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If you have a true desire to be healthy, going be feel, or trying to do the right thing may not be enough. It may also pose frustrations with results, or anxiety on trying to navigate the correct path with conflicting information from media and professionals.

Consider also that how you feel can be an incredibly misleading indicator as to what’s taking place inside of us. Liver function can drop to as low as 20% before symptoms are noted. Fortunately, there is another way.

Lab based testing is one of the most useful ways to assess health. A full blood panel, for example, can tell you what nutritional deficiencies may be present, what diseases or conditions you may have, or provide insight on organ function.

At Body Bliss, Dr. Berger can work with you to determine and order which test(s) best serve your needs based on a consultation and questionnaire, or review any recent tests you have had. After a thorough review of your tests, he will make the best recommendations for diet and supplementation. Should you choose to have follow-up test after two months, it would become very easy to see what improvements were made between the pre and post-test, and what fine tuning needs to be made.

Take the guesswork out of trying to do the right thing. Alleviate your anxiety about ignoring potentially serious underlying conditions. Finally, take comfort in pursuing the best pathway to naturally improving your health.

If you would like more information as to how a lab test can get you the answers you need, fill out the questionnaire below and call us to schedule a nutritional consult.

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There can more to pain than the structures involved. Inflammation caused by a bad diet can play a prominent role in chronic pain. Inflammation is simply the body’s immune response to toxins as it seeks to rid itself of it. While there are different types of inflammation with different causes and effects, one common result of that immune response is the triggering of nerves to create pain, and swelling. Chronic pain is the result of failure to eliminate the stressors that brought on the inflammation. This is where diet comes in.

Pain management specialist, William Welches, D.O., advocates the following staples to create an anti-inflammatory effect:

1. Consuming 6-9 servings of vegetables a day.
2. Restricting dairy and grains
3. Restricting red meat

Let’s be clear that diet is just one component in reducing chronic pain, but one that’s within your control. At Body Bliss, we use lab based testing to determine what nutritional deficiencies you may have, as well as getting the complete picture of what’s taking place inside of you. If you would like more information as to how a lab test can get you the answers you need, fill out the questionnaire below and call us to schedule a nutritional consult.

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As we celebrate chiropractic awareness this month, one area we’d like to highlight is chiropractic’s excellent record in its drug-free approach to pain relief. We are seeing an epidemic of prescription opioid overuse and abuse. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as one in four patients who receive prescription opioids long term for non-cancer pain in primary care settings struggles with addiction. This correlates in deaths involving opioids, with the number dying from overdose quadrupling since 1999.

The effectiveness of chiropractic for pain relief has been validated through mainstream medical research. The Journal of the American Medical Association, in a 2013 patient page on low-back pain, has suggested patients consider chiropractic before surgery. Chiropractic continues to be recognized as the first choice in pain management.

In our office, we recognize that there are acute cases where prescription pain-killers may be recommended. However, even then, this should be done in conjunction with chiropractic care to quickly reduce or eliminate the need for them. We have seen the devastating effects that long-term use of opioids can have. The sooner that we can break the pain cycle, and give the body the best chance to heal itself, the better the outcome.

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• 1 million people in the United States have diabetes, 8.1 million of whom may be undiagnosed and unaware of their condition.
• In adults 20 and older, more than one in every 10 people suffers from diabetes, and in seniors (65 and older), that figure rises to more than one in four.
• 7 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in U.S. adults in 2012, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is on the rise.
• Cases of diagnosed diabetes cost the United States an estimated $245 billion in 2012

In diabetes, the blood sugar (glucose) levels are very high due to the imbalance in the secretion or utilization of the hormone insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas to help glucose enter the cells. This has the dual effect of providing usable energy as well as balancing blood sugar.

The devastating effects this can have include: higher risk of heart attack, strokes, vision problems, nerve and limb pain, as well as elevated cholesterol and blood pressure.

Some of the positive effects of massage include:

• Improving blood circulation – insulin is better able to be utilized
• Improves lymph flow and removes toxins
• Tones down overactive nervous system – reduces stress hormones present
• Improves flexibility and mobility of the joints and tissues (joints are stiffer in diabetics)

It is easy to see why we get such great results. If you or someone you know has diabetes, do not overlook this valuable service. If you or someone you know is unsure whether or not you have diabetes, we can order tests for that and provide proper management strategies as well. Yes, living with diabetes can make life a bit more challenging. Let us help make it easier for you.

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