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Table
of Contents "Increase your Immune System Now!"
- Dr. Maloof's Sinus and Allergy
Story
- Immune
System
- Allergens and Allergies
- The
Medical Approach
- The
Chiropractic Approach
- Allergies and Nutrition
- Happy
Birthday Lincoln
- Happy
Valentine's Day
Dr. Maloof's Sinus and Allergy Story. Listen to Dr. Maloof live as she shares her story,
click on www.drmaloof.com/demo_dvd/play_demo_video.php?chapter=14.
I am living proof that you
can live without sinus and allergy problems naturally! I am a chiropractor
today because of my personal experience, which led me to help others in their
search for better health. I grew up in a small town in Connecticut and I
thought I was a healthy child. I had a garden in my backyard and I was on
the swim team at age 5, so I swam two hours every day my entire childhood.
The one problem I did have was sinus and allergies. They were so bad that
I could never breathe through my nose, so I sounded like I had a cold all the
time. My mother brought me from doctor to doctor trying to find a solution
to my problem. Their answer came in a bottle-prescriptions drugs, allergy
shots, etc. My mother did not believe in that so I never took any
medication. As I got older, my problem continued to get worse and by then
I was on the varsity basketball and tennis teams and realized if I could breathe
I could probably run faster. I took matters into my own hands and went to
the drugstore and bought some nose spray and it was a miracle. It worked
great; however, I became addicted to it using it six times a day to survive.
After two years of this I realized I couldn't continue. My mom heard about
how chiropractic could help with sinus and allergies and probably like everyone
else I said, "What is a chiropractor going to do for my nose?" Thank God
she brought me to the chiropractor and I found out that my spine was out of
alignment in my neck and that directly affected my breathing. My spine had
been out of alignment since birth. Most normal births are traumatic. I had
also fallen and broken my collarbone when I was 2 years old. When the
chiropractor adjusted my neck I was able to breathe. That changed my
life!!! The chiropractor also put me on nutritional supplements as
well. Now I have been able to help thousands of people that suffer.
Now I have saved them from sinus and ear surgeries and have gotten them back to
chiropractic and nutrition to keep them healthy. By correcting spinal
misalignments, Chiropractic helps you adapt better to the stresses in your
environment, including those relating to
allergies.
Immune
System
Your immune system keeps
you 100% natural, organic, unadulterated you! It recognizes and destroys
anything that's not supposed to be in you: bacteria, pollutants, dust, pollen
drugs, tumors, dead pieces of your own cells, and even artificial hearts and
donor organs. (Metal and plastic, however don't trigger an immune reaction). A
healthy immune system means high resistance to disease and infection, better
ability to deal with stress, and greater health and
well-being.
Allergens
and Allergies
The most common immune
system disorder is the allergy. Allergies occur when the immune system
overreacts to an allergen (dust, pollen, mild dog or cat dander, strawberries
etc.) and produces too many neutralizing chemicals (especially histamines) to
counteract it.
The
Medical Approach
Orthodox medicine has no
cure for allergies, only treatment of symptoms. According to the late Robert
Mendelsohn, MD: You can depend on most doctors to largely ignore the cause...
unfortunately, their treatment is often worse than the disease especially since
the relatively safe folk-measures of yesteryear have been replaced by the
sophisticated, dangerous drugs of modern medicine. Since runny eyes, irritation,
redness, fullness in the sinuses and other allergy symptoms are caused by
histamines, antihistamines are often prescribed to dry mucus membranes. However,
antihistamines can cause serious heart problems and should not be used with
alcohol, sedatives or tranquilizers. Also steroid nasal sprays can damage the
cilia in the nose and upper respiratory tract and affect the adrenal
gland.
The
Chiropractic Approach
Allergy sufferers have
praised chiropractic care for over a century. Chiropractic care is not a
treatment for allergies however. The goal of chiropractic care is to locate and
correct a serious type of spine and nervous system stress called the vertebral
subluxation complex (VSC). By releasing stress on the nervous system,
chiropractic permits the immune system to function more effectively-something
all allergy sufferers need since a nervous system with less stress functions
more efficiently. Noted health researcher Dr. Kurt Donsback reflects the opinion
of many natural healers: A healthy body is capable of neutralizing these toxic
substances and a body which has malfunctioning defense mechanisms cannot. The
emphasis on allergies must be on building a healthy body, not on trying to use
evasive tactics by eliminating all the
allergens.
Allergies
and Nutrition
Dairy products can
sometimes aggravate sinus and allergy problems. Dairy products create more
mucous. I have specific nutritional recommendations and natural supplements that
I have used myself and with my patients along with the chiropractic treatments.
Antronex is a supplement that helps with sinus, Allerplex helps with allergies
and Congaplex helps fight infection. All supplements are available at my
office.
Happy
Birthday Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is
celebrating his 200th Birthday this month on February 12th and I wanted to share
with you a fabulous book that I just finished reading that I highly recommend
titled "Lincoln Speaks to
Leaders" 20 Powerful Lessons for Today's Leaders from America's 16th
President. This book is written by Gene Greissman, Pat Williams and
Peggy Matthews Rose. The difference a year makes is the books that you
read, and the people that you meet. I challenge you this year to read at least
one book per month, my goal this year is one book per week. The lessons
that you learn by reading the written word are so powerful and can be
implemented into your daily life. This will be one of the books that I
will continue to reference because of the value of the messages. I have
always had a love for Lincoln and used his story in one of my very first
speeches in which I received an award. You may order this book on www.amazon.com
or www.presidentlincoln.com.
Happy
Valentine's Day
Love is the ultimate
superfood for your body. So whether you are single or married, remember
that giving and receiving love will feed your heart and soul. This Valentine's
Day make sure you let those family, friends, and loved ones know how much you
care about them, not only once a year but everyday. Love is the Universal
language that everyone understands. Show them that you care by offering
the gift of better health.
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Dr. Catherine Maloof
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