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It's the time of the week where you get your dose of well-being.
I've got one main thing on my mind, but I've been receiving a healthcare
newsletter every day that gives me some other things to think about. Thus,
we've got a mini-topic that will lead to the main one. Let's get to it...
Vaccines and Kids: The Ongoing Discussion
Wake Forest University Medical Center is currently in the midst
of a research study that links Autism to the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and
Rubella) vaccine. We've talked about - in past editions of WWB - the
danger of vaccines and how you should do your research before making the
decision. This is only intended to further that discussion. The
Measles vaccine was found in 70 of the 80 Autistic kids tested, thus
far. That's not really much of an outlier when its 88%. There's no
conclusive statements being made, yet, but I want to keep you posted as
more information comes in about this study.
It's Not About How You Feel; It's About How You FUNCTION
One of the greatest travesties of our current healthcare system is
that it has convinced the world that unless you feel bad, you're more or
less healthy. Sure, according to its basic premises, you can exercise and
eat right and that will help, but as long as you feel good - you're doing
pretty well. Unfortunately, that is far from the truth. Ever had thrown
up? Had diarrhea? A fever? All three examples represent perfectly normal
and natural processes, yet they usually aren't associated with feeling
good. You throw up when your body needs to get rid of something. Same
thing with diarrhea. And fever? A simple raising of the body's temperature
to fight off infection. All three HEALTHY reactions. On the flip side,
people with no symptoms die every day. Skip Prosser (the former Wake Forest
basketball coach) dropped dead while jogging.
So, health really doesn't have much to do with how you feel.
However, it has a heck of a lot to do with how your body is functioning.
Borrowing from the above examples, a properly functioning body knows when
and when not to raise your fever and to what appropriate level is necessary
for that situation. It also has a rock solid idea of what should and should
not be allowed inside it, so it can expertly control any potential scenario
that may lead to vomiting or diarrhea. Your body is pretty smart when it's
firing on all cylinders. Infinitely smarter than you and I could ever hope
to be.
A smart person knows how to take care of their car. You do an oil
change every so often, you rotate the tires a little less often, and you get
a tune up from time to time. Common knowledge. Why? Does your car feel
bad? Are we taking it to the automotive doctor because it isn't feeling
well? Of course not...we take it there because we know we have to do
prevention and maintenance to keep it - wait for it - FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
So, for those of you not under upper cervical care, what kind of prevention
and maintenance are you doing for your body? And for those of you that are
but are feeling well enough that you don't feel you need to be getting
checked somewhat regularly - why aren't you working to maintain?
Be smart...use your head...
Thinking good things for you, as always,
Dr. Chad
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