Alive & Well. The Insight Subluxation Station has been certified by NASA and countless chiropractors use this machine to treat professional and olympic athletes.
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Basis of Designed Clinical Nutrition:
The quality of the food you put into your body is what you are giving it to grow, repair, and regenerate itself. Many people do not realize that the toxins they are being exposed to in their environment or the ones that they are choosing to put into their body for fuel are creating a level of disease. We can tell that this has become a significant issue because we often hear of numerous disease processes like children having allergies that we never even heard of as kids, as well as the considerable amount of digestive diseases that plague our teens and adults.
At Alive & Well we take a very comprehensive approach toward your health by providing you with designed clinical nutrition programs. This is a customized approach to your nutritional needs. We actually find out what your body needs and why it needs it. We do this by performing a comprehensive evaluation that includes a thorough history, heart rate variability scan, testing your body’s scientifically proven neurological reflex points (a neurological reflex point signifies an underlying stress or dysfunction), a functional review of your bloodwork, and a review of the foods that you are putting into your body as fuel. This comprehensive evaluation allows us to create a program that is specific for your individual nutritional needs. We tell you which foods will promote a healthier you and which foods are not in your best interest. We then work with you toward rebuilding your health or preventing and maintaining it so that you can continue to do those things which you enjoy doing or once did. The reason we call this a designed clinical nutrition program is because no two people are alike, so why would you expect everyone to get the same results on a one size fits all program? Designed clinical nutrition programs are formulated for your body’s specific needs to achieve your optimal health and well being through whole food nutrition and proper supplementation. Feel free to visit our nutrition website for more information drmarcellino.fixyournutrition.com.
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