we just had halloween there's a lot of people that are moving into that time of the year where sickness seems to be more prevalent and very often it's blamed on the fact that it's winter time the fact is there are no more germs or pathogens or bugs out in the winter than there are in the summer in fact the summer is actually a much better time to grow those types of things because of the temperature and the moisture in the air and so on the winter the difference is that we tend to be more stressed we holidays coming kids are back to school  we're running in a lot of different directions and we've changed our diets usually because once halloween hits the candy comes before you know it's thanksgiving we're running around for that and rest has become an issue and then christmas is here and people of our day started stressing about that i've heard that the office  last couple weeks so we thought we'd go after this and meet it head on we want to start by talking about sugar sugar is one of the the primary things that impacts your overall health more than any other and it's in so many things a lot of people don't realize that i had a young man in the office  here that was talking about gatorade and the fact that it's really healthy for you i mention the fact that there's every bit as much sugar and gator aid is there is a can of coke so he wasn't aware that and gator aid has a really great commercial system out there that says all the athletes drink it it's really good for you in reality gator aid is no different than having that pop so we really want to help people begin to understand what the effects of sugar are how it's affecting your immune system and give you some simple ideas as to what you can do about making some changes so that you come into this holiday season you do it well you enjoy yourself you stay well and you move into the new year not having gained twenty or thirty pounds and making all these silly resolutions but just continue that health process so if we're talking about sugar what do you think the number one hit is when it comes to people overdoing sugar well even your comment with the gator a being just like soda which is also true and i think what a lot of people don't realize is if their wellness is dependent on their immune system and just drinking t of soda a day actually lowers your immunity forty percent so you know it and so many people do this on a daily basis whether it's the soda or the gator aid so once our immune system is suppressed we don't have the ability to really you know you can take it in a way where you can have a hundred people who are walking around and maybe you know some will get the flu some will get sick some won't so it's not like you know it's out there and it's ready to attack everybody the stronger your immune system is the less chance that you know as you walk through this feeling has the ability to invade the body and it's under saying that sugar you know especially this time of year you know we want to be leaning towards what things can we bring into our body that will feed the body as nutrients to where sugar to me is the number two anti gay nutrient on the tardis when i was waiting for you to say that to get a lot of our health classes we're we're doing we're talking about other nutrition general health exercise and so on one of the health classes the robin does quite often is on sugar in fact so that anti nutrients statement is really important tell them what that really means in addition to the fact that it's just in a soda format or the fact that it's impacting their bone density right absolutely that that is right there and that i could do a whole class on that but you know our body is regenerating all the time and the body regenerates to wellness that's where it wants to go so in order to do that we need to bring things in that are nutrient base that nourish those cells  regeneration and anti nutrient is something that takes away nutrition from the body so you really bring a lot of sugar in it fights for the right you know the body is trying to build itself up but because sugar is such a caustic an acidic and reading on the body what that does is it actually polls the nutrition we need like calcium which will buffer and acid and calcium of course is in the bone and also in the teeth so so we take this in and then the body because it's so wise we'll start to pull calcium from the bones in the teeth to buffer the acid so instead of taking things that it needs to build to build strength to bones or to build enamel to the teeth it actually pulls it out so we can take care of what we're doing by bringing in an really where we start to lose nutrients in terms of bone density and really suppressing the system overall the big difference and i guess maybe not the difference the but the important fact that we want people to really get is the body isn't supposed to be aci if you think about it you know we're constantly talking about the fact that we want people to drink water drink water during water we get a lot of resistance for that and people think well i'm drinking coffee or tea or juice isn't that good enough and that really isn't half your body weight analysis for water consumption is crucial support to your nervous system it's important for me as a system for muscle to seventy percent water your blood is eighty percent water if you don't have that hydration level you're definitely have an issue but when we're talking about the sodas or the different drinks not only are we losing that and we're pushing them in that acid direction i think what people don't know is that acid that acid base to their body actually creates the environment for that disease to grow absolutely absolutely and when we're more acidic and even your point about hydration our immune system is lowered so much we already hydrated our muse system plummets and what a lot of people don't understand when you're taking in the acidic things like a lot of coffee even tea cap made tea can be acidic on your sugars your soda and for all of this you bring in you actually need to double your intake of water and first of all that helps to flush it out but just breaks that immune system and so yes i mean we do need something some parts of our body do need to be acidic but we really want to lean more to that alkaline state and that is bringing in you know the healthy foods that help bring us down so if you stick with us we'll be back in a minute what we're going to do is talk about that next phase that most people go to which is especially this time of year is the push the flu vaccine i do want to talk about some of the effects of that vaccine and whether or not it actually works so stay with us we'll be back in a minute welcome back my name is dr jonas marion we're returning with my office manager robin janice we're talking today about immune system some of the things that impacted some of the things that you can do to enhance if we start off with sugar in the the negative effects of sugar and if it means you can have a piece of pie or a piece of cake we're not talking about living on an island here we're talking about not making sugar a food group in her diet it sneaks in and so many areas that people aren't aware of it and absolutely impacts your immune system so usually the very next thought is what do i do you know what's going to be next what can we do to prevent getting this disease or that in the first thing that comes up again especially this time of year is get the flu shot should i get it should i not get it in our office you know we talk constantly to parents and adults and  grandparents even about what the effectiveness is and whether or not it's actually on the list of things you should be doing makes us stronger now that point that's the point we really want to make is it making you stronger or not is that there's a big difference in philosophy as far as are we going to do something to try and remove something from your body or we're going to do something to try and strengthen you so when it comes to the flu shots i know we actually have a pamphlet in the office that speaks to the fact that the insert that comes with a flu shot specifically states that has not been shown to be effective in reducing flu so it kind of makes it a little bizarre to recommend something that company that makes it so it doesn't really work absolutely and and i know we're going to bring this up a little later but on monday it is coming my day we are actually having a clue class a vaccine class in our audience which is complimentary an open to the public and the purpose of this is there's so much information out there that parents really do not have access to and it's important to have all the information that you can to make the best possible decision for your family the great and that really is the focus of that class because whether or not you decide to do the flu shot whether i decided vaccinate on any level is absolutely the from the perspective of a parent absolutely what we want to do is make sure that people have all of the information so they can make a the best choice possible for themselves for their children or anybody else when you have an answer coming from the manufacturer that says this product doesn't actually show a decrease in flu right  i don't think a lot of people know that so it's something to consider if you want that information welcome to stop by the office at any time we always have that we'll be happy to give it to you and as she said there will be a class on this come this coming monday at seven december seventh and it's there's no now people think that it is mandatory and there is no choice so they do and it was i think what they're most surprised is this one simple fact that's been out for years now the american academy of the citizen physicians has voted overwhelmingly to repeal any kind of mandatory vaccine which really doesn't exist anywhere i think it's two states that have it and even those states do have exemptions there is no mandatory vaccination getting that information and people the most important so that scene is definitely something that  may or may not be beneficial as a as we said we'll talk about that let's talk about the things that we absolutely know will be beneficial because we're not trying to remove something from the body won't give the body what's necessary to sort of heal and grow your immune system is powerful given the opportunity it will do its job so let's talk about foods what w i see the kids channels they want to get first of edge and the kids the assumption is kids are going to eat i'm sure ravioli now that don't tell the kids there's ten servings of vegetables and right what about that because well we both know that's a little bit silly it's very silly because also inside that ravioli is it's a lot of process hydrogenated fats a lot of trance fats a lot of sugar because this stuff is made with sugar and i agree with you i mean my my son is older now and i don't have to you know kind of play those vegetable games but if children learn from an early age if you involve your kids in the kitchen let them make choices cut up little things and introduce them to fruits and vegetables and make it part of their life instead of hiding it is a very very important thing so they do develop a taste more and they do if they're exposed to that early on they're increasing their chance of sticking with it later yes and i think with anything you eat if you just really start to read the labels and i know i am i made a statement on another show once about someone who brought us a jar of peanut to the office and and nuts can be very very certain that's a very healthy and in our body but when you buy not if you're buying them in a jar i prefer buying them fresh or in bulk if you can if you turn around your label it should just say peanuts or plants and sea salt and this i think had like eight or nine ingredients in it but will grab something off the shelf and think it's healthy but never take the time to read the label i mean we had a conversation with a practice member who was who called in and it was a weekend and she went and bought herself some vitamin c and so she called up about you know why you know how much to take and so we had this little conversation i asked her to turn the bottle around and she read it it was sort of a tall and malta tall and fruit toast know and first of all interest sugar but for toast in itself is not always very healthy for the body and when you get it artificial sweeteners you absolutely are impacting the nervous system as you impact the nervous system and decrease its function because the nervous system controls of coordinates as as well that's in concert with human system you're affecting your system you know and i think a lot of people that we have the sugar discussion and you know me i'm not i'm not pro sugar but just like you said this isn't about living on an island you are always better having a little bit of real sugar or real honey and real maple syrup and then artificial sweetener so a lot of people think well i'm going to go and take this year out of my diet so we're loading up on fake everything right which just breaks down the body again lower  up to whatever sounds and has been definitively shown to cause cancer the other ironic aspect of that is most of the artificial sweeteners cause you to crave carbohydrates absolutely so if you're doing that to avoid sugar you're going to create it more later so again it's a ridiculous concept how about properest top of the list probably the area that people give up the most at this time of year is their their normal rest pattern or they get so stressed that their cortisol levels go through the roof and they can't rest helps so rest is down we're definitely seeing a decrease in immune system what do you tell the people that you talk with while you work as i said earlier to mediocrity is the second highest anti nutrient i stressed is the first and people don't you know to me you know vitamin asked is very important which you know which mitch means sleep is extremely important i think especially this time a beer especially for women you know men are overworked and but when we come home and you know we're dealing with the kids in the house and dinner and we have a hard time sometimes saying no  important to be able to really take stock of what is on your plate and what is on your schedule and to remember that it's not about finding time a lot of people say well i don't have time to rest and i don't have time to go out and take a walk it's about making time we really do control our schedule but we are the ones who have to make that time so learning to turn off the brain take a few minutes actually relax to do that deep breathing before you're actually going to go to bed so the body knows you know you would warm up before you exercise why would you not warm up before you sleep that warm up looks like deep breathing not watching that it really intense show before you sleep or reading that book that's that way absolutely exercise is also really high on the list one of the things we have to consider is there's two types of exercises high intensity exercise low intensity exercise if you're seeking to overcome an illness or your body has really been pushed then high intensity exercise the last thing want to do you're not going to have the level of energy you need to really get that body to do its job and you're be spending more than you have if you do you're going to develop a debt so one of the things we talk about to people regularly is type she we've demonstrated here on the show touchy is important because it does stimulate that body it's low intensity skews it's it's it's something that you can control the intensity of so you can push yourself if you're feeling really well or you can relax yoga is also on that list but light activity whether you're just going for a walk and i know you're walking the dogs all the time that's a big deal to just get out and relax it is and that i think that was one of the biggest lessons i learned when i became a practice member because i don't like to label myself as an exercise junkie but i love to exercise it isn't something that i have to force myself to do but you really taught me the difference that when you're on overload and when you're stressed you know it's stress is good there's good stress of your life there's you know there's overwhelming stress your life but when you're on overload to go out and push your body to another level which the body looks at as overload when it comes to exercise doesn't believe you have to break you down so to learn that understanding that yes to go out and exercise but when you're in that place do a little bit more gentle go out and that breath and the walking or doing tai cherry which brings such wonderful balance and centeredness into your life instead of pushing you into that overload of a hard cardio or a very hard weight workout right now that lets their own a simple and positive attitude you know you get up every morning it's up to you how you can live your day yes they're going to be people out there are going to cut you off there's a ton of traffic in the community right now it doesn't change the fact that you get to choose how you're going to respond you mention that stress is positive and can be going into the gym and working out when you are able to you're healthy enough to do that the stressing the body builds you up in the long run you choose you choose and i think that's something that we also haven't been taught we get to choose how we respond to what happens in our life and i know a lot of us are just over reactive and we get into reactive mode instead of just taking that moment and taking a breath and just saying what would be the best way to respond to the situation because you know there's a lot of things in life come out us that we don't have control over them but we have one hundred percent control over how we respond and that response that we put out there is going to have a hundred percent impact on our health our wellness our immune system absolutely it absolutely impacts immune system but they're happy you are again those studies have been done forever and ever and ever the happier you are the more positive the attitude the greater outcomes whether you're facing a serious illness or you're just going day to day we know people that are happier live longer and they live healthier because life isn't so much the important aspect one hundred years of misery is not  of health and wellness in my opinion so not only to get the length but you get the quality of life as well that positive attitude is crucial and so easy to choose to do so let's talk about adjustments you know this is this is what we as chiropractors do we've mentioned it here so many times the chiropractic adjustment does one thing and one thing only and that is reorganize the body and we organizing the body you impact things like digestion which we just talked about you impact your sleep happens you impact your mental state but you also directly impact immune system every single adjustment causes an increase of about thirty percent in your natural killer cells these are the marines of your immune system so if you get your marines onboard and they're working properly the the ability to fend off and deal with whatever it is that's out there especially if you have been stressed is a big deal but that that adjustment even impacts your positive attitude really does and coming back into the the immunity and one thing we hear in the office day after day after day is parents who have been bringing their children even knew practice members who have only been there for a short amount of time have seen the difference in their children that they're not getting the colds in the snow and i was talking to someone the other day who said i haven't had my little girl she goes here really for  wellness check point that her kids the parents in the school can't believe that her child never gets the cold never gets a stomach ache or never misses school because her immunity is so high and she's just right but but absolutely the the i just make clear is our connection all the body and helps the thought process which really does when we feel better you know when we feel better we do better in every area absolutely and one of the other one of the other studies out there actually two that i think are really most important and they're the two that i bring up whenever we're talking about something like this people are getting adjusted regularly have an immune system functioning two hundred times greater than the average joe who is considered to be well the other the other one being people are getting adjusted regularly also have an increase of serum file levels or blood file levels and what that really means  they're repairing at a cellular level at a much higher level than again the average joe is so from that perspective of immune function we've talked about not only taking things out sugar being at the top of that list making sure that we're resting properly but also i really a different philosophy we're talking about what the what you can do that to continue to strengthen the body and grow versus just trying to put a drug in there to change what's going on and that's what it's not that same really that's what chiropractic is all about you know the body you tell us all the time in the body we're changing and growing every single day but we're the one who has a choice if we're growing two or something new if we're going to regenerate exactly as we are if we're going to bring more toxins in the body and actually go back a level so we get to choose by what we bring into our body our state of mind our stress response being adjusted and having that fullness of time so be aware consider the things that we've talked about if you are getting adjusted to make sure that you're getting in there especially during these times and taking care of yourself if you aren't find somebody to take care of you it's important doesn't have to be us but it is important is important your children especially as their nervous system grows and develops and you know just consider these as you come through the holiday season remember these holidays are about  keep your focus on that gratitude state that help you maintain that positive attitude and if you have questions as always so free to stop by we're there monday wednesday friday and we're actually there on tuesdays and thursdays on a little bit of a side work usually so they're most often and both of us are there on a regular basis you can always get some but if you have questions you need point and direction please feel free to call thanks for joining us and we'll be back next month have a good holiday