Wellness Lifestyle Implementation Steps 5/30/10

Did You Know???: that asthma is caused by a hyperactive immune system? When you inhale pollen and/or other allergens into your airways, your body gets rid of them by creating inflammation against them by recruiting white blood cells to the area and causing them to release histamine. A hyperactive immune system causes too much histamine to be released, this causes narrowing of the airways (bronchoconstriction) making it difficult to breathe (asthma attack). Hence the mechanism of asthma drugs (Anti-histamines). The only problem is, the drugs are addressing the symptom (too much histamine), instead of the cause (hyperactive immune system). Chiropractic addresses the cause. When you receive chiropractic adjustments to specific vertebrae in the neck and upper back that send nerves to the immune organs, you return the immune system to balance. A balanced immune system is a properly functioning immune system. A properly functioning immune system will only release enough histamine to take care of the allergen, not cause an asthma attack.

Book Of The Week: Never Be Sick Again by: Raymond Francis

Recipe Of The Week: Fruit Smoothie
1 cup of water
1 banana
4 frozen mango halves
2 gala apples
1/2 cup of blueberries
1/2 cup of blackberries

Blend until liquid. For creamier texture, add more banana.

Quote Of The Week: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
-Thomas Edison

Goal Of The Week: Call your parents and every one of your siblings at least once this week and catch up on what's happening in their lives.

Article Of The Week:
Low Levels of Vitamin D Make Asthma Worse

www.naturalnews.com/028886_asthma_vitamin_D.html


Doctor's Soapbox:
This article goes right along with the Did You Know??? section above. Vitamin D is a neurohormone, it is a major player in the health and performance of our immune system. If we are deficient in vitamin D, we cannot possibly be at optimal health because our immune system is not operating at full potential. The best source of vitamin D is the sun. Fifteen to twenty minutes of direct sunlight a day is enough to produce 40,000 IU of vitamin D in your body, more than enough of your daily requirement. So if you haven't done so already this holiday weekend, get out in the sun!



A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE REQUIRES TLC!

Wellness Lifestyle Implementation Steps 4/11/10

Did You Know???: Did you know that Chiropractic is well known for it's positive results with asthma and allergies? One cause of asthma is bronchogenic inflammation, or inflammation of the airways. This inflammation can be caused by many things: nerve irritation, viruses, allergens, and your own immune system. Chiropractic adjustments help by reducing the nerve irritation and normalizing the function of your immune system.

Book Of The Week: Well Adjusted Babies by Dr. Jennifer Barham-Floreani

Recipe Of The Week: Lamb with Sweet Red Peppers

3 pounds boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 tsp pepper
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 cups hot water
3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 large red bell peppers, cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch pieces

Season lamb with 1/4 tsp pepper. In a large frying pan or flameproof
casserole, heat oil over high heat. Add lamb and cook, turning frequently,
3-5 minutes, or until browned on all sides. Add garlic, water and remaining
1/4 tsp pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook partially
covered 30 minutes. Uncover and cook 10 minutes longer, or until lamb is
fork tender. Add parsley and red peppers to pan. Cook 10 minutes, or until
peppers are just tender.

Quote Of The Week: "The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."
-- John Milton

Goal Of The Week: Tell someone at home you love them everyday this week.

Top Article From This Week

Expectant Mothers Reduce Diabetes Risk In Newborns By Eating More Vegetables Read Here

Doctor's Soapbox

If you didn't read one word from the article above, all you need to know can be deduced from the title. So what is the main point of the article? Just read the title? What do you think?

The main point is that the MOTHER's CHOICES of what to eat DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF HER UNBORN CHILD!!! Eat more grains and dairy, have a baby who's risk for Childhood Obesity and Type-2 Diabetes skyrockets. Eat more vegetables, have a baby who's risk of Childhood Obesity and Type-2 Diabetes plummets. Every choice the mother makes impacts the health of her unborn child, throughout the entire pregnancy (as well as preconception (father too) and post-birth). In the science realm, this field of study is called Epigenetics. Epigenetics is the study of how environmental factors (i.e. our choices) influence the expression of our genes and whether or not they produce health or disease. With each passing moment, we in the scientific community are discovering that our daily choices far outweigh our genes as far as determining our current and long-term state of health or disease.

Do you want to love your child? Do you want to be a responsible parent? Do you want to give your child the best chance possible at living a happy and healthy life? Make happy, healthy, responsible choices as far as how you eat, move, and think on a daily basis. After all, you are your child's hero, be a good role model.

A long, happy life requires TLC