Just about everyday in the office someone mentions an old ache or pain that they have been dealing with. In fact just yesterday a women said that she was unable to schedule with her family doctor to look at her knee and ask if I could take a look at it and see if I knew what could be troubling her.
Of course said I would have a look, and I was able to help.
Her knee, just like a spine, was subluxated.
Chiropractic involves more than just the spine. Chiropractic is involved in aiding the entire body to heal.
From your ears to your toes, when there is a misalignment due to habits, injuries, and just plain wear and tear, a chiropractic adjustment releases these stuck joints.
Like I said above, chiropractic is more than just the spine. I wanted to share a few news videos about different "Miracle" stories involving chiropractic. The truth is, the body new how to heal the whole time. It was the subluxated vertebra in the spine that was interfering with the nerve supply to the body part that was sick.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
How Do You Want To Look?
I came across this great article on Mercola.com entitled "Will You Look as Good As Jack Lalanne at Age 93?"
The story starts off by showing a few before and after pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alec Baldwin, Pierce Brosnan, Russell Crowe, Clint Eastwood and more. Take a look here. All heart throbs and mans men in their day, but as the photographs show, aren't any more.
But when you get down to Jack Lalanne's picture, there is a dramatic difference. He still looks good, is in better shape, and has more vitality than any one of these above mentioned stars.
Below I'm going to post Jack's pictures and some old T.V. spots that he did back in the black and white days. I was certainly impressed with what Jack was trying to show America back then. The funny thing is, with ever advancing medical diagnosis and treatment, disease get more and more difficult to deal with and more and more people are suffering from them. But the true cause of health and healing has never changed.
Take a look...
Age 40
Age 71
Age 93
You can see more from Jack Lalanne on Jacklalanne.com, check out the TV!
The story starts off by showing a few before and after pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alec Baldwin, Pierce Brosnan, Russell Crowe, Clint Eastwood and more. Take a look here. All heart throbs and mans men in their day, but as the photographs show, aren't any more.
But when you get down to Jack Lalanne's picture, there is a dramatic difference. He still looks good, is in better shape, and has more vitality than any one of these above mentioned stars.
Below I'm going to post Jack's pictures and some old T.V. spots that he did back in the black and white days. I was certainly impressed with what Jack was trying to show America back then. The funny thing is, with ever advancing medical diagnosis and treatment, disease get more and more difficult to deal with and more and more people are suffering from them. But the true cause of health and healing has never changed.
Take a look...
Age 40
Age 71
Age 93
So what's his secret?
Watch these two brief You Tube clips and you'll find out.
You can see more from Jack Lalanne on Jacklalanne.com, check out the TV!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Our Genes Don't Control Us
The title of today's blog may come as a bit of a surprise to most people, but if you have been around our office you may have heard that all healing power comes from within. Chiropractors term this as Innate Intelligence. In other words our body heals from within.
For example, if you sustain a cut on you're arm you don't have to actively think about stopping the bleeding, forming the scab, begin tissue healing, and ultimately form new skin. This whole process happens automatically and occurs at all levels in the body.
New discoveries in cell biology, genetics, epigenetics and physics demonstrate that we are not victims of our genes but instead have unlimited capacity to live a life overflowing with peace, happiness, health and love. Click below and join cell biologist Bruce H. Lipton as he discusses how the power of your mind and the environment you decide to place yourself in controls your health. To gain a better understanding of this idea read this post.
To fully understand what I am referring to watch this brief YouTube video from a talk Bruce Lipton did. This section is part 1 of 7 and I highly recommend that you take the time to watch the whole thing. For me it was extremely rewarding listening to someone who was describing what I have been studying with Dr. Chestnut.
For more information stop by our calendar page to find out when our next Half Hour to Health Workshop is taking place.
For example, if you sustain a cut on you're arm you don't have to actively think about stopping the bleeding, forming the scab, begin tissue healing, and ultimately form new skin. This whole process happens automatically and occurs at all levels in the body.
New discoveries in cell biology, genetics, epigenetics and physics demonstrate that we are not victims of our genes but instead have unlimited capacity to live a life overflowing with peace, happiness, health and love. Click below and join cell biologist Bruce H. Lipton as he discusses how the power of your mind and the environment you decide to place yourself in controls your health. To gain a better understanding of this idea read this post.
To fully understand what I am referring to watch this brief YouTube video from a talk Bruce Lipton did. This section is part 1 of 7 and I highly recommend that you take the time to watch the whole thing. For me it was extremely rewarding listening to someone who was describing what I have been studying with Dr. Chestnut.
For more information stop by our calendar page to find out when our next Half Hour to Health Workshop is taking place.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
NSAIDs, Fish Oil and Pain
Most people come to our office because they are in pain, and they've tried just about everything to help themselves get better. But the pain remains, and even worse, the pain is typically at it's highest levels by the time they come in.
I would venture to guess that a vast majority of people at some time have taken over the counter pain medications to help get rid of the problem. But if you stop and think logically about it, taking pain medications only masks the problem, in addition research shows us that these medications, both prescription and over the counter, have many harmful effects associated with them... including death.
In a recent post The American Chiropractor touched base on this same topic and reviewed a research article titled:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil) as an Anti-inflammatory: An Alternative to Non steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Discogenic Pain.
I wanted to highlight a few key points and recommend a few actions steps.
Please keep in mind that this article review only focus's on a small portion of the benefits gained with proper Omega 3 to Omega 6 balance. To learn and understand more join us this Monday, August 10th. You can see more details here.
Here are some of the points taken from Dr. Dan Murphy article review:
1. The use of NSAID’s is associated with extreme complications, including gastric ulcers, bleeding, myocardial infarction, stroke, and even death.
2. In this study, after seventy-five days on fish oil, 59% of patients who were taking NSAID’s for chronic spinal pain and who had degenerative spine disease were able to discontinue their prescription NSAID’s, and 88% stated they were satisfied with their improvement and that they would continue to take the fish oil.
3. The beneficial anti-inflammatory effects of high-dose fish oil include the reduction of joint pain from rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, improvement in dry eyes and macular degeneration, reduced plaque formation, reduced arrhythmia's, and reduced infarction from coronary atherosclerosis.
4. In this study, fish oil supplementation was not associated with any significant side effects.
Action Steps
1. Join us August 10th for our open workshop on The Importance of Omega 3's. All are welcome!
2. Become a student again. Realize that what we are told is good nutrition is only a small piece of the puzzle. If the typical recommendations for being healthy were accurate, then there would be very little sickness and disease. (By the way, we are currently the sickest species on the planet.)
3. Next time you're in our office, ask how you can find some of the best fish oil available.
4. Receive you regular adjustment. Chiropractic is not about pain, although it can help, chiropractic is a lifestyle and a method utilized to keep your body running at its optimal performance.
5. Share this information and your chiropractic story with your friends and loved ones. Currently, most people have heard of chiropractors but don't have a clear view of how chiropractic works.
I would venture to guess that a vast majority of people at some time have taken over the counter pain medications to help get rid of the problem. But if you stop and think logically about it, taking pain medications only masks the problem, in addition research shows us that these medications, both prescription and over the counter, have many harmful effects associated with them... including death.
In a recent post The American Chiropractor touched base on this same topic and reviewed a research article titled:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil) as an Anti-inflammatory: An Alternative to Non steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Discogenic Pain.
I wanted to highlight a few key points and recommend a few actions steps.
Please keep in mind that this article review only focus's on a small portion of the benefits gained with proper Omega 3 to Omega 6 balance. To learn and understand more join us this Monday, August 10th. You can see more details here.
Here are some of the points taken from Dr. Dan Murphy article review:
1. The use of NSAID’s is associated with extreme complications, including gastric ulcers, bleeding, myocardial infarction, stroke, and even death.
2. In this study, after seventy-five days on fish oil, 59% of patients who were taking NSAID’s for chronic spinal pain and who had degenerative spine disease were able to discontinue their prescription NSAID’s, and 88% stated they were satisfied with their improvement and that they would continue to take the fish oil.
3. The beneficial anti-inflammatory effects of high-dose fish oil include the reduction of joint pain from rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, improvement in dry eyes and macular degeneration, reduced plaque formation, reduced arrhythmia's, and reduced infarction from coronary atherosclerosis.
4. In this study, fish oil supplementation was not associated with any significant side effects.
Action Steps
1. Join us August 10th for our open workshop on The Importance of Omega 3's. All are welcome!
2. Become a student again. Realize that what we are told is good nutrition is only a small piece of the puzzle. If the typical recommendations for being healthy were accurate, then there would be very little sickness and disease. (By the way, we are currently the sickest species on the planet.)
3. Next time you're in our office, ask how you can find some of the best fish oil available.
4. Receive you regular adjustment. Chiropractic is not about pain, although it can help, chiropractic is a lifestyle and a method utilized to keep your body running at its optimal performance.
5. Share this information and your chiropractic story with your friends and loved ones. Currently, most people have heard of chiropractors but don't have a clear view of how chiropractic works.
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