EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES TO EASE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

In this issue, I’d like to address the messages we send our children when we don’t take smarter steps ourselves to minimize the damage stress causes us. Children learn by example.

It is not news that more and more children are being diagnosed with pervasive development disorders. What might be news is that there is usually a family member or relative that is also suffering but may never have been diagnosed. How many of us go to our jobs and find ourselves unable to concentrate, angst ridden and unable to stay on task?

The health care industry typically prescribes medications, some addicting, to help with these symptoms. My question: Why don’t they suggest yoga, meditation, or massage before exploring the magic pill path? The fact that insurance companies pay for pills and doctors is simply not a good enough reason for us to choose that path. The message taking that path gives our children, truly frightens me for their future.

In the long run, massage, yoga and/or meditation are far less expensive when you consider there is no downside to the experience. In the end we will be made accountable for our choices for our children.

In my opinion, “the insurance company paid for it” is not going to be an acceptable excuse. I always work financially with my clients, young or old, when health is the reason you have called.

Have a healthful day, relax, smile and make good decisions.

Karen Mortenson, C.M.T
Advance Health Massage Center,
854 Mountain Ave., Mountainside, NJ;
908-389-0737

MAINTAINING YOUR WELLNESS

As you can see by the topic of this month’s magazine, wellness is a popular concept these days. Everyone is talking about exercising, reducing stress and eating healthier. Health is defined as the state of optimal mental, physical and social well-being; not merely the absence of disease or infirmities. Wellness is about feeling good, thinking clearly, having healthy interactions with those around you. It’s far more than a healthy diet, exercise, or clean blood work can provide. If your blood work is bad you’re already sick, if your stomach isn’t digesting properly you may not be benefiting entirely from your diet, and if you’re already in pain exercise can just make matters worse. None of these things are bad for you, in fact, they’re all really healthy habits to get hooked on, if your body is working properly. When you want to achieve optimum wellness, start with the system of the body that controls and regulates the body.

Your brain and spinal cord control and regulate your body. Since its conception, chiropractic’s focus has been on achieving and maintaining health through the adjustment of vertebral subluxations. A subluxation is when vertebrae lose their proper alignment and impinge nerves, disrupting the normal communication between brain and body. To achieve maximum health, it is important for messages created by the brain to control organs, muscles or tissues of the body, to successfully reach the target area that they were created for. When this system of communication is disrupted, malfunction occurs within the body. Since the brain and nerves control everything, subluxations can affect anything and everything.

Your body was made to run like a well-oiled machine. Think of it like this: if a part of your car’s engine is broken, putting in better gas isn’t going to fix it, you need to first fix the engine, then put in better gas to get better performance. Or, when you build a house, you start with the foundation; if it’s weak, then everything you build upon it will be unstable. In seeking the best path to wellness, start with the system of the body that controls and regulates the body. Always remember to set healthy goals for yourself, paying attention to diet, exercise and proper rest, so you can get the best possible performance out of your body, maintaining health and wellness.

Chris Trainor, DC and Amy Jabanoski, DC,
Trainor Family Chiropractic, 1915-A Westfield
Ave., Scotch Plains, NJ; 908-490-1667;
www.trainorfamilychiropractic.com.

DR. RONEN GOLD

Dr. Ronen Gold is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a great deal of experience in the treatment of injuries, diseases and abnormalities of the teeth, jaw, and face. A New Jersey native and a resident of Westfield, he graduated from Cornell University and New York University School of Dentistry with top honors. Dr. Gold received his training at the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. He has been a teaching fellow at Columbia University College of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, also in New York City.

Dr. Gold has been appointed as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He also was involved in running the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia.

Dr. Gold is a member of The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The American Dental Association, and the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York Societies of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Dr. Gold performs a full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in his Westfield office. Some of the procedures he performs include Wisdom teeth extraction, Exposure of impacted teeth, Dental Implants, facial trauma, Bone Grafting, Apicoectomies, Procedures to reduce snoring and sleep apnea, and Treatment of oral pathology. In addition to these procedures Dr. Gold performs various cosmetic Procedures including cheekbone implants, Genioplasty, Botox injections, and Restalyne.

Dr. Gold offers Anesthesia in his office and is dedicated to insuring comfort throughout all aspects of his patients care.

Dr. Gold and his staff are always available to answer any questions and to provide consultations. For patient convenience most insurance plans are accepted.

For further details about the practice of Oral and maxillofacial Surgery of Westfield, and detailed descriptions of procedures listed please visit www.ronengold.com.

Ronen Gold
116 South Euclid Avenue, Westfield
908-232-5551

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