Change Your Lifestyle... Change Your Life

Don't fall victim to fad "starvation" diets or potentially dangerous weight loss pills - in the long run your body will only end up retaining fat and losing lean tissue (muscle).
Lifestyle modifications such as nutrition, diet, and exercise are the preferred methods for achieving healthy body composition.

What is unhealthy body composition? Generally speaking, it refers to carrying too much fat in comparison to lean tissue (e.g. muscle)- often referred to as having a high fat-to-lean ratio.

How do you measure body composition? Well, it can't be measured by your bathroom scale. The following methods can be used to assess your body composition:

• Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR)
• Skin-Fold Thickness
• Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
  

With a targeted body composition program, you will not only lose unhealthy and unattractive fat - you will also minimize your risk of developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, hormone-related problems, and more!

Take the first step toward better health. Ask us about our nutrition-based body composition program!

The Giving Tree

Woodward Medical Center announces
The Giving Tree

Each time you refer a new patient to Woodward Medical Center we will donate two items in your name to the Woodridge Food Pantry. You may select from the items under our decorated tree. There you will find diapers, baby formula, new toys, socks, mittens, food, toiletries and school supplies. This year the need is greater than ever. Together we can help.

Looking for another way to give? We are just as committed to your health as to our community. Please keep your scheduled 3 visits per week for 3 weeks and you too may pick a gift from under the tree to donate to the Woodridge Food Pantry.

You will receive a personal thank you note from the Woodridge Food Pantry after your donation is made.

The season starts now, look for The Giving Tree at the clinic on November 1st and throughout the season.

2007 W. 75th Street
Woodridge, IL 60517

Phone: (630) 310-0944

Therapeutic Lifestyle

First Line Therapy can help you regain health. It is a specialized therapeutic lifestyle change program unlike any other. The FLT system targets the underlying causes of chronic illnesses associated with aging by incorporation a sensible

• Eating plan - always eat grains and fruits with your protein and oils in order to keep your blood sugar even. Combining foods correctly can be a key to weight loss.


• Exercise - not only is it good for your heart and muscles, exercise is the best way to get you breathing. This brings in oxygen to balance your pH and restore heath.


• Nutritional supplementation - learn about medical foods. These are FDA approved foods that balance sugar level and feed you high quality nutrients that our regular food sources deplete in.


• Stress management - breathing exercises and guided imagery trigger the relaxation response. For a society that certainly knows how to bring on the stress response, it is time to use tested techniques to induce relaxation.
  

FLT is not just a weight loss program it is best used as a first line treatment for common, chronic health problems (e.g. high cholesterol insulin resistance, unhealthy body composition.)

Therapeutic Lifestyle change program is recommended by leading health organizations as a first-line treatment option for many of the conditions like

• Heart Disease
• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• Osteoarthritis
• High Cholesterol
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Osteoporosis
• Fatigue
  

The association of altered body composition with chronic health conditions is so strong that in 1995 the National Institute of Health convened an Expert Panel to encourage programs for improving body composition.

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis determines fat-to-lean ratio by utilizing modern electrical frequency science.
A healthy body composition can improve the overall quality of your life!

Helpful Tips for a Healthy Back

Protecting your back from injury and avoiding back pain is as simple as adopting some minor changes in the way you perform common, everyday tasks.

• Never bend from the waist, always bend the hips and knees.
• Never lift a heavy object higher than your waist.
• Always face the object you wish to lift.
• Hold objects close to your body. Never carry anything you cannot handle with ease.
• Wear shoes with moderate heels. Avoid changes from high to low heels.
• Put a footstool under the desk or places where you stand for long periods of time. Using this takes pressure off the lower back when sitting or standing.
• Do not stoop or stretch when placing items on shelves. Raise the objects you want to place to hip level.
• Use your abdominal muscles to flatten your lower abdomen. Strong abdominal and buttock muscles help support the lower back structure.
• Avoid sitting on soft chairs or lying on couches or beds. This distorts the alignment of the spine.
• If you sleep on your side, place a pillow between your knees.