Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2015

The Brain Connection

THE BRAIN CONNECTION: Research proves chiropractic adjustments affect: How you feel, How You Learn,   Your memory,   Your Consciousness, Your Motivation, Your Motor Control, Your Self-Awareness , How You Think, The Decisions You Make & How You Experience Touch and Pain. In 2014, Gay and fellow researchers concluded “…pain-free volunteers processed thermal stimuli applied to the hand before and after thoracic (mid-back) spinal manipulation (chiropractic spinal adjustment). What they found was that after thoracic manipulation, serveral brain regions demonstrated a reduction in peak BOLD (blood-oxygen-lebel-dependent) activity. Those regions include the cingulate, insular, motor, amygdala and somatosensory cortices, and the PAG (periaqueductal gray regions)” (p. 615). In other words, chiropractic adjustments produced direct and measureable effects on the central nervous system across multiple regions. Brain Region: Function: Cingulate Cor

12 Daily Body Functions

12 Daily Body Functions An average adult’s during an average day: ·          Exercise 7 million brain cells ·          Heart beats 103,689 times ·          Hair grows 0.01717 inches ·          Blood travels 168 million miles ·          Nails grow 0.000046 inches ·          You breathe 23 thousand times ·          Move 750 major muscles ·          Inhale 438 cubic feet of air ·          Speak 48 thousand words ·          Digest 3 ¼ pounds of food ·          Turn in your sleep 30 times ·          Drink 3 pounds of liquid Your body is able to perform all these functions effectively as long as your nervous system is clear of interference . A vertebral subluxation causes interference to the nervous system which diminishes your body’s capability of performing these functions. Chiropractors are the only professionals trained to remove vertebral subluxations   allowing your body to function 100%. www.mysuperspine.com

Vaccine Safety 101

Vaccine Safety 101 America is currently in the midst of a chronic disease crisis. Today, the Center for Disease Control admits that 1 in 6 American Children are developmentally delayed. ·          In 1969, 1 in 7,100 children were diabetic. Today 1 in 450 children are diabetic ·          In 1970, autism affected 4 in 10,000 children. Today 1 in 68 children are autistic! ·         In 1976, there were 796,000 learning- disabled children. Today there are 3 million learning-disabled children. ·          In 1977, there were 1.6 children with ADHD. Today there are 4 million children with ADHD. Within the past 25 years, the number of doses of vaccines that pediatricians give to American children under the age of 6 has more than doubled. ·          In 1980 the Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Pediatrics said children should get 23 doses of 7 vaccines by age six with the first vaccinations given at 2 months old. ·          Toda

Do It Yourself Posture Check

Do-It-Yourself Posture Check!   1. When you look at a person from the front, the spine should be straight. The head, shoulders, hips and feet should be lined up. (Figure A) 2. When you look at a person from the side, the ears should be back over the shoulders and the shoulders should be back over the pelvis. (Figure B)   What if it is uneven? Any case of abnormal posture means that there is interference in the central nervous system. This person needs to be checked by   a Chiropractor for subluxations. Ask about our referral or internet special for your friends and family. How to Check: ·          Is the head straight? Or is it tilted, shifted or even jutted out in front? This is a sign of Forward Head Posture. ·          Is one hip higher, turned in or shifted to the side? ·          Is one shoulder higher than the other? ·          Do the toes of one foot point out more than the other foot? If you, your friends or family have any questions ab