Vanderloo Chiropractic Blog
#109 Reading PLU Codes for Your Health
What do the numbers 3,4, 8 and 9 have to do with your health and wellness? You know those little stickers on fruits and veggies? They’re called price look-up (PLU) codes and they contain numbers that cashiers use to ring you up. But you can also use them to make sure you’re getting what you…
#108 Estrogen & Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Estrogen alone is not the issue when it comes to increasing the risk of breast cancer. The real issue is how is your estrogen being metabolized. You want to have your doctor order a test that evaluates the estrogen metabolites. The liver converts estrogens into estrogen metabolites. Three of estrogen’s metabolites, the breakdown products of…
Waterloo Chiropractor Talks About Improving Your Health
Waterloo Chiropractor Talks About Improving Your Health Every year, hundreds if not thousands of people suffer some type of lower back injury. This often requires a visit to their Waterloo chiropractor as a result of gardening or doing some other type of yard work. This happens a lot in the spring when people are anxious…
#107 Are You Suffering From Estrogen Dominance?
Estrogen is not a single hormone. It is a class of hormones and hormone like compounds that have estrogenic properties.There are human estrogens, animal estrogens, synthetic estrogens, phytoestrogens, and xenoestrogens.The three human estrogens are estradiol, estrone, and estriol, and belong to the steroid hormone family.“Estrogen dominance” is a term coined by Harvard physician John R. Lee…
#106 Depression & Adrenal Function
Depression has been linked to disruptions in the body’s stress center — the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis. The HPA is a complex communication system between the hypo- thalamus, the pituitary gland, and the adrenal glands. The hypothalamus is a region of the brain that controls an immense number of bodily functions including, but not…
3 Common Conditions Waterloo Chiropractors Help
3 Common Conditions Waterloo Chiropractors Help Chiropractic is a treatment method that has moved from more of an alternative treatment to widespread mainstream acceptance over the past few decades. There will always be pockets of naysayers that question its validity, but the millions of satisfied patients around the world speak volumes about the effectiveness of…