Welcome!

For months now, I've been toying with the idea of a place to catalog and list the research I do for my patients, my friends and family, and for myself. Yesterday, while discussing the confusing topic of artificial sweeteners, it was suggested by a few friends that this would be easier with a consolidated spot for information. This blog, in conjunction with our practice website and Facebook page, will hopefully become that.

Lets face it: Educating yourself about health and wellness isn't easy. Life is already busy enough, and most Americans just don't have enough time for everything that needs to be done. If you have kids, it's even more difficult as you try to manage the complexities of our society. However, if you haven't noticed, the world has become more about profit and money and less about right and wrong these days, especially when it comes to taking care of ourselves. Most people are more interested in "keeping up with the Jones's" instead of doing whats right for themselves and their family. Furthermore, we're under assault. The media has grown to massive proportions, inundating us with commercials, infomercials, ads, webpages, email, celebrity endorsements, and in many cases, complete crap. The power of psychology has run amok, convincing us all in some recess of our mind that we need this pill or that remedy; that we need a bigger/smaller/safer/faster widget; that we have xyz condition and you better be treating it now!

Scary, isn't it? I know I am, at times. I'm sure of one thing though: Wellness is possible. How? Through you! You have to want it!

I'm reminded of a quote from "The Shawshank Redemption". "Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'...that's damn right" Lets get busy living and doing it in a way that's not harmful, but helpful. Let's talk about so many of these things we come across daily, and we'll try to separate the nonsense from the truth.

I'll try to boil down the ideas to key points and bullets so that you can easily read and learn about issues without having to spend hours looking/reading through information. If you have suggestions for topics you would like to discuss, please don't hesitate to leave them in my email box at dr.dklein@gmail.com. Also, we have a new facebook page for the practice; just search for LakeCrest Chiropractic in Facebook, and sign up to become a fan. That's where many of the links and videos will be posted. Finally, don't forget to visit www.lakecrestchiropractic.com for more information on chiropractic and wellness.

I look forward to learning with you!

Dr. Drew