Archive for May, 2009
Your Oxnard Chiropractors Offers A Natural, Drug-Free Approach to Treating ADHD
Posted by: | CommentsDr. Donald Bolt, your Oxnard Chiropractor, believes that good chiropractic care includes pediatric chiropractic. Have you been told that chiropractors treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Well, that’s not exactly the case. Even though chiropractic care can absolutely help children, and adults too, who suffer from ADHD, chiropractors don’t actually “treat the condition, per se.
Then why is chiropractic treatment so beneficial? The reason is because ADHD is a neurological disorder and chiropractic adjustments can positively affect neurology. Chiropractic treatments are not only effective in reducing nervous system disturbances in general, but an adjustment can also be precisely directed to stimulate under-active areas of the brain and calm over-active areas as well.
Quite a few parents these days are choosing chiropractic care over the conventional medical practice of giving children Class 2 psychotropic drugs that frequently have dramatic side effects such as personality changes and permanent alterations in the brain. The chiropractic approach to ADHD is natural and drug-free. The vast majority of parents who’ve opted for chiropractic treatment for their children have reported stunning behavioral changes as a result.
Because of the differences between the ways in which boys and girls use the left and right hemispheres of their brain, ADHD seems to afflict more boys than girls and, additionally, is often more conspicuous and easily discernible in the behavior of boys rather than of girls. Some of the symptoms that are most pronounced include a hard time concentrating and sitting still, inability to control impulsive thoughts and behaviors, easily distracted by noises and activities, incessant movement of fingers, hands, arms, feet, or legs.
A large number of children who exhibit ADHD symptoms are hypersensitive to particular foods, such as dairy or gluten products, and sugars and artificial sweeteners. Furthermore, they generally have a hypersensitive response to additives in foods, herbicides and pesticides used to grow non-organic fruits and vegetables, and laundry products such as detergents, fabric softeners, and other chemicals. Often, the removal of these environmental determinants can do quite a bit to lessen ADHD symptoms.
Determining the presence of spinal anomalies and certain responses to specific neurological tests are part of the complete examination offered by your chiropractor.
You may be able to help your child to get his or her life back in balance through natural, safe chiropractic care. Before taking drastic pharmaceutical measures, if your child exhibits the symptoms of ADHD, make an appointment with Dr. Bolt, your Chiropractor in Oxnard, for a complete evaluation. You and your child could be looking at a healthier, happier, more well-adjusted future!
Your Oxnard Chiropractor Asks: Could You Be Eating Your Fast Food Wrappers?
Posted by: | CommentsYour Oxnard chiropractic, Dr. Donal Bolt, is wondering if you could be eating your fast food wrapper. What!? It’s a well-known fact that sometimes health risks come from unexpected sources, and according to a new finding, it’s quite possible that you may be inadvertently ingesting unhealthy chemicals. Read on… For years (and years) chiropractors like Dr. Bolt, plus nutritionists and other health-conscious professionals have been advising men, women, and children to lay off the fast foods. Everyone is aware already of the artery-clogging, fat-producing effects of a fast food diet. So, tell you something you don’t know, right? Well, here it is: It’s not just the fast food, itself, that can shorten your life span, but the wrapper it comes in that is a risk to your health and longevity, as well!
Add to the growing list of chemicals showing up in human blood, chemicals called diPAPs. They’re found in the compounds that make food wrappers grease-proof. These chemicals are fairly new and scientists don’t know yet if they are harmful to human health. But diPAPs break down into another worrisome chemical, called PFOA (perfuorooctanoic acid), which is in a class of compounds called perflurochemicals, and may be carcinogenic.
PFOA and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate, another perflurochemical) are resistant to oil and water, which makes them perfect for use as fast food wrappers, and as liners on nonstick pans, microwave popcorn bags, and pizza boxes, not to mention carpets clothes, and electronics among many other applications. The problem is that these compounds end up in the environment, our food and our bodies.
“The take-home message is that some chemicals that make our lives easier, better and more satisfying end up in our bloodstream with unknown toxicological consequences,” said Scott Mabury, a chemist at the University of Toronto. “We should be smart enough to design chemicals that do what we want them to do without causing a chemical pollution problem.” Imagine that — designing chemicals that wouldn’t harm our bodies or pollute the environment. I wonder why no one has thought about that until now?
Dr. Bolt, your Chiropractor in Oxnard, cares about your overall wellness. Give him a call. He can help in unexpected ways!
For the complete article, go tohttp://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/15/food-wrapper-chemical.html?campaign=w01-101-ae-0001
Your Oxnard Chiropractor Warns: Minor Car Accidents Can Make a Big Impact on Your Health
Posted by: | CommentsYour Oxnard Chiropractor, Dr. Donald Bolt, knows from his years of experience that a minor car accident can make a big impact on your health and may even cause whiplash injury. If you’ve been driving around in a big tank-of-a-car and you’ve been in an auto accident, if your car looks “uninjured,” it’s easy to presume that you are not hurt, either. After all, isn’t that why you’re driving a big vehicle? It’s for safety, right? Then you might be surprised to learn that research has revealed that occupants of vehicles, both large and compact, can be injured far more than might be anticipated from a minor auto accident. Actually, as far as your body is concerned, there’s really no such thing as a “minor fender bender.”
When your body is compelled to stop abruptly and unexpectedly, there are going to be repercussions. An emergency room attendant may offer you a clean bill of health because you haven’t broken any bones, and you may be given a prescription for drugs to reduce the muscle spasms that you are surely experiencing due to the structural changes in your neck or lower back that you received from the impact. But, unless you’re actually treated for the bodily trauma you’ve sustained, your condition can go from bad to much, much worse. In fact, quite a few individuals undergo problems years after a car accident because they didn’t get the help they needed in the first place.
Dr. Bolt truly understands what your body goes through during a car accident. Chiropractic care includes treatment for soft tissue injuries and spinal bio-mechanics impairment. And when it comes to rehabilitation strategies, your Chiropractor in Oxnard is an expert.
If you’ve experienced a minor auto accident, even if your car may not require much repair, more than like you do. Neck and back injuries are not only painful in the areas in which they occur, but they can also produce pain, tingling, and numbness in your arms and hands and create headaches days, weeks, even months after an accident occurs.
chiropractic care offers a drug-free, natural road back to feeling good again. It will assist in putting the trauma of your accident where it belongs – in the past. Moreover, because Dr. Bolt has experience dealing with insurance companies and lawyers, not only will you undergo less physical stress, but less emotional stress, too!
Dr. Donald Bolt, your Oxnard Chiropractor, fully believes that healthy exercise is important no matter what your age or weight. “You can’t wait for more time or less body weight.” However, up until now, yoga studios haven’t been a very practical place to go for exercise for “plus-size” people. Striking a yoga pose has seemed to be an exclusive option for lithe, limber bodies. But, not anymore! Yoga classes for heavier people have been sprouting up all over the country with names like Buddha Body Yoga, MegaYoga, HeavyWeight Yoga, and Yoga for Round Bodies.
The ancient practice of yoga might be based on a philosophy of self-acceptance and non-competitiveness, but plus-size people usually feel too self-conscious to even try a yoga pose, much less try on a yoga philosophy. In addition, most yoga classes, even beginner courses, don’t address the needs of big bodies, says Michael Hayes, the owner of Buddha Body Yoga in New York. Poses considered standard for those who are fit or slim are often difficult or even impossible for heavier students.
Your Chiropractor in Oxnard offers this advice: If your body weight has been holding you back, and if you’ve been waiting for just the right moment to start getting healthy and fit, it looks like that moment has arrived. Check to see if there’s a yoga class for plus-size people in town. If not, maybe you can start one!
For the complete article go to http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/health/nutrition/14fitness.html?_r=1&em
As your Oxnard Chiropractor, Dr. Donald Bolt is concerned about the health of your entire musculoskeletal system, which includes your feet, and he offers these tips, from the New York Times, on how to avoid foot pain: Did you know that a huge number of people develop foot pain in their 60s? If you have foot pain and you’re 60 or over, you may already be painfully aware of this fact. But, the problem can actually start as early as the 20s and 30s.
Age-related factors such as diabetes and circulation problems can contribute to foot pain. But, excessive weight, improper footwear, and a sedentary lifestyle can also be contributing factors, as well, and at any age. Obviously, proper footwear and regular exercise, then, can play a crucial role in preventing foot problems.
Amazingly, the average person walks the equivalent of three times around the Earth in a lifetime. So, it’s not surprising that in a recent survey for the American Podiatric Medical Association, 53 percent of respondents reported foot pain so severe that it hampered their daily function.
Being farthest from the heart, the feet can often be the first part of the body to manifest complications like poor circulation and loss of feeling, both of which can lead to poor wound healing and amputation. In addition, the most common foot conditions that occur with age are arthritic joints, thinning of the fat pads cushioning the soles, plantar fascitis (inflammation of the fibrous tissue along the sole), bunions (enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe), poor circulation and fungal nails.
Excess weight simply adds to these problems. The force on your feet is about 120 percent of your weight. “Obesity puts a great amount of stress on all the supporting structures of the foot,” said Dr. Bart Gastwirth, a podiatrist at the University of Chicago.
“A lot of people think foot pain is part of the aging process and accept it, and function and walk with pain,” said Dr. Andrew Shapiro, a podiatrist in Valley Stream, N.Y. Though some foot problems are inevitable, their progress can be slowed. If you’d liked slow the progress down, here are a few questions and conditions that are important for you to address: 1) Do you have poor circulation? 2) Do your parents complain about their feet? 3) Do you have flat feet or high arches? Either puts feet at risk. 4) If you can bend back your thumb to touch your lower arm, the ligaments in your feet are probably stretchy, too, Dr. Gastwirth said. 5) Do your shoes fit? In the podiatric association’s survey, more than 34 percent of men said they could not remember the last time their feet were measured. 6) Do you wear high heels? “The high heel concentrates the force on the heel and the forefoot,” Dr. Gastwirth said. 7) Do your feet ever see the light of day? 8 ) Have you seen a podiatrist?
Your Chiropractor in Oxnard summarizes: Believe it not, putting more mileage on your feet is the best way to exercise the muscles and keep them healthy. So, it’s important to lighten up, weight-wise, and wear shoes that are supportive and fit properly. And, if you’re experiencing foot pain, visit an experienced health care professional and find out why…before you walk too many more miles.
To view the original article, go to http://health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-footpain-ess.html
Your Oxnard Chiropractor Can Eliminate Your Low Back Pain
Posted by: | CommentsYour Oxnard Chiropractor, Dr. Donald Bolt, treats a lot of people just like you, and can eliminate your low back pain. You’re not alone if you’re feeling low back pain. Low back pain bothers a large number of people, an amazing 80% in fact, making it second only to the common cold in its prevalence. But, contrary to the common cold, waiting for your back pain to “run its course,” and taking prescription or over-the-counter remedies while you wait, is not the remedy. The majority of back pain won’t leave on its own. Frequently, if your pain eases, it is often the result of your body’s compensating for the problem, therefore producing new conditions. Low back pain is nothing to sneeze at! You need to consult a back pain specialist, like your Chiropractor in Oxnard, if you intend to eliminate your back pain permanently!
Many times back pain is a mystery to many of the people who are afflicted by it, and chiropractors, like Dr. Bolt, are proficient at solving their conundrum. They want to know why it is that they have not had any trauma, accidents, or major injuries prior to the onset of their condition? The answer is that the cumulative effects of improper sitting posture, bad work habits, incorrect lifting, lack of routine exercise, and other unhealthy lifestyle-related factors generate most back pain. These factors add up over time and create stresses and imbalances on the spine producing subluxation that can become serious back conditions. The process is similar to the front end of your car being out of alignment. When you persist in driving anyway, there is irregular wear and tear on your tires. If you don’t get the problem fixed, the situation could worsen until a tire “blows.” When the spine is misaligned, the stability of the spine is jeopardized. In other words, it’s not only a problem waiting to happen, it’s a problem waiting to get worse. And then, something as effortless as bending over to pick up a piece of paper can be the “final factor” that generates back injury. The surrounding back muscles go into spasm when this occurs to protect the stressed or injured tissues of the back.
When it comes to problems of the spine, chiropractors, like Dr. Bolt, have more education, training, and experience than medical doctors. Dr. Bolt offers expert diagnosis and effective treatment for all muscular-skeletal dysfunctions. He not only gives welcomed relief to those suffering from back pain, but he knows what will help you to avoid further back pain. In addition to effectual adjustments and other productive chiropractic therapies, Dr. Bolt, your Oxnard Chiropractor, will offer to you a personal exercise plan and recommend additional healthy lifestyle changes that will keep you well-adjusted and pain-free in the future.
