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Barboursville, WV 25504
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March 2022 Newsletter
In this Issue:
1. Low Testosterone in Men
2. Risks of Seed Oils
3. What Patients are Saying
4. Chiropractic Wellness Care
5. Meet our Massage Therapist, Melissa
Andropause is the medical term for decreasing testosterone in men and is similar to menopause in women. Testosterone levels start dropping once men hit their 30’s, but this varies from man to man.
Hormone replacement therapy seems like an easy fix, especially the pellets that gradually release testosterone – but I have concerns about this popular trend. First, controlling the level of hormones released is extremely difficult. More concerning, however, is our body’s ability to sense how much testosterone from the pellets is already circulating; therefore, it can cut the production of natural testosterone, which could leave you with even lower levels when the pellets are gone.
So what other options for men with concerns about symptoms of low T are there?
Medical doctors, researchers, and other experts spoke on March 3 at the “Future of Fat” virtual summit, the first-ever meeting dedicated exclusively to the harmful effects of oils made from vegetables or seeds, including canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil.
Such oils have been linked to heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, cancer, macular degeneration, and other chronic diseases.
“Vegetable oils are ubiquitous in restaurants and fast-food and packaged food including bread, crackers, cereal, granola, chips, dried fruits, salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, fried foods, ice cream, baked goods, and other snacks,” he said. “Vegetable oils now account for 20 percent of our daily calories, which represents the greatest increase in sources of calories in the last 100 years, since the globalization era began.”
"All of the staff and DCs at Short Chiropractic are truly the best. Always kind and understanding. They are all willing to do whatever it takes for their patients."
- Seth Priode
Chiropractic Wellness Care
Chiropractic care is an essential component for a healthy nervous system. If we are only thinking of chiropractic care when we have back pain, we are missing vital information of what chiropractic care actually does.We are affected by chemical stressors from foods and the environment that are filtered through our organs, mental stress with work and raising families, and physical stress from our daily activities. Pain is our last indicator to show up as a warning signal that our nervous system is experiencing an adverse event and is struggling to cope with it. Proper spinal alignment increases your body’s ability to adapt to stressors and decreases cell degeneration. Have your chiropractor check your spinal alignment on a monthly basis to ensure that your body is communicating at its optimal level to handle stress that may be thrown your way.
Meet Melissa, LMT
Melissa graduated from Mountain State School of Massage in 2020. She is a licensed massage therapist with certifications in Swedish massage, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy, and Neuromuscular Therapy. Call 304-733-4616 today to schedule an appointment with Melissa.