The Year Round Athletic Youth

by | Jun 28, 2016 | Health Articles

Sports Injury New Fairfield CT Year Round Sports

Today our children begin training and playing year round sports from a very early age.  The results have been extraordinary in the Wins and Losses column. The Win column contains the amazing achievements in speed, coordination, and overall results.  Unfortunately, the Losses have included an increase in injuries.  To convert those losses our spinal specialist...

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Chiropractic – Great Health Approved!

by | Jun 14, 2016 | Health Articles

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Click, click, click.  Nowadays you are unable to turn on the television without a commercial appearing, for some new pharmaceutical drug that will cure whatever condition or disease that your body may be suffering from at the moment. Drug manufacturers commonly advertise on television and in various other media to encourage people to “Ask your doctor if (drug name) is right for you.”  If you pay close attention, you will realize that nearly half the ad time is consumed by a long list of the possible side effects and adverse reactions that can accompany taking the drug. The possibilities usually include everything from minor fatigue to death.

Who Is The Big Gun?

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for the approval of pharmaceutical drugs on sale in the US. However, their methods for approval are based on the scientific studies carried out by the drug companies. The FDA carries out no independent testing. The FDA usually approves a drug if its benefits outweigh its dangers. Assuming the drug companies’ studies have been well-conducted and state that a drug is relatively safe, no drug is 100% free from side effects for everyone, even drugs that are categorized as “natural.” The person’s age, weight, gender, overall health and genetic profiling will all contribute to how an individual responds to a drug.

The most common side effects are gastrointestinal problems, as most drugs are processed through the digestive tract. These problems generally include nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea. Although dizziness may not seem like a dangerous side effect, it can be extremely dangerous for elderly people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), slips and falls among the elderly are the number one cause of injury-related death. A quarter of all elderly people who fall and break a hip die within six months of the injury.

It is estimated that around 4.5 million Americans visit their doctor or the ER every year due to adverse reactions from prescription drugs. These adverse side effects are also suffered by an extra 2 million people each year who are already in hospital being supervised by the medical professionals. The CDC gave an estimate that 82% of Americans are consuming at least one drug, and 29% are consuming five or more drugs.

Listed On The Side of The Box

A simple comparison between the natural health and the pharmaceutical health paradigm can easily be observed by looking at a few common terms when listing warnings

  • Adverse reaction: An unintended reaction to a drug that is often detrimental to the recipient.
  • Side effect: An unwanted effect of a drug that is not part of the intended activity of the drug.
  • Drug interaction: The result of two or more drugs reacting with each other in ways that are unexpected and/or harmful.
  • Medical error: An inappropriate treatment, or the right treatment that was performed incorrectly.

The Chiropractic Warning Label

  • Chiropractic is so safe and natural that even newborns and the elderly benefit.

Quite simply, Chiropractic may create the restoration and revitalization of your health.  Beware some may experience Optimal Health!

Bigger Than A Facebook Post – Chronic Disease

by | Jun 7, 2016 | Health Articles

Chronic Disease New Fairfield CT Health Improvement

Have you ever scrolled through you Facebook and found a common thread of illness and heartache now being posted almost virally between friends and family you know and their re-posts?  As our world connection is virtually delivered, we are able to see that chronic disease has now touched more of our lives than ever before.  Although previously our news consisted of subjects like crime, epidemics, and natural disasters, there is now a newer problem that has surpassed these topics and has connected us to the top worldwide killer on the planet – chronic disease.

A Declared Threat

This threat of chronic diseases is no longer a threat but now declared by the World Health Organization as the number one killer on the planet.  Chronic disease is now the cause of over fifty percent of deaths worldwide.  Furthermore, the death toll currently caused by chronic disease continues to increase steadily.

Alarming Facts Stated By the World Health Organization:

  • Chronic diseases are now the major cause of death and disability worldwide.
  • Noncommunicable conditions, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, obesity, cancer and respiratory diseases, now account for 59% of the 57 million deaths annually and 46% of the global burden of disease.
  • High-risk factors – high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, and alcohol – cause the majority of the chronic disease burden.
  • A change in dietary habits, physical activity, and tobacco control, have a major impact on reducing the rates of these chronic diseases, often in a relatively short time.
  • Heart attacks and strokes kill about 12 million people every year; another 3.9 million die from hypertensive and other heart conditions.
  • More than one billion adults worldwide are overweight; at least 300 million of them are clinically obese.
  • About 75% of CVD can be attributed to the majority risks: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, low fruit and vegetable intake, inactive lifestyle and tobacco.
  • Sustained behavioral interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing population risk factors.

21st Century Lifestyles to Blame

Chronic diseases include things like heart disease and strokes, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and dementia, and many others.  These diseases are widely understood to be the result of our modern lifestyle choices.  Over the past several decades, research has shown that these chronic illnesses are preventable in large part if we learn to make different choices.  In other words, if we live differently.

Unfortunately, today people worldwide are consuming more foods that are energy-dense – high in sugar and/or saturated fats – or excessively salty.  This nutritional shift to fast and processed foods in combination with our sedentary behavior is occurring at an alarming rate.

Predictions for the future are that this chronic illness crisis, as bad as it is today, will get much worse.  Cancer rates have been predicted to go up by 50% by the year 2020.  One in three children born in the USA today will develop diabetes.  And research continues to show our toxic modern lifestyle is the cause.

Prevention is Still the Best Cure

As you know prevention is the best cure.  With today’s knowledge of identifying the cause, our expert team is here to help you change and build for a healthier future.  We want to help you build a better lifestyle which includes what you think, what you eat, and how you use your body.

If you are currently suffering from a chronic disease please do not hesitate to call us.  We are here to help and look forward to posting your new lease on life success story!  SHARE!!

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