New Crooked Spine Show episode

If you know someone that has a chronic illness (like long-term COVID effects), finding help is frustrating and usually disappointing. Suzan Jackson is my new advocate to help these people. She has suffered from ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis) CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) for 20 years now and Lyme disease for about 15 years. She has learned to live a “new normal”. Suzan has helped guide people and their families in finding help for chronic illness by sharing her story on her blog and videos.

Connect with Suzan—

https://www.suzanjackson.com

https://www.livewithcfs.blogspot.com

https://www.facebook.com/livewithmecfs

https://twitter.com/livewithmecfs

https://www.youtube.com/c/SueJacksonDE/videos

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Highlights:

(6:00) Sue’s illness story; what she learned to help herself, to help you.

(12:30) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CF) is Sue’s diagnosis. Finding out became her double-edge sword. Why she (and others) are more prone for this condition-like her sons.

(20:30) CF throws off your blood pressure, heart rate and sleep; how medications help.

(26:20) One of the causes of CF is Lime Disease (transmitted via ticks); how it is best diagnosed/treated; why it is missed; long term effects.

(30:30) How Sue gets through her day. I’m surprised what she adds in and eliminates.

(38:15) Sue’s avoids the severe fatigue with CF by mindset and naps.

(40:30) Family/friends support can help or hurt.

(41:20) Exercise: how much help/hurts? Using beta blockers.

(45:50) Sues educational platforms helps you understand the sources of CF (long Covid, SARS, mono, etc.)

(49:30) Sue’s book, “Finding a New Normal” helps emotional coping for long-term health conditions.

(54:30) My takeaway: Sue gives us how to see medical and emotional support to live a “new normal” quality of life.

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My guest today is well known Orthopedic Physical Therapist Rick Olderman. With over 25 years of experience, he has learned how to resolve pain in almost any joint or muscle in the body. And most importantly he can teach it to his patients, peers and the community. He is a published author of Fixing You, book series (link on Amazon below). Along with his talks and podcast is looking to show people how to live completely pain-free without the need for medication.

Connect with Rich Olderman—

https://rickolderman.com/

https://www.facebook.com/FixingYouMethod

https://instagram.com/fixingyouclinic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Checkout his downloadable home exercise videos–

https://go.rickolderman.com/

And checkout his Fixing You books series—

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rick+olderman+books (use code FIXINGYOU at checkout, they can get 20% off their purchase).

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Todays show topics–

(3:40) Rick’s background; why he created his unique assessment and treatment methods.

(6:00) Try Rick’s assessment to find and fix your back pain; standing and lying down.

(14:00) Importance of keeping your body fixed by having good habits.

(18:10) Fixing compensation patterns for chronic sciatica and back pain; Changing your withdrawl reflex.

(24:40) Why chronic pain is NOT a disease; changing one’s mindset to give hope.

(29:50) Why pain is a healthy signal from your body.

(35:50) Rick’s books are titled, “Fixing You.” Why? And how these books can help you.

(41:50) The fixing you method gets repeatable results fixing chronic pain. Taught and used by other clinicians.

(49:00) Rick has proven to me his passion to help people get well.

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When you want to get healthy, where do you start? There are so many physical fitness programs and diet out there it’s overwhelming. Then your friends have their ideas too. Mollie Ferguson is a registered dietician and functional medicine clinician. She helps clients improve their physical health and adjust their nutritional intake for better results. Mollie also uses genetic and other lab testing to understand your unique strength and weakness when training and eating.

Connect with Mollie by connecting at–

https://www.functionalwellnessrd.com/services

mollie@functionalwellnessrd.com

https://www.instagram.com/functionalwellnessrd/

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TOPICS TODAY–

Your exercise steps.

Eating a balanced plate.

Mindset of grace; small steps when creating a lifetime routine.

Reverse dieting.

Importance of fiber, hydration, sleep, your proteins, the right oils.

Genetic testing: how to get it done to find out way to improve your food absorption and best ways to exercise.

And more.

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