The Magic Bullet For Life

Today, I came across an article titled "Finding Your Health Magic Bullet" and the opening lines well stated the expectations that many people have about their health. In fact, this is exactly what I thought before I was introduced to chiropractic !

Here's some of the opening paragraph:

Everyone is looking for the health "magic bullet". We all want to be
well and not plagued with sickness or infirmity. We are looking for that one
thing that is both simple and effective and above all requires little effort on
our part... there is a magic bullet and that magic bullet resides within each and every one of us." (NaturalNews.com)*

*Contains strong descriptions

The article is quick to the point and goes through many concerns regarding our desires, habits, and thoughts. The media, your nutrition, our food supply and the ties they have to our health.

Now after reading that article, you may be slightly alarmed, maybe more?

What the author is trying to explain, is that your body was made with blueprints (genes) that were designed to use pure natural elements, and we get these elements through eating. (This article only talks about food, but exercise, spinal movement, and mental health all fall under this line of thought)

Throughout all history there has never been any synthetic, chemical, processed, hydrogenated or genetic addition to our food supply. Not until recent history, 50 years or so.

Our blueprints, or genes, have become inundated with unnatural forms and substances. The only way to deal with these issues is to change the way the immune system, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, digestive system, muscular system, nervous system, respiratory system, and reproductive system act and function.

We see and experience this as Syndrome X: Diabetes, heart disease, cancer, obesity, mental disorders, fatigue, and the list goes on and on.

Now, where does that leave you? There's lots I can tell you, there's a lot our office can show you, but it stems from your desire.

Where do you want to be in 20, 30, or 40 years? What does it look like? How do you get there?

All tough questions, but I am holding a workshop on December 21st at 6:45. I will be going over exactly how I began to turn my life around and some information from some of the greatest minds on health, life, planning and motivation. My hope is to begin to answer some of those questions for you and help direct you on the right path.

Processed People

I came across this movie trailer. I thought you may find it interesting.

Our Food, High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Mercury

In an articles posted on MSN.com, Naturalnews.com, and many other news sites, report that two recent studies determined many popular food items contain mercury.

By the way Mercury is a highly toxic chemical that causes severe neurological disorders. It can also result in the loss of hair, teeth and nails as well as muscle weakness, loss of kidney function, emotional mood swings and memory impairment.

Reading these articles just gave me another reason to avoid these types of foods. They reported that the mercury is found in High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), which if you haven’t heard is a significant health hazard to begin with.

For info on HFCS Check out
Weston A. Price foundation – Murky World of HFCS
CBS News – Dangers of Sweetener Products
Mercola.com – Debate About High Fructose Corn Syrup

High Fructose corn syrup has replaced sugar as the sweetener in many beverages and foods such as breads, cereals, breakfast bars, lunch meats, yogurts, soups and condiments. On average, Americans consume about 12 teaspoons per day of HFCS, but teens and other consumers can take in 80 percent more HFCS than average person.

These studies report that in some of the processing plants used to make HFCS, a procedure creates something called caustic soda, this procedure exposes raw materials to pools of electrified mercury in large vats, which contaminates the HFCS.

In the first study, published in current issue of Environmental Health, researchers found detectable levels of mercury in nine of 20 samples of commercial HFCS.

And in the second study, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), a non-profit watchdog group, found that nearly one in three of 55 brand-name foods contained mercury. The chemical was found most commonly in HFCS-containing dairy products, dressings and condiments.

What can you do?
Simply put, avoid any product that contains HFCS. But if you do purchase something that contains HFCS, be sure that this sweetner in not one of the first 5 ingreidients noted on the label.

My Opinion:
Your body is not meant to ingest foods that have been processed, chemically altered, genetically modified, or whatever else they are calling it.

Our genes have not changes in thousands of years, ask any geneticist.

Yet we are experiencing rapid inclines in cancer, diabetes, obesity, stroke, cardiovascular disease, stress, attention deficit disorders, pain disorders, and many other creatively named diseases.

We have to think simply.

Drink plenty of water, eat foods that come from the earth, move and stretch your body every day, turn off the TV once and awhile, build stronger and more meaningful relationships with your loved ones, and keep your spine and your nerves healthy by receiving a regular chiropractic adjustment.

If you would like to know more on how to achieve this type of lifestyle, call our office for an appointment, 610-361-9531, or attend one of our workshops.