Presented by Barb KaiserMarch 3, 2009

Welcome to part 3 of a 4-part series Based on “The Wellness Practice” Certification course offered by the ICA Position chiropractors as leading health care

providers Answer the question, “What do humans

need to be truly healthy?”

An ecologist’s perspective Four seminars and home-study modules

◦ Science of Subluxation◦ Eat Well◦ Move Well◦ Think Well

C.C.W.P. = Certified Chiropractic Wellness Practitioner

Tools to teach patients how to live in balance

Students get discounts on The Wellness Practice seminars and home study modules

ICA is the association that brought you this information

Join and connect with like-minded colleagues Push chiropractic up the ladder of healthcare

www.chiropractic.org

Purity Sufficiency Chiropractic care Eating well Moving well Thinking well

Toxicity Deficiency Subluxations Fake food, drugs Sedentary lifestyle Negative thoughts

Health and Wellness Sickness and Disease

Almost no change in human genes in 40,000 years

<0.02% difference-L. Cordain. 2002. The Paleo Diet

Less than 0.1% are trulygenetic disorders

Genes are the recipe Lifestyle choices are the ingredients

MAKE INFORMED CHOICES!

BOOK: Innate Physical Fitness & Spinal Hygiene

DVD: Genetics, Lifestyle and Health AUTHOR: Dr. James L. Chestnut, B.Ed., MSc.,

D.C. Both available in the NWHSU library under

SICA Club materials

All living things are self-healing and self-regulating ecosystems

Our cells are genetically programmed with the recipe for health

Our cells never dysfunction without stressors: physical, emotional, spiritual, or chemical

Health is a state of homeostatic cell function Sickness is a state of forced adaptive cell

function

“Completely eliminating the major known risk factors for nine leading chronic diseases would increase life expectancy from birth by only 4 years.”

Life expectancy in Western society is now about 77 years, but the last 13 years of life are characterized as dysfunctional!-Eaton et al. 2002. Preventive Medicine 34:109-118

Quality, or Quantity?

Determined by two factors:◦ Genetics◦ Environment

“Physical inactivity produces abnormal gene expression and is a direct causal factor of most chronic health conditions.”-Booth et al, 2002, J Appl Physiol 93:3-30

Quantity: 120 yearsQuality: it’s up to you!

Activity, aka “environmental stimulus” Sensory system detection Delivery of environmental signal to cell Cell membrane reception and 2nd

messenger Nucleus reception and DNA transcription Genetic translation of signal (mRNA) Protein formation Physiological change to adapt to

environmental signal = genetic expression of your environment!

If you are deficient in exercise, you are unable to utilize nutrients properly

If you are nutrient-deficient, you are unable to utilize exercise properly

If you are emotionally or spiritually deficient you are unable to utilize exercise or nutrition properly (or to make healthy exercise and nutrition choices) – prelude to Module 4

Stimulus detection & transmission depend on:◦ Current state of fitness and health◦ pH◦ Nutritional status◦ Afferent and efferent neural innervation◦ Hormonal and emotional states

Stimulus interpretation & usage depend on:◦ Hormonal and emotional states◦ Nutritional status◦ Enzymes and cofactors◦ General levels of toxicity and deficiency

“Sedentary lifestyle is a disruption of the normal homeostatic mechanisms programmed for proper metabolic flux needed to maintain health.”-Booth et al, 2002, J Appl Physiol 93:3-30

Syndromes of failed genetic homeostasis; example: syndrome X, aka “chronic metabolic syndrome”

Based on human performance and human sickness, not human wellness!

American College of Sports Medicine:◦ 3-5 days/week◦ 30 minutes per session◦ Moderate intensity (3 mph, or 1.5 miles)◦ 44% of energy expenditure of hunter-gatherers

We are as active as our ancestors at rest!-Cordain et al, 1998, Int J Sports Med, 19:328-335

70% of Americans don’t meet the ACSM guidelines of 30 min, 5x/week

24% of Americans have “no physical activity”

Physical inactivity is THIRD leading cause of death in the United States-Booth et al, 2002

Results in adaptive physiology◦ Chronic stress response◦ Insulin resistance

Rapidly increased after several days of inactivity -Booth et al, 2002

Increases in:◦ Blood pressure◦ Heart rate◦ Cholesterol◦ Blood sugar◦ Insulin resistance◦ Cortisol, adrenaline◦ Fear & anxiety

Decreases in:◦ Serotonin◦ Bone density◦ Muscle mass◦ Anabolic hormones◦ Cellular immunity◦ Concentration◦ Memory & learning

Same effects as chronic VSC!!!

Raises LDL cholesterol Stimulates cell division

◦ Accelerates the aging process Stimulates endothelial proliferation and

conversion of macrophages into foam cells◦ Promotes atherosclerosis

Enhances blood coagulability Constricts arteries Reduces IgF production, thereby

osteogenesis◦ Promotes osteoporosis

Rates of CHF rapidly increasing past decade Hospitalizations in 1979: 377,000 Hospitalizations in 1996: 870,000

“Lack of physical activity is considered an independent risk factor for the development of CHF.”-Booth et al, 2002

2-3 hours of exercise per week decreased risk of cholecystectomy by 20% in women (study of 60,290 women)

“Physical inactivity could increase the risk for gallstones by increasing glucose tolerance..., raising biliary cholesterol levels, increasing serum triglyceride levels,…”-Booth et al, 2002

“50,000 cases and 24,000 deaths from colon cancer could have been prevented each year in the U.S. by more physical activity.”

“Sedentary individuals have twice the incidence of colon cancer compared with those with the highest level of activity.”-Booth et al, 2002

Scar tissue starts building up immediately upon immobilization

Within 2 weeks, you can see osteophytes forming and joint spaces narrowing on X-ray-Videman T. 1987. Clinical

Biomechanics 2

Exercise reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive impairment

Sedentary rats have fewer and smaller Purkinje cells in the cerebellum-Booth et al, 2002

Brain needs 3 things to survive:1.Food (glucose, omega-3 fatty acids)2.Oxygen3.Stimulation (MOVEMENT/ADJUSTMENTS!!!)

1. Inflammation2. Repair 3. Remodeling

Injury: 8 weeks of immobilization 5 months of treatment

◦ 80% of original tissue strength returned 12 months of treatment

◦ 100% of original tissue strength restored-Liebenson, 1996. Rehabilitation of the Spine

Mobilize, Stabilize, Remodel, Maintain

Chiropractic Adjustments Passive/Active Postural Correction Wall AHC Exercise 1-2 min Full Spinal ROM Exercise 6 min Spinal Hygiene Exercises 4-5 min Balance Exercises 3-5 min

TRAIN at an elite level

REST AND RECOVER at an elite level

EAT AND DRINK at an elite level (Innate Diet)

OPTIMIZE at an elite level (chiropractic)

THINK at an elite level◦ Module 4: Innate State of Mind & Emotional Hygiene

Wellness is the quest for never ending improvement where increasing function leads to the highest state of mind, body and spirit health

Wellness is vitality, energy, mobility, activity, looking/feeling good, full self expression & freedom to create a life you love.

Chiropractors are lifetime family wellness doctors!

2009: Chicago, Illinois

Module 1: Science - Apr 4-5Module 2: Eat Well - May 30-31Module 3: Move Well - Aug 22-23Module 4: Think Well - Oct 24-25

Boston and Seattle alternate locations

www.thewellnesspractice.com

Maintenance of chiropractic's distinct identity as a drugless healing art

Consumer freedom of choice in health care providers and informed consent

The need to educate policy makers regarding the non-duplicative, alternative approach chiropractic offers the consumer

Clinical research to fully examine and document the effectiveness and potential of chiropractic science

The future of chiropractic is in our hands B.J. Palmer developed chiropractic and

founded the ICA in 1926 Doesn't it make sense to join the

organization that was founded by him?

Membership is a choice Cost is only $30.00

◦ Covers whole time in school and first year as a doctor

◦ Fees are on a sliding scale 3 years after that

Join today!

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