Catch the wave!Written by Rob Adams
Catch wave! There has never been a better opportunity for chiropractic medicine…and it’s going to get even better!Living in Southern California ocean waves and surfing environment inspire you. You cannot help but draw analogy of “catching wave” during most exciting time I have experienced in chiropractic medicine over past 15 years. There has never been so much opportunity in history of physical therapy! State-of-the-art equipment like 830Laser, a cold laser therapy device, provides unprecedented options in healing from arthritis pain to carpal tunnel syndrome treatment. Most significant, public is becoming aware of benefits. Good health and pain relief, without side effects, has finally become important to public at large. Insurance companies are realizing that to keep providers they will have to pay for new modalities that reduce overall insurance costs. Fees have finally risen to point that chiropractors receive what they deserve for products and services they deliver. I have never seen a better opportunity for chiropractors and physical therapists to be financially and professionally rewarded for practicing their chosen profession, and it’s going to get even better! If you haven’t already, you need to catch wave! More and more clinicians are retiring, and fewer and fewer full-time physical therapists and chiropractors are replacing them. At same time potential patient population continues to grow. Educated consumers are becoming more aware and more desirous of quality care and they are willing to pay for it! Are you taking advantage of these new opportunities to grow your practice? Here are some questions you might ask yourself: Are you ready to catch wave? Do I have something new and exciting to tell my patients?
| | Does Your Body Know Its ABC's??Written by Lori Wilton
What are Glyconutritionals? The Greek word "Glyco" means "Sugar". Most people think of sugar as being bad for you. However, there are actually TWO kinds of sugars. One is refined or "extracellular" sugars which have been long associated with human disease. The other sugars are "intracellular" which can be found in fruits and vegetables and provide body with nutrition it needs. These sugars, also known as “complex carbohydrates”, have been studied for years. However, only recently have we begun discovering their purpose in body. An increasing number of scientists believe that certain carbohydrates represent next frontier in search for non-toxic treatments for various degenerative conditions. Even though we have just begun to scratch surface in understanding full potential of these carbohydrates, research being reported in just last decade has ignited a new level of hope and optimism with some of world's leading immunologists. The March 23, 2001 issue of Science Magazine is devoted to topic of cellular communication and role that simple sugars play in that arena. Healthy bodies are comprised of many components working together in sophisticated harmony, and must have accurate internal communication to function correctly. In it's most basic form, this communication occurs at cellular level. Glyonutrients form what can be referred to as “alphabet” of your body! To maintain a healthy body, cells must "talk" to each other. Their language is one of touch, written in saccharides (or simple sugars) on cell surfaces. These simple sugars combine with other molecules to make glycoforms such as glycoproteins when combined with proteins or glycolipids when combined with fat. Of 200 monosaccharides that occur naturally in plants, 8 have been discovered to be components in cell surface glycoforms (see Harper's Textbook of Biochemistry--1996). Like thousands of different "keys" projecting from cell surface, they will either unlock required functions of adjoining cell or not. If right keys are available, body functions smoothly. If not, it doesn't. Acta Anatomica, a European journal, states that these simple sugars have a coding capacity that surpasses that of amino acids!! Only two of eight monosaccharides are found in today’s diet. Our diets have changed in response to demands for quicker, cheaper food. Consequently, we are not eating foods that contain necessary fuels for our cells to communicate in a healthy, effective manner. While our body has capacity to manufacture these simple sugars, conversion process is complicated. During conversion process your cells are exposed to tens of thousands of free radical hits each day. This requires time, energy and a host of other micronutrients in order to complete conversion. Viruses can also interfere with our body’s ability to make these conversions. People who are ill or who have inborn errors of metabolism are especially vulnerable to a breakdown in process. Whenever monosaccharides cannot be made, communication is slowed down or impaired as a result. Since your body has more than trillion cells and fully regenerates all of its cells in approximately 1 year, any miscommunication or slowdown could cause major health problems. With millions of cells regenerating each day, it's easy to imagine what could happen if during this process, cells didn't regenerate correctly. This is why glyconutritional supplements are so very important!
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