King Family Chiropractic Health and Wellness News

Warning: Sunscreen may increase your risk of Cancer!

2011-05-11T12:37:00.000-07:00

The more I read about sunscreen the happier I am that we avoid it at all costs. There is continual evidence that suggests the chemicals in sunscreen can cause damage to the body, even leading to some cancers. The chemicals absorb through the skin into the blood stream and later accumulate in fat stores.

Researchers at the University of California state that the increased use of chemical sunscreens is the primary cause of the skin cancer epidemic. Other research has shown the greatest rise in melanoma is seen in countries where chemical sunscreens are heavily promoted and used (one such place being the USA). AUHHHHHHHHH. Imagine smearing this stuff on your baby’s skin and face…

So how do you know if you’re using a sunscreen with chemicals? There are only two different types of sunscreen -- chemical and physical.

The chemicals in sunscreen actually work by absorbing the sun's rays and contain things like Paba, Benzophenone, Oxybenzone and metal oxides (nano chemicals). Physical sunscreens work by blocking or reflecting the sun's rays and contain minerals like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide (have you seen someone with the white covered nose? That’s a physical blocking sunscreen).

So what’s a parent supposed to do?
• Make sure to get your kids out in the sun so they can benefit from its healing rays and build up their body’s vitamin D supply (75% of the body’s Vit D comes from the sun).
• When summer begins, start gradually with sun exposure. Limit total exposure to no more than 10-20 minutes spurts of time.
• Watch the skin for signs of redness. If red, the skin has had it’s full share of sun time for the day.
• Cover up with hats, sunglasses, umbrellas and shirts if you plan to be in the sun for an extended period of time.
• Carefully select sunscreens that have natural, mineral based ingredients, are free from synthetic sun ingredients and are safe, non-toxic, preservative free and bio-degradable. Check out Campbells (locally), Lavera Natural Cosmetics, (www.lavera-usa.com), and Natural Health Newsletter recommends www.colorscience.com. These sunscreens are worth the extra investment!
• Physical barrier sunscreens are better, in terms of absorption.
• Take an omega 3 fatty acid (beneficial for all ages) supplement.
• Replace traditional fluorescent lighting with full spectrum lights in places where children spend a lot of time. (ask your schools what lighting they have)

As long as we do not over-indulge, the sun is a fabulous thing. So get out and enjoy this spring weather. You’ll be healthier because of it!

Coats For Kids!

2010-12-10T09:02:00.000-08:00

This holiday season many families and children will go without the warmth of a winter coat, hat, gloves or scarf. As part of our Miracle Year of Wellness for Kids, we are doing a "Coats for Kids Drive!"

We're asking that all patients bring a winter coat, or hat & Gloves/mittens and scarf to donate to a needy child in our community. Help a child stay warm this winter! Just bring in a new or gently used, and clean winter coat or Hat/gloves combo by December 22nd.

By joining us in giving you give yourself a greater sense of well-being and purpose which in turn increases your own health & healing.

All New Patients who bring in a new, or gently used, clean winter coat for this wonderful event will receive a Free Exam, Xrays (if needed), and Confidential Report of Findings.

Coats, gloves, mittens, scarves and hats will then be given to the families & children who need them this winter season. As you can see, we are serious about making this a Miracle Year For Wellness For Kids!!!

Join Us in Giving!

2010-08-12T08:16:00.000-07:00

Our office is doing school supplies drive through the end of the month for families/children who are in need. We're collecting both supplies & money to reach our goal of $2000 & 300 families. A $50 donation gets you a free Exam, X-rays (if needed), & Report of Findings. JOIN US IN GIVING & drop off your Donation before August 31st!

STOP! Read This Before Vaccinating for Anything

2010-02-09T15:56:00.000-08:00

STOP! Read This Before Vaccinating for Anything

Gift of Warmth

2009-12-09T12:09:00.000-08:00

Give the gift of warmth this season at King Family Chiropractic during our Miracle Year for Wellness! With a donation of a coat, a pair of mittens or gloves, a hat, scarf, or warm socks, you can keep someone warm this winter and give a gift of health to yourself! Through the month of December, any gift of warmth will also mean a free exam and consultation for yourself or a family member, or all of you! This is a $330 value, and you get to reach out to someone in need. For more details, email me, contact us at www.kingfamilychiro.net, or call us at 630-587-5824.

It's a Miracle Year for Wellness!

Give the Gift of Warmth!

2009-12-02T12:12:00.000-08:00

King Family Chiropractic, 1121 E. Main St. Ste 140, St. Charles, IL 60174, as part of the Miracle Year for Wellness, is hosting the annual Gift of Warmth Drive. Any donation to the Gift of Warmth will qualify donor to receive a free exam, x-rays (if needed) and consultation, a $330 value! Donations include coats, socks, mittens, gloves, hats and scarves, or any item that will provide warmth for a person in need this winter. Give the Gift of Warmth this season and receive the Gift of Health for yourself or a family member. For more information please contact: King Family Chiropractic at 630-587-5824 and talk to our helpful staff today!

Shots & Drug Company Profits

2009-11-23T16:55:00.000-08:00

You name the condition and the drug industry is working on a vaccine for it. Shots are no longer a sleepy, low-profit niche in a booming drug industry. The lure of big profits, advances in technology and growing government support has been drawing in new companies. By early 2010, swine flu vaccines are expected to bring in their makers at lease a couple of BILLION extra dollars! If you have questions about vaccines are they really safe & Effective... e-mail us and we'll send you more information regaring resources, videos, books, articles, and presentations you are more than welcome to attend to become educated about vaccinations so that you can make an informed decision on what vaccines mean for your health!

Seniors: Healthy Lifestyle and Attitude Vital

2009-11-12T17:44:00.000-08:00

"The way you view the aging process, positively, or negatively, is going to affect your quality of aging," says Luigi Ferrucci, director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging at the National Institute on Aging.
"Those who fight aging age better than those who passively accept the decline that comes with it." he says.
According to Dan Blazer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University Medical Center, there are ways to stay resilient as we age. He recommends:
Start Exercising. It's never too late, whether you're 60, 70 or 80. If you haven't heard of "Wii" video games, you have got to look into getting "Wii" bowling, golf, tennis, or even "Wii Fit". You can play the games in your own home and it may get you in the mood to go out and play the real thing.
You don't have to run marathons. A recent Journal of American Geriatrics Society article suggests people who get out of the house every day for a 10-minute walk are better off physically and mentally.
Keep a positive attitude is a given. Be social. Stay busy and ty to have fun with a regularly planned activity for 1-2 hours/week.
Find a religious mentor. Staying connected spiritually and socially keeps us feeling and acting young.
Seek company. Visit friends, family, or even volunteer your time on a regular basis.
Don't stop after retirement. Pick new hobbies and interests: travel, cook, read more, work part time.
If you're blue, talk to someone. Again, talk to friends, family or us. We're happy to talk to you!

Some of the Many Health Benefits of Vitamin D

2009-11-05T16:09:00.001-08:00

Accoring to Griffing MD, Xing N, Kumar R. Vitamin D and its analogs as regulators of immune activation and antigen presentation. Annu Rev Nurt. 2003;23:117-145. (PubMed), "Active vitamin D is a potent immune system modulator. There is plenty of scientific evidence that vitamin D has several diffferent effects on immune system function that may enhance your immunity and inhibit the development of autoimmunity."

Diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of autoimmune diseases. These diseases occur when the body launches an immune response to itself, rather than a foreign pathogen.

Treatments with vitamin D has beneficial effects in animal models of all of the above mentioned diseases. Studies have found that the prevalence of diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis increases as latitude increases, suggesting that lower exposure to sunlight and associated decreases in vitamin D systhesis in the body may play a role in the development of these diseases.

The result of several studies also suggest that adequate vitamin D intake may decrease the risk of autoimmune diseases.

While it is very rare to have a vitamin D overdose, and certain health conditions and drugs may be aggected by vitamin F intake, 2000iu/day is considered to be the tolerable upper limit for everyone over the age of 1.

As always, check with your health care professional for adviseability and dosage.

The Truth About Drug Companies

2009-11-04T11:48:00.000-08:00

According to Marcia Angell, MD, author of The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us, "Drug companies promote diseases to match their drugs. Millions of normal Americans have come to believe that they have dubious or exaggerated ailments like 'GERD,' 'generalized anxiety disorder,' 'sleep disorders,' and 'erectile disfunction.' She says that the government should get the drug ads off TV.

The General Accounting Office reported that for a decade, many of the drugs that were approved by the FDA had "serious post-approval risks, including heart failure, myocardial infarction, kidney failure, respiratory failure and seizures"
Drug companies do not do long-term studies. They don't want to know the results because they would be as liable as tobacco companies were. Why are our tax dollars funding their research?
Pfizer produced a drug that increased good cholesterol by 72% and reduced bad cholesterol by 24%. Despite the benefits, the rate of potentially deadly heart problems rose by 25%, deaths rose by 40% according to USA Today, 11-6-2007.
What about plant based nutrition like lutein, lycopene, and sulforaphane that protect against blindness, cancer, heart problems? What's the difference? Drug companies can't patent natural products, so they focus on chemicals that may relieve symptoms but don't cure! Think About it!

Family 4 Pack of KC Cougars Game Tickets

2009-06-09T06:05:00.000-07:00

Want to help your friends and family members who are suffering from headaches, joint pain, low back pain, pregnancy pains, ear infections, bed-wetting, or sinus trouble? These are a few things that our chiropractic clinic sees on a daily basis. Your loved ones don't need to suffer needlessly!!! We may be able to help!

So what's in it for me you ask? Well, besides the satisfaction of helping someone you love enjoy the benefits of a healthy spine & nervous system, we'll reward you by putting your name into a drawing for a family 4 pack of tickets to the Kane County Cougars game.

During the month of June, every friend or family member you refer (that becomes a practice member) gets you entered into the drawing. The tickets are good for any game.

So help your friends and family members discover the benefits of chiropractic care by inviting them to call our office and schedule heir appointment today! 630-587-5824. Just have them mention your name when they sign up for their first appointment.

Nutrition...How to Crack the Code

2009-04-07T12:17:00.000-07:00

You may or may not be conscerned with your nutritional health. And that's okay. However, if you would like to feel better, function better and actually become healthier, then you need to take a look at how your nutrition is affecting your health.

Subluxations are a major cause of dis-ease. What you may not realize is your nutrition is affecting your healing and plays a major role in what causes Subluxation. The three things that cause our bodies to become subluxated (disconnected and less than our optimum potential) are what we call the 3T's... Thoughts (thots as described by BJ Palmer), Traumas, & Toxins.

Where Nutrition fits into the 3T's is Toxins. What you eat is actually complex chemicals that your body sees as one of 8 chemicals: protien, fat, carbs, fiber, minerals, vitamins, water and toxins.

For example... if you eat an apple, you body sees it as carbs, fiber, vitamins, minerals, water and pesticides (Chemicals). The body was built to digest and utilize the carbs, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water. However, it does not know how to process pesticides, so your small intestine throws inflammation at it to encapsulate it (protect it from the body) and ships it off to your liver to get rid of it. Your body can then process the rest of the nutrients naturally.

Over time your body develops an overload of toxins in your liver because it cannot stuff anymore into it, so they start to store other places in your body like kidneys, fat cells, blood vessels, brain, pancreas, and the body continues to throw more inflammation at it since it's not supposed to be there. Prolonged inflammation causes the toxic part of subluxation where we're functioning at less than our 100% optimum potential.

If you'd like to learn more about nutrition, we're hosting a FREE workshop on Nutrition at our office THIS Thursday Night at 5:30pm (April 9th). It is open to the public, we just ask that you let us know you're coming so that we have enough seats for all by calling 630-587-5824.

Do Flu Shots Work?

2009-03-27T12:20:00.000-07:00

This is a phone call to a vaccine maker. The caller asks questions about mercury and how well the flu shot actually works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIlNX4tCaJk

Its a 3 Minute audio clip that is a perspective of someone who actually works for the vaccine making industry... listen... and then think of your own questions.

Children & Chiropractic Video

2009-03-03T06:21:00.000-08:00

Today, we received an email from our good friend and fellow Chiropractor, Dr. Ebel. Very much like Dr. King & I, Dr. Ebel is quite the advocate for children receiving chiropractic care. His own daughter was adjusted the first day she came to live on this planet, and his wife was getting adjusted during the labor & delivery (talk about a stressed nervous system during labor & delivery!). So without further ado, I give you his e-mail for you all to read & digest. Please read the comments at the end to see what our perspective is about children & the importance of chiropractic care for their rapidly developing nervous system.

"Good morning chiropractors!"

Yes, that was the title of the news piece broadcast last night on ABC News Nightline. My accountant had emailed me this morning about the piece, so I was quite excited to search for it and find it this morning... until I read the title.

However, not all is bad. Of course, with all news stories they brought in the "token medical doctors" who makes a ridiculously unwarranted, unscientific statement that goes against what we actually know.

You may want to watch the video before you read my comments below and spoil the shock of what she says!

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6994288

I would still say despite the absolutely stupid statement made by a "learned" individual, the piece was overall positive and enlightening for parents to see (imagine the impact that story could have made without that one damning statement). The chiropractor (again, not called doctor as is customary in most media pieces) featured I thought did a great job of not only articulating things, but also showing positive and non-alarming type of adjustments like they unfortunately showed in the intro. She had a beautiful office, presented herself wonderfully, and the patient testimonials from the moms were priceless and all to familiar within our offices (loved those!). It would have been great if she were a "specialist" in pediatrics as she likely would have had even more great info to share, and likely would have been familiar with the large safety study the ICPA just published that could have dramatically changed the safety outlook and possibly ended the "paralyze them" comment from Lonnie Zeltzer.

Speaking of Lonnie Zeltzer... for those of you, like me, who would like to contact her and share your thoughts on her statements... here is her email address: lzeltzer@pediatrics.medsch.ucla.edu

My problem with her comments overall are fine... in reality there really is not much "customary, medically-accepted" (i.e. RCTs) evidence as of right now to support the efficacy of chiropractic care on children. THERE IS however, a large study to show its safety AND most of all there is not one case study, anecdote, or anything close to it available that shows chiropractic paralyzing infants! It is one thing to say it could harm them, and another to say it could paralyze them. For someone who does truly appear open to many "alternative" therapies and employs them where she works, it is beyond my imagination how she could not understand the weight of her comment and its impact on possibly preventing thousands of children from seeking life-changing help from chiropractors. What is more, where in the world are the Randomized Clinical Trials to show the safety and efficacy of things such as yoga, hypnotherapy, and acupuncture on children??? I will be requesting this in my email to her.

Bottom line... IT IS HAPPENING! What we do is receiving attention, it is of course exciting some and terrifying others. No change occurs along a smooth road, so while not completely positive it can still be lumped in the "all press is good press" category.

There is a SHIFT happening, there is a cultural movement away from a model of sickness and disease, and towards health, wellness, prosperity and vitality. We do not fit into that old model, despite how hard we've tried (i.e. back pain studies), but we do jive perfectly with this new shift, this new paradigm... and parents and children WANT this badly. Be there for them, serve them, support them, educate them, inspire them... ADJUST THEM!

God bless and be well.
Anthony J. Ebel, D.C.
Premier Wellness Chiropractic

Very well said Dr. Ebel! Don't let fear & lack of understanding stand in the way of giving your child the best potential for a healthy life as possible!

March Madness

2009-02-28T08:12:00.000-08:00

The entire month of March, King Family Chiropractic will be hosting a March Maddness Raffle. To earn your free tickets good towards a chance at a $75 Best Buy Gift card, all you have to do is make sure you keep your appointments.

Just by coming and receiving your regular adjustments, you not only improve the function of your body, but you get one chance to win!

Better yet, every friend or family member you refer to our office (who becomes a patient) earns you 5 more raffle tickets!

Want another chance to win? By helping others whom may not have ever been to a chiropractor, have a fear of what it is we do in our office, want help with some sort of pain, or just want to function better, we ask that you invite them to our Doctor's Report Wednesday, March 11th at 6:30 pm. You earn 5 tickets by attending yourself, and 5 more raffle tickets per family member or friend who attends. Our Doctor's Report is free, and covers many different aspects of chiropractic and the services we provide in our office as well as nutrition, and better lifetyle tips.

Pillows

2009-02-26T14:19:00.000-08:00

Cervical Pillows are in today! If you need help with your neck being tight, sore, or relaxing from that tense feeling, then get a pillow today! I personally use one, and since I've gotten it, I've decreased the frequency of my neck adjustments to only twice a month! (When I used to get it adjusted at least once-twice a week). The pillows we sell are the same pillows Dr. King & I use ourselves. They are also the most inexpensive option and the most effective!!!

Upcoming Events!

2009-02-23T12:04:00.000-08:00

Tonight, February 23rd, King Family Chiropractic is going to be presenting a workshop on Ilio-Tibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBFS). This is an increasingly common disorder in runners. This problem wasn't mentioned 10 years ago. Why is it brought up in every other injury discussion these days? If you've got it, you want to lose it. Dr. Amanda Richardson, D.C. will explain how you can get rid of it for a successful racing season. Tonight's workshop will cover aspects of diagnosis, treatment, rehab and ultimately prevention. The workshop will be hosted by Dick Pond Athletics in St. Charles, IL.

Thursday, February 26th, Dr. Amanda will be at Curves in St. Charles, IL presenting a workshop on "How to Stay Young the First 100 Years!" This workshop will cover many different aspects of healthy lifestyle choices we make in our day to day lives, and how to better choose Health & Youth. Forget Growing OLD... Grow Young for the First 100 Years!

February 25th, Dr. King will be speaking at the St. Charles Park District at 7:00pm on Posture & Healthy Aging. To sign up, call the St. Charles, Park District at 630-584-1055.

Also on February 25th, March 4th & 5th Dr. Amanda will be at the City of St. Charles Health Fair providing free health & spinal screenings.

February 26th, we will be at Brighton Gardens providing a Back Safety & Injury Prevention Workshop to the employees.

March 3rd, Goddard School in St. Charles will be hosting our workshop for parents called "Raising Healthy Children".

If any of these workshops sound like something you would be interested in attending, or hosting at one of your groups, workplaces, or associations, give us a call and we'll be happy to donate our time!!!

Jumper's Knee

2009-02-21T09:01:00.000-08:00

Did you know that even kids benefit form chiropractic care? Many of the problems we see as adults started from falls, accidents, or things that happened to us a children. That's the reason so many people have chronic problems by the time they first visit a chiropractor. They may have said, "No blood, no foul," "It's not broken, so don't need to fix it," or my favorite "It's just growing pains."

Actually my little cousin had "growing pains" while playing basketball, and was diagnosed as having Jumper's Knee; a painful condition where sharp pain is produced in the knee joint upon landing from jumping. The doctor he went to see gave him a cho-pat strap to help change the tracking of his patella (knee cap). Unfortunately, it didn't help my cousin very well and he was still in pain whenever he tried to play.

I asked him if I could take a look. It was a classic case of "Tibial Torsion Syndrome" where the knee joint is twisted in compensatory directions. The reason it happens is because the tibia (lower leg bone) is also forms the outside bone of the ankle joint. Now, the ligament which is most commonly injured in an ankle sprain attaches to the tibia. When the ankle becomes unstable from too many ankle sprains, the body tries to accommodate by rotating the bones to better support it. This means the tibia rotates one direction, so the femur (thigh bone) rotates the other direction creating a mal-tracking of the joint and patella. I proceeded to adjust his ankle which allowed his tibia to rotate back to a more normal position, and subsequently his femur to rotate back correctly as well.

He got up and walked around after one adjustment and reported no pain. I asked him to jump a few times to see if it would cause any pain, and he was fine! He didn't wear the cho-pat brace anymore because he didn't need to, and went back to playing pain free basketball.

If you know of someone with Jumper's Knee, let them know chiropractic care could work for them.

New testimonial

2009-02-19T06:38:00.000-08:00

Recently we had a practice member who came into our office with severe neck pain that was shooting down his arm. Every time he looked up, or to the right, it caused his entire arm to go numb almost instantaneously. He's been to the physical therapist, for treatment of a diagnosed disc problem in his neck and been released, but his job in the construction industry had him right back to where he started. After talking with his wife at a school lecture on Stress management, she signed their family up to get a chiropracic exam & consultation.

This practice member had never had chiropractic care before, and was unsure if we could really help him. After a few months of intensive chiropractic adjustments, therapys, and rehabilitation, his pain is gone, he no longer has the numbness in his arm, and he can look up without causing the problems!

He is currently still receiving chiropractic care because even though he says he feels fine, we're working on keeping him that way and progressivly stabilizing the supporting ligaments, tendons, muscles and joints in his neck so that he's less likely to have a relapse due to work again.

He's extatic in his recovery, and we're happy to serve. Chiropractic helped his body to heal naturally with out drugs or surgery.

Welcome to Our Blog

2009-02-13T13:39:00.001-08:00

Hello Practice Members, Family & Friends!

I'm entirely new to this whole blogging thing, however, I will be staying very current with the blog of health news, chiropractic miracles, and advice for parents & practice members.

For today, we've got a great video on chiropractic care for kids!

I'm not sure how to actually add the video directly to the blog, so here's the link until I get more literate in this whole blogging thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDT1WrzcyDA

In the mean time, sign up for our monthly Health & wellness Newsletter at http://www.kingfamilychiro.net/

Welcome! Check back daily!

Dr. A