5 Reasons to NOT Have a Spinal Dentist on Your Family’s Healthcare Team

5. The 1500 times my children have fallen just learning how to walk by the age of 2 are really no big deal…even though I would be miserable if I fell 1500 times within a 2 year time frame in my 40′s.

4. I like my head sitting on my shoulders or protruding from my chest instead of sitting directly on top of my neck.

3. Why correct my son’s/daughter’s forward head posture? It just makes it easier for them to see the phone to text their friends!

2. Why would I want my family thinking better with a clearly functioning nerve system? I prefer the temper tantrums, disagreements, and difficulties with focus and concentration.

1. I played soccer, gymnastics, and football as a kid and I’m fine. I just throw my back out 4 times a year, and my neck always hurts, and I’m always getting sick with everything my kids bring home.

~Dr. Kayla Zirpel-Proctor

SCRUMPTIOUS Pineapple Chicken Bake Recipe!

I love this recipe! This balanced dish of proteins,
carbohydrates, and healthy fats will leave you feeling full AND your blood
sugars balanced, which is what you should want for better health! Chow down
with some ruffage (i.e., salad) and you are good to go!

Also, if you have a few busy days and not much time to cook,
this recipe will give you leftovers that will healthfully sustain you during
those days when you need it most!

Pineapple Chicken Bake*

Serves 4

Prep time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

2 boneless skinless
chicken breasts (Organic, grass-fed preferred; consuming animal protein
multiple times per day balances blood sugars and boosts brain chemicals
important for creating healthier, depression/anxiety/stress-free moods)

Salt and Pepper

 

1 20-ounce can
pineapple chunks in juice (Check your labels to avoid the high-fructose
corn syrup that messes up liver metabolism and contributes to the
insulin-resistance  associated with
diabetes. Better yet—use fresh pineapple!)

 

¼ cup honey
(Purchasing and consuming honey from the area where you live helps boost your
immune system and your local economy too!)

1 tablespoon apple
cider vinegar (Braggs Raw Organic Apple Cider recommended)

2 teaspoons curry
powder (Contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties)

1 teaspoon cornstarch
(Corn is in many food products and is considered to be inflammatory. To
reduce/eliminate corn consumption in this recipe, substitute 1 teaspoon rice
flour)

1 Tablespoon water

 

1/3 cup almonds
(Contain monounsaturated fats, calcium, magnesium, and antioxidants. Beneficial
for your brain, skin, hair, moods, and overall health and vitality! They are a SUPERFOOD!)

1. Adjust an oven rack to the upper position and heat the
   oven to 450 degrees. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and then season with
   salt and pepper. Lay the chicken in a 9 X 13 inch baking dish coated lightly
   with olive oil/coconut oil.
2. Drain pineapple chunks and reserve ½ cup of the juice. Whisk
   pineapple juice, honey, vinegar, and curry in a medium saucepan over
   medium-high heat. Simmer, whisking often, until the mixture has thickened, for
   about 8 minutes.
3. Quickly dissolve the cornstarch (or rice flour) in the
   water, then whisk into the honey mixture. Stir in the pineapple chunks. Pour
   the pineapple  sauce over the chicken;
   then sprinkle with almonds. Bake until the chicken registers 160 degrees on an
   instant read thermometer, 15-18 minutes.

*(This is the Back to Wellness Chiropractic modified version
of “Pineapple Chicken Bake” recipe from The America’s Test Kitchen Family
Cookbook)

Falling into Health Chiropractic Specials-October 2011, in Lakeville, MN

The Story of Chiropractic from Back to Wellness Chiropractic, Lakeville MN

On September 18, 1895 the first chiropractic adjustment was given by Dr. DD Palmer, a magnetic healer of the time, to Harvey Lillard.  Mr. Lillard, a janitor in the Ryan building on the corner of Brady and 2nd Street in Davenport Iowa, was nearly totally deaf for 17 years.  After the historic first adjustment, Harvey’s hearing returned.  This revelation, led Dr. Palmer to theorize that nerve interference from a spinal bone out of place was the cause of Harvey’s hearing loss.  He further postulated that returning the bone to a more normal position might help correct the problem. It was from this simple beginning that the chiropractic profession was born.

On this anniversary, it might be interesting to read the words of Dr. DD Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. We have presented them below.

“Harvey Lillard a janitor in the Ryan Block, where I had my office, had been so deaf for 17 years that he could not hear the racket of a wagon on the street or the ticking of a watch. I made inquiry as to the cause of his deafness and was informed that when he was exerting himself in a cramped, stooping position, he felt something give way in his back and immediately became deaf. An examination showed a vertebrae racked from its normal position. I reasoned that if that vertebra was replaced, the man’s hearing should be restored. With this object in view, a half-hour’s talk persuaded Mr. Lillard to allow me to replace it. I racked it into position by using the spinous process as a lever and soon the man could hear as before. There was nothing “accidental” about this, as it was accomplished with an object in view, and the result expected was obtained. There was nothing “crude” about this adjustment; it was specific, so much so that no Chiropractor has equaled it.”

Within two years Dr. DD Palmer opened the first school of Chiropractic, today known as Palmer College of Chiropractic, on Brady Street in Davenport. It was his son Dr. BJ Palmer, who continued the school after his death. It is the son, BJ Palmer, who is given credit for growing and developing the profession into what it has become today.

Chiropractic remains to be the only health care system discovered and developed in America!

One Hot Cause, Many Electrical Effects

Lights went out. Battery backups beeped. Fish tanks grinded to a halt.

The power went out at my house..

Four thoughts hit my head simultaneously as I sat at my dying computer: “What’s going on? What do I do? Should I call my husband? What would he do?”

I quickly discovered the rest of the house had no power; I went downstairs and found out it wasn’t a circuit breaker issue.

“It might not be just my house,” I thought.

The neighbors did not have power and were just as concerned and curious to the cause of this situation. Mass CONFUSION and CHAOS was happening in my neck of the woods!

I went back to my house to do my computer work the old fashioned way: paper and pen. My performance was lessened; I felt unsure as to what I should be doing or how I should be functioning.

A knock happens upon my door.

“There’s been a fire at St. Joseph’s hospital! The whole neighborhood has lost electricity!” cries the neighbor. “Who knows when it will be back on!”

Within the human body, there is a cause to a resulting effect within the body: chiropractors call the cause a “subluxation,” or misalignment of the spine causing less nerve communication, and the resulting effect being less
organ and/or body function.

As in the example above, the fire at St. Joseph’s Hospital is the subluxation; the lack of electricity, mass confusion, and chaos at my house would be the effects. Would it make sense to keep flipping light switches or circuit breakers when the cause of the hospital fire needs to be corrected? No, it wouldn’t.

That’s what chiropractors do—we remove the cause of a person’s lessened health state so that the person can FUNCTION better and ultimately BE better. This creates not just a healthier person, but also a healthier community,
and ultimately a healthier planet.

~ Dr. Kayla Zirpel-Proctor

Roasted Beets and Sauteed Beet Greens Recipe

Ok, you can wipe the weirded out look off of your face. Beets are a SUPERFOOD–extremely full of fiber, phosphorus, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins A and C, niacin, biotin, and folic acid. That’s a pretty big list, huh? They also help cleanse and support the blood and liver. The liver’s responsible for cleaning out all toxins that the body encounters, anything from pesticides to alcohol to medications, etc. It takes a beating and it needs support at times.

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Ingredients

• 1 bunch beets with greens (see above for all the good stuff found in beets!)
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided (should be in pretty much anything you cook; the darker the better; this monounsaturated fat type is heart-disease fighting and bad cholesterol fighting)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (one of the world’s greatest antioxidants; cook  with it as much as possible!)
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Wash the beets thoroughly, leaving the skins on, and remove the greens. Rinse greens, removing any large stems, and set aside. Place the beets in a small baking dish or roasting pan, and toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. If you wish to peel the beets, it is easier to do so once they have been roasted.
2. Cover, and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a knife can slide easily through the largest beet.
3. When the roasted beets are almost done, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and onion, and cook for a minute. Tear the beet greens into 2 to 3 inch pieces, and add them to the skillet. Cook and stir until greens are wilted and tender. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the greens as is, and the roasted beets sliced with either red-wine vinegar, or butter and salt and pepper.

 

Yours in the Best Health,

Dr. Kayla Zirpel-Proctor

www.back2wellnesschiro.com

Recipe found at: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/roasted-beets-and-sauteed-beet-greens/Detail.aspx

Want to Detox and Be Less Stressed???

Here are a few tips I recommend to make the detox easier and less stressful:

1. Pick a detox program you will commit to. I think food-based detox programs are the way to go just because we are a busy society with many of us working 40+ hours per week.

2. Vary foods throughout the detox so you don’t get sick of them. I love salads, but I remember I got burnt out on them pretty fast when I ate them for 5 days straight. 

3. Rotate in some “salty” and “sweet: foods.  For example, saurkraut would be a “salty foods,” black molasses on baked squash would be a “sweet food,”  and rice pasta with marinara sauce and garbanzo beans will kill any “carb cravings” you might experience.

4. Prepare yourself for an initial increase in headaches, neck pain, and muscle and joint aches. Certain people may experience toxin release in which the body may act sick as accumulated toxins, bacteria, and yeast die. I recommend naps and chiropractic adjustments during this time period.

5. After the program is completed, slowly reintroduce any foods you suspect you might have an allergy or even a sensitivity to. The most common foods would be dairy, gluten, soy, eggs, corn, and/or peanuts.

 Again, I specialize in wellness chiropractic care that keeps people healthy through a 100% fully functioning spine and nerve system. I also specialize in muscle testing to determine the best detoxification supplement for each person and his or her health needs. I would be more than happy to help out proactive people seeking better health potential through a healthier lifestyle! Give a call to 952-693-3736 and/or visit www.back2wellnesschiro.com and ask for the New Patient Intro Package.

Yours in Health,

Dr. Kayla Zirpel-Proctor

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Specializing in Gettin’ People Squeaky Clean! Part I: Dr. Kayla’s Journey

Feeling sluggish? Headachy? Neck painish? Tired all the time? Can’t get enough energy to grab that cup of Caribou?

We spring clean our houses (most of us hopefully???), but rarely do we spring clean our bodies. As we transition from winter to spring, we witness nature healing itself by growing and replenishing. We are reminded that are bodies are just like nature–healing, growing, and replenishing.

I’m a big fan of detoxification programs with appropriate supplementation–IF they are the correct program and products for YOU. I specialize in muscle testing to determine appropriate detoxification supplements. This technique shows a specificity to each person and his or her unique  health needs.

Today, I will begin sharing my journey and the results of a recent detox program I did in March. In my next article, I will share with you the remainder of the journey as well as tips that I have found to help me succeed along the way.

Day 1: Actually not feeling too bad–definitely less headaches this time around than previous detoxes I’ve done in the past.

Day 2: Same as yesterday except I developed a pretty good headache and neck pain later that night. Going to bed early and sleeping soundly helped that. My husband and I had brown rice pasta with a non-allergenic and non-toxic marinara sauce of which I added garbanzo beans to. It was a fabulous dish that I ate the next day to avoid any carb or pasta cravings I might encounter in the future days of the detox program.

Day 3: Same tired and slight headachy feeling. Dr. Lindsay adjusted me today and stated that my neck was moving pretty well–only had one subluxation. However, the toxins were releasing and that’s why I was not feeling 100%. This is proof of the “chemical causes of subluxation” (subluxation = spinal misalignments that cuase stress to our nerve system) that we may encounter from what we encounter/encountered in our environments.

Day 4: A turn of events! What happens next??? Stay tuned for “Specializing in Gettin’ People Squeaky Clean! Part II: Dr. Kayla’s Journey!”

Wellness vs. Medical Care

When the body heals and maintains itself well, there is another level of health that goes beyond “asymptomatic” or “pain-free” which reveals an opportunity for vitality. 

What’s the main difference between wellness care and standard medical care? Wellness care seeks to turn on the natural healing ability, not by adding something to the system, but by removing anything that might interfere with normal function, trusting that the body would know what to do if nothing were interfering with it. Standard medical care, on the other hand, seeks to treat a symptom by adding something from the outside – a medication, a surgery or procedure.

Inside Out vs. Outside In

If a patient has high blood pressure, a standard medical approach would be to choose a drug that lowers blood pressure, and ask the patient to take the drug. This may serve to lower the blood pressure, but ignores the underlying cause that is making the blood pressure high, and runs the risk of side effects complicating the person’s recovery. Whether it’s a nutritional issue, faulty control by the nerve system or a manifestation of stress, the medication could decrease the blood pressure, leaving the problem causing the symptom of high blood pressure unaddressed.

The Wellness Approach

Wellness is a state of optimal conditions for normal function… and then some. The wellness approach is to look for underlying causes of any disturbance or disruption (which may or may not be causing symptoms at the time) and make whatever interventions and lifestyle adjustments would optimize the conditions for normal function. That environment encourages natural healing, and minimizes the need for invasive treatment, which should be administered only when absolutely necessary. When the body is working properly, it tends to heal effectively, no matter what the condition. When the body heals well and maintains itself well, then there is another level of health that goes beyond “asymptomatic” or “pain-free” which reveals an open-ended opportunity for vitality, vibrant health, and an enhanced experience of life.This is true for mental and emotional health as well as physical health. While some people may suffer psychological disorders, creating an atmosphere of mental and emotional wellness will address all but the most serious problems.

3D Spine Simulator

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What is Chiropractic?

Both infants and adults can benefit from ongoing chiropractic care. In the chiropractic world, keeping the problem fixed and preventing its reoccurrence is just as important as the initial remedy. 

What truly differentiates doctors of chiropractic from any other healthcare professionals is the fact that chiropractors are the only professionals who are trained to diagnose and treat what are called spinal subluxations.  The word “subluxation” comes from the Latin words meaning “somewhat or slight” (sub) and “to dislocate” (luxate).  So the term ‘vertebral subluxation’ literally means a slight dislocation or misalignment of the bones in the spine.

When a subluxation occurs, a chiropractor can correct the misaligned bone and allow it to return to its proper position. This procedure is appropriately called an adjustment, and the adjustment enables the body to heal. The chiropractic adjustment is a quick thrust applied to a vertebra for the purpose of correcting its position, movement or both.  Adjustments are often accompanied by an audible release of gas that sounds like a “crack.”  The sound sometimes shocks people a little bit the first couple times they get adjusted, but the sensation is usually relieving.  Occasionally, minor  discomfort is experienced, especially if the surrounding muscles  are in spasm or the patient tenses up during the chiropractic  procedure.  There are times when the audible “cracking” does not occur.   This is often due to either significant  muscle tightness or that the patient may be having a hard time relaxing during their adjustments.  However, the chiropractic adjustment is still important.  The leak is fixed. The wiring is fixed. Information is flowing again. To keep the wiring fixed, several adjustments over a course of time may be necessary, in addition to massage, physical therapy, stretching exercises, or strengthening exercises. In the chiropractic world, keeping the problem fixed and preventing its reoccurrence is just as important as the initial remedy.

There are actually five components that contribute to the vertebral subluxation complex (VSC).

1. Bone Component-where the vertebra is either out of position, not moving properly, or are undergoing degeneration.  This frequently leads to a narrowing of the spaces between the bones through which the nerves pass; often resulting in irritation or impingement of the nerve itself.
2. Nervous Component-is the disruption of the normal flow of energy along the nerve fibers, causing the messages traveling along the nerves to become distorted.  The result is that all of the tissues that are fed by those nerves receive distorted signals from the brain and, consequently, are not able to function normally.  Over time, this can lead to a whole host of conditions, such as peptic ulcers, constipation and other organ system dysfunction.
3. Muscular Component-since nerves control the muscles that help hold the vertebrae in place, muscles have to be considered to be an integral part of the vertebral subluxation complex.  In fact, muscles both affect, and are affected by the VSC.  A subluxation can irritate a nerve, the irritated nerve can cause a muscle to spasm, the spasmed muscle pulls the attached vertebrae further out of place, which then further irritates the nerve and you have a vicious cycle.  It is no wonder that very few subluxations just go away by themselves.
4. Soft Tissue Component-the VSC will also affect the surrounding tendons, ligaments, blood supply, and other tissues as the misaligned vertebrae tug and squeeze the connective tissue with tremendous force.  Over time, the soft tissues can become stretched out or scarred, leaving the spine with either a permanent instability or restriction.
5. Chemical Component-is the change in the chemistry of the body due to the VSC.  Most often, the chemical changes, such as the release of a class of chemicals called “kinins,” are pro-inflammatory; meaning that they increase inflammation in the affected area.

These changes get progressively worse over time if they are not treated correctly, leading to chronic pain, inflammation, arthritis, muscle trigger points, the formation of bone spurs, loss of movement,  as well as muscle weakness and spasm.  Chiropractors have known the dangers of the vertebral subluxation complex ever since the birth of the profession. More and more scientific research is demonstrating the tremendous detrimental impact that subluxation have on the tissue of the body.  In order to be truly healthy, it is vital that your nervous system be functioning free of interference from subluxations.  Chiropractors are the only health professionals trained in the detection, location, and correction of the vertebral subluxation complex through chiropractic care.