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On the front page of Yahoo today there is an article detailing the finding of a gene that could explain why boys are four times more likely to develop autism than girls.  The gene, CACNA1G, regulates the excitability of nerve endings and is more likely to be a variant (turned on incorrectly) in boys than in girls.    This is not the only gene that researchers believe contribute, there are a large number of genes that contribute to nerve excitability; this helps to explain the wide variability in autism’s symptoms among children.  Different genetic combinations produce varying expression in individual children. 

This article intrigues me in a couple of ways.  First is the belief that faulty excitability of nerve endings leads to autism.  As an office who sees a number of children who have been diagnosed as “autistic”, and who sees marked improvement in these children almost immediately following adjustments, this doesn’t suprise me at all.  For any function of the body to work properly the proper signals must be sent from the brain to the body.  If the nerves that these signals are sent down aren’t transmitting them properly then of course the body isn’t going to work like it should!  Chiropractic has know this for over 100 years! It just so happens that these kids are predisposed to this because of the faulty expression of genes like CACNA1G.  When we adjust the spine we are stimulating nerve pathways and reseting this communication.  We’re not “treating” autism or MS or back pain or anything thing else.  We’re just allowing the body to work like it should.

The second point I would like to make about this discovery relates directly to our views and misconceptions about genetics.  Some of the newest and most exciting discoveries in the field of genetics are coming from researchers studying something called epigenetics.  Epigenetics refers to the expression of the gene - basically how genes are turned on and off.  Here is a great video (just hit play) from PBS’s NOVA that explains epigenetics in detail.  What they are finding is that your genes don’t determine how healthy you are.  You can have the genes for a certain type of cancer, but never get that cancer.  What determines how genes express themselves is your lifestyle and environment.  Exposure to a poor lifestyle will turn these genes on, leading to their poor expression, and leading to less health and more disease. 

How does this fit in with these new discoveries about autism?  One, it helps explain massive increase in the rates of autism.  Kids, and their parents, are exposed today to more pollutants, toxins, drugs, and poor lifestyles, then at any point in history.  Our genetic code hasn’t changed over the past 20, 100, even 1000 years.  What has changed is the increased expression of genes like CACNA1G due to these poor lifestyle and environmental factors. 

Two, it helps explain why the chiropractic profession is seeing amazing improvements in kids with autism, epilepsy, ADHD, and a myriad of other conditions thought to have a genetic component.  Beyond the fact that chiropractic wellness patients, and their families, live a healthier lifestyle than the average person, studies show that the chiropractic adjustment directly affects gene expression.

Finally, this study gives me hope.  By finding the genes that links to autism, and knowing what we know about the epigenetics involved, we can help to prevent it by ensuring that the children, starting in the womb, are living as healthy as lifestyle as possible.  We know that every couple that is thinking of conceiving should be adjusted to give the embryo the best chance of starting life properly.  We know that every pregnant women should get adjusted so the signals from her to the baby are transmitted fully, so the baby has the room to develop without outside constraint, and so the mother can have a natural birth, giving the infant the best chance of a healthy life from the moment of birth.  And we know that kids should be adjusted so their genes can be properly expressed as they growth.  We have to make sure that, starting in the womb, kids are not exposed to the toxins that cause the negative gene expression that lead to autism and similar conditions.  Toxins like drugs, vaccines(without wading into that controversy at a minimum we need more research into all the components of our vaccines, whether their is a safer alternative, and which vaccines, if any, are truely necessary), processed and syntheic foods, and environmental pollutates.  This articles confirms everything we have been talking about in regards to autism and health in general.  I can’t wait to see what the future holds for epigenetics and chiropractic’s role in it.  I know that we will find a “cure” for autism, and that it won’t be a drug or a surgery, but that it will be the proper expression of the body’s innate need to be healthy!

I want to extend the most heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you whom have trusted our knowledge, care, and service at our Wellness Center for the last (7!) years.  Today is our official anniversary since opening our doors in 2002.  Without all of your referrals of friends and love ones it just would not have been possible.  You have understood our message that the chiropractic lifestyle is essential for wellness, and is not just about fixing bad backs.  It is all about restoring function and improving neurological efficiency so the body can self heal at more optimum levels. 

In closing, I want to forward a link about the healthiest people on the planet.  It clearly proves that genes are not the biggest factor!  As we always teach, lifestyle is the answer.

Heath McKinley, D.C.

For those of you who remember the name, Willie Gault, the wide receiver on our beloved ‘85 Bears Team, you may find this link amazing regarding his continued success in keeping his body at top conditioning level.  At 48 years old, he is competing with 20 year old Olympic track stars and beating them!  I know you’ll love the story, but what I hope some of you think of like I did is what are we doing each day to improve our mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual dimensions of our health.  What possibilities lie ahead if we just choose to do even one thing better consistently.  Most people truly think health automatically deteriorates with age, yet we see people everyday in our office doing things they couldn’t do 20 years ago.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12cmegoav/*http3A/sports.yahoo.com/nfl/newsslug=ligault050109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

I’m certainly not saying we should all attempt to be the fastest man at 50 years of age, but maybe we want to be able to keep up with our kids on bike rides, have the energy to get out of bed early and be excited to tackle each day as if it were Christmas morning, reduce our need for anxiety and pain meds due to our bodies inability to adapt to our stress, enjoy a cup of coffee rather than be adicted to 5 cups just for survival, or even just simple things like smiling more, loving more, and being thankful more.  All of these things are possible with a little consistent action each day.  I suggest starting today rather than waiting for problems, pain, and anxiety to show up in the form of symptoms. 

Be proactive because you want to!

Much Respect,
Dr.M

ps….Due to overwhelming demand during our Patient Appreciation Week last week, we have
extended the Free friends and family referrals until the end of the Month.  We are so
grateful to have so many practice members who truly want everyone they know to experience
wellness. Keep spreading the word!

Hey everyone, hope you’re having a great start to your week.

If you’re like me your probably sick of hearing about the swine flu.  Dr. McKinley wrote a great piece about it last week.  In it he mentioned that one of the events that put Chiropractic on the map was the Flu epidemic of 1917-1918.  You see before the 1970s the public consciousness didn’t immediately associate Chiropractic with back pain, people visited Chiropractors for any number of reasons.  You may have recently heard the term “Wellness Revolution”.  It’s used to describe the new focus (of mainly allopathic medicine) on holistic and natural methods of healing.  Well, guess what, there is nothing revolutionary about wellness, the Chiropractic profession has been practicing it for hundreds of years.  This is why those people in 1917-18 brought their loved ones to the Chiropractor when they were suffering from the flu.  It wasn’t because their back hurt, it was because at that time Chiropractic hadn’t been label as “back doctors”, and they understood that a chiropractic adjustment allows the body’s immune system to function better, allowing them to fight off the flu virus.  This is the reason that so many less chiropractic patients died during the epidemic than the general population as a whole.

This brings me back to the swine flu.  I’m linking a great article written outlining the scientific evidence for chiropractic helping those with the flu.  You’ll see close to a hundred articles referenced for this claim.

In the end it all comes down to this:  you can’t avoid the flu bug, if one person in your school, your place of work, your home has it, you will be exposed.  Your level of health and immunity will determine whether you or your loved ones will suffer from it.  If you eat healthy, exercise, manage stress in your life, live purposefully, are under chiropractic care, etc, you shouldn’t have to worry.  If you’re not doing these things it doesn’t mean that you will get swine flu.  But eventually your lifestyle will catch up with you:  maybe swine, bird, dog, cat, bear, iguana, or any other flu.  Why not do something about it now?

Click here for the article!!!

Enjoy!!!

Dr. Arthur

Hey everyone, I just wanted to post a release on the Flu and Chiropractic from Dr. Matthew McCoy, a chiropractic pediatric researcher and editor of the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal, and Family Health.  He does a great job of outlining the research showing why people everywhere should be getting adjusted as part of their plan to make their body strong enough to fight off the flu!

Enjoy

Dr. Arthur

Flu Prevention Plan Should Include Chiropractic Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dr. Matthew McCoy

People of all ages are encouraged to add chiropractic to their strategy for warding off and fighting the flu and its effects – swine flu or otherwise.

Spinal adjustments can have a positive effect on immune function according to a growing number of researchers who are exploring the common denominators in disease processes, and the role of the nervous, immune, and hormonal systems in development of immune related illnesses.

Chiropractic corrects spinal abnormalities called vertebral subluxations that result in interference of the nervous system. Since the nervous system controls all functions of the body — including the immune system — chiropractic care can have a positive effect on immune function.

“Contemporary research is beginning to shed light on the neurobiological mechanisms which may explain the outstanding clinical results chiropractors have experienced when managing patients with viral and infectious diseases,” stated Dr. Christopher Kent, Co- Founder of Chiropractic Leadership Alliance.

Dr. Kent explained: “A comprehensive review of the research literature reveals the current understanding that the brain and immune system are the two major adaptive systems in the body. During an immune response, the brain and the immune system ‘talk to each other’ and this process is essential for maintaining homeostasis or balance in the body.”

Since its inception, chiropractic has asserted that viruses and microbes don’t threaten us all equally and that a healthy immune system easily repels most invaders. The immune system protects us from the flu, as well as any other infectious disease, and strives to get us well again when we do fall ill. Our immune system, like every other system in the body, is coordinated and controlled by the nervous system.

Chiropractors are also aware of the importance of positive health life style practices (rest, drinking ample quantities of water, diet, exercise, proper diet, use of multivitamins and minerals, and stress reduction approaches) that can also positively influence the nervous system and immune response. According to a large study of the chiropractic profession recently conducted by the Institute for Social Research, Ohio Northern University (McDonald et al., 2003), chiropractors also customarily advise their patients as to the benefits of these other modalities in optimizing overall health.

Chiropractors helping patients battle the flu is not a new occurrence either. During the 1917-18 influenza epidemic, which brought death and fear to many Americans, it has been estimated that 20 million people died throughout the world, including about 500,000 Americans. It was chiropractic’s success in caring for flu victims that led to the profession’s licensure in many states.

Researchers reported that in Davenport, Iowa, out of the 93,590 patients treated by medical doctors, there were 6,116 deaths — a loss of one patient out of every 15. Chiropractors at the Palmer School of Chiropractic adjusted 1,635 cases, with only one death. Outside Davenport, chiropractors in Iowa cared for 4,735 cases with only six deaths — one out of 866. During the same epidemic, in Oklahoma, out of 3,490 flu patients under chiropractic care, there were only seven deaths. Furthermore, chiropractors were called in 233 cases given up as lost after medical treatment, and reportedly saved all but 25. In another report covering 4,193 cases by 213 chiropractors 4,104 showed complete recovery.

“These results are not so surprising given what we now know about the interaction between the nervous system and the immune system” stated Matthew McCoy DC, MPH, Editor of the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. “Through research we know that chiropractic has beneficial effects on immunoglobulins, B-lymphocytes (white blood cells), pulmonary function and other immune system processes.”

One such study, conducted by Patricia Brennan Ph.D and her team, found that when a chiropractic “manipulation” was applied to the middle back, the response of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (white blood cells) taken from blood collected 15 minutes after the manipulation was significantly higher than blood collected 15 minutes before and 30 and 45 minutes after the chiropractic procedure. This research demonstrated an “enhanced respiratory burst” following the chiropractic adjustment. This “burst” is needed for our immune cells to destroy invading viruses and bacteria.

Another small study of HIV positive patients was conducted to study the effects of specific chiropractic adjustments to correct vertebral subluxations in the upper neck on the immune systems of HIV positive individuals. Over the six-month period of the study, the group that did not receive chiropractic care experienced a 7.96% decrease in CD4 cell counts, while the adjusted group experienced a 48% increase in CD4 cell counts over the same period.

A large retrospective study conducted by Robert Blanks Ph.D and colleagues studied 2,818 individuals undergoing chiropractic care - these individuals reported an average overall improvement, ranging from 7-28%, in a battery of physical symptoms including stiffness/lack of flexibility in the spine, physical pain, fatigue, incidence of colds and flu, headaches, menstrual discomfort, gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, dizziness and falls (Blanks et al., 1997, Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research).
More importantly, the incidence of colds and flu was reduced by an average of 15% in this large population who were undergoing regular chiropractic care.

“In addition to the passive recommendations regarding hand washing, avoiding large gatherings, coughing and sneezing into your hands – it makes a great deal of sense to do everything you can to ensure that your immune system is functioning at its best. And that strategy should include chiropractic care” stated Dr. McCoy.

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