The outline below represents a presentation given by Dr. A.A. Culbreth to the Memorial Health University Medical Center’s Generation One group in April, 2005.

HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA TODAY
DR. A. ARCH CULBRETH

1.WHAT IS HEALTH?
a.Absence of disease?
b.Health is more - isn't it living - having all your organs, bones, muscles, tissues even your brain working properly and healthy in it's environment.

2.WHAT DAMAGES OUR HEALTHY LIVING?
a.Chemicals
1. toxins in our environment
2. pollution in the air from industry and cars
3. pollution in the water we drink - US Capital building
4. pollution in the food we eat - preservatives, artificial colors, antibiotics and hormones placed in the food we eat.
b.Lack of good nutrition.
1. As noted above there are chemicals often in our food and lack of proper nutrients in the soil.
2. We need to eat fruits and vegetables, lean proteins like chicken and turkey, stay away from trans fats and fried foods and overly processed foods. We need to stay away from sugar that leads to diabetes. It can be in soft drinks, iced tea, candy, desserts, etc.
c.Stress - emotional, mental
1. Family and personal relations
2. Job stress - financial stress
3. Stress about your health
4. Stress about relations with other people
5. Unforgiveness - hatred of others
d.Biomechanical structural imbalances caused by
1. stress can cause tension or tightness in the muscle nerves, ligaments and tendons
2. Accidents - falls, car accidents, bicycle accidents
3. Over activity - working in yard
4. Chemicals

This is where chiropractic comes in.

1.SIMPLE TRUTH
a.Chiropractic adjustments help keep people active
b.People think of chiropractic as relief from low back pain, neck pain, shoulder arm pain, leg pain, headaches

2.The fact is by chiropractic keeping the body structurally in balance you will be healthier.

Studies prove this.

1.Studies show chiropractic patients spend 21% less time in hospitals

2.Chiropractic patients spend 31% of the national average for healthcare

3.Chiropractic patients note improvement in their health, wellness and quality of life.

- See study references.

HOW IS THIS DONE?

By removing fixations or subluxations from your spine and other joints of your body so that everything works normally.

In America today with the stresses we are under virtually every adult should be checked by a doctor of chiropractic to see if you have misalignments and impingements in your spine and other joints much like we go to the dentist twice a year and to the MD for general check ups.

WHAT ARE DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC IN GEORGIA LICENSED TO DO?

1.Chiropractic means that separate and distinct branch of the healing arts who's science and art utilize the inherent recuperative powers of the body and the relationship between the musculoskeletal structures and functions of the body particularly the spinal column and nervous system in the restoration and maintenance of health. Chiropractic is a learned profession that teaches the relationship between structure and function in the human body is a significant health factor and that the relationships between the spinal column and the nervous system are most significant since the normal transmission and expression of nerve energy are essential to the restoration and maintenance of health.
Chiropractic means the adjustment of the articulations of the human body including ilium, sacrum and coccyx and the other joints of the body like elbows, shoulders, ankles, knees

2.Doctors of chiropractic in Georgia are licensed if they have the courses required to utilize electrical therapeutic modalities.

3.Doctors of chiropractic are licensed to sign health certificates and report to the proper health officers.

4.Doctors of chiropractic may recommend vitamins, minerals and food supplements for their patients' health.

The normal transmission and expression of nerve energy is essential to the restoration and maintenance of health.

HOW CAN CHIROPRACTIC HELP HEALTHY LIVING?

1.The principle of body dynamics. The Journal of American Health Policy stated in 1992 after studying 2 million users of chiropractic that they had a lower total healthcare cost and chiropractic reduced the use of both physician and hospital care.

2.The body is made to move unimpinged. Pinched nerves in the low back can cause the calf to atrophy. An arm in a cast will shrink up over a period of time. The first principle of body mechanics is that the body is made to move. HF Farfan, MD in his book Managing Low Back Pain states, "Aging and degenerative changes are not synonymous…. degenerative changes do not appear unless the joint has been damaged by trauma."

3.Simple: The best way to keep the body working well as you age is to keep it moving and moving properly unimpinged.

HOW DO WE AS DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC KEEP THE BODY WORKING WELL?

1.We saw under the Georgia law we are licensed to remove nerve interference and restore function to the spine, shoulders, elbow, wrist, carpal tunnel, sacroiliac joints, hips, knees, ankles, feet.

2.Recommending nutrition and proper lifestyles, getting the proper rest and exercise. Removing emotional stress from your life.

You get the structure of your body functioning normally and properly and you will be healthier.

X-Rays - view before and after ( see under Testamonials.)
C-Spine
L-Spine
T-Spine
Scoliosis

WHAT IS THE CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT?

1.Adjustments - realigning the spine, joints, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hips, knee, ankle, etc.

2.Utilizing therapies like traction, ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation, hot fomentation, cold therapies. These are helpful to get the patient feeling better but the adjustment is what restores function and proper realignment and removes nerve interference.

3.Recommending nutrition.
a. We all need to eat well, vegetable, fruits, lean meat like chicken, turkey, fish, no trans fats, sugar out of the diet as far as candy, soft drinks, iced tea, etc.
b. We need to be on good nutritional vitamins - multiple vitamins, B-complex, vitamin C, Q-10. People ask what do you take everyday Dr. Culbreth?

Dr. C's daily vitamins and nutrition regime:
I had lunch recently with a county commissioner and he said I look the same today as I did 10 years ago and wanted to know what nutritional products I take.
Multiple vitamin DC Labs
b-complex DC Labs synergistically balanced
Vit. C 2000 mg time released
Vit E D alpha tocophral natural
Vit A
Veggies - concentrated vegetables
Knox gelatin - collagen tissue maintenance and repair, nails, hair, skin
Aloe Vera - internal healing, heals burns on skin - does the same inside your body
Policosanol - lowers the dangerous LDL-C molecules
Co-Q10 - antioxidant (blocks free radical formation which is a precursor to cancer, regulates gene expression in skeletal muscle and it's known that aging is associated with a significant reduction in Co-Q10 synthesis
Glucosamine/Chondroitin - helps restore joints, cartilage, discs, tendons, ligaments, muscles and skin tissue.

4.Utilizing exercises
a. rehabilitation exercises, restoring the normal curve in the spine through exercising which we can verify on x-rays, relieving low back pain and straightening the low back which we can verify on x-rays.
b. Recommend home activities of daily living - exercising walking and swimming are the best exercises to do

5.Proper rest - we need 7-9 hours of sleep per night

6.Positive mental attitude
a. gas tank half empty - fear half full - comforted
b. me personally - As I said before I'm a Christian so I believe as a Christian I have a positive mental attitude because I believe my sins were forgiven on the cross, that I'm going to heaven, that I've been accepted by Christ and he said we can have life abundantly and that's what he offers for us. That's my personal view on life.

Questions - I'd like to entertain questions on chiropractic, what we do, what we treat, on healthcare in America or any questions you might have.

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