Dr. Rich Beaubien, 811 E. South Boulevard/STE. 110, Rochester Hills, MI (2025)

03/05/2023

We’ve all heard that when you get older your balance starts to get worse. I disagree. I believe the problem isn’t age related but instead simply lack of practice.

I have tested the balance of several of my patients who are only in their early 40s; most of them were shocked at how poor their balance was. Fortunately, with some practice, your balance CAN improve!

Start by standing on one foot for 10 seconds and continuously work your way up to 30 seconds over the course of a few weeks. Once you have mastered that, try the same process with your eyes closed.

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02/26/2023

✨ SKILL PRACTICE ✨

I remember I had this one patient. He taught spin class for years, he lifted weights regularly, and he installed floors for a living. One day on a job site, he decided to jump down from the back of his pick up truck. It wasn’t very high, but still wasn’t exactly like stepping down the stairs. As soon as he hit the ground, he seized in pain and hurt his back.

When he came in to see me, he was shocked that something like this would happen to him, as would most people since he was in such great shape. Then I asked him when the last time he had jumped down from anything was. His response was “it’s been over 20 years.”

This is why his injury occurred. It had been so long since he had performed that skill that his body didn’t know how to stabilize all of his joints; almost like he forgot how to do it. So, the moral of the story is, whatever skills you want to have when you get older, make sure you PRACTICE them on a REGULAR BASIS.

You don’t need to do the skills every week or even every month, but you definitely want to try to do them at least several times a year to maintain that conditioning.

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02/19/2023

Over the years, I have paid close attention to how people around me age. I’ve made several observations from how they live their lives and the choices that they make.

One of the important lessons I have learned over the years is that you want to maintain your STRENGTH and MUSCLE MASS for as long as possible. You want to lift as heavy as you can for as long as you can safely. It may surprise you how long you can lift those heavy weights.

One of the gentlemen that I work with is in his mid-60s who can dead lift over 300 pounds. I’m not saying that you have to deadlift quite that heavy, but limiting yourself to 10 pound hand weights when you squat probably isn’t the answer.

The reason you want to maintain your strength for as long as possible is that THIS is what give you your independence. Being strong enough to take care of yourself and to do everything around the house with ease is what keeps you from being placed in a retirement home.

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02/05/2023

Have you ever wondered if you really need to take all these supplements?

How do you know if you really need to take a supplement?

✨ There’s a test for that! ✨

We offer an in home set kit that will evaluate your health and determine your levels of vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and amino acids.

Ask us how you can test your levels at your next office visit!

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01/28/2023

One of my favorite things to use personally and professionally for muscle soreness and pain is a TOPICAL PAIN RELIEVER.

Every now and then I do a little bit too much, push a little harder than I should have. When that happens I reach for one of these:

➕ ARTHOSOOTHE is a natural topical anti-inflammatory that utilizes white willow bark, MSM, emu oil, capsaicin and arnica, as well as some menthol for a cooling effect.

➕ ROCK SAUCE FIRE is a warming topical pain reliever that uses capsaicin and menthol.

➕ CANNAB-FS 500 is a roll-on that uses CBD and menthol to relieve muscle and joint pain.

Next time you experience sore muscles, try reaching for a topical aid to help calm the inflammation and pain.

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01/08/2023

Have you ever wanted to learn more about FOAM ROLLING? Now is your chance!

Come join us at the office on February 6th at 8pm for a hands-on seminar where Dr. Rich will walk you through:
➕ The Basics of Foam Rolling
➕ How it can impact recovery and mobility
➕ Ways to target the lower body

✨ SPACE IS LIMITED ✨

Call us at (248) 561-9337 or send an email to DocBeaubien@gmail.com to RSVP

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11/24/2022

🍁 HAPPY THANKSGIVING 🍁

Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday, from my family to yours!

11/19/2022

✨ SUPPLEMENTS FOR SLEEP ✨

Last week we talked about sleep routines. This week we’re going to discuss some popular sleep supplements.

First my personal favorite is MELATONIN.
Melatonin is a substance your body makes, and as bedtime approaches the body naturally increases the concentration of it in the pineal gland. Supplementing with melatonin just gives this natural process a little nudge. Ideally, take the melatonin 30 to 60 minutes before bed.

CBD can also be used to improve the quality of your REM sleep as well as help push you towards sleep. Ideally, you’ll want to take CBD about an hour before your desired bedtime.

VALERIAN ROOT is another common sleep aid. Valerian Root is a central nervous system depressant which pushes your body towards sleep. It’s thought to reduce the amount of time it takes to fall asleep and help you sleep better. The downfall of using Valerian Root long term is that is disrupts REM sleep. When using Valerian Root, take it about an hour before you want to sleep.

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11/12/2022

✨ IMPROVING SLEEP ✨

Improving the quality of your sleep is one of the most important things that you can do for your health. Chronic loss of sleep can contribute to a host of health issues.

With that said, how do I optimize my sleep? Sleep optimization is really about having a good ROUTINE before bed.

First, consider having a regular time to hit the hay every night. Ideally this time should not vary too much. Next, leading up to bed time you want to minimize or even eliminate screen time. If you’re a caffeine drinker, make sure your last dose is 6 to 8 hours before bed. If you’re still struggling to slow down before bed, try foam rolling for 5 to 10 minutes, 30 to 60 minutes before bed. Foam rolling down regulates the nervous system, putting you into a more relaxed state.

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11/05/2022

✨ BENEFITS OF ASTRAGALUS ✨

It’s that time of year when people are starting to get sick. Do you want to boost your immune system but aren’t sure what you should take without breaking the bank?

In my opinion, the best, and most affordable, thing to do to prevent illness is to supplement with ASTRAGALUS.

➰ ASTRAGALUS is an immune stimulating herb that can be taken for long periods of time and is safe for most everyone to take.

I have seen it at work both personally and professionally. Several of my patients have stated that they will get sick every month or every other month, but once they started incorporating ASTRAGALUS into their routine, their frequency and duration of illness diminished drastically!

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10/29/2022

✨ EFFECTS OF VITAMIN D ✨

Did you know that Vitamin D is actually a hormone?

That’s right, Vitamin D’s chemical structure and effects make it a hormone!

So when you are low on Vitamin D you actually have hormone deficiency. Vitamin D is well known to help with bone density, but it helps with several other processes in the body.

Some of the effects include:
➕ Immune Function
➕ Brain Cell Activity
➕ Muscle Function
And more!

The best way to improve your Vitamin D is by sun exposure, which isn’t really possible in Michigan from October to March due to the angle of the sun and freezing temperatures. This is why it’s important to supplement with Vitamin D during these months.

If you would rather get it through foods, try to eat oily fish like salmon, mackerel or sardines a few times a week. Eggs are a pretty good source of Vitamin D, but make sure you eat the yolks since that is where all the Vitamin D is stored!

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10/15/2022

✨ CREATING FITNESS GOALS✨

What makes a good fitness goal?
1. Desirable
2. Specific

➕ First and foremost, a fitness goal needs to be something you really WANT to achieve.

This may sound silly, but I run into people all the time that have goals that they are really not that passionate about achieving. It is almost like society has told them that this is a noble goal and that you should want to do it.

➕ Secondly, a fitness goal must be SPECIFIC to you.

For example, “I just want to be health,” is not a specific goal. Now if you define what being healthy means to you, such as being healthy is to be strong enough to lift my children or have my body fat percentage below 20%, then that is a good specific goal.

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10/01/2022

✨ EATING + ENERGY✨

Do you ever feel like you don’t have any energy? Do you feel off or achey?

The foods you’re eating could be the reason you feel this way.

As we talked in my other post about the vital role that protein plays in your health, other foods will affect your health positively or negatively based on what you’re eating.

Well then, what should I eat?
First off, any food that causes you to feel badly after eating it is something you want to consume infrequently.

This could include symptoms like:
• heartburn
• indigestion
• gas
• bloating
• sleepiness
• irritability

Foods that cause these types of symptoms or feelings are not contributing to your best health and could be causing a slow decline.

If you’re looking for a “diet” to follow, I prefer the Anti-Inflammatory Diet. One of the key things I like about this particular plan is that there are no absolutes with it. It’s based around eating more good food than bad. How “good” you need to eat is based on how good you want to feel. You can follow the link below to read more about the guidelines for the Anti-Inflammatory diet.

http://deflame.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Deflaming-Guides-2012.pdf

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09/24/2022

✨ SLEEP + WORKOUTS ✨

Restful sleep allows for your body to perform all of its daily maintenance.

This includes:
•digestion + absorption of food
•replenishes all of your energy stores
•repairs your cells
•and more!

Without restful sleep you may decrease energy, increase soreness and decreases strength. Over time, lack of restful sleep could lead to increased body fat and overuse injuries.

Q: How much sleep do I need to get?
A: Generally you want to get between 7-8 hours of sleep for optimal recovery
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09/17/2022

✨ WHAT IS RECOVERY? ✨

When it comes to working out, RECOVERY is when your body positively adapts to the stress you applied to it.

Simply put, RECOVERY is where all your gains happen.

RECOVERY is a combination of sleep, mobility work, stress management, nutrition and hydration. Each of these is a factor that determines how well you’ll be able to work out the next day & how well your body adapt to the stress you exposed it to, also known as working out.

Without adequate RECOVERY you may not be able to train at your best or even at all.

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09/03/2022

✨ The F**T Principle ✨

Understanding the F**T principle will allow you to answer many of your workout related questions. But what does it stand for?

Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (how long)
Type (what kind)

Let’s say you have a hundred workout points that you can distribute between all of the variable. So if you want to allocate 80 points to intensity, that leaves 20 for frequency, time and type. Which means that whatever the activity is, you shouldn’t perform it for that long or that often, and you shouldn’t have too many different types of activities.

I saw a great example of this when my daughter did track. She ran 3 track events (type) at a maximal intensity that lasted less than 5 minutes total (time), but she was tired and sore for a few days afterwards, meaning that she could not repeat the activity the next day (frequency).

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