San Antonio Nutritionist Talks About A Holistic Approach To Migraines

As sure as the sun rises in the morning, you have heard someone say, “I tried this treatment or that herb, but it did not work.” There is no panacea for migraines. If you ask what the causes of migraines are,

•             A chiropractor will say that a bone is out of place

•             A nutritionist will say there is liver toxicity

•             A colon hydrotherapist will say that you have a sluggish bowel

•             An acupuncturist will say that the meridians are out of balance

Who is correct? They all are!

Migraines, in our twenties, can progress to cluster headaches in our forties. This means that one or two simple causes have now progressed into systemic problems that require a holistic approach for the alleviation of symptoms. So, what should a migraine patient do?

Seek a chiropractor that will make sure that the neck is in proper alignment. Adjustments decrease nerve irritation to neck muscles, easing tension. In just the last few years, there has even been a newly discovered muscle in the neck, which connects directly to the spinal cord dura (covering). This tiny muscle, missed for hundreds of years, can contribute to headaches in ways that were completely unknown before. Some chiropractors adjust skull bones and many work on TMJ problems, which can easily lead to migraine symptoms. Some patients have gotten relief that has lasted for months at a time, just by addressing long standing neck problems.

San Antonio Nutritionist - Your diet and how it affects migraines

Seek good nutritional counseling. Nutritional deficiencies can be addressed and corrected by looking at a complete blood chemistry, not traditional values, but optimum values. Too many people have been to their doctor only to hear that there is nothing wrong. When optimum values are used to prescribe functional doses of nutrients, patients may find that they have never felt better in their life. Food allergies should also be addressed.  Even healthy foods, like carrots and almonds, can trigger migraines in some people, as well as a need for antacids. Nutritionists often recommend quality digestive enzymes, due to a decrease in natural enzyme production, eliminating the need for antacids.

How about acupuncture? Many of my patients already know that LI-4 (large intestine-4) will help to eliminate some headaches. This may be a great place to start self-care.

San Pedro North Chiropractic, Dr. Doreen Lewis provides full examinations, x-rays, nutritional counseling, food and airborne allergy testing, acupuncture, physical medicine/therapy and massage therapy combined for a holistic approach to treating migraine and cluster headaches.

For more information on how a your local San Antonio Nutritionist can help you with migraines, call 210-490-9169 to schedule an appointment! 

San Antonio Nutritionist on ANA (+) No More

What is ANA (+)?

Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are produced, most notably, in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), or just plain “lupus”. Lupus can affect every organ system in the body, especially the kidneys and it varies at different times in different individuals. It can also mimic other systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. This makes the diagnosis very difficult. ANA titres can confirm certain autoimmune diseases including lupus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., by its presence.

A few years ago my mother, 78 years old and 2000 miles away, was hospitalized to have her leg amputated. Her Rheumatologist had given her so many steroid injections, that it robbed her bones of calcium and caused her ankle to collapse, leaving her with no circulation in her foot.

What does this have to do with ANA titres? I was severely stressed over my mother’s predicament and lack of care. After one month of going through the surgery and rehabilitation with my mother, totally traumatizing my own emotions and body as well, I returned home to find my knees “locked up” with rheumatoid and my own ANA titre was positive. I attribute these problems to the stress and the food I was forced to eat while staying at the hospital and rehab center.

Having suffered from Hashimoto’s disease for many years, I knew that I was predisposed to other autoimmune diseases. I ran genetic profile tests, which confirmed that I have the genes that are associated with rheumatoid disease.

San Antonio Nutritionist - How your diet affects ANA 

Since the mucosal lining of the gut modulates 80% of one’s health, I needed to discover what foods were triggering the over stimulation of my immune system. I ran an IgG (delayed, acquired, type II/III complexes) food allergy panel. Thirty-two positives! Basically, I had to stop eating the offending foods for sixty days. It wasn’t fun, but it worked! Naturally my husband, a chiropractor as well, adjusted C7/T1 for my thyroid, T5-9 for my liver and adrenals and L1 for my colon. We also used cold laser on the affected joints. Finally, I learned how to neutralize out the vaccinations I had received as a child, which were responsible for activating the genes in the first place.

I am rheumatoid free and ANA negative now! Another added benefit was my ability to lower my natural thyroid dose again! What have I learned? There are usually two or more triggers that activate genes and what can be activated, can also be deactivated!

To discuss your diet and how it effects Antinuclear antibodies (ANA), call your local San Antonio Nutritionist today at 210-490-9169

Nutritionist in San Antonio says...

The answer is a resounding YES! Any nutritionist in San Antonio will tell you, cholesterol is a sterol made from protein, sugar and glycol-nutrients. Its purpose is to be used by the body to make:

      · Bile – to help with fat digestion.

      · Hormones - to keep us "sexy", healthy and fit.

· Vitamin D - to prevent cancer, heal the intestinal barrier and blood brain barrier.

· Brain cells - our memories are pure cholesterol! Our brain is 79% fat and cholesterol.

· Skin - cholesterol makes up the protective barrier of our skin, to keep toxic substances on the outside.

Yes, you need cholesterol, but the truth is that, ideally, we need to keep it over 175, total. People with cholesterol less than 160 are at a much higher risk for cancer, hepatitis, lung disease, stroke, alcoholism, suicide, erectile dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease, peripheral neuropathies… Get the idea? Just in case you can't believe your eyes, this information is from the European Heart Journal, 1997.

The actual level being set at 200, was recommended by pharmaceutical companies and put into effect by the medical trade association, a.k.a. the AMA, to increase doctor’s visits. The Farmingham study, published in 1979, was promoted to say that for every 1% drop in cholesterol, there was a two-year gain in life expectancy. This was an outright lie. Here is a very abbreviated list of the actual findings.

· For every 1% mg/dL drop of cholesterol, there was an 11% increase in coronary and total mortality!

· People whose cholesterol naturally decreased during the 30 year study had a greater risk of dying than those whose cholesterol increased.

· Cholesterol levels made no difference in mortality in men over 48 years of age.

The use of statins has enhanced big Pharma's profits through, not only the use of cholesterol lowering drugs, but also by treating all of its many side effects, including diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, cancer…

A Leading Nutritionist in San Antonio asks... 

Want to stay healthy? Avoid junk foods, exercise, drink lots of water (non-fluoridated) and keep your cholesterol ABOVE 175. This is especially true of people with blood type A as this group tends to be more prone to cancer. Therefore, they need the antioxidant properties of cholesterol, as well as the protective ability of the coating around each blood cell to prevent cancer.

Want more information about controlling your cholesterol call a leading Nutritionist in San Antonio at 210-490-9169 

San Antonio Nutritionist on Type II Diabetes

Type II diabetes is rampant in San Antonio. This “adult onset” variety is now affecting our youth.Young men with breasts & girls starting their periods early are signs that something is not right. Elevated glucose causes elevated estrogen in men, elevated testosterone and estrogen in women and elevated insulin levels in both sexes. Elevated insulin levels tell the body to store fat and to block serotonin, which causes depression. 

Genetic predisposition to diabetes can be checked by doing an Immuno Genomic Profile. This test can detect the gene that puts us at risk for developing diabetes, metabolic dysglycemia (blood glucose imbalances) and a high risk of coronary artery disease. If this test is positive, all is not lost. The body turns this gene on and can turn it off.

San Antonio Nutritionist  - There are four areas of concern and treatment in true holistic care.