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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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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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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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Most patients who suffer from neck injuries or aches and pains in the neck and upper back area, have decreased energy and fatigue throughout the day.  Sleep quality is often times affected and even with a good night of sleep, fatigue seems to be a linking symptom to neck pain most of the times.

Most patients who have neck pain suffer from poor posture and forward head syndrome which can create a hump in the upper back and a forward head as the name implies. This forwarded posture of the head stretches the nerves, ligaments and muscles in the upper neck and will cause an interference with the nervoys system which can lead to insomnia and fatigue. Remember your cervical spine (neck) is extremely close to your brain and your brain controls every single cell in your body.

Have you noticed when you’re most stressed and tired you hold more tension in the neck and upper back specially in between the shoulder blades? have you also noticed your poor posture is a lot more noticable at the end of the day. Your posture is really the window to your health. A poor cervical posture (neck) or misalignments in the neck can not only cause neck pain, but also insomnia, fatigue, weak immune system, allergies and many more.

Get your spine checked today to make sure you’re not at risk for more severe conditions.

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Hippocrates has said ‘look well to the spine for the cause of disease’ and every day in my practice I see how global and segmental misalignments of the spine, weak muscles, and poor posture will not only cause musculokeletal and spinal pain, but also dis-eased organs.  It’s true that Chiropractors specialize in the spine and can help various spine related conditions, but it’s important to know what controls every single vital organ in your body actually sits inside of your spine. The brain controls everything and the way it does that is by sending energy/signals down the spine through the nervous system like a river to all the organs and cells in the body. Sometimes because of stresses in our lives, the spine will shift out of place and create a weak/poor posture. This can cause dis-ease. I see how chiropractic care is helping patients with migraine headaches, sinusitis, allergies, and much more every day. I just came across a study that proves just that.

This is a 2009 study involving 83 patients with symptoms of digestive pain in the central chest or epigastric area of more than 2 years’ duration and it was published in the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
“Patients were managed conservatively using spinal manipulative therapy and soft tissue techniques. Exercise and other home-based treatment elements were not included in treatment protocols.”

71% of the patients reported an improvement in the average severity of their symptoms.
29% of the patients remained unchanged.
No patients reported any worsening of symptoms.
45% reduced their use of dyspepsia drugs.

Chiropractic Manual Therapy has been the most natural and non-invasive therapy that can restore your body’s natural ability to heal itself. The nervous system is a highly specialized system and an interference with the nervous system can start the dis-ease process. Stop it before it’s too late.

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We’re not surprised, nor are our patients that Chiropractic Care would rank # 1 in treating neck and back pain. It is also important to know just how chiropractic care can help your overall health and vitality.

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These days I hear most from my patients, friends, and family about stresses linked to tax season.  In today’s economy, we are already under one of the heaviest financial burdens of our time, and according to a study from the Tax Foundsation, “U.S. tax payers U.S. taxpayers spend over 6 billion hours and over $256 billion working to comply with the current tax code. That’s a lot of dollars and hours”, I cant even imagine the overall measured stress on America. You can read the original article here.

The bottom line of this tax season is that people are stressed due to fear, deadline, gathering financial information, and etc. Stress (whether it’s from tax season or holiday season) causes your immune system to decline and your body to perform on a fight or flight basis. This can cause your adrenals to crash and lead to hormonal imbalances.  Stress combined with lack of sleep, which most of us would be experiencing this season crashes the immune system even more and this is the reason why a lot of my patients are suffering from a cold this week!

The solution may seem simple and sommon sense but most of us need a reminder.

Get your taxes done early. Get enough sleep. Drink lots of water. Eat plenty of fruits and veggies and meditate! Can’t get away from the tax season so embrace it by preparing for it! Good luck!

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Your brain controls every function in your body. Every single cell in your body depends completely and 100 percent on the energy it gets from the brain. By that I mean your organs are in constant communication with your brain, and the way they do that is through your spinal chord.  Your posture is a representation of your spine and if you have a poor posutre with weak muscles and lack of support, it can create kinks in your spine and therefore damage the nerve flow or effectiveness of communication between the brain and your vital organs.

Sometimes because of the stresses in our lives, physical, emotional or chemical, our body gets weak negatively influencing the structure of your spine, your posture and therefore the health of your vital organs.

If you suffer from poor posture and it’s creating aches and pains in your back, be sure that it is also effecting your overall health. Get your spine checked by a chiropractor who specializes in correcting and rebuilding your spine.

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