Allergy Sufferers Are On High Alert!

Good Morning!

We hope you're doing well!  We here at EC have been seeing a lot of problems with people suffering with seasonal allergies.  Well, if you happen to be one of the many, we have something for you.  This week, we will share this tidbit with you, but we also want to share some announcements.  Thank you for keeping up with us here at Elizabethton Chiropractic!

Upcoming Schedule Change!

With the Thanksgiving Holiday coming up, we hope that you get to enjoy time with your family and friends.  We also want to let you know that the office will be closing at 12:00 (Noon) on Wednesday (11/24) and  will be closed through Friday (11/26).  We will be reopening the following Monday (11/29) at normal business hours.

Attention Allergy Sufferers!

With the seasonal allergies on the rise, we have something to help you!  Standard Process' Allerplex with vitamin A, supports the body's ability to handle seasonal challenges. It supports the body's natural ability to manage mucus movement.*

• Supports the body's ability to handle seasonal, environmental and dietary challenges
• Supports healthy liver function
• Supports healthy lung and respiratory function*
• Contains a combination of key ingredients from Pneumotrophin PMG®, Drenatrophin PMG®, Cataplex® A-C, Betacol®, and Antronex®
• Good source of vitamin A

Simply call us at the office (423.542.3337), and we can help you get a bottle today.  If you're experiencing other symptoms, tell us on your call and we will let him know what you're experiencing and we will let Dr. Dennis know.

Visit Standard Process HERE

Colostrum 6 is Available NOW!

What is it?  Colostrum is the pre-milk fluid produced from the mother's mammary glands during the first few hours after birth  (72 hours after birth for human mothers, 0-6 hours for Bovine (Cow) Mothers). It provides over 700 life-supporting immune, essential and growth factors that insure the health and vitality of the newborn.

Why Do I Need Colostrum As An Adult?

Research has shown that once we pass puberty, our bodies gradually produce less of the immune and growth factors that help our bodies fight off disease and heal damaged body tissue. With the loss of these vital components, we age and die. We become more vulnerable to disease, our energy level and enthusiasm lessens, our skin loses its elasticity, and we gain unwanted weight and lose muscle tone.

This health problem is further compounded because we live in a toxic environment, with pollutants and allergens all around us. Colostrum is the only source of these life giving components...the actual immune factors and all of our body's growth factors (anti-aging factors) in perfect combination as nature intended.

*Studies have revealed the importance of Colostrum in our society. During the fifties and sixties, many doctors recommended against breastfeeding. Thus, many babies during this period never got the natural initial boost to immune and digestive systems that Colostrum provides.

The studies show adults that were not breast fed as children experienced some of the following difficulties, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, immune deficiencies, and a higher propensity to disease; moreover, adults that were breast fed as children, had a lower susceptibility to many autoimmune related diseases.

Research has shown that Colostrum has powerful natural growth and immune factors that bring the body to a state of homeostasis {the body's powerful, vital natural state of health and well being). Colostrum helps support a healthy immune system; it also enables us to resist the harmful effects of pollutants, contaminants and allergens.

In addition, the growth factors in Colostrum help create many of the positive "side-effects" of a healthy organism such as an enhanced ability to metabolize or "burn" fat, greater ease in building lean muscle mass, and enhanced rejuvenation of skin, muscle and organs. Colostrum offers the broadest possible spectrum of biologically active substances that promotes the development of a sound body.

It supports an effective and efficient metabolism and supports the activation and maintenance of a fully functional immune system capable of combating potential insults from microorganisms and other harmful sources.

How Safe Is Colostrum

Colostrum is a food. It can be consumed in any quantity without side effects or drug interactions.

Why Bovine (Cow) Colostrum?

Scientific research, conducted in the last decade in major medical research centers and universities, throughout the world, has shown that the molecular combinations of the immune and growth factors in cow's Colostrum are identical to human. Research has also shown Colostrum from a bovine {cow) is not species specific, and it's up to 100 to 1000 times more potent than our mother's Colostrum. This means that every mammal on earth can benefit from bovine Colostrum.

What Is Chymosin And What Does It Do?

Chymosin is a natural coating which is also known as rennin. Its role in digestion is to help create a curd-like structure that forms a protective barrier against stomach acids. This is of considerable importance that the breakdown of proteins doesn't occur within the stomach due to acids.

If you have ever held a small baby and they have burped up on you, you have seen a cheese-like curd. This is the protective coating that allows the bioactive proteins and other constituents to bypass the stomach acids.

Why Not Use Colostrum From The Goat?

We don't promote the use of goat colostrum because it is species specific and doesn't provide all the beneficial components necessary to help balance the entire system (Body).

Are Calves Harmed By Taking Colostrum From Them?

The calves' needs are always met first. Extra Colostrum remains after the calves' needs are satisfied. Studies show that most calves would simply die if they didn't get at least 2 quarts of Colostrum, we ensure they do, we take the remaining 4-8 quarts. 

Why Can't I Get Raw Colostrum From My Local Farmer?

Raw Colostrum differs from processed Colostrum because it contains immune factors from just one parent. Processed Colostrum is beneficial because it is pooled from hundreds and sometimes thousands of cows that provide broad based immune factors. 

I'm A Vegetarian, Can I Eat Colostrum?

The "Rishis" (India's spiritual leaders) vegan diet has included Colostrum for thousands of years. Today, in India, the milkman delivers Colostrum to the wealthy. Colostrum is really neither animal nor vegetable but is a unique substance in a class of its' own.

I Am Lactose Intolerant; Can I Use Colostrum?

Colostrum is the Pre-milk fluid produced by mammalian mothers prior to birth. It is not milk. Colostrum contains almost no lactose, so those that are lactose intolerant should have no problems with high quality Colostrum but always speak with your physician.

If concerned, you might consider taking a lactose digestive aid for the first while until the benefits of the Colostrum are achieved at which time some have reported no longer having any further lactose intolerance issues. Consumers should also make sure that products labeled Colostrum are 100% Colostrum {not Colostrum-whey or concentrates of milk-whey or Transitional-milk).

When Is Colostrum Collected And Processed?

Colostrum should be collected during the first 0-6 hours after birth when it contains its highest concentration of immune and growth factors and digestive inhibitors. Optimum processing of Colostrum requires refrigeration but most producers freeze the Colostrum for ease in transportation.