Vitamin D Deficiency and Depression

• Vitamin D is associated with neurotransmitters (e.g., dopamine, serotonin) that affect brain function and development. A deficiency of Vitamin D is linked with depression.​
• Vitamin D and Immune System Health  Vitamin D is also required to create Interluken-2 which is required to make Defensin. Interluken-2 is a signaling molecule in the immune system. Defensin are active against bacteria, fungi and many enveloped and nonenveloped viruses.  So Vitamin D plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy microbiome environment - which in turn is associated with good mental health (see below).

    Non-Dairy Sources of Vitamin D:

• Sunlight
• Fatty fish, like tuna, mackerel, and salmon
• Foods fortified with vitamin D like orange juice
• Beef liver
• Egg yolks

Lactobacilus for Depression/Anxiety

• Lactobacillus (probiotic bacteria) is required to make GABAb which has been shown to decrease depression and anxiety in mice.

    Non Dairy Sources of Lactobacillus:

• Non-pasteurized fermented vegetables, such as fermented cabbage and other vegetables found in Korean kimchi, sauerkraut and pickled vegetables.
• Non-pastteurized Miso, tempeh, umeboshi, which is a type of pickled plum, and pickles but only if they're not pasteurized or subjected to high heat.

B Fragilis for ASD and Obsessive Compulsive Behavior

• Bacteroides Fragilis (probiotic bacteria) has been shown to relieve obsessive compulsive behavior in mice. Austism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) symptoms have shown improvement with B fragis. Bacteroides may be passed from mother to child during vaginal birth and thus become part of the human flora in the earliest stages of life. Children born via C-section are at risk of being deficient in this probiotic.(1)  B fragilis is required for normal digestion, but can cause pathological infection outside of the gut. For this reason, and because it is an obigate anearobe, B fragilis is not available commercially.  Other than a clinical trial, the best way to increase B fragilis is to eat pre-biotic foods that help grow B fragilis within the gut.

​    Best Prebiotic Food Sources:

• Garlic
• Leeks
• Onions
• Legumes
• Vegetables
• Fruits

Anti-inflammatory Cytokines (Interleukin-10) for Depression and Fybromyalgia

• Proinflammatory cytokines are associated with depression and fibromyalgia. Anti-inflammatory cytokines disrupt the hyperexcitability of sensory neurons, and may be a non-opioid therapeutic approach for the treatment of chronic pain due to inflammation or peripheral nerve irritation.(2) (3)

    Interleukin-10 food sources:

• Sesame oil
• Cinnamon
• Garlic
• Cayenne/Capsicum
• Licorice

American productivity is the envy of the world. But there are limits. What are the real costs of pushing employees to produce more and more, without regular employee health maintenance?  (Not early detection, but REAL HEALTH PROMOTION?  It make sense FISCALLY for a corporation to maintain optimum productivity of their workers.  To do that a corporation needs to:

Maximize Worker:

• Focus
• Energy

Minimize Worker:

• Sick time

Avoid Worker:

• Excess Stress​  - Which shuttles blood flow AWAY from the BRAIN

Chiropractic keys to worker health maintenance

• Balance and mobility of musculoskeletal system
• Clear Nervous System communication*
• Reduced internal stress**

* If there is interference in the phone system, the call won’t go through. If there is interference in the nervous system, the BRAIN cannot talk to the BODY.  The brain is the body's control system.  If its control system is deficient, the body is not going to function optimally.

**Chiropractic adjustments remove irritation in the nervous system. Many chiropractic patients report increased ability to concentrate after being adjusted.