TRUTH: Repeat visits are often necessary because our treatment is hands-on and typically requires a cumulative effect. When working in a physical way with a physical condition, repeat treatments are necessary to train the body — just as repeat exercise is necessary to train for strength.
TRUTH: Like any physician, a history and exam will reveal if x-rays are required to further assess your complaint. Since we are skilled at assessing the physical structure, we often take fewer x-rays than other healthcare providers. You’ll find that at PCG, we prescribe x-rays judiciously.
TRUTH: Chiropractic care plays an important role throughout life, so this myth is partially true – we’d like to see you as needed, for the rest of your life. However, we believe that every type of doctor would say the same thing.
TRUTH: There are different stages of healthcare – think of them as urgent, rehabilitative, and maintenance. In the urgent phase, more frequent treatment may be needed for the first few weeks, but rehabilitative care isn’t nearly as frequent (think 2-4 times per month) and maintenance care is much less often. We work with you to assess your treatment frequency and tailor it to your specific problems.
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When choosing a sunscreen, avoid these 4 hormone disrupting chemicals:
1) Avoid Oxybenzone
Oxybenzone is found in nearly every chemical sunscreen. It’s recommended to avoid this ingredient because it penetrates the skin, gets into the bloodstream and acts like estrogen in the body. It can also trigger allergic skin reactions. Although research is preliminary, studies have found a link between higher concentrations of oxybenzone and health issues. One study has linked oxybenzone to endometriosis in older women; another found that women with higher levels of oxybenzone during pregnancy had lower birth weight daughters.
2) Avoid Octinoxate
Octinoxate gets into the bloodstream and demonstrates hormone-like activity. In animals, octinoxate altered the reproductive system and thyroid. It can also trigger allergic skin reactions. Breastfeeding moms, take caution, this chemical can be found in mother’s milk so please avoid so it isn’t passed to your beautiful baby.
3) Avoid Retinyl Palmitate
When used in a night cream, this form of vitamin A is supposed to have anti-aging effects. But on sun-exposed skin, retinyl palmitate may speed development of skin tumors and lesions, according to government studies. Why is this “inactive ingredient” allowed in sunscreens intended for use in the sun? Good question.
4) Avoid Homosalate
Homosalate enters the bloodstream and disrupts estrogen, androgen and progesterone. This is another chemical for breastfeeding moms to especially avoid because it can be found in mother’s milk.
Instead, look for Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide, which offer very limited to no skin penetration, and no evidence of hormone disruption.
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One of the best ways to stop the spread of cold and flu infections is to thoroughly wash your hands. Now I’m not into the thing where a person doesn’t wash their hands numerous times throughout the day. I’ve found out that virus’ can live on surfaces up to 48 hours, so you could be infected by touching just about anything if you touch the infected hand to your mouth, eye, or nose. The quick fix is to just wash your hands a lot more if you want to avoid anything like that in the future.
Think about this. Children who bite their nails, suck their thumb or put objects into their mouth are especially susceptible to colds. The answer is simple. Take the time to wash your hands (and your child’s hands) before eating, after using the restroom or even before putting in your contacts.
Your immune system is your primary defense against infection. Your body has several strategies to ward off invaders such has physical barriers like mucous membranes and the juices produced by your digestive track and weapons such as a fever to wash your system of intruders.
These weapons are effective as long as they work correctly. All too often, our bodies are not working at their optimal level. This compromises our immune system and leaves us vulnerable to illness. Regular adjustments can help.
Here’s the secret that most patients don’t now about. Your spine houses your nervous system which controls your immune system’s response. Hundreds of years of observation have proven that getting treated like we want to help with chiropractic treatment… improves immune function.
We utilize chiropractic treatments and back pain relief therapy to ensure that your spine and back are in alignment. At our clinic, we locate and reduce the physiological disturbances in your nervous system.
With a strong and healthy immune system, your body is equipped to fight off germs and viruses during cold and flu season. Again I know bad germs are bad germs, but I want you to know that not all germs are bad. Chiropractic adjustments can help your immune system function at it’s highest level.
During spring, summer and even autumn, we are outside more often working in the yard, swimming, playing at the park or just out for a walk. These outside activities give our bodies a chance to soak up Vitamin D3 from the sun’s rays.
Research shows that Vitamin D3 (taken with Vitamin K to ensure its effectivness) increases immune system function – helping us to fight off the viruses and bacteria that cause all sorts of colds and flu symptoms. During the winter, add a dose of Vitamin D3 to your daily supplements. To find the correct dosage, multiply your weight by 35.
Just because it’s you don’t feel bad or sick doesn’t mean that you should forget about your immune system and nervous system. There are a lot of germs going around, but if you have a healthy immune system, you really don’t have much to worry about.
Here’s the best thing to do. Set a goal to try to get 30 minutes of exercise 3-4 times each week.
Eating right is a big part of keeping your body and immune system functioning at its best. You can even sprinkle on some sesame seeds or add in a red bell pepper to soups and pasta dishes.
Drink green tea instead of your morning joe and add in some yogurt or take a daily dose of probiotics which are natural bacterial that can help to ward off attackers.
We specialize in back alignment and chiropractic care to improve your spine and immune system health.
Amazing FACTS You May Not
Believe About Your Body
Approximately 50,000 cells in your body will die and be replaced with new cells during the time it takes you to read this sentence. We make a new skeleton every three months and a new layer of skin every month.
2. There’s something unique about all of us, and it’s not just your fingerprint. Every human has a unique tongue print, too.
3. Every square inch of your skin contains 20 feet of blood vessels, 4 yards of nerve fibers, 1,300 nerve cells, 100 sweat glands, and 3 million cells. When I adjust you I want you to know that there is a lot going on, so don’t take your body for granted. It won’t pay off in the end.
4. In one hour, your heart produces enough energy to raise a ton of steel 3 feet off the ground. That’s how important you heart really is.
5. You use an average of 43 muscles in your face when you frown. It only takes 17 muscles to smile. When you come in the office next time, show me you read this in the newsletter by smiling from ear to ear for me.
Chiropractic care is a form of preventative health care which encompasses all of the body’s systems. The goal of chiropractic care is to make sure your body is functioning properly to prevent disease from occurring.
The savings that result from a preventative form of health care are substantial – it may reduce or eliminate the need for surgery, medication or lost time at work in addition to the emotional stress caused by pain and illness.
All people from birth to old age benefit from chiropractic care due to the stress we put on our bodies on a daily basis by simply performing normal activities.
Our bodies labor continuously just to overcome gravity!
Most people don’t realize that they have nerve interference, or they may not think a chiropractic adjustment could be beneficial because they don’t have PAIN, but that is totally incorrect. Chiropractors are educated to detect subluxations (misalignments) and you may find unexpected relief for various ailments through regular care.
Chiropractic care can be helpful for:
Chiropractic care helps the body work at peak performance.
We do not cure diseases through spinal adjustments, but rather remove the interference caused by misalignments in your spine which allows the body to do what it was designed to do… Heal itself!
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But more fascinating than that is why was chiropractic discovered.
It came about in 1895, so take yourself back over a hundred years ago to a time when “patent medicines” flourished.
These were often sold as cure alls whose active ingredients were usually alcohol, cocaine, arsenic and a host of other dangerous substances.
In the midst of all of this, a healer, experimenter and freethinker by the name of Daniel David Palmer in Davenport, Iowa asked a simple question:
“I desired to know why one person was ailing and his associate eating at the same table, working in the same shop was not. Why? What difference was there in the two persons that caused one to have pneumonia, catarrh, typhoid or rheumatism, while his partner, similarly situated, escaped? Why?”
At a time when germs were given the blame for virtually every disease, this was a groundbreaking way of framing the question about health.
Germs alone couldn’t be the cause of disease,
otherwise everyone would get sick.
Chiropractic came into existence soon afterwards.
D.D. Palmer discovered that it’s smarter to look at the person with the disease, rather than the disease in the person. Revolutionary then – and still revolutionary!
“Chiropractic embraces the science of life, the knowledge of how organisms act in health and disease, and also the art of adjusting the neuroskeleton.” – Daniel David Palmer
Call the office today and take advantage of our services. You will love the changes that take place, and the staff will take care of you like family. If you’re already a patient, make sure that you share this handout with your friends, family and co-workers.
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STEP ONE: Search for misalignment.
Malalignment of the spine can cause unnecessary tension on one particular body part versus an equal distribution of pressure. It’s very important to make sure the pelvis is in as perfect alignment as it can be. Otherwise, it will continue to wear, tear, and put strain on that one particular body part.
Major causes of improper alignment include running in the same direction on the same course every day; running often slanted surfaces, such as a beach; and not replacing shoes every few hundred miles.
STEP TWO: Fix training errors that cause misalignment:
STEP THREE: Be conscious of your posture and movements:
There’s a lot that contributes to improper spine or pelvic alignment, and sometimes it has nothing to do with running. It may have do with a day job, where you sit in one particular position all day and then go for a run. The muscles are in a state of tightness on one side and are lengthened on the other, and then you go for a run and your pelvis shifts.
Switch positions and seats, if possible, every 30 minutes during the day. Varied posture remains the best posture, so cross your left leg, then a half-hour later, cross your right leg; sit on top of your ankle, sit straight, and even slouch.
Move dynamically before running to prepare the body with warm-up moves such as lunges, leg and arm swings and pelvic rocking. Don’t stretch before the run because it de-activates the muscles you want active to propel you forward. But it’s hazardous not to stretch. Do it after you run, but it doesn’t have to be immediately after—you can do it later in the day
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