The 7 Steps to Creating a
Lifetime of Wellness, Vitality and Longevity

The seven steps below are key to creating a Lifetime of Wellness, Vitality and Longevity. They are foundational steps, which when in place, will contribute to your body functioning as it was designed. The body is amazing, once it has the building blocks in place and it's greatest irritants removed, it has a tremendous capacity for becoming healthier and more vital.

For some individuals, certain steps are much more important than others. An excellent health practitioner will assess which steps are the highest priority for you, taking into consideration your present condition and health goals.

Follow the steps below, watch the improvements in your health, and stay focused on creating a lifetime of wellness. The rewards are well worth the effort, greatly effecting the quality of your life day in and day out.

Step #1: Choosing a Lifetime of Wellness!

Deciding that you health and wellness is a top priority.and that you are ready to take action, is the key first step. This usually involves recognizing that your present level of health is something less or even far less than you are happy with.

Individuals come to Dr. Dale for assistance for a large range of issues and varying levels of health. Some feel very healthy and want to do everything they can to maintain their high level of health for the rest of their lives. Others, have recently recognized a problem, which is persisting and want to get rid of it before it becomes more serious and possibly a chronic issue. A large percentage remember once upon a time feeling much healthier than they do now, and want to feel that good again. Some individuals feel they have always been unhealthy and never experienced feeling even "normal" levels of health.

No matter which level of health you are presently at, being aware that you want to take action to ensure a lifetime of wellness is an all-important first step.

Step #2: Finding the Health Practitioner for You!

Finding a licensed healthcare practitioner, whose main focus is supporting you in creating a lifetime of health and wellness, is often the most challenging of the "7 Steps". We all want to find someone who will help us with our health challenges and symptoms, and someone who also will take the time to listen, get to know us, and understand how our conditions affect the quality of our life.

Dr. Dale is a licensed healthcare practitioner whose main focus is supporting both you and your loved ones in creating a lifetime of health and wellness. Dr. Dale will work with you to clarify the health challenges and symptoms you have, while at the same time, taking the time to personally understand you and how these conditions affect the quality of your life. Dr. Dale welcomes your feedback, respects you and your experience, and recognizes that you can have important insight into your own unique health challenges.

Dr. Dale will perform a comprehensive examination and will work closely with you to identify and establish your health goals. Once he has a clear picture of your current health, and your health goals, Dr. Dale will develop a plan that will take you from where you are, to where you want your health to be. He will then discuss with you what it will take on your part, the part he will play in assisting you to achieve your goals, and the kind of results you can expect by carefully following the plan.

Dr. Dale deeply respects his patients and is sincerely committed to providing the necessary resources and continued support to create a lifetime of wellness, for both you and your loved ones.

Steps 3 - 7:

The remaining steps are not necessarily in a specific order. Some individual's health priorities will be different than others. At times achieving one of these priorities, will require addressing two or three different steps to get the kind of results you desire and deserve.

Step #3: Reaching your Ideal Weight!

Most Americans today are well aware of the many problems associated with excess weight. There have been volumes written on this issue and we are continually bombarded with endless articles on the subject. Most people know what their ideal weight is, as they were at that weight once upon a time, and they remember how good they felt when they were slimmer and trimmer. The good news is that with the proper program, losing weight is a very doable step and one that will yield many noticeable health benefits.

However, if you are not sure what your ideal weight is, Dr. Dale will be able to guide you in clarifying this and assist you in choosing your weight goal. Don't worry, if you want to get healthier, but don't want to make weight loss a primary focus at this time, there is still much that we can do to assist you in becoming healthier, while leaving the "ideal weight" step until a later time

Step #4: Food and Nutrition for Life!

Eating a healthy diet is without a doubt, one of the most important keys to improving ones health. For patients committed to a lifetime of wellness and vitality, your diet will be a key component. Dr. Dale will review your current eating habits and based on your goals make specific dietary recommendations when indicated.

As you probably already know, nutrition is very important. Unfortunately, there is a vast amount of information on nutrition that is confusing, based on poor principals, and oftentimes becomes dangerous to your health. Additionally, as you may have already realized, this subject is very complicated. Most individuals, and for that matter most doctors, are quite unaware of the vast array of poor quality nutritional products on the market today, as well as the many complications that can result from these products.

Due to environmental pollution and the high levels of stress we are exposed to, as well as, the many synthetic foods and chemicals in those foods, our nutrient needs are greater than they have every been before. Complicating this further, our food chain is more depleted of nutrients than ever before. Determining what nutrient balance is best for you is something Dr. Dale is an expert in, and something patients quickly notice benefits from. Nutritional programs are created for each patient individually and change over time as progress is made.

Lastly, the nutritional products that Dr. Dale uses are primarily products that are only sold through licensed healthcare practitioners. Dr. Dale has taught over 50 seminars for these professionals on how to use these products safely, and for the best results. These product lines are of the highest quality available and are designed for use by knowledgeable practitioners. Dr. Dale is continually searching for the best products and best nutritional value for his patients. 

Step #5: Stress Management/Relaxation and Rejuvenation for Life

Most everyone is aware that the stress levels of modern life are very high and that there are volumes written on the adverse health effects of high stress levels. Unfortunately, a very small percentage of Americans, have a daily regime for effectively creating a deep and healing level of relaxation to balance and minimize these harmful levels of stress, while at the same time, rejuvenating their inner vitality. Additionally, it is important that we all get sufficient quantity and quality of sleep for our bodies to recover, and heal.

At our clinic sleep quantity and quality, as well as, stress levels are reviewed with each patient. We have state of the art stress management techniques that can be learned by virtually everyone, even young children! Additionally, Dr. Dale often refers patients to a bio-feedback and relaxation expert, to assist them in integrating these techniques into their daily lives. Creating the habit of an effective relaxation program, can be one of the most powerful health enhancing steps that you can take. 

Managing stress has many facets. Re-minding your body what it feels like to be relaxed is an important piece, and it has been well documented that people who regularly experience this restful state develop less hypertension, heart disease, anxiety, and depression.

As one becomes more familiar with relaxation and a sense of well-being, it makes it easier to recognize and change life-damaging habits. With my coaching and some wonderful biofeedback programs for home use, you can learn how to self direct the many facets of your being towards greater health and fulfillment.

Step #6: Bio-Chemical Detoxification

The breadth and quantity of bio-chemical toxins in our bodies are relatively shocking to most Americans when they read the facts. A short list of some of these common toxins are: lead, mercury, DDT and many other pesticides, PCB's, perchlorate (a toxic compound of rocket fuel), and many more. Literally tens of thousands. Many man made chemicals are found in all kinds of household products. Chemicals from plastics, flame retardants, cigarette smoke, carpets, plywood glues, exhaust fumes plus the by-products that escape tens of thousands of factory smoke stacks. Then there are things as simple as our water, which as you know, is dosed with chlorine to kill the bacteria in the water. PCB's are actually a known carcinogen that is a bio-product of the chlorine we add to the water supply and other organic compounds. Besides the chemicals we breathe, eat or drink (exogenous chemicals), there are many chemicals that are created in our bodies everyday (endogenous chemicals) that are poisonous and need to be processed.

The problem is that the detoxification systems of our bodies can only do so much in a 24-hour period. When our bodies cannot process all the chemicals due to either the overall load, the complexity of many of the man made chemicals, or nutritional deficiencies that limit our ability to process these chemicals, they are then stored in our fat cells. For some of these chemicals there are well documented disease risks, for others, there is much more research to be done. Most, if not all, of these chemicals can be found in each and every American. For example, recent research shows that the rocket fuel, perchlorate, was found in the breast milk of all the women tested.

The most aware health practitioners realize that many of these chemicals at the least, challenge and compromise our health, and at their worst, are significant contributing factors to the development of disease. The good news is that there are excellent products, which are specifically designed to increase our bodies capacity for getting rid of these bio-chemical toxins. Dr. Dale has used products for this purpose for over 24 years and the results of the cleanse process, which he employs, usually manifests with numerous noticeable benefits to the patient.

Step #7: Physical Balance and Exercise for Life:

It is simple to understand that our bodies, like our cars, need to be balanced. A front end out of alignment, or tires out of balance, will decrease how smoothly your car rides and will wear out the parts of your auto prematurely. Additionally, it is easy to understand that our bodies were designed for physical activity and that we function best, and are healthiest, when we exercise our bodies on a regular basis. Keeping the mechanics of our bodies at their optimal function will contribute to a more balanced, more pain-free and healthier body.

At our clinic, we evaluate patients for mechanical function from head to toe (click here to read about our state of the art GaitScan for foot mechanics and orthotics analysis). Oftentimes, mechanical problems contribute to numerous chronic health challenges and respond very favorably to our gentle chiropractic, muscle balancing, and spinal distraction techniques. Optimizing musculo-skeletal balance, reducing muscular tension patterns, and normalizing joint function, is an important key to optimal health, and often is essential in relieving chronic pain patterns.