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Archive for September, 2009
Headache Help Available!
Headaches (especially migraines) are definitely a hassle but we can take an aspirin or some other product and hope the headache goes away…. but sometimes they don’t…. why? Your body is trying to tell you something. In general, your body will give a pain signal when something is off balance or not right. Your body might be having problems from diet, toxin build up, lack of sleep, stress levels, muscle tension in your cranium, misalignment of your head and/or neck or a long list of other possible issues.
What can I do about it? My chiropractic care can help pinpoint your problem. My chiropractic adjustments aid in improving the nervous system function and body immunity which can help eliminate the causes of the stress on your body that cause the pain. Basically, I help clear up the road map of your body and work with you to eliminate the things that are causing stress factors on your body be it toxins or other causes. Over time as we work together you may find your headaches or migraines have reduced in frequency or stopped all together. That’s the goal of my work, to put you on the right track. I believe if listen to our body and aid it in the journey we can eliminate pain naturally.
Treat the source of your problem and you’ll find the key to a pain free life. Give my office a call, I’d like to help you get pain free.
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-Dr. Beights
Why Junk Food Tastes Good
Before refrigeration, we had to depend on color, smell and the consistency of our food to know whether it was edible. Now, 90% of all of the money that Americans spend on food goes to fast food giants. So why do we reach for the two all beef patties, special sauce, onions, cheese, pickles, lettuce on a sesame seed bun instead of carrot sticks and apples slices?
Well, turns out canning, freezing, dehydrating and storing food gives it a cardboard taste. No one wants something that tastes of cardboard. So what’s a fast food chain to do? Take it to the lab. Chemical factories came to the rescue in an attempt to reproduce the original taste of foods. That unique taste that a fast food burger has actually comes from a scientist in a white lab coat applying a few drops of specialized chemicals dubbed “flavoring.” Some even got smart and started claiming “natural flavoring.” Don’t be fooled; there is little to no difference between natural flavor and artificial flavor. Both are man made additives doing what they do best-enticing your sense of smell. Up to 90 % of flavor comes from the aroma of food. Our taste buds can account for bitter, sweet, salty and sour but our sense of smell is where it’s at. Basically, the science behind the scent of your perfume is the same as the one that is added to give flavoring to your sausage biscuit.
Maybe one day we will all be able to buy a big vial of burger essence to sprinkle on our carrot sticks and save ourselves calories. At least then we would know there was some sort of nutritional value behind the flavor. As is, the nutritional value to a fast food burger is about the same as eating the plastic wrapping surrounding it. Don’t let the nostalgic aromas get to you, reach for the carrot stick instead.
-Dr. Jennifer Beights