Nutrition and health

nutrition and health has become a bigger focus in providing services to the general population for several reasons.  Current statistics indicate that at least 40 % of the population is on some kind of pharmacological drug by the age of 50. These are often SSRI’s, protein pump inhibitors or statin drugs used to control cholesterol. However all these classes of drugs and others have side effects; statins will drop a person’s potassium and run up their insulin, SSRI’s can produce enormous anxiety and suicidal behavior and the protein pump inhibitors will cut down stomach acid and can augment the onset of osteoporosis.  It was the company founder E.I. Lily himself who said ‘ “the drug with no side effects is no drug at all “…Consequently it’s to no wonder that the population is turning more to nutrition and natural remedies in an attempt to alleviate deficiency problems and syndromes. This concept is one of the cornerstones of Chinese Medicine which by it’s nature has been around a lot longer than the drug industry. It’s principal is to eat in harmony with the seasons and natural surroundings in order to help heal the body. Certain foods are more adaptive at different seasons in conjunction with the body’s needs at the time. Spring time for example is a time for detoxing the body from elements accumulated over the winter / fall.  A patient following this approach might focus more on eating salads and utilizing  bitter / sour herbs to clear out the lymph system and the liver.  Winter by contrast is a time to support the kidneys and adrenals so salty foods are concentrated on during this time frame. Nutrition and health has also become a focus due to the GMO’s foods in the market place and the explosion of herbicides used in farming.  Both of these are wild cards in the area of health with an abundance of scientific evidence suggesting detrimental  effects such as cancer and neurological disorders. So whenever possible eat your food that grown locally and eat organically. Your doctor of chiropractor is well suited to help you with your nutrition and health from a natural prospective.