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The three main causes of disease/poor health are:

Note: this is a two part posting. Click here for The Top 5 Things You Can Do To Be The Healthiest You’ve Ever Been! Part 2

1. Chronic, persistent inflammation
2. Loss of physical fitness
3. Nerve interference (as a result of spinal trauma also known as “vertebral subluxation”)

 1. Inflammation is a condition where the pH (acid/alkaline) balance of your body moves dangerously toward the acid side (Normal pH is 6.8 – 7.4). Below 6.5 is very acidic and may cause the following diseases and conditions…

• Heart disease (heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, etc.)
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Auto-immune diseases
• Asthma/Chronic Allergies
• Depression
• Symptoms of aging 

Causes of Inflammation:

• S.A.D (Standard American Diet) which is high in fat, sugar and processed foods, low in fruits and vegetables
• Vegetable oils (except olive and canola oils)
• Allergies
• Smoking
• Insulin
• Alcohol
• Obesity
• High LDL cholesterol (>100a)
• Infections
• Lack of exercise
• Lack of sleep

STRESS is the #1 cause of inflammation! Stress hormones contribute more to inflammation than any other single factor! Stress releases:

1. Insulin – the “insulin response” is why eating sugar and grains is so devastating to your health. Excesssive insulin causes weight gain, depresses the immune system, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, higher cancer risk, aging symptoms, many others…

2. Adrenaline – the “fight or flight” hormone heightens instinctive emotions of anger, hostility, aggression, fear, anxiety, or nervousness and suppresses immune and digestive system function, causes fatigue, and high blood pressure.

3. Cortisol which causes high blood pressure, thinning of the skin, storage of fat in the abdomen, defective immune function, and depression.

 2. Loss of physical fitness:

Long-term lack of exercise leads to:

• Loss of muscle
• Weight-gain (fat gain, lean muscle burns more calories)
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Diabetes
• More inflammation (and everything it causes!)

 3. Nerve interference:

Vertebral subluxations are spinal joint injuries from a lifetime of stresses, traumas and injuries. These injuries cause interferences in the nervous system.  Nerve interference causes…

• Pain/symptoms anywhere in the body the nerve goes
• Dysfunction of affected organs
• Reduced immune function
• Impaired ability of the body to heal itself.

Read “The Top 5 Things You Can Do To Be The Healthiest You’ve Ever Been! Part 2” for the Solutions

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