Courtesy of:
John H. Keefe III, D.C.
(918) 663-1111
IN THE NEWS: IF YOU’RE ON STATINS YOU NEED TO QUIT. One in four Americans over the age of 45 take a statin drug to reduce their cholesterol. Most are prescribed a statin as a primary prevention strategy against heart attack and stroke. In one recent study, statin use was associated with a 52 percent increased prevalence and extent of calcified coronary plaque compared to non-users. A second study showed type 2 diabetics with advanced atherosclerosis who are frequent statin users have significantly higher amounts of coronary artery calcification compared to less frequent users of the drug. Statins have been shown to significantly increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. In one study, statins increased the risk of type 2 diabetics in postmenopausal women by 48 percent. Adverse effects of statin drugs include muscle problems, nerve damage in hands and feet, immune depression, pancreas and liver dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, cataracts, memory loss, and an increased risk of cancer. If you're on a statin drug, you must take at least 100-200 mg of ubiquinol or CoQ10 per day as statins deplete your body of CoQ10.
WELLNESS: ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS THREATEN WOMEN’S HEALTH THROUGHOUT LIFE Precocious puberty is triggered by premature release of hormones, which results in sexual maturation, sometimes years before the natural norm. Environmental exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals plays a major if not decisive role. Store your food and beverages in glass, rather than plastic, and avoid using plastic wrap. Use glass containers if heating food in your microwave, as heat tends to increase the release of chemicals from plastic. Be aware that even"BPA-free" plastics typically leach other endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are just as bad as BPA. Recent research also claims that high soda consumption can affect young girls’ rate of maturation. Many of the same chemicals that cause precocious puberty are also associated with early menopause, which can have an adverse effect on ovarian function.
CONDITION OF THE WEEK: THE PROPER USE OF NATURAL HEALTHCARE Anytime you have a neck or back problem or an arm or leg problem chiropractic care should be your first approach. But what if you have a bladder problem or headache or if you have a skin rash or digestive problem, what then? Recently I saw a patient from another state that came in to see me for a digestive issue. She had it for a while but of course she lived out of state so she sought care locally. They had put her on a dangerous immune suppressing medication which caused so many side effects with her she had to discontinue. Unfortunately healthcare can be a dangerous proposition. With the advancement of pharmaceuticals, drugs have become more and more dangerous to take with questionable benefit. With Vega testing we were quickly able to determine what the underlying causes were and the appropriate treatment. Surprise, surprise the treatment was not some dangerous drug but a combination of detoxification and nutritional therapy to heal the digestive problem. I have seen this repeatedly over the past 40 years in practice and it brings back a motto that's been in chiropractic but repeats says: CHIROPRACTIC FIRST, DRUG SECOND AND SURGERY LAST. Don't let your restrictive insurance cause you to make a mistake with your health or family’s health. Try natural healthcare first, you'll be glad you did.
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