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Please educate yourself before vaccinating your family.

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San Francisco Blogger and Chiropractor talks about various triggers of migraine headaches. Genetics, Vascular, Neurological,  Hormonal, Nutritional, and Spinal.  The main cause of Migraine headaches is rarely discussed with patients these days. Most medical doctors, due to their specialty prescrbe medication to patients who suffer with migraine headaches without even getting to educate them about food triggers or life style choices that could help them reduce frequency or intensity such as exercise and meditation.

The last place most health care professionals will look for the cause of a migraine headache is the spine- more specifically the cervical spine (neck). You would think it makes sense, your brain controls everything and the way it does that is through the nervous system that runs inside the spine.The upper part of the cervical spine (base of your skull, and top of your neck) is where the brain exits the skull and enters the spinal column. If there is pressure on the brain-stem, it can cause all sorts of problems such as hormonal imbalances, light sensitivity, nausea, and migraine headaches.

If you or someone you know is suffering from migraine headaches, are sick of taking medication for it or just want relief, give chiropractic a chance. We’ve helped hundreds of patients who were left with no hope and were suffering from chronic, frequent and severe migraine headaches. If you’re in Orange County area, call us @ 949-387-1333 to see if you are a candidate for care.

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I hear many many excuses in my office when helping and inspiring patients to lose weight and one of them is their ‘fat genes’. I recently read an article in the USA Today that was titled ‘exercise can override ‘fat genes’. I’ve been telling patients who are looking to lose weight, get off medication, look better, and get healthier that when there’s a will, there’s a way. The latest reserach shows that exercise reduces the tendency towards obesity (for those who have the ‘fat genes’) by 40%!!! “Our findings challenge the popular myth that obesity is unavoidable if it runs in the family”  the researchers explain.

Life style is everything. Your daily habits are either helping you be healthier everyday or they are moving you to the direction of dis-ease and early death. You get to pick your daily habits. Start by a 30 minute morning walk and stop blaming your genes.

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New study showed kids who were consuming higher quantities of meat, fat and sugar had reduced microbial flora in their gut and thus were more likely to not only obesity and allergies but other inflammatory diseases.

Inflammatory conditions such as allergies, autoimmune disorders, and inflammatory bowel diseases are on a rise in western countries and more so in the United States. The gastrointestinal flora (good bacteria in your gut) plays an important role in balancing out your PH and your overall homeostasis.

It makes sense that Sugar, Dairy and Meat (more specifically red meat) would be linked to inflammatory conditions, because they are inflammatory products.  In a state of pain and disease or when your body is in a crisis situation (health-wise) these products need to be avoided to allow the natural defense mechanism reduce the inflammation that exists in your body.

Omega3 Fish oil is a great way to reduce your inflammatory state.  Keep in mind, there’s no alternative to fresh fruits and veggies.

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Interesting article that talks about increased risk of death with people with desk jobs! It’s a bit scary, but it makes sense. I am often asked to evaluate postural habits and ergonomics of employees at small to large companies. Most have poor eating habits, mostly blamed on lack of time, stress, deadlines, and bad cafeteria food. Lack of exercise is also a common practice with corporate America. These days most of the bigger companies have a gym or incorporate wellness programs and personal trainers in order to have healthier employees.

The article talks about the research that showed people who sat down for at least 6 hours a day were nearly 40 percent more  likely to die earlier when compared to populations who sat for 3 hours per day. Remember that sedentary life style kills.

Top 10 causes of death in America are life style related and can be avoided. That’s powerful! Get out there, exercise and eat well.

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Here is a very informative website on ingredients that are present in vaccines, and why you should really get to know them.

‘Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggests a one size fits all strategy when it comes to vaccinating infants, many doctors agree that unless there is a known risk involved, most of the vaccines are unnecessary. For instance currently, newborns receive Hepatitis B shots as soon as they’re born and before their discharge from the hospital. Hepatitis B is spread through sexual activity, infected needles, sharing razors or toothbrush, contact with an infected person.

Dr. Richard Frye, a neurologist and pediatrician at the Medical University of Texas disagrees and expresses concern about this CDC recommendation; “I’ve never understood why we give this at birth.”  Many pediatricians believe that not all disease is created equal and each infant should only be vaccinated if at risk. “I don’t know any babies who have sex or share needles” Dr. Traver of Foster City said, unless the mother is infected this vaccine is not only useless, but harmful.’

Please educate yourself before you vaccinate your infants.

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This article written by a SF chiropractor explains in details the difference between Nonsurgical spinal decompression and traction. Here in our office, we utilize both traction and spinal decompression. First it depends on what is causing your condition, in some cases, patients need both. In corrective care therapy, we use various types of traction to rehabilitate and rebuild the spine into its ideal place.

Spinal decompression on the other hand is used mostly for patients with chronic lower back pain where the nerves and or discs are involved, sciatica, disc herniation and a bulging disc. Most of our patients who are candidates for Spinal Decompression, they have been told they are a surgical candidate and are looking for an alternative way of reducing their pain and getting to the root cause of the problem. Most of these patients will never have to go through surgery!

To find out if you’re a candidate for spinal decompression, call us @ 949-387-1333 for a consultation.

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Chiropractic physicians at Wellness Choice Center incorporate corrective rehabilitation therapy into their practice using a technique that only a handful of chiropractors in Orange County have had post-doctoral studies in.

This is the only technique to have published clinical trials of scientifically proven structural based spinal alignment correction without surgery.

This advanced form of chiropractic goes well beyond the relief of pain by focusing on the restoration and rehabilitation of the spine. The ultimate goal is to return the spine to its normal structural alignment, which in turn will also result in reduced muscular tension, improved muscular balance, inhibition of early degenerative joint disease, and a noticeable improvement in optimal nervous system function and overall performance.

Call us for a free consultation @ 949-387-1333

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Here is an article on WebMD about specific Chiropractic care and how it helps patients with high blood pressure.

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To most people even the topic of this blog is absurd and un-familiar, but it is no surprise that the big Pharmaceutical companies spend 19 billion dollars each year on bribing, gifting and influencing physicians in promoting their medicine.

According to the ‘natural news‘ “The majority of doctors say these gifts don’t influence their prescribing behavior, just like the majority of consumers claim television advertising has no influence on their grocery purchases, either. Studies prove otherwise. Studies prove that drug company gifts to doctors are, indeed, not only effective, but quite a bargain for the drug companies.”

Pharmaceutical companies seem to have no interest in patient care or healing processes of diseases. They are a big business that mostly revolve around making more money. There is no question about drugs and various medication have been saving lives for years, but to bribe physicians into chosing a certain kind of medicine sure interferes with patient care.

What most people don’t realize is that almost always there are alternatives to taking drugs. One should always look into the root cause of the problem, and not just symptom relief. You could be suffering from a headache, because you are dehydrated or because you have tension in the occipital region of your neck; Excedrin will only mask your headache, it will not hydrate you or release muscular tension in your cervico-cranial region.

Chiropractic care is not only a preventative treatment but it can also determine the root cause of a symptom and correct the condition.

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