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CURIOUS ABOUT NUTRITION?

WANT TO HEAL FASTER AND FEEL BETTER?

HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS . . .

Nutritional supplements and chiropractic are a perfect marriage, they both compliment the whole body as one cohesive unit. Shouldn't I be your Professional Health Advisor, rather than a person at the health food store? I am trained in nutrition, know most of your history and I will provide you with high quality, natural food supplements to help you heal faster and feel better. I believe, every single physical ailment and many emotional ailments can be treated through nutritional supplementation, proper eating habits, exercise and of course, Chiropractic.

It has been our experience that those who do not take the supplements do initially feel better simply from improving their dietary intake, but their level of improvement begins to quickly plateau.

Q: How long will I be taking the supplements?
A: For most of our patients, it’s 3 to 5 months. We refer to this 3 to 5 month period as the therapeutic period. Our goal is to help you get your body to a place where it is no longer dependent on therapeutic supplement dosages. It is our philosophy that food—primarily fresh and raw, and fresh fruit and vegetable juice—should be our main source of nutrition.

Q: Will I be taking the same amount of supplements that I am initially prescribed the entire therapeutic period?
A: Very rarely. We will be evaluating your progress on a regular basis, and as progress is observed, dosages will be reduced and supplements will be changed to achieve the most efficient program possible. At the end of the therapeutic period we will give some guidance as to a maintenance supplement program, if warranted.

Q: What should I do with any vitamins/supplements that I had before starting this program?
A: Usually we recommend that you put them in the cupboard during the therapeutic period, and finish them once you’ve reached the maintenance phase. This is recommended for the following reasons:

Most supplements, even those purchased in health food stores, are lacking in enzymes to facilitate their assimilation. (All the supplements we recommend and carry contain enzymes to better aid assimilation.)

There is only so much the body can assimilate in one day: to take more than we recommend is often “overkill” and wasteful.

Remember, the healing comes not so much via the pills, as it does by leaving off the negative foods/drinks and incorporating a dietary lifestyle that provides living nutrients. Supplements are just that—a supplement to a healthful diet.

Should you desire to take additional supplements (above those we recommend), Please ask.

Q: What is unique about the food supplements that you have prescribed? Can’t I purchase the needed vitamins and minerals, etc. from a health food store or other source?
A: There truly are major differences in food supplements. Our supplements are food-source supplements, which means they contain all the components that nature provided. This is because they are derived directly from organically grown foods. The labeling laws are such that no differentiation needs to be made on the label as to whether the ingredients are whole food-truly natural or if they are processed, partially natural or laboratory produced. The word “natural” on the label means nothing. Unfortunately, many vitamin companies use either processed, partially natural or laboratory produced ingredients. They do this because they are far less expensive and probably, in many cases, they honestly don’t appreciate the difference.
For example, a vitamin C supplement will usually be composed of ascorbic acid. On the front of the label it reads, “Vitamin C”, but on the back it reads, “ascorbic acid”. In nature vitamin C is a whole complex of substances, ascorbic acid just being one. When our body needs vitamin C, it needs the entire complex, not just one part of it –ascorbic acid.

When we take high doses of partial vitamins/minerals, the body is not able to fully utilize these because some or most of the components are missing. The best the body can do with the partial supplements is utilizing a small amount, and pass the rest. This is why the urine often will be very yellow after consuming the laboratory-produced supplements found on the market.

Another positive with the food supplements that we prescribe is that they all are processed at low temperatures, which does two things:
1. It assures that the ingredients are still alive and vital. Many food supplements have been processed in such a way that most of the living quality or enzymes have been destroyed. The enzymes are the main ingredients needed to restore health.
2. With the enzymes still intact, the supplements assimilate much more efficiently. Remember that food supplements must go through the same digestion and assimilation process as food: if you have trouble digesting food, the same will hold true of the average food supplement.

Q: Will any of the supplements that have been prescribed for me interfere with any prescription medications I may already be on?
A: Absolutely not. The reason is, that all the supplements that we prescribe are composed of natural substances, no chemicals or drugs. Think of these supplements as food or nutrition, not as a medication.

Q: What if I feel I am having a bad reaction to the supplements I have been prescribed?
A: In rare instances some of our patients find they experience some unpleasant effects from the supplements e.g. increased bowel gas and discomfort, nausea, stomach cramps, headache. Generally, what is taking place is that the supplements, along with the overall change in the lifestyle, are causing a positive change in the body chemistry, but it is at such a rapid rate that discomfort results. Should this happen, stop all the supplements for three days (or until the symptoms subside), then start them up again, but this time at half dose. If all goes well, try increasing the amount until you are at full dosage.

Should you start back at half dose and find that you still react, and then do the following.
1. Stop all the supplements again for three days (or until the symptoms subside).
2. Start back by taking only one of the supplements prescribed at full, prescribed dosage.
3. If this goes well, then the next day, add a second supplement.
4. Continue each day adding another supplement until you are taking all the prescribed supplements.

Note: If during this process you find that one of the supplements seems to be responsible for the discomfort, then discontinue it and inform us.

Q: Why do I need to take food supplements? Can’t I just eat the right foods to get the needed nutrients for healing?

A: The problem is that it is virtually impossible to consume and assimilate in one day an adequate amount of the proper foods to both take care of the body’s nutritional needs for today and have enough left over to pay back nutritional debts, thus allowing for healing. This is because:

The body’s number one priority with any nutrition coming in each day is to use it to take care of today’s needs. Paying back debts and healing is done with any nutrition that may be left over at the end of the day.

Most people, especially as they begin to change to better eating, will suffer from an assimilation problem—due to past dietary sins, thus even if they do eat well, and most aren’t perfect, there is not 100% assimilation of the food. (Note: One of the benefits and goals of this program is to improve the assimilation factor, but it takes time.)

The quality of the fresh fruits and vegetables, even the organically grown, is sadly lacking in nutritional content due to the depletion of the nutrients in the soil.