AMA Prefers Chiropractic

Dr. Curt Rexroth D.C. C.C.N. takes listeners through a brief history between the American Medical Association and the Chiropractic Profession, beginning with the Committee on Quackery, the AMA’s illegal boycott of Chiropractic care, and ending with the AMA’s current conclusion that Chiropractic care is more effective at treating low back pain than medication. Supporting the AMA’s conclusion, the doctor reviews two trial studies: the first demonstrating that pain improves with spinal manipulation; the second demonstrating that function can improve with spinal manipulation.

You Can Handle It!

Dr. Rexroth regards the success of the human species and our ability to overcome illness, marveling that no illness has wiped homo sapiens out. Despite this success, the doctor muses, our society has allowed itself to become reliant on medication. Dr. Rexroth gives the example of the common cold: influenza B.

Gut-Healing Melatonin

Dr. Curt Rexroth D.C. C.C.N. shares information regarding how proton-pump inhibitors such as Nexium, Prilosec, etc. reduce the body’s overall acidity, potentially leading to malnutrition, GERD, and even Alzheimer’s Disease. He goes on to discuss a supplement available at Welcome to Health: GI GUARD AM and PM. (Transcript available.)

Steroids Block Your Natural Response

Dr. Curt Rexroth D.C. C.C.N. discusses the over-prescription of antibiotics and steroids to treat the common cold. He reviews how steroids turn down the body's natural inflammatory response which allows you to combat the offending virus. He also reviews some of the risks and secondary effects of long and short term steroid use.

Body's Basic Energy Needs

Dr. Curt Rexroth D.C. C.C.N. shares a population study he read in Scientific American in which scientists found that, regardless of lifestyle, humans burn approximately the same number of calories per day. Dr. Rexroth goes on to explain basal metabolic rate and how this relates to weight loss, exercise, and health.

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