Importance of proper backpacks for your child.

Research coming from the ACA, American Chiropractic Association, states that young children are suffering from back pain much earlier than previous generations. This particular study suggest part of the problem may be coming from their overweight backpacks. According to Dr. Bautch, a recent study in Italy found that the average child carries a backpack that would be equivalent of a 39 pound burden for a 176 pound man, or a 29 pound load for a 132 pound women. Of those children carrying heavy backpacks, 60 percent had experienced back pain as a result.

A side note to why children may also be experiencing more back pain much earlier in life may be do to the amount of stress placed on children. There seems to be more testing requirements in school to advance, more pressure to perform well in sports, pressure from the media to be pretty and so forth. All forms of stress whether its physical or emotional can affect how your child feels and therefore functions. Children should be checked by a Chiropractor to prevent early subtle changes from becoming more of an issue down the road.

Below are a list of tips to help prevent the misuse of backpacks according to the ACA:

Make sure your child's backpack weighs no more than 5 to 10 percent of his or her body weight. A heavier backpack will cause your child to bend forward in an attempt to support the weight on his or her back, rather than on the shoulders, by the straps.


The backpack should never hang more than four inches below the waistline. A backpack that hangs too low increases the weight on the shoulders, causing your child to lean forward when walking.


A backpack with individualized compartments helps in positioning the contents most effectively. Make sure that pointy or bulky objects are packed away from the area that will rest on your child's back.


Bigger is not necessarily better. The more room there is in a backpack, the more your child will carry-and the heavier the backpack will be.


Urge your child to wear both shoulder straps. Lugging the backpack around by one strap can cause the disproportionate shift of weight to one side, leading to neck and muscle spasms, as well as low-back pain.


Wide, padded straps are very important. Non-padded straps are uncomfortable, and can dig into your child's shoulders.


The shoulder straps should be adjustable so the backpack can be fitted to your child's body. Straps that are too loose can cause the backpack to dangle uncomfortably and cause spinal misalignment and pain.


If the backpack is still too heavy, talk to your child's teacher. Ask if your child could leave the heaviest books at school, and bring home only lighter hand-out materials or workbooks.


Although the use of rollerpacks - or backpacks on wheels - has become popular in recent years, the ACA is now recommending that they be used cautiously and on a limited basis by only those students who are not physically able to carry a backpack. Some school districts have begun banning the use of rollerpacks because they clutter hallways, resulting in dangerous trips and falls.

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The Truth About Your Food

The Truth About Your Food

MUST READ!!!!
See whats in foods like Doritos, Sunny D, Skittles, Taco Bell Mexican Pizza. Its no wonder people have developed sooo many food sensitivities with so much junk in our foods.

Probiotics Benefit Metabolic Syndrome Patients

We’re hearing more and more about the benefits of probiotics on metabolic syndrome and obesity these days, which is a good thing. Most people do not have the optimal balance of good and bad bacteria in their intestines. This imbalance can wreak havoc on your health in many ways, and yes, it may even contribute to overweight and/or difficulty in shedding excess weight.

Although I’m not a major proponent of supplements (as I believe the majority of your nutrients need to come from food), probiotics are one of my exceptions.

Ensuring that you’re getting a regular supply of good bacteria in your digestive system is so important because an estimated 80 percent of your immune system is located there. So supporting your digestive health is essential to also supporting your immune system, which is your number one defense system against ALL disease.

How Do You Know Your Gut is Out of Whack?
Signs and symptoms that you may need to address your intestinal balance include:

•Gas and bloating
•Constipation or diarrhea
•Nausea
•Headaches
•Fatigue
•Sugar cravings, and cravings for refined carb foods
These are all signs that unhealthy bacteria have taken over too much real estate in your gut, and rather than reaching for the Pepto Bismol, aspirin, or another cup of coffee to fend off the symptom at hand, the real answer may simply be to add some healthy probiotics to your diet.

What about Probiotics for Metabolic Syndrome and General Weight Loss?
Several studies have now found that lean people tend to have higher amounts of various healthy bacteria compared to obese people, and researchers suggest that certain bacteria may cause low-grade inflammation in your body, contributing to obesity and difficulty to lose weight.

One such study found that the bifidobacteria counts taken from infants at the age of 6 months and 12 months were twice as high in healthy weight children as in those who became overweight, while S. Aureus levels were lower. (Interestingly, this finding may explain why breast-fed babies are at a lower risk of obesity, as bifidobacteria flourish in the guts of breast-fed babies.)

Two other studies found that obese people had about 20 percent more of a family of bacteria known as firmicutes, and almost 90 percent less of a bacteria called bacteroidetes than lean people.

Firmicutes help your body to extract calories from complex sugars and deposit those calories in fat.

When these microbes were transplanted into normal-weight mice, those mice started to gain twice as much fat. So this is one explanation for how the microflora in your gut may play a key role in weight management.

As you probably know, metabolic syndrome and obesity are closely linked, and it actually makes sense that probiotics could help improve both of these conditions, since both are caused by a diet high in sugars and unhealthy fats (think processed trans fat, not saturated fat), which leads to insulin resistance, fuels the growth of unhealthy bacteria, and packs on excess weight.

Keep in mind that processed foods in general will destroy healthy microflora and feed bad bacteria and yeast, so the other half of the equation is to switch to a diet of whole, organic foods, as they naturally support a healthy balance.

It doesn’t make much sense to use the drug approach to probiotics, thinking you can maintain a diet high in processed foods while taking a probiotic supplement to counteract the ill effects.

Nothing good will come from that in the end, although you may be able to temporarily suppress some of the troublesome symptoms caused by that kind of diet.

The Health Benefits of Maintaining a Healthy Balance of Bacteria
Your body contains about 100 trillion bacteria -- more than 10 TIMES the number of cells you have in your whole body.

The ideal ratio between the bacteria in your body is 85 percent “good” and 15 percent “bad.”

This ratio is essential for:

•The proper development and function of your immune system
•Protection against over-growth of other microorganisms that could cause disease
•Digestion of food and absorption of nutrients
The probiotics in your gut also play a role in helping numerous bodily functions, such as:

•Digesting and absorbing certain carbohydrates
•Producing vitamins, absorbing minerals and eliminating toxins
•Keeping bad bacteria under control
•Preventing allergies. Friendly bacteria train your immune system to distinguish between pathogens and non-harmful antigens, and to respond appropriately
One Washington University professor has likened the functioning of this gut microflora in your body to that of an ant farm that works together as an intelligence to perform an array of functions you're unable to manage on your own.

The Viral Component of Obesity – Yet Another Theory
Taking the gut bacteria/obesity connection one step further is the relatively new term “infectobesity,” which suggests that some cases of obesity may be caused by a virus or other disease-causing organism.

For instance, the human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) -- a cause of respiratory infections and pinkeye -- may be a contributing factor to obesity, as it’s been found to transform adult stem cells into fat cells that are capable of storing additional fat.

As odd as it sounds, infectobesity is actually a plausible theory, and it is possible that there are significant viral causes underlying some cases of obesity. However, please don’t take this to mean that losing weight is out of your control, or something that can only be accomplished with medication.

On the contrary, this theory only further supports the importance of balancing out the bacteria in your gut, because what is the most important thing you need to fight off a viral infection?

The foods you eat, and the integrity of your immune system are two important ones.

So it seems all roads lead back to this one central premise: optimizing your gut bacteria is essential for your good health.

Period.

How to Optimize the Bacteria in Your Gut
The good news is that optimizing the ratio of good versus bad bacteria growing in your body is relatively easy.

Like I mentioned earlier, one of the most important steps you can take is to stop consuming sugary and processed foods. When you eat a healthy diet that is low in sugars and processed foods one of the major benefits is that it causes the good bacteria in your gut to flourish and build up a major defense against the bad bacteria getting a foothold.

This is one of the many reasons I highly recommend reducing, with the plan of eliminating, sugars and most grains from your diet.

Yet, even with an extremely low-sugar diet, there are other factors that influence your gut bacteria, so you’ll also want to avoid some of the factors that destroy healthy bacteria, such as:

•Antibiotics
•Chlorinated water
•Antibacterial soap
•Agricultural chemicals
•Pollution
Considering the many toxins that surround most of us on a daily basis, it’s generally a wise choice to “reseed” your body with good bacteria from time to time by taking a high-quality probiotic supplement or eating fermented foods.

In the past, people used fermented foods like yogurt and sauerkraut to support their digestive health, as these foods are rich in naturally beneficial bacteria.

This is still the best route to optimal digestive health.

Other healthy choices include:

•Lassi (an Indian yoghurt drink, traditionally enjoyed before dinner)
•Fermented milk, such as kefir
•Various pickled fermentations of cabbage, turnips, eggplant, cucumbers, onions, squash and carrots
•Natto (fermented soy)
If you were to eat a diet rich in fermented foods that have NOT been pasteurized (as pasteurization kills the naturally occurring probiotics), then you would likely enjoy great digestive health without any additional supplementation.

However, if you simply do not like any of these types of fermented foods, your next best option is to use a high quality probiotic supplement.

I have used many different brands over the past 15 years and there are many good ones out there. I also spent a long time researching and developing my own, called Complete Probiotics, in which I incorporated everything I have learned about this important tool over the years.

Forward Head Posture Caused by Texting

Forward Head Posture Caused by Texting

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Findout which pollens are worse each day of the week.

www.pollen.com is a great website that shows you a 4 day forecast of the overall pollen count and also which specific pollens are most abundant for that specific day. This is great for us because it can help guide our patients to discover which exact pollens may really trigger their allergies. Using the BAX3000 is amazing for allergies however sometimes we do not get an exact reading on the patient if their overall stress is high. I have had several patients that have responded well from the BAX3000 however on certain days when the pollen was HIGH they occasionally have had issues. With pollen.com we can check what pollens are full force that day and then treat the patient for the pollens listed.

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The 76 Dangers of Sugar to Your Health

The 76 Dangers of Sugar to Your Health
Very interesting video that discusses fructose and your health. Recent research is suggesting that fructose can increase levels of uric acid in the body. Uric Acid is commonly thought of with Gout however they are finding that uric acid is driving hypertension. A must see video if you have high blood pressure, obesity, kidney disease, or gout.

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Eczema – Preventing Itchy Skin & Avoiding Triggers

On 04.13.10, In Diet & Nutrition, Holistic Health, By Liz
-by Dr. Gary Douglas, BioVeda Health and Wellness
What’s the difference between eczema and atopic dermatitis?Eczema is a general term encompassing various inflamed skin conditions. One of the most common forms of eczema is atopic dermatitis (or “atopic eczema”). Approximately 10 percent to 20 percent of the world’s population is affected by this chronic, relapsing, and very itchy rash at some point during childhood.
In general, atopic dermatitis will come and go, often based on external factors. Although its cause is unknown, the condition appears to be an abnormal response of the body’s immune system. In people with eczema, the inflammatory response to irritating substances overacts, causing itching and scratching. Eczema is not contagious and, like many diseases, currently cannot be cured by drugs. However, for most patients the condition may be managed well with laser treatment along with temporary avoidance of triggers.
What does eczema look and feel like?Although it may look different from person to person, it is most often characterized by dry, red, extremely itchy patches on the skin. Eczema is sometimes referred to as “the itch that rashes,” since the itch, when scratched, results in the appearance of the rash.Eczema can occur on just about any part of the body; however, in infants, eczema typically occurs on the forehead, cheeks, forearms, legs, scalp, and neck. In children and adults, eczema typically occurs on the face, neck, and the insides of the elbows, knees, and ankles. In some people, eczema may “bubble up” and ooze. In others, the condition may appear more scaly, dry, and red. Chronic scratching causes the skin to take on a leathery texture because the skin thickens (lichenification).
What makes patients with eczema itch?Many substances have been identified as itch “triggers” in patients with eczema, and triggers are not the same for every person. Many times it is difficult to identify the exact trigger that causes a flare-up. For some, it seems that rough or coarse materials coming into contact with the skin causes itchiness. For others, feeling too hot and/or sweating will cause an outbreak. Other people find that certain soaps, detergents, disinfectants, contact with juices from fresh fruits and meats, dust mites, and animal saliva and dander’s may trigger itching. Upper respiratory infections (caused by viruses) may also be triggers. Stress can also sometimes aggravate an existing flare-up.
Who gets eczema?Eczema occurs in both children and adults, but usually appears during infancy. Although there is no known cause for the disease, it often affects people with a family history of allergies.Those who are genetically predisposed and then exposed to environmental triggers may develop eczema. Many people who have eczema also suffer from allergic rhinitis and asthma, or have family members who do.
How common is eczema?The National Institutes of Health estimates that 15 million people in the United States have some form of eczema. About 10 percent to 20 percent of all infants have eczema; however, in nearly half of these children, the disease will improve greatly by the time they are between five and 15 years of age. Others will have some form of the disease throughout their lives.
How can eczema be prevented?Outbreaks can usually be avoided with some simple precautions. The following suggestions may help to reduce the severity and frequency of flare-ups:• Moisturize frequently• Avoid sudden changes in temperature or humidity• Avoid sweating or overheating• Reduce stress• Avoid scratchy materials (e.g., wool or other irritants)• Avoid harsh soaps, detergents, and solvents• Avoid environmental factors that trigger allergies (e.g., pollens, molds, mites, and animal dander)• Be aware of any foods that may cause an outbreak and avoid those foods
What can be done for children with eczema?Children are unique patients because it may be difficult for them to resist scratching their eczema, thereby making the condition worse. Avoid as many eczema triggers as possible. Keep your child’s skin moist. After bathing, apply moisturizer within three minutes to retain the moisture in the skin. Avoid sudden temperature changes. Keep your child’s bedroom and play areas free of dust mites (a common trigger). Use mild soaps – both on your child’s skin and on your child’s clothing. Dress your child in breathable, preferably cotton, clothing.

BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Milford, OH Announces Its Grand Opening

BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Milford, OH Announces Its Grand Opening

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Must see video if you or your child have ADD/ADHD

This is a video of Dr. Rapp who has studied the affects that certain food sensitivities can have on your child's behavior. Its amazing to see the change in these kids behavior after eating things that most of us think are good for us. I found this extremely interesting now that I'm working with the BAX3000 in my chiropractic office. The BAX3000 uses Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy to reduce a person's sensitivity to thousands of possible substances. We don't use any medications, needles, just laser therapy which is 100% safe and effective. Check out the video!