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Vitamin D: what is it, how does it help? Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

We all learned, in our basic education, about the benefits of soaking ourselves in the morning sunshine to enjoy the benefits of vitamin D for bone health. Well, let’s assume our teachers didn’t want to say too much. But the truth is that vitamin D offers more benefits, including improved immune function, resistance to certain diseases, and more. Don’t worry, we shall discuss more on these benefits in this article. To start with, let’s define what vitamin D is… What is Vitamin D? We all know vitamin D to be a fat-soluble vitamin, which belongs to a family of compounds that include D1, D2, and D3. However, can I shock you by letting you know Vitamin D is actually a hormone and not a vitamin? Surprised, right? Well, basically, vitamins are obtained from the foods we eat, but in the case of vitamin D, they can be synthesized by the body.

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Vitamin C: what is it, how does it help? Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

One of the most effective nutrients you can get from food is Vitamin C (some kinds of foods though). This vitamin has been shown to offer a lot of health benefits, including boosting immune system functions, protecting against cardiovascular diseases, skin wrinkling, and a host of other functions. Little wonder, Vitamin C has received a great deal of attention, and study researcher Mark Moyad, MD, MPH, of the University of Michigan, states that “higher levels of vitamin C in the blood may be the ideal nutrition marker for overall health.” He added, “The more we study Vitamin C, the better we understand its benefits in protecting our health, from cardiovascular, stroke, cancer, immunity, eye health, to living longer.”

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Read more about the article Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at any Age Part 4: How your brain/nervous system CONTROLS your immune system – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at any Age Part 4: How your brain/nervous system CONTROLS your immune system – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Do you always suffer flu or cold? Is it getting on your nerves? Do you sometimes feel that’s normal? Well, the truth is that the fact that some people get sick doesn’t mean everybody has to. Your ability to fight infection or ward of disease is strongly dependent on an important system in the body called the “Immune System.” The interesting part is that your brain/nervous system has a huge control over your immune system. Over the past 20 years, there has been much research conducted on the human immune system, and findings have clearly shown that there is a correlation between your nervous system and your state of immunity. Little wonder, many of our patients at our chiropractic office in Elizabeth City, NC, who come in with sore throats, colds, stomach viruses and sinus congestion often report an accelerated recovery after our chiropractic adjustment. Many of them now notice that when their co-workers are all catching flu and cold, they are not. Others notice that they are get sick less frequently than before. What does this mean? It means that chiropractic correction of the subluxation has a strong effect in improving immune responses of the body. This chiropractic adjustment actually reduces nerve interference.

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Read more about the article Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at any Age Part 3: Immune Health – Gut/Digestive tract and immunity: what you can do to enhance it – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at any Age Part 3: Immune Health – Gut/Digestive tract and immunity: what you can do to enhance it – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

In times past, it was erroneously believed that bacteria had little or nothing to do with our wellbeing, but recent research has made it clear that bacteria contribute greatly to our immunity and overall wellbeing, specifically the bacteria found in our gut. There are over 10,000 species and trillions of microorganisms in our gut, and they all form what is called the gut microbiome. So, it’s not far-fetched when people say “we are more bacteria than we are human.” The gut microbiome impacts many physiological processes in the body, including weight, digestion, and level of concentration, mood, and more. However, there are pathogenic bacteria and good friendly bacteria. The same way the bad guys or bad bacteria can overpopulate your gut, good bacteria can too. When you change the way you eat, it can change the expression of your genes by boosting the population of the microbiome with diverse microbial cells. Cutting out processed foods and adding more prebiotic fiber is essential in increasing biodiversity. Probiotic-rich foods such as sauerkraut, kefir, etc. work well to introduce strong microbes to your gut, supporting a more efficient gut microbiome. This has a strong influence on your immunity, and we’ll show you how.

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Read more about the article Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at any Age Part 2: Immune Health – Bone Marrow: how to stimulate it to work better? – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at any Age Part 2: Immune Health – Bone Marrow: how to stimulate it to work better? – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Bone marrow is the spongy tissue present inside our bones. It is responsible for producing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The lymphocytes produced in these tissues play an important role in the immune system. The bone marrow is active in newborn babies and new cells are produced continuously, but as you grow into adulthood, the marrow inside your feet, legs, arms, and hands stop producing new marrow cells. At the adult stage, the active marrow is found inside the hip, spine, shoulder bones, breastbone, ribs, and skull. However, the hip and spine have the richest content of bone marrow cells.

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Read more about the article Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at Any Age Part 1: Immune Health – What is the Thymus Gland and how to stimulate it to work better? – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Stay Strong, Stay Healthy at Any Age Part 1: Immune Health – What is the Thymus Gland and how to stimulate it to work better? – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

The thymus gland is a small pinkish-gray organ located behind your breastbone. It plays critical role in the immune system, especially in stimulating the development of disease-fighting T cells. The thymus actually starts working before you’re born and as you grow into puberty it becomes gradually replaced by fatty tissue. It becomes completely replaced as more move into your 70s. When the thymus is active, it helps your body protect itself against autoimmunity, which happens when the immune system fights against itself. Hence, the thymus plays a crucial role in the lymphatic system (your body’s internal drainage system that helps remove toxins and waste from your body). From the fetus stage to the childhood stage, the thymus is mainly involved in the production and maturation of T-cells or T-lymphocytes- a white blood cell type responsible for protecting the body against certain threats, including infections and viruses. The thymus gland produces a hormone called thymosin, which is needed for the production and development of T cells.

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