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Newport Beach Chiropractor serving most of Orange County (Costa Mesa, Irvine, Newport Beach, Newport Coast)! This is an example of we do on daily basis, helping patients with not only chronic, constant and daily migraine headaches, but also Neck pain, back pain, scoliosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder pain, wrist pain, midback pain etc.. If you know someone who is needless suffering from aches and pains, let them know there’s hope! 949-387-1333

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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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Pain or dis-ease whether it’s in your spine or vital organs can turn into more than what you’re ready for. It can really effect the quality of your life. Most patients who come into my office and complain of back pain (for example) it’s not the mild pain in their back that gets them to do something about it and seek care, but it’s the fact that they can’t play with their kids, or it interferes with their sleep and therefore they lack energy during the day. At times it will even influences their relationships negatively, their time with their kids, their mood when it comes to significant others, and much more.

Of course, it’s important to be and live free of pain, drugs and degenerative diseases, but it is even more important to prevent these aches and pains before it starts to effect the quality of your life. Everyday I help patients with pain, but most importantly everyday I help people achieve their goals of being able to finish that marathon, be able to play with their kids on the weekends, be a better mom, sleep better and have more energy and develop better relationships. This is by far the most rewarding part of my job as a chiropractor.

Get your spine checked today before its too late.

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MSG is Monosoduim Glutamate which is food additive and flavor enhancer that is harmful to your health. MSG has no flvaor in itself, it neurologically causes you to experience more flavors of the food that contains it.

MSG is commonly added to Chinese food, canned veggies, soups and processed meats. FDA has classified MSG as ‘generally safe’, but due to its controversial nature, it also requires that the products containing MSG have it listed on the label. The FDA has been reciving many reports on adverse reactions to food that contain MSG. These reactions (MSG symptom complex) include:

Headaches
Sweating
Lethargy
Loss of memory
Numbness, tingling or burning in face, neck and other areas
Rapid, fluttering heartbeats (heart palpitations)
Chest pain
Nausea
Weakness

the list goes on and on. An older study that the FDA forgot about, linked MSG to obesity. Dr. John Olney conducted a study on mice using MSG.  As the experiment progressed, he noticed that the mice fed with MSG became morbidly obese.  Another study discovered that animals fed MSG soon after birth preferred foods that were high in carbohydrates and low in nutritional value.

Researchers also found that this fat could not be exercised off and was extremely difficult to remove through dieting, no matter how astringent. Again, this is reminiscent of the problem in our population. Today, most processed foods contain signifcant amounts of glutamate, enough to produce injuries to our children’s brains similar to those seen in experiemental animals.

Stay away from foods that come in boxes and cans (check this website for a list of food items) and stick to natural and raw ingredients.  Together with exercise, and a clean diet you can stay healthy and disease free.

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Journal of Toxicology and Environmental health did a recent study on mice to determine the negative effects of Splenda (sorry PETA). Splenda is a high-potency artificial sweetener sucralose and the fillers maltodextrin and glucose. This study involved mice and consumption of equivalent dosage of Splenda in their daily diet.  Here are just some of the negative effects of Splenda on these poor animals:

1. Reduction of Beneficial Fecal microflora

2. Increased fecal pH which means an increase in pH of gut flora

3. Enhanced expression genes which reduce the absorption of drugs.

4. Gastrointestinal DNA damage was discovered in the animals

5. Low immune system

As for humans, consider all the above and more. Splenda suppresses beneficial bacteria and directly interferes with the bioavailability of nutrients at doses that are approved by the FDA for use in the food supply! Sucralose ingestion might have clinical significance for humans in the management of many medical conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and cancer, in which gut flora play an important role.

There are no substitutes for real and sweet fruits and veggies!

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Interesting! Lowering population & Co2 by means of ‘health care’ and introduction of new vaccines.

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Grapefruit is believed to be a cross breading between orange and pomelo. With it high amounts of vitamins and minerals, Grapefruit is one of the healthiest foods on the planet. The massive amounts of vitamin C in Grapefruit makes it a great fruit for fighting cold symptoms and building a strong immune system. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce severity of asthma, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis; eating fruits and veggies high in Vitamin C such as grapefruit can reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Grapefruit also contains high amounts of potassium, vitamin A, and fiber.  The fiber in Grapefruit is pectin which is a soluble fiber has been shown to lower cholestrol, and prevent the buildup on plaque on the inside of blood vessels. Ruby Red grapefruit also cuts down your bad cholesterol.

A study published in the Journal of British Journal of Nutrition showed that drinking 2-4 cups daily of grapefruit reduced the risk of developing kidney stones, and also detoxified the liver. Another study showed that men who consumed grapefruit on more regular basis had reduced risk of prostate cancer.

Most importantly (for some of us) grapefruit can help you lose weight. A recent 12 week long study had 100 participants and tested effectiveness of grapefruit for weight loss.  This was a control study which means they had 3 groups of participants: a group that had drank 6 ounces of grapefruit juice before meals, one group ate half a grapefruit before meals, and one group did not eat or drink grapefruit juice. The results were astonishing; on average, the participants who ate grapefruit or drank grapefruit juice lost nearly 4 pounds.

Grapefruits are a great way to improve your health and lose weight. They have been a popular diet food for a long time and research has proven they are effective at helping you lose weight and improve your health.

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This year 1 out of 2 women and  out of every 3 men will die from cancer. 40 years ago 1 out of every 30 people died from cancer.  Every year we spend over $60 billion on treatment, cure, prevention, and research of cancer and yet our mortality numbers have gone from 1:30 to 1:2. If you’re wondering WHY Think LIFESTYLE.

I just read a very well researched article about American Cancer Society, it’s money making history and role in Cancer Prevention, Cure, and Research.  According to this article, the American Cancer Society is “accumulating great wealth in its role as a “charity.” According to James Bennett, professor of economics at George Mason University and recognized authority on charitable organizations.”  Since the 1990′s American Cancer Society has spent, on average, 30% of it’s funds on actual cancer treatment, prevention and research.

The rest of the funds raised (other %70 which accounts of billions of dollars) go to pay for overhead, salaries, benefits, travel expenses- now keep in mind that most direct community services are handled by thousands of unpaid volunteers.  I, personally have participated in multiple Relay for Life as cancer is very close to my heart. Please read the full article for more information.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

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A picture is worth a thousand words. The X-ray on the left side shows a front view of patient’s Lumbar spine (lower back). The green line represents a normal position of the spine and the red line shows abnormal position of her spine. She came into our office with lower back pain and complained that she could no longer walk very far when shopping with her daughters.  She also had some pain into her buttock. Her lower back pain was keeping her from being active, working out, enjoying life and running around with her grandchildren.

The picture that you see is after she finished her chiropractic corrective and rehabilitation program. She is now much closer to the normal green line (the correct position of the spine) and has not had her lower back pain for months. She now is walking the malls here in Newport Beach with her daughters and can easily play with her grandchildren without worrying about her pain.

That is the power of chiropractic! Is your chiropractor rebuilding your spine?

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“Man ate and drank in the healthiest manner possible during the Upper Paleolithic period [beginning about 40,000 years ago], when humans were nomadic huntergatherers.  About 50%-80% of food came from plants and 20%-50% from animals. People living at this time consumed no grains, and no dairy products other than breast milk.” said Dr. Barry Popkins, a distinguished professor of Clinical Nutrition at University of North Carolina.

He goes on to explain that our fat nation has gained all the weight from the clash between our drinking habits and our biology.  He believes that we in America drink most of our calories, but we don’t cut our food intake. “an average American gets over 450 calories/day from beverages.” We’re drinking our way to obesity. Fruit juice as we perceive to be healthy, still has a lot of calories specially if not taken in moderate amounts.

I am assuming during Paleolithic period, there weren’t any factories that over-processed food and scientists hadn’t come up with growth hormones or genetically modified food either.

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