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                       AS K        Modern Day Stressors – What to


                                     Look Out For
                         Lo              by Dr. Thomas K. Lo, Advanced Chiropractic


                  Dr   .                     & Nutritional Healing Center






               Stress has been with us since the   stress. Chronic pain and muscle     see in our office. Copper has been       Food Intolerances mean the
            beginning of time. Every era has      tension can cause you to experience   linked to Alzheimer’s, and Mercury   immune system is not directly
            faced its share of stressful situations.    nervousness and irritability. The   has been linked to Autism. Excess   involved and reactions are not
            Today, stress can be work, family,    chiropractic approach to stress is   Iron and aluminum can come from       life threatening, though health
            personal conflicts, and demands on    to help normalize the function of    cookware and vitamins.                and quality of life can be affected.
            our time and money. All of these      your nervous system by removing                                            Symptoms include indigestion,
            stressors can take a toll on our      interferences caused by the vertebral   (5) Immune Challenge. Bacterial,   bloating, fatigue, migraines,
            health.                               subluxation complex or spinal joint   fungal, yeast, viral, and parasitic   memory problems, toxic headaches,
               Stress affects everybody           dysfunction.                         infections cause inflammatory         constipation, and IBS. Common
            differently. For some, it is an                                            responses. According to Dr. Rozen,    intolerances are lactose and gluten.
            upset stomach. For others, it can     (2) Scars. Scars act like an energy   one of the founders of American
            be recurring headaches, back          capacitor, storing nerve signals as   Academy of Anti-aging, infection is   (8)  Nutrition. Real (whole) food,
            pain, or muscle stiffness. Still      they pass through. When it is full, it   a major factor that accelerates the   as designed by nature, enables the
            others respond with nervous           releases the nerve energy randomly   aging process.                        body to repair itself and become
            twitches and allergic reactions       and in an uncoordinated manner,                                            healthier. “Whole food” is defined
            and sensitivities. Regardless of the   creating havoc. Mind you, 80        (6) Emotions. Remember the old        as “food that has undergone very
            response, your nervous system is      percent of the autonomic nervous     saying, “sticks and stones will break   little processing.” The nutritional
            involved, especially the autonomic    system is on the skin. Everyone      my bones, but words will never hurt   value of food can be diminished by
            nervous system. Your autonomic        has at least one scar: an umbilicus   me?” Words can hurt a lot! Words     the following factors: microwaving,
            nervous system controls most of       (belly button). Injuries, tattoos, skin   can literally break somebody’s heart.    food coloring, genetic engineering,
            your body’s internal functions,       piercing, and surgery provide us     Name-calling and cyber bullying       synthetic additives, preservatives,
            such as your heart rate, blood        with more scars.                     sometimes hurt so much that it        flash freezing, hormones, antibiotics,
            pressure, respiration, hormonal                                            can drive someone into suicidal or    poor soil conditions, harmful
            changes, detoxification, digestion,   (3) Toxins. Chlorine, food dyes, food   homicidal actions. Just look at the   chemicals, and heavy metal
            elimination, and immune response,     preservatives, pesticides, plastics,   sharp increase of campus shootings,   contamination.
            just to name a few.                   drugs, tobacco, cosmetics, cleaning   both in colleges and high schools.
               What stress factors affect people   supplies, and synthetic vitamins                                          (9) Electrical Pollution. Your body’s
            today? Other than some kind of        are just a few examples of possible   (7) Allergies, Sensitivities, and    electromagnetic field can be thrown
            trauma or genetic inheritance, most   exposures to chemical toxins.        Intolerances. Allergies occur         off balance by the interference of
            conditions can be attributed to one                                        when the immune system triggers       modern day gadgetry and household
            of the following stressors:           (4) Heavy Metal Poisoning. Heavy     immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies     appliances’ electromagnetic
                                                  metals are not widespread, but       to bind with an allergen protein,     frequencies, resulting in poor health,
            (1) Structure. Poor posture,          also not uncommon. Mercury,          resulting in the release of large     ranging from insomnia to cancer.
            prolonged sitting, an accident, or    aluminum, arsenic, lead, and silver   amounts of histamine. An allergic    If you buy a cell phone now, most
            even an old injury can lead to spinal   are the more common metals we      reaction can occur throughout         likely you will see a warning on the
                                                                                       the body: respiratory system,         user manual saying “this device may
                                                                                       digestive tract, skin, eyes, ears,    be hazardous to your health.” The
                                                                                       throat, or cardio-vascular system.    other unlikely sources may include
                                                                                       Ninety percent of food allergies      your automobile, x-rays, fluorescent
                                                                                       are triggered by eight foods: milk    lights, power lines, and cell phone
                                                                                       products, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts,   towers.
                                                                                       wheat, fish, shellfish, and soy.         The Advanced Chiropractic
                                                                                          Sensitivities cause symptoms       & Nutritional Healing Center
                                                                                       similar to allergies, but reactions   incorporates a holistic approach to
                                                                                       are slower and milder. It can take    your health care needs. We evaluate,
                                                                                       hours or even days before symptoms    treat, and assist you in attaining
                                                                                       appear. IgA, IgG, and IgM are         maximum possible health, while
                                                                                       thought to be involved. Sensitivities   handling the real underlying health
                                                                                       may contribute to chronic conditions,   issues. If you are interested in
                                                                                       such as fibromyalgia, fatigue,        getting your stressors under control,
                                                                                       arthritis, depression, sinusitis, Gastro   call the Frederick office at 240-
                                                                                       Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD),     651-1650 for an evaluation or call
                                                                                       migraines, irritable bowel syndrome   and register for our Free Nutrition
                                                                                       (IBS), attention deficit disorder     Seminars. Check out the website at
                                                                                       (ADD), rashes, and more.              www.doctorlo.com.



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