Regarding the threat of a global Flu pandemic The World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) has recommended that people of all ages add chiropractic to their strategy for warding off and fighting flu and its effects.
Spinal adjustments can have a positive effect on immune function, the WCA asserts, citing a growing number of researchers who are exploring the common denominators in disease processes, and the role of the nervous, immune, and hormonal systems in development of immune related illnesses.
Chiropractors helping patients battle the flu is not a new occurrence:
During the 1917-18 influenza epidemic, which brought death and fear to many Americans, it has been estimated that 20 million people died throughout the world, including about 500,000 Americans. It was chiropractic’s success in caring for flu victims that led to the profession’s licensure in many states.
Researchers reported that in Davenport, Iowa, out of the 93,590 patients treated by medical doctors, there were 6,116 deaths -- a loss of one patient out of every 15. Chiropractors at the Palmer School of Chiropractic adjusted 1,635 cases, with only one death. Outside Davenport, chiropractors in Iowa cared for 4,735 cases with only six deaths -- one out of 866. During the same epidemic, in Oklahoma, out of 3,490 flu patients under chiropractic care, there were only seven deaths. Furthermore, chiropractors were called in 233 cases given up as lost after medical treatment, and reportedly saved all but 25. In another report covering 4,193 cases by 213 chiropractors 4,104 showed complete recovery.
“These results are not so surprising given what we now know about the interaction between the nervous system and the immune system” stated Dr. Matthew McCoy, WCA Board member and Editor of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. “Through research we know that chiropractic has beneficial effects on immunoglobulins, B-lymphocytes (white blood cells), pulmonary function and other immune system processes.”
Chiropractic corrects spinal abnormalities called vertebral subluxations that result in interference of the nervous system by placing pressure on nerves. Since the nervous system controls all functions of the body -- including the immune system -- chiropractic care can have a positive effect on immune function, WCA officials note.
“Contemporary research is beginning to shed light on the neurobiological mechanisms which may explain the outstanding clinical results chiropractors have experienced when managing patients with viral and infectious diseases,” stated Dr. Christopher Kent, WCA Vice President.
Dr. Kent explained: “A comprehensive review of the research literature reveals the current understanding that the brain and immune system are the two major adaptive systems in the body. During an immune response, the brain and the immune system 'talk to each other' and this process is essential for maintaining homeostasis or balance in the body."
Since its inception, chiropractic has asserted that viruses and microbes don't threaten us all equally and that a healthy immune system easily repels most invaders. The immune system protects us from the flu, as well as any other infectious disease, and strives to get us well again when we do fall ill. Our immune system, like every other system in the body, is coordinated and controlled by the nervous system.
Monday, 27 April 2009
Sunday, 19 April 2009
atlas
Parsons Technique for Atlas - the first bone in the neck
THE SELF HEALING PROCESS
When the atlas is in its correct position, the brain can function better:
This promotes a feeling of harmony, promoting self healing and regeneration throughout the body. The entire human organism begins to function to its full potential
The atlas is the top bone of the spine. It is the vertebrae that the head sits on.
The atlas should be sitting level, or square, on the rest of the cervical spine (neck), and the head should be square on the atlas.
“Is your head on straight?”
Atlas Subluxated: If the atlas is misaligned (subluxated) it causes the head to tilt. The body instinctively tries to straighten the head up while keeping the head over the feet (centre of gravity). This causes stress throughout the rest of the spine, the shoulders, the pelvis, the hips, the knees, and the ankles.
Subluxations (misalignments) are often deceiving. Even though symptomatic pain may appear in the lower back, legs, shoulders, arms or other parts of the body, their cause is very often located in the cervical spine (neck).
How does this unique method differ from most chiropractic treatment? One of the most obvious differences is the gentle way in which the practitioner works. No strenuous manipulation is needed. The neck muscles are worked on, freeing existing tensions and allowing the atlas to naturally come back into its position. The patient will feel a gentle vibration during treatment. This method works on freeing the soft tissue and musculature around the atlas and then 'gliding' it back into place.
There is no popping, twisting or cracking of the neck.
THE ATLAS BONE: THE KEY TO BODY AND MIND BALANCE
Most people suffer from a misaligned Atlas without realising it (caused by the birth trauma or accidents). Their postural imbalance and aches and pains may have a quick and simple solution through correction of their Atlas.
Dr Suzanne Groah, MD, MSPH, spinal injury expert states that: "Spinal injury directly or indirectly affects virtually every organ system of the body and eventually may lead to accelerated aging”.
The Importance of the Upper neck:
The brain communicates with the body via the central nervous system which passes through the spinal canal. Your brain sends and receives instructions to and from organs via chemical and electrical messages which go through the top of your neck, along the spinal cord and via the trillions of nerves which connect with various organs.
The brain stem is the part of the central nervous system that links the brain to the spinal cord. There is some evidence that the bottom portion of the brain stem can descend into the area of the atlas bone. The brain stem is responsible for non voluntary functions such as heart beat, blood pressure, digestion and breathing. It also regulates when you sleep and wake.
C1 - first cervical
The Atlas vertebrae (C1) is located at the base of the skull, at the opening of the spinal canal (foramen magnum).
When the atlas is misaligned on the occiput this reduces the diameter of the foramen magnum thus disturbing the interactive communication between the brain and the various organs.
Literally millions of people are walking around without their heads on straight and they have the pain to prove it.
One of the major consequences of body imbalance caused by Atlas misalignment is that joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons are overloaded on one side, and this often leads to spinal disc degeneration, bulging and herniation as well as asymmetries of the entire skeleton, such as one shoulder higher than the other, one leg longer than the other, pain in the scapula, scoliosis, and tilted pelvis. Also it may give rise to cervical problems such as intensive headaches, dizziness, stiff neck, or asymmetrical or limited rotation
SO GET IT ADJUSTED!!!!!
THE SELF HEALING PROCESS
When the atlas is in its correct position, the brain can function better:
This promotes a feeling of harmony, promoting self healing and regeneration throughout the body. The entire human organism begins to function to its full potential
The atlas is the top bone of the spine. It is the vertebrae that the head sits on.
The atlas should be sitting level, or square, on the rest of the cervical spine (neck), and the head should be square on the atlas.
“Is your head on straight?”
Atlas Subluxated: If the atlas is misaligned (subluxated) it causes the head to tilt. The body instinctively tries to straighten the head up while keeping the head over the feet (centre of gravity). This causes stress throughout the rest of the spine, the shoulders, the pelvis, the hips, the knees, and the ankles.
Subluxations (misalignments) are often deceiving. Even though symptomatic pain may appear in the lower back, legs, shoulders, arms or other parts of the body, their cause is very often located in the cervical spine (neck).
How does this unique method differ from most chiropractic treatment? One of the most obvious differences is the gentle way in which the practitioner works. No strenuous manipulation is needed. The neck muscles are worked on, freeing existing tensions and allowing the atlas to naturally come back into its position. The patient will feel a gentle vibration during treatment. This method works on freeing the soft tissue and musculature around the atlas and then 'gliding' it back into place.
There is no popping, twisting or cracking of the neck.
THE ATLAS BONE: THE KEY TO BODY AND MIND BALANCE
Most people suffer from a misaligned Atlas without realising it (caused by the birth trauma or accidents). Their postural imbalance and aches and pains may have a quick and simple solution through correction of their Atlas.
Dr Suzanne Groah, MD, MSPH, spinal injury expert states that: "Spinal injury directly or indirectly affects virtually every organ system of the body and eventually may lead to accelerated aging”.
The Importance of the Upper neck:
The brain communicates with the body via the central nervous system which passes through the spinal canal. Your brain sends and receives instructions to and from organs via chemical and electrical messages which go through the top of your neck, along the spinal cord and via the trillions of nerves which connect with various organs.
The brain stem is the part of the central nervous system that links the brain to the spinal cord. There is some evidence that the bottom portion of the brain stem can descend into the area of the atlas bone. The brain stem is responsible for non voluntary functions such as heart beat, blood pressure, digestion and breathing. It also regulates when you sleep and wake.
C1 - first cervical
The Atlas vertebrae (C1) is located at the base of the skull, at the opening of the spinal canal (foramen magnum).
When the atlas is misaligned on the occiput this reduces the diameter of the foramen magnum thus disturbing the interactive communication between the brain and the various organs.
Literally millions of people are walking around without their heads on straight and they have the pain to prove it.
One of the major consequences of body imbalance caused by Atlas misalignment is that joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons are overloaded on one side, and this often leads to spinal disc degeneration, bulging and herniation as well as asymmetries of the entire skeleton, such as one shoulder higher than the other, one leg longer than the other, pain in the scapula, scoliosis, and tilted pelvis. Also it may give rise to cervical problems such as intensive headaches, dizziness, stiff neck, or asymmetrical or limited rotation
SO GET IT ADJUSTED!!!!!
Monday, 6 April 2009
Green Foods for the Prevention of Diseases
" There is absolutely no substitute for greens in the diet! If you refuse to eat these 'sunlight energy' foods you are depriving yourself, to a large degree, of the very essence of life."
H. E. Kirschner, M.D.
H. E. Kirschner, M.D.
Thursday, 2 April 2009
back pain
Lose The Back Pain
After viewing The Healthy Back Institute's Lose The Back Pain
System, all I can say is that it's excellent for
back pain and sciatica. This team of doctors,
physical therapists, chiropractors, massage therapists and personal
trainers put together a complete package.
The system teaches you how to self-asses your specific conditions
and how to correct it. The corrective exercises and stretches are
performed by the individuals as demonstrated in the 2 DVD's and
Manual. One of the neatest aspects of this self assesment is that
it takes away the guessing. The very first step involves having
someone take pictures of your posture in several different
specified positions and angles. This is used in determining which
stretches and exercises should be performed to CORRECT the problem.
That is the whole intention of this system; TO CORRECT. Most back
pain is caused by muscle imbalances which lead to compensation
therefore pain. The exercises and stretches that you will perform,
are intended to correct those imbalances to get rid of your pain.
There are also two CD's which outline how to get the best results
out of the system, strategies to reduce and manage your pain, and
condition specific recommendations.
What most doctors recommend when you tell them you have back pain
is to take addictive muscle relaxers and pain killers. And in
some cases surgery, which from most of the post-surgery patients
i've seen, most haven't had relief. Often times they just traded
one problem for another.
Therefore, it is my recommendation that anyone with back pain or
Sciatica try the Lose The Back Pain system by The Healthy Back
Institute. It is a natural way of correcting your condition and
becoming pain free.
To learn more about this revolutionary treatment system, please
visit
Dr John
Parsons chiropractic
After viewing The Healthy Back Institute's Lose The Back Pain
System, all I can say is that it's excellent for
back pain and sciatica. This team of doctors,
physical therapists, chiropractors, massage therapists and personal
trainers put together a complete package.
The system teaches you how to self-asses your specific conditions
and how to correct it. The corrective exercises and stretches are
performed by the individuals as demonstrated in the 2 DVD's and
Manual. One of the neatest aspects of this self assesment is that
it takes away the guessing. The very first step involves having
someone take pictures of your posture in several different
specified positions and angles. This is used in determining which
stretches and exercises should be performed to CORRECT the problem.
That is the whole intention of this system; TO CORRECT. Most back
pain is caused by muscle imbalances which lead to compensation
therefore pain. The exercises and stretches that you will perform,
are intended to correct those imbalances to get rid of your pain.
There are also two CD's which outline how to get the best results
out of the system, strategies to reduce and manage your pain, and
condition specific recommendations.
What most doctors recommend when you tell them you have back pain
is to take addictive muscle relaxers and pain killers. And in
some cases surgery, which from most of the post-surgery patients
i've seen, most haven't had relief. Often times they just traded
one problem for another.
Therefore, it is my recommendation that anyone with back pain or
Sciatica try the Lose The Back Pain system by The Healthy Back
Institute. It is a natural way of correcting your condition and
becoming pain free.
To learn more about this revolutionary treatment system, please
visit
Dr John
Parsons chiropractic
Thursday, 26 March 2009
cancer and alcohol research
It seems that both red and white wine are “equal acidic offenders” when it comes to increasing the risk of breast cancer, according to a study published today.
“We were interested in teasing out red wine’s effects on breast cancer risk. There is reason to suspect that red wine might have beneficial effects based on previous studies of heart disease and prostate cancer,” Dr. Polly Newcomb, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, noted in a hospital statement.
“The general evidence is that alcohol consumption overall increases breast cancer risk, but the other studies made us wonder whether red wine might in fact have some positive value,” she explained.
However, in their analysis, Newcomb’s team found no difference between red or white wine in relation to breast cancer risk. “Neither appears to have any benefits,” she said.
Among a large group of women with and without breast cancer, Newcomb and colleagues found that women who drank 14 or more acidic alcoholic drinks per week — regardless of whether they drank red or white wine, liquor or beer — faced a 24 percent increase in breast cancer compared with non-drinkers.
“If a woman drinks,” Newcomb told Reuters Health, “she should do so in moderation — no more than one drink per day. And if a woman chooses red wine, she should do so because she favors the taste, not because it may reduce her risk of breast cancer.”
“We were interested in teasing out red wine’s effects on breast cancer risk. There is reason to suspect that red wine might have beneficial effects based on previous studies of heart disease and prostate cancer,” Dr. Polly Newcomb, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, noted in a hospital statement.
“The general evidence is that alcohol consumption overall increases breast cancer risk, but the other studies made us wonder whether red wine might in fact have some positive value,” she explained.
However, in their analysis, Newcomb’s team found no difference between red or white wine in relation to breast cancer risk. “Neither appears to have any benefits,” she said.
Among a large group of women with and without breast cancer, Newcomb and colleagues found that women who drank 14 or more acidic alcoholic drinks per week — regardless of whether they drank red or white wine, liquor or beer — faced a 24 percent increase in breast cancer compared with non-drinkers.
“If a woman drinks,” Newcomb told Reuters Health, “she should do so in moderation — no more than one drink per day. And if a woman chooses red wine, she should do so because she favors the taste, not because it may reduce her risk of breast cancer.”
experience on statins
"I was a competitive runner with a number of sub 3 hour marathons under my belt before I was prescribed statins for elevated cholesterol 2 years ago. The first go round was 40mg zocor but muscle soreness and loss of strength started within 2 months. Switched to NIASPAN but couldn't tolerate it. The last 7 months have been on 10mg of Lipitor and now have intense pain in my legs, soreness in my wrist and thumb and swollen feet. I can still run but much less than before and much slower. I regularly go to the gym but have seen a steady decrease in the amount of weight I am able to lift. I have a blood test in a couple of days and will be looking for myalgia again. I have discontinued the statin and don't plan to start again. I was healthier before the DR decided to "help" me with my cholesterol problem."
-- By runinva
-- By runinva
Monday, 23 March 2009
back pain and acupressure research
Back pain affects approximately 17.3 million people in the UK - over one third of the adult population.
For around 3 million people their pain lasts throughout the year.
Acupressure is more effective in reducing lower back pain than standard physical therapies, a study suggests.
Researchers in Taiwan found the effects of the therapy which involves applying pressure on points stimulated by acupuncture lasted for six months.
They gave 129 patients six doses of either acupressure or physical therapy over a month and compared the results.
The study in the BMJ Online also found those who had acupressure had improved body function and were less disabled.
The acupressure group received sessions using a uniform technique.
The research team from the Institute of Preventive Medicine at the National Taiwan University in Taipei questioned all patients on their symptoms before the treatment and afterwards, and then again six months later.
They asked them how much pain they were in, whether it interfered with work and how many days off they had had.
They also asked how much their sleep was disturbed and how satisfied they were.
Combination of therapies
The team found acupressure resulted in an 89% reduction in disability compared to physical therapy.
They also found those in the acupressure group reported greater benefits in terms of leg pain, interference with work and days off from work or school.
For around 3 million people their pain lasts throughout the year.
Acupressure is more effective in reducing lower back pain than standard physical therapies, a study suggests.
Researchers in Taiwan found the effects of the therapy which involves applying pressure on points stimulated by acupuncture lasted for six months.
They gave 129 patients six doses of either acupressure or physical therapy over a month and compared the results.
The study in the BMJ Online also found those who had acupressure had improved body function and were less disabled.
The acupressure group received sessions using a uniform technique.
The research team from the Institute of Preventive Medicine at the National Taiwan University in Taipei questioned all patients on their symptoms before the treatment and afterwards, and then again six months later.
They asked them how much pain they were in, whether it interfered with work and how many days off they had had.
They also asked how much their sleep was disturbed and how satisfied they were.
Combination of therapies
The team found acupressure resulted in an 89% reduction in disability compared to physical therapy.
They also found those in the acupressure group reported greater benefits in terms of leg pain, interference with work and days off from work or school.
Monday, 16 March 2009
"Herniated discs just go away"
from Dean Moyer:
"Study Shows Herniated Discs Do Heal
In a previous article we saw a number of clinical studies that indicated that herniated discs were not the major cause of pain we once thought they were. [1] And, while that’s great news, it still doesn’t dismiss the fact that we need to do something about them. After all, just because they may not be painful, that doesn’t mean they aren’t a degenerative condition.
Fortunately, there have been a number of major breakthroughs along those lines starting a few years back when two doctors set out to test a theory. A theory that is very near and dear to us here at Rebuild Your Back as you’ll see in a moment.
They decided to test their theory on 24 consecutive patients with cervical disc herniations. All the patients were diagnosed via MRI to have disc herniations greater than 4mm. All complained of arm pain and “the majority had neurological deficits,” which means there was serious nerve impingement and they were experiencing things like numbness and tingling in their arms, hands and shoulders.
What Was different About This Study
What makes this study particularly interesting for us is that the doctors decided to treat their patients with exercise instead of surgery. Which is pretty surprising when you consider that, based on their symptoms, these patients were prime surgical candidates.
I don’t think I can overstress that point. These were not just people with ordinary neck pain and minor disc bulges. This study was conducted on people who fell into the one to two percent range for whom surgery would typically be recommended. Which makes the results that much more exciting when we learn that “22 of the 24 had good or excellent outcomes” and “19 of 22 returned to work at the same job.” [2]
Only 2 of the participants actually had to have surgery, which seems to indicate that perhaps even from within the small percentage of people for whom surgery “might be beneficial” only a tiny fraction of those surgical procedures are actually necessary. [2]
"Study Shows Herniated Discs Do Heal
In a previous article we saw a number of clinical studies that indicated that herniated discs were not the major cause of pain we once thought they were. [1] And, while that’s great news, it still doesn’t dismiss the fact that we need to do something about them. After all, just because they may not be painful, that doesn’t mean they aren’t a degenerative condition.
Fortunately, there have been a number of major breakthroughs along those lines starting a few years back when two doctors set out to test a theory. A theory that is very near and dear to us here at Rebuild Your Back as you’ll see in a moment.
They decided to test their theory on 24 consecutive patients with cervical disc herniations. All the patients were diagnosed via MRI to have disc herniations greater than 4mm. All complained of arm pain and “the majority had neurological deficits,” which means there was serious nerve impingement and they were experiencing things like numbness and tingling in their arms, hands and shoulders.
What Was different About This Study
What makes this study particularly interesting for us is that the doctors decided to treat their patients with exercise instead of surgery. Which is pretty surprising when you consider that, based on their symptoms, these patients were prime surgical candidates.
I don’t think I can overstress that point. These were not just people with ordinary neck pain and minor disc bulges. This study was conducted on people who fell into the one to two percent range for whom surgery would typically be recommended. Which makes the results that much more exciting when we learn that “22 of the 24 had good or excellent outcomes” and “19 of 22 returned to work at the same job.” [2]
Only 2 of the participants actually had to have surgery, which seems to indicate that perhaps even from within the small percentage of people for whom surgery “might be beneficial” only a tiny fraction of those surgical procedures are actually necessary. [2]
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Whiplash
Whiplash Injury
Miss X, a thirty six year old cleaning supervisor arrived at her local Chiropractic Clinic on 12 August 2003 complaining of neck and top of shoulder pains as well as headaches to the back, sides and front of the skull. She described the pain as tense and seized-up in the neck and shoulders with constant dull headache which sometimes woke her up in the early hours of the morning. The symptoms began August 2003 after a road traffic accident when she was hit from behind. Further questioning into the patient's history revealed no other pertinent problems.
An examination of the neck and upper back was performed checking reflexes, muscle strength and movements. This revealed tight muscles and joints especially at the base of the skull and top of shoulders in line with the spine. This is typical of a whiplash-type injury with the head forced forward and backward which stretches and compresses joint and muscle in the neck. Symptoms do not always occur immediately after the road traffic accident; they sometimes take many months to show themselves with the type of pains this patient suffered.
The patient has been treated using chiropractic manipulation and muscle techniques, advice on how to use ice packs to decrease pain as well as specific exercises when the patient showed enough improvement to do them.
She felt "much better" by the second treatment and has gradually improved with a total of nine treatments.
Miss X, a thirty six year old cleaning supervisor arrived at her local Chiropractic Clinic on 12 August 2003 complaining of neck and top of shoulder pains as well as headaches to the back, sides and front of the skull. She described the pain as tense and seized-up in the neck and shoulders with constant dull headache which sometimes woke her up in the early hours of the morning. The symptoms began August 2003 after a road traffic accident when she was hit from behind. Further questioning into the patient's history revealed no other pertinent problems.
An examination of the neck and upper back was performed checking reflexes, muscle strength and movements. This revealed tight muscles and joints especially at the base of the skull and top of shoulders in line with the spine. This is typical of a whiplash-type injury with the head forced forward and backward which stretches and compresses joint and muscle in the neck. Symptoms do not always occur immediately after the road traffic accident; they sometimes take many months to show themselves with the type of pains this patient suffered.
The patient has been treated using chiropractic manipulation and muscle techniques, advice on how to use ice packs to decrease pain as well as specific exercises when the patient showed enough improvement to do them.
She felt "much better" by the second treatment and has gradually improved with a total of nine treatments.
TM and ADHD
The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective and safe non-pharmaceutical aid for treating ADHD, according to a promising new study published this month in the peer-reviewed online journal Current Issues in Education.
The pilot study followed a group of middle school students with ADHD who were meditating twice a day in school. After three months, researchers found over 50 percent reduction in stress and anxiety and improvements in ADHD symptoms.
Effect exceeds expectations
"The effect was much greater than we expected," said Sarina J. Grosswald, Ed.D., a George Washington University-trained cognitive learning specialist and lead researcher on the study. "The children also showed improvements in attention, working memory, organization, and behavior regulation."
Grosswald said that after the in-school meditation routine began, "teachers reported they were able to teach more, and students were able to learn more because they were less stressed and anxious."
The pilot study followed a group of middle school students with ADHD who were meditating twice a day in school. After three months, researchers found over 50 percent reduction in stress and anxiety and improvements in ADHD symptoms.
Effect exceeds expectations
"The effect was much greater than we expected," said Sarina J. Grosswald, Ed.D., a George Washington University-trained cognitive learning specialist and lead researcher on the study. "The children also showed improvements in attention, working memory, organization, and behavior regulation."
Grosswald said that after the in-school meditation routine began, "teachers reported they were able to teach more, and students were able to learn more because they were less stressed and anxious."
useful advice on migraine
MIGRAINE PREVENTION
Requires Acid-Alkaline Balance
(It Is Not As Difficult As It Sounds)
MIGRAINE IS ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF YOUR BODY BEING TOO ACID. However, you can change your pH (a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of your body) through what you eat and how you respond to situations. This will take you a long way toward migraine prevention.
What Does Being Acid Mean?
(It Is NOT About Stomach Acid)
Your body contains about ten gallons of fluid, so all your cells are swimming in a 'sea' that can be alkaline, neutral, or acid. However, the systems in your body (enzyme, immune, and repair mechanisms) work best when their environment is very slightly alkaline. (Note: on the pH scale of 0 to 14, 7 is neutral; below 7 is acid; above 7 is alkaline.) Migraine prevention is a by-product of your body operating at an optimal pH.
Where Does The Acid Come From?
(What Does It Take To Get Rid Of It?)
Acid comes from cell metabolism and from food metabolism. Cell metabolism (cells convert into energy the small food units produced by your digestion system) produces a weak acid, which can be eliminated by breathing.
Food metabolism results in a residue (often called an 'ash') which can be alkaline or acid, depending on the minerals in the residue. (When the residue is predominantly calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, the food is considered alkaline-forming. Acid-forming foods leave residues that are predominantly sulfur, phosphorous, and chlorine.) The acid from food metabolism is strong and needs to be buffered (combined with something alkaline) before it is eliminated. Clearly, migraine prevention would include increasing the amount of alkaline-forming foods in your diet.
The Body Needs To Be Alkaline On Balance
(Guess How Long People Go Without Eating Anything Alkaline-Forming?)
While leaning too much to either the alkaline or acid side isn't good, the problem with most people in our culture today is being overly acid. Most of the food eaten every day is acid-forming -- pizza, burgers, french fries, soft drinks, fried chicken, donuts, potato chips, pretzels, candy, etc. In fact, studies show that many people may not eat anything alkaline-producing for up to 14 days at a stretch. Migraine prevention seems to be the last consideration when choosing what to eat.
Where Do The Buffering Alkaline Minerals Come From?
(Wherever Your Body Can Find Them)
If you are healthy, you have an alkaline reserve in your tissues. If you don't have these reserves, your body will take alkaline minerals from your bones or muscles. Your body literally eats itself up from the inside. At this point, migraine prevention is not the main concern of your body -- survival is!
(In fact, osteoporosis is more a problem of overacidity than a lack of calcium. When your body is too acidic and can't buffer the acid any other way, it leaches alkaline minerals -- like calcium -- from your bones.)
How Bad Can It Get?
(Fat And Acid -- A Double Whammy)
If your body can't excrete all the acid it needs to get rid of, it will store the acid in your tissues. Acid will get stored everywhere from the heart to the brain. (Sometimes your body will produce fat in which to store the acid. This is why, as you become acid-alkaline balanced, you often lose weight.)
High acid levels in tissues lead to irritation and inflammation, which your body translates into pain. Like a migraine. Low acid levels in your tissues equate to migraine prevention.
How Do You Know If You Are Overly Acid?
(There Are Easy Ways To Measure It)
Use pH paper -- available inexpensively from many online supplement stores -- to test your saliva (or urine.) Checking it regularly will help you with migraine prevention. Why? You will know when you need to add more alkaline-forming foods to your diet. Steady alkaline saliva pH readings indicate overall well-being and good health.
How Do You Become More Alkaline?
(Fruits And Vegetables Give You A Boost)
Eat more alkaline-forming foods. You can check online for detailed charts of these foods, but in general: fruits and vegetables are alkaline forming; grains, grain products, and all meats and fishes are acid-forming. You can test your saliva with pH paper to measure your progress, but you will also know you are improving because you feel better.
Note: Acid-forming foods are not necessarily 'bad.' Many contain nutrients that you must have for migraine prevention. The point is to strike the right balance -- usually about 70% to 80% alkaline-forming foods and 30% to 20% acid-forming foods -- so that your body stays very slightly alkaline.
Your Emotions Are a Big Contributor to Your Body's pH
(As Much Or More Than Food)
Migraine prevention is not just a food issue. Emotions can be toxic to your body; these include anger, fear, and jealousy. Stress is the greatest acidifying factor. You can eat the best alkaline diet and wipe out its good effects with a very stressful episode.
Sometimes the best thing you can do to help yourself is finding ways to keep your emotions on a fairly even keel. Not only will you feel good, but you will help to provide your body with an alkaline 'cushion' for the stresses and variations in diet encountered in daily life.
Being Balanced Feels Great
Acid-Alkaline balance helps you to feel more comfortable, physically and emotionally.
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Requires Acid-Alkaline Balance
(It Is Not As Difficult As It Sounds)
MIGRAINE IS ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF YOUR BODY BEING TOO ACID. However, you can change your pH (a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of your body) through what you eat and how you respond to situations. This will take you a long way toward migraine prevention.
What Does Being Acid Mean?
(It Is NOT About Stomach Acid)
Your body contains about ten gallons of fluid, so all your cells are swimming in a 'sea' that can be alkaline, neutral, or acid. However, the systems in your body (enzyme, immune, and repair mechanisms) work best when their environment is very slightly alkaline. (Note: on the pH scale of 0 to 14, 7 is neutral; below 7 is acid; above 7 is alkaline.) Migraine prevention is a by-product of your body operating at an optimal pH.
Where Does The Acid Come From?
(What Does It Take To Get Rid Of It?)
Acid comes from cell metabolism and from food metabolism. Cell metabolism (cells convert into energy the small food units produced by your digestion system) produces a weak acid, which can be eliminated by breathing.
Food metabolism results in a residue (often called an 'ash') which can be alkaline or acid, depending on the minerals in the residue. (When the residue is predominantly calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, the food is considered alkaline-forming. Acid-forming foods leave residues that are predominantly sulfur, phosphorous, and chlorine.) The acid from food metabolism is strong and needs to be buffered (combined with something alkaline) before it is eliminated. Clearly, migraine prevention would include increasing the amount of alkaline-forming foods in your diet.
The Body Needs To Be Alkaline On Balance
(Guess How Long People Go Without Eating Anything Alkaline-Forming?)
While leaning too much to either the alkaline or acid side isn't good, the problem with most people in our culture today is being overly acid. Most of the food eaten every day is acid-forming -- pizza, burgers, french fries, soft drinks, fried chicken, donuts, potato chips, pretzels, candy, etc. In fact, studies show that many people may not eat anything alkaline-producing for up to 14 days at a stretch. Migraine prevention seems to be the last consideration when choosing what to eat.
Where Do The Buffering Alkaline Minerals Come From?
(Wherever Your Body Can Find Them)
If you are healthy, you have an alkaline reserve in your tissues. If you don't have these reserves, your body will take alkaline minerals from your bones or muscles. Your body literally eats itself up from the inside. At this point, migraine prevention is not the main concern of your body -- survival is!
(In fact, osteoporosis is more a problem of overacidity than a lack of calcium. When your body is too acidic and can't buffer the acid any other way, it leaches alkaline minerals -- like calcium -- from your bones.)
How Bad Can It Get?
(Fat And Acid -- A Double Whammy)
If your body can't excrete all the acid it needs to get rid of, it will store the acid in your tissues. Acid will get stored everywhere from the heart to the brain. (Sometimes your body will produce fat in which to store the acid. This is why, as you become acid-alkaline balanced, you often lose weight.)
High acid levels in tissues lead to irritation and inflammation, which your body translates into pain. Like a migraine. Low acid levels in your tissues equate to migraine prevention.
How Do You Know If You Are Overly Acid?
(There Are Easy Ways To Measure It)
Use pH paper -- available inexpensively from many online supplement stores -- to test your saliva (or urine.) Checking it regularly will help you with migraine prevention. Why? You will know when you need to add more alkaline-forming foods to your diet. Steady alkaline saliva pH readings indicate overall well-being and good health.
How Do You Become More Alkaline?
(Fruits And Vegetables Give You A Boost)
Eat more alkaline-forming foods. You can check online for detailed charts of these foods, but in general: fruits and vegetables are alkaline forming; grains, grain products, and all meats and fishes are acid-forming. You can test your saliva with pH paper to measure your progress, but you will also know you are improving because you feel better.
Note: Acid-forming foods are not necessarily 'bad.' Many contain nutrients that you must have for migraine prevention. The point is to strike the right balance -- usually about 70% to 80% alkaline-forming foods and 30% to 20% acid-forming foods -- so that your body stays very slightly alkaline.
Your Emotions Are a Big Contributor to Your Body's pH
(As Much Or More Than Food)
Migraine prevention is not just a food issue. Emotions can be toxic to your body; these include anger, fear, and jealousy. Stress is the greatest acidifying factor. You can eat the best alkaline diet and wipe out its good effects with a very stressful episode.
Sometimes the best thing you can do to help yourself is finding ways to keep your emotions on a fairly even keel. Not only will you feel good, but you will help to provide your body with an alkaline 'cushion' for the stresses and variations in diet encountered in daily life.
Being Balanced Feels Great
Acid-Alkaline balance helps you to feel more comfortable, physically and emotionally.
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Writer Sandra S. Feder had migraines for years. She found 5 areas of imbalance that were connected to her headaches. Stop Migraine Symptoms Naturally is the book she wrote, describing step by step how she stopped her headaches. Read about this book, or sign up for her FREE e-course: 6 Nuggets Of Migraine Help at the website: http://www.avoidamigraine.com
Friday, 6 March 2009
whats the question?
No, it wasn't finding that just recognizing this irradiating intelligence flooding out from the vast expanse was like a baby in the arms of its mother looking up into her eyes.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
funny bone
Why do they call it your funny bone if it hurts so badly?
The funny bone refers to the site where the ulnar nerve crosses the elbow. The name apparently came from a pun in the 1800's. It’s a play on the word “humorous” and the upper arm bone, the humerus. Try to contain your laughter!
The pain occurs when you bang the ulnar nerve against the bony prominence of the humerus, the medial condyle. There are some severe problems that can come from injuring this vulnerable nerve, including cubital tunnel syndrome, a condition also known as ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow. This is the second most common condition where a peripheral nerve gets compressed. The most common is carpal tunnel syndrome.
It typically causes numbness in the ring and littlefingers of the hand, elbow pain, and hand weakness. The symptoms are worsened by any activity that involves repeated flexing of the elbow.
Three times more common in men than women, it sometimes requires a surgical decompression to take pressure off the nerve. However, these conditions respond extremely well to Chiropractic, so why not try this approach first before surgery?.
The funny bone refers to the site where the ulnar nerve crosses the elbow. The name apparently came from a pun in the 1800's. It’s a play on the word “humorous” and the upper arm bone, the humerus. Try to contain your laughter!
The pain occurs when you bang the ulnar nerve against the bony prominence of the humerus, the medial condyle. There are some severe problems that can come from injuring this vulnerable nerve, including cubital tunnel syndrome, a condition also known as ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow. This is the second most common condition where a peripheral nerve gets compressed. The most common is carpal tunnel syndrome.
It typically causes numbness in the ring and littlefingers of the hand, elbow pain, and hand weakness. The symptoms are worsened by any activity that involves repeated flexing of the elbow.
Three times more common in men than women, it sometimes requires a surgical decompression to take pressure off the nerve. However, these conditions respond extremely well to Chiropractic, so why not try this approach first before surgery?.
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