Dr. Brent Dixson
Absolute Life chooses chiropractor
Dr. Brent Dixson has joined the staff of Vancouver-based Absolute Life Chiropractic. He graduated cum laude from Western States Chiropractic College and holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Western Washington University. Posted in the Vancouver Business Journal.
Dr. Troy Dreiling is pleased to announce this super addition to the Absolute Life Team.
Local Chiropractor Takes National Stage to Vancouver,WA…Dr. Troy Dreiling of Vancouver based Absolute Life Chiropractic, has been appointed to the position of National Training Director for the Florida based Maximized Living Centers. For 12 years he has been motivating patients take charge of their health with diet, exercise and a healthy way of life with his can-do attitude and zest for education. In this new position he will work to grow these Maximized Living Concepts and practices in other regions of the country.
Chiropractors from across the nation, like Dr. Michael Madison, of South Dakota who is the first trainee, will work with Dreiling and learn hands-on, how to change lives and make a difference, beyond traditional chiropractic care. Designed by Dr. Ben Lerner, a former U.S. Olympic Team Doctor, the one hundred and eighty Maximized Living Centers across the nation exist to encourage people to take control of their lives in both mind and body to live life with purpose. "The stress and pace of 'Modern living’,” says Lerner, “and adherence to ‘conventional wisdom’ has led us to the lowest point for health in U.S. history. We are currently ranked 30th in the world. Much research has evidenced that up to 50 percent of health care expenditures are life-style related and therefore potentially preventable.
Maximized Living Health Centers across America are bringing the message of health and personal responsibility to communities, small businesses, and large corporations through free educational sessions and through a 30 day Maximized Living Challenge.
ABOUT ABSOLUTE LIFE CHIROPRACTIC/DR. TROY DREILING Absolute Life Chiropractic, 9418 NE Vancouver Mall Drive, Vancouver, 360-260-6903 Dr. Troy Dreiling founded Absolute Life Chiropractic and has been practicing in Vancouver for 14 years. His mission to promote a healthy lifestyle and a healthier planet is inspiring and contagious. His dedication to schools, local charities, and overseas missions helps keep his practice outreach focused and motivated. Dr. Troy graduated from Life Chiropractic College West in 1994 and is a member of International Chiropractic Association. “Dr. Troy” can be heard on KPDQ-FM 93.9 every Saturday at 12:30 PM. Visit www.absolutelife.com
Contact: Jodi Kerr (503) 743-2346 Jodikerr@meritel.net
This article was published today in the the Colombian. It's a pretty amazing story...
Jordan Gomez thinks about how he will feel at the starting line for
Sunday’s Portland Marathon, and he cannot keep from smiling.
“It’s the first step to the rest of my life,” the Vancouver man said.
And quite a leap from where the 48-year-old was only a year ago. Living with chronic back pain for a quarter century, and diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2004, Gomez admits now that the idea of entering a marathon was the furthest thing from his mind.
But on Sunday, just six months after joining a walking group organized by his chiropractor, Gomez will be among the throng of runners and walkers determined to travel 26.2 miles on foot.
Even to those closest to Jordan Gomez, his transformation is difficult to believe.
“To go from zero to a marathon in six months, it’s kind of unfathomable to me,” his wife Jenny said.
Jordan Gomez’s first steps toward entering the Portland Marathon came when he joined a new walking group organized by his chiropractor. But the journey from a sedintary existence where pain was his constant companion to embracing the pain that comes with traveling 26 miles began during a visit to the Clark County Fair in in 2007.
It took some cajoling from his wife, Jordan admits, but he agreed to a nerve scan at the booth of Absolute Life Chiropractic.
“I was a mess on the scan,” he said.
It was hardly a big shock. For more than two decades, back pain had been part of Gomez’s life, the result of a mid-back injury suffered in a fall from a ladder.
“I had neck and back pain for 24 years, and I just kind of accepted it,” he said.
Gomez said he was surprised to see that the nerve scan results showed severe problems with his neck, and agreed to pay a visit to Absolute Life Chiropractic.
The pain relief came quickly.
The marathon dream came later.
Dr. Troy Dreiling, Gomez’s chiropractor, completed his first marathon a year ago in Portland. He followed that by running marathons in Redding, Calif., and Eugene. Dreiling will run his fourth marathon on Sunday, joined by four of his patients including Gomez.
It was after Dreiling completed the Eugene Marathon in May that the idea began to creep into Gomez’s brain that a marathon might be worth considering.
“Just to see his excitement about it got me excited,” Gomez said. “I thought, ‘Boy, what an accomplishment that would be.’ ”
In March, Gomez was among the first members of a walking group Dreiling formed to encourage patients to get moving. The group meets on Saturday mornings to walk or jog the perimeter of Westfield Shopingtown Vancouver mall. Once formed, the idea of completing a marathon helped Gomez commit to walking almost daily.
By July, Gomez was able to complete the 4-mile event that accompanied the Vancouver Lake Half Marathon, finishing third overall. That success, he said, convinced him to push toward the Portland Marathon.
Through regular walking and dietary changes, Gomez has lost 30 pounds. He now carries about 300 pounds on his 6-foot-4 frame.
Gomez said the behavior shift was a challenge from the get-go. That included shifting his diet to include more fruits and vegetables, and paying attention to everything he puts into his body.
“I didn’t diet. I just added vegetables to each meal,” he said, explaining that as he began to notice how he felt, fruit and vegetables became a significant part of his diet.
The exercise challenges included getting up early to get in a walk, sticking with it through the inevitable soreness, and committing to exercise during cross-country business trips.
Jenny Gomez cannot help but be a bit emotional when she talks about the transformation her husband has undergone.
“We’ve been sedentary for most of the 20 years we’ve been together,” she said. They weren’t couch potatoes when they met, she said, “but you just kind of get complacent, you just meld into that place” where you choose television over activity.
She said the secret to her husband’s transformation is his focus and determination. Jordan, she said, was not intimidated by the challenge of preparing to walk or run 26.2 miles at a time.
“Most people are like myself in that we think ourselves out of it,” when it comes to dreaming big, she said. “He’s led our whole family in a new direction.”
Dreiling, Gomez’s chiropractor and the one who encouraged him to attempt a marathon, said that getting patients to move is a significant boost to their treatment. That — not developing marathoners — is the reason he formed the Absolute Life Run/Walk Club that meets outside the mall each Saturday.
The idea, Dreiling said, is to give patients the chance to become active “and not hurt the next day.”
“It’s movement, and your body is designed to move,” Dreiling said.
Such a notion would have seemed absurd to Gomez a dozen years ago when he was confined to the family living room as a result of a back injury flareup. For a year, he was limited to short walks with a cane. Back then, a visit to a chiropractor helped Gomez return to work, and Gomez said he will forever be grateful to the man who got him back on his feet.
Come Sunday, those feet will attempt to take Gomez 26.2 miles.
“It will be the most physically difficult thing I’ve probably ever done,” Gomez said. “But I’m excited,
“I’m doing it. ... I’m going to walk it and run it. The goal is to finish within the eight-hour time limit.”
Even if he doesn’t reach the finish line, the process has given Jordan Gomez a fresh start. Perhaps most significantly, Gomez said he has cut his diabetes medicine in half, and hopes to be free from the disease within a year.
“I feel fantastic. I feel like I’m alive,” he said.
“Every day I say, ‘I thought I was happy yesterday, but I’m happier
today.’ ”
In July of 2004 I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Like many people who have just been given news
of this kind from their doctor, I asked, “What can I do to get rid of the Diabetes?” I was told that we would be starting with two prescriptions. One was for the diabetes and the other was a high blood pressure medication. 