Preparations Before Taking TheQ.
Wellness Recovery is our goal.
Wellness RISK Management is our method.
TheQ stands for The Questionnaire.
The Questionnaire is our Measuring
Program.
The Four Behaviours Surrounding POOR Wellness.
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"The biggest problem in modern
health care is people not doing what science has shown they should be
doing, AND people doing the things science has shown they should not be doing, AND
thinking the things science has shown they should not be thinking, AND not thinking the things
science has shown they should be thinking."
Dr. Victor Jean Ouellette, DC,
MS
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So, How Do We Deal with ALL That?
We Measure and we Motivate.
5 pdf Documents as a Brief
Overview.
Measure -
Assess -
Identify -
Prioritize
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Motivate
There are some things for you to do in advance that will make this easier for
you.
You should collect these five measurements on yourself first, before
you take TheQ so you will have them ready and at hand for the program at
TheQ.ca.
- Height
- Weight
- Waist Circumference at the narrowest point, or at the belly button if
you have a large abdomen.
- Hip Circumference at the widest point. This is always around the
hips.
- Your Bowel Transit Time. (BTT)
Note: If you do not have a narrow part of your waist then measure at the widest
part usually close to the belly button. Then move down to the hips and measure at the widest part again around the
hips.
To calculate your BOWEL TRANSIT TIME (BTT), eat a handful of sunflower seeds with
a large meal of the day, but do not chew them very well. (Cooked Corn can also be used.) You want to leave the
cellulose layer around the seed so it stays undigested and acts like a marker system.
On a sheet of paper mark the time and date when the seeds were first taken. Now
watch your bowel movements and when you see the kernels of sunflower seeds come out in your stools, then mark this
time down. Corn also works well as a marker if you stop chewing it so much.
Calculate the hours between the two recorded times. Don't try to remember the
times, write them down. That time difference is your BTT. This gives us a measure of colon health.
Please know, the BTT is NOT the timing between bowel
movements.
Timing between bowel movements is not important as it varies quite a lot. We are
interested in the transit time of a meal from the mouth to the toilet when you are feeling well.
We are not interested in the timing when your bowel movements may be very loose and watery. In that case, wait for
another time to test.
You can use corn on the cob as well and not chew it, or only chew it a tiny amount.
Cut the corn off the cob with a knife, then swallow.
If you decide to take the measurement right away before you determine your BTT,
then just use 24 hours as your BTT if you do not know what the real number is. The next time you take
TheQ you will have figured out your true BTT. Remember that the number of
times that you may have a bowel movement in a day is not indicating your BTT nor your bowel health. You actually
need to measure it the way we describe here.
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