La Barbera Family Chiropractic, LLC
2719 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501
Phone 315-724-0368 Fax 315-724-0374
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La Barbera Family Chiropractic, LLC 2719 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501 Phone 315-724-0368 Fax 315-724-0374
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La Barbera Family
Chiropractic, LLC
2719 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501 315-724-0368
E-Mail
us at LaBarberaChiro@aol.com
"WE
TREAT PEOPLE, NOT SYMPTOMS."
Welcome to our office's Chiropractic newsletter. We'd like to entertain you, inform you and even inspire you a little. We'd love to hear from you; feel free to write to us with any questions or comments. Table of Contents Current Information Cases Of The Month
3 Benefits of Your Adjustment
Protect Yourself From Cancer with
Food
Tid Bits
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Current Information
Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Writing "2010" still
needs a bit more time to get used to. Wasn't Y2K just a few years
ago? I had some time on my hands this afternoon, so I decided to
do the first newsletter of the year.
We are continuing to implement the new record keeping system in the
office. It is going to be a long and arduous task. In the
long run, it will be well worth the effort. Thank you ahead of
time for your cooperation in filling out the two page questionnaire.
As you will soon note, you will be asked to rate your condition(s) on a
scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the absolute worst it could ever be.
While I appreciate the fact that some pain (like passing a kidney stone
:-) ) can be a 20 out of a 10, the system will only recognize this
scale, so it must be kept relative to this. It will be
very important upon your arrival to the office that your report ANY new
problem to the front desk staff before I see you.
Once your notes for the day are entered electronically, it is rather
difficult to change them.
One more reminder to anyone using health insurance in our office:
You must provide us with up to date information (insurance company, ID
numbers, Etc.) before any visit is to be covered under the new policy.
Once we submit a claim with your old information, it can take months to
undo the error and may cost you coverage for that date of service.
We can only supply your carrier with accurate information if you provide
it to us.
What happened to the Big Flu Pandemic of '09 -'10? Did you notice
how they are still pushing for you to get the H1N1 vaccine for the next
wave due this spring? Is it possibly because they made too much
vaccine and need to sell it? Stay adjusted, take your vitamin D
and C, drink plenty of good water, exercise and get rest.
Cases Of The Month
Hand Tremors / Facial Pain This
case involves a 71 year old female who came to the office in early
January, 2010 for symptoms of severe hand tremors and neck pain
radiating into her head and face. The complicating subluxation of
this case was the fact that she had opposite rotation of the top two
vertebrae in her upper neck (the Atlas and Axis). This creates a
torque at the base of the brain and affects the brain stem. The
brain stem is where the nerves that control (among other things)
the structures of the head and face are located. They also
affect our major organs. She reported the best few days in 2
years after her second upper cervical specific adjustment. Her
prognosis is excellent at this point and I am confident that once the
brain stem is functioning again, she will have relief of her symptoms.
Ear Infections An
13 month old male was brought to the office as a last resort for
reoccurring ear infections in late November, 2009. Problem solved.
No surgery needed.
Chronic Back Pain A
47 year old man presented to the office in early November, 2009 because
of a long standing history of mid and low back pain. His condition
was so bad that he was unable to work. While he is not going
to win the award for the miracle of the month, he is slowly improving as
far as the severity of the pain is concerned and the ability
to do more in the course of a day. Over time, his body will heal
to its best ability and he will be far better off than the condition he
was in when he started with us.
Concentration Problems / ADD This
case involves a 10 year old boy who was brought to the office by his
parents in late September, 2009 on referral from another patient.
Their main concern was his inability to concentrate in school and do his
homework independently. He also had issues with fine motor
movements. His mother is very proactive providing him with ideal
nutrition and educating herself on how to read labels and what foods are
good for us and those that are bad. Specific chiropractic provided
the last piece of the puzzle in helping this young man on a path towards
total wellness. While he is not 100% as of this writing, he has
made great strides and actually enjoys doing his homework on his own
now. I am confident that with time, his body will continue to heal
and self regulate. Remember, the body does not need outside
intervention, just no internal interference to function properly.
(Assuming good nutrition, rest, exercise and so on).
3 Benefits of Your Adjustment
Besides feeling great, there are three benefits to the adjustments you
receive in the office.
1) Removal of Nerve Interference. This is by far the most
important benefit. Your nervous system controls and coordinates
ALL functions in your body. You can not be you without your
nervous system working 100%. It does not matter if you buy and eat
all organic food, exercise daily, get 8 hours of sleep, meditate or do a
host of other health boosting activities. If the brain can not
communicate with the various parts of your body without interference,
you will not express full health. Only 10 % of your nerves can
feel pain. The rest control every cell in your body. How
well do you want them working?
2) Realignment of the vertebrae. While many believe that
this is the primary focus of the adjustment, it is actually a secondary
effect. You can actually have a crooked spine and still be free of
nerve interference. That is why I do the scan ... to see if there
is any nerve pressure. The x-rays provide us with the blue prints
of what direction we need to move the spine in. However, it is the
body (your in born intelligence), that ultimately determines where the
vertebrae need to be. This is why some patients who have a
scoliosis (a severe curvature of the spine) may never completely reduce
the curve to a straight line. Once the body has reached a point of
stability, it will stop moving the spine.
3) Improved movement of the joint. When you have a
subluxation, the joint becomes stuck. The longer it stays
immobile, the more damage is done to it. This is when arthritis
sets in. It is very similar to rust in a hinge that has not been
moved for years. Once this happens, permanent changes occur that
can not be reversed. A moving joint stimulates the production of a
lubricating fluid (synovial fluid). When the joint no longer
moves, this fluid is not produced, so the joint surfaces begin to rub
together and wear away. Keeping your spinal joints moving is
another benefit of regular wellness care. Motion is life and life
is motion. Gravity is always a force on our body even if we do not
suffer an injury. This is why I find many of the same
"stuck" joints on many of you each and every visit. Can
you say "stress".
Protect Yourself From Cancer with Food
Since ancient times the once rare disease (until the last 100 years) we call cancer was considered a deficiency disease. A major reason why cancer rates are increasing is because many people are living on dead foods such as sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white flour, processed oils, denatured (pasteurized/processed) dairy products, bizarre chemicals added to our foods, and fruits and vegetables that are low in essential minerals. In addition, many nutritionists say that people overeat because they are starving for essential nutrients that are lacking in modern packaged foods.
At http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/cancer_broch.html
(The Weston Price Foundation) you’ll learn which foods may protect
us from cancer and which substances in our diet are linked to cancer.
This is lifesaving information, please share it with others.
Tid
Bits
Increased
Vitamin D Levels = Increased Survival Levels
Source: Semba et al., Nutrition Research, 29;525-530
"Low Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated
with greater all-cause mortality in older community dwelling
women"
Semba and colleagues present a study involving 714 community
dwelling seniors between the ages of 70 and 79. In a six-year
follow-up period 100 of the 714 women died. The women died were
divided into quartiles based on their 25(OH) D levels. Increasing
blood levels of 25 (OH) D were linked to increasing survival rates
with the lowest average 25 (OH) D levels having significantly worse
survival than the women with the highest average levels. In
adults, vitamin D deficiency may precipitate or exacerbate
osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, common
cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular
diseases.
If you would like us to have your Vitamin D levels checked, just
ask!! We carry various Vitamin D products including 2 liquid
drop formulas.
51 Million Americans have contaminated
water
Remember eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day??...if you follow
that advice, you could wind up with more than H2O. The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be looking for nearly
200 chemicals and microbial contaminants in 50 plants generating
our drinking water supply. Of the 200 chemicals, there are 125
pharmaceuticals and related products being scrutinized. Of
those, 13 pharmaceuticals have been placed on the
"Contaminate Candidate List". Things like sex
hormones, erythromycin and other drugs are being flushed down
toilets daily and end up in our water supply. Please bring
your old and unused drugs to a drug store for proper
disposal.
Tuna
I thought I was doing my family a favor by purchasing the more expensive and better tasting Albacore Tuna. It turns out that this type of tuna is an older fish than the type used to make the "chunk light" tuna and has TWICE the level of mercury. So much for getting what you pay for.
Krill
This fascinating little swimmer is a rich source of Omega 3 oils. Even more so than Cod liver oil. The balance of the Omega oils (3-6-9) is vital to optimum health. Most of us are our of balance and tend to have more Omega 6 oils in our body. While I recommend Fish and Cod liver oil for everyone daily, adding Krill Oil a few times a week is a good idea to help balance out the Omega formula. We have it available in easy to swallow capsules.
Filter
It is a fantastic idea to use a filter for your water, especially if you use a municipal water source. The "on the faucet" types are very easy to use. One note of use: These filters are effective at removing most of the unpleasant junk only if you run the water SLOWLY through them. If you put your water faucet on full speed ahead, the filter does not have time to remove the contaminants and you are not doing yourself much good. It is also important to change them when the time is due, otherwise bacteria can develop in them creating another source of health headaches. Note that while they do remove contaminants and chlorine, they do not remove fluoride, which is a major toxin to the system. (Drinking fluoride does nothing to help our teeth)
Thanks
for reading. Feel free to pass this on to friends or relatives,
especially those who are walking medicine cabinets. Don't forget to come
in for a spinal checkup yourself, especially if we haven't seen you in a
while. Let us know what you think of this newsletter and if there are
any particular topics you'd like us to cover. Would you like
copies of this newsletter for your friends? Stop by the office and we'll
give you some hard copies or e-mail me and I'll add them to
our e-mail list.
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