The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast: Recent Episodes
Marc Dupuis, DC, CCSP, ICCSP, health, wellness & fitness expert
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Today I want to apply some common sense, straight line thinking to a problem that is plaguing all “health care systems” worldwide, especially here in the United States. That problem is unnecessary surgeries. This has been an issue for over a century! Dr. BJ Palmer, the world’s most pioneering chiropractor wrote about this for years. Sadly, his warnings about this topic have fallen on deaf ears as the prevalence, cost and damage to patients done by unnecessary surgeries has skyrocketed! Nevertheless, his words of wisdom are as prescient today as they were back then which is why I would like to share them with you today!
But first, let’s add some context to this discussion.
This is an excerpt from the International journal of clinical practice in 2014:
“US health care expenditures per capita far exceeds that of ANY other nation in the WORLD. Indeed, over the last 15 years, the USA has distantly surpassed most countries in the developed world in total healthcare expenditures per capita with the USA now spending over 17.4% of its gross domestic product on health care ($7960 per capita) compared with only 8.5% of GDP in Japan ($2878 per capita) a distant second. Such spending growth rates are unsustainable, and the system would soon go broke if not corrected. The drivers of these spending growth rates in US healthcare are several and varied. In September of 2012, the Institute of Medicine reported that US healthcare squandered over $750 billion in 2009 through UNNEEDED care.”
Now, with all that spending, surely we have the best outcomes right?….. WRONG, dead wrong in fact. A 2022 report by The Common Wealth Fund revealed we rank 38th in the world in life expectancy, which is LAST for all major developed nations, there are 3rd world countries with higher life expectancies! If that was not bad enough, did you know of all countries in 2020, The United States possessed the HIGHEST infant mortality rate which is markedly higher than Norway which was the top country in the world for having the lowest infant mortality rate. This was reported in The American Journal of Managed Care in January of THIS year, 2023.
This is from the Journal Patient Safety In Surgery in 2017
Title, “Why do surgeons continue to perform unnecessary surgery?”
Please listen very closely, what you are about to learn will likely be quite shocking..
“This unrecognized problem has escalated so far that medical errors currently rank as THE 3RD leading cause of death in the United States. Strikingly, in the 21st century, we still have to come to terms with the absurd reality that it is significantly safer to board a commercial airplane, a spacecraft, or a nuclear submarine, than to be admitted to a US hospital!”
Let me repeat, medical errors account for the 3RD leading cause of death in the US, over 440,000 people die in the US per year! Shouldn’t that be a headline on the news?? Keep in mind that data is from 2013, all indications suggest the current number of deaths caused by medical errors are EVEN higher! Many of those deaths are due directly or are related to complications from unnecessary surgeries.
What is unnecessary surgery? They define it as follows: “Any surgical intervention that is either not needed, not indicated, or not in the patient’s best interest when weighted against other available options, including conservative measures.” That last part is extremely important, they included conservative measures being something that should be done if it can benefit the patient over surgery. Chiropractic is such a measure, which in many cases should be used first BEFORE resorting to surgery.
Notice I said in many cases. Of course, there ARE TRUE surgical emergencies and a number of conditions where surgery IS what SHOULD be done. In these instances, surgery can be absolutely lifesaving and or life changing. Thank god we have skilled surgeons & modern techniques for THOSE instances! However, those true surgical cases are NOT our focus today. Today’s focus is on unnecessary surgeries.
If you are wondering: Just how many surgeries are performed in the US, each year, the numbers are staggering:
In the US there are 40-50 MILLION surgeries performed each year! According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, nearly 16% of all surgeries may be unnecessary: that would mean in the US there are between 6.4 and 8 MILLION unnecessary surgeries performed each year!
In 2020 In the US alone over 700,00 arthroscopic partial knee meniscectomies are performed every year. Recently, a randomized, double-blind, sham controlled trial (highest level of evidence), revealed NO benefit for patients from the surgery at the 12 month follow up vs. those that did not have surgery. This study, The Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study” certainly ruffled some feathers amongst the surgical community, however, sadly, meniscus surgery rates do not seem to have changed, at least not yet..”
So now you know how big of a deal unnecessary surgery is, especially in the United States!
Now lets dive into Dr. BJ Palmer’s thoughts on this, perhaps it may shift how you think about things moving forward. The ideas and thoughts conveyed could have been written today! Please keep in mind the following: The writing style is not modern, I will add my own edits as it was written in 1917, in the book, The Science of Chiropractic. Page 74, heading: “Sensible Suggestions”
“If you should let your watch fall,
To summarize: Our bodies are the most complex, self-regulating, self-monitoring, self-healing machines in the entire world. We are made up of over 70 trillion cells, each individual cell is capable of 100,000 functions per second! We cannot even comprehend that! Call it what you want, Nature, God, Source, did not put anything in our body that it does not need. And, no matter what a doctor tells you, no matter how often a particular surgery is performed, No surgery is routine. Ever. In some ways we ARE like a delicate time piece or classic watch, yet SO much more complex as a watch does not have the ability to self-heal! So, when it comes to health challenges, make sure that Surgery is ALWAYS the last resort. Are there times when it IS appropriate, Absolutely, just make sure you have done EVERYTHNIG possible to try and allow the body the time to heal on its own. This is where Chiropractic comes in. What most people do not know is this:
In the first 80 or so years after Chiropractic was discovered, it had nothing to do with back pain or neck pain. It was not until the modern insurance industry started covering chiropractic for back pain, neck pain and headaches, that many people began to think that that is what Chiropractic is for. True Chiropractic focuses on one thing and one thing only. If you have a health challenge that you are not overcoming, is there any interference to the body’s innate healing response which is limiting your recovery. And often, that is indeed what is hindering a person’s healing response. It really is that simple: Chiropractic’s ONLY job is to analyze, detect and correct vertebral subluxations which can directly interfere with the brain’s communication with the body and the body’s communication with the brain. Virtually all people and ALL doctors recognize that your brain & nervous system control Everything. Because the brain & nervous system control Everything, that includes ALL Healing. The brain and body need to be in constant communication to be able to optimally monitor, regulate and repair any tissue, organ or gland. Therefore, your spinal cord is literally your lifeline, serving as the superhighway connecting brain and body. Vertebral subluxations, small misalignments of individual vertebral or regional displacements of the spine like forward head carriage increase tension on the spinal cord (TEXT NECK) causing interference between brain and body. Of all the stresses that can be applied to nerves, tension negatively affects nerve health the most!
This is why Chiropractic care should Always be considered for those with ANY health challenge! It is really quite simple. Chiropractic care is Not designed to fix or cure ANY single disease, rather it is a NON-invasive way to help the body perform better. Period. This is why it CAN help with so many types of health challenges. Now for the best part. Especially for those that practice Corrective Chiropractic like we do at BTHC,: Corrective chiropractic care is the most research supported chiropractic technique available and study after study confirms exactly what Dr. BJ Palmer proposed over 100 years ago. Vertebral subluxations cause nervous system interference which can negatively affect organs, tissues and or glands.
For you science geeks out there or medical professionals who want to learn more, a breakthrough study, out THIS Week in the Journal of Clinical Medicine is a great start:
Title: Does forward head posture influence Somatosensory Evoked Potentials and Somatorsensory Processing in Asymptomatic Young Adults? In other words, does subluxation, even in a person without any symptoms, cause interference with their nervous system? The Answer… YES, IT DOES! In short, this study demonstrates that regional subluxation in the cervical spine, as what occurs when the head is shifted forward, like in TEXT Neck, caused disturbances in key functions of the nervous system!
So, there you have it, a straight-line thinking approach to dealing with the topic of unnecessary surgery. I hope you find this thought provoking. Please share this episode especially with those dealing with unresolved health challenges!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5234149/
https://www.ajmc.com/view/us-has-highest-infant-maternal-mortality-rates-despite-the-most-health-care-spending
https://blog.gitnux.com/unnecessary-surgery-statistics/
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/9/3217
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Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today’s topic: BFR training: If you have not heard of it, get ready as this could really shake up your training by literally turbo charging your strength & conditioning plan! In a nutshell, BFR training is one of the best, if not the #1 way to increase muscle hypertrophy and strength without the risk of joint injury or excessive muscle damage!
Of course: Please NOTE: There are certain risks associated with this type of training, be SURE to consult with your health care provider prior to beginning any BFR training
Before we dive into the specifics of BFR training, we need to take some time and review the basics of muscle building and strength building so that you will be able to understand just how BFR training works and Why NOW Is the time to add it to your training plan.
Let’s call this muscle hypertrophy 101
There are TWO basic Ways to increase muscle size or technically muscle hypertrophy
1. BY Applying Mechanic stress (which ultimately creates muscle damage): traditional strength training: lifting increasingly heavy weights to create damage. Then when the body is at rest, if given enough time and adequate nutrition,it will rebuild the muscles bigger and stronger than they were before, this is known as the principle of super compensation.
2. By creating Metabolic stress accumulation (this involves building up lactate, while simultaneously failing to clear it from the muscles as well as the accumulation of hydrogen ions in the working muscles which are the by-products of ATP hydrolysis). Most people that exercise regularly are aware this happens, as this is what you feel when your muscles are burning at the end of a set or sprint etc, but not that many people know this accumulation of metabolites is also a direct trigger of muscle hypertrophy.
Now let’s move on the some basic Principles of Exercise PhysiologyWe will start with Muscle fiber. There are 2 primary types of muscle fibers: Type 1: slow twitch /more aerobic and Type 2: fast twitch / more anaerobic This is important because there is a Size Principle of Motor Unit Recruitment
Type 1 fibers are recruited first, these fibers as I said are more aerobic, meaning they primarily utilize oxygen, now as demand increases during a particular exercise the body will then recruit Type 2 fibers which as I noted are more anaerobic.
here is a Key Point: Hypertrophy does NOT always = greater strength. A bigger muscle is not always a stronger muscle.
Hypertrophy plays a role in building strength, but it is the Central Nervous System’s involvement in learning to recruit more motor units and also synchronize these additional motor units, which allows them to fire together> that COMBINED with a larger or hypertrophied muscle, equals greater strength.
Now for muscle hypertrophy 202: There are Hormones needed for muscle hypertrophy; such as: Growth Hormone is the major player here, keep in mind GH is only optimized with adequate: sleep, nutrition, exercise)
mTOR major pathway activating muscle protein synthesis and skeletal muscle hypertrophy; Think of mTOR as the Body’s on/off switch for muscle growthThen there is IGF-1, which is an upstream trigger via the Akt pathway which activates mTOR. You may have heard of mTOR, it’s been a suddenly hot topic of discussion especially from many so called online health experts and by many in the biohacking space, often it is seen as the enemy because excessive mTOR activation has been linked with degenerative changes and CA, however, like most things in life, it is all about BALANCE. we MUST have mTOR activated for certain portions of time if we want muscle hypertrophy and increased strength!!
Now, mTOR > yes stimulates protein synthesis, AND it also stimulates VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) > this promotes Angiogenesis which is the formation of new blood vessels. Why is this important?
Simple: While Building muscle is good, you need more than just that to be stronger, since the more muscle you have, the more blood vessels are needed in order to deliver greater amounts of nutrition into the muscle and also meet the greater demand for waste products removal! – in other words, increasing muscle mass requires an increased vascular network in order to get the most work out of that muscle!
Up until now, MECHANICAL STRESS VIA lifting heavy has been the main method for increasing muscle mass and stimulating CNS involvement in building strength, simply because no other methods were shown to be as effective. theoretically we’ve known about METABOLIC STRESS ACCUMULATION but did not have any practical methods to achieve it that did NOT also involve MECHANICAL STRESS OR LIFTING HEAVY
Here are some of the Leading Authorities on Muscle Hypertrophy:ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Guidelines for Muscular Hypertrophy
To build muscle you need a Load or amount of weight to lift that equals:
70-85% 1RM for novice to intermediate athletes
70 – 100% 1RM for advanced athletes
Volume
1-3 sets of 8-12 reps for novice to intermediate
3-6 sets of 1-12 reps for advanced
Rest period
2-3 min for higher intense exercises that use heavier loads
1-2 min between lower intense exercises with light loads
NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association)Guidelines for muscular hypertrophy is similar
This is THE Challenge: Science says we need to push the athlete or patient to lift heavy enough to achieve some degree of muscle breakdown, but for many they cannot do the amount of work that the science says is needed due to a number of different factors such as fear of injury, fear of re-injury in the athlete or patient that is trying to come back from an injury or surgery, lack of experience with this type of training, or fear due to being in pain, etc
The Solution: Enter BFR training!
Basically, BFR Training: tricks the body into thinking it is doing 70-100% of 1RM type work while using much lighter loads that do not carry nearly the same risk for injury!
How it works:
Constrictive Bands are placed onto the arms or legs that limit the venous return. This allows metabolites to be “trapped” into the muscle and local tissues. The bands while tight enough to limit or occlude venous return, they DO allow some arterial blood flow into the muscle/limb. BFR training utilizes much lower weights, but allows one to do much higher reps, often until failure. As the reps continue the trapped blood begins running out of nutrients, this stimulates the CNS to require more muscle fibers to lift the same small weight, this achieves the same type of fiber requirement that would have been needed to move a much higher weight say 85% of a 1 RM!
Not only does this type of workout create a build up of exercise metabolites or by-products such as lactate and Hydrogen ions that cause more muscle fibers to be recruited, it also triggers a cascade of events!
This cascade of events triggers an anabolic or muscle building environment similar to doing high percentage 1RM work without any of the joint stress or actual muscle damage that typically accompanies that type of workout! BFR training takes advantage of the 2nd method of increasing muscle hypertrophy: metabolic stress accumulation!
BFR training, Really is a Game Changer for patients that are at risk of injury, have pain or other limitations and for high performing athletes that want the benefits of high intensity training without the RISK of injury that could force them OUT of competition!
SIDE note: This is NOT Occlusion training, BFR training uses bands that reduce but not block all blood flow!!
Results of BFR training in the literature:
increased muscle hypertrophy and increased strength
Training to fatigue with BFR has shown Non-traditional recruitment patters, (Type 2 fibers before type 1)
Increased hormone changes enhancing protein synthesis, involving GH and IGF-1
Increased cell signaling for mTOR
Building of non-contractile tissue (may lead to increased strength over time while decreasing future injury risk by improving the individual’s connective tissue, talk about a win-win)
Less fatigue compared to traditional strength training; this can allow for more training sessions per week with less accumulating soreness & fatigue!
BFR Systems:
They utilized Pneumatic Cuff Systems: Two basic types
Automatic systems: very effective, very expensive!! often only makes sense for health care providers and trainers
Manual Systems: more portable, ease of use, much more cost effective: better for the individual athlete or patient, if properly trained.
*(Doppler Ultrasound: allows one to find min occlusion pressure (mop): min amount of pressure needed to fully occlude limb: We want to be BELOW that! (certain % based off of literature)*
Helpful with patients with comorbidities
needs 8 mHz probe
Audio output/headphone jack
There are Only TWO places to put bands: (Remember: Many effects are SYSTEMIC! Therefore, there is no need to put them anywhere else! (See Results slide) 1. Proximal UE, as high into axilla fold as possible
2. Proximal LE, as close to gluteal fold as possible
The Radial artery pulse is assessed when using UE bands (occluding cephalic & basilic veins)
The Posterior Tibial artery pulse is assessed when using LE bands (occluding Deep and Femoral veins)
Exercise Prescription with BFR training IS Different
You will fatigue sooner!!
Heed the modifications!!
In most cases body weight exercises are MORE Than adequate!!
Cuffs stay inflated through the entire workout, do not inflate/deflate between sets/exercises
Begin around 8 min per total workout
Building to 15 minutes,
longer if the person using them is a more trained athlete
Load: Most Bodyweight
IF you add weight: no more than 20% of 1-RM
3-5 min of rest post BFR training for recovery and perfusion
* Higher the pressure you trained at, more time needed for perfusionInstead of adding weight, alter tempo: Longer eccentric 4 sec, 2 sec hold, 2 sec concentric
Basically utilize 2-4 Total Exercises Per Arms and 2-4 exercises per Legs
Max 4 sets (3 most common)
For reps, you target a Max 30 reps during the 1st set
30-60 sec between sets STICK to this NO PHONE USE etc
Maintain pressure throughout
Remaining sets should be reps until failure, rarely should you be able to get to another 30 reps, as fatigue should be setting in if cuffs are set appropriately.
Common reps per sets 1-3 20-10-10 or 15-8-8 common early
30-15-15 later rehab*
Safety of BFR Training??
Compared to High Intensity Resistance Training
Decreased Stroke Volume
Less Muscle Damage (none!)
Decreased Oxidative Stress
Not as severe BP systolic spike
Many people ask about clot risks? Research shows, No change in coagulation activity. In fact, when using bands increasing pressure on limbs, the body actually increases its production TPA, which is the body’s own clot busting chemical!
Signs and Symptoms to STOP: If these occur, the cuffs often need to be adjusted
Sensation of numbness
Pins and needles
Uncomfortable tingling
Severe discomfort
Lightheadedness/dizziness
Contraindications: Conditions where one should NOT do BFR trainingAcute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Acute Sickness or Fever
Blood Pressure Greater than 180/100 mmHg
Early Postoperative period: check with your surgeon, this can vary greatly
Higher class arrhythmia or coronary ischemia
Pregnancy
Varicose Veins
A-Fib or Heart Failure
BP: Systolic >160 mmHg; Diastolic 95 mmHg
Athletes: There is still value in lifting heavy! So BFR is not to permanently replace high intensity resistance training, rather ADD this INTO your current training plan to be a more well-rounded, strong athlete! And especially during peak season so you can still improve your strength yet minimize the risk of injury during competition season!
So there you have it, BFR training is a groundbreaking method of increasing muscle hypertrophy and strength with minimal risks and faster recovery times!
Case Study: Early Post-Op ACL
15-8-8
Body wt.
tempo 2020
30s rest between sets
45s rest between exercises
3-5 min post BFR
exercises:
1. Supine isometric quad sets with NMES
2. Supine Isometric HS curls
3. Side Lying hip abd
4. Standing calf raises
Mid Post-Op ACL Late
15-8-8-8 20-10-10-10
BW BW
tempo 2020 4120
30s 45
45s 60
3-5 3-5
- Stationary bike 1. SL squat
- Mini (partial) squats 2. Lateral lunges
- Step-ups 3. Bridging with roll in
- Bridging 4. RDL
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
Finally, Thank you very much for listening and until next time, have a Fantastic Day!
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I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
New forward head posture study, just came out this past July 2022
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation: high level journal
Comparison of Sensorimotor Integration and Skill-Related Physical Fitness Components Between College Athletes With and Without Forward Head Posture
authored by Ibrahim Moustafa, Meeyoung Kim, Deed Harrison.
Case control study. What is a case control study?
This is pretty neat. First you identify a condition you want to investigate. Then you design a study to try and determine, if the condition in question, has any effect on a particular function/task/performance or on health.
Then you must come up with two groups of people to study.
The first group has the condition you want to study
The 2nd group does not have the condition in question.
Next you match the groups in terms of certain factors like age/sex/work/ etc to try to ensure equality in the groups you are comparing minus the key condition being studied
Then determine what types of tests to perform on each group to see if there is a difference between the people with and without the condition
This study looked at the condition of:
Forward head posture
100 Young athletes
College Level athletes high performing athletes
NO symptoms
Q: Was there a Difference in athletic performance skills tests between those with FHP and those without?
How did they determine if someone had FHP?
They used a postural measurement called the CVA (cranial vertebral angle) ear (tragus) relative to C7 spinous relative to horizontal. This measurement can be confusing to clinicians not familiar with it because a bigger angle, means the head is being held in a more neutral position; while a lower angle means they have more FHP. Here the CVA cut point was 50°
The Cut point was based of other well-established studies in the literature
cranial vertebral angle (on 4 view posture screen)
What do these values mean in terms of x-rays
55° or more = Less than 20mm FHP. That is consistent with what research has shown, most people can get away with about 20mm of FHP and not have any negative consequences. MC neck p, Has, cervical degeneration & disability
Their cut point of 50° = ~ 25mm or more FHP 1’’
They measured Sensory motor integration: which is how a
stimulus at either the wrist/hand/finger – is processed in the higher centers of the brain
If there is a difference in Sensory motor integration, does it affect athletic skills tests:
They used 4 key tests, which highlight skills useful in ALL Sports: Basically: Do you have speed/power/strength?
T-test
Time sprint T test:
Sprint 10m straight
Sprint left 5m
Sprint right 10m makes “T”
Sprint back to center 5m
Sprint back to start
Vertical Leap
Static Single Leg Balance Test – stork
Dynamic Stretch Balance Test – 3 plane dynamic stretch test for agility
Findings: They DID Find a Difference between the 2 groups in amplitude in regions of the brain that process sensory motor integration as it goes into the motor cortex. Problems in this region would in theory create down going / descending motor cortex issues. As we have known for some time, abnormal sensory inputs create abnormal motor output.
The athletes with FHP and differences in sensory motor integration, DID in fact score worse on all 4 of the athletic skills tests, and YES, the differences were statistically significant?
On the T-test: They were 10% slower, 1 full second. For College level athletes, that is huge!
They scored 9 cm lower on the vertical jump!
They were Several seconds longer on static balance test!
AND the were Less agile!
As if those findings were not enough the researchers took it one step further. They wanted to know: Is this difference linearly related: Is the magnitude of the FHP linearly correlated with the actual dysfunction. In other words, did athletes with greater amounts of FHP have worse skills tests? The answer was> YES!
Implications:
Athletes: if you want to have optimal performance you have to correct FHP if you have it! This is HUGE, the amount of athletes I see everyday with severe FHP has gone up exponentially in just the last few years! Two big reasons come to mind, the .1st is obvious = Text neck, all of us are looking down at our phones WAY too much and for some it is literally HOURS per day. You cannot have poor posture for hours at a time and expect to snap out of it for practice or competition!!
2nd, COVID, I cannot tell you have many kids have developed the bad habit of doing their schoolwork while sitting on their bed. Sadly, many spent countless hours on zoom classes over the last two years which grossly exaggerated their FHP!
All elite professional, college athletes and of course HS & grade school athletes!!! Addressing this NOW can cause significant improvements in your athletic performance
Journal of sport rehabilitation
July 22, 2022,
Weekend athletes, you are physically weaker when you have FHP.
Older patients, non-athletes, you are less agile when you have FHP, which can easily lead to a greater risk of falls! Falls in the elderly can be deadly and as mentioned above, you are weaker with FHP. Also, FHP increases the functional weight of the head, altering loads in the cervical spine which is a major cause of degenerative joint and degenerative disc disease, which often cause neck stiffness, neck pain, headaches, and disability!
This can be one major factor in developing sarcopenia – loss of skeletal muscle which is correlated with increased insulin resistance and even increased mortality!
Overall conclusions:
First and foremost, this is extremely important and exciting that this study:
1. This study Validates that chiropractic subluxation (spinal misalignment/deformity/displacement) causes nerve interference, with real health consequences. Sadly, too many health providers and even some chiropractors think the adjustment is for just spinal pain. No, nerve interference can manifest itself in a variety of ways in each individual, many will have loss of function, balance, agility and more!
2. FHP is linearly correlated with brain body/body brain dysfunction with real word decreases in strength, agility and balance! The greater the forward head posture, the greater the dysfunction!
3. FHP over 20mm is enough to cause significant performance impairments. That is only about 1 inch! Look around, next time you are out in public, you will see many, many people with well over 1 inch of FHP, this is truly another epidemic!
4. Athletes of all levels, grade school, high school, college athletes and pros, if you want to perform optimally, you have to keep an eye on your posture. If you have FHP, text neck, you are likely underperforming and correcting this condition is a must if want to perform at your highest capacity! Now, let’s talk about correcting forward head posture. Can you correct forward head posture? Absolutely, at Back to Health Chiropractic, we utilize Chiropractic BioPhysics methods and strategies to do so. These are, hands down, the most research supported methods on the planet for forward head posture reduction. Its it easy? NO. It takes time and it takes work. The longer you have had FHP the more time it will take. We use a mulit-modal program that includes, traditional adjustments, mirror image exercises, mirror image traction in-house and home care exercises.
So there you have it!
This is another high-quality research study that shows that subluxations can cause significant problems, much more than just pain. Remember, the people in this study where high-level athletes without pain, yet those with FHP subluxation had measurable decreases in function, decreases that can lead to real health challenges! So, take some time to look at your posture, check the posture of your family, friends and loved ones and if you spot FHP make sure they see a corrective care chiropractor to get to work ASAP on correcting it. You can find a corrective care chiropractor near you by going to ideal.com.
LINKS
The Study:
https://donorview.blob.core.windows.net/docstorage555/7469a1a6-ea33-488b-9e65-f763a8eee1cf/FHP_Athletic.pdf?sv=2018-03-28&sr=b&sig=v4KIP40ie83%2FjFNnA7wh%2FHjWRB%2BW9nJjngd7NvlqzMM%3D&st=2022-10-10T16%3A13%3A49Z&se=2022-10-10T16%3A43%3A49Z&sp=r
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35894888/
www.idealspine.com
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Finally, Thank you very much for listening and until next time, have a Fantastic Day!
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Today we are going to discuss a 2011 Case Series titled, Improvement in Autistic Behaviors Following Chiropractic Care. This case series was published in the Journal Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health, in December of 2011. As many of you are all too well aware, the rate of Autism is rising at an extremely alarming rate. […]
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Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today we are going to discuss a 2011 Case Series titled, Improvement in Autistic Behaviors Following Chiropractic Care. This case series was published in the Journal Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health, in December of 2011.
As many of you are all too well aware, the rate of Autism is rising at an extremely alarming rate. In the United States, as of 2021, 1 in 44 children are being diagnosed with Autism! In the 1990’s the rate was 2 out of 1000 children and in the 1980’s it was 10x’s less than that, just .1 - .4 children per 1000 were being diagnosed with autism!
We need all hands on deck to tackle this massive health issue. Today’s discussion is NOT focused on the likely causes of this massive increase, rather I want to focus on a case series that showed improvement in autistic behaviors following chiropractic care.
As noted in the introduction in this paper, Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormal social interactions and communication concurrent with repetitive behaviors and mannerisms.
From the paper’s Abstract, Methods & Outcomes sections:
Clinical Features: This case series involves two case studies. Case one involves a 20-year old autistic male who displays aggressive behavior towards others. Case two is a 17-year old autistic female who abuses herself.
Intervention and outcome: Both patients received a trial of chiropractic care for 5 and 4 months respectively with visit frequency of once per week. Both patients responded favorably to chiropractic care with the male patient decreasing in aggressive behavior and the female patient decreasing in self-abuse and improved socialization.
For the case involving the male, he attended a total of 20 chiropractic visits and was adjusted using a low force Activator adjusting tool. He began showing signs of improvement after his 4th adjustment that involved being more co-operative, having a longer attention span and he even began to watch tv which he had not previously done.
For the case involving the female, she attended a total of 16 office visits and was adjusted using a combination of low force Activator tool adjustments and drop table adjustments. She began to show signs of improvement after her third visit in the form of sleeping through the night, which was unusual and she demonstrated less self-abuse.
Conclusions: Each had favorable results after undergoing chiropractic care. This case series provides supporting evidence that individuals with autism may benefit from chiropractic care. More research is warranted in this area.
Now let's talk about the likely mechanisms behind chiropractic care and the results from this case series. As we discussed recently in another neurodevelopmental disorder and chiropractic paper summary, the MAIN goal of chiropractic care is to improve brain-body, body-brain communication. We do that by analyzing the spine for abnormally positioned or abnormally moving spinal segments, known as vertebral subluxations. Vertebral subluxations are corrected by specific chiropractic adjustments. Because vertebral subluxations, by the stress caused to the surrounding spinal cord and nerve roots, cause nervous system interference, it should make sense that correcting vertebral subluxations reduces nervous system interference and therefore could help those suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders. I will cover the more technical aspects of exactly how this works but first;
It is very important to note: people alway ask, does chiropractic cure this or can chiropractic fix so and so conditions? The answer is no, chiropractic is designed to do one thing and one thing only: correct vertebral subluxations which enables the body to better do what it was designed to do! Of course, by helping the body to better do what it is designed to do, this results in improved health & healing which explains why so many health challenges and perhaps why the two individuals with autism as described in this case series responded well to chiropractic care!
Now, to get technical about how chiropractic care improves brain-body, body-brain communication. The authors describe one likely mechanisms of action:
Recent research has demonstrated that spinal adjustments to vertebral subluxations can lead to neural plastic changes in the central nervous system (As demonstrated in the 2010 paper Haavik, Taylor, Holt, Murphy, Exploring the neuromodulatory effects of the vertebral subluxation and chiropractic care in the Chiropractic Journal of Australia). Plastic changes in the brain can alter the way the brain synthesizes and releases neurotransmitters. This may be significant as abnormal levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin have been found in individuals with ASD. Serotonin has been shown to play a role in social and emotional behavior. If chiropractic adjustments alter serotonin levels this may in turn cause changes in autistic behaviors.
I will add one more paragraph that discusses another possible mechanism behind chiropractic care helping these two individuals. This comes from the conclusion of the 2015 paper, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Chiropractic: A Systematic Review of the Literature:
If we consider the new research that shows chiropractic adjustments having a direct effect on neural plasticity of the central nervous system (as demonstrated by the breakthrough research paper by Haavik-Taylor published in the journal Clinical Neurophysiology in February of 2007) and other research linking abnormal stimuli to plastic changes within the central nervous system along with the case studies herein which show associated benefits from chiropractic treatment with regards to neurodevelopmental disorders. The mechanisms by which this could happen appears plausible. Further advances in neural plasticity research may yet reveal stronger connections to chiropractic treatment.
So as you can see, there are multiple mechanisms that may explain the positive results these two individuals with autism had following chiropractic care.
Therefore, I want to wrap up today’s discussion with the following key takeaway.
Chiropractic is a safe, drug-free approach to helping the body function better and should be considered for those individuals that have autism as part of a multidisciplinary approach to care. I hope you found this information helpful, please share this episode with anyone you feel may benefit from hearing it.
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Exploring the neuromodulatory effects of the vertebral subluxation and chiropractic care
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family! Today we are going to discuss a 2015 literature review, titled Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Chiropractic: A Systematic Review of the Literature. […]
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Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder & Chiropractic: Literature Review Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family! Today we are going to discuss a 2015 literature review, titled Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Chiropractic: A Systematic Review of the Literature. This research review was published in the Journal Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health, in March of 2015.
This topic is so important and timely since Neurodevelopmental disorders include some of the most challenging health issues facing children today, namely, ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).
The rates of ADD, ADHD and ASD are rising within the global population at an alarming rate, while treatments seem to be sadly lagging behind. Therefore, any intervention, especially those that are non-invasive & safe that shows promise should be looked at closely. Despite there being numerous pharmaceutical drugs on the market for these conditions, their results are mixed and side effects are often just as troubling as the conditions they are supposed to be addressing.
The Summary or Abstract of the review is as follows:
The objective: To provide a comprehensive analysis of the current body of scientific literature regarding the chiropractic management of a wide variety of neurodevelopmental disorders.
The Methods of the Review: A literature search was performed using PubMed, MANTIS, the Index to Chiropractic Literature, McCoy Press, Galileo, and ScienceDirect. Inclusion criteria consisted of full-text peer-reviewed articles written in English as they related to the efficacy of chiropractic management of neurodevelopmental disorders.
The Results: 50 articles were selected. The results were: 3 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT), 7 Reviews of Literature, 3 Case Series, 34 Case Studies and 3 Survey/Commentaries.
The Conclusions: The majority of articles dealt specifically with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and were predominantly case studies. While we believe there is enough evidence to support the use of chiropractic with children who have been previously diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially ASD and ADD/ADHD, the chiropractic community should see this as a call to action to provide more research regarding neurodevelopmental disorders.
Given that RCTs (Randomized Controlled Trials) are the gold standard of research, the authors acknowledged that although 3 RCTs supporting Chiropractic care for neurodevelopmental disorders is a great start, we need to fund additional research projects to build upon these initial studies.
Lets dive deeper into this research review. Now, what does Chiropractic care have to do with neurodevelopmental disorders? For those of you not familiar with HOW chiropractic actually works, the answer is quite simple. The MAIN goal of chiropractic care is to improve brain-body, body-brain communication. We do that by analyzing the spine for abnormally positioned or abnormally moving spinal segments, known as vertebral subluxations. Vertebral subluxations are corrected by specific chiropractic adjustments. Because vertebral subluxations, by the stress caused to the surrounding spinal cord and nerve roots, cause nervous system interference, it should make sense that correcting vertebral subluxations reduces nervous system interference and therefore could help those suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders.
It is important to note: people alway ask, does chiropractic cure this or fix so and so conditions? The answer is no, chiropractic’s purpose is Not to treat specific diseases, rather chiropractic’s purpose is to do one thing and one thing only: correct vertebral subluxations which enables the body to better do what it was designed to do! Of course, by helping the body to better do what it is designed to do, this results in improved health & healing which explains why so many health challenges have responded to chiropractic care! Getting back to this literature review the authors point out;
“With rising incidences of various neurodevelopmental disorders, the likelihood of healthcare professionals encountering them as a presenting complaint in their clinics is just as likely to rise. With chiropractors serving as portal of entry providers, it is also therefore likely that the practicing chiropractor will encounter such patients. It is therefore important to understand the possible relationship between chiropractic care and neurodevelopmental disorders.
The evidence presented within this literature review aims to demonstrate the plausibility of chiropractic care as an appropriate healthcare service utilized for neurodevelopmental disorders. Services provided include spinal adjustments focused on the correction of vertebral subluxation, improvement in joint function, reduction of pain, increased quality of life and levels of independence, as well as management of dizziness, proprioceptive and/or vestibular complaints, and possibly more.”
Some of the key takeaways from the expanded conclusion section of this review are as follows:
If we consider the new research that shows chiropractic adjustments having a direct effect on neural plasticity of the central nervous system (as demonstrated by the breakthrough research paper by Haavik-Taylor published in the journal Clinical Neurophysiology in February of 2007) and other research linking abnormal stimuli to plastic changes within the central nervous system along with the case studies herein which show associated benefits from chiropractic treatment with regards to neurodevelopmental disorders. The mechanisms by which this could happen appears plausible. Further advances in neural plasticity research may yet reveal stronger connections to chiropractic treatment.
Considering the goal of a subluxation based chiropractor to treat the vertebral subluxation complex, its safety with regards to children based on the Council on Chiropractic Practice Guidelines, and not treating neurodevelopmental disorders specifically, along with the results shown herein regards to the available case files, we believe there is enough evidence to support the use of chiropractic treatments on children who have been previously diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially ASD and ADD/ADHD. We suggest a conservative treatment approach that would focus specifically on diagnosed subluxations within the vertebral column and co-management with other medical professionals to better objectively quantify any changes that may manifest in the presentation of the patient’s neurodevelopmental disorders, which would then add additional strength to the case for future considerations into publication as a case file.”
So there you have it, my summary of the paper, “Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Chiropractic: A Systematic Review of the Literature”
I hope this explains how chiropractic care may help those that are dealing with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially ADD, ADHD and ASD.
My final point today: Chiropractic care should be considered for those individuals that are dealing with neurodevelopmental disorders. Research supports co-management of these complex cases including other medical providers.
I hope you found this information helpful, please share this episode with anyone you feel may benefit from hearing it.
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Chiropractic: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Cervical spine manipulation alters sensorimotor integration: a somatosensory evoked potential study
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast I’m your host, Dr. Marc Dupuis On Today’s episode we bring back our very own Dr. Nikki Holt to discuss an issue that many pregnant women have to deal with, Morning Sickness. We discuss natural methods & strategies that may help! links: Real food for pregnancy by […]
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Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast I’m your host, Dr. Marc Dupuis On Today’s episode we bring in a special guest: Our very own Dr. Nikki Holt to discuss an issue that many pregnant women have to deal with, heartburn, and natural methods & strategies that may help! links: Real food for pregnancy […]
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I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family! Today’s topic is extremely important and what we are about to discuss may be information that you will want to share with family, friends and loved ones. In our […]
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Good day everyone! Today’s topic, Insulin Resistance, a leading cause of Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Diabetes, Obesity, Inflammation & More. Learn what causes it and what you can do to both prevent & reverse it! This topic is so important for two major reasons. #1 Insulin Resistance is responsible for more degenerative conditions than any other single […]
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In this episode we discuss the COVID-19 PCR Test. We discuss exactly how this test works. We also discuss some shortcomings of this test that the media and many health experts are not talking about.
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Let’s get started. Today’s conversation deals with the term: Survival Value. First coined in 1915 by philosopher Elbert Hubbard, What is Survival Value? Survival Value is one of the key tenets of Chiropractic Philosophy and it is based on universal laws. Because it is based on universal laws, it is applicable to every woman, man […]
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Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast I’m your host, Dr. Marc Dupuis Today I want to share a recent blog post that stirred up quite a bit of attention. The core of today’s discussion involves a critical look at long held belief, championed by French biologist, Louis Pasteur that germs cause disease and […]
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Your Immune System: The Key to Both Fighting & Preventing Cancer
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I’m your host, Dr. Marc Dupuis
On Today’s episode we are going to dive in on the immune system, which by the way is absolutely designed to search out and destroy cancerous cells. I will discuss how the immune system does this and what can we do to optimize the function of our immune system.
Let’s get going. First let’s define a few terms. What exactly is Cancer: Cancer is a cell or group of cells that have not properly differentiated or that grows uncontrollably. Cancer cells do not adhere properly to other cells.
Every single one of us began as a single cell that divided countless times until we were a hollow ball of cells, then these cells divided countless times until we became a solid ball of cells and then a number these identical cells began to differentiate or morph into specific cell types that eventually went on to form our three main tissue types and then from those tissue types every single one of our organs, tissues and glands developed. It really is quite miraculous!
It is normal for cells to differentiate into their mature endpoint type cells. Some cancerous cells do not go on to this critical next step. Some cancerous cells regress and become undifferentiated. Also, normal cells replicate or grow at a set rate of growth and normal cells have an internally regulated lifespan. This means that after so much time passes internal mechanisms are triggered that cause the cell to die or turn over. Cancer cells do have behave this way, they replicate and replicate at an unusually high rate and do not have this self terminating life span. they will continue to grow and divide indefinitely. This continuous replication process is how tumors form. Tumors cause problems by eventually disrupting function in the organs they are either growing near or in.
Now let’s define our immune system: The immune system is the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, tissues and abnormal bodily cells by producing the immune response. The immune system includes the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue (remember we talked about GALT in prior shows (Gut associated lymphatic tissue) macrophages, lymphocytes including B cells and T cells and antibodies.
Now for the exciting part. Each and every one of us has a cancer surveillance system. It is run by our Natural Killer Cells. Our natural killer cells are a special type of T cell lymphocyte designed to hunt down and destroy abnormal, cancerous cells and they do this by releasing damaging cytokines into the abnormal cell. Cytokines are inflammatory mediators.
Did you know that each and every person has cancer cells developing in their body, however, not everyone develops CA. That’s right only when the developing cancer cells either evade the immune system or overwhelm a poorly functioning immune system does cancer develop.
Knowing this information, the next logical question is, what are the key factors that influence our immune system. Because cytokines are inflammatory mediators, our inflammatory state combined with our bodies hormone balance together play a major role in how well our immune system functions. Why hormone balance? It’s simple, many hormones play a direct role in either stimulating or suppressing both inflammation and immune system function.
Inflammatory State: how do we best assess this? My favorite way is with the Omega 3 index performed on many micronutrient blood panels. Omega fatty acids play a major role in balancing our inflammation in our bodies. Inflammation is neither good nor bad. Inflammation is essential to proper immune system function as it uses inflammatory mediators when destroying foreign invaders and abnormal cells and inflammation is essential in the repair process from damaged tissue after injury, however excessive inflammation can damage healthy tissues and and is therefore associated with all major degenerative diseases. The major dietary omega fatty acids are Omega 3’s which decrease inflammation and Omega 6’s & Omega 9’s which are pro-inflammatory in nature.
In a perfect world we should consume Omega 3, 6 and 9’s in a 1:1:1 ratio. However the standard American diet (SAD) provides over 50 X’s the Omega 6’s and 9’s compared to Omega 3’s. In the US, we subsidize farmers that grow wheat, corn and soy. Therefore wheat, corn and soy are found in so many of the most common foods eaten every day. These grain producing crops are extremely high in omega 6’s & 9’s. Eating the standard American diet rich in the pro-inflammatory omega 6’s & 9’s can lead to an imbalance in one’s inflammatory state which can actually suppress your immune system function! Blood tests that assess the Omega Index will break down exactly what your current dietary inflammatory status is by looking at the ratios of anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory omega fatty acids.
Hormone Balance: One of the key hormones that influences immune function is the stress hormone Cortisol. Cortisol should peak in the early morning hours and slowly taper off as the day goes on. What is so interesting about cortisol and its role in immune function is this; Did you know that just after peak cortisol release, for those that have normal cortisol levels, every day there is a tidal wave of immune cells released throughout the body. In this tidal wave of immune cells are countless Natural Killer T Cells. One of the major jobs of the Natural Killer T Cells, as I mentioned earlier, is to look for and destroy cancerous cells. So, If you are under chronic stress as we see both in overworked, overstressed individuals but also see in high performing athletes (after all stress is stress, hard training sessions will stimulate stress just as much as severe work/relationship stress will)Your cortisol curve may no longer be optimal and if this can result in a failure of that healthy tidal wave of immune cells from being released into the body each and every day. This can greatly increase the risk for both getting sick and more importantly developing cancer.
How do we best test for cortisol output? Through Salivary cortisol testing. Why saliva? Most conventional doctors will order a blood test to assess cortisol levels at one point in the day, whenever the patient has their blood drawn. There are two problems with this type of testing. #1: Cortisol, although transported in the blood does not perform its key functions in the blood. Cortisol operates in the tissues. By testing salivary cortisone levels we are able to assess how much cortisol is actually getting into the tissues. #2: Looking at cortisol levels at one point during the day does not give any information about the day long cortisol output curve.
This is why modern lab tests, like the Adrenal Stress Index we often use, from Diagnos-Techs labs, has the patient send in multiple saliva samples at specific times throughout a 24 hr period so we can actually determine if they are secreting peak cortisone in the morning followed by proper tapering throughout the rest of the day. Makes sense right? I think so. Why have most people not heard of such testing before? Given how much stress we are all under nowadays and given how much this stress can affect our immune system and especially increase our cancer risk, you would think that this type of testing would be done on an annual basis. The reality is these tests are just not yet part of the conventional medical education program. Hopefully in the future as more institutions begin teaching functional medicine, that seeks to treat the individual patient and his or her underlying imbalances, these tests will become more well known in the future!
Now let’s dive in to the 4 additional things we can all do to further bolster our immune system:
1: Optimize your vitamin D levels. Current research suggests new target blood levels between 50 and 80ng/ml. Did you know that most conventional labs, base their reference ranges on nutrients tested on research linked to the RDA, which is over 50 years old, and was designed to see how much of a nutrient does one need to stave off disease? It had little to do with how much of a nutrient one needs in order to function Optimally! Why is vitamin D so important: Now we know it really is more of a hormone than just a vitamin for bone health. Vitamin D, binds to the vitamin D receptor (which is in virtually ALL of our cells) which modulates the transcription of more than 50 genes that promote differentiation, apoptosis (normal cell death- like house cleaning) and prevents proliferation…all key aspects of cancer prevention! It has been estimated that as many as 85,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented in North America alone, if we all achieved the newly recommended vitamin D levels!
2: Regularly Exercise: When it comes to exercise it’s all about consistency. If you want the health benefits of exercise it has to be done on a regular basis. Exercising really is similar to eating well or brushing your teeth. Do we really expect to be healthy if we eat really well on the first day of each month but then eat junk for the rest of the month? Can we expect to have healthy teeth if we brush and floss once every two or three weeks…of course not. Why exercise? Simple. Research has shown for years that regular exercise improves the circulation of immune cells in your blood which reduces your risk of both getting sick and developing cancer. Regular exercise has been shown to reduce your insulin levels and improve your body’s insulin sensitivity, both are critical in lowering your body’s blood sugar levels which is so important since cancer cells thrive on sugar. Lastly, regular exercise can help mitigate the effects of every-day stress!
However, more is not always better. Those of us that love endurance sports, especially long course triathlons and marathons, must remember that stress is stress. All good training sessions/workouts produce stress. For those of us training and dealing with full time jobs, over training is a clinical condition that can easily develop that leads to adrenal fatigue which results in abnormal cortisol outputs! High intensity interval training seems to hit the nail on head in terms of bang for the buck, 3-5 sessions per week of 30-45 minutes per session seems to provide what we currently believe to be an optimal dose for exercise. Again, for those of us that like to do more and in some cases.. a lot more, we have to take adequate steps to ensure we are fully recovering from the work outs that we are doing!
3: Sleep. Sleep is when most recovery occurs. Recovery for all bodily systems including your immune system! Adults need 8 hrs per night period. Adolescents need 9-10 hours per night period. Unfortunately, there are NO shortcuts or hacks to this one folks. There are many people out there suggesting otherwise but the research does not support any of it. I could go on for an hour on this topic alone, but I won’t, however, stay tuned as in the next few weeks we will be releasing a podcast solely focused on sleep. In the meantime I highly recommend the book “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker PhD. Those most at risk for sleep related immune compromise are people that have to work the 3rd shift. Many studies have shown the devastating effects shift work can have in altering the body’s cortisol output. If you or a loved one has to do such work, I implore you or them to work with a functional medicine provider and have their cortisol output tested.
4: Last, but certainly not least: Have your spine checked for joint dysfunction, known as vertebral subluxation, and get adjusted if subluxations are found. As we have talked about before, your nervous system is the master control system of your entire body. Your spine and the spinal cord that it contains & protects is the highway linking your brain to your body. Abnormal movements in your spine send altered afferent or incoming nerve signals to the brain which can cause abnormal efferent or outgoing messages from the brain to the body. These abnormal outgoing messages have the potential to negatively effect every cell, tissue, organ and organ system including, the immune system! This explains why those with vertebral subluxations often have lowered immune system function.
For those of you wanting to know more, an amazing study was done in the Chiropractic Research Journal 1994; 3(1) 32-39, titled, “The Effects of Specific Upper Cervical Adjustments on the CD4 Counts of HIV Positive Patients”. In this study the immune system CD4 cell counts were monitored in HIV positive individuals who were under chiropractic care and compared to a control group of HIV positive individuals who were not under chiropractic care. The patients were monitored in an independent medical center where they were under regular medical supervision and the results were astounding: Those HIV patients under chiropractic care had a 48% increase in their CD4 cell counts over the six month duration of being adjusted! Meanwhile, those in the control group experienced a 7.96% decrease in their CD4 cell counts!
So to review: Balancing your inflammatory state, optimizing your cortisol levels by managing stress, optimizing your vitamin D levels, regularly exercising, getting consistent, quality sleep and getting regularly checked for subluxation and getting adjusted, if needed, are all things we can and should be doing to bolster our immune system which is key to both fighting and preventing cancer.
That wraps up today’s discussion on Your Immune System: The Key to Both Fighting & Preventing Cancer. If you would like more information on cortisol testing or Omega Index tested, reach out to us at www.contactus@bthconline.com or call us at 207-324-7098
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Vibrant America Omega Testing
PDF of the study, “The Effects of Specific Upper Cervical Adjustments on the CD4 Counts of HIV Positive Patients”
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An Introduction to Winter Hiking
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host, Dr. Marc Dupuis
Today’s episode is a live recording from a recent presentation by my colleague & fellow Back to Health Chiropractic Chiropractor, Dr. Tyler Kuntz
For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Kuntz, here is a brief bio:
Dr. Tyler Kuntz is a Chiropractic Physician at Back to Health Chiropractic. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Palmer College. While studying at Palmer, Dr. Kuntz was a clinical Radiology Intern and a Chiropractic Rehabilitation and Sports Injury Intern.
When outside of the office, Dr. Kuntz’s outside interests include hiking, running, swimming or any other outdoor activities that New England has to offer. He is an avid runner and competitive ultra-marathoner.
Especially relevant to tonight’s presentation, Dr. Kuntz is an accomplished hiker. He has completed all of the 4,000 ft mountain hikes in New Hampshire, twice and is working on completing the ultimate challenge of.. the White Mountains 4,000 ft GRID! ….keep in mind, he has only been in New England for two years! That is quite the accomplishment! And with that, I present you: Dr. Tyler Kuntz
That wraps up today’s show, An Introduction to Winter Hiking. I hope you found this talk helpful and that you can apply what Dr. Tyler taught you today for some fun, safe winter hiking in the near future!
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Mountain-Forcast.com
Mt. Washington Observatory’s High Summits Forecast
New England Trail Conditions
MSR Snowshoes
MSR Hiking Poles
Hiking Gators
Microspikes
Musher’s Secret Pet Paw Wax
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PAIN: Why Pain Is Your Friend And Not The Enemy!
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I am your host, Dr. Marc Dupuis
Today’s topic is Pain! Pain is the number one reason people seek medical care, however, despite how common it is, pain is the most poorly understood and unfortunately the most poorly handled of all symptoms.
In our modern society we have been mislead to believe that pain is bad. Pain is something we must eradicate or kill as quickly as we can, hence the wide variety of painkillers found in every drug store, grocery store or even convenience store and the number of prescription painkillers are too many to name, included in this class of drugs are the deadly Opioid drugs, which in the US ALONE kill over 47,000 people per year!
In reality, pain, is not bad at all! In fact, pain is a GOOD thing and not only is it a GOOD thing, Pain is very IMPORTANT! Yes, it is, now why do I say that …. Think it about this; Pain is a message from your body to your brain telling you that something is not right. Pain is a check engine light for your body. Because pain is your body’s way of letting you know that something is not right with your body, the last thing you should do is rush to cover it up without addressing what it is that IS wrong. Consider the following example: You buy a new car and one week later the check engine light comes on. So, you take your new car back to the dealership where you bought it, and they take it in to their service bay. Five minutes later the service manager comes out and tells you the following, “I fixed the problem, I covered up the check engine light with a nice thick piece of electrical tape. You will no longer be bothered by that light. Have a great day”. Now what would you say to this person? Of course, you or I would never settle for that fix! We would want to know WHY the check engine light was on and what truly needs to be fixed and then we would not be satisfied until the problem was properly corrected. Right?
Still not convinced about the danger of being quick to cover up pain? Here is another example; You wake up in the middle the middle of the night to the sound of smoke alarms going off. You jump out of bed, smelling smoke, you call the fire department and rush outside. 10 minutes later the fire department arrives, by now there are flames in the basement. The firefighters rush inside, grab all of the smoke detectors… and come back out. Then, they break all of the smoke detectors so they are no longer making any noise. The fire chief turns to you and says, “there, that should do it. You will no longer be bothered by those alarms”. The firefighters pack up & leave, meanwhile your whole house Is now going up in flames! Would you be cool with that response? Of course not, but think about it. Really think about it. Every time you have pain and quickly run to the medicine cabinet and take either an OTC or prescription drug to make it go away but do NOTHING to address the underlying CAUSE of your pain, you are treating your body just like that service manager wanted to treat your car and just like those firefighters treated your house! Really, it’s true! This is true for all types of pain.
Now think about this, how many people go to pain clinics every day only to receive drug after drug or injection after injection yet for most of these suffering people their pain never does go away permanently because the CAUSE has not been addressed. The sad reality is; despite the pain care providers having the best of intentions as they trying to alleviate their patient’s pain, since they are not focusing on the underlying CAUSE of the pain, the patient’s body will continue, in vain, to send pain messages to the brain until the true problem or problems are addressed. This is exactly why people often need stronger and stronger drugs to cover their pain, their bodies are working exactly as they have been designed to work: Their bodies are desperately trying to get the person’s attention so the pain signals have to become stronger and stronger to overcome the drugs or injections that are trying to simultaneously block those very same pain signals.
I want to share some words of wisdom from the late Dr. Fred Barge, specifically an excerpt from his book “One Cause One Cure”, chapter 3 which is aptly titled, “Pain”
So there you have it folks, it is long overdue that we as a society shift how we think about Pain. If we really want to live a long & healthy life, it is imperative that we see pain, not as something bad that must be covered up at all costs, rather we need to see pain for what it really is; a very important “check engine light” for our body that indicates the need to take some action to address an underlying cause, thereby allowing the body to actually recover and or heal and eventually after that to return to optimal function.
What are some of the most common actions that need to be taken? Here are the top 6 most common action steps needed to address pain. 1. Have your spine & extremity joints checked for subluxation (simply put, the chiropractic subluxation is a joint that is not properly moving). If any subluxations are found, get adjusted to correct the subluxations. Pain is often an indication that there is subluxation in one or more joints. Joint dysfunction in the spine is a common cause of neck pain, headaches and back pain. Subluxations in extremity joints such as the foot and ankle can cause changes in the gait which can result in pain in the foot/ankle, knee and or hip joints. Meanwhile subluxations in one or more joints in the shoulder and or arm can cause pain in the hands, wrist, elbows and shoulders. 2. Rest. In our go, go, go society, many of us are overworked and many athletes are overtrained. Rest is when the majority of healing & regeneration occurs. The most important form of rest is sleep. Adults need 8 hours per night plain and simple. Adolescents need 9-10 hours per night. For more information on this topic read the book, “Why we sleep” by Matthew Walker PhD. 3. Clean your diet up. The standard American diet (SAD) is based on inflammatory producing refined grains & sugars. For more information on this topic read the book, “The Paleo Cardiologist” by Dr. Jack Wolfson, he was a guest on The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast episode 21. 4. Exercise. Our bodies are designed to MOVE. Sitting is the new smoking. Movement promotes the flow of blood & lymph throughout out the body, movement improves oxygenation to all of our tissues including the brain! 5. De-stress. Excessive stress can is linked to most chronic disease. Take time each day for meditation, prayer, yoga, reflection. Lastly: 6. De-toxify. Post WWII there have been over 87,000 new chemicals released into our environment, many of which have been shown to cause inflammation and cancer. Eat a diet rich in cruciferous vegetables, drink plenty of clean, filtered water and if possible, use a sauna on a regular basis to encourage the body’s own detoxification systems.
I hope this sheds some new light on Pain and on what we need to do when we have pain. Let us know what you think, please leave comments on our show notes page which can be found at: www.backtohealthchiropracticpodcast.com
Thank you very much for listening & have a great day!
links:
Dr. Fred Barge’s Books
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD
The Paleo Cardiologist by Jack Wolfson, DO, FACC
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Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I’m Excited to bring you our featured guest:
Dr. Gilles LaMarche
Dr. Gilles Lamarche is a passionate chiropractor who has practiced for more than 25 years in Northern Ontario, Canada. He is an avid student of the psychology and philosophy of success. He has spoken to audiences throughout Canada, United States, Mexico, Japan, Scandinavia, Australia, Europe and the Caribbean. He is the author and co-author of more than nine books including Say Yes to Chiropractic Success and the Parker System for Professional Success. Dr. Gilles was named Canadian Chiropractor of the Year in 2006 by the readers of Canadian Chiropractor Magazine. He is currently the Vice President of University Advancement at Life University in Marietta Georgia
Dr. Gilles, welcome to the show.
Dr. Gilles thank you so much for joining us today!
First and foremost, would you mind telling our listeners a little more about you as a person and especially about how you ended up on the road to becoming a chiropractor?
In doing my research for today’s conversation I learned that not only did chiropractic care save you from a lifetime of pain after suffering that injury as a child, chiropractic saved you again this time after being told as an adult that you only had 24 months to live! Can you share with our listeners the details of this exceptionally powerful story?
These stories highlight such an important point. Yes, chiropractic care can be very helpful for those with back pain and neck pain but really, chiropractic care is about so much more than just pain management. Can you take a moment and elaborate on this for our listeners?
You speak to people all over the world, in addition to thinking that chiropractic care is only for neck pain and low back pain are there any other common misconceptions that people have about Chiropractic care?
Switching gears now, would you talk about your current role at Life University, what led you to take on such a position and for those unfamiliar with Life University, can you tell our listeners a little bit about this great institution?
How does Life University differ from some of the other Chiropractic Colleges?
In addition to your own books that you have written, which we will have links to in our show notes page, do you have additional any resources that you would recommend to our listeners, this could be a book, podcast, seminar etc?
How can listeners connect or follow you: Social media, websites, email etc.,
Lastly, Dr. Gilles, do you have any final words of wisdom for our listeners?
Dr. Gilles, Thank you so much taking the time out of your busy schedule and for coming on the show today!
links:
Dr.Gilles on Facebook
Life University
The Art of Responsibility
Dr. BJ Palmer's Green Books
LiveVision Seminars
The Rubicon Group
Dr. Joe Dispenza
Monica Greco BA, MA, PhD
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I’m Excited to bring you our featured guest:
Dr. Dan Sullivan
Dr. Dan Sullivan is a chiropractor, speaker, author, and one of the most sought after health experts in the United States. Dr. Sullivan’s passion for health care revolution took root in a childhood shared with seven brothers and sisters, two of whom have since become medical doctors. Dr. Dan demanded an understanding of the cause of diseases that entered homes just like his and a world that profits from the treatment of symptoms that maintain an endless cycle of sickness. Dr. Sullivan’s journey and research produced an undeniable truth: the medical model of health care needed to change. The power of a chiropractic adjustment forms the foundation for reforming a hopeless, drug-stricken pathogenic system into a true health and salutogenic-care model founded in vitalistic principles
His search for truth led him through Doctoral School in Minnesota and advanced chiropractic training. Dr. Dan went on to build one of the largest single-doctor natural healthcare clinics in the state of Nebraska. Dr. Dan expanded his pursuit to the world of research and education in 2012, speaking to students, doctors, and the public while serving as an Official Chiropractor for the United States Wrestling team during the 2012 London Olympics.
Dr. Dan, welcome to the show.
Dr. Dan thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak with us!
First and foremost, would you mind telling our listeners a little more about you as a person and especially about how you ended up on the road to becoming a chiropractor?
You are an expert on the science behind the power of the chiropractic adjustment and its effect on optimizing human health. One of the major factors that separates you from other researchers is your excellent ability to explain such findings in an easy to understand manner for patients, community members and especially to other doctors who quite frankly have not been trained in this subject matter.
Can you please take a moment to explain to our listeners just what is a subluxation and how it affects our human health?
One question that often come up from so many people after learning about the devastating effects of subluxation is this: how come I have never heard subluxation? I think that question leads us into a very important issue. Our modern healthcare system, based primarily on the treatment of symptoms through drugs and surgery, is not the answer to improved health and healing. It really should be called sickness care and it is based upon a mechanistic philosophy. Now, a true healthcare system based on healing and the optimization of health like Chiropractic is based upon Vitalistic philosophy. Can you expand on this issue for our listeners?
You speak to people all over the world, what are some of the biggest misconceptions that people have about Chiropractic care?
Do you have any resources that you would recommend to our listeners, this could be a book, podcast, seminar etc?
How can listeners connect or follow you: Social media, websites, email etc.,
Lastly, Dr. Dan, do you have any final words of wisdom for our listeners?
Dr. Dan, Thank you so much taking the time out of your busy schedule and for coming on the show today!
links:
Dr. Dan Sullivan’s websiteThe Chiropractic Advocate.com/
Dr. Dan Sullivan on FacebookChiropractic's Certainty Advocate I Dr. Dan Sullivan - Home | Facebook
BTHCP 021: Getting To The CAUSE Of Heart Disease With The Paleo Cardiologist & Amazon #1 Best Seller, Dr. Jack Wolfson
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I’m Excited to bring you our featured guest:
Dr. Jack Wolfson
Dr. Jack Wolfson is a board-certified cardiologist and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He has emerged as one of the world’s leading holistic natural cardiologists, and was a Natural Choice Award Winner in the Holistic MD category from Natural Awakenings Magazine. His ideas have been featured by NBC and CNN and covered in publications like the USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.
Prior to opening Wolfson Integrative Cardiology, Dr. Jack was Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Paradise Valley Hospital in Arizona. He was also a partner in Arizona’s largest cardiology practice.
As a trusted leader in heart health and natural heart health, Dr. Jack has taught more than 10,000 physicians his natural heart health best practices. His book, The Paleo Cardiologist: The Natural Way to Heart Health, was an Amazon # 1 best seller. He is an in-demand lecturer about natural healthy living without Big Pharma pills and invasive procedures.
Dr. Jack, welcome to the show.
I am so happy to have you on the show today because the information you teach not only to patients and the public at large but to doctors is desperately needed; more so than ever before as the number one killer in the US is and continues to be: heart disease, despite all of our medical interventions and countless prescription drugs!
But first; Would you mind telling our listeners a little more about you as a person and especially about how you ended up on the road to becoming an interventional cardiologist and then a holistic cardiologist?
In your book you reference the following quote from Upton Sinclair “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” I think that quote perfectly explains one of the biggest challenges in our country’s “health care” system that is largely driven by pharmaceutical companies & medical device companies that spend upwards of 300 BILLION dollars per year to brainwash us & brainwash many doctors into believing that all we need to improve health is better chemistry, in the form of more prescription drugs & devices and in fact they have a pill for every ill and this system rewards doctors not for getting patients well, but for prescribing more drugs & medical devices and performing more procedures.
How much resistance did you encounter from your cardiology colleagues when you began to have success treating patients with natural supplements, dietary modification and lifestyle advice?
Let’s jump into some topics that are sure to make some of our listeners heads spin!
First of all, let’s address the elephant in the room right from the get-go: Cholesterol is not the bad guy that people have been taught to believe is it? Could you expand on this for our listeners?
Now that we know just how important Cholesterol is, how on earth did we get to our current situation where most doctors and patients still believe it is so bad, is it mainly a by-product of bad science spearheaded by Ancel Keys in the 1950’s, combined with the fact that modern medical education contains virtually no study of nutrition or are there other forces behind this?
Let us now jump into perhaps an equally controversial topic: Diet. Grandma was right all along when she said, “You are what you eat” Most of us grew up learning about the standard food pyramid that suggest we eat 4-5 servings of whole grains every day. What are the biggest problems that can result from consuming so much grain?
You make an excellent case that when you actually study the physiology of the human body and use actual lab tests when adjusting the diets of patients, eating a Paleo diet is one of the best things we can do for our health. Can you outline for our listeners what exactly is a Paleo diet and also just as important, what are some of the biggest misconceptions about the Paleo diet?
Let’s shift to a topic that is of course near and dear to my heart, Chiropractic! Can you explain to our listeners how chiropractic care can help prevent and treat heart disease?
In addition to eating a Paleo diet and maintaining spinal health through chiropractic care, what are a few other top things that people should do to improve their heart health?
Switching gears once again, let’s talk for a moment about supplements. What are the top two or three most important supplements that can help optimize heart health?
Dr. Jack, As we get ready to wrap things up, do you have any last words of wisdom or asks of our audience?
Last but no least, How can listeners connect or follow you: Social media, websites, etc.
I will put links to each of the resources that Dr. Jack mentioned as well as links to the ways to follow/connect with him & a link to his Amazon Best Selling Book, The Paleo Cardiologist: The Natural Way to Heart Health on our show notes page at www.backtohealthchiropracticpodcast.com
Dr. Jack, Thank you so much taking the time out of your busy schedule and for bringing so much value to our show today!
links:
The Drs. Wolfson's Website
Dr. Jack’s Amazon Best Selling Book: The Paleo Cardiologist: The Natural Way to Heart Health,
Dr. Jack’s Podcast, “The Healthy Heart Show”
Dr. Jack on Facebook
Dr. Jack on Instagram
Purity Organic Coffee, use code “wolfson” to get 30% off your first order
Weston A Price’s Landmark Study on Nutrition and Disease
Organic Beetroot Powder
http://www.californiajam.org/
Berberine
A Podcast Channel of Back to Health Chiropractic PC
www.backtohealthchiropracticpodcast.com
www.bthconline.com
BTHCP 020: The Chiropractic Big Idea & Finding Your Life Purpose with Dr. Fred DiDomenico Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I’m Excited to bring you our featured guest:
Dr. Fred Didomenico Dr. Fred DiDomenico has had 4 practices in 14 years, and has help thousands of patients build stronger, healthier bodies and live a better life. Combined with the following years coaching doctors to help more people in their community, he has impacted the strength, health and lives of well over a million people around the world.
He has the purpose to raise the awareness of the general public that proper spinal structure and nervous system function is the foundation of health and life. He is committed to bring this message to people that are suffering with health problems, disability and disease that will continue to degenerate unless they receive this truth.
He is the founder of Elite Chiropractic Coaching & Author of the Fantastic New eBook: Back to Health, A New Awareness of the Role of Your Spine in Your Overall Wellness.
Dr. Fred, welcome to the show.
Dr. Fred, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak with us! I have been looking forward to getting to know you for quite some time, I first became familiar with you a number of years ago when I came across an excellent podcast you were doing with Dr. Deed Harrison & Dr. Joe Ferrantelli, which by the way I am very happy to report is back with new episodes!
First and foremost, would you mind telling our listeners a little more about you as a person and especially about how you ended up on the road to becoming a chiropractor?
A recent Gallup study cited that 14% of Americans go to chiropractors and 70% of those believe it’s only about back and neck pain. After 120 years of chiropractic tradition, only 4.2% of the population have a proper understanding of the power that chiropractic has to heal disease and maintain overall health.
BTHCP 019: Interview with Former Mr. America & Chiropractor, Dr. Chris Zaino
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I’m Excited to bring you our featured guest:
Dr. Chris Zaino
Dr. Chris Zaino grew up in Melville, New York until the age of 12 when his family relocated to Sarasota, Florida. Early in high school he was inspired by his father to begin what would be a successful bodybuilding career. Dr. Zaino began natural competitive bodybuilding as he was going through college and won many titles at the national level, including Mr. America in 1992. In 1998, he graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Exercise Physiology & Wellness.
He then went on to Parker College of Chiropractic, to earn his doctorate in Chiropractic. Dr. Zaino’s passion is to educate and support as many families as possible so they can reach their God-given health potential through natural chiropractic care. His office, Abundant Life Chiropractic is now the largest chiropractic clinic in the world!
Dr. Chris, welcome to the show.
Dr. Chris I am so excited to have you on the show today, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak with us!
First and foremost, would you mind telling our listeners a little more about you as a person and especially about how you ended up on the road to becoming a chiropractor?
Thank you for sharing that impactful story. A key point I want to emphasize to our listeners is this: You were dealing with a serious health condition that was anything but what most people think chiropractic care is for: back pain and neck pain. Of course chiropractic care works great for back pain and neck pain but man, the fact that spinal dysfunction (or vertebral subluxations) interfere with the nervous system, which is the master control system of the entire body, people need to understand that virtually any health condition could be the result of spinal dysfunction!
Can you tell us a little more about how you educate your patients on the fact that all healing requires time?
Thank you for that. I think this is another very important point. All healing takes time. Although it seems like we suddenly become sick, the truth is when we are sick, it was in the days or weeks or months or sometimes even years before that where we actually became unhealthy and lost our ability to adapt to future challenges. In this day and age when we have pharmaceutical companies spending upwards of 300 BILLION dollars per year to brainwash us into believing the opposite: that time is not needed, rather all we need to improve our health is better chemistry, in the form of more prescription drugs and in fact they have a pill for every ill, which sadly is not the path to improved health. If you were not patient enough, you may have ended up undergoing major surgery and likely would have been put on a lifetime of prescription drugs! How do you educate your patients on understanding that healing takes time?
Do you have any resources that you would recommend to our listeners, this could be a book, podcast, seminar etc?
How can listeners connect or follow you: Social media, websites, email etc., I know you have another exciting project that your are working on, “The I am Hero Project” can listeners contact you through that platform?
Dr. Chris, Thank you so much taking the time out of your busy schedule and for coming on the show today!
links:
Dr. Chris Zaino on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/drzaino/
Dr. Chris Zaino on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/drzaino/
Dr. Chris’ Special Gift for our listenersHero Secret Sauce - IAmHero.com
Dr. Chris Zaino’s “I am Hero” Project
I am hero
Recommended Dr. Fred Barge Bookshttp://dscbooks.com/fred-barge
Recommended Dr. Reggie Gold Bookshttps://www.sherman.edu/product/triune-of-life-englishspanish-version/https://www.sherman.edu/product/gold-a-lifetime-of-love-in-chiropractic/
BTHCP: 017 SIBO: A Hidden Cause of IBS, IBD, GERD and Much More! Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today we are going to shed some light on a hot topic in functional medicine; SIBO or Small Intestine Bacteria Overgrowth.
SIBO is a condition in which abnormally large numbers of bacteria are present in the small intestine leading to problems with digestion and absorption of nutrients and for many, increased intestinal permeability or “Leaky Gut”. Technically speaking SIBO is defined when small intestinal bacteria levels rise above 10(3)bacteria/ml. Let’s talk for a moment about the small intestine
There are a number of factors that are supposed to keep bacteria levels lower in the small intestine compared to the large intestine. The major factors are: the presence of digestive HCL, bile, and other digestive enzymes, the presence of gut associated lymphatic tissue (GALT) and the action of the migratory muscle complex (MMC). We will cover how these factors influence small intestine bacteria levels in a moment. The average small intestine is about 20 feet in length (compared to the large intestine which on average is about 5 feet in length).
The complete digestive tract is a highly specialized structure that is connected to and influenced by both the central nervous system and the enteric nervous system and contains over 100 trillion bacteria. Over our lifetimes we will put literally TONS of foods, fake foods, preservatives, chemicals and more into our mouths, therefore it should come as no surprise that diet is one of the major causes of SIBO, more on that later.
Because of the numerous bodily processes that are reliant on a properly functioning digestive system, there are a number of Diseases Associated with SIBO. The most common ones are: IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), IBD(irritable bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease & Ulcerative Colitis), GERD, Celiac & Gluten Sensitivity, Autism, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Syndrome, Interstitial Cystitis, Diabetes, Scleroderma, Cirrhosis & Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hypothyrodism and Diverticulitis.
Symptoms of SIBOThe most common Signs & Symptoms of SIBO are:
- Abdominal Gas & bloating, with or without pain and or discomfort. This is due to an excess of hydrogen and methane gases being produced by the overpopulated bacteria in the small intestine. Because excess methane gas often causes constipation and excessive hydrogen gas often causes diarrhea this explains the second major sign/symptom of SIBO
- Abnormal bowel function. What is normal? One should have a bowel movement at least once per day, the consistency of your stool should be similar in consistency to that of a ripe banana.
- Excessive burping and excessive flatulence
- Reflux
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Other systemic symptoms that come after eating food, three such examples are headaches, joint pain and a sense of “crashing after eating”.
- As mentioned earlier If left untreated SIBO can lead to leaky gut (increased intestinal permeability) which can then cause food sensitivities, headaches, respiratory problems and even neurological disorders such as depression, anxiety and more...
Some of the most common clinical finding related to SIBO which are likely to be missed by health-care providers not trained in functional medicine are:
- Anemia
- B12 deficiency
- Fat malabsorption
- low body weight combined with inability to put on weight
- Fat soluble vitamin deficiency (ADEK)
Causes
The most common causes of SIBO are:
- Long course utilization of broad spectrum antibiotics
- Proton pump inhibiting drugs (anti-acid drugs)
- Opioid drugs
- Food poisoning
- Significant life stress
- Other significant infections
- Food Allergies/Sensitivities
Fortunately our bodies do have multiple, natural ways to prevent SIBO: Many of our digestive enzymes help to keep bacterial populations in balance. The gut associated lymphatic tissue (GALT) within our small intestine tissues works to regulate commensal or friendly bacteria and identifies and fights intestinal pathogens, the ileocecal valve (one way valve) helps to encourage normal flow of intestinal contents and the Migratory Motor Complex or MMC plays a tremendous role in preventing SIBO. Let’s talk about the migrating motor complex: It is activated by enteric nervous system, (ENS (gut brain/2nd brain)) operates between meals, every 90 min MMC performs one full peristaltic sweep from stomach to ileum encouraging proper clearance of continents from the small intestine into the large intestine. The MMC stops when eating resumes. Knowledge of how the MMC works should give pause to those that are trying diets that encourage eating every 1-2 hours as this could result in becoming more susceptible to developing SIBO.
Risk factors: There are some known risk factors for developing SIBO and they include: having an atypical small intestine loop or loops, having diverticuli present, have a sluggish or suppressed Migratory Motor Complex. and diabetes.
How do you know if you have SIBO? This takes us to the next part of our discussion, Testing for SIBO.
There are a few challenges to testing this specialized region of the intestine. Due to its length, location and given the fact that the small intestine is far from the rectum, stool cultures are not at all effective in determining its contents. The best way to currently asses if one has SIBO is to perform a lactulose SIBO breath test. For this test a patient drinks a lactulose solution and then over the period of at least two hours has their breath tested to see how much Hydrogen & methane gas is exhaled. Because the bacteria in the small intestine acts upon the lactulose solution, producing hydrogen & methane gases, this test can accurately tell what is going on in this part of the intestine. This test can also be performed with the patient drinking a glucose solution, however, lactulose is preferred since it is a synthetic sugar which unlike glucose is non-digestible by the patient, yet is digestible by intestinal bacteria. Now, it is important to know that many health-care providers are familiar with an H-pylori breath test due to the long term knowledge of H-pylori’s association with stomach ulcers and pernicous anemia, however, many are unfamiliar with the SIBO breath test. Therefore if you ask your health-care provider for a SIBO breath test, the wrong test may be ordered, just a heads up.
Sources do vary on what criteria is required to consider a test positive, however, for the most part a positive test is considered if any of the following occurs within the first 2 hours of the test:
- a rise in Hydrogen gas of 20 ppm over lowest preceding level
- a rise in Methane gas of 12 ppm over lowest preceding level
- a combined rise in Hydrogen gas & Methane gas of 15 ppm over lowest preceding level
Now that we reviewed how to test for SIBO, more importantly, what are the treatments for SIBO?
Currently there are four major major methods of treatment available. What someone will need in regards to which treatment or which combination of treatments depends on a number of different factors some of which are age, underlying health, severity of symptoms, previous treatment. Treatment often requires multiple rounds due to the high rate of recurrences or relapses.
- General Dietary modification: This method of treatment is designed to be ongoing, it will not likely be effective if done for just a one or two or three weeks. The main goals are to (1) lower the patient’s carbohydrate intake which will limit growth in the overpopulated species of bacteria and (2) consume foods that encourage proper gut motility which helps to clear bacteria populations from the small intestine (the latter goal is to follow what is considered to be a prokinetic diet). Research has shown that the AMOUNT of FOOD one eats per meal IS Important. Eating smaller amounts per meal will aid in the recovery of SIBO. Obviously if you regularly consume large portions, much of what you will not be able to absorb only serves as additional fuel for the already overpopulated small intestinal bacteria! Another general rule of thumb; Space meals out at least 4 hours apart to allow for maximal Migratory Motor Complex activity, remember it takes 90 minutes after eating for just one wave of motility from the stomach through small intestine. 1b. Specific Diets: There are six specific diets that have been shown to be useful in the treatment of SIBO. They are:
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- Specific Carbohydrate Diet
- GAPS (Gut and psychology syndrome diet)
- Low FODMAP diet (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols, short chain carbohydrates & sugar alcohols that are poorly absorbed by the body but readily available as food for intestinal bacteria)
- Cedars-Sinai Low Fermentation Diet (C-SLFD). Easiest to follow
- SIBO Specific Food Guide (SSFG). Most restrictive, however, seems to result in the most symptomatic relief
- Paleo Diet
You can easily Google any of these diets to learn more about them.
Prokinetic foods: These are low FODMAP foods that are rich in calcium & magnesium which play a major role in smooth muscle contraction/relaxation, thereby increasing Migratory Motor Complex activity. Some examples are ripe bananas, almonds & quinoa. Some of the most commonly used prokinetic supplements are Iberogast (I-bureau-gast) which contains a mixture of 9 herbs, MotilPro which contains ginger, vitamin B6, acetyl-l-carnitine and 5-HTP. A number of health-care providers will use ginger on its own as a supplement to improve gut motility.
- Elemental diet: Treatment duration 2-3 wks: Use of a powder that is mixed with fluid and drank that contains pre-digested nutrients, therefore it is easily digested without placing much stress on the GI and is designed to replace ALL meals for 2-3 weeks. The success comes from essentially starving the overgrown bacteria populations while still providing nutrients to the patient. Research has shown that the elemental diet can be AS effective as prescription antibiotics! the down side, it is a difficult diet to adhere to due to poor taste, and restriction of all solid foods, which is also often emotionally very difficult for the patient. Other downsides to this diet are possibility of excessive weight loss and Yeast overgrowth.
- Herbal antibiotics Treatment duration 4 - 6 wks: Research has shown that the following herbs & herb derived compounds are AS effective as prescription antibiotics; Allicin (Ally-sin), Berberine, Neem, Oregano & Cinnamon. Avoid whole garlic due to pre-biotic fiber content which supports bacteria growth
- Antibiotics Treatment duration 2 wks: Most commonly use drugs are Rifaximin (Re-fax-a-min), Neomycin and Metronidazole (Metro-Nye-di-zol)
One of the main challenges that can arise during treatment for SIBO is a poorly tolerated “Die off”, which is a temporary worsening of symptoms related to toxins being released from bacteria being killed off. The most common symptoms of die off include flu like symptoms, increased gas/bloating or a worsening of whatever initial symptoms they first presented with. Symptoms from die off can last as long as 3-4 wks and is a major reason why it is so important to work with a qualified health-care professional who can help to modify the treatment plan, if needed, to help make the die off phase more manageable. The good news is this: despite research saying die off symptoms can last as long as 3-4 wks, it is not that common. Im my experience, these symptoms typically last only 1 to 2 wks, provided that the patient is compliant in making the modifications to their treatment plan that I recommend.
This wraps up our conversation on small intestine bacteria overgrowth or SIBO. I hope this helped to explain what exactly SIBO is, the most common symptoms of SIBO, most common diseases associated, how to test for it and most importantly, how to treat it. I will put links to some of the information we touched upon today, they can be found on our show notes page that is located at www.backtohealthchiropractcposdcast.com.
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
Finally, Thank you very much listening and until next time, have a Fantastic Day!
Links
Excellent website for an overview of SIBO
www.siboinfo.com
Dr. Mullin’s work showing herbal therapy is equal to prescription antibiotics for the treatment of SIBO
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4030608/
Genova Diagnostics SIBO Breath Test
https://www.gdx.net/product/bacterial-overgrowth-of-the-small-intestine-sibo-test
BTHCP: 016 Healing with HEAT: The Numerous Health Benefits of Sauna Use Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I am excited to share with you an ever-expanding list of health benefits that come from spending time in a sauna!
Sauna use is of course nothing new, as saunas have played an important role in many different cultures all throughout the world. Sauna use has been well known to promote relaxation and reduce stress however new research is showing that this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms how sauna use can improve your health!
Improved Detoxification:
Folks this is huge. Never before have we been exposed to so many toxins on such a regular basis. Increased toxic load is proposed to be a major contributing factor to many of the leading chronic diseases, including cancers, due to the inflammation that so many of these toxins create in our bodies. Therefore, it is absolutely critical to do all we can to improve our bodies ability to detoxify. It has been proven that our skin plays a major role in detoxification and sweating is how we release numerous toxins. Research in the publication Clinical Chemistry showed that Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead and Mercury can be readily eliminated from the body via sweat, which is why sauna use is so effective in promoting detoxification.
Improved Cardiovascular Function,
This is equally huge. It seems that sauna use provides a benefit similar to exercise. It is all about overcoming applied stress. With traditional exercise the stress comes from physical resistance in a variety of forms depending on what we are doing; For example; when running we need to exert ground contact force to overcome gravity, when cycling we need to exert power to overcome the resistance from the pedals, gears, etc. With sauna use the the applied stress is maintaining core temperature in a hot environment. Both exercise and sauna use result in increased heart rate, increased respiration rate, increased stroke volume and increased sweat rate. Now this is important: There is one one major difference between sauna use and traditional exercise: When we do traditional exercise weather it be weight training, running, biking, elliptical use etc, of course we experience increases in everything we just mentioned, BUT, it also causes an adrenal response (our adrenal glands produce stress hormones as a result of the body sensing it is under stress) causing a spike in cortisol output. Now this is can a good thing because cortisol triggers the subsequent changes in hormones and dietary fuels that we need to get through whatever is stressing us weather it be a workout, running away from that bear, making those split second decisions to avoid say a car crash and cortisol also sets the stage for recovery (in fact that is just the beginning of what cortisol does, we could literally spend an hour on that). But, there is a problem which is this; So many of us are under so much stress on such a regular & on-going basis that our adrenal glands are actually fatigued. The harder you push in training results in greater strains to the adrenals glands. Continuing to push hard ie TRAIN when you are in adrenally fatigued leads to becoming overtrained which leads to poor performance, injury and sickeness. Now when using a sauna, the body must try to cool which creates a stress on the cardiovascular system similar to what occurs when working out, however, sauna use has been shown to actually Decrease cortisol levels! Therefore; you get the benefit of a cardiovascular workout without putting stress on our adrenal glands! This takes us right into the next major benefit of sauna use:
Enables Downregulation of our Nervous System Let’s talk some more about STRESS! Stress in all its forms attacks our nervous system first? Why? Simple. It’s been estimated that 80% of our entire nervous system is dedicated to sensing what is going on in our environment. It’s an innate survival mechanism. Is there a bear chasing me? Where is my food source? Is a storm coming? Do I need to take shelter and warm up, cool down? Etc. Get it? There are two major subdivisions of our nervous system. The sympathetic or “fight or flight” system and the parasympathetic or “rest and digest” system. They are opposing systems, like a light switch so they cannot both be fully “on”. As I just mentioned, when we are under stress, weather working out, being chased or are being hit with a myriad of emotionally based stresses…work, money, relationships, that triggers the fight or flight sympathetic system. Which is okay if we need to run from that bear, crush that workout or figure out how to resolve that emotional challenge. The problem is, we are not supposed to be chased by a bear all day long. Constant sympathetic stimulus stresses out adrenal glands as they try to put out an abundance of cortisol. Now we only have so many building blocks for hormones, so if we spend all day trying to produce cortisol we begin to see drops in other critical hormones responsible for repair, healing and longevity such as DHEA and growth hormone! Now to further complicate things, of the two systems, the sympathetic system is the only one capable of winding itself up. The end result we get stuck in sympathetic overdrive and then big problems start showing up. In addition to poor performance, injury and sickness, our digestion system becomes impaired, often resulting in excessive gas, bloating, heartburn, irritable bowel symptoms. We start putting on weight around the midsection despite how much we work out or how little we eat. Often, we are so tired but when we go to bed we are actually so wound up we do not sleep well, the list goes on and on. This is where down regulation comes in. Simply put; down regulation refers to anything that can calm down the sympathetic system while simultaneously stimulating the critically important rest and digest parasympathetic system and sauna use has been clinically shown to do this! This is probably the most important health benefit that is behind the longevity of sauna use dating as far back as to the Greek & Roman empire era
Improves HypertensionRecent 2017 research in the American Journal of Hypertension found that regular sauna use resulted in lower rates of hypertension. Likely the same factors that generate the improved cardiovascular function as talked about earlier help in the overall balance of blood pressure.
Weight Loss
There are at least two major factors that can help sauna users lose weight. The first is reduced cortisol levels. Remember when we talked about saunas being able to help us downregulate the nervous system. This results in lowering cortisol output which can have a significant impact on weight. Cortisol, among many things, induced the body to store body fat as part of the alarm response. Simply put; you body thinks you are being chased and you may be running far away from your food source so you better store fat for future fuel just in case. The second way sauna use can help people lose weight is through direct calorie burn. Depending on your size, weight and sweat rate, the average person burns somewhere between 200-600 calories per 30 min session.
Decreased incidence of Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Very promising, recent research in the Journal of Age and Ageing showed lower risks of developing both Alzheimer’s and Dementia with increasing rates of sauna use. This was an interesting study because it followed a large sample size, over 2300 males for over 20 years. This is consistent with other research that has shown that the more you sweat the greater amount of BDNF Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor is produced, which is critical for improving the health of the neurons in the brain!
Helps to reduce chronic painAn interesting 2005 study in the Journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics found that daily sauna use for 4 weeks not only reduced the participants chronic pain, 77% of them showed signs of continued progress 2 years after the sauna trial was completed. There are likely multiple factors that can help those with chronic pain. Improved circulation and metabolism helped improve their healing response and they most likely benefited from sauna induced downregulation. Those in chronic pain are typically deep in sympathetic wind up since pain directly stimulates that fight or flight system therefore these individuals need as much help as anyone in downregulation.
There you have it folks! In addition to promoting relaxation and stress reduction, regular sauna use can improve detoxification, increase cardiovascular function, downregulate the nervous system, decrease risk of hypertension, stimulate weight loss, decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s & Dementia and reduce chronic pain!
Now for my personal experience: I began researching the benefits of sauna use a few years ago and last winter purchased a small home unit so I could perform my own research and this is what I have learned so far.
#1. Better sleep. Now this was something I was not expecting as I am extremely fortunate to be a good sleeper. But when using the sauna in the evening for as little as 20 minutes, I come out feeling so incredibly relaxed that the night my sleep is another level, I would say in all honesty, it’s fantastic!
#2. Noticeable Stress Relief. This ties in with the previous finding. I had some extremely stressful times in our clinic this past winter as we had to switch over to a completely new electronic health record, deal with some difficult insurance companies and we were simultaneously rebuilding our team. On some of the most stressful days, if I were to get into the sauna for a session, I would have to say afterwords, if I had to put a number on it, it would be no stretch to say I felt 90% less stress after the session, no doubt I had experienced some much needed downregulation.
#3. Absolute improvement in dealing with race day heat. This past winter in the Northeast was brutally cold and the cold temperatures continued as we had a cooler than usual spring and even early summer. One of my earlier season races was Xterra French River, which I would highly recommend, by the way, but the temps on race day were over 90 degrees. Many people suffered during that race, however, after drawing back to my many sessions in the 140-150 degree sauna I can say it made the 90+ degree heat that day seem not that bad. Based on how I felt during the race, I know that the degree of power I was putting out was much more than I could have done pre-sauna training.
That wraps up my personal observations regarding regular sauna use. If any of you have your own stories about how sauna use has helped your training and performance, please share them with us by commenting on this episode on tunes, facebook or on our website directly, the links for all the ways to do so will be in the show notes.
I will put links to the research discussed in the show notes as well as links to the Clear Light sauna that I am currently using. And as a special thank you to our listeners, if you are interested in purchasing a sauna, use this link and enter the promo code SPINE to get $450 dollars off and a special Gift with purchase! That is promo code SPINE!
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
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Links
Clear Light Saunas: Remember to use the Promo Code, SPINE to get $450 off & a Gift with purchase
https://pl127.isrefer.com/go/hwhhome/marcdupuisdc
Research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Effect+of+post-exercise+sauna+bathing+on+the+endurance+performance+of+competitive+male+runners
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Effect+of+post-exercise+sauna+bathing+on+the+endurance+performance+of+competitive+male+runners
http://clinchem.aaccjnls.org/content/19/11/1288
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27932366
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16088266
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28633297
BTHCP: 015 If you are looking for some research backed advice on what exactly makes up a healthy diet and also need help deciphering fake nutrition news from real nutrition news this is the show for you: Practical Nutrition Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today’s episode is the audio file taken from a presentation at Tilson Technology in Portland Maine titled, Practice Nutrition. In this episode I go deep and drill down on many hot topics such as where does body fat truly come from, the truth about dietary fats, the money and politics behind much of the fake news about what constitutes a healthy diet and much, much, more! You may want to grab a pen and pad of paper because much of what we cover may make your head spin, but, don’t take my word for it, write things down do some research, investigate the resources listed under the Links heading on our show notes page and be prepared for a paradigm shift in your beliefs as to what it is that we should be eating for optimal health!
Links
Video of presentation on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG3Xwa28nUs&feature=youtu.be
Books Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition by Marion Nestle
https://www.amazon.com/Food-Politics-Influences-Nutrition-California/dp/0520254031
Good Calories Bad Calories fats, carbs and the controversial science of diet and health by Gary Taubes https://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Science/dp/1400033462/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526064555&sr=1-1&keywords=good+calories+bad+calories This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
Finally, Thank you very much listening and until next time, have a Fantastic Day!
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today’s episode is the audio file taken from a presentation at Tilson Technology in Portland Maine titled, Posture & Ergonomic Tips for the Workplace. I cover a wide variety of topics including why your posture matters, how working at a desk or computer can lead to repetitive stress injuries, some basic exercises that can be done at work to mitigate the effects of such work and much more. I hope you enjoy this episode, please feel free to leave us a message and share with us what you get out of this show. Please See our show notes page at www.backtohealthchiropracticpodcast.com for links to the video portion of the presentation on YouTube as well as other related links.
Links
Video presentation on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpHqC6VH5uU&t=3s
Books
Becoming a Supple Leopard by Kelley Starrett
https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performance/dp/1628600837/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526065780&sr=1-1&keywords=becoming+a+supple+leopard
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
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BTHCP: 013 The Green Book Series, “While other professions are concerned with changing the environment to suit the weakened body, chiropractic is concerned with strengthening the body to suit the environment”
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I am extremely excited to share another of Dr. B.J. Palmer’s writing from his book, The Bigness of the Fellow Within. In this chapter titled “Innate Intelligence”, he expands upon one of the core principles of Chiropractic: While other professions are concerned with changing the environment to suit the weakened body, chiropractic is concerned with strengthening the body to suit the environment.
Dr. B.J. Palmer was the modern developer of chiropractic and over the course of his many years as a clinician, researcher and professor, he created a profound volume of writings based on his observations and what he learned about health & healing. The information, ideas and concepts he discussed has never been more needed than right now, in our present time.
Despite our abundance of modern technology, especially in the health care sector, we are all being manipulated or “educated” to believe that all we need is the right drug to “fix” or “cure” any, and all health challenges that we face. All one needs to do is watch 10 minutes of any TV program or read virtually any magazine, newspaper or article and you will quickly be shown ads telling you to “just ask your doctor if super drug XY or Z is right for you” then you will hear over the next 30 seconds or see in the fine print, all of the ways said super drug can harm or even kill you with its “side effects”.
Folks, it really is quite simple when you really, really, think about. All healing does in fact come from within. The power that made the body heals the body. From the moment we are born, our innate intelligence is running the show by regulating & controlling every single one of our vital functions. Our incredible innate intelligence is transmitted throughout our entire body via our Nervous System, which is THE master control system of our entire body, which controls & regulates the function of every cell, tissue, gland & organ in our body.
Think about this: We have never had to download an app or read to book to figure out what are heart rate should be or what our respiration rate should be not matter what activity we are doing. We never have to concentrate on how to digest whatever it is that we put into our mouths. We never have to think about how to grow new skin cells when we suffer from cuts & abrasions.
Now many people, especially many healthcare providers and even some chiropractors are quick to discount or even discredit Dr. B.J. Palmers books, however, the irony is that most of them that do have NEVER even read ANY of them. I think the main reason is due to these folk’s ego. Here is what I mean. If all health and healing comes from within, which it in fact does. Then doctors need to understand that THEY do not cure. No doctor ever has. No doctor ever will. That is a hard pill for many to swallow. Now, the orthopedist may set that broken bone in the best possible position for healing, but come on, that patient’s innate intelligence is responsible for actually mending that bone. That patient’s body controls and regulates the numerous processes that have to occur perfectly, their innate intelligence sends osteoclast cells to resorb the rough edges of the fractured bone, then it sends and coordinates the action of osteoblast cells which actually create new bone as well as sending fibroblast cells which produce new collagen fibers within the new bony matrix. That is an amazing & beautiful thing.
Now, one of Dr. Palmers key lessons that comes up numerous times in his writing is this; Our innate intelligence often becomes at odds with what we learn through our educated intelligence. Here is a modern example; The pharmaceutal industry spends over 3 billion dollars each year, in an attempt to educate us into thinking that the way to health and healing is by finding the right drug. Did you know that they spend even more in their education of doctors to make them believe that they can cure their patients by using their drugs? It’s true, look at the role they take in funding medical school education and especially in financing continuing educational opportunities for doctors. For these reasons and many more, there is much we can learn from what I am about to read. Therefore, without any futher ado, here are words from Dr. B.J. Palmer:
I hope you enjoyed this reading from Dr. B.J. Palmer. Remember: All health & healing comes from within.
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
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The focus of today’s show is Anxiety. Anxiety can be a debilitating health challenge and if you or a loved one is dealing with it, you are not alone. Did you know that world-wide more than 40 million people suffer from Anxiety and Anxiety related health challenges? What I am about to share with you today is an article written by Dr. Ronald Grisanti. Dr. Grisanti is the lead instructor of Functional Medicine University and is one of the leading pioneers in Functional Medicine. The significant difference between functional medicine and traditional medicine is that functional medicine looks to restore health by addressing an individual’s underlying root cause or root causes of dysfunction as opposed to taking steps to merely cover up symptoms.
Without any further ado, here is the article by Dr. Grisanti titled
“Has Your Doctor Missed Something? Causes of Debilitating Anxiety”
Real Life Example of Anxiety
It's normal to feel anxious or worried at times. Everyone experiences a certain amount of nervousness and apprehension when faced with a stressful situation. However, when anxiety becomes excessive or prolonged and begins to interfere with your ability to perform your daily activities, that's when you can say one has crossed the road from simple worry to a full force illness.
Imagine you are walking down a dimly lit road and out between two parked cars a man with a gun confronts you and demands that you give him all your money or he will kill you. As you can imagine, your heart quickly begins to thump, your legs feel like rubber, you want to run but you are paralyzed with fear. By shear luck, out of the corner of your right eye, you see a police car and without a moment hesitation, you scream and gain the attention of your hero. You are saved!
As the criminal is whisked away in handcuffs, you begin to gain a sense of calm. Still nervous but all in all an inner contentment that you just for the first time in your life you looked death right in the eye.
Now what would you say if I told you that a full blown anxiety or a major panic attack have all the same characteristics as the above scenario.
Yes, you will get that same pounding heart, you will be paralyzed with an intense terrifying fear, you will get nauseous, get lightheaded and a bunch more symptoms soon to be explained.
Unfortunately, unlike the victim who was lucky to be saved by the police officer, anxiety suffers continue to experience these terrible symptoms day in and day out. The anxiety victim soon becomes a prisoner within their own body not knowing if they will ever see the sunshine or the birds sing again.
Anxiety Overview
You see, there are more than 19 million Americans suffering from all anxiety disorders combined. It's normal to feel anxious or worried at times. Everyone experiences a certain amount of nervousness and apprehension when faced with a stressful situation. However, when anxiety becomes excessive or prolonged and begins to interfere with your ability to perform your daily activities, that's when you can say one has crossed the road from simple worry to a full force illness.
Most people are convinced they are minutes from dying and experience something commonly called "impending doom". They are frequent visitors of the local emergency room. Test after test continues to show that nothing life threatening is wrong.
Unfortunately, the anxiety sufferer is still not satisfied. Something has obviously been overlooked. So more tests are run only to once again find nothing wrong. Soon their family and friends begin to label you a hypochondriac. It must be all in your mind they say.
Signs and Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of anxiety can vary in combination or severity. They may include:
- Restlessness
- Feeling of being keyed up or on edge
- Feeling a lump in your throat
- Difficulty concentrating
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Impatient
- Being easily distracted
- Muscle tension
- Trouble falling or staying asleep (insomnia)
- Excessive sweating
- Shortness of breath
- Stomachache
- Diarrhea
- Headache
If you have anxiety you may feel on edge about many or all aspects of your life. For example, you may feel intense worry about your safety or that of your loved ones, or you may feel that something bad is about to happen, even when there's no immediate danger. When you feel anxious, your body releases hormones that prepare you to react to a threat. This is called the fight-or-flight response. When anxiety gets out of control, this response can occur almost continuously, even at times when you seem calm.
Clinical Lab Assessments
Some of the following laboratory testing can provide information necessary for diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the tests listed may also give insight to functional metabolism and functional nutrient status in the body.
* Adrenal Stress/Cortisol Testing/Neurotransmitter Testing: Adrenal insufficiency can lead to a host of problems, including a weakened immune response, anxiety and panic attacks. Imbalance in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis (HPA) is involved in anxiety related disorders. In this complex, adrenal functional abnormalities are relatively simple to identify and address. Plasma or salivary cortisol measurements can be used as a marker in the evaluation of stress syndromes that may relate to anxiety disorders. Some study has suggested that altered cortisol response to stress in panic disorders may complicate successful lifestyle intervention.
* Thyroid Profile
Elevation of thyroid antibodies has commonly been found in individuals with anxiety disorder. Correlations have been observed between thyroid laboratory values and anxiety. Assessment of thyroid hormone production, peripheral hormone conversion, cellular sensitivity response, thyroid hormone antibody activity can provide critical information for intervention with a goal of optimal function.
* Allergy and Food Sensitivity Response Assessment
Allergic responses to foods, inhalants and environmental chemicals, and other substances can cause a variety of responses that induce or aggravate anxiety. Screening can enable an individual to eliminate or minimize exposure to unfriendly allergens.
* Organic Acids
Organic acids analysis is a useful method for measurement of biochemical intermediates in urine. These intermediates can offer information about key enzyme functions and nutrient competence (amino acids, nutrient cofactors, minerals, and fatty acids). Elevation of vanilmandelate reflects elevations in epinephrine and homovanillate indicates norepinephrine elevation. High levels of these neurotransmitters are associated with physiologic inability to manage stress.
* Melatonin Level
* Rule out Progesterone deficiency or Estrogen Dominance
* Rule out Lyme Disease
* Rule out Mycotoxins (Mold)
* Rule out Pyroluria
Pyroluria is a known biochemical marker for life long anxiety symptoms. According to one alcoholism treatment center, one-third to one-half of alcoholics treated have this marker. High levels of pyrrolles systematically bind to B6 and zinc, preventing the use of these nutrients in the body and brain. The result is a myriad of symptoms, including severe inner tension, ongoing anxiety, poor stress control, fearfulness, and sometimes episodic anger.
* Obtain Magnesium Levels via RBC erthrocyte assessement
* Rule out Mercury Toxicity
* Amino Acids
Deficiencies or imbalances in amino acids can indicate fundamental reasons for numerous disorders. Amino acid malabsorption syndrome or imbalanced amino patterns reflect abnormal organ and glandular processes that have critical bearing on optimal function. Phenylalanine and tyrosine are precursors to the catecholamines and affect the capability to manage stress in anxiety disorders.
Treatment Options
Conventional Medical Approach
Prescription drug treatment includes anti-anxiety agents such as lorazepam (Ativan), alprazolam (Xanax), and buspirone (Buspar). Antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), and venlafaxine (Effexor), are often prescribed to treat generalized anxiety and panic attacks.
Nutritional Medicine
Magnesium
Magnesium may provide benefit for people with anxiety. Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, muscle fatigue, and tachycardia. Clinical studies have supported the theory that anxiety is one of the symptoms that can occur in individuals with magnesium depletion.
Vitamin B6
In a study of individuals suffering from frequent anxiety attacks, patients were given vitamin B6 (125mg, 3 times daily) and tryptophan (2 grams daily). This regime enabled in 70 percent of patients (9 of 13) to become free of anxiety attacks within three weeks. Vitamin B6 is required for the conversion of tryptophan to serotonin. Therefore, a deficiency of vitamin B6 may result in symptoms of anxiety and depression due to inhibition of serotonin synthesis. In a study of individuals suffering from frequent anxiety attacks, patients were given vitamin B6 (125mg, 3 times daily) and tryptophan (2 grams daily). This regime enabled in 70 percent of patients (9 of 13) to become free of anxiety attacks within three weeks.
Inositol
Clinical studies have found that inositol may be a valuable natural aid for patients suffering with Panic Attacks and may provide benefit for anxiety suffers. Biochemically, inositol is precursor for the phosphatidyl-inositol system and as such should be considered for its impact on elevated cortisol levels.
A double-blind, controlled study comparing the effect of inositol against fluvoxamine in panic disorder. Twenty patients completed 1 month of inositol up to 18 g/day and 1 month of fluvoxamine (Luvox) up to 150 mg/day. Improvements on Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety scores were similar for both treatments. In the first month, inositol reduced the number of panic attacks per week by 4.0 compared with a reduction of 2.4 (2) with fluvoxamine.
5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)
Studies that induce low levels of tryptophan result in low serotonin levels, which can cause anxiety. Tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) are the precursors for serotonin. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that the body cannot manufacturer. Tryptophan is converted into 5-HTP, which in turn is converted into serotonin. There is ample evidence that tryptophan depletion causes reduced synthesis of serotonin, which can result in anxiety and other mood disorders.
Patients taking anti-anxiety drugs or other antidepressants should not take tryptophan or 5-HTP without the supervision of a health care professional because it can increase the effects of other antidepressants.
Tyrosine
Tyrosine is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, which all influence and regulate mental and emotional states. In a clinical study reduced brain tyrosine levels caused a reduction in catecholamine synthesis. This caused decreased calmness, increased tension and anger. The authors of this study state that brain catecholaminergic dysregulation is involved in pathological anxiety states.
Phosphorylated Serine: should be considered with elevated cortisol levels
Herbal Medicine
Several plants, known as nervines (nerve tonics), are used in traditional herbal medicine for people with anxiety, with few reports of toxicity. Most nervines have not been rigorously investigated by scientific means to confirm their efficacy. However, one study found that a combination of the nervines valerian and passion flower reduced symptoms in people suffering from anxiety. In a double-blind study, 45 drops per day of an extract of passion flower taken for four weeks was as effective as 30 mg per day of oxazepam (Serax), a medication used for anxiety.
Passionflower
Passionflower has been reported to have sedative, hypnotic, antispasmodic properties. In humans, passionflower has been reported effective when used in combination with other sedative and anti-anxiety herbs such as valerian.
Valerian
Valerian has long been used as an agent to soothe the nervous system in response to stress. It has been reported that valerian helps improve sleep quality.
Theanine
- Diet & Lifestyle
- All sources of caffeine should be avoided, including coffee, tea, chocolate, caffeinated sodas, and caffeine-containing medications.
- Avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates.
Stress Reduction
Stress reduction can take form in a variety of ways. Some of the more structured forms of anxiety relief include; counseling, tai chi, yoga, meditation, deep breathing. These tips may help reduce your anxiety:
* Take action. Determine what's making you anxious and address it. For example, if finances are your concern, draw up a budget.
* Let it go. Don't dwell on past concerns. Change what you can and let the rest take its course.
* Break the cycle. When you feel anxious, take a brisk walk or delve into a hobby to refocus.
* Take care of yourself. Get enough rest, eat a balanced diet, exercise, and take time to relax.
* Talk to someone. Share your problems with a friend or professional counselor who can help you gain perspective. Clinical Notes
A variety of conditions could contribute to feelings of anxiousness. Consider evaluating the individual for heavy metal toxicity, dysbiosis, as well as DHEA and cortisol as initial steps. The key nutrient to consider is magnesium.
This concludes Dr. Grisanti’s article. I hope you found this article helpful and I hope that it shed some light as to the benefits of applying the functional medicine approach to a very common health challenge. I have personally seen numerous patients come into our functional medicine based nutrition therapy program with Anxiety as their main health challenge that they were able to overcome by addressing a number of the underlying causes that Dr. Grisanti covered in this article. For more information please see our show notes page at www.backtohealthchiropracticpodcast.com where we will have a copy of Dr. Grisanti’s article as well as applicable links.
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
Finally, Thank you very much listening and until next time, have a Fantastic Day!
Links
https://www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com/public/1018.cfm
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Coconut oil has recently come under attack by none other than the American Heart Association.
The American Heart Association has warned us to avoid it in order to reduce the risk of heart disease. They go further to and tell us to replace coconut oil with vegetable oil! Now why would they tell us to make this switch when vegetable oil has been proven promote excessive inflammation within our bodies, which itself is a well known cause of cardiovascular disease? Also why is it that the four studies they reference were all quite old: done in the 1960’s and, ironically, all have been discredited by means of performance bias. The answer becomes clear when we follow the money! Although the AHA sounds altruistic, the reality is they get their funding from major players in the food industry and therefore it should come as no surprise that all of their major recommendations support the very industries that provide their funding. Case in point: We subside canola crops which surprise surprise is the grain used to make canola oil, which is called vegetable oil, btw, vegetables are healthy so vegetable oil must be right..wrong, canola is a grain. Now guess who is on the AHA’s nutrition advisory panel? Hmmm the US Canola Association and the CanolaInfo board. Interesting. Do you know who is NOT on the AHA’s nutrition advisory panel? That is right, no major supplier of coconuts. In fact all major producers are found outside of the US. Here is another interesting side note; listen to some of the other members of the AHA’s Nutrition Advisory Panel: Pepsicola...
Now for a little more information about the benefits of coconut oil, I will turn to a fellow expert in nutrition Dr. Robert Silverman. If that name sounds familiar, he was our guest on episode 007. The following is an article written by Dr. Silverman which can be found under the Free Articles tab of functional medicine university.com
Robert G. Silverman, DC, DACBN, DCBCN, MS, CCN, CNS, CSCS, CIISN, CKTP, CES, HKC, SASTM
“The recent headlines about coconut oil say that because it's higher in saturated fat than beef or lard, it's bad for you. “You'll drastically increase the chances of cardiovascular disease if you eat it because saturated fat raises cholesterol, which leads to heart disease and mortality.” That kind of warning comes from the American Heart Association (AHA)—a powerful organization that continues to promote the mythical direct link between saturated fat and heart disease.
We know from the research that saturated fat can in fact raise your cholesterol. However, it raises it in a good way. Evidence has shown if your LDL cholesterol contains a lot of small, dense particles and you also have high triglycerides, then you're setting the stage for heart disease. Those small, dense particles come from a diet that's high in carbs and low in fat. Reduce your carbohydrate consumption and increase the good quality fats, your cholesterol particle ratio of bad to good will almost certainly improve.
However, if your LDL cholesterol is mostly made up of large, fluffy particles and your triglycerides are low, your risk of heart disease is much lower.
What makes the difference between dangerous small, dense LDL particles and safer LDL isn't the amount of saturated fat you eat. In fact, study after study shows that your fat and cholesterol intake have almost no impact on your blood cholesterol. It's the amount of sugar. The AHA estimates that the average person eats 20 teaspoons of sugar a day. Sugar raises your LDL cholesterol, lowers your HDL cholesterol, and increases your triglycerides. It has been shown to increase insulin resistance and trigger inflammation. In fact, an important study in JAMA Internal Medicine in 2014 proved conclusively that high sugar consumption is closely linked to death from heart disease—and that link is far closer than it is for cholesterol, smoking, hypertension, or any other risk factors. That is the statistic– about the dangers to your heart and your health–is where the real headline scare should be.
There's no need to avoid saturated fat as long as it comes from a healthy, plant-based source. Coconut oil is definitely preferable to cheap, highly processed vegetable oils that have had their nutrients stripped away. Coconut oil has other health benefits as well. The main fatty acid in coconut oil is lauric acid, which has well-known antibiotic, anti-microbial, and anti-viral benefits.
Coconut oil also helps stabilize blood sugar and helps soothe digestive upsets. Eating a lot of coconut oil does, indeed, raise your cholesterol levels–in a positive way by raising HDL (the good cholesterol), lowering triglycerides, and lowering the amount of small LDL particles.
So go ahead. Use coconut oil in your cooking.”
So there you have it folks, as Dr. Silverman wrote, go ahead and use coconut oil and before you follow any advice from a national organization, take some time do a little research and look for conflicts of interest that will shed some light on weather to ignore or heed said advice.
For more information please see our show notes page at www.backtohealthchiopracticpodcast.com. There you will see links to some of the supplements that I have had the most success with, both the bile salt containing supplement and the liver supporting supplements. Please subscribe to the podcast so that you will not miss any future episodes, also kindly rate and review us on iTunes. Feedback: you also reach us on the contact us page at our website, if there are any topics you would like us to tackle, let me know and I will do my best to get to them in a future episode. Lastly, thank you very much for listening and have a fantastic day!
Links
https://www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com/public/1260.cfm
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/07/05/aha-avoid-saturated-fats.aspx
BTHCP 009: Interview with Sacopee Valley Midwifes’ Brenda Surabian, Certified Professional Midwife
The information you are about to hear is for education purposes only. Please consult your doctor before attempting to implement anything covered in the following episode.
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast
I’m your host Dr. Marc Dupuis on this show we discuss tips, tools and strategies to improve the health & wellness of you and your family!
Today I’m Excited to bring you our featured guest:
Brenda Surabian, Certified Professional Midwife
Brenda, welcome to the show.
I am so excited to have you on the show today to speak about a topic that is so important to so many of our listeners…improving the health & wellness of new born babies which really begins by helping expecting mothers maximize their health throughout their entire pregnancy.
Brenda, that was just a quick introduction, can you take a minute to fill in some of the gaps for our listeners, maybe tell us a little more about yourself and especially what led you to become a midwife?
Let’s jump right in: You ladies have been helping families have Safe, Natural Homebirths for over 20 years. Can you take a few moments and expand upon the numerous benefits of having a natural home birth?
What are some of the biggest misconceptions that people have about natural home births?
Let’s talk for a minute about safety. Prior to going to graduate school, I was under the assumption that our hospitals with all the modern technologies available were the best place to give birth. However, I was so surprised to learn, when taking graduate & post graduate pediatric courses, just how many common procedures are performed on newborns in the hospital setting that have virtually no medical research behind them. Equally surprising was how many common procedures are done to the expecting mother, throughout her pregnancy, that again have virtually no medical research behind them.
Throughout these studies, I was also surprised to learn (and again I think this would surprise many of our listeners) that Ob-Gyn physicians pay some of the highest premiums for malpractice insurance. Now knowing what I know, for non-complicated births, safe, natural home births are much more appealing. Can you comment on this for our listeners?
Can you take a few moments and walk our listeners through what a typical monitoring schedule looks like for expecting mothers? How often do you see them, what do typical visits look like?
Let’s talk for a moment about nutrition & herbal therapy.
What are some of the most common mistakes that you find expecting mothers make, in regards to, their diet?
Closely related, what is some of the most significant MIS-information that is GIVEN to expecting mothers.
What are some of the most common health challenges that expecting mothers have that respond well to herbal therapies?
Now let’s dive into Game Day.
Can you take some time and give our listeners an insider’s view of how that special day unfolds. How many providers typically attend. What about other members of the family, location in the house etc
What other services do you offer at Sacopee Valley Midwifes?
Can you tell us about some of the events that you have?
Recommended Resources
Do you have any resources that you would recommend to our listeners for learning more about the health & wellness of infants, children & expecting mothers?
Closing Two Questions
- Do you have any final words of wisdom for our listeners
- How can listeners follow you: Social media, websites, email etc.
CLOSING COMMENTS BY HOST
Brenda, Thank you so much for being on the show today …!
Links:
Sacopee Valley Midwives Website
http://sacopeemidwives.org/index.html
Midwives and Mothers in Action
www.mamacampaing.org
National Associate of CPMs
www.nacpm.org
North American Registry of Midwives
www.narm.org
Maine Midwives
www.mainemidwives.org
Maine Association of Certified Professional Midwives
www.mainecpms.org
BTHCP 007: Interview with Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, Dr. Robert Silverman “Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live”
The information you are about to hear is for education purposes only. Please consult your doctor before attempting to implement anything covered in the following episode.
In this podcast you will learn:
Why your gut is the key to your overall health & wellness
How & why increased inflammation can contribute to chronic pain
What are some of the best ways to boost your own detoxification pathways
Simple steps to take to reduce your exposure to environmental toxins
Steps to take to maximize your recovery from athletic injuries
and much, much more!
Today I’m Excited to bring you our featured guest:
Dr. Robert Silverman
Dr. Silverman graduated magna cum laude from the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic and has a Masters of Science in human nutrition. His extensive list of educational accomplishments includes designations as a certified nutrition specialist, certified clinical nutritionist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, certified Kinesio® taping practitioner, NASM-certified corrective exercise specialist, and a certified sports nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Dr. Silverman is a diplomate with the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and a diplomate with the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Silverman is also a HardStyle Kettlebell Certified instructor. Dr. Silverman was awarded the prestigious 2015 Sports Chiropractor of the Year by the ACA Sports Council. In 2016 he published Amazon’s #1 Best Seller, Inside/Out Health: A Revolutionary Approach to Your Body.
Dr. Robert Silverman, welcome to the show.
Dr. Rob, can you tell our listeners a little more about yourself and especially what led you to become the chiropractic physician and nutritionist that you are today?
Okay, Dr. Rob, When I was reading your book, what excited me the most was how well you explain in such a straight forward way the fact that true health and healing really does require an inside - out approach: Eating well, digesting properly, exercise just to name a few of the key areas you cover. Meanwhile, the majority of people and medical treatments continue to focus on an outside – in approaches to health, such as more drugs, procedures and surgeries which do not actually promote any of our bodies natural healing processes. In fact this conventional outside – in approach has led to more chronic disease than we ever have had at any point in the history of mankind! Therefore I am so excited for you to share some of this great knowledge with our listeners today!
When I am working with patients in our nutritional wellness program I often talk about the importance of fixing the gut first. I love the fact that the very first chapter in your book is titled, It’s all about your gut”. Can you explain to our listeners why the gut is so important and how it impacts our overall health & well-being?
Another topic that you explain so well is inflammation. It seems like every day more and more research is coming out that shows just how damaging excessive inflammation can be. In fact most chronic degenerative conditions seemed linked with excessive inflammation. What are some of the most important facts about inflammation that most people do not know? And, how does our gut health factor in to this discussion?
You also do a fantastic job of explaining how muscle pain, bone pain and joint pain are not only affected by inflammation but in many circumstances are a direct result of increased inflammation. Have you ever seen a chronic pain patient that did not have an issue with gut related inflammation?
Let’s shift our focus for a minute to Toxins. I often reference the Metagenics study from a few years ago that determined the average person is exposed to well over 200 toxins by the time he or she arrives at work each and every day. Now, you have been giving continuing education lectures to us doctors for years about toxins and on things we and our patients need to do to mitigate the damaging effects toxins. What are some of the best actionable steps that our listeners can take to bolster their own detoxification abilities?
What about prevention? Are there some simple steps people can take to significantly decrease the amount of toxins they encounter on a daily basis?
Let’s jump into one more topic. You and I both see a number of athletes that come in with a wide variety of sports related injuries. You talk in detail about the importance of properly evaluating HOW one moves throughout their course of chiropractic care for their injury. All too often we see the following scenario; life gets busy and an athlete wants to discontinue their care as soon as their pain is resolved, however, they haven’t put in the proper time to re-educate their body on restoring proper pre-injury movement patterns. Then, two, three or ten months later they come in with a new injury that we can easily see was related to their previous injury. Can you expand on this topic for our listeners so they may be able to better understand WHY they develop alternative movement patterns after an injury why those patterns are not likely get better on their own?
In addition to your book, which we will have a link to in our show notes, are there any other resources that you would recommend to our listeners to learn more about some of the things we talked about today?
As we get ready to wrap up, I have two final questions:
Do you have any final words of wisdom for our listeners and HOW can we CONNECT WITH YOU?
Folks, I will put a link to each of the ways to connect with Dr. Rob in our show notes page @ www.backtohealthchiropractic.com
Dr. Rob, thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk with us today and for sharing such useful information with our listeners, I enjoyed our talk today!
This concludes today’s episode of The Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast, where we discuss tips, tools & strategies to improve the health and wellness of you & your family! Please SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so that you never miss a future episode, also PLEASE SHARE this podcast with ANYONE you feel may benefit from what we covered today.
Last but not least, Thank you very much listening and until next time, have a Fantastic Day!
Links
How to connect with Dr. Rob
www.drrobertsilverman.com Facebook & Instagram @drrobertsilverman
Twitter @drrobsilverman
Dr. Rob’s Amazon’s #1 Best Seller https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Health-Revolutionary-Approach-Your/dp/1619614499/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492713074&sr=8-1&keywords=inside+out+approach+to+health
Other items discussed
http://www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
In this podcast you will learn:
1. What is it?
2. How does it work?
3. Who can it help?
4. Contra-indications
In this podcast you will learn:
- What is Non-surgical spinal decompression
- What is it used to treat
- Who can it help
- Are there any contra-indications
- Where can I learn more
Summary
Nonsurgical spinal decompression therapy is a revolutionary, life changing technology used primarily to treat disc injuries in the neck and lower back. Clinical research has also shown spinal decompression therapy to be effective in treating facet syndrome, radiating arm pain, leg pain, degenerative disc disease and more.
This effective treatment option consists of decreasing pressure within the spinal discs through distracting and positioning the vertebra to create negative intra-discal pressure, In other words, it creates a vacuum inside the discs that are being targeted in treatment in order to alleviate pressure.
In nonsurgical spinal decompression, the vertebrae are gently separated while the patient lies comfortably on the decompression table. In addition to decreasing the intra-discal pressure, it may also induce the retraction of the herniated or bulging disc to the inside of the disc, which then can take pressure off the nearby nerve root, thecal sac, or both.
There are numerous benefits of spinal decompression which is why this treatment has grown in demand. The cycles of decompression and partial relaxation that occur microscopically in this treatment can cause results that are quite dramatic. Over a series of visits to the clinic, the torn and degenerated disc fibers under consideration can begin to heal as water, oxygen, and nutrient-rich fluids outside the discs are diffused within.
The issue with the majority of conventional treatments offered is that not only do they not promote the healing process, typical treatments such as steroid injections and oral anti-inflammatory drugs actually hinder the body’s innate healing process. Injections and drugs do limit swelling which can significantly decrease pain, but the cost comes with a lowered ability to actually heal. When tissues are swollen and inflamed your body is trying to send key nutrients and specific cells such as fibroblasts to the damaged area in order to begin the repair process. The swelling itself is often painful, which does have an important function of telling us to rest and to not continue to use the damaged tissue in stressful ways.
The better injections and anti-inflammatory drugs do in limiting the pain, the greater their side effect is in terms of shutting down the healing response. Because spinal decompression promotes your body’s healing process, the latest research has shown it to be 80% EFFECTIVE, no matter how badly the disc is damaged. Compare this to the fact that back surgery has a greater than 50% failure rate!
It is important to keep in mind that although spinal decompression is highly successful, 80% is not perfect. Therefore research has shown that around 20% of people with significant damage to their discs will need surgical intervention. However, it only makes sense to have the proper evaluation to see if one is a candidate for decompression therapy and to try that FIRST before resorting to drugs and or surgery.
To find out more about the benefits of nonsurgical spinal decompression, contact us Back to Health Chiropractic, 207-324-7098, www.bthconline.com. Due to the tremendous results we have seen with numerous patients, we are pleased to report that we have added a second decompression unit to our state of the art facility. #injureddiscsCANheal #chiropractic#drugfreepainrelief
Contra-indications
Pregnancy
Previous surgery with implanted hardware
Spinal injuries that resulted in instability
Related Links
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Spine.+2006+Jul+1%3B31(15)%3A1658-65
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8720408
www.mainedisc.com
www.bthconline.com
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39658423/ns/health-pain_center/t/back-surgery-may-backfire-patients-pain/#.WHuqb1MrK0
In this podcast you will learn:
- What is Chiropractic’s Big idea
- The Big Idea’s role in optimizing the health & wellness of you and your family
- Why focusing on symptoms does not lead to health & wellness
Summary:
The Big idea is really quite simple:
There is a power within our body and an intelligence within our body that has been present from the moment we were conceived and is working non-stop 24hr/day, 356days/year, without taking a single moment off, EVER until the day we die! Some call this inborn intelligence, we call it INNATE intelligence.
INNATE intelligence is transmitted to every cell and tissue in our body through our Nervous System. Our nervous system IS programmed for health and wellness. We are self-healing, self-regulating organisms! A fully functioning nervous system and an optimal spine are fundamental requirements for optimal health, optimal healing and proper regulation. A vertebra (spinal bone) that is out of proper alignment or that is not moving properly is capable of causing dis-ease(abnormal function) by interfering with the self-regulating self-healing function of the nervous system. A vertebra or spinal bone that is out of proper alignment or that is not moving properly is caused a vertebral subluxation. A vertebral subluxation, when removed through the application of a specific chiropractic adjustment will improve the body’s self-healing, self-regulating function and therefore decrease dis-ease.
Welcome to the Back to Health Chiropractic Podcast! I am your host Dr. Marc Dupuis. Today’s goal is to introduce myself, describe why I have decided to launch this podcast, what you will learn, topics we will cover, the format we will use, and lastly, the frequency at which you can expect new episodes to be released!
I am a Board Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician and an Internationally Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. I have had the privilege of studying elite sports science at the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY and at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. I provide the chiropractic services for the Sanford Mainers Baseball Team which is a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
I founded my clinic, Back to Health Chiropractic in 2004 in my hometown of Sanford, Maine, where our mission is two-fold. #1: To become the leader of the lifetime family wellness movement. #2: To help as many athletes as we can perform at their best! In my free time you will likely find me outside swimming, biking, running, hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, there are not many outdoor activities that I do not like to do. I am an avid triathlete, I am a 2X Ironman Lake Placid Finisher, a 5X Half Ironman Finisher and 2X Sea to Summit Extreme Triathlon Finisher.
Originally from Southern CT, my family relocated to Sanford, Maine in 1987 where I completed grades 6-12, before moving on to college & then graduate school. I now reside in Saco Maine with my wonderful wife and our two fur children.
I decided to start this podcast for one major reason. Now more than ever before, people want to live healthier lives. The only trouble is, most people do not know where to go to get reliable information. Most have come to realize that they no longer can count on conventional medicine for answers as doing so will all too often result in being placed on numerous prescription drugs, most of which have side effects far worse than the symptoms they are trying to treat. Time and time again at my office, after discussing the true underlying cause of someone’s pain or digestive issues or fatigue I hear them say, “You know Dr. Marc, I wish I would have learned about this years ago”. That, my friends is why I am launching this podcast. When I thought about how to get more of the information we teach, literally on a daily basis with our practice members, out to the population at large, doing it via a podcast seems like the perfect answer, where anyone with an internet connection can access it. So here we are!
What I hope to Provide is straight forward information that you can use to better understand how to live healthier lives and if sick, how to get better and stay better without drugs and or surgeries and I want this information to be easily shared amongst your family and friends! As we embark on this journey, please subscribe to the podcast so that you will never miss a new episode and PLEASE, give me feedback, if there are topics you would like me to cover, let me know and I will do my best to address them!
Frequency: We launched this podcast with a special 3 pack of episodes to kick things off. Future episodes will be released on a bi-weekly basis.
So THAT is it for now folks, for each episode you can go to our website www.backtohealthchiropracticpodcast.com where you will find a clickable link for each episode. There you will find the show notes for that episode. In the show notes you will find a list of what you will learn, a summary of the show itself and links to related information. Stay tuned, I hope you enjoy future episodes and lastly, thank you very much for listening. Have a great day!