With the holidays here, eating and drinking too much might not be the only reason for weight gain.
There has also been an alarming increase in thyroid cancer in recent years. This quick self test can help you determine if you need think you might have a thyroid condition.
What you need:
• Glass of Water
• Handheld Mirror
1. Hold the mirror in your hand focusing on the area of your neck just below your Adam's apple and immediately above the collarbone. This is the area where your thyroid is located. (is located closer to the collarbone. Don't get the thyroid confused with the actual Adam's apple).
2. While focusing on this area in the mirror, tip your head back.
3. Take a drink of water and swallow.
4. As you swallow, look at your neck. Check for any bulges or protrusions in this area when you swallow. (you might need to repeat the process)
5. If you see any bulges or protrusions in this area, see your physician or feel free to come and see us. You may have an enlarged thyroid gland or thyroid nodule and should be checked out to determine whether cancer is present or if treatment for thyroid disease is needed.
Feel free to contact our office with any questions. www.drscottjurica.com
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
How to Get the Most Cost-Effective Healthcare
With the current crisis in our healthcare system I wanted to share that there are some great ways to get the best most cost-effective healthcare. Some ways you might know while others you might not.
I highly encourage you do forward to anyone you know as there is mass confusion about the topic.
SO WHAT IS THE BEST HEALTHCARE?
While I am grateful for our tools of modern medicine such as surgical advancements, medication (when medically appropriate), there is an entire other side that many people (including friends and family members of my patients) don't understand and think doesn't even work.
In May 2007 in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, there was a study showing the cost effectiveness of natural medicine. The summary is as follows:
Based on 70,274 member-months over a 7 year period demonstrated the following:
60.2% reduction on hospital admissions
59.0% less hospital stays
62.0% less outpatient surgeries and procedures
85.0% LESS PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS
This is compared to the conventional medicine performance for the same health maintenance organization product in the same geography and time frame.
Pretty cool if you ask me...
Of course as in research you always need to do more studies investigation, etc as you will read in any report, but to have someone say natural medicine doesn't work, your are wasting your money, etc simply doesn't know the facts.
How do I find a natural, holistic doctor?
If you are within the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) we would love to have you in our office (we do take some insurance. Contact our office for details). We can even do phone consults if you are further away with you faxing your bloodwork and other labwork.
If you need a doctor in person you MUST first understand this:
Medical, Osteopathic and Chiropractic schools all do an incredible job of getting the basics about anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnosis, etc. Some people think chiropractors aren't educated enough. Please look at this link showing the comparision of medical and chiropractic school education.
http://www.proactivesf.com/wp-content/uploads/how-well-educated-is-your-chiropractor.pdf
What matters is finding a doctor who is about getting to the cause of the problem and looking at a holistic, natural way first. Most of this education is currently done in post graduate work. Talk to friends. If they don't know someone, contact our office and we will see if we can find someone close to you.
We look forward to serving you in any way possible. Feel free to contact the office with any questions.
I highly encourage you do forward to anyone you know as there is mass confusion about the topic.
SO WHAT IS THE BEST HEALTHCARE?
While I am grateful for our tools of modern medicine such as surgical advancements, medication (when medically appropriate), there is an entire other side that many people (including friends and family members of my patients) don't understand and think doesn't even work.
In May 2007 in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, there was a study showing the cost effectiveness of natural medicine. The summary is as follows:
Based on 70,274 member-months over a 7 year period demonstrated the following:
60.2% reduction on hospital admissions
59.0% less hospital stays
62.0% less outpatient surgeries and procedures
85.0% LESS PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS
This is compared to the conventional medicine performance for the same health maintenance organization product in the same geography and time frame.
Pretty cool if you ask me...
Of course as in research you always need to do more studies investigation, etc as you will read in any report, but to have someone say natural medicine doesn't work, your are wasting your money, etc simply doesn't know the facts.
How do I find a natural, holistic doctor?
If you are within the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) we would love to have you in our office (we do take some insurance. Contact our office for details). We can even do phone consults if you are further away with you faxing your bloodwork and other labwork.
If you need a doctor in person you MUST first understand this:
Medical, Osteopathic and Chiropractic schools all do an incredible job of getting the basics about anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnosis, etc. Some people think chiropractors aren't educated enough. Please look at this link showing the comparision of medical and chiropractic school education.
http://www.proactivesf.com/wp-content/uploads/how-well-educated-is-your-chiropractor.pdf
What matters is finding a doctor who is about getting to the cause of the problem and looking at a holistic, natural way first. Most of this education is currently done in post graduate work. Talk to friends. If they don't know someone, contact our office and we will see if we can find someone close to you.
We look forward to serving you in any way possible. Feel free to contact the office with any questions.
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