An overall knowledge of nutri-
system working well. “The brain sends
style,” quips this graduate of the Parker
tion and supplements is another part of
messages down the spinal column, then
College of Chiropractic, “is in the pud-
Goldman’s expertise, but he remarks,
through 12 miles of nerves to 50 trillion
ding.”
“No one should leave here with a bag
cells,” he explains. “For the heart to
full of bottles. If they are exercising with
beat or the lungs to breathe, the brain
a good workout routine, eating properly
needs to send uninterrupted messages Network Spine Analysis
and taking basic supplements, then we
to the body, which is where sublux- Dr. Michele Pelletiere’s patients at Net-
wait and see what is left to address.”
ation comes in.” work Chiropractor, in Bonita Springs,
Whenever Lampe has a patient in are quick to testify to the state of their
his office, he’s teaching the basics of own “pudding,” a newfound sweet-
Teaching a Healthier Lifestyle healthy lifestyle and patient responsibil- ness of life previously masked by pain.
The state of a person’s life is addressed ity, more than any other aspect of his According to Pelletiere, a graduate of
as often as the state of their spine at practice. This often includes nutritional Northwestern College of Chiropractic,
the Lampe Family Chiropractic Center, supplements, which he has noticed there are few limitations to today’s
in Cape Coral. Co-owner Dr. Michael in many cases have proved ineffec- wellness promoting strategies, which
Lampe is passionate about educat- tive because of a patient’s poor eating she helps her patients discover via Net-
ing his patients about their need for habits, a problem he devotes himself to work Spinal Analysis.
a healthier lifestyle. Whatever their correcting. She likes to use this evidence-
age, he teaches everyone the essential “Health is the central theme for based approach to wellness and body
five steps he believes are necessary to chiropractors,” notes Lampe. He points awareness developed by Dr. Donald
maximize health. These include reduc- to findings of the World Health Or- Epstein. She explains that, “It allows
ing exposure to toxins and medications; ganization, which has declared that me to use gentle and precise touches to
optimizing the nerve supply; improving 80 percent of all diseases are prevent- the spine to cue the brain to create new
quality of nutrients in the diet; upping able by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. strategies for adapting to stress, dissipat-
oxygen and lean muscle tissue with “Members of my own family, as well ing tension from the spine and nerves
exercise; and fostering peace in rela- as some of my senior patients, are and connecting with the body’s natural
tionships. excellent working models for what we rhythms.”
“This is life-changing information teach,” he emphasizes. “I haven’t been Patients report that the technique
that most people don’t expect to hear to a medical doctor in 11 years and my can bring about a greater sense of
from a chiropractor,” declares Lampe. wife hasn’t been in 10 years.” well-being and power within. “The
“People tend to associate us only with The majority of Lampe’s senior pa- treatment frequently changes the way a
the relief of neck and back pain, but tients are in their 80s and aren’t limited patient responds to their pain,” advises
that’s far too limiting a view for what to encapsulated living at home. Rather, Pelletiere. She cites an example of an
we do now.” they are routinely found outdoors, 83-year-old female patient.
Everything Lampe does centers on walking, sailing and swimming. “The Initially, the elderly woman was
the goal of getting a patient’s nervous proof of chiropractic and a healthy life- depressed about her pain and felt like
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