You get cranky, irritable, moody, pain in your pelvis, pain in your lower back, headaches, and feel the “blah’s” over all.  For some these symptoms are minor.  For others, they are debilitating.

Maybe you’ve been trying to have a baby, but can’t understand why things are not working out in your favor.  If any of these sound familiar to you, your body may be giving you the signals that things are out of balance.

In this class, you will learn

• Which toxicities to avoid, and what your body is trying to tell you that you’re missing nutritionally
• What your reproductive system requires in order to function at 100%
• Stretches that will help you minimize discomfort
• Tools and strategies to correct the underlying problem than to have to “treat” the disorder

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Call 604-465-4263 during regular business hours to register for the next upcoming class.  Bring a notepad and Pen!

It’s horrible, but there is hope for those who have had enough. The key is to figure out why you have the allergies in the first place. Allergies are a result of an immune system that is over-reactive to too many things. It’s like a cold where the body is trying to expel the harmful bacteria and viruses from your nasal passages. But in allergies, there is really nothing harmful to expel. The pollen that cause these allergy symptoms do not attack the body or use up it’s resources like a bacteria or virus would. So why is the body putting up a defense against them?

Solutions

The answer in many cases is that there is an excess of underlying stressors on the body that is causing your immune system to be over-vigilant. Just like an angry guard dog that has been teased by the neighborhood kids too many times. It would pretty much bark at anything that walks by the house.

The Importance of Digestion

So where is the immune system being ‘teased’ you ask. The biggest area where your immune system interacts with the outside world is the digestive tract. Along your digestive tract, there are certain areas called gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT for short). This is the area where your immune system will interact with food and other substances that enter your digestive tract. This part of your immune system is able to tell the difference between friend from foe, and defend your body from foreign invaders such as bacteria and fungi.

This is a good thing because you don’t want any problematic bugs from hanging around your digestive system and causing problems. However, if your body is not able to digest certain foods adequately, then there is a problem. Poor digestion of certain foods will leave undigested protein particles floating around in your gut.

We all know from experience that there are certain foods that make us feel ill, causing gas and bloating, belching, or headaches. The most likely reason for this is that your body was not able to digest these foods sufficiently. The GALT system in your gut will not be able to recognize these undigested protein particles, and will try to ‘attack’ them. Over time, if you eat these foods on an ongoing basis, it can cause inflammation in your gut lining. It will also result in an over-reactive immune system since it is already ‘primed-up’ from the constant irritation from the poorly digested foods.

So what can you do? Well, the first thing is to stop eating all the foods that you know aren’t sitting well with you digestive system. This will give your immune system a break, and stop the cycle of chronic irritation and an over-reactive immune system.

Not only that, but further investigation by blood tests is also required to rule out other hidden allergens. There are many foods that do not cause problems immediately after ingestion. Sometime, it can take up to 3 days later before the symptoms arise. Therefore, only lab testing will confirm other foods you should also stay away from. If there is a food that is causing a problem on your immune system, then it will show up in your blood. This test is called food allergy antibody testing, and a Naturopathic Doctor in your area will be able to provide this test to you.

The power of Antioxidants

Once you eliminated all these offending foods, we can then add antioxidants to your body to help calm your immune system, and to bring down that chronic inflammation. They do so by acting on several mechanisms. First, they scavenge free radicals produced by toxins, thus giving a break to your immune and detoxification pathways. One of the most powerful substances to do this is proanthocyanidins. Other antioxidants such as vitamin E also moderate your allergic immune responses by limiting histamine release from mast cells.

These are just some examples that will help with allergies. They can be found in many fruits and vegetables. There are also many other antioxidants, and consulting with a health care professional would be the best way of finding appropriate ones that will best suit your body’s requirements.

Conclusion

There are many causes to seasonal allergies, and the key to addressing its cause stems from the immune system. The first place we have to address in many cases is the digest system. We have to figure foods that are aggravating your immune system so that we can stop them from aggravating your immune system. Antioxidants from foods and neutraceutical supplements are also powerful tools that will help in calming your allergies. These are just a few examples of natural methods of treating allergies. If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact a health care practitioner in your local area.

If you have further questions on how you can address your allergies, please contact Dr. Neil Tran at his office in Maple Ridge, BC. Phone: (604)465-4263 .

First, the simple explanation.

In simplest terms, a subluxation (a.k.a. Vertebral Subluxation) is when one or more of the bones of your spine (vertebrae) move out of position and create pressure on, or irritate spinal nerves. Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from between each of the bones in your spine. This pressure or irritation on the nerves then causes those nerves to malfunction and interfere with the signals traveling over those nerves.

How does this affect you? Your nervous system controls and coordinates all the functions of your body. If you interfere with the signals traveling over nerves, parts of your body will not get the proper nerve messages and will not be able to function at 100% of their innate abilities. In other words, some part of your body will not be working properly.

It is the responsibility of the Doctor of Chiropractic to locate subluxations, and reduce or correct them. This is done through a series of chiropractic adjustments specifically designed to correct the vertebral subluxations in your spine. Chiropractors are the only professionals who undergo years of training to be the experts at correcting subluxations.

Now, the detailed explanation.
Subluxations are really a combination of changes going on at the same time. These changes occur both in your spine and throughout your body. For this reason chiropractors often refer to vertebral subluxations as the Vertebral Subluxation Complex, or VSC for short.

In the VSC, various things are happening inside your body simultaneously. These various changes, known as components, are all part of the vertebral subluxation complex. Chiropractors commonly recognize five categories of components present in the VSC. These five are:

• The osseous (bone) component is where the vertebrae are either out of position, not moving properly, or are undergoing physical changes such as degeneration. This component is sometimes known as kinesiopathology.
• The Nerve Component is the malfunctioning of the nerve. Research has shown that only a small amount of pressure on spinal nerves can have a profound impact on the function of the nerves. This component is scientifically known as neuropathology.
• The Muscle Component is also involved. Since the muscles help hold the vertebrae in place, and since nerves control the muscles themselves, muscles are an integral part of any VSC. In fact, muscles both affect, and are affected by the VSC. This component is known as myopathology.
• The Soft Tissue Component is when you have misaligned vertebrae and pressure on nerves resulting in changes in the surrounding soft tissues. This means the tendons, ligaments, blood supply, and other tissues undergo changes. These changes can occur at the point of the VSC or far away at some end point of the affected nerves. This component is also known as histopathology.

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