Welcoming in 2010

As we all ring in the New Year questions should come to mind.  What goals to I have for: my health? my family's health? my well being? what new things will I do? how much money do I want to make? .... 

what things are important for life?

As a Chiropractor, I take care of infants (minutes old) to senior citizens  (close to 100yo).  I am fortunate to see people that are healthy in all these age ranges and I also see people who are in their 20's-30's-and 40's who have the health of an ill 70yo.  Health doesn't deteriorate overnight... when your body is no longer to adapt to it's internal and external environments it breaks down (moving towards dis-ease and later disease). 

The interesting part of this that symptoms pop up near the end of the process.  For example when someone is diagnosed with cancer and is given 6 months or a year to live, do you think the cancer showed up then?  NO WAY... it was probably there for years and years growing and getting stronger.  We all have cancer in our body at all times... they are the abnormal cells. 

When our body can no longer adapt (because our body's nervous system is so stressed that it can't tell your immune system to kill those abnormal cells), the cancer cells start to multiply until the point that it takes over different organ systems not allowing us adapt to our environment...

I share this with you because I feel that our health care system is backwards.  We are trained to wait until bad things happen and symptoms show up to do something... then what do we do?  we opt for drugs (over the counter or prescription) or surgery to hide symptoms and not work on the cause.

Would you rather hide symptoms throughout life? or Focus on making your body stronger so you can live for longer healthier?

Chiropractic focuses on making your body stronger for longer!!! I bet you didn't know that.  It is based on finding interferences in your nervous system which are limiting your body's health potential... and yes it works with pain too, but that's about 10% of what we do. 

So when you are making your goals for this year.... whether you are 18 or 80 years old, if you have never experienced the true power of Chiropractic, schedule an appointment TODAY!!!  Life is better when it is free from interference.

Thanks for reading and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Life University.... Chiropractic's Largest College

Chiropractic In the News

Life University has been putting out great chiropractic for many years.  Their Sports teams have been dormant for a while, and in the past few years, they have been on the rise.  Check out Life U's Rugby team in the NY Times.... Click Here 

Chiropractic has been around since 1895 and has worked since then.  Major media has been picking up Chiropractic a lot in the past years seeing us more than just "pain doctors".  The reality is, is that we are performance/wellness doctors.  We study the human body the same way medical doctors do.  What we do that is so different is that we are taught to find the major "cause" of why the body functioning less than normal.  Once we find that problem, we use hands to gently adjust the person to help increase the amount of life that is flowing through it.  With the body working better, the person can heal/grow/ and resist what was bothering it in the first place.

We'll talk soon about what causes in another post....!!!!!

Study Shows Chiropractic Care Benefits Constipated Infants

Chronic constipation second most frequent pediatric complaint

 

A very small study group—three infants, all under two years of age—was put into chiropractic care for periods of three weeks to three months in a controlled research project.  Following the study, which was funded by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association of Media, PA, all three children showed marked improvement in their condition.

“Chronic constipation afflicts the very young and the aged among our population with more frequency than the rest of us,” said NYC-based Dr. Josh Handt, D.C.  “This problem accounts for 25% of all visits to pediatric gastroenterologists, but few formal studies have been conducted.”

Researchers chose three infants who were experiencing infrequent bowel movements of from once a week to once every 3 or 4 days.  Parents of these infants had tried dietary changes and the use of cod liver oil and mineral oil, all under the direction of medical doctors.  Nothing worked.

“The infants received full spinal chiropractic care,” said Dr. Handt, “for periods ranging from three weeks to three months.  All three experienced almost immediate improvement, and by the end of the study, all three had bowel movements at least once every 1-2 days.”

“This study represents a very preliminary level of findings, and much more research is needed,” Dr. Handt added.  “But the results should offer some encouragement for parents of children with this problem.”

Anyone wishing more information may contact Dr. Handt, whose office is located at 91 Central Park West, New York, NY USA (telephone 212-580-3350).

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Reference:

“The successful chiropractic care of pediatric patients with chronic constipation:  A case studay and selective review of the literature,” Clinical Chiropractic (2008) 11, 138-147.