More on Forward Head Posture (FHP)
According to Rene Cailliet MD, director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Southern California, forward head posture can add up to 30 pounds of abnormal leverage on the cervical spine. This can pull the entire spine out of alignment. FHP results in loss of vital capacity of the lungs by as much as 30 percent. This shortness of breath can lead to heart and blood vascular disease. The entire gastrointestinal system is affected; particularly the large intestine. Loss of good bowel peristaltic function and evacuation is a common effect of FHP. It causes an increase in discomfort and pain because proprioceptive signals from the first four cervical vertebrae are a major source of the stimuli which create the body's pain controlling chemicals (endorphins). With inadequate endorphin production, many otherwise non-painful sensations are experienced as pain. FHP dramatically reduces endorphin production. (from www.toyourhealth.com)
Have you had your neck and posture assessed lately?
Dr. Eric
310-993-8482
www.drericnepo.com
2116 Wilshire Blvd. #208
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Monday, July 19, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Cervical Lordosis: is it important?
"Loss of the cervical curve stretches the spinal cord 5-7 cm and causes disease." -Dr. Alf Breig, neurosurgeon and Nobel Prize recipient -
Have you had your neck checked lately?
Dr. Eric
www.drericnepo.com
310-993-8482
Have you had your neck checked lately?
Dr. Eric
www.drericnepo.com
310-993-8482
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Vitamin C
Vitamin C: Commonly known as Ascorbic Acid
Note: many Vitamin C supplements are only composed of ascorbic acid. In nature (fruits and veggies) vitamin C is much more than just ascorbic acid, but it is also all the vitomers and co-factors that make vitamin C from from food sources much more beneficial than vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid alone.
Benefits: 1. CAN HELP FIGHT OFF INFECTIONS.
2. HELP FIGHT OFF CANCER.
3. HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE.
4. HELP PREVENT CATARACTS.
5. PREVENTS SCURVY.
6. LOWERING CHOLESTEROL LEVELS.
7. LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE.
8. SPEED WOUND HEALING.
9. FIGHTS ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA.
10. HELP PREVENT GALLSTONES.
11. PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS.
12. MAY SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
How it Works: Vitamin C helps the immune system because it is the most important antioxidant in the body. In 1976, Linus Pauling showed that cancer patient's lived an average of a year longer from taking mega doses of Vitamin C. Several studies have shown that Vitamin C lowers total cholesterol while raising the good cholesterol HDL. Vitamin C has been linked to lower blood pressure on average of about 4 points. Vitamin C speeds the wound healing process because it allows the body to make collagen. Vitamin C helps prevent excess histamines from being made therefore reducing allergies. A study showed that women who had the highest levels of Vitamin C were 39% less likely to get gallstones. Because vitamin C is antioxidant, it may slow down the progression of Parkinsons early on.
Sources: Good food sources of Vitamin C are: citrus fruits, acerola, guava, papaya, green and yellow peppers, and strawberries.
Recommendations: The MINIMUM Vitamin C for children 1-3 is 15 mg/day. The MINIMUM for children 4-8 is 25 mg/day. The MINIMUM for children 9-13 is 45 mg/day. The MINIMUM for males 14-18 is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for females 14-18 is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for men 19 and over is 90 mg/day. The MINIMUM for women 19 and over is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for pregnant women is 80-85 mg/day. Finally, the MINIMUM for nursing women is 115 mg/day.
Yours,
Dr. Eric Nepomnaschy
Chiropractor
Santa Monica, CA
310-993-8482
www.drericnepo.com
Note: many Vitamin C supplements are only composed of ascorbic acid. In nature (fruits and veggies) vitamin C is much more than just ascorbic acid, but it is also all the vitomers and co-factors that make vitamin C from from food sources much more beneficial than vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid alone.
Benefits: 1. CAN HELP FIGHT OFF INFECTIONS.
2. HELP FIGHT OFF CANCER.
3. HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE.
4. HELP PREVENT CATARACTS.
5. PREVENTS SCURVY.
6. LOWERING CHOLESTEROL LEVELS.
7. LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE.
8. SPEED WOUND HEALING.
9. FIGHTS ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA.
10. HELP PREVENT GALLSTONES.
11. PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS.
12. MAY SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
How it Works: Vitamin C helps the immune system because it is the most important antioxidant in the body. In 1976, Linus Pauling showed that cancer patient's lived an average of a year longer from taking mega doses of Vitamin C. Several studies have shown that Vitamin C lowers total cholesterol while raising the good cholesterol HDL. Vitamin C has been linked to lower blood pressure on average of about 4 points. Vitamin C speeds the wound healing process because it allows the body to make collagen. Vitamin C helps prevent excess histamines from being made therefore reducing allergies. A study showed that women who had the highest levels of Vitamin C were 39% less likely to get gallstones. Because vitamin C is antioxidant, it may slow down the progression of Parkinsons early on.
Sources: Good food sources of Vitamin C are: citrus fruits, acerola, guava, papaya, green and yellow peppers, and strawberries.
Recommendations: The MINIMUM Vitamin C for children 1-3 is 15 mg/day. The MINIMUM for children 4-8 is 25 mg/day. The MINIMUM for children 9-13 is 45 mg/day. The MINIMUM for males 14-18 is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for females 14-18 is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for men 19 and over is 90 mg/day. The MINIMUM for women 19 and over is 75 mg/day. The MINIMUM for pregnant women is 80-85 mg/day. Finally, the MINIMUM for nursing women is 115 mg/day.
Yours,
Dr. Eric Nepomnaschy
Chiropractor
Santa Monica, CA
310-993-8482
www.drericnepo.com
Monday, July 5, 2010
Foot Pain? can it be Plantar Faciitis?
If you have ever stepped out of bed and felt like you had an ice pick stuck in your heel, then you know plantar faciitis.
Plantar fasciitis is characterized by pain in the heel of the foot or in the sole of the foot, usually exacerbated by walking without proper arch support. The pain tends to be increased in the morning hours (as the muscles of the foot and calf tighten up at night) and decreases a bit as the day goes on.
Common causes of plantar fasciitis are joint fixations within the tarsal bones (bones of the foot), tight calves muscles and tight foot muscles.
Although many people suffer from this condition for months and years on end, Chiropractic care is very effective treating this condition. A combination of chiropractic adjustments to the foot, myofascial release and some exercises alleviate and in many cases completely get rid of this condition.
If you or anyone you know is suffering from foot pain we may have the solution you are looking for.
Dr. Eric
Chiropractor
Santa Monica, CA
310-993-8482
www.drericnepo.com
Plantar fasciitis is characterized by pain in the heel of the foot or in the sole of the foot, usually exacerbated by walking without proper arch support. The pain tends to be increased in the morning hours (as the muscles of the foot and calf tighten up at night) and decreases a bit as the day goes on.
Common causes of plantar fasciitis are joint fixations within the tarsal bones (bones of the foot), tight calves muscles and tight foot muscles.
Although many people suffer from this condition for months and years on end, Chiropractic care is very effective treating this condition. A combination of chiropractic adjustments to the foot, myofascial release and some exercises alleviate and in many cases completely get rid of this condition.
If you or anyone you know is suffering from foot pain we may have the solution you are looking for.
Dr. Eric
Chiropractor
Santa Monica, CA
310-993-8482
www.drericnepo.com
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