The ICPA’s ground breaking study, The Safety and Effectiveness of Pediatric Chiropractic: A Survey of Chiropractors and Parents in a Practice-Based Research Network, was published this month in the prestigious, biomedical journal, Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. The objective of this study was to describe the practice of pediatric chiropractic, including its safety and effectiveness.

“Public should receive more complete warnings”

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-Prevent up to 50% of all cases of heart disease (heart disease kills 950,000 people per year, accounts for 41% of all deaths and costs 501 MILLION DOLLARS per DAY in the U.S.)

-Reduce risk of stroke by 25-30%

-Prevent up to 50% of all stroke deaths

-Reduce congestive heart disease deaths by 63%

-Reduce hospital readmission for heart failure patients by 71%

-Normalize blood pressure

-Reduce risk of developing high blood pressure

-Restore/maintain heart and blood vessel health

-Restore/maintain normal cholesterol and triglyceride levels

-Reduce risk of breast cancer by up to 60%

-Reduce pancreatic cancer in overweight people by up to 50%

-Reduce lung cancer in smokers by up to 72%

-Prevent up to 50% of colon cancer

-Reduce risk of and improve rheumatoid and osteoarthritis

-Reduce melanoma cases by up to 72%

-Prevent osteoporosis (just the fractures from osteoporosis costs $38 million per DAY in U.S.)

-Increase strenght, flexibility, balance

-decrease gall bladder removal by 20%

-decrease gallstone formation

-improve digestion and decrease indigestion

-improve bowel function and elimination

-increase immune system function

-increase macrophage (anti-tumor) activity and antioxidant levels

How much does it cost? Free

WHAT DRUG CAN COMPETE WITH THESE STATS?

All DEATH – decrease all cause mortality by 67% in general population

-decrease all cause mortality by 50% in 61-81 year olds

-prevent up to 47% of cognitive impairment

-prevent up to 62% Alzheimer’s and 52% of dementia

-better physical function in older adults

-decrease chance of ever being in a nursing home

movement of your spine produces pleasure nutrients for your brain and if you can’t move your spine your body can’t give your brain those pleasure nutrients

-decrease rate of aging

-enhance learning capacity by up to 12 TIMES!

-increase serotonin levels (“feel good” hormone)

-decrease depression by 20% (including relapses)

-decrease stress and body breakdown hormones

-increase Growth and Healing Hormones

-decrease risk of weight gain/obesity

Booth et al. Waging war on physical inactivity: using modern molecular ammunition against an ancient enemy J Appl Physiol 93: 3-30

The greatest gift you can give your children is a role model. – Dr. Chestnut

Chiropractors work with the spine, not necessarily because it’s the source of neck and back pain, but because it houses and protects the spinal cord and nervous system. Every vital life sustaining process depends on the integrity of this communication network between the brain and the body.

Women who breastfeed their babies may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests.