Meet Dr. Greg Haitz

Dr. Greg Haitz first became interested in health and wellness at a young age. He would often find himself reading food labels and nutritional facts. As a teenager he started studying exercise and nutrition and weight training. These early interests persisted and he found himself pursuing college studies in biology, psychology and exercise at Mesa State College. After a car accident left him with daily headaches, he sought out a natural approach to the problem. That seeking landed him in a chiropractor's office where he not only found a permanent and natural fix to his daily headaches, but also a future carrier. Dr Greg Haitz finished his studies at Mesa State and was accepted into the prestigiuos Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa where he graduated with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2003. He also completed an internship in the Palmer College Sports Injury and Rehab department. Since that time he has received post graduate training in nutrition, and received his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist designation from the NSCA.

Dr Greg Haitz opened Rimrock Chiropractic: A Creating Wellness Center in Grand Junction, Colorado in 2007 to help his clients live a healthier lifestyle by addressing the three dimensions of stress - physical, biochemical, and psychological. Creating Wellness in an add on system to chiropractic that incorporates fitness and exercise, weight management and nutrition, and the mind body connection in making healthier lifestyle choices and stress management.

Dr. Greg Haitz understands that with the rise in obesity, lack of fitness and pervasive stress we need to address lifestyle issues and prevention. Treating disease once it shows up has not been a very good strategy in health care thus far. We need to get much more proactive.

Dr. Greg Haitz has helped thousands of people in his community by using chiropractic as a gentle, natural and non-invasive treatment method for optimum health, while encouraging them to explore their wellness challenges at the same time. Chiropractic is the fastest growing health care system in the world and Dr. Greg Haitz is clearly a leader in his community in helping that growth to continue.

Dr. Greg Haitz was nominated for the Rising Star Chiropractor of the Year in 2009.

He and his wellness center have been the topic of newspaper articles and his has lectured extensively in his community on diet, nutrition, fitness and wellness.

Join Dr. Greg Haitz and the team at Rimrock Chiropractic and "Reclaim you Health"

Why can’t symptoms be used as a barometer of health?

Thousands of Americans die of heart attacks each and every year and the heart attack is usually their first sign of disease. Statistically, in cases of fatal heart attacks, the fatal heart attack was the very first symptom in over 40% of the male population. Think about it… Have you ever had a friend who was feeling great, had a PAP smear, a mammogram or a chest x-ray and was given bad news several days later? Cancer doesn’t develop in just a few days and yet they were feeling good. Do you know someone who has diabetes? You know that as long as they are taking a proper quantity of insulin they have no symptoms and feel great. Meanwhile the disease continues to ravage their body over time producing circulatory problems, nerve system disorders, kidney damage, and eventually blindness.

You can’t wait until symptoms develop before you decide to maintain or regain health… it might be too late!

Call Rimrock Chiropractic at 243-1388 to get checked for hidden nerve system stress today!

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Top Stressors to Stop Worrying About

Ever notice how a "bug" is going around your office and some people get sick and some don't? Or it knocks some folks out for two weeks while others are good as new in 24 hours? The strength of our immune system is related to many factors, but one of them is definitely stress. Worry and stress can literally steal resources that could be better used fighting off disease and keeping you healthy. And stress not only depletes immunity, it also shortens your life and shrinks your brain. Here are some things you can officially take off your list of things to stress about! Aren't you glad you asked?

1. Your Cholesterol: Though it gets the lion's share of attention, cholesterol is only one of many measurements, and it may be far less predictive of heart disease than was previously believed. Look at the whole picture of risks: your triglycerides (under 100 is great), your HDL (60 for men, 40 for women or better), and the ratio of triglycerides to HDL. That last ratio predicts heart disease way better than cholesterol (you'd like it to be 40 or less). And five basic habits reduce heart disease and death many times more than lowering cholesterol does: stop smoking, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, eating fish, vegetables and nuts, and drinking alcohol very moderately.

2. Your Performance: Whether in the boardroom, the bedroom or the tennis court, worries about performance never accomplish anything except to make things worse. While focus on goals can be a healthy thing, it can also keep you from being present in the moment and enjoying the process. An exclusive concern with how things are going to turn out keeps you from actually getting better at what you're doing because your mind is too busy judging your performance. Sometimes the best way to get somewhere is the slow scenic route. Not only do you arrive, but you get to enjoy the trip.

3. The Past: There are three important things to know about the past. One, it's over. Two, you can't change it. And three, the only thing keeping it alive is the energy you put into holding on to it. Letting go of the past can be one of the most liberating events in your life. It means allowing what was to be what it was -- and also, what it was not. It doesn't necessarily mean forgetting, but it does mean forgiving -- both yourself and others.

4. Your Fat Intake: Walter Willett, MD, PhD, the head of the Harvard School of Public Health, has said that the percentage of fat in the diet is not associated with any health outcome ever studied. The type of fat, and the type of carbohydrate, however, is. If you dump the trans fats, keep calories reasonably low, and eat as little sugar and processed foods as you can, the percentage of fat in your diet is irrelevant. Really!

5. Getting Sick: The study of the way our thoughts and feelings interact with our brain chemistry and our immune system has given birth to a whole new science: psychoneuroimmnology. The take-home message is that it's all related. Studies show that people are far more resilient when they're in a crisis than they thought they would be. If you get sick, you'll deal with it -- probably better than you thought you would. Meanwhile, take the best care of yourself possible, and let the cards fall where they may.

6. Your Limits: Stress comes not from our limits but from the stories we tell ourselves about those limits. We make ourselves miserable by thinking we should be doing so much better than we are. Examples: the assistant who thinks she should be boss by now, the tennis player who thinks he should be serving 140 miles an hour, or the dieter who thinks she should have lost 50 pounds by Tuesday. Embracing your own limitations is part of the process of growing and becoming better. At the very least, it will make you happier to live in your own shoes at the moment. Remember the saying "Progress, not perfection." Wisdom begins when you realize that the perfect moment is the one you're in.

7. Having It All: One of the most destructive myths of the past few decades has been this one: You can have it all. You can't. You can't spend eight hours a day of quality time with your infant and be on the fast track to make partner in a law firm that requires 100 hour weeks. But that's not bad news. When any road is possible, we often take none, or if we do take one, we worry constantly that it was the wrong choice. Relax. Wisdom and happiness begin when you make a commitment, even if it means there are some things you won't do. Choose, choose wisely, and enjoy the process and the journey. You don't actually have to "have it all" to be happy. True happiness is possible when you're content with what you've chosen.

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Subluxations...

...are usually painless!

We have learned that subluxations are disturbances or interferences in our nervous system. We have also learned that subluxations have devastating effects of our health and well-being. But what most people don’t realize is that most subluxations go unnoticed for years because most subluxations are painless.

In a 1993 study, researcher M. Hause published his study revealing that pressure to the nerve root (the nerve root is located between two vertebra) can exist without pain. More importantly he stated that this pressure can influence the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is the part of our nervous system that regulates the function of our organs, blood vessels and glands.

Researchers have also discovered that subluxations often occur during the normal birthing process and often go undiagnosed for years and even decades. Dr. G. Gutman discovered that more than 80% of the infants that he examined shortly after birth were suffering from injuries to the neck that resulted in all types of health problems such as nose, throat and ear infections. Dr. Towbin, Harvard Medical School’s department of pathology found that “the birth process even under optimal conditions is potentially a traumatic, crippling event. Spinal cord and brain stem injuries occur often during the birth process but frequently escape diagnosis.”

Undetected subluxations are an epidemic health challenge in our society and need to be taken very seriously because of the consequences. Every man, woman and child should be checked for nerve interference on a regular basis by a Wellness Chiropractor, it’s that important.

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