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NEWSLETTERS
Why Doctors Hate Chiropractors
Bottom Line's Daily Health News
May 18, 2009
If you’ve ever complained of a terrifically sore neck or lingering back pain, I’ll bet someone suggested that you see a chiropractor. I visit my chiropractor when my recurrent neck pain flares up (as in, when I spend too many hours in front of my computer for too many days in a row), and I know lots of other people who see chiropractors, too. Now research is affirming the efficacy of chiropractic care for a number of conditions, and this trend may be further stoked by changes brought about by health-care reform.
For many complaints, including such varied and seemingly unrelated ones as headaches and digestive distress as well as back and neck problems, chiropractic care can often provide safe, effective and fast-working treatment -- and (unusual for natural therapies) most insurance plans cover it. However, many mainstream medical doctors aren’t fans. Their reasons aren’t always clear but seem to lie somewhere on the spectrum between being worried that chiropractic care is not safe and feeling threatened that good chiropractors may take away many of their patients.
The Time is Right
In a glass-is-half-full kind of way, today’s troubled health-care environment actually presents an opportunity for chiropractors to gain some long overdue respect -- at least that’s a hope that’s currently afloat in the chiropractic community, I heard from Robert A. Hayden, DC, PhD, spokesperson for the American Chiropractic Association. A critical-care nurse for 20 years before becoming a chiropractor himself, Dr. Hayden explained that the nation’s ongoing and pressing concern about health-care costs and treatment efficacy is a good backdrop against which to understand the many ways chiropractic care can help patients.
Why are doctors skeptical? Dr. Hayden told me that one of his regular patients is an orthopedic surgeon -- but another orthopedist in his community won’t accept patient referrals from Dr. Hayden, and a nearby hospital won’t perform MRI scans for his patients. He believes this lack of acceptance is fueled by the very fact that chiropractic does not involve drugs and can be an effective alternative to hospitalization and surgery, which makes it attractive to both patients and the bean counters of health-care costs. The fact that Medicare now covers some chiropractic services enhances its credibility but also adds weight to worries that this natural, less invasive and less expensive alternative will divert health-care dollars away from medical doctors and hospitals.
What Will It Take?
Key to the growing acceptance of chiropractic care is evidence-based research demonstrating that it is safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient. In the latest such effort, funded by Mercer Health and Benefits in San Francisco, Dr. Niteesh Choudry and colleagues reviewed existing literature on the efficacy of chiropractic. Their conclusion is that it works as well as or better than conventional modalities, including exercise programs, drug regimens and surgical intervention, for treating many forms of low back and neck pain, two of the most common medical complaints. Numerous other studies also support the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment for spine and neck issues in particular. For instance, a 2002 study of patients with nonspecific neck pain found that pain was reduced and function improved for 68.3% after seven weeks of chiropractic care, while the success rate for those in the care of general practitioners was only 36%. The patients of chiropractors missed work less frequently and needed less pain medication.
Can It Cause Stroke?
One very specific concern voiced by many medical doctors is that chiropractic neck manipulation has the potential to cause stroke, or -- if done improperly -- even death. The basis for this is a fairly rare and often undiagnosed condition in which the vertebral arteries in the neck are weakened, possibly by high levels of homocysteine. The fear is that in a vulnerable patient, twisting or stretching those arteries during a chiropractic manipulation could cause them to rupture.
To investigate whether this is a real danger, researchers at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada) studied vertebral arteries from several recently deceased people and found that it would take nine times the force of a typical chiropractic adjustment to damage these arteries and mobilize plaque. In fact, according to Dr. Hayden, normal head and neck movement present a greater risk than chiropractic manipulation for the kind of weak arteries that are of concern. By that measure, it’s risky to have your hair washed in one of those beauty parlor sinks where you have to lean way back (there’s even a name for this one, "the beauty parlor stroke"), play sports or even to turn your head to complete a turn while driving.
The condition that puts people at risk for this problem is very rare, Dr. Hayden said, noting that the statistics don’t support the level of concern being expressed. He pointed out that chiropractic is so low-risk that practitioners’ malpractice insurance costs only about one-tenth what an MD has to pay -- around $1,300, on average, compared with $10,000 to $20,000 for general physicians.
The Trend Is Good...
Meanwhile though, patients are voting with their feet -- so maybe doctors should try to learn more about chiropractic care rather than stand in the way of progress. The number of chiropractic patients in this country doubled in the two decades from 1982 to 2002, and an estimated 10% of Americans have seen a chiropractor in the past year.
As for me, well, when my neck hurts, I visit my chiropractor... and I feel better. If you’re interested in exploring this form of alternative medical care, you can go to [1]http://www.acatoday.org/search/memsearch.cfm to find an experienced, licensed practitioner in your area.
Source(s):
Robert A. Hayden, DC, PhD, founder and director of Iris City Chiropractic Center, PC, Griffin, Georgia, and spokesperson for the American Chiropractic Association.
Published in Bottom Line’s Daily Health News, found at http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/el/dhn_signup.html |
The Awful Truth About Eating Grains
Please read below. this is a research article that has much validity!
I have been saying exactly for over 20 years, and now here comes the research to back it up ...usually about 20 years behind the clinical experience.
The short answer...dont eat grains (except rice).
Increase the protein, and increase your EFA
(omega 3 oils..Biotics `new` EFA specifically designed to increase 3's for vascular support).
[This is also why people feel so much better while doing the Nutriclear shakes]
I know the article is long...but it is free and it is of great value, it explains so much!
Please Read the entire article, as the 1st part is only one side of the entire story.
There is another part of the story.
When someone asks you what's wrong with the grains?...here is the answer.
Written by Dr. Del Thiessen and sent by Barbara Kravets
At the University of Minnesota, epidemiologist David R. Jacobs has found that those who ate whole-grain products daily had about a 15 percent to 25 percent reduction in death from all causes, including heart disease and cancer (The Washington Post: 8-4-99). This finding is in keeping with guidelines by the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, who would all like to see an increased consumption of whole-grain foods to at least three servings per day.
Current dietary guidelines recommend that consumers eat six to 11 servings of grain products daily, including at least three whole-grain foods. A draft of health goals published by the Department of Health and Human Services calls for 75 percent of Americans to meet this intake by the year 2010.
The fact is that most Americans fall short of those goals, with only 7 percent eating three or more whole-grain foods daily, according to the latest U.S. department of Agriculture consumption figures. Whole-grain foods contain higher amounts of fiber.
But research suggests that it's the whole-grain that delivers abundant amounts of antioxidant vitamins and photochemical that appear to act together to provide protective effects.
Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing whole-grain products to carry a new health claim that touts their potential to help reduce the risk of heart disease and some types of cancer. Under the new claim, foods that contain 51 percent or more of whole-grain ingredients by weight may say on their labels "Diets rich in whole-grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers." Whole Grain Total and Wheaties are just two cereals that fall in this category. Look for more of this type of advertising on whole-grain products.
The Other Side Of The Story
Very few people know that there are strong arguments against eating a lot of whole-grain products, and that researchers don't agree on their value. Those interested in a natural "Darwinian" diet may be in the minority, still, the arguments are strong that whole-grain products may have their health costs.
One individual who has researched this problem extensively is Dr. Loren Cordain, Professor of Exercise Physiology at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado, 80523.
Dr. Cordain is a well-known expert in the area of Paleolithic nutrition.
This newsletter features some of his work on grain and grain products.
Readers are referred to a recent interview of Dr. Cordain in Life Service Supplement News of July 26, 1999 and an exhaustive recent chapter, Cereal Grains: Humanity's Double-Edged Sword, A.P. Simopoulos (Ed.), (1999), Evolutionary aspects of nutrition and health: Diet, exercise, genetics and chronic disease. Basel: Karger, pp 19-73. Unfortunately this remarkable book chapter will likely be buried along with the book, which costs about $187 with tax.
Building The Evidence
Approximately 17 plants species provides 90 percent of the world's food supply. The top 10 are: wheat, maize, rice, barley, soybean, cane sugar, sorghum, potato, oats, and cassava.
Without these plants there is no way that the world could support the existing 6 billion people and the anticipated 12 to 15 billion people expected during the next century.
If agriculture gave us anything, it was an easily grown mass diet that was calorically dense that could be stored, shipped, and processed in hundreds of different ways.
Around 20,000 to 10,000 years ago there was a mass extinction of large mammals throughout Europe, North America, and Asia.
The environment was exploited until other forms of hunting and gathering was demanded.
Birds and waterfowl appeared more frequently in the fossil record, and for the first time grindstones and crude mortars appeared in the archaeological record in the near east. This was the beginning of humanity's use of cereal grains for food.
Hunters and gatherers derived most of their calories from about 100-200 different species of wild animal fruits and vegetables.
But with the advent of agriculture man became dependent upon a few staple cereal foods, 3-5 domesticated meat species, and 15-20 other plant foods. Many populations got up to 80 percent of their calories from a single cereal staple.
This was the turning point in human evolution. We abandoned the typical hunter-gatherer lifestyle, with its dependence on wild meat, fruits, vegetables, and nuts and took up dietary and activity patterns that were entirely new to us.
We had evolved to adapt to the life of hunters and gatherers and now accepted a life that was incompatible with our adaptive qualities.
The consequences were evident in a reduction in body size, from which we have only recently recovered, and in the appearance of diseases of sedentary and agricultural populations, such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure, and bone diseases.
Many of our current problems can be blamed on our current nutritional and activity differences from our early hunter-gatherer existence.
Agriculture may have launched civilizations, with all their advantages, but it also led to disease, wars, and a restructuring of social organizations.
This is why Dr. Cordain refers to the development of agriculture as a two-edge sword.
So What's The Problem With Cereal Grains?
All grains have nutritional deficiencies.
Moreover, as we eat more and more grain products we tend to eliminate other nutritional meats, fruits, and vegetables.
In half the world, bread provides more than 50 percent of the total caloric intake, and in a few countries of Southern Asia, Central America and the Far East and Africa cereal products comprise up to 80 percent or more of the total caloric intake.
Think about your own intake of grain products. In a month's time, most of us will have eaten several slices of bread, several bowls of cereal with milk, pasta, rice, bagels, rolls, muffins, crackers, cookies, pastries, corn or other forms of chips, and tortillas. Most of these are refined and lack many important vitamins and minerals.
Cereal grains contain undetectable amounts of vitamin C, B12, carotenoids, and other vitamins and minerals, and they tend to displace foods rich in these substances that are associated with a decreased risk of heart disease and many forms of common cancers. Moreover, cereal grains may actually inhibit the metabolism of these nutrients and cause autoimmune reactions.
Where Have The Vitamins And Minerals Gone?
Diets based primarily on plant foods tend to be low or deficient in vitamin B12.
This nutrient is found exclusively in animal products.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is related to megaloblastic anemia that results in cognitive dysfunction, and it increases the risk for arterial vascular disease and thrombosis. Obviously a diet based primarily on grains will be deficient in vitamin B12, including strict vegetarian diets. We were not evolved to eat plants exclusively.
Not only are cereal grains deficient in vitamins but many contain substances that decrease the intestinal absorption of many other important nutrients.
Both wheat and sorghum are not only low in biotin but seem to have elements within them that elicit a depression of biotin metabolism.
Vitamin D utilization by the body can be inhibited by an excessive consumption of cereal grains.
Cereal grains are good sources of phosphorous, potassium, and magnesium, but are poor sources of sodium and calcium.
The high phytate content of whole grain cereals forms insoluble complexes with calcium, so that the net effect is a low Ca/P ratio.
Phytate is a salt or ester of phytic acid that is capable of forming insoluble complexes with calcium, zinc, iron, and other nutrients and interfering with their absorption by the body. Thus a high phytate content frequently induces bone mineral pathologies in populations dependent upon cereal grains as a primary food source.
Iron metabolism is affected negatively by a diet high in phytate and fiber.
Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional problem in the world today.
An iron deficiency has been associated with an irreversible impairment of a child's learning capabilities.
The bioavailability of zinc, copper, and magnesium in cereal grains is generally low. The absorption of manganese, chromium, and selenium does not seem impaired. Zinc deficiency can result in hypogonadal dwarfism in which there is arrested growth. In countries with high cereal grain intake and hence low zinc absorption, hypogonadal dwarfism is nearly 3 percent and skeletal growth may be limited. The bioavailability of zinc from meat is four times higher than that from cereals.
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA)
Increased consumption of n-3 fatty acids (omega-3 acids), particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) decreases triglycerides, decreases thrombotic tendencies, and reduces symptoms of many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
In addition, n-3 fatty acids are associated with reduced mortality from coronary heart disease.
N-3 fatty acids are found in meat and especially oily fish.
Cereal grains are low in fats, including the omega-3 fatty acids, including EPA and docasahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Vegetarian diets based primarily upon cereals, legumes, and plant products have a high n-6 (omega-6) to n-3 ratio.
Infants deprived of DHA show both visual and neural cortical abnormalities. In pregnant women with low DHA levels, duration of gestation is about 5.6 days shorter than for meat-eating controls.
In these women emergency cesarean section were more common, and birth weight, head circumference, and body length were lower in the infants born to the vegetarian women.
Dr. Cordain concludes from these studies that, "Human dietary lipid requirements were shaped eons ago, long before the agricultural revolution, and long before humanity's adoption of cereal grains as staple foods. Hence, the lipid composition of diets based upon cereal grains, legumes, vegetable oils and other plant products is vastly at odds with that found in wild game meat and organs, the primary, evolutionary source of lipids to which the human genetic constitution is optimally adapted." (p 36)
Protein Loss In Grain Diets
Cereal diets lead to inadequate growth because of a reduction of protein and amino acids, compared to meat-supplemented diets. The fossil record shows a characteristic reduction in stature with the adoption of cereal-based diets.
Further, vegan and vegetarian children often fail to grow as well as their omnivorous cohorts.
The associated deficiencies include energy, protein, zinc, iron, copper, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
Just looking at protein content, the content of protein in cereal grains is about 12 percent, whereas in lean beef it is about 22 percent. Inadequate protein intake in cereals depending on cereal grains, and especially in the elderly who have difficulties with plant-only diets, is probably quite common.
Antinutrients In Cereal Grains
Plants produce chemicals to defend against predators, such as insects and birds. These secondary metabolites may protect the plants but they can have negative effects on human metabolism. Without naming all of these chemicals, it is clear that some can cause slower growth in mammals either by depressing growth directly or by depressing appetite. Some of these plant chemicals can act as allergens. Alpha-amylase inhibitor proteins are responsible for bakers' allergenic reaction to cereal flours, and can result in hypersensitivity reactions following wheat ingestion in children.
Lectins, which are proteins that are widespread in the plant kingdom, are recognized as major antinutrients of food.
Cereal grain lectins are wheat germ agglutinin (WGA).
It can interfere with digestive/absorptive activities and can shift the balance in bacterial flora shown to cause problems with normal gut metabolism. The potential to disrupt human health is high.
Autoimmune Diseases And Cereal Grain Consumption
Autoimmune diseases occur when the body loses the ability to distinguish invading proteins from self-proteins that make up the body. The loss results in destruction of self-tissues by the immune system. These diseases are thought to result from a combined influence of environmental and genetic influences.
Dietary cereal grains are noted to be causative agents for celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis, both autoimmune diseases.
While the incidence of celiac disease is only about 2 percent of the population exposed to cereal grains the consequences can be severe.
There are a number of diseases that may occur simultaneously with celiac disease, including Addison's disease, asthma, autoimmune thyroid disease, dental enamel defects, epilepsy, liver disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. Withdrawal of gluten-containing cereals from the diet can ameliorate symptoms of celiac disease and herpetiformis.
The form of protein believed to be associated with celiac disease in gliadin, but since at least 40 different protein components occur in a single variety of wheat it is unlikely that a single gliadin protein causes the disease.
Other autoimmune diseases may be related to a high intake of cereal grains, including insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), rheumatoid arthritis, nephropathy, aphthous stomatitis (canker sores), and even multiple sclerosis.
A myelin basic protein (MBP) is a suspected target antigen in multiple sclerosis. There are epidemiological reports that link both wheat and milk consumption to the incidence of MS. And there are reports showing remission of MS on gluten-free diets.
Beyond this, many neurological complications may be associated with immune reactivity to antigens found in cereal grains. It is suspected that autoimmune processes are involved.
Even autism and schizophrenia show susceptibilities to grain glutens that aggravate (or even cause) the conditions. There are clinical studies indicating that there is a rapid remission of schizophrenic symptoms by introducing gluten-free diets.
What All Of This Means For You
If you have digestive problems or suffer some of the classic autoimmune reactions (e.g. allergies) consider the possibilities that grains may be problematical. Look at your family members and your family history for clues about dietary problems. Adjust the ratio of cereal grains to meat, vegetables, and fruits and see if the adjustment has physiological and psychological effects. In my opinion one should supplement with vitamins, minerals, protein, and free fatty acids. Above all, eat a varied diet and not too much of one thing. And, finally, exercise regularly and with vigor. Put it all together and you have the "Darwinian" diet and exercise program.
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Common Side Effects of Antidepressants
“SSRI’s” (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors):
(Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Celexa, Lexapro)
Dizziness
Muscle Spasms
Sleep Disturbances
Panic Attacks/Anxiety
Heart Damage
Brain Damage
Sexual Dysfunction
Visual Hallucinations
Electric-shock Sensations
Suicidal Thoughts/ Tendencies
Dyskinesia “TICS”
Agitation
Type 2 Diabetes
Bi-Polar Disorder
False Memory Syndrome
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Parkinson’s Related Symptoms
Sources:
Prozac Panacea or Pandora, Ann Blake Tracy, Ph. D. Cassia Publications, 2001.
Prozac Backlash, Joseph Glenmullen, M.D. Simon & Schuster, 2000. |
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Should I Be Taking Supplements?
By Corey Sondrup, D.C.
I have never been one to believe that you should be taking mega doses of supplements on a daily basis. I have observed in the office that when our body’s Nervous, Immune, and Meridian Systems are properly balanced, and when our self limiting beliefs are eliminated from our subconscious minds, our need for massive nutritional supplements is reduced. I frequently have patients come to my office sometimes taking as much as 15 to 20 different supplements a day. And guess what? They are still sick. Taking too many nutritional supplements can have adverse affects on the body. When I treat a patient using Chiropractic, Kinesiology, Neurolink, TBM, Psych-K, and Theta; most times they will leave the office only taking 1 to 4 supplements, instead of 15 to 20.
No matter where I am be it work, home, seminars, workshops, or parties; I am always asked, “What supplements should I be taking?” For me that is a complex question. No two people are alike and have the same nutritional concerns. Then we have to factor in their life style choices, as well as any disease process that might be occurring within people. I have also come to the realization that the world is much different today than it was 150 years ago. Let’s face it; we live in a toxic, polluted world. I have a three point approach for basic nutritional supplementation: 1) Basic nutritional deficiencies across the board 2) supplementation to counteract effects of our toxic soil, water, air, and food. (i.e. pesticides, antibiotics, steroids, pollutants) 3) Supplementation needed for specific health conditions Point three is specifically addressed in my office, after I have fully evaluated the patient in conjunction, with their specific health concerns such as diabetes, heart disease, etc.
Basic Nutritional Supplementation Protocol
Supplementing with nutritional supplementation, can not and will not replace our responsibility, for following the Basics of Optimal Health.
The Basics are of course:
- Optimal Water Intake
- Optimal Food Intake
- Optimal Exercise
- Optimal Rest
- Optimal Sunlight
- Proper Breathing
- Laughing More
(*For more information on the Seven Basics of Optimal Health, we have a detailed description at our office.)
In addition, no amount of supplementation can take the place of our outlook on life, love, and ourselves. Continual repression and suppression of unresolved thoughts, emotions, feelings, and self limiting beliefs has a greater impact on overall health than anything else.
That being said below is my Basic Nutritional Supplementation that I typically recommend to patients after I have evaluated them.
#1. (Point 1) A comprehensive multivitamin containing all the vitamins and minerals necessary for optimal health. I recommend Core Level Health Reserve by Nutriwest, Catalyn by Standard Process Labs or Multi-complete by Eversco Labs.
#2 (Point 2) Essential fatty acids (EPA-DHA) commonly referred to as “fish oils” containing primarily omega 3 fatty acids with an omega 6 ratio of 2:1 or 3:1. In my opinion, omegas 3’s are the most important nutrient we can take for optimal health. Omega 3’s suppress the inflammatory processes in the body. Inflammation is caused by an imbalance in omega 3’s and omega 6’s. Ideally the ratio of omega 3’s to 6’s should be 2:1 or 3:1, with the typical American diet, the ratio is now 1:50 omega 3’s to omega 6’s. This causes inflammation in the body and suppressed immune function, leading to allergies, asthma, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, and the list goes on.
#3 (Point 2) Specific antioxidants, detoxifiers for cellular repair and mitochondrial “ATP” energy production:
- Acetyl L-Carnitine
- Alpha Lipoic Acid
- Co-Enzyme Q10
- N-Acetyl Cysteine (Precursor to Glutathione, the most powerful antioxidant and detoxifier for the body.
*These are specialized formulations that are hard to find all together in most health food stores. I recommend Fibrovive by Thorne Research, Complete AG and Complete Glutathione by Nutriwest, Detox Formula by Vital Nutrients, and Mitochondrial Resuscitate by Metagenics.
#4 (Point 1) Vitamin D (D3 Form “Cholecalciferol”) New Studies this year demonstrate that supplementing with Vitamin D in the ranges of 1,000 to 2,000 IU/Day reduce mormality in cancers across the board by 77%.
*With regard to dosages; I typically will not recommend dosages without evaluating patients. However, with omega 3’s EPA/DHA, most studies have demonstrated effectiveness with a minimum of 2700mg a day of EPA and DHA.
*(Point 3) In the office I will frequently test for iodine and magnesium deficiencies. Occasionally patients will need higher iodine and magnesium levels depending on their condition.
*(Point 3)As far as pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungal infections, I have found that oil of oregano to be the best for eliminating them. Again, dosage is dependant on my in office evaluation. I recommend A.D.P from Biotics Research. There are a lot of good oil of oregano products found at the health food stores. I always keep oil of oregano on hand at home.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Not intended to examine, diagnose, treat, or cure. This information is not intended as a replacement for traditional medicine. Please seek a qualified physician before engaging in any health endeavor.
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TOP 10
FOODS
#1 Avocadoes High in monounsaturated fat
(omegas 9) Avocados are heart healthy reducing bad (LDL) cholesterol, and
regulating appetite and satiety. Avocadoes also contain sodium, copper,
magnesium, manganese, iron, potassium, and vitamins B2 and C.
#2 Eggs Eggs contain all the essential amino acids and omega 3 fatty acids. Eggs are one
of the most complete food sources, hearth healthy, and bad (LDL)
cholesterol reducing food. Eggs are loaded with vitamins B2, B3, B5, B12,
E, D, and K. Biotin, chorine, potassium,
phosphorus, zinc, iron, magnesium, sodium, and sulphur.
#3 Berries Raspberries, blueberries,
strawberries, blackberries. Loaded with antioxidants, including anthocyandins, polyphenols,
and carotenoids. Berries are high in fiber,
bioflavonoid, folic acid, vitamin C, magnesium, and sodium.
#4 Apples Contain antioxidants, flavanoids, polyphenols, and
fiber. Apples help regulate appetite and also contain manganese, potassium,
boron, and magnesium.
#5 Grapefruit* Is very important in
balancing weight, cholesterol, and bowel regularity. Grapefruit is loaded
with bioflavonoids, folic acid, sodium, and
magnesium. *Caution Grapefruit interferes with certain medications, check with your health care professional*
#6 Leafy Greens Spinach, kale, collard
greens are loaded with everything: Carotenes, fiber, vitamins C, A,E, K,
B2, B6. Folic acid, paba, CoQ10, iodine,
manganese, molybdenum, boron, silica, sodium, magnesium, potassium,
calcium, iron, and many phytonutrients.
#7 Range fed/farm free raised Beef, Wild Game and
Fish Meat contains all of the B vitamins, omega 3 fatty acids,
CLA, vitamins D, E, and K. CoQ10, Co enzyme, calcium, iron, magnesium,
phosphorus, sulphur, selenium, zinc, copper,
vanadium, chromium, choline, inositol,
and all the essentail amino acids.
#8 Raw nuts Almonds,
brazil
, cashews, macadamia, pecans, pine nut and hazel. Loaded
with more unsaturated fats, heart healthy and contain vitamins B, B5, B6,
copper, manganese, selenium, zinc, potassium, magnesium, sodium, and
phosphorus.
#9 Tomatoes Loaded with antioxidants,
anti cancer compounds such as sycopene, vitamin
C, sodium, B3, magnesium, and fiber.
#10 Allium Veggies Garlic, scallions, onions, chives. Loaded with germanium which increases
oxygenation to the cells, boosts the immune system and detoxifier. Allium veggies contain
antioxidants, sulphur, vitamin A, magnesium,
sodium, potassium, and selenium.
Dr. Corey Sondrup's Top 10 Foods
For Optimal Health
All foods should be ORGANIC, HORMONE, PESTICIDE,
ANTIBIOTIC, and STEROID FREE!
The Top 10 Foods are of the opinion of Dr. Corey Sondrup. Dr. Sondrup's opinions are based on 10 years of clinical experience, along with cutting
edge research from other top Physicians and Scientists who share in the
field of Nutrition and Holistic Health Care.
The one common factor that these foods share is their impact on regulating and establishing blood sugar and
insulin levels. When blood sugar and insulin levels are out of balance then
we have problems such as: Hypoglycemia, Diabetes,
Obesity, Heart Disease, and Cancer!
For more information on blood sugar, insulin, obesity, and
other diseases, visit these -Websites:
www.atkins.com
www.dobbing.org
-Books
The Paleo Diet, L. Cordain Ph.D
Life without Bread, Allen & Lutz
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"TEENAGE ATHLETES"
By DR. Denise and
Eric Evans
Why Do Teenage Athletes Need Chiropractic?
The easiest comparison is why do
professional athletes like Emmitt Smith of the
Dallas Cowboys, John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves,
and Olympic Gold Medallist and World’s Greatest Athlete Dan O’Brien enjoy
regular Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic helps athletes improve their
athletic performance, heal quicker from injuries, increase flexibility and
stamina, and much more.
1.
Improving athletic performance. To perform at your peak, your body
must receive signals from your brain, and your brain must get messages from
your body. All this communication takes place through, the wiring of
your body, your nerves. Have you ever been on a cell phone when there
was static on the line? Interference over your nerve pathways has the
same effect. It reduces the communication between your brain and your
body and affects your ability to perform at your best. Chiropractic
care removes this interference in your nervous system and it keeps it out
of your life through specific adjustments to your spine. If you were
Mario Andretti, would you make sure your front
end was aligned on your care before a big race? You bet ya. Misalignments of the spine can totally slow
you down. No wonder Dan O’Brien credits chiropractic for
helping him win the Olympic Gold Medal!!
2.
Heal quicker form injuries. People heal quicker form injuries,
sickness, and everything else if they have good nerve supply from their
brain to their body and back again. This is what chiropractic
does!! Many times teenagers and adults who have limped into
chiropractic offices with a sports or athletic injury. After a
chiropractic adjustment, many were able to participate in their activity
the next day. Of course this does not happen to everyone, it often
depends on the extent of the injury. This is why chiropractic
has been on of the fastest growing health professions over the last
decade!!
3.
Improve flexibility and stamina. One particular study tested 2 groups
of athletes in training. The first group trained without receiving
chiropractic care. The second group trained and received ongoing
chiropractic care. After 12 weeks, there was a big difference in
their results. The group that was NOT under chiropractic care showed
only a 4.5% improvement while the chiropractic group showed a 16.7%
improvement. No wonder Evander Holyfield gets regular chiropractic care during
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