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DID YOU KNOW that according to the results of a study from BMJ Occupational & Environmental Medicine, melatonin can help reverse DNA damage done by poor sleep? Many are unaware that melatonin, a hormone known for its role in regulating sleep, is also a powerful antioxidant.

The participants, who performed night shift work, took either 3 mg. of melatonin or placebo. The melatonin group showed an 80% increase in a urinary marker exhibiting the body’s natural DNA repair mechanism.

This is important because for those who have suffered from years of poor sleep, whether due to night shifts, insomnia or lifestyle factors, melatonin can help mitigate further damage by improving the efficiency of the body’s natural repair processes, even if it does not directly help your sleep.

While safe for most, you should still discuss melatonin supplementation with a knowledgable health professional first.

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Steve: It's never a bad time to refresh your memory about the importance of targeted probiotics for myriad optimally functioning organ systems. That said, individual needs have become so specified that it is always ideal to work with a knowledgable health professional. One general note: it is a good idea to steer clear of functional beverages promoted to have prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, or synbiotics. Chances are there is an active ingredient or excipient that will not agree with you.

It Starts in Infancy

A study from Communications Biology revealed that about three quarters of babies born in the United States may not have enough friendly microbes in their guts to protect against developing allergies, asthma and eczema, especially those that digest sugars in breast milk. In addition, babies who took antibiotics had 3.3 times the risk of developing allergic conditions than those that didn’t need them.

A Frontiers in Nutrition study states that probiotics can help treat pediatric allergic diseases by modulating immune mechanisms.

Cardiac Health

A large study from Frontiers in Nutrition examining subjects for ten years reinforced the beneficial association between probiotic ingestion and cardiovascular health in patients with existing atherosclerotic disease.

Mental Health

In a study from Journal of Psychiatric Research, compared with placebo, participants receiving probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics had a significantly greater decrease in depression scores and anxiety scores.

Taking targeted probiotics for just a few weeks significantly reduced negative feelings of stress, anxiety, and fatigue in a group of subjects, as reported in NPJ Mental Health Research.

Weight

From two studies in Frontiers in Nutrition, one found that administering probiotics to underweight patients positively impacts their mental health and exhibits anti-inflammatory effects. The other study suggests probiotic supplementation in children aged 0-3 years was associated with a lower risk of overweight and obesity in preschool children.

A 66 year-old male came to see Steve about prostate health, tiredness (afternoon swoon), hip soreness, elevated cholesterol, weight, and high work stress.

He was already on cholesterol medication and two blood pressure medications. His diet resembled the standard American diet. He drank water, tonic water and an occasional soda. He did not take any supplements.

His blood work exhibited very high levels of sedimentation rate (chronic inflammation), uric acid (inflammation and gout), prostate-specific antigen, cortisol (stress hormone), iron, among others, as well as low vitamin D.

Under Steve's direction, he completely changed his diet and lifestyle, and started taking targeted supplements. His wife was extremely supportive and was integral in the process.

After six months, there was remarkable change. Aside from losing 15 pounds and having no afternoon swoon, his sedimentation rate went from 33 to 6! This means he went from having extreme chronic inflammation to virtually none.

All other levels improved except the uric acid. Steve suggested he ask his physician to take a short holiday from one of his blood pressure medications, which can keep uric acid levels high. His PCP agreed, and after removing the medication, his uric acid dropped without elevating his blood pressure. Finally, he was able to reduce his statin medication by half with the intention of eventually eliminating it.

He was thrilled, his wife was thrilled, and his PCP was thrilled. This is another example of a client who put in exemplary work to change his ways and is reaping the benefits.

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I recently read an account of a 6 month old, named David, who began having bouts of upper respiratory infections, then croup, soaring fevers and extremely labored breathing. His pediatrician gave him antibiotics, yet David kept getting sick and his bouts would last longer and longer. 

He went from ear infections to tonsillitis with stomach pain. By age 5 he would get sick every three weeks, for 10 days each time. His tonsils were swollen and it was recommended that David have surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids while also putting tubes into his ears. 

A friend told the mother about her chiropractor so she brought David in for a consultation. She was so impressed with how he answered her questions that she let David begin care. He received herbal supplements and chiropractic adjustments three times a week. There were a few more bouts of much less severe tonsillitis. After four months of care he had his last bout without needing any of the medical procedures. 

The pediatrician said David had outgrown his problems yet the mother felt that Chiropractic helped her son reach a state of well-being that medicine could only be envious and jealous of. Whenever David doesn’t feel well he says: “Don’t worry Mom, I just need an adjustment.”

Dr. Liselotte Schuster is a Holistic Family Chiropractor and has been in practice with Nutritional Concepts since 1989. She uses a variety of techniques, including low level laser, to help patients reach their full potential. Contact Dr. Schuster at (847) 509-9067 or drliloschuster@sbcglobal.net.

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