Cha Cha Changes in Life...

Change is an undeniable force that impacts everything.

Changes through life are sometimes dramatic, sometimes not so much.  Sometimes change is small, not too significant but still a change.  Sometimes change is HUGE and sends us for a loop!

Some change is good...a new job, a new home, a new diet, a new exercise routine, a new attitude!  Some change isn't so good...a divorce, a death, an illness, living in the same old rut.  All depends on how you look at it.

If you're struggling with changes in your life, good or bad, sit back, reflect on where you've been, look ahead to where you're going and live in the now ~ I'm sure you'll see some happy moments in all 3 places if you think about it hard enough.  ;-)

Gluten, Gluten and More Gluten ~ What’s a Person To Do?!

There is a huge rise in gluten free foods and this is great news for people who are gluten sensitive, because they now have a variety of options.  But is gluten the real problem or is it Genetically Modified (GMO) wheat? 

Gluten is a mixture of two proteins, gliadin and glutenin.  The gluten proteins are found in the mature seed of wheat, barley and rye.  Close relatives of wheat, such as spelt, triticale, kamut, faro, and einkorn, also contain gluten.  Gluten (from Latin gluten, “glue”) gives elasticity to dough, helping it rise and to keep its shape and often gives the final product a chewy texture.  Well hello ~ that makes sense!  Glue, chewy, stick to your ribs I mean intestines kind of food ~ no wonder we are sensitive to it!

If a product contains wheat or GMO wheat it has gluten in it.  I don’t think we can put the blame on a GMO when it comes to the rise of gluten sensitivities in humans.  I do think we need to take a closer look at all the products that have gluten, added gluten and often hidden gluten in the ingredient list.  Who knew we were ingesting so much gluten!  I was surprised to find gluten in soy sauces, pickles, salad dressings, chicken broths, malt vinegars, canned soups, seasonings and spice mixes.  The bottom line when it comes to gluten is do your part ~ read the label ~ or better yet eat foods that do not require a label such as fresh fruits and vegetables! 

How Heavy Is Your Backpack?!

 

Now some of us can carry a lot more than others.... ;-P 

This chart is a good rule of thumb for those little minions in your life.  

Keep your child safe ~ lighten the load!

Let's go back to school happy and healthy!

STRESS!!

It has been a stressful week for me........how do I handle it you might ask!

There are MANY stress relief options. 

How do I handle it?!

Prayer, that is the first place I go.  Into my prayer closet where I can release my stress and lift it up to HIM because anything over my head is still under HIS feet....besides HE already knows.

I also like to exercise my stress away.  Obviously life has been going to smoothly lately.  LOL
Seriously, a brief walk or bike ride really can be a stress reliever for me.  I can just clear my mind during this time of walking or riding.

Another way I like to relieve stress....go for a ride in the car.  Sometimes I am topless ~ wind blowing in my hair, enjoying fresh air and breathing in the fresh smells of the world!  (sometimes those smells include the chicken coops, oops)  Other times the top is up, I am in the passenger seat and I am just enjoying what HE has made.  How can you live in a place like Salisbury where the city is a little busy and in just a couple of miles you are out of town and in the country?  We are blessed to have the country so near, to be able to stop at farms and buy fresh produce!!

My friend use to just drive over the new bridge in Charleston, SC and this helped clear her mind.

Is this running away from our stress/problems?  I don't think so, I think it is coping with it.

How ever you deal with stress is up to you, these are just a couple of things that help me.  We can not continue to live in the stress of life, we need to release it sometimes, to see a different view, to refresh ourselves.  Life is a journey we take one day at a time.  Live it!!

Chicken Soup WHY?!

Why is chicken soup superior to all the things we have, even more relaxing than "Tylenol?"  It is because chicken soup has a natural ingredient which feeds, repairs and calms the mucous lining in the small intestine.  This inner lining is the beginning or ending of the nervous system.  It is easily pulled away from the intestine through too many laxatives, too many food additives......and parasites.  Chicken soup......heals the nerves, improves digestion, reduces allergies, relaxes and give strength.

 ~ Hanna Kroeger  Ageless Remedies from Mother's Kitchen

(copied from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.)

Happy New Year!

How did we get to 2013 so soon?!

Did you make those resolutions?

Are you keeping those resolutions on day 10?! 

Maybe January should be used to do some goal settings for the year....
short term goals
long term goals

goals for fitness, health, wealth, better habits, less bad habits ~ the list goes on and on and on

Life is about balance, you have to have balance in all areas to be walking through it in peace and harmony.  I'm game for peace and harmony!  Are you?

It's not too late to start working on putting things in order to have a happy, healthy, prosperous 2013.

It's your future, be there healthy!

Dr Kevin McKamey is now at Delmarva Chiropractic!!

Focusing on function with a determination to get to the root of the cause, Dr Kevin L. McKamey brings compassion and attention to detail into practice to get you back to health.

Dr. McKamey is a 2009 graduate of the excellent chiropractic program at Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. He holds a bachelors degree in Human Biology, a Masters in Sport Science and Rehabilitation and a Doctorate in Chiropractic. Additionally, he holds certificates as a Chiropractic Wellness Specialist from the American Chiropractic Association and as an Internal Health Specialist from the Loomis Institute. He has advanced training and has completed research topics in LASER therapeutics and vibration therapies.

He possess a wide variety of life experience, something that lends well to interacting with a diverse patient base. A 10+ year veteran of the United States Navy Submarine Service, he served as a submarine weapons systems technician on USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN 640, USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN 624 and USS Grayling SSN 624. He also served as an enlisted tactics instructor at the Naval Submarine School in New London, CT. Capt. McKamey holds a US Merchant Mariners document as an Able Seaman Unlimited Tonnage and a Masters License (Captain) from the United States Coast Guard allowing him to command passenger and other commercial vessels up to 500 Gross Tons in coastal and near coastal waters. His experience as a husband, father, Captain and member of the Armed Forces has tempered him with patience, compassion and dedication with a keen focus and attention to details.

Dr. McKamey and his wife Julie have 2 sons, Keenan (22) and Brenden (20) and reside in Salisbury. As a family they have always enjoyed the outdoors. Involvement with the boys in Little League baseball piqued Dr. McKamey’s early interest in sports and biomechanics. Not inclined towards watching television to excess the family spent much of their recreational time out of doors enjoying bicycling, swimming, fishing, hiking and exploring. Dr. McKamey relates; “We have visited numerous State and National Parks across the United States and spent countless hours driving through the countryside of this great land. Julie and I continue to enjoy drives along the back roads enjoying everything the area has to offer. Assateauge Beach has become one of our favorite destinations.”

Persuing Diplomate status as a Chiropractic Internist it is his desire to serve the Lower Shore with the most advanced protocols in conservative health care. Chiropractic Internists are trained in modern medical diagnosis, functional medicine, and natural therapeutics. Chiropractic physicians with a DABCI post-doctoral certification utilize conventional medical diagnostics, specialized functional testing, and wholistic medicine diagnostic evaluations. DABCI physicians routinely employ methods such as blood laboratory studies, urinalyses, electrocardiograms, vascular doppler ultrasound, spirometry, DEXA bone density testing, salivary assay hormonal and neurotransmitter tests, IgG food allergy testing, diagnostic imaging to include x-ray, CT, MRI, comprehensive gastrointestinal stool analyses, and many other diagnostic tools. A DABCI uses therapeutic methods which emphasize conservative and minimally invasive approaches and minimize risk to the patient. Diplomates in diagnosis and internal disorders use treatments such as clinical nutrition, dietetics, exercise, vitamin and mineral supplementation, homeopathic medicine, botanical medicine, acupuncture, natural hormone replacement, and pharmacologic counseling.

Call today for your appointment!!  410-219-5155

Kevin McKamey Chiropractor Salisbury Maryland

Kevin McKamey, DC and wife Julie

Dr Kevin McKamey

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Compassion, Attention to Details and Experience with a Determination to get to the Root of the CAUSE!

Car accident led me to become a Chiropractor

I was a chiropractic patient long before deciding to leave a career in the maritime industry and enroll in chiropractic college in 2004. I received my first chiropractic adjustment some 25 years earlier in 1985. 

I was a few weeks into my post-operative recovery from rotator cuff surgery to my right shoulder, when I was rear ended by another driver while stopped at a traffic signal. Over the next several days I experienced headaches, neck, mid back and shoulder pain with muscle spasms and stiffness. 

At the suggestion of my father, I sought the care of a Doctor of Chiropractic. Diagnosed with a Whiplash injury to the spine and postsurgical soft tissue trauma to the shoulder I entered into a year long treatment regime which brought about complete restoration of function and range of motion to my spine and shoulder.

Chiropractic treatments kept me from having surgery for a herniated lumbar disc. 

I again referred to chiropractic care when I  herniated a lumbar disc a few years later. After an orthopedic surgical consultation, during which a stabilization procedure was recommended, I decided to elect conservative care. After researching outcomes of lumbar surgery and talking to several people who had undergone invasive procedures, I felt the risks were too great. The outcome was positive in less than half of those who underwent lumbar fusion surgery and I didn’t like those odds. Chiropractic treatments helped me overcome the pain associated with my disc problems and strengthen and restore function of my low back. Twenty years later I remain essentially symptom free with regular chiropractic adjustments and an arsenal of maintenance exercises.

Chiropractic Education and Philosophy

With a desire to help others and an opportunity to make a career change I plotted a new course in life. There had been a long time interest in natural healing and I held a belief that GOD had created us to live a much longer healthier life than most of us do. The idea that “the power that made the body, heals the body” resonated strongly with me. Chiropractic philosophy held that premise as truth and with encouragement from my wife Julie, my chiropractor in Charleston, SC and a host of friends and family I mailed an application and was accepted to Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. I left my job on the Charleston waterfront and in 2004 my family and I moved to Ballwin, MO just minutes from the Logan campus. Logan College happened to offer exactly what I needed, a basic science program leading to a Bachelors Degree and a comprehensive, accredited Doctoral curriculum with an opportunity to complete my Masters degree.

A little bit about me 

I possess a wide variety of life experience, something that lends well to interacting with a diverse patient base. I am  a 10+ year veteran of the United States Navy Submarine Service where I served as a submarine weapons systems technician on USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN 640, USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN 624 and USS Grayling SSN 624. I also served as an enlisted tactics instructor at the Naval Submarine School in New London, CT. I hold a US Merchant Mariners document as an Able Seaman Unlimited Tonnage and a Masters License (Captain) from the United States Coast Guard allowing me to command passenger and other commercial vessels up to 500 Gross Tons in coastal and near coastal waters. My experiences as a husband, father, Captain and member of the Armed Forces have given me patience, compassion and dedication with a keen focus and attention to details.

My family

As a family we have always enjoyed the outdoors. When the boys were young we were deeply involved in Little League baseball. Not inclined towards watching television to excess we spent much of our recreational time out of doors enjoying bicycling, swimming, fishing, hiking and exploring. We have visited numerous State and National Parks across the United States and spent countless hours driving through the countryside of this great land. Julie and I continue to enjoy drives along the back roads enjoying everything the area has to offer. Assateauge Beach has become one of our favorite destinations.

Thank you for taking time to visit this blog!

So How'd That Food Journal Work Out For You??

Did you keep it for a week?
Did it help you pinpoint some eating problem times?
What ya think?
Gonna do it again this week?


I found for myself it was an excellent tool to show my perfection mess of an eating plan I have!  Oh wait, I have no plan so that is part of the problem.  Let me just say each morning started out well.  Same boring thing.  Java times two.  Lunch was later in the day and usually kicked off an eating frenzy until bedtime.  ;-(  By Friday I stopped writing in my journal all together.  Here it is Tuesday and did I start writing anything this week?  um no.  As I have declared already I know what to do, how to do it but I don't always do that which is right when it comes to my own wellness.  So what am I gonna do the rest of the day today?  Track my food intake!  Why wait until the morning?!  Are you with me?  I have stumbled ~ thanks for picking me up so we can carry on together!