The lungs are wonderful filters for getting out toxins. An asthmatic condition is caused by toxins in the lungs that are built up or because the lungs are low functioning. Exercise can bring up an asthmatic attack as can food or environmental allergens that irritate the lungs. An attack happens as a result of a constriction of the airway from the lungs, trachea and bronchial lining. The air pathway is literally closed down and the person is left gasping for air.
For an acute asthma attack, inhalers or puff medications will get the person out of trouble. We are concerned for the daily maintenance of the lung integrity and repair and renewal of the tissue. Daily use of the inhalers, puffs or steroids add more toxins into the body and the liver becomes overloaded. This then adds additional stress to the lungs creating a cycle of toxin overload and the need for more inhalers. With each asthma attack, our body also has a stress on our energy stores and our adrenal glands become tired. This is evidenced by the dark circles under a person’s eyes.
How are the toxins entering the lungs? We find contributing factors to be leaky gut, toxic liver and kidney overload. Also there may be an invading pathogen from fungus, bacteria or parasite creating weakness of the respiratory system. So treatment would first be to get rid of the pathogen, tighten the bowel, detox the liver and kidneys and repair the organs. As these other detoxification systems are functioning better, it takes the load back off the lungs and we can begin with their repair if necessary. Many times the lungs will strengthen on their own without all of the overload. Of course, all we can do to keep toxins out of our bodies in the first place is a great idea by having pure air, water and foods grown without chemical interaction.
Now for a look at children: As children play, mucus in the linings of the respiratory pathways increases due to exertion. Add to that allergens from pollen and milk and an asthmatic situation can occur. We find that milk allergies are quite a problem because of the pasteurization process. Pasteurization kills the enzymes needed for the digestion of the milk. Without these enzymes, our bodies are unable to process the milk and it becomes toxic to our systems.
We can easily check for allergens with a scan on the Asyra machine. Call the office and mention this article for a free allergy check.
Infant Colic
Colic and difficulty nursing can be a major issue for infants. A couple of contributing factors to these problems can be:
Misalignment
Anti-biotic usage via the mother or given to babies
A gynecologist I recently spoke to said that they believe that the anti-biotics given to pregnant women do not pass to the fetus. However, for some reason in my practice, a high number of babies have fungus on their tongues or thrush in their mouths who have never received anti-biotics directly. The fungus is easily recognizable by viewing a white coating on the baby’s tongue or in their mouth. The baby’s tummy gets bloated, and she feels pressure and pain. Milk has sugars that are processed which the fungus feeds on, adding to the problem. The baby gets fussy and is hungry but doesn’t want to eat because it causes more pain.
During your baby’s visit we will check her with the Asyra scan as well as looking in her mouth and patting her tummy for the signs of fungus. Then a usual treatment includes using a natural anit-fungal (Phung Ex) and re-establishing the good bacteria using an acidophilus product (ProDophilisFOS). These are important steps to take not just to ease the colic, but will help with cradle cap and also strengthen the baby’s immune system to further illness and problems.
Misalignment of the neck often occurs during childbirth. The obstetrician may need to twist or turn the neck to allow the shoulders to come through the birth canal. This misalignment may be visually un-noticeable or visibly noticeable in the case of torticollis. As the baby turns to feed to the misaligned side, this causes further pressure on the subluxated vertebrae and she won’t want to feed on that side. This can be a problem for nursing mothers especially. Getting the neck back in to position will alleviate this problem and is simple and painless.
Remember to have your baby checked chiropractically as soon as you can after birth.
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