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Health Benefits of Chiropractic Adjustment

December 22, 2010 by drburt

Demand for Chiropractic care has been increasing. Studies from American Journal of Public Health continue to demonstrate the rising numbers and increase of people utilizing chiropractic care. There has been more than 100% increase of visits to Chiropractors in the past two decades. Many people choose this method of treatment because it is none-invasive approach and helps the body to heal and be healthier, stronger and more resilient.

Chiropractic Care and Healing Benefits

Everyday stress creates micro injuries in our bodies. If these micro injuries are not treated the person will eventually get sick from a dysfunction in a musculoskeletal system. People who have physically demanded jobs, sport activities, and activities of daily living can not function with these micro injuries. The traumatized parts of the body will cause extra pain and stress and possibly will get injured even more. Chiropractic care helps to prevent this from happening plus a person gets additional benefits such as: improved immune function, better athletic performance, pain relief, and overall great quality of life.

Regular Chiropractic care provides the following benefits:

• Person can be more relaxed

• Future injury prevention and improved immune function

• Muscle spasm reduction

• Improved circulation and movement

• Decreased levels of lactic acid

• Increased oxygenation and better nutrient delivery to cells

• Enhanced flexibility

• Pain reduction or complete elimination

• Faster recovery time

The Overall Approach

Combination of your general health and overall wellbeing go along with chiropractic care. When we are talking about health, we are not talking about the absence of pain and symptoms. Do you remember a trip to a dentist when you have that terrible toothache? Deep down you already know that damage to your tooth is already there and the only thing you can hope that your dentist will do a good job fixing it. So, why do the same thing with your health. Why see your doctor with a variety of symptoms? It is important to stay healthy and chiropractic care will be able to help you to stay healthy and happy. Remember, nervous system controls everything in your body! Minimise dis-ease and maximize your health potential att all times.

Here is a list of tips that will help you to maximize your health potential

Drink plenty of water during the day
Eat lost of organic foods and leafy greens, it will help you to keep your enzyme level up.
Stretch and Exercise on regular bases
Maximize your Oxygen intake via aerobic exercises

Additional Benefits of Chiropractic Care

Women gain great comfort during pregnancy and easier labor
Improved Postural development in newborns and decrease of scoliosis
Stronger immune system function
Prevention of Asthma, Ear Infection, Bedwetting and many other things
Senior citizens gain a better balance and improved sleeping

Research continues as we look at the cause of health and the benefits of chiropractic care!

Chiropractic adjustment improves movement and alignment of the spine and surrounding spinal structures. Often time patients will experience relief of symptoms and improve of function soon after chiropractic care. Chiropractic care helps to restore your health from inside out and does not require recovery period. Surgery and medical procedures often require long recovery periods. It is very important that a patient has a lifestyle change in order to maximize the health and wellbeing.

Treasure your health like the most important asset you have ever owned. Eat right, sleep right and don’t be afraid to make positive changes in your life.

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Flu, Cold, Nasty Symptoms and Natural Remedy

December 20, 2010 by drburt

We have entered an official cold and flu season. In Northern California it rains none stop this time of the year and some northern parts of the country it snows none stop. The only people who have fun this time of the year are residents of Hawaii and Puerto Rico. I guess they have fun all year long because of the abundance of sunny days. Many families get seasonal flu or cold symptoms. Some have to skip days of work and some can coop with symptoms and move on. The strength of the symptoms will depend on how strong the immune system of the individual is. Many factors will contribute to the strength of the immune system; nutrition, physical shape, well functioning nervous system and level of stress environment.

Flu symptoms are viral in nature. Please do not ask your Primary Care Physician for antibiotics if you have a flu. They will only make your symptoms worse as they will kill your good bacteria resides in our intestine. These little guys are responsible for your general health. If the are destroyed with antibiotics one might develop additional symptoms. It takes about a week for our body to destroys the virus inside our body. If the immune system is week it might take much longer with more severe symptoms.

Our son brought as we call in our household a “bug” from preschool. He was the first one who got fever and vomited several times. I was next and my wife followed. During this time we did not take any antibiotics or syrups from Walgreens or other pharmacy department stores. Our daily diet included lots of hot liquids – green tea with lemon, Ginger and a table spoon of honey – yum. Daily food intake always contained fresh garlic in it. 100,000 I.U. Of vitamin A with Zinc has provided a necessary additional boost for the immune system. Our little one was the only who had severe symptoms and continues to have slight cough. As of this writing Saturday 12/18/2010 my symptoms are completely gone and the first time I began to experience themwas last Friday. My wife still has occasional sneezing problem but nothing major. As you can see the body will find the way to fight the “bug” aka viral infection. Even if you have fever that is a sign that your body fights the infection. By raising body T our immune system can easily destroy the protein membrane of the virus. Lay down in your bed and sweat it out. You will feel much better in the morning. However, if fever reaches a critical point and it does not go down call 911.

Symptoms	Cold	Flu

Fever	Rare	Characteristic, high (100-102 degrees F); lasts three to four days

Headache	Rare	Prominent

General Aches, Pains	Slight	Usual; often severe

Fatigue, Weakness	Quite mild	Can last up to two to three weeks

Extreme Exhaustion	Never	Early and prominent

Stuffy Nose	Common	Sometimes

Sneezing	Usual	Sometimes

Sore Throat	Common	Sometimes

Chest Discomfort, Cough	Mild to moderate; hacking cough	Common; can become severe

Complications	Sinus congestion or earache	Bronchitis, pneumonia; can be life-threatening

Your Health, Sponge, Vacuum, Pillow, Meat, Windows and TV

December 17, 2010 by drburt

There is a saying: “Nothing is Like a Home.” This home could also be a collector of colds and food born illnesses that people contract. Short and long term health outcome depends on the things we do around the house. Below is the list of six activities that might be making you and your children sick.

1. Your Sponge is a Jungle of Microorganisms which are Bad for Your Health

The only place in the house that never gets 100% cleaned up is the kitchen. Cleaning fish, preparing raw meet on our countertops and throwing waste in a sink will cause a breading backyard for all sorts of microorganisms. To name a few: E. Coli, salmonella and variety of viruses and bacteria.

Sponge is the most frequently used tool for cleaning kitchen’s countertop. Sponge can contain E. Coli and Fecal Bacteria and many other microbes. The second dirtiest item in your kitchen is dishrag.

The more frequently one uses the sponge the more one spreads the germs all over the countertop’s surface. One will also contaminate other appliances in the kitchen if the same sponge is applied for cleaning purposes.

How to Solve This Problem: Mixture of a bleach and water is a great solution for sterilizing a sponge. Air-drying will kill most of the germs in a sponge. Using microwave every week or even couple of times a week will keep your sponge germ free as well.

2. Vacuum Cleaning

Many vacuum cleaners do not do a good job at picking up small particles of dust. Most of these tiny dust particles escape through porous vacuum bags. They are the cause of the allergies that people get. A good alternative to a conventional vacuum cleaner would be a Rainbow vacuum cleaner. This unit has water reservoir instead of paper or plastic bag.

Small dust particles contain the highest amount of heavy metals, lead, pesticides, and other chemicals. The everyday habit of cleaning with a conventional vacuum cleaner results in a burst of particles in the air and then they settle back down over the course of hours.

3. Sleeping With Pillows and a Mattress

Human body sheds about 1.5 million skin cells per hour and perspires one quart every day. These skin cells accumulate in our mattresses and pillows and provide and breeding farm for dust mites to grow and settle. Every ten years the mass of the mattress doubles due to the accumulation of insect parts, dust mites, fibers, lint, dust, chemicals, bacteria, spores, fungal mold, dander, animal hair, bodily secretions, human hair, and dust mites feces. After five years, ten percent of the pillow’s weight is dust mites. This is what we inhaling while sleeping.

Solution: Cover your mattress, box springs, and pillows with impervious outer covers.

Allergy-proof coverings seal the mattress and pillow, preventing anything from getting in or out, which protects you. Wash your sheets weekly in hot water. Make sure the temperature range of the water is between 130 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit

4. Grilling Meat

Reduce barbecuing frequency during nice summer days. BBQ meat creates cancer-causing compunds polycyclic hydrocarbon (PAHs) and heterocyclic amines (HCAs).

Solution: Try to use tin foil when BBQ your meat. This will prevent fat to drip off, and will help to reduce the amount of fat that hits the flames and sticks on your BBQ meat. Microwaving your meat first will help to reduce the amount of fat.

5. Opening Your House Windows

The amount of seasonal allergies and poor air quality in metropolitan areas of the USA will not do you any good. More than 50% of the US population breathes unhealthy air. Also the pollution inside of our home is much worse than outside. Poor indoor air quality is the fourth largest environmental threat in our country.

Solution: Use Air-conditioning system in your house. The filters will eliminate the exposure to bacteria, molds, mildew, tobacco smoke, viruses, animals dander, house dust mites and pollen.

6. Prolonged Sitting in Front of the TV

Millions turn into couch potatoes in the USA. Watching TV is one of the leading causes of obesity in this country. Obesity and overweight is the leading cause for heart disease, arthritis, and many other health related problems.

Solution: Go for a walk or a bike ride. Hide the remote control so it won’t be tempting to turn the TV on.

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Chiropractic Miracle Story While I was in a Student Clinic

December 15, 2010 by drburt

This is a story about five year old girl who was my patient while I was an intern in student clinic at Life Chiropractic College West. The life of this little girl was completely devastated by frequent urination symptoms. She had to go to the bathroom about six to seven times an hour. Can you imagine your life like this?

Prior coming to see me she was under the constant observation of her pediatric doctor. I don’t remember at this point and time the exact treatment parameters of her doctor, but I do remember that it did not work all. Her parents were desperate and were ready to try the unknown field of Chiropractic. Both parents were very concerned about the impact of this problem on development of their child.

I did a thorough chiropractic examination. I used Gonstead nervoscope to determine which vertebral level had the most inflammation. Nervoscope is very sensitive to heat. When you move it along the spine subluxated areas of the spine will be inflamed and will exert heat. An arrow on the nervoscope will move if such inflamed area is detected. My nervoscope had very strong reading at L4 vertebral level (read this post Relationship of the Nervous System and Spine to Organs). When I pressed the spinous process of L4 vertebrae with my thumb it was very sore and the girl jumped because of the pain level. Left rotation and left lateral bending were also restricted. Back then I did not have any physical therapy modalities and certainly did not have my own massage therapist. All I had was the power of chiropractic in my hands and my adjusting skills to help this little girl.

After first two visits the frequency of urination has gone down from six to seven times an hour to about two or three times an hour. After her sixth visit her symptoms disappeared completely and she stopped frequent urination completely. This happened about ten years ago and I am pretty sure if the problem would return she would be back in my office. But the only person I saw sometime in 2009 was her father for minor sprain in his right shoulder. I asked him how is his little girl is doing. He replied: “Little girl is not so little anymore, she turned into a princess.” Her father confirmed that the problem has never returned and she was fine ever since I saw her last time.

This is a video of Dr. Gonstead talking about the nervoscope