Dr Geoff Alley D.C

Ingredients for my lunchtime Protein "Power Shake" after my workout. 1 cup of Kale. 1/2 an Avocado. 1/2 Banana. LSA seeds(Linseed,Sunflower,Almond). Blueberries. 2 scoops Protein Powder. Almond Milk. Lunchtime 'Power Shake' Blend it up and enjoy. #TurningOnThePower #Health #Fitness Vary it up by adding in Turmeric also.

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There is huge anticipation surrounding the movie/documentary entitled " Bought" Director Jeff Hays has sought to uncover the truth about three key areas in 'Health' care (read : SICKcare).... Vaccine Safety,GMOs and Big Pharma. It uncovers the dramatic realisation that multi billion dollar corporations are in it for the money...it is BIG business. Do they care about your health? I doubt it.. If you and I were the CEOs of a major pharmaceutical company,would we want healthy people roaming this planet? If our role was to deliver a profit back to our shareholders,how would we do that?By selling more product of course! How do we do that? By convincing gullible people that they simply can not live a normal healthy life without medical intervention and a cocktail of expensive drugs. Look at the three key issues in the Movie. Vaccine safety: Because vaccines are unsafe, the US government established the Federal Vaccine Court to protect the vaccine industry and acknow...

We have all seen and heard them before..those lonely old guys in the pub,crying in to their pints of beer and telling anyone that will listen how good they used to be. The Man who constantly looks back to a lost past and fails to see a bright future.The "If Only" Men..those who bemoan the fact that they never took their chances in life,and now live with regret. Don't be that "If Only" person I see it far too often nowadays with Rugby players that I've been, and continue to be associated with. The Man who promises so much but fails to deliver. And yet they don't realise that when their time is up and the body is no longer the machine that it once was,that there is no going back. They cannot relive any glory days and they will constantly live with the "If Onlys." "If Only I'd trained harder..listened to advice..partied less..focused more..dedicated myself to fulfilling my potential..." The "If Onlys" are limitl...

What is fear? I think we have always assumed that it was just one of the primal instincts we all inherently had and that fear triggered our "Fight or Flight" response. This quote sums it up nicely in that Fear "is a product of the thoughts that we create.." Fear is not real. To ignite the primal Fight or Flight response there is always a physiological reaction to a perceived attack or threat to survival. Fear doesn't come in to this equation. Fear would actually prevent us from activating the Sympathetic nervous system to constrict the blood vessels and sphincters of the body,to accelerate the actions of the heart and lungs,to dilate the pupils and to prepare for battle. Fear would RESTRICT us.Fear would have had our ancestors shaking in their boots at the mere thought of a Woolly Mammoth or Sabertooth Tiger prowling in their midst. And fear to this day kills our dreams and our ambitions by the very THOUGHT of what MAY happen. Unshackle your f...

Pi Kappa Chi- Palmer College (USA) 1995 Flick up the lazi-boy chair, grab a cuppa and settle in.This is my story of how I became a Dr of Chiropractic. It began funnily enough in Hawaii of all places,after a Rugby 7s tournament at the end of 1992. I was over there playing for the Champion Silverdale 7s side who had previously in the year won the North Harbour title and also the prestigious Taupiri 7s. As part of the Taupiri prize package,it granted us an invite in to the Hawaii 7s International tournament. After 2 days of 7s and when the final whistle had blown,I was relaxing under a tree with the rest of the boys having a beer. When the time came to stand up and get back to the hotel,I couldn't move. I virtually had to be carried back to the hotel,but once I got moving and with the aid of a couple of beers,it all seemed to come right! But it was not to be. I was to endure 2 more years of frustration,pain and the prognosis that I'd never play Rugby again. To build the bigger...

At this time of the year,I start to see those people that are already thinking of their 'New Years Resolutions' and most of them involve changing their lifestyle to be more proactive with their health and to lose weight. Unfortunately in my 15 years of being in the healthcare profession,these people either get some bad advice or no advice at all and subsequently end up crashing and burning and losing track of their goals within the first two weeks of the New Year. And why is that? I think it is because their goals are too rigid with very little flexibility,and people try to do too much too soon and over complicate things. Why try to run a Marathon on New Years Day when you've never done a days exercise in your life? Why try to eat lettuce for a week when you have never dieted before? My advice is this. Do what you need to do,take your time in doing it and do everything in Moderation ...that way the journey will be less painful and the benefits are far more like...

I was interviewed after our 1/4 final win over Northland at last weekends Auckland 7s tournament. We lost to Waikato in the semi final,but it was an invaluable tournament for us in our preparation for the National tournament in 8 weeks. We had a number of young fellahs who came in and showed that they were up to the challenge. Looking forward to the Regional 7s in Hamilton on December 7th Interview with North Harbour 7s Coach Geoff Alley

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=791150854285635 Training my rugby 7s boys last week. Our trainer Dean Rice,ran them through some tough sets of 80x60x40 metre sprints then this gruelling exercise. I push these guys hard. There is no substitute for hard work. These men have to be supremely fit,yet a major reason for trainings such as this,is to test their MENTAL TOUGHNESS. I'm also looking out for the leaders..those guys who are still talking and encouraging their team mates and urging them on to finish the drill and to never give up. Guys who are prepared to lead and not be led. "When the going gets tough,the tough get going" and this is never more so than on a sports field,when the lungs are burning and your legs are like jelly. It's easy to give in. The tough ones dig deep and push harder. These are the type of people you want alongside you in all walks of life.

Educating my patients on Chiropractic Health and Wellness is an important part of my rehabilitation process and getting them back on the path to full and optimal health. Quite often I hear patients say that it was "lifting" that "put my back out" or they "twisted" which caused the pain. If it is lifting and twisting that CAUSES the pain then surely everyone that lifts and twists would be in pain. We say that lifting and twisting "contributes" to the pain. The CAUSE has been defined by the ACTIONS of that patient in the preceding years. For example. We buy a brand new car. We never check the oil or water levels. We never service it. We never check the tyre pressure. Yet we drive that car from one end of the country to the other,over and over. One day,while driving through Hamilton,you notice the temperature gauge go up,and up. While driving through Te Kuiti you notice a burning smell. In New Plymouth,your car finally "blows up...

In January 2009 I was priviliged to Coach a great bunch of young 7s Rugby players to win a National 7s Championship representing North Harbour. During the course of our campaign,we came up with various games and themes all designed to keep us on our toes and focused on the big prize. The main phrase which we adopted fiercely was "One Shot." We reminded ourselves over and over,that the opportunity to become National Champions may only come around once in a lifetime. Many great 7s players had never been part of National Champion teams,and many great players may have got to the great stage but failed at the final hurdle. We knew that we had the opportunity,and that we had to take it. There would never be another chance that we collectively,would ever get again. We had "One Shot" at it. North Harbour 7s 2009 Too many times over the years as both a Player and as a Coach,I've seen players come off the field being totally shattered with the result and/...

My first post. I guess we all have to start somewhere :) I'm Re-Inventing myself in 2015. I've been leading what seems to be a 'double life'...Chiropractor and Health and Wellness Advisor by day in my "job" and semi-professional Rugby Coach and Lecturer/Presenter at other times,as well as attempting to commit 100% to my core role as a Husband and Father. Over the years , I've learnt to appreciate the art of public speaking,firstly while offering Health Classes in my Clinic to all new patients,and secondly as a Rugby Coach, directing trainings and delivering messages to my players. This has evolved,to a point where I stood in front of my peers at a Chiropractic conference and delivered a well received presentation on the state of the profession. This  then led to further presentations to other corporate entities on the benefits of Chiropractic care and on Health in general and in defining the term "Wellness". In Rugby, I delivered a National...