Austin Jones leads patients to a healthier state of living
Published in the Oct. 15-28, 2014 issue of Morgan Hill Life
By Staff Report
Photo courtesy Austin Jones
Austin Jones is a Morgan Hill chiropractor who teaches healthcare.
Since he was a kid, Austin Jones has been an analytical type of person, always asking questions and wanting to see studies and research behind the answers. It took him four years of college and four more of post-graduate study for him to find his passion – helping people lead healthier, happier lives. Since he earned a degree at the Palmer College of Chiropractic, Jones has helped coordinate corporate wellness programs, weight loss challenges, a church health ministry as well as lead hundreds of patients on their journey to a healthier state of living.
Jones will guide South Valley residents to think differently about their healthcare needs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center at a free Maximized Living Makeover workshop. Morgan Hill Life asked Jones to tell our readers about the importance of being proactive in health.
You say the war on cancer has failed. What has been the problem with how we’ve dealt with this disease?
The “war on cancer” started in 1971 when President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act, making curing cancer a national crusade. Since then we’ve spent billions of dollars in search of a cure. So where are we today? Right now the American Cancer Society projects that one in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer during their lives. The problem is that we’re fighting on the wrong front. We’re going after the cancer rather than what’s causing it. Prevention is the only cure. I believe that needs more attention.
What is the Maximized Living Makeover and why does it provide a different way to think of cancer treatment?
Maximized Living arose from a need for looking at our healthcare from another perspective. We aren’t proposing an alternative treatment to cancer, nor is it my role to choose whether or not a patient goes through traditional therapies like chemo and radiation. Our goal is simply to teach what it takes to be healthy and give people the tools and science behind what it takes to have the best chance of preventing people from getting sick in the first place.
What impact does nutrition and exercise have on lowering the chances of getting cancer?
Exercise allows our body to mobilize oxygen more efficiently and deliver it to every cell, tissue and organ in your body. Dr. Otto Warburg, a Nobel Prize winner, found that cancer occurs once a cell is denied 60 percent of its oxygen requirements. When it comes to nutrition, one of my favorite quotes is: “Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.” Just eat real food, not too much, mostly plants and you’ll be fine.
Boosting a person’s immunity is critical to preventing cancer. What steps do you suggest people take to maximize their immunity?
That’s what our whole Maximized Living Makeover seminar is about: keys to maximizing your body’s immune system to help you fight disease. We know that only about 5 percent of cancer is genetically related. The other 95 percent is lifestyle. The same goes for many other chronic diseases like heart disease, obesity and diabetes. These conditions are for the most part really self-induced. So if we can lifestyle our way into that disease, we can certainly lifestyle our way back out. It takes a combination of the right mind-set, a healthy nervous system, real food, exercise and minimizing toxic exposure — the five essentials of health.
You have two special guest speakers — Amy Rueda and Desiree Stemberga — who will discuss cancer at the seminar. Tell us why they were selected.
Amy and Desiree are such amazing people and strong women. I’ve learned a lot from each of them. Amy is a stage three cancer survivor who understands the meaning of preventative care. Today she’s cancer free and a mother of three. Her work with the Breast Cancer Fund and campaign for safe cosmetics made a partnership with her a no-brainer. Desiree has helped coach hundreds of people in health and fitness through her work at The Dailey Method. She’s someone that’s on the front lines every day helping people reach their potential, definitely a world changer and someone I’m proud to call a friend.
