Get healthy, Stay Healthy

Health is the truest wealth in life!!

I'm excited to introduce our first guest post, my good friend and holistic Chiropractor, Christy Matusiak.  Christy is absolutely fantastic at what she does and the provides a true natural approaches to healing, wellness and continued care.  Enjoy friends and stay well!

Hello!  As Jen mentioned, I am a holistic Chiropractic Physician with my practice in Wilmette, IL.  My practice is specialized treating a variety of patients and conditions, all with the goal of stimulating healing from within without the use of prescription drugs or surgery.  My passion lies in helping men, women, and children overcome ANY health challenge naturally!!!  In this blog, I will be sharing my tips, tricks and secrets to achieving health in all areas of your life.  Each month I will put out content for your reading pleasure to educate the you on ways to enhance your health nutritionally, physically, and emotionally!  

So, in keeping this first one short and sweet, I wanted to encourage you to think about your goals.  Health goals, mostly…but the following suggestions can apply to all areas of your life.  So don’t limit yourself!

1. WRITE OUT YOUR GOALS
   • I encourage you to spend some time pondering what you really want to accomplish.  Think through your answers, and make them empowering but realistic.  Who are you now?  Who do you need to become to achieve your plans?  As human beings, we strive to be consistent with who we are.  For example, if one identifies as a smoker, they may have a goal to quit…but until they identify as a non-smoker, their subconscious mind will strive to revert back to who they “are” to remain congruent.  
   • Writing your goals out also has power.  I highly recommend reading, meditating and visualizing with them daily so they become engrained in your nervous system. 

 

1. FIND YOUR WHY
   • Goals and aspirations are great.   They are what propel us forward in life and work on continuing to improve ourselves.  But if you don’t have a compelling “why,” the likelihood of accomplishing them is much lower.  You may need to ask “why?” several times before getting to the deepest level of what is going to inspire you. 
   • Here’s my example…after being in fantastic shape, eating clean for years, and running the Chicago marathon in 2009, I had 3 kids that changed my hormones and my body significantly.  I don’t expect to get back to that size again.  But I would still like to lose some more weight.  Why? à I want to wear smaller clothing sizes.  Why? à I want to feel good in anything I wear.  Why? à I want to feel confident when I look in the mirror. Why? à I want to feel good and strong when working with patients.  Why? à I want to be able to inspire them to be the best version of themselves.  Why? à I want to strive to make the world a healthier place. 
   • Ask why until you can’t go any further.  Then instead of focusing on the initial goal that you can easily talk yourself out of when confronted with a challenge, focus on that truest “why.”  And it will help you get there. 

 

1.  SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS
   • I talk a lot about putting the right things in your body to support optimal healing…supplements, food, remedies.  But we often forget that what we put in our mind is equally, if not MORE important.  I suggest you take a look at what you listen to on a daily basis.  Do you listen to the news?  Radio?  To/with whom do you talk regularly?  Are they empowering your spirit or providing a negative influence?  I have become very intentional about what I choose to listen to that I hardly turn on the radio or television anymore.  Find a motivational podcast or speaker to listen to.  Or develop a playlist of centering music that uplifts you.  Get into that unstoppable energy and mindset daily!
     

I am excited for the opportunity to reach you in this manner!  I look forward to helping you on your journey towards healing, one step at a time!  If you want more frequent content, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel “Dr. Christy Cares,” where I provide short videos weekly on all topics health and wellness related!  Sending the world love and strength always!  ~
 
Yours in health,
Dr. Christy Matusiak