Friday, Oct 14, 2011

Bible Based Health Care

By Tom Potisk, D.C. Check out Dr. Potisk's Products

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 04:42

Bible Based Health Care is a PowerPoint presentation that I developed and now offer for use by other doctors. Don't Forget God in Your Marketing Efforts to Build and Maintain Your Practice. I bet you are no different than me. We learn stunning truths about how the body works, we know what real health is, we observe amazing improvements in our patients, and we frustratingly ask, "Where are all the people I could be helping?" "How can I teach my community what I have to offer?" is a better question to ask. "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, .." ( Matthew 28:19). Jesus gave us all that Great Commission. Likewise, we are obligated to spread our knowledge and experience about health. 3 years ago, after 25 successful and very comfortable years in Chiropractic, I had a near death experience upon falling through the ice and almost drowning! It motivated me to embark on fulfilling a long calling I've felt to satisfy my frustration with the public's deception about health.  For several years I'd been resisting that urgent calling to reach out and help both the general public and other chiropractors on a grand scale, and knew I'd been blessed with a second chance to fulfill my mission after narrowly surviving that icy death trap. It's a classic "You can run but you can't hide" story. I had published several articles about practice management and clinical competence over the years; so the next logical step was to author a book for the general public, and develop a patient education program that chiropractors can use to attract and retain more patients.  I looked closely at the many holistic health books on the book store shelves, and became even more motivated upon noticing that most of them are written poorly by either celebrities or "medical defectors" with little or no formal training or experience in holistic health. I also noticed that all of the patient education programs leave out the most important element -- God! "For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come."   ~1 Timothy 4: 8-9 "They will turn to the Lord, and He will respond to their pleas and heal them." - Isaiah 19:22 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God--this is your true and proper worship."                       -- Romans 12:1 My newly released 364 page book Whole Health Healing: The Budget Friendly Natural Wellness Bible for All Ages is carefully written with an emphasis on enlightening the public that chiropractic is a vital component of optimum health, and that God has gifted us with our own "doctor within". I specifically illustrate the benefits of chiropractic in the chapter called Structure Based Health Care. Additional chapters include Raising Healthier Children, Growing Older and Really Enjoying It, Exercises That Really Work, Enjoying Eating, and even How to Talk to Your Doctor. I even included an autism case study I previously published. The overall intention of the book is to clarify that it's an honor to God when we care for our bodies as stated in 1st Corinthians 6:19,20. I'm aiming to get more people into chiropractic offices and motivate them to use it for a lifetime. Why? Because I have not observed any safer, more effective and economical path to optimal health. (see this  book's Table of Contents at the end of this article) "Whole Health Healing is a well-researched and surprisingly entertaining book. Dr. Potisk is clearly "'outraged" at the current American "sickness-care" system, and it has lit a fire within him to inspire others to get well naturally. If more doctors were like him, we'd all be healthier for it." -- Suzy Cohen, RPh author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist and Drug Muggers Thank you for writing this book. I really enjoyed it and I even learned from it. It is amazing how much we know but just don't put to use as a chiropractic family. It was refreshing to be reminded of the basics again. I am going to make this a required reading for my staff in our office, even the doctors need to read this so they remember how the patient receives this information. God Bless,  -Donna Williams, office manager, Williams Chiropractic Office, Ontario, Oregon The reader response has been phenomenal. I frequently get comments like "Now I get it." And "Why wasn't I told this before?" Here is a recent comment I was emailed:  "I rarely buy books about health anymore after being let down by several that I found to be over-hyped and impractical.  But upon a recommendation of a friend, I bought Whole Health Healing and was blown away at the conversational style I can understand and with information I can put to use right now. I'll use chiropractic for the rest of my life. It's easy to recognize Dr Potisk's training and experience with the subject, and I love all the little stories he uses from his experiences in his practice, his own family, and his travels to remote places on Christian  mission trips. I'm now getting my wife and child on this new healthy path Dr Potisk makes so easy to follow." -- Brian Lampe of CEO Ministries I never asked for any referrals yet had a huge referral based practice. One of my success secrets was to strategically place information like this book around my office to stimulate the patients to ask me "Do you think you could help my…..?" This book belongs in every DC's lending library, displayed in reception and adjusting rooms, and in every DC's community library. In conjunction with the book, I also developed an attractive and easy to use PowerPoint presentation called Bible Based Health Care,  meant to be  used  for presentations in offices,  at churches and community events. To doctors who are struggling I ask "Are you actively reaching out to the people in your community?" Most who struggle are not doing it adequately and consistently. Some will say that they can't afford to do so. They don't realize that providing a lay lecture, like this Bible Based Health Care presentation is the most economical method of outreach. "Dr. Potisk very capably delivers health and life information that is critically-needed in these times. Further, the importance of his message is reinforced by the fact that he lives his words in his own life." -Dr Victor Strang, Professor of Philosophy and Communication, Palmer College of Chiropractic About the Bible Based Health Care Presentation: This PowerPoint presentation contains 35 separate and unique slides. The presentation is aimed at both current chiropractic patients and potential chiropractic patients, illustrating the holistic concept of health being much more than just the absence of symptoms, that chiropractic care benefits all ages, and that the best reason to maintain health is as an honor to God. "It is my privilege to have known Dr. Thomas Potisk for the past 15 years. Since joining the congregation, Dr. Potisk has risen steadily as a lay leader and currently serves as chairman of our board of elders. He is a frequent speaker and exhibitor at health fairs and models healthy living. He has served as my personal chiropractor for a number of years until cartilage loss in his hands put an early end to his active practice. Since retiring from daily practice he has been writing and promoting healthy living materials on his website and in print. I have only the highest respect both for his Christian faith but also his commitment to healthy living. His Bible Based Health Care program is tops!". --Pastor Mark Jeske, St Marcus church and Time of Grace Ministries, Milwaukee, WI. After illustrating what real health is and motivating the audience to want it, the presentation focuses on 3 main areas: eating/nutrition, exercise/stretching, and posture/body structure. It contains several applicable biblical quotes, some humor, dozens of pictures, , illustrations on the importance of the nervous system, and even a short video ( on cell division -- real healing). When I give the presentation it takes approximately 45 minutes. The response is phenomenal! The "missing link" in all presentations is how you close it. This is an art. Included in this package is a narrated CD of me giving this class and my unique close.  You won't want to miss it! I suggest presenting this program in your office regularly and offering it to churches, businesses, and civic organizations in your community. The books that accompany the program can be sold, placed around your office, in your community's library, given as door prizes, and/ or offered as rewards for your patients who refer. I often hear practice management speakers say "It's all about people." I go a step farther and say "It's all about God and his people!" That's why I made this Bible Based Health Care presentation available -- to put God first. God has been forgotten in health care for far too long; and even better, it's a perfect fit! God's blessings to you, Dr Tom Potisk Below are the Tables of Contents for the 2 books: Whole Health Healing book by Dr. Tom Potisk Table of Contents Preface: Here's my outrage: Where's yours?                      ix Why I had to write this book Chapter 1: What Is Real Health?                                          1 A new, practical definition that can help YOU (instead of helping your doctor become wealthy) Chapter 2: Exercises That Really Work --and Those to Avoid                                                        29 If it isn't fun, it won't get done Chapter 3: Enjoying Eating                                                61 And doing it in ways that are good for you, without going hungry Chapter 4: Your Posture                                                     91 How to check it, improve it, and how it influences your health Chapter 5: Structure-Based Healthcare                             117 A forgotten, but important, priority and what it means for your well-being Chapter 6: Help for Your Ailments                                   159 Common questions and practical answers Chapter 7: Talking to Your Doctor                                   233 Using the power struggle to your advantage Chapter 8: Strategies for Prevention of Illness                   253 Saving time and money on your healthcare Chapter 9: Growing Older and Really Enjoying It            269 Lessons from my observations of thousands of "primetime" patients Chapter 10: Raising Healthier Children                             289 Passing a healthier torch Afterword                                                                           317 Resources                                                                           325 1. Calcium Supplements                                                     326 2. Autism Case Study                                                         327 3. Traditional and Modern Uses for Common Herbs          330 4. Vitamins and Minerals                                                    337 5. Bibliography                                                                   346 6. Additional Reading                                                         348 Index                                                                                   349 About the Author                                                                361 - Reclaim the Joy of Practice ebook -Table of Contents and Introduction Introduction                                                                   3 1. Invent Thyself                                                           6     Following giants     Cert or squirt     Action steps 2. Heal Thyself                                                             14     Exercise can be fun not work     Stretching     Exercises to avoid     Enjoying eating     Fresh foods/gardening     Moderation     Cleansing     Food recommendations     Structure based healthcare     Are you an Eeyore or a Tigger?     Get the big idea     Action Steps 3. Disconnect Thyself                                                  68     Escape     Become a vacation expert     Quickie escapes     Meditation/prayer     Overshadowing     Really relax     Delegate to escape     Action Steps 4. Protect Thyself                                                        79     Malpractice     Build a large fan base     Be open minded     Embezzlement     Illness/injury     Invest like a kindergartner     Action Steps 5. Anchor Thyself                                                       90     Control with a purpose     Strengthen your foundation     Temperaments/body types/tones     Identify and act     Love your fellow mankind     Action steps 6. Fortress Thyself                                                     102     Building trust     Over deliver     Patient centered     Pour on the Coals     The "A-OK approach"     Reinvent yourself regularly     Amnesty     Action steps 7. Express Thyself                                                      112     Affinity     Present time consciousness     Reach and withdraw     Blow your horn     Build bridges not tunnels     Patient of the month     Office newsletter     Action steps 8. Withdraw Thyself                                                    121     See the end first     Don't ever stop working/learning     Retire in practice     Don't burn any bridges     Share your experience     Maintain your wellbeing     Super seniors     Action steps Conclusion                                                                   134 Common Q & A                                                          136 Research                                                                       139 Bio -- Dr. Tom Potisk                                                   140 Introduction Patients are more demanding of their doctors than ever before. They want top notch care from someone who is whole-heartedly dedicated, up-to-date, always available, on time, well rested, secure, thorough, honest, healthy, trustworthy, and a great communicator. Oh yeah, and don't forget they want a lot of your time and someone else to pay for it. Whew!!!!!!!! Sounds like a huge responsibility doesn't it? It is. But it's also quite an honor to be needed like that, and you would want the same if you were a patient. Whether you're a veteran doctor or new graduate, you'll find solutions to dealing with those demands in this book. If you find yourself pushing back at improving yourself and making changes, perhaps saying to yourself "I'm fine. I'm giving it all I've got. I'm human. Nobody will notice my deficiencies. I've already got a successful career. I'll be retiring soon anyway." or just, "Don't bother me." Then I'm really worried about you because every single one of us needs to strive for improvement. We especially owe that to those who seek our help. "When you're finished changing, you're finished." -- Benjamin Franklin The days of doctors barking out orders to patients, talking to patients instead of with them, and maintaining a composure of arrogance, are long gone. The patients likely know more, or will soon learn as much if not more, than their doctors about their illness and infirmities thanks to the media and internet. In this current era, we need to consider ourselves more of a partner in our patient's health, yes a partner with our patient, and partners need to be held to certain standards. Accepting our role as their partner, embracing it and developing it, is the key that unlocks the door to obtaining or reclaiming, and then maintaining, the joy of practice. And don't consider our new role to be a let down. No, our position in society is a vitally important one and always will be, but like everything else, it changes with time. One could easily argue that this change is long overdue. If you're not already aware, doctors like you and me, on average, have several serious problems. We have a higher suicide rate then the general public. We have shorter life spans on average. We have higher rates of depression, divorce and drug abuse than the general population. And worse yet, we hide it all very well with our fancy new cars, big houses, expensive clothes, exotic vacations, and unfortunately, our overly inflated egos. Some of us are a shameful mess. Most of us are so full of ourselves; we have trouble seeing beyond our bank balances. If I've gotten your attention, congratulations, you're now on the path of betterment. If you're in denial, keep reading -- please! Allow me to interrupt the fairytale of being a doctor. Let me help you look at, or hopefully outward from, the camouflaged downward spiral that so many doctors fall into. This is serious business. Your health, your family, your friends, future doctors, and most importantly the patient in front of you, needs and deserves that you be the best that you can be. Let this book give you a "check-up from the neck-up". I wrote this book not just for you but also for me. I want "us" to have the inner peace knowing, without any doubt, that we've done all we can to be our best for our patients. This isn't about technical skills, although those are important too. No, the lessons in this book are mostly about you and me as persons -- happy healthy human beings, and the related skills that are sadly lacking in today's doctors. You see the day will come, whether you are dreading it or hoping for it, that we will eventually no longer be able to serve patients. It may come as a result of our choosing, perhaps retirement, or as a result of unforeseen circumstances such as disability, licensing changes, or family issues. So join me on this journey of introspection, of self evaluation, of planning and self improvement, so that on our final day in this world, when we gasp our last breath, we'll go out with a big smile, being content, that we've done all that was possible, that we can be proud and assured, that our patients can be proud and assured of us, that we gave them all that they deserve, and that we practiced with joy as a partner in their health and we did it to glorify God.

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