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A Holistic or Over the Counter Flu Season

10/1/2019

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The next cold and flu season will be here before we know it. Do you have all the information you need on how to take a holistic or over the counter approach to avoid getting sick? The fall temperatures might not have reached the Lowcountry just yet - but they'll be here before you know it. Dr. Bob is here to talk about the upcoming flu season and what you can do to keep yourself healthy! 

Hello everyone! Dr. Bob here to talk about the cold and flu season. Pretty soon the cold and flu season will be the only thing you're going to hear about. I want to chat with you about this topic so you can pick the best way for you to prevent getting a cold or the flu this season. 

The biggest thing I want to impress upon you is that you need to research what your best options are. Don't just do what someone else tells you to do. Make sure that if you decide to put anything into your body that you know what it is and what the possible side effects are. There are two ways to approach this topic of combating the flu. The first is a medical approach which is a vaccine against the virus. The other options are more natural and don't include a vaccination. 

Before we dive into these two options, I want to talk about the germ theory. The germ theory says, that is if you believe in this theory, that germs are what get you sick. As a chiropractor, I believe a little differently. I believe that it is your body's inability to fight those germs that make you sick. In this situation the medical world will look around and ask how are they going to kill these bugs, how are they going to get them out of your body, and how are they going to prevent them from getting there. The chiropractic approach is a little more holistic. We tend to focus on what can we do to help the body naturally boost its natural defenses against these germs. Building up the body's natural defenses helps it defend itself against viruses and bacteria. 

So let's continue talking about the flu shot. Me personally, I am not a fan of it for a few reasons. 
  • The flu vaccination, by CDC statistics between 2004 and 2018, was between 10 and 60 perfect effective. It was only 50% effective in 4 out of 14 cold and flu seasons. In the long run, it is at best only 50% effective. It is only created to prevent the three most common strains of the flu, and these strains were picked from the fall or spring season before. It happens very frequently that new strains appear in each flu season, literally making these vaccinations useless. 
  • There are chemicals in the flu vaccination that you will ingest if you take it. These chemicals include formaldehyde, aluminum, and mercury all mixed up with live weakened viruses and killed bacteria. Do you want to put that into your body? 

Those are the main two reasons why I don't personally get a flu shot. But you still need to prevent the flu from coming, so what do you do? There is a more holistic approach that I prefer to follow. 
  • You need to strengthen your immune system. You can do this by eating properly, getting plenty of rest, and washing your hands way more than normal.
  • Taking supplements is also a good option. D3 and Wellness Formula are two of the best to take during the cold and flu season. You can take D3 throughout the season, but only take wellness formula if you're feeling run down or if you are coming down with something. 
  • Get your spine checked out regularly by a chiropractor. This will help the nerve system stay healthy, which will keep your immune system healthy! 

As a chiropractor, I believe in a holistic and natural approach to the cold and flu season over medications or vaccinations. If you have any other questions, please give us a call. We'd love to talk more with you. Come in and talk with us if you'd like, there is no cost to talk! If I can help anyone out there stay healthy then I have done my job! 

I'll talk to you next time. Take care! 
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Battling Your Allergies Safer

9/22/2019

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Could there be a drug-free approach to help allergy sufferers live a better life? Chiropractic care is here to save you from your allergies and prevent serious reactions. 

Hello everyone, Dr. Bob here! Now that the weather is about to turn and bring in cooler weather and beautiful foliage, that also means the return of terrible seasonal allergies for a lot of people. Following in the footsteps of our last few blogs, we are going to continue talking about how preventing subluxations and keeping the connection from your brain to your body healthy can benefit your health in more ways than you would think. To the surprise of many, regular visits to your chiropractor can reduce or eliminate your seasonal and year-round allergies in a safer and drug-free way! 

Allergies are the most common cause of chronic illness and at least 40% of people suffer from at least one allergic condition. With the environment changing and heading towards unhealthy and unknown times, researchers are warning that the number of allergy sufferers is going to rise. This will lead to bad quality of life, lower productivity, and a huge boom in medical costs. But where does your chiropractor fit into this? 

We have talked in previous blogs about how everything in your body is connected. Your brain is connected to your nervous system, the immune system, and all of your systems that keep you functioning. Anytime those connections are compromised it leads to your body not functioning at a full 100% and that means you are not as healthy as you could or should be. When you are operating at a lower rate, your body becomes more susceptible to these allergy attacks. Allergies cause a huge inflammatory response in your system. Having any part of your body inflamed can disturb the flow of messages between your brain and your body, causing it to function at a lower rate. Stress also plays a huge role in your allergies. Allergy reactions and stress provoke similar inflammatory responses. Stress also kills your cortisol hormone which if depleted allows your allergic reactions to become more severe. 

But adding chiropractic care into your allergy-fighting routine can help you in so many ways! 
  • A chiropractor can help strengthen your immune system. They will help restore or maintain your body's alignment (which is their main goal!) and help open the pathways between the brain and the spine to support the healthy passage of communications through your body, keeping your systems stronger and healthier.  
  • Their treatments can help you regulate your stress hormones. The adrenal gland, where cortisol lives and is created, is fed by spinal nerves. An aligned spine can help regulate the amount of cortisol that is created, keeping your allergies at bay. 
  • It can help support the respiratory system. To keep your respiratory system healthy, it needs an uninterrupted flow of information from your brain. Chiropractic care keeps those pathways open and can keep your respiratory system stronger from when an attack appears.  
  • A chiropractor can recommend a good diet and exercise regime to keep your body functioning at 100%, prevent inflammation, and help ease your allergies by recommending what to eat and what not to eat.
  • Vertebral subluxation is a cause for allergies and is related to how bad they can be. As we talked about last week, having a chiropractor take care of the subluxations helps in so many ways, and this is one of them. 
  • Once your body is fully aligned and any nerve interference is removed thanks to your chiropractor, your system will be back up and running to its highest potential. This will help your body fight against the invasion of the foreign substances you're allergic to, like pollen, mold, or dust and cut them off before it causes you to react. 

The brain is an amazing thing, and it does a wonderful job of keeping our bodies healthy and running properly. Having regular chiropractic care gives it a rest once in a while and allows it to power up. It's simple, a spinal adjustment is the first step to a healthy immune system, and it can be done drug-free. It is very important to have regular adjustments to keep up your optimal health and keep your spine aligned. This will help keep your allergies and their reaction at bay. Come on in and visit us here at the office, and we will be happy to discuss this with you and help you get prepared for your next allergy season! 
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