Innate Nutrition

Subluxation

Interference to the nervous system

Chiropractic

The correction and prevention of interference to the nervous system.

Chiropractor

A doctor who facilitates normal physiology, particularly that of the nervous system by the correction and prevention of subluxation. A doctor of physiology

Nutrition

applied biochemistry

Chiropractic Nutrition

Physiologically compatible applied biochemistry

Biochemistry 101

Living organisms are composed of many molecules. When these molecules are isolated and examined individually, they conform to all the physical and chemical laws that describe the behavior of inanimate matter. Yet living organisms possess extraordinary attributes not exhibited by any other collection of molecules. Here, we will be discussing Water, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Free Radicals, and Poisons.

Water

You need water to live. Water is required for every chemical process. It keeps you clean and detoxified. If you are drinking other things, like soda and coffee, you are creating more “mess” for your body to “clean up.” Most experts agree that 8–10 glasses of water (approximately 2 liters) daily is the minimum to maintain proper hydration.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They are vital for providing energy for our bodies and brains. When we eat food, our bodies turn the carbohydrates into glucose for immediate energy, and the rest is stored as a larger molecule, glycogen, for reserves.

All carbs are not created equal. You may have heard the term “complex” and “simple” when referring to carbohydrates. This relates the one very important property, whether or not they contain fiber.

Complex - Fiber Containing (Vegetables and fruit)

Simple - Non-Fiber Containing (flour, pasta, rice, and sugar)

Fiber is a nutrient that acts to absorb toxins, bind with and eliminate cholesterol, and clean the digestive tract. It is very important.

Simple carbs are very poor in their nutritional value. They are mostly made of sugar, which releases quickly, almost violently, into our bodies causing “highs” and “crashes.” Complex carbohydrates on the other hand are comprised of fiber and release gradually, providing a steady source of energy.

Refined carbohydrates are processed sugars. These are typically your “fortified” or “enriched” foods that come in packages. Make no mistake; there is no fooling mother nature. Refined Carbohydrates are related to:

• - increased triglycerides (fat)
• - suppressed immune function
• - promotion of cavities
• - nutritional deficiency
• - pathogenic organisms

Fun Facts: The average US citizen eats 150lbs of sugar per year. Many Children consume more than their body weight in sugar in a year!

Protein

Proteins are the most abundant biological macromolecules, occurring in all cells and all parts of cells. Proteins also occur in great variety, thousands of different kinds, ranging in size from small peptides to huge polymers, all may be found in a single cell. Moreover, proteins exhibit enormous diversity of biological functions. They are the molecular instruments through which genetic information is expressed. Proteins are made of individual amino acids, each with their own biochemical individuality.

When we eat proteins, we are basically eating the raw material required to make anything and everything in our body. It is very important that this material is present so that we don’t break down our own structures to make things.

Enzymes, Vitamins, and Minerals are all proteins important for our nutrition

Fats

Fats are the nutrients of the nervous system. The human brain itself is composed of 60% fat. The cell membrane is an organelle made of a fatty “phospholipid bilayer.” It contains a hydrophilic, or “water loving” head, and a hydrophobic or “water fearing” tail. This is also where the cell interacts with nerve axons, which is where it receives messages from the nervous system.

The cell membrane is the organelle of perception. It is the key to communication of any and every cell with the brain itself.

Every nerve axon is lined with a substance called a myelin sheath. This sheath is made of fat cells and acts as a conductor to transmit nerve impulses throughout the body. The brain, your nerves, and every cell in your body require fat to carry out its physiology. To carry out good physiology, your body needs good fat! Chiropractors are interested in properly moving joints which are integral to the function of nervous system. Since good fats are integral to the nervous system at the cellular level, they are considered the most "chiropractic" nutrient!

So what is a good fat? Lets place fat into 3 categories, The good, the not as good, and the ugly.

The good:

Good fats include Omega 3 fats. “Omega 3” means is that there is a double bond on the 3rd carbon of a fatty chain. This requires an enzyme that human beings don’t possess. We can only put double bonds on the 6th carbon. This gives rise to a category of nutrients called the Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs). Omega 3’s are “poly-unsaturated,” they contain many double bonds, they are liquid at room temperature, and they have a slight charge. Therefore when they are included in cell membranes, they can play a role in signal transduction (aka the brain talking to the body).

The not as good:

Omega 6 fats wouldn’t be so bad, if only we didn’t have so much of them. A healthy ratio of omega 6 to 3 is about 1:1. Currently the average American has about a 25:1 ratio. This is dangerously unhealthy because Omega 6 fats don’t possess the same fluidity and signaling properties as Omega 3’s.

Saturated fats are “not-as-good,” but not necessarily bad. They simply don’t have those precious double bonds but they play a key role in cell membrane structure. For instance, cholesterol is vital for membrane structure and stability. A mother’s milk is primarily composed of cholesterol, it is used by the baby to grow its brain and the vast connection or nerves throughout its body. In the right proportion, these fats can be very beneficial. In excessive amounts, saturated fat can be very bad, and can contribute to heart disease. Double bonds make for fluid cell membranes, which are pliable and won’t break while traveling down an artery or won’t clump to other cells and form plaque.

The Ugly:

Finally, we come to the ugly category of fat, trans-fatty acids. The word Trans refers to the orientation of the hydrogens about the double bond. If they are in Trans fashion they are in a zigzag pattern, and if they are in Cis fashion, they are structured more like a curve.

This slight alteration in chemistry has some big implications. The trans configuration is unnatural for a fat. It makes it very, “plastic-like.” A similar chemical structure to plastic actually. Plastic has some very unexciting chemical properties; it just doesn’t react to much of anything. This is part of the attraction to make trans-fat, because if it is in your food, it won’t spoil very fast. So food companies don’t have to worry about shipping it long distances, or storing it for long periods of time. If you ever took pure margarine and just left it outside, you will be amazed as nothing happens to it. It doesn’t get covered in bugs, bugs don’t want to eat plastic, it just sits there. Kind of like what it does in your cells. Transfat is nearly unrecognizable to the body. It makes “plastic cells.” Plastic doesn’t transmit nerve impulses, so interference to the nervous system, i.e. subluxation occurs. Here's a scenario not unlike what happens to a cell whose membrane is composed of mainly transfat…

Brain: Hey cell, stop dividing, we got enough of you now.
Cell: uhh, you arent coming in so good, I only have like, half a bar...
Brain stop dividing
Cell: what?
Brain: Stop dividing!!!
Cell: what??

Here you more or less have a mechanism for cancer. Why won’t they just stop dividing like they are told? Because they are surrounded by plastic, and can’t hear a thing. Not just cancer, but other patho-physiology such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. This chemical is not safe in any amount and needs to be avoided at all costs so we and those we love do not have to experience such devastating cellular dysfunction.

So, what’s the dietary solution to this? How can we avoid transfat and introduce omega 3s? An easy is to add a fish oil supplement to your diet. Fish oil is loaded with EPA and DHA, two essential omega 3 fats that arent found even in plant products, making a flax supplement insufficient by itself. Team Chiropractic likes the oil itself over the capsules. The capsules have been known to give fish burps, as if you had just actually eaten fish. If you absolutely can’t stand fish oil, its time to go to your diet. You can find good fats in:

-fish, nuts, seeds, olive oil, yams, pumpkin, spinach, tofu, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, and garlic. In addition to fish oil, you might try walnut oil, borage oil, or even grape seed oil.

Trans fats are in:

MARGARINE (very evil), Cookies, Crackers, Pastries, anything fried, fast food, French fries, etc. And basically anything with ingredients that say "Hydrogenated," or "Partially Hydrogenated."

Physiologically incompatible ingredients in food

• -High Fructose Corn Syrup
• -Tran-Fatty Acids
• -Aspartame

High fructose corn syrup

(HFCS) is a form of corn syrup which has undergone enzymatic processing in order to increase its fructose content.

The production process of HFCS was developed first by Japanese researchers in the 1970s. HFCS was rapidly introduced in many processed foods and soda drinks in the US over the period of about 1975–1985.

The preference for high fructose corn syrup over cane sugar amongst the vast majority of American food and beverage manufacturers is largely due to the existence of campaign finance by agricultural corporations. Most predominantly, the Archer Daniels Midland corporation is currently amongst the leading contributors to campaign finance. Since local and federal laws often put a limit on how much money one particular lobbyist can contribute, Archer Daniels Midland's contributions are often given by numerous smaller entities under the authority of Arthur Daniels Midland. This is commonly called bundling political contributions.

Health effects

One study concluded that fructose "produced significantly higher fasting plasma triacylglycerol values than did the glucose diet in men" and "if plasma triacylglycerols are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, then diets high in fructose may be undesirable". A study in mice suggests that fructose increases adiposity. However, these studies looked at the effects of fructose alone.

A more recent study found a link exists between obesity and high HFCS consumption, especially from soft drinks

Aspartame

Aspartame is the most evil abomination to be introduced for human consumption.

In December 1965 while working on an ulcer drug, a chemist at pharmaceutical manufacturer GD Searle accidentally discovers aspartame, a substance that is 190 times sweeter than sugar, yet has no calories. Once upon a time, aspartame was listed by the Pentagon as a biochemical warfare agent. A Dr. John Olney showed that aspartic acid, one of aspartames main constituents causes holes in the brains of mice. Concerns over aspartames toxicity meant that for sixteen years the FDA denied it approval, effectively keeping it off the world market. Eventually however, political muscle won out over scientific rigor. Searle hired wonder-boy Donald Rumsfeld as their CEO. Known for turning companies around, Rumsfeld still could not get aspartame past the FDA. That was, until he entered the white house under the Regan administration in 1981, and immediately hired a new FDA commissioner. One day after Reagan’s inauguration, Searle re-applies to the FDA for approval to use aspartame as a food sweetener, and the rest is history.

The world has been being poisoned ever since. Aspartame can be found in more than 5,000 products, including diet foods and diet sodas, which actually contribute to weight gain, chewing gum, vitamins, prescription and over the counter drugs. Aspartame breaks down to methanol (wood alcohol), and formaldehyde, a neurotoxin and known carcinogen.

The affects of aspartame ingestion can manifest itself in the following conditions:

• - MS
• - Parkinson’s
• - Alzheimer’s
• - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• - ADD
• - Lupus
• - Diabetes and Diabetic Complications
• - Birth Defects
• - Lymphoma
• - And Hypothyroidism

In closing, Team Chiropractic encourages you to learn about the physiology, and be sure that decisions you make regarding your health are as compatible with that physiology as possible.