Chronic Disease Prevention

We can add an Emphasis on Weight Reduction and Exercise.

Measure, Assess, Identify, Prioritize, Motivate

Public Talk Series

By  Dr. Victor Jean Ouellette, DC, MS

Certified Member of the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada)

Master of Science: Biology (With Emphasis on Nutrition)

Retiring Certifications: DNM, RNP, Cert. Acup.

Come out and ask questions.

Set up workshops in your facility.

Measurement Phase

We measure multidimensional Wellness using a questionnaire program at TheQ.ca. First, before we do that, we ask people to guess at their future scores in order to get a profile as to where their mind set is at and how far off from real scores they are at with their thinking. The Guessing Form is taken only one time. Real scores are generated at TheQ.ca. When we get TheQ data back we will have a profile that includes 38 scores 35 of which are from 0 to 100% with 100% being optimal health. All scores will be generated based on what a person is doing in their life as it relates to the science of optimal health. This data will be taken from the answers people give on the first part of the questionnaire at TheQ.ca. These two processes comprises the measurement phase.

Assess, Identify, Prioritize

Our computer algorithm performs the assessment, identifying and prioritizing of Action Plan items based on the answers people give at TheQ.ca.

Workshop Phase

From scores on TheQ we offer Chronic Disease Prevention Strategies (CDPS) Workshops to help people with several things including weight loss, healthy meal planning, and effective exercise for both optimal health and weight loss. We will be looking at the action plan selected for people by the program algorithm for the nutrition pillar and the exercise pillar as one focus of the Chronic Disease Prevention Strategies Workshops. We will discuss the action plan items associated with the other three pillars, spinal health, rest relaxation and attitude and perspective, as people feel necessary.

Although we recognize that wellness is multidimensional, our goal will be to normalize weight and exercise, aligning them with science. We will be looking at permanent meal plan corrections and exercise corrections to normalize and stabilize weight and fitness. We establish weight-loss goals according to individual needs using 1 pound a week of weight-loss as a guide until normalization occurs, after which a maintenance program will be instituted. We will discuss all Five Healthy Habits in workshops.

Five Healthy Habits

Not smoking

Having a body mass index between 18.5 and 25

Taking at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day

Having no more than one 150ml glass of wine a day for women, or two for men

Having a diet rich in items such as fruit and vegetables while low in red meat and sugar

Men and women who have such healthy lives are 82% less likely to die of heart disease and 65% less likely to die of cancer compared with those with the least healthy lifestyles.

Timing

The Chronic Disease Prevention Strategies Workshop program for an individual will last 12 months with measurement at TheQ.ca web site every three months. This will give us a progress chart at the end of the year to assess how well people are doing. At the end of every three-month time period we ask people to attend a public talk event, re-measure weight, hips and waist, and complete another questionnaire at TheQ.ca. There will be a total of five questionnaire measurements in all to complete a one year profile.  

What We Expect to See

We expect to see permanent lifestyle changes at the end of the year. However, we recognise that it takes two years to fully integrate major lifestyle changes so we will continue to monitor people for another year.

Workshop Delivery

The first two hours of Chronic Disease Prevention Workshops will occur at some point throughout the first three months at the client’s discretion. At the end of the first three months, after people have completed their second questionnaire, and those results come back in, we will meet at a Workshop evening meeting and discuss how people should proceed. The question is, can people continue to handle improvements all on their own or, do they need more workshop time? 

Dietary Modification

Our model for the dietary plan will be Dr. Ouellette's Anti-Inflammatory Pain Relief Diet. There are two workbooks available for learning about this plan. They can be purchased at a public talk event. At public talks they cost $19.99 CAD. Online they cost $19.99 USD + shipping which I am told can be more than the book. Online there is an e-book version for each book that can be purchased for $9.99 USD. We will also be looking at the Ketogenic Diet, and those protocols, as any fat burning diet that brings about weight loss will generate Ketosis to some degree. That is because burning fat releases Keton particles as part of the fat burning process. It cannot be avoided. 

The Goals

At the beginning of the questionnaire on TheQ.ca web site, people will be asked to select a series of goals. People let us know what concerns they have in this goals list, however, people should try to focus goals into something that is achievable, realistic and important to them right now. They shouldn’t just select everything as that would not be helpful. We know most people want everything as a goal but, selecting important items that are important to this phase of the program is most helpful. There will be an opportunity to change goals every three months on the next questionnaire.

What We Are Seeking

We are seeking chronic disease prevention strategies with this program. We will have additional data and information in the Progress Chart to tweak our strategies as time goes on.

Report of Findings

When people purchase a workshop after completing TheQ they will receive a report of findings that is about 35 pages long. This Report of Findings is only available for free in workshops as it is included in the workshop price. It can be purchased online outside the program for a fee. People can read it over and get an explanation of what their scores mean and get some basic recommendations based on the range that their scores fall into. This report helps people with the Self-Help aspect of the program.

In the public setting people may not want to delve into all of the issues they're having but, we should say a lot of the issues are common to a lot of people. The public talks will be a time to discuss the workshops and help people troubleshoot issues they feel they want to bring up in that setting. Personal issues can all be discussed one-on-one in separate private CDPS Workshops that people pay for either, over the phone, or over texting.

The Things We Want to See People Gain from this Program

The successes will all be reflected in subsequent scores at TheQ.ca.

Getting Started

People get started by telling us they wish to get started. People in the Research program will not create their own Free Account at TheQ.ca. We will do that for them. The research program offers the opportunity to get Wellness Risk Management Workshops at a much reduced rate during the time period when this model is inaugurated. Just send us an email.

  or  

- - - - - - -

BACK TO ARTICLES PAGE