Book, website take a New Look at Wellness

CARLYLE, Ill. - Nov. 1, 2013 - PRLog -- A new look at wellness is the topic of a book and website created by Dr. Brent Swartzlander, a veteran PT, DPT, OCS, and Certified Wellness coach.

“There is no one size that fits all strategies for wellness,” says Swartzlander.  “Every person is different physically, physiologically, mentally and emotionally, so the program needs to be fit to each individual.”

Swartzlander’s credentials include:

·         Physical Therapy  University of Illinois 1987

·         Doctor of Physical Therapy from St. Louis U. 2005

·         Orthopedic Certified Specialist  for past 14 years

·         Co-Director Felician Wellness program

·         26 plus years hands-on Physical Therapy practice

        “The genesis of New Wellness Concepts comes from years of experience and a healthy dose of frustration with a medical system that works against common sense,” Swartzlander says.  “Though there have been discussions since the 1980’s regarding how to incorporate health and wellness into everyone’s life, there has been very little progress.”

        Swartzlander continues:  “There is no disagreement about the benefits of an evidence based wellness program, however we still have not made it available to the masses.  This, of course, has a lot to do with money or the lack thereof.”

        “Wellness is not paid for by most insurance, and the people who should be leading the wellness march (medical practitioners) are very expensive to have around.  There are a few great wellness programs in existence and I have been blessed to be a director of one of these rare programs.  Access to these types of programs has historically been very limited.  This limited availability has allowed a free-for-all of information which typically focuses on making money instead of sound scientific advice.”  Swartzlander adds.

        Swartzlander explains:  “Society has become confused and frustrated with the fad diets and multitude of exercise programs/equipment that come up short of their expectations. Even the television feeds this conflicted love affair with health and wellness.  When we see people falling from exhaustion on a treadmill or throwing up from over-exertion on TV, though the results are often desirable, it is hard to get motivated to start a similar exercise program.”

Swartzlander concludes:  “Even these well-publicized examples go against what the science is telling us works. It is not as hard as many may think and it is not an all-or-none mind set.  A person just needs to use the evidence to his or her advantage, however most everything out there seems to ignore the research.  At New Wellness Concepts we are trying to change the view of society through evidence based information that we make available to the masses. We hope you will let us get you started on your “personal path to wellness.”

A few examples of common misconceptions:

1.      Using weight loss as your goal in a fitness program is never a good idea.  Weight loss depends on too many factors to be used as an indicator of whether you are doing the right things or not.  Weight loss is a great side effect of a well thought out fitness program but as a measure of your progress, it will only frustrate and stress you.

2.      It does not require insane boot camp style workouts to do the body good and in some situations it is contraindicated.  This style of workout can cause injury to some.  In some cases this type of excessive exercise has been shown to increase appetite and decrease activity levels for the rest of the day, causing the individual to gain weight.

3.      Stress can prevent a person from losing weight even when he or she is active.

Swartzlander’s information on a variety of related Wellness topics can be found through these resources:

E-Book: Total Wellness: The Competition Within (found on I-Books, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, link on website and other e-book sites)

Free E-Book: One Minute to Wellness (found on Smashwords and link on website)

Website: www.newwellnessconcepts.com  (blog posts on Wellness, healthy recipes, videos on various health topics from smoking cessation to exercise to stress etc.) Areas of interest for Personal Wellness, Clinicians Education and even corporate wellness programs.

For those with busy schedules follow on Facebook New Wellness Concepts or Twitter: @NewWellness4U