Hi  All,

We  are only a couple of months into 2010 yet it seems like so much has already  happened.  Our nation continues to  wrestle with the “healthcare crisis” and it seems like there is no good answer.   I believe the root of this issue is that  we have tried to solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created  this problem.  According to Albert
Einstein, this cannot be done.  You will  not improve the “HEALTH” of an individual, a community, a society or a world  with “SICK CARE.”  The standard allopathic medical approach to health is reactive, only addressing problems at the point  in which they have become so severe that symptoms arise and or the disease  exists.  This type of care is VITAL for  those who have gotten to this extreme and I am glad to be in a place where the sick/acute care is so excellent but True Health is an ongoing process that  requires a proactive lifestyle, the “Chiropractic Wellness Lifestyle”, to  continue in a positive direction.

How can you grow and prosper as a person, business, community, nation or world if you are always “putting out fires?”  Many  of you already know that you cannot.  A  friend of mine takes time out every quarter to be alone, away from the everyday  stuff, so that he can refocus, readjust his plans and goals and make sure he  keeps the bigger picture in mind.   He  does this for his business as do many business professionals.  Let me ask you this:  If it is good enough for your business, isn’t  it good enough for your health and the health of your loved ones?  Isn’t it worthwhile to set health goals each  year, make sure you are taking all the action steps necessary to move toward  greater levels of health and wellbeing?   As it is commonly said, “there is nothing more important than your health.”  If this is true, isn’t it worth  a little time and effort to do all you can to create good health in your life  and the lives of your loved ones?

You  brush and maybe floss your teeth everyday to remove decay, avoid cavities and have health teeth.  Now this is important  but think about the fact that your nerve system controls and coordinates the  function of every organ, tissue and cell in your body and unhealthy lifestyles  lead to decay in your spine and nerve system.   This decay leads to dysfunction in your body and eventually disease and  death.  Doesn’t it seem as though it would be worth some regular proactive effort to brush and floss your spine, nerve system and lifestyle to reduce this decay?   A little effort now can help you avoid BIG and COSTLY problems later as  well as provide you with a greater quality of life now and in the future.

I  am not talking about difficult, time consuming or costly things.  I am talking about small and gentle  adjustments to your spine and to different lifestyle components that not only  will make HUGE positive changes in your quality of life but also may enhance  your enjoyment of the NOW.

The  brushing and flossing of your spine and nerve system (Chiropractic Care) and the lifestyle enhancements are much easier and less time consuming then you think.  Dr. Stern is a specialist in Chiropractic  Pediatric, Maternity and Family Wellness Care and regularly helps individuals  and families improve the quality of their lives through chiropractic care and  lifestyle counseling.

Stern Chiropractic is Chicagoland’s Wellness Lifestyle resource and is here to help guide you and your family to an EXTRAODINARY LIFE of Love, Joy, Health and Happiness in 2010.

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The following is an article of interest I hope you will find helpful:

Mom’s Diet During Pregnancy May Alter Infant’s Allergies

By Joene Hendry

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 19 – Eating lots of vegetables and fruits during pregnancy may lower the chance of having a baby with certain  allergies, hint study findings from Japan.

Greater  intake of green and yellow vegetables, citrus fruit, and veggies and fruits high in beta carotene may lessen the risk of having a baby with eczema, Dr. Yoshihiro Miyake at Fukuoka  University and colleagues found.

Foods high in vitamin E similarly may lessen the risk of having a wheezy infant, they reported online January 22nd in  Allergy.

Beta carotene and vitamin E are two of many antioxidants thought to benefit health. But prior investigations of maternal  antioxidant intake and childhood allergies offered conflicting findings. This  area of research “is still developing,” Dr. Miyake noted in an email  to Reuters Health.

In the current study, Dr. Miyake’s  team evaluated vegetable and fruit intake during pregnancy in 763 women, as  well as eczema or allergic wheeze in their infants.

The women were 30 years old on average  and about 17 weeks pregnant at enrollment.. When their babies were between 16  and 24 months old, the women provided birth and breastfeeding history, number  of older siblings, and exposure to smoke.

The team found that 21% of the  youngsters wheezed or had a “whistling in the chest in the last 12  months,” and fewer than 19% had eczema.

According to the investigators,  mothers who ate greater amounts of green and yellow vegetables, citrus fruits,  or beta carotene while pregnant were less apt to have an infant with eczema.

For example, after allowing for other  eczema risk factors, eczema was more common among infants whose mothers ate the  least versus the most green and yellow vegetables – 54 and 32 infants, respectively.

Likewise, higher intake of vitamin E  during pregnancy was associated a reduced likelihood of having a wheezy infant — a finding that supports previous investigations from the U.S. and U.K.

Boosting intake of green and yellow vegetables, citrus fruits, and antioxidants such as beta-carotene and vitamin E among pregnant women “deserves further investigation as  measures that  would possibly be effective in the prevention of allergic disorders in the
offspring,” the researchers conclude.

Allergy 2010.