Have you ever wondered why are Omega 3s Important? Omega 3’s are essential fatty acids that our body needs to produce healthy and normal cells. They are the building blocks necessary to make brain tissue, nerve cells, and blood vessels. Without them, our bodies do the best they can with lesser quality building blocks. They …
By now, you may have heard about supplementing Omegas 3s. But do we really understand why they are so important, how they can help reduce our pain levels, and WHY we need to supplement?Pain is a signal from our body telling us there’s something happening. Usually, during chronic pain, we have an overproduction of proinflammatory …
Group Starts May 9th Our Platinum Nutrition Program supports the body’s natural toxin-metabolism processes and brings healthy lifestyle habits into focus. Providing your body with the right proportions of organic whole foods and nutritional supplements is one of the main (if not most important) pillars of optimal health. Aside from getting checked for Neuro-Structural shifts …
Proactively Help Your Body Prevent Shifts with Nutrition As you all know, here at Platinum, we focus on restoring and maintaining your Neuro-Structure (brain, spinal cord, nerves, and vertebrae). Our bodies have an amazing ability to regulate themselves and respond to change, always striving to function at their best. However, Toxins, Traumas, and Thoughts put stress on …
Last week we talked all about how Neuro-Structural Chiropractic helps with allergies, seasonal and otherwise. If you missed it, you can find the full article here. So now that we have your nervous system working at its best to combat allergies, we can talk about what supplements can also provide support. Omega 3s Allergies are …
Diet/nutrition is one of the most important aspects to consider to get truly healthy and well. Food, water, supplements all work together to build healthy new cells for our body to use as a whole. Rather than looking at a specific deficiency of a possible nutrient, which is also very valuable, I like to think …
Summer is in full swing, and with it comes more BBQs, more time outside, and an increase in our skin’s exposure to UV rays. Historically, we’ve been instructed to cover up, avoid the midday rays, and slather on sunscreen. But despite these warnings, the incidence of skin cancer is still on the rise. In fact, …
We have been hearing a lot about Vitamin D in the news these days, and how it can help our immune system response, and therefore decrease our risk of COVID, colds, flu’s, and all kinds of other infections like cancer. However, it is important to realize that October is the last month that here in …
How to Strengthen Your Immune System? For week four of talking about our immune systems and how to keep them strong, we have the recording of last week’s zoom webinar. We invite you to share this video with any friends and family that you think could benefit from our care here at Platinum Chiropractic. At …
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How to know you are getting the best \ Let’s say that we have two different (brands) of fish oil sitting side-by-side. Each bottle has 1,000 mg capsules. Are the capsules the same? The answer is NO. Here’s why: With regards to Omega-3 there are HUGE differences with regards to sources, quality, and quantity. …
Omega 3’s are anti-inflammatory to our bodies and are the required building blocks for a healthy brain and nervous system. The normal ratio ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 (which is pro-inflammatory) should be 1:2. The average American has a ratio of 1:24!!!! No wonder everyone has aches and pains all over and can’t think straight, we’re inflamed because of our food.
So what can we do about it? In order to get the recommended dosage
Nutrition Workshop Recap During our nutrition workshop we talked about how the health of the people of the United States has been drastically decreasing and how our nutrition is hugely to blame. We have an entire industry selling medication for preventable diseases… What if we could reverse this trend? The fundamental problems with our nutrition is …
Your Questions Answered Since January is Thyroid Awareness Month we thought we would talk about your thyroid’s roll in your body, what happens when it isn’t working correctly, and what you can do to support your thyroid’s function, including Neuro-Structural chiropractic care . Still have questions? Contact our practice in Santa Clara, CA to …
It’s December… the last month of 2018. Let’s finish this year strong and set ourselves up for the new year hitting the ground running! The best way to make sure you are successful with your New Years resolutions is to start them NOW. Want to start working out? Eating less crap? Reading more? Start with …
Do you know the easiest way to reduce systemic (whole body) inflammation, reduce burning from the sun, maintain healthier skin, build a healthier nervous system, and improve digestion? Get more Omega 3 fatty acids in your diet. Yes, it’s that simple! The most abundant sources of Omega 3’s comes from wild fatty fish like salmon, sardines, …
Let’s say that we have two different (brands) of fish oil sitting side-by-side. Each bottle has 1,000 mg capsules. Are the capsules the same? The answer is NO. Here’s why: With regards to Omega-3 there are HUGE differences with regards to sources, quality, and quantity. The best source of Omega-3 oil is from cold salt-water …
June’s workshop was a hit! We turned the practice into a movie theater to view “Death & Diabetes in the City of Angels” and had a great time speaking with director Jay Vera. Thank you Jay for sharing more about the why behind the film. I also want to congratulate everyone who attended the event. …
Last Tuesday we had our monthly seminar, which was on the topic 7 Ways to Bulletproof Your Immune System. The majority of the talk was about shifting our paradigm of what healthcare really is and what is most congruent to us as a human species. We discussed the concept of epigenetics and how your environment …
We have all heard by now that fat can be good for you and it’s not always the enemy it was portrayed to be. Starting from the 1950’s with the “fat free” movement, foods were stripped of fat and replaced with high amounts of sugar. However, fat is actually essential to our health in a …
