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When you think of a chiropractor, it’s easy to assume that you only make an appointment when you have a back or neck issue. But there are plenty of other problems chiropractors may be able to help with. Gregory D. Fox, a chiropractor and president of Maine Chiropractic Association and director and founder of Heritage Integrative Healthcare explains, “Many people don’t know that most chiropractors have postgraduate training and board certification in areas such as pediatrics, clinical nutrition, neurology, orthopedics, physical rehabilitation, sports/athletic injury, and acupuncture.”
Generally, chiropractors are trained health professionals that diagnose and treat patients with health issues of the musculoskeletal system, nervous system and overall general health. It is because of this all-encompassing training that chiropractors are knowledgeable about the entire body, but especially with injuries to the musculoskeletal system, a term that combines the muscular and skeletal systems.
One of the leading reasons one visits the chiropractor is for relief of lower back pain. In 2002, national data from the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington was analyzed to conclude that about one fourth of U.S. adults reported l
ower back pain within 3 months of the study.
Aches and pains are common in pregnancy. Earlier this year, the Institute of Nursing and Health Research at Ulster University in Ireland released a study that was based on the fact that more than two-thirds of pregnant women experience low-back pain and almost one-fifth experience pelvic pain. Evidence from acupuncture and craniosacral therapy (a noninvasive therapy that involves massaging the affected areas) performed during the study showed an improvement of pregnancy-related pelvic pain. Jeffrey Langmaid, a chiropractor at the Laser Spine Institute in Florida explains, “The options expecting mothers have to alleviate pain are extremely limited. Many treatments, such as pain medications or surgery, have the potential to affect the fetus, so pregnant women often turn to chiropractic care (or make use of things like physical therapy). The Webster Technique addresses the sacrum and sacroiliac joint, which assists with balancing the pelvis.”
In a study published in the journal International Surgery, researchers studied a group of 27 people who had chronic abdominal pain and found that 66% of them showed evidence of thoracic disc herniation (a problem in the area between the spinal bones). Erik Schutt, a chiropractor and physiotherapist in Arizona explains, “If the thoracic vertebrae are out of alignment, these nerves begin sending erratic impulses to the stomach and intestines, which may lead to digestive problems such as heartburn, bloating, and gas.”
Published online in the Journal of Human Hypertension in 2007, researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center, preformed a Chicago-area study of 50 individuals with “misaligned Atlas vertebra (located high in the neck) and high blood pressure.” The study concluded that after a one-time specialized chiropractic adjustment, blood pressure decreased significantly. The decrease was equal to taking two blood pressure drugs at once.*
So, whether you have a headache, high blood pressure or lower back pain, visiting your chiropractor first wouldn’t hurt!
*Speak to your doctor before ending or starting any medical regimen. This article is not intended to cure, treat, prevent or diagnose any disease or condition.
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Source: https://www.yahoo.com/health/6-things-chiropractors-can-help-with-1314294679601206.html
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After water, green tea, along with its white and black variants, all from the Camellia sinesis shrub,is the most consumed beverage in the world. There may be no beverage more salubrious. The tea plant is rich in valuable antioxidants known as polyphenols. The polyphenols in green tea are called catechins, of which EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) is the most active and well known.
Other beneficial compounds like the relaxation amino acid L-theanine and the energizing, mind sharpening alkaloids theobromine and theophylline may also be present. Green tea has numerous health benefits, from quelling the fires of inflammation to protecting healthy heart and brain function, from supporting immunity to improving metabolism while impacting blood sugar balance. This time of year, it piques the interest of anyone looking to keep the flu at bay, and the evidence is impressive.
Nobody wants their winter holiday season to be plagued with a cold or the flu. When you need a simple and effective immune boost, look towards green tea. This mighty leaf strengthens and supports the immune system in several significant ways. Green tea has long been recognized as having powerful antiviral properties. Tea actually alters the structure of the virus itself, which suppresses the ability of the virus to cause an infection. EGCG has the ability to attach to the cell membrane of the flu virus. EGCG binds to a glycoprotein on the flu virus called hemagglutinin, which blocks the ability of the virus to infect other cells.i This makes green tea a potent weapon against contracting the flu, and can aid in a quick recovery as well. Recent research shows that green tea also inhibits the neuraminidase enzyme slowing the spread from cell to cell of many viruses.
Another component of green tea, L-theanine, has been shown to increase immune responses. L-Theanine activates and aids in the production of a type of white blood cell called gamma-delta-T lymphocyte ii , a quick acting immune cell that launches a mighty attack on invading pathogens like the flu virusiii . L-Theanine also helps to make interferon-gammaiv , an important cytokine (signaling protein of the immune system) that has powerful antimicrobial propertiesv . These immune cells are an essential part of the body’s defenses against viruses and other invaders. By directly stimulating the action of the immune system and inactivating viruses, green tea offers unrivaled protection against illness.