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Just as researchers understand how genetics determine your height, eye, and skin color, they’re beginning to understand how your genes affect your ability to lose weight.

In a recent clinical study, people lost significantly more weight on a diet that was right for their genes than those that were following a genotype-inappropriate diet. In fact, people on a genotype-matched diet also lost more inches around the waist!*

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Once I know, where do I go?
Your test results will determine if you should follow the NUTRILITE® Weight Management Carb Reducer™ Plan, Better Balancer™ Plan, or Fat Trimmer™ Plan. Once you get your results in the mail, come back and order the plan that’s right for you!

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*Mindy Dopler Nelson, Prakash Prabhakar, Venkateswarlu Kondragunta, Kenneth S. Kornman, Christopher Gardner. Genetic Phenotypes Predict Weight Loss Success: The Right Diet Does Matter (Oral Presentation #4). Presented at the American Heart Association’s Joint Conference – 50th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism – 2010, March 2–5, 2010, San Francisco, California.

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Well, another year has come and is almost gone! Time sure flies when you’re having fun!!

As you spend time reflecting on the year 2011 and planning on your vision for 2012, won’t you please include your health goals?

Many of us have weight loss goals, goals to eat better, to exercise, to take in a little less booze, whatever. All these are great and you should include them, but I want to challenge you to consider your nervous system.

You may not even think about how important it is to have a nervous system in proper order. We take it for granted.

But the most common source of nerve stress is the “subluxation”- a slight misalignment of a spinal bone-and it has HUGE effects- and most often the results are silent. Yup, you don’t even know they’re happening, but silently  they are causing nerve, joint and organ damage. And health problems to follow, too!

You have heard it said: an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.” Well, it is true. It is truly easier to stay well than get well.

So, call the office for a New Year consultation or check up visit.

You’ll be glad you did. I guarantee it!

Dr. Lueders

578-1460

PS Mention this blog post and get 50% off your first visit in the New Year!

Another comprehensive study established a link between spinal misalignments and the occurrence of Crohn’s disease. Impairing any part of the digestive tract, Crohn’s disease leads to inflammation along the small intestine. In addition to pain, this inflammation results in frequent emptying of the intestines and diarrhea.

A dominant theory around Crohn’s disease places it as an immunological response to a virus or bacterium. Corticosteroids are traditionally recommended for the treatment of inflammation of Crohn’s disease. However, the side-effects of corticosteroids can be serious, possibly prompting greater vulnerability to infection. Drugs that suppress the immune system are also used. The study’s researchers looked for treatment approaches that improved the immunological system, instead of inhibiting it, and dismissed the need for medication.

Another study revealed the link between spinal misalignments and a wide range of conditions including ulcerative colitis, asthma, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel disorder. The evidence suggests that a patient can experience significant improvement of Crohn’s disease symptoms after a spinal readjustment. Findings demonstrate that chiropractic care also offers another benefit. Not only is there improvement of digestive disorders following chiropractic care but also an overall improvement of patients’ quality of life.

Contact a Chiropractor for a Thorough Assessment of Your Digestive Condition
Chiropractic adjustments of misalignments that interfere with nerve function are painless. Once the misalignment is treated, the troublesome symptoms will likely go away as well.

Because it can balance the digestive processes, chiropractic care is able to help patients with digestive disorders. Nutritional counseling might also be a part of your chiropractor’s treatment scope (this is addition to spinal manipulation). Vitamin and mineral supplements, healing herbs, as well as other complementary approaches may also be suggested.

According to one study, chiropractic care acts upon physiological processes that determine oxidative stress and DNA’s ability to repair itself. Many patients receiving chiropractic care have described its positive effects with scientific reasoning. Even though there needs to be more research in support of chiropractic in the field of biology, current studies regarding chiropractic have been favorable.

In the study, researchers evaluated serum thiol levels (in those undergoing both short-term and long-term chiropractic care), comparing the results against patients who were not receiving chiropractic care. Serum thiols, which are primary antioxidants, act as evaluators of human health status. These serum thiol tests act as a stand-in for the DNA enzyme activity repair, which is linked with aging issues. The results from these studies show that patients who have been receiving chiropractic treatment for at least two years have maintained normal physiological states. Patients with an ongoing disease had lower mean serum levels than those patients who did not show symptoms while receiving chiropractic care. These symptom-free patients also displayed levels of serum thiol in greater concentrations when compared to regular wellness values.

During a lifetime, people undergo physical, chemical, and emotional stress. These have a direct effect on how the nervous system functions. Experts have asserted that nerve function is related to oxidative stress, and DNA repair (cellular). A dominant theory shows that the metabolically-generating free radicals that work as oxidative stress determine our way of aging and disease development. Through oxidative stress, DNA is damaged and prevented from repairing itself. When the DNA is able to recover on its own, it can repair environmental harm.

First off, let’s examine the word organic in its applied sense. Organic farming must meet certain standards when it comes to animal, environmental, and human concerns. Organic farms leave chemicals out of the equation and cultivate their food naturally. Organic farming is part of a larger movement that is concerned with not harming the environment, human beings, and wildlife. Land roughly the size of Italy is used for organic pursuits, and the global organic market is valued at over $27 billion.

The Labels on Organic Products
Foods with the organic label attest to the following: that it comes from a farm, and that it uses processors and importers approved by a recognized certification process. Ninety-five percent of the ingredients in processed foods have to be certified organic, and the remainder of ingredients is subject to approval.

Organic food producers have to follow these guidelines to achieve organic certification: No fertilizer can be used, as it has nitrous oxide. Other methods are used to keep soil fertile, such as manure and the rotation of crops. Crop rotation alternates planted crops so natural nutrients are left behind. Instead of using pesticides, farmers can weed and plant different crops side-by-side so that they keep both crops’ pests under control. They can also use particular insects to take out more harmful ones.

Most additives (like artificial coloring or preservatives) are forbidden. All animals need to have space and access to free range areas. The food these animals eat must also be organic. There are minimum slaughter ages and other humane considerations for animal treatment.

Healthy Heart Tips
A sedentary lifestyle and poor diet are a dangerous combination, leading to all kinds of health problems, including coronary artery disease. By making lifestyle changes now, you can prevent heart trouble later. Below are some useful suggestions that can have a pronounced effect on your heart.
* Make sure to eat plenty of heart-healthy fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and foods rich in fiber.
* Seafood should be included in your diet. Make sure you eat at least two servings of fish weekly.
* Be careful with the amount of trans and saturated fat you eat, and watch your cholesterol. At most, 30% of your daily caloric intake should come from fat. By reducing your consumption of animal fat, you can lower the saturated fat you take in. To cut back on trans fat, steer clear of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
* Reduce or sodium intake. Cutting back on salt will boost your heart health.
* Choose low- or fat-free options of dairy products.
* Look to get nutrients from your food as opposed to just your vitamins. The vitamins and minerals contained in artichokes, for instance, are pleasant tasting and provide a lot of health advantages.
* If you don’t exercise, start. Exercise is instrumental in keeping your heart strong. Exercising helps control blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as helping to prevent diabetes. Exercising for 30 minutes a day, five times a week, will provide lifelong benefits. These 30 minutes can be broken up in 15-minute increments, such as walking in the morning and early evening. If you’re overweight, steer clear from fad diets that promise miracles but delivers only short-term results at best. These diets can put a lot of strain on your body and your heart.
* Look into tai chi. Suitable for people of various age groups and conditions, it works on posture and balance, and it’s also helpful for the heart.
* Quit smoking. This is a must for maintaining your heart’s health.

In a normal, growing infant, infantile colic can begin between the first and second week of life. After it reaches a peak at around week six, infantile colic ceases during the second to third month. As a matter of fact, 20-30% of infants are affected by infantile colic in San Jose. The infant usually starts to cry at the end of the day and usually at around the age when the parents start to really feel the sleep deprivation. Many parents end up feeling very discouraged and frustrated when their baby ceases to cry.

Your chiropractor, Dr Seth Lueders DC, will perform a thorough history and examination on your infant to determine the extent and severity of the infantile colic. Then, a personalized chiropractic treatment plan will be created for your baby.

When the smooth muscles in the bronchioles have spastic contractions, asthma occurs and makes it very hard to breathe. Most of the time, foreign particles in the air triggers hypersensitivity in the bronchioles, and causes asthma, according to Dr Seth Lueders DC. As a matter of fact, about 70% of patients under the age of 30 with asthma have allergic reactions to hypersensitivity. In those who are older, asthma occurs due to non-allergic hypersensitivity to irritants such as smog. In all cases of asthma, the patient can inhale easily but have trouble exhaling.

You can maintain wellness in your life and be generally free of symptoms if you have regular treatments for asthma. Regardless of your current condition, you should continue with CA asthma treatment, even if you feel fine. An important thing to do is to keep away from asthma triggering factors, such as smog, smoke, and cold air. Allergies and viruses also induce asthmatic reactions, so it is best to avoid those too. It is very possible to keep your asthma under control if you regularly treat it.

Chiropractic treatments for asthma have been useful in maintaining a symptom-free life; ask your San Jose chiropractor for more information.