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Chiropractic Assistants are a special kind of people.  They may never have any had any experience being a mother but yet tend to the children of their patients and love unconditionally all that cross their path.  Snuggling the babies, reading to the toddlers and playing games in the reception room.  Keeping them occupied and comfortable while mom and dad get adjusted.

Wishing all our Chiropractic Assistants a Happy Mother’s Day for all the care and concern they provide to their patients and their “littles”.

Kudos to all of you!

Earth Day will be celebrated around the world on Friday, April 22nd.  While the celebration and awareness is focused on one day, it truly is an on going effort to conserve energy and strive to protect our environment.

The philosophy of Chiropractic and Earth Day have always gone hand in hand when it comes to living naturally.

The time is now to plan your Earth Day event for your office.  How will you spread the word?

Here are some ideas:

• Community Cleanup:  Organize a garbage pickup day.
• Community Tree planting: donate and plant a tree in a local park.  Invite your patients to the hole digging.
• Classroom Talks:  Schedule educational talks at local schools
• Fun Walk/Run:  Organize or Participate in a Fun Walk/Run as an office team.

There are many other great ideas you just need to do a little brainstorming and planning with your team.

For more ideas and information visit:

• Earth Day.org
• EPA.gov
• Tree Givers.com

Advertise your event  on our Facebook Page and share your pics of the event on our Facebook page too!

Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, at least in the community I come from.  I always look forward to gathering with family and friends for the traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner complete with warm dinner rolls with butter oozing out of them.  YUM.

My recently dietary guidelines certainly don’t include that type of a menu so I did some research to see find the nutritional value of  a corned beef and cabbage meal and what other options I might have.

Here’s what I found.

Living Strong recommends limiting this to special holidays and not making a regular habit of eating corned beef. Corned beef is high in sodium and some cuts are higher in fat.  Cabbage is low in fat and high in vitamins especially C which is an antioxidant that promotes healthy immune system.  With portion control I can live with this.

Including a recipe, Calorie Count indicates 3oz of corned beef has 321 calories which isn’t too bad if you are just counting calories.  Add in the potatoes, carrots, cabbage, dinner rolls, butter, and dessert… well, you might need to go for a walk after dinner.

Would you consider a healthy alternative all together?  Try Eating Well’s Squash and Leek Lasagna, Warm Apple-Cabbage Salad and Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread.  All three for a total calorie count of 510.  And much healthier choices.

If Spring is breaking in your area you may still want to go for a St. Patrick’s Day stroll.

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This is a favorite blessing my grandmother used to share with us each and every St. Patrick’s Day and even in between throughout the year.

An Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to each and everyone of you!

David Michel will be speaking on Friday, April 8th from 9:30 – 11:30 at Moraine Park Technical College in West Bend.

For more info visit Our Observations

Looking for a place to send all your Christmas cards? St. Jude’s Children’s Ranch will take them. Read the instructions though as they have restrictions. I couldn’t find any other place that would take them.

For more information visit: St. Jude’s Children’s Ranch Recycled Greeting Cards

“Happy New-year! happy New-year!” It is the day of hope and a fresh beginning. Old debts shall be forgiven; old feuds forgotten; old friendships revived. To?day shall be better than yesterday. The good vows shall be kept. A blessing shall be wrung from the fleet angel Opportunity. There shall be more patience, more courage, more faith; the dream shall become life; to?day shall wear the glamour of to?morrow. Ring out the old, ring in the new! ~George William Curtis (1824–1892),

Generally I don’t like to travel during the Summer months as there are so many things to attend or participate in during that time.. Grandchildren’s sports events, BBQ’s with family and friends, weddings, graduations…. you know, you’ve been there I’m sure.

My dad and step-mom visit during the Summer months and as they are getting up in age the time spent with them is more precious than ever. With their visits usually comes more family get-togethers with out of town siblings visiting as well. It’s just one party after another…

Fall however is a different story. Kids are back in school, grown-ups get back to work, and we all fall back into a routine. It’s also a great time to visit a few popular summer destinations, since their prices, crowds and temperatures have dropped.

I recently came across an article in the U.S.News where with the help of travel experts and reader votes, U.S. News pulled together a list of ideal travel spots for Fall.  Perfect for enjoying foliage, autumn activities and affordable hotel rates.  (I’ve been to Savannah and that definitely would be one on the top of my list)

After looking at the list, I better get “booking“….. and I mean air tickets and hotel reservations… unlike the definition in the Urban Dictionary.

For a list of the Best Fall Geataways read the full article here: Best Fall Getaways by US NEWS

Living in the Midwest my entire life, specifically Wisconsin, I’d have to say Wisconsin in and of itself is a beautiful state in the Fall with the leaves changing colors creating a vivid landscape.

Of the eleven scenic drives highlighted in the article below I can say I’ve done the Marinette Country Waterfalls Tour and it is magnificent. Dress in layers and be prepared to hike over some rough terrain if you want to see them all. Good hiking shoes and bug repellent are a plus.

Kettle Moraine, Black River Falls Forest and Lake Geneva are all favorites of mine too. The rest are on the bucket list

For Wisconsin Fall Travel visit: 11 Scenic Drives During Fall in Wisconsin

Have you ever wondered what you should or shouldn’t do in writing and sending an email?

Have you ever felt like someone is shouting at you instead of merely talking to you in a normal tone of voice?

Does the subject line confuse the situation?

These are just some of the concerns that come to mind when dealing with 200+ emails on a daily basis.  Processing emails in these quantities can be time consuming and overwhelming at times.  If you want to be heard and understood, composing a good email might just get a faster response.

Here is a link to an article in regards to Email Etiquette.  I have to agree with quite a few if not all of them.

And…. PLEASE DON’T YELL AT ME!

I recently stumbled on an article about Matcha Tea and the great benefits it provides.

I found the Matcha Tea in tea bag format at our local Fresh Market and thought I’d try it.  The Good Earth brand is very tasty.

While searching online to learn more I found an article at Dr. Andrew Weil’s web-site.  [LINK]

While it’s a little too soon to see if I’ve reaped any benefits from it, I wanted to share this article I found so you could see for yourself.