Olson Chiropractic
S.E.N.S.E
Spiritual, Energetic, Nutritional, Structural & Emotional Wellness
Newsletter – December 15, 2004
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Thoughts to Ponder
In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong; honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes.
-John Ruskin-

There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence.
-Vince Lombardi-

I wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
-Kahlil Gibran-

O-Zone
Emotional Wellbeing during the Holidays

O-Zone: Emotional Wellbeing during the Holidays.

Emotion can be better said, E-motion. E=energy. Motion=is to put into movement. Emotion is the way we put energy into movement. The type and intensity of the emotions we choose are manifest in the energy we allow to shape our life.

Does energy really shape our life? Absolutely. Let me explain; everything is ultimately energy. The world is made up of continents that are divided into countries that are separated into states, that are divided into communities, that are made up of families, that are made of human beings, that are made of systems, that are made up of organs, that are made of tissues, that are made of cells, subcelleuar parts, molecules, atoms and subatomic particles that are made of energy. So
what is energy made of? Well it seems to me that their are three parts to
energy. One part just is. It exists without us, before us, and will exist forever.

The other part of energy is that which comes from us. With our minds and ability to choose we
create energy. This type of energy can direct the lower form of energy. We can take a stick and with our mind we can form a club. Of course we use our hands, but they are again made of the first type of energy. So everything we do is the blending of the first two types of energy.

We make a decision, act on it and the results are a change in the state of the energy around you. The change could be a cleaner room, greater order, a sense of satisfaction, or a messier room,
sense of frustration and a greater sense of being out of control in life. It all comes from a choice and a decision. Each choice activates energy and the results are E-motion or emotion.

Think, what kind of decisions do you need to make to have a truly peaceful holiday season? You know inside just what you need to do. Think of three things that will create greater inner peace. Take control of your life. But wait! What about the third type of energy? What is it? Stay tuned for our next issue. We will discuss it and the vital place it plays in our life.

Happy Holidays!

Do Your Suds Cause Duds?

Shampoo and Lotions, Instead of Suds Could We Be
Getting Duds?

Recent studies indicate a link between antimicrobial agents found in shampoos and lotions with harming development of the nervous system. Though the tests were preformed on rats, humans could be at risk as well. More and more of the chemical known as methylisothiazolinone (MIT) is being used in hygeine products as well as water cooling systems to kill bacteria. Research has shown that just 10 minutes of exposure at a high concentaration was lethal to nerve cells. Yet, no neurotoxicity studies in humans have been performed. Are the hygiene products creating developmental disabilities in our children of the future?

For a list of products that have MIT in them, please
see the following website:

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/househol
d/brands?tbl=chem&id=92

Sunshine and Obesity....Are You In The Dark?

Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of the scientific literature concerning Vitamin D and obesity. Check out our website to find the correct answers.

1. Which of the following is true?

a. Weight increases with higher latitude
b. Weight increases with lower altitude
c. Weight increases in the winter
d. all of the above

D. All of the above are true. While seasonal variation in weight is well known, the variations with latitude and altitude are less well known. Different explanations exist for all three associations, but vitamin D provides a parsimonious explanation as Vitamin D decreases with higher latitude, lower altitude and with the winter.

2. When aboriginal populations migrate from high
altitude to low altitude, without siginificantly changing
their diet, body fat increases.

a. true
b. false

True. As vitamin D production is less at lower altitude, a vitamin D theory of obesity would predict such a change.

3. Studies show that populations whose religious
customs dictate that the skin be covered, such as
Arabs, do not show variations in weight based on
altitude. Populations that do no cover the skin, such
as central Asians, show variations in weight based on
altitude.

a. true
b. false

True. Saudi Arabians, who often cover thier skin and make little vitamin D, show no associations between altitude and weight, while central Asians, who do NOTcover their skin, are leaner at higher altitudes where more vitamin D would be made in the skin.

4. Current scientific literature makes it likely that
vitamin D reduces weight.

a. true
b. false

True. Higher calcium intake is consistently associated with lower body weight, a topic recently reviewd by Heaney. As vitamin D significantly increases calcium absorption, is seems likely that higher intakes of vitamin D would decrease body weight, even if the vitamin itself had no direct effect on weight.

5. Vitamin D and calcium, when taken together,
suppress spontaneous food intake and burn fat.

a. true
b. false

True. This month, two human feeding studies using calcium (543 mg) and vitamin D (349 units) indicated that the combination of both reduced subsequent spontaneous food intake and increased the metabolism of fat.

6. Genetic abnormalities of the vitamin D receptor
(called VDT polymorphisms) are associated with body
weight and fat mass.

a. true
b. false

True. Patients with VDR polymorphisms have reduced vitamin D activity at their receptors and usually show an increased incidence of vitamin D related dieseases. Although VDR polymorphism studies are often contradictory, they tend to show associations with body weight.

7. Blood parathyroid levels, which are elevated in
vitamin D deficiency, predict obesity.

a. true
b. false

True. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with elevated parathyroid hormone levels. If vitamin D deficiency caused obesity, than obese patients should have elevated blood parathyroid hormone levels. In fact, the association between obesity and elevated parathormone levels is well known.

8. Scientists have found that vitamin D blood levels
are lower in obese subjects than in thin subjects.

a. true
b. false

To my knowledge, only two studies examined actual vitamin D levels in obese subjects and one found dramatically lower levels in obese subjects. A South Carolina study found all of the obese subjects had levels below 2.2 ng/ml while all of the nonobese subjects had levels above 8 ng/ml. (These are vitamin D levels , not 25(OH)D levels.)

9. If vitamin D deficiency explains some cases of
obesity, then studies have consistently shown that 25
(OH)D levels are lower in obese subjects.

a. true
b. false

True. Starting in 1981, at least ten studies have shown exactly that. Some studies have also shown a linear association, that is, the higher your 25(OH)D levels, the less you weigh. Not only weight, but percentage of body fat, increases as 25(OH)D levels fall.

10. Obese subjects obtain lower 25(OD)D levels when
exposed to ultraviolet light or when they take
supplemental vitamin D.

a. true
b. false

True. Obese subjects appear to deposit some of their vitamin D in their excessive fatty tissue, thus impairing their ability to raise their 25(OH)D levels.

11. The theory that vitamin D deficiency contributes
to some cases of obesity, would mean that obesity is
linked with other diseases associated with vitamin D
deficiency, such as cancer, diabetes and heart
disease.

a. true
b. false

True. Obesity and vitamin D deficiency are comorbid with numerous diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, depression and even periodontal disease. This is consistent with the theory that vitamin D deficiency plays a role in obesity.

12. As obesity is associated with early death, and low
vitamin D levels are more likely in the winter, then you
are more likely to die in the winter.

a. true
b. false

True. Scientist have known about and debated the cause of excess winter deaths for years.

13. If vitamin D deficiency is one of the treatable
causes of obesity, then a study has shown that the
more vitamin D in your diet, the less you weigh.

a. true
b. false

True. Last year, a Norwegian group reported just that. The authors concluded, "placebo-controlled intervention studies with calcium and vitamin D, in which the primary end point is weight change, are warranted."

The two best sources of Vitamin D are proper sun exposure and good quality fish oils. Each provide the myriad benefits you can enjoy from proper quantities of Vitamin D. We have a great source of fish oils in either the liquid Code Liver Oil or the capsule form. Both will provide you with the amazing benefits of Vitamin D as well as the Omega 3 fats needed to preserve and maintain excellent health.

Massage: It rubs everyone the right way, especially as a gift

We want to invite everyone to take advantage of a Holiday massage. Treat yourself to a stocking stuffer, minor self indulgence or a kindess you have refused yourself for too long. Schedule a massage to rub a way the tension, stress and tightness the year end activities can bring.


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