Presented by Barb KaiserJanuary 27, 2009

Welcome to part 1 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

No change in human genes in 40,000 years Other cultures Hangover gene

Genes are the recipe Lifestyle choices are the ingredients

MAKE INFORMED CHOICES!

BOOK: The 14 Foundational Premises for the Scientific and Philosophical Validation of the Chiropractic Wellness Paradigm

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

As I gathered the research for this book so that I could share the wonderful validating experience I had with others I realized that much of our research was being aimed in the wrong direction. Chiropractic got trapped asking the wrong questions. We have been asking allopathic questions regarding which diseases or symptoms chiropractic can alleviate instead of what I see as the fundamental chiropractic questions... The goal of my research and this book is to answer these questions (and stimulate research to investigate these questions) so that we have a bullet proof scientific and philosophical validation of chiropractic.

- Dr. James L. Chestnut, B.Ed. M.Sc. D.C. C.C.W.P.

One of the greatest validations of chiropractic in history

Advances in knowledge of neurology The “garden hose” concept is not the whole

story The importance of afferent model of

subluxation

UNDERSTAND WHY CHIROPRACTIC WORKS!

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

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 and feeling good, full self expression & freedom to create a life you love.

Chiropractic is a lifetime family wellness solution!

Vitalistic - life force is acknowledged

Holistic - address body, mind and spirit

Naturalistic - follow universal laws

Conservative – least intervention first

Critical Rationalism - reason and logic

Mechanistic - life force is omitted

Reductionistic - address an organ or system

Artificialistic - chemical, surgical

Radical - full speed ahead

How can you compete with logic?

Peer-reviewed research supports that, within the human spine,◦ Segmental movement restrictions exist◦ Static misalignments exist

Part, but not all, of vertebral subluxation complex (VSC)

They are married, and divorce is not possible!

Vertebral subluxation has neurological components

Proprioception◦ “POSITIVE body

thought”◦ Movement

Nociception◦ “NEGATIVE body

thought”◦ Restriction

Impulses reach the cerebellum and brainstem at

3,000,000,000,000 bits per second

50 of these bits reach the cortex!

Central sensitization Peripheral sensitization Allodynia Sympathetically-induced muscle spasm Vasoconstriction Chronic muscle pathology (myofascitis) Chronic joint pathology (osteoarthritis)

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

Spinal Cord

Cerebellum

Nociception

Cerebral cortex

Adrenals

Stress Response

More anxiety & fear

Less memory & learning

Heightened pain sensitivity

Insulin resistance

Decreased immunity

SUBLUXATION

Chronic Diseases

Lower cholesterol

Lower blood pressure

Normalized blood sugar

Normalized pain sensitivity

Increased immunity

Less anxiety & fear

More memory & learning

Spinal Cord

Cerebellum

Proprioception

Cerebral cortex

RelaxationResponse

Less anxiety & fear

More memory & learning

Normalized pain sensitivity

Normalized blood sugar

Increased immunity

Lower cholesterol

Lower blood pressure

ADJUSTMENT

Health and Well-being

Proper range of motion

Proper alignment Reduces

nociception Increases

proprioception

Break up connective tissue adhesions Restore healthy neurological pathways Physiological stages of healing Neuroplasticity Functional correction is the goal!

Decreased sensitization Decreased allodynia Normalized sympathetic tone

◦ Muscle relaxation◦ Vasodilation

Normalized stress response Increased immune response

Cerebellar-brainstem-cortical loops Old news:

◦ Coordinate movement and posture New news:

◦ Affects cognition – learning and memory◦ Affects emotions◦ Affects visceral function

The nervous system needs movement Research from other fields supports

chiropractors:◦ Neuroscience◦ Neuropsychology◦ Psychoneuroimmunology◦ Education

We are ready to roll!

If you want to function at your best in body, mind, and spirit

From cradle to grave

What stand should you take, as a future

chiropractor?

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

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

ICA is the association that brought you this information

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