When you have pain, nothing seems quite right. Aches and pains don’t have to keep y0u up at night and aching all day.
Give Biofreeze a try.
Biofreeze was invented by a medical professional searching for a way to help his grandmother manage her arthritis pain. The formula he created consisted of the active ingredient menthol with a synergistic blend of inactive ingredients.
The resulting formula offered quick, effective pain relief without the use of prescription drugs. It’s easy to apply and begins to work instantly giving you relief on the spot.
Biofreeze products are providing relief to countless arthritis sufferers too. But the pain reliever’s unique, cooling formulation is also comforting to sore muscles and muscle sprains; easing back, shoulder and neck pain; reducing painful ankle, knee, hip and elbow joints and helping to lessen effects of muscular strains.
Biofreeze is available at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main Street in Gasport.
That’s where I get mine – and the gel tube comes with a neat and clean applicator sponge on it for easy application.
Call Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness at (716) 772-2200 to ask about Biofreeze and what other healing treatments might be available to relieve your pain or to prevent future problems.
Cupping is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that uses a glass cup and a vacuum situation.
By applying a glass cup to the skin and creating a vacuum, it causes the skin to seal against the cup. The vacuum created draws blood and lymph to the area, promoting circulation and healing.
You can learn more about TCM and cupping at Points Acupuncture, 2658 N. Main Street in Newfane. Acupuncturist Stacy Austin would be glad to answer your questions and see how you could benefit from some forms of TCM at Points Acupuncture.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
While 8 out of 10 adults will experience back pain at some point in their lives, treatment for this common ailment is not all that Chiropratic offers.
Just take a look inside Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness on Main St. in Gasport where Dr. Aaron Pazik provides a wide range of services including gentle spinal adjustment, spinal rejuvenation therapy, spinal decompression, message therapy, custom orthotics, and custom-blended supplements of the highest quality available.
Discover the benefits of Chiropractic practice by reading this informational piece.
Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main St., Gasport NY (716)772-2200.
Alternative medicine works that is why many physicians are looking at these time-tested techniques to see what they can do!
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the oldest, professional continually practiced medicine in the world.
While we don’t understand many of these techniques in the Western world, they are common practice in China, where they are widely accepted and are used to heal the majority of common health conditions.
Therapies that are included in the scope of practitioners who practice Traditional Chinese Medicine include:
Acupuncture
Herbal Medicine
Chinese Massage (Tui Na)
Therapeutic Exercise (Tai Ji and Qi Gong)
Eastern Nutrition
Stacey Austin, a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist, offers these healing therapies at her location which is at the offices of Dr. Danaher, 2656 Main Street in Newfane.
Stacey’s mission is to enhance the overall quality of life using the highest standards for exceptional patient care. “I am dedicated to promoting wellness and providing a comfortable and relaxed environment to allow patients to achieve optimal health,” says Stacey.
To learn more about her practice, to ask about what healing may be available for a condition you might have or to schedule an appointment, call Stacey Austin at (716) 778-8627.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
Transitions weight loss classes will be starting again at Points Acupuncture – Call to learn more!
If you are one of the people who needs to learn how to lose weight by eating the right kind of food and incorporating a healthy lifestyle, then you can contact Stacey Austin of Points Acupuncture at 628-3802 for more information.
What is the Transitions Lifestyle approach? Teaching you to live a low GI lifestlye, with exercise, a supplement, keeping a journal and relaxing!
And don’t forget that Points Acupuncture can offer treatments for a variety of health issues including allergy relief on a sliding scale fee available for people of all incomes $35-55 per treatment. You decide what you can afford.
If you find it difficult to get to sleep due to aches and pains or discomfort, you could try BIOFREEZE.
BIOFREEZE is applied topically and users report a full night of better sleep after applying it just before bedtime. It comes in spray, gel, lotion and BIOFREEZE is now available in an individual application size. Perfect for travel or spot applications.
BIOFREEAE Pain Relieving Spray uses Menthol as the active ingredient. Reformulated in 2009, the spray formula also has the inactive ingredients MSM, Ilex and a new blend of botanical ingredients including: Arnica, Calendula, Chamomile, Echinacea, Juniper Berry, and White Tea. The spray is paraben free and dye free.
This formula provides improved performance and longer-lasting pain relief for those hard-to reach areas, such as the middle back and lower extremities.
While it’s not available in stores, you can get BIOFREEZE at Gasport Chiropractic, 4437 Main Street in Gasport. Just call us at (716) 772-2200 to find out more about how you can try BIOFREEZE for relief from muscular and joint pain.
Stacey A. Austin, L.Ac., of Points Acupuncture, 2658 No. Main Street in Newfane, trained in China and brings her knowledge about healing to the Niagara area.
Stacey attended the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at the New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls earning her Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and graduating with honors.
She had the opportunity to study abroad in China at the Zhejiang TCM Hospital in Huan Zhou, China. She is currently a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist and is National Board Certified with Diplomat status from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Stacey now practices Acupuncture locally at Points Acupuncture where she offers safe, painless and effective holistic treatment in which, very fine, sterile, disposable needles are inserted into specific areas of the body along energetic pathways called meridians.
In addition, Stacey also practices Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for health conditions such as pain management, headache relief, gynecological/fertility issues, smoking cessation, weight managment, stress reduction, depression/anxiety, facial rejuventation, allergies, preventative health, and general well-being.
Call for more information about Points Acupuncture or to schedule an appointment.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
Points Acupuncture, 2658 No. Main Street in Newfane, carries the Blue Poppy line of herbal medicine for many of your basic health needs.
What is herbal medicine?
Herbal medicine is a safe, natural way to help with a wide variety of conditions from your basic cold, allergies, digestive issues, PMS and menopausal symptoms to helping to manage blood sugar, cholesterol and hypertension.
Call Stacey Austin at Points Acupuncture to learn more the Blue Poppy line of herbal supplements or visit her website from the link below.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802 Or Christopher Family Chiropractic
350 Alberta Drive Suite 204
Amherst, NY 14226
Going to the Chiropractor is a new experience for many of us. Maybe we’ve heard through a friend or have done some research online. It’s possible that you are just fed up with living in pain and it’s time to do something about it. In either case, your first visit to the chiropractor will really be about getting to know the chiropractor and discussing your history, current condition and goals, and at Gasport Chiropractic, 4437 Main Street in Gasport, we want to know about you, your wellness goals, and information about any health issues or concerns you have experienced.
As with any doctor’s visit, you’ll start by finishing some new patient paperwork. Upon meeting with the doctor, you’ll discuss your concerns and expectations as well as have the chance to ask any questions you may have.
We will perform a physical examination and most likely take a few x-rays to see what your current state is. Once this is complete, we’ll take a look at the overall results of our conversation and the exams. Together, we’ll come up with a plan of action which will begin when you are completely satisfied and ready to move forward.
It’s easy, painless and the beginning of your journey for better health and wellness. Call us to schedule your first visit today.
Check out the complete article about how acupuncture can help alleviate hot flashes and help women going through menopause.
Two New Studies Show Acupuncture Relieves Hot Flashes
Women suffering from hot flashes associated with menopause may have another alternative to hormone replacement therapy, according to two new studies showing that treatment with acupuncture significantly reduces the severity and frequency of hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.
The article states, “Women suffering from hot flashes associated with menopause may have another alternative to hormone replacement therapy, according to two new studies showing that treatment with acupuncture significantly reduces the severity and frequency of hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.”
You can learn more about acupuncture, its benefits and more at Points Acupuncture, 2658 No. Main Street in Newfane.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
Nutritional supplements for all of your health care needs
Feeling like your system could use a boost this time of the year? Too much food, too much shopping, and it’s getting cold, everyone’s coughing?
Come check out some supplements and/or herbs that can boost your system, including pediatric liquid herbs for many conditions. If you have questions about what nutritional supplements can do for you, please call me at (716) 628-3802 and I would be happy to help.
In addition to nutritional supplements, we also offer acupuncture treatments and other Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities for your health and well being.
Start your New Year off right with an investment in your good health!
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
At Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main Street in Gasport, we believe that your health is your most valuable possession. Our approach to health and wellness is two-fold: relief care and wellness care.
What is relief care?
When many people seek care in our office they have one goal: relief. So that’s where we start! During this initial stage of intensive care, we have several obligations:
Uncover the underlying cause of the health problem and suggest a care plan to produce the fastest results possible.
We also offer ways patients can participate in their recovery and we explain the value of post-symptomatic wellness care.
What is wellness care?
We encourage our patients to achieve the highest levels of health they can. Through educational opportunities (like this website), we hope to communicate the value of ongoing chiropractic care. Our desire is to see our patients abandon the prevailing sickness care model of health (waiting for symptoms and then taking action), in favor of the emerging wellness model.
Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness has been providing quality chiropractic care in Niagara County since 2006 and our office is now open 6 days a week.
Call us at (716) 772-2200 to find out more about how you can take advantage of all that chiropractic has to offer.
In addition to herbal medicines, Points Acupuncture, 2658 No. Main Street in Newfane, now carries a pediatric tincture herbal medicine that is in an easy-to-administer liquid formula that is given with a dropper. It makes it easy for parents to administer and easy for kids to swallow.
Stacey Austin of Points Acupuncture, says that this herbal medicine for kids is helpful with kids that have allergies, ear infections, the cold and flu, asthma, wheezing, a dry cough, sore throat, tender teeth, insomnia, an upset tummy and even bed wetting.
Have questions? Call Stacey and ask to learn more about it.
And for the adults, Points Acupuncture also carries a quality line of nutritional supplements for all your health care needs. In addition, you can also get Biofreeze, a natural remedy that you can apply topically for aches and pains.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802 Or Christopher Family Chiropractic
350 Alberta Drive Suite 204
Amherst, NY 14226
Not only will you experience a wonderful number of physiologic benefits of massage, but you will also enjoy some great physiological effects taking place all over your body with a hydromassage from Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main Street in Gasport. Call today to get your hydromassage and feel more relaxed as you give your body some great benefits like those listed below:
Physiological Effects of Massage
Increases local blood supply to soft tissues, muscles and joints.
Increased drainage and reduction of swelling in soft tissue, muscle, and periarticular regions.
Muscle relaxation and reduction in muscle guarding.
Increased venous and lymphatic return augmenting reduction of edema.
Prevents adhesions and fibrosis in muscles, ligaments and contiguous tissues.
Decreased tendency towards muscle atrophy during long periods of immobilization or disuse.
Pain reduction and interruption of pain sensation cycle resulting in increased ease of mobility.
Imagine how you felt the last time you were in a hot tub. The warmth of the water relaxed you and the pressure of the water jets against your body soothed your aches and pains. Now imagine feeling this way without undressing or getting wet. That’s what our hydromassage tables feel like. Just lie back, set the timer and within ten minutes you will achieve a state of total relaxation.
Physiologic Effects of Radiant Heat
Analgesic—This effect is the most frequent indication for the application of heat. Current thought suggests this effect is related to the gate control theory of pain modulation.
Antispasmodic—Heat is generally considered to produce a relaxation effect and reduction in muscle guarding. It also increases the elasticity of connective tissue which is an important consideration in treatment of post acute strains and sprains, and after long periods of immobilization.
Decongestive—Increased capillary blood flow is important in the treatment of many types of injury because it causes an increase in the supply of oxygen and other necessary nutrients and enzymes in addition to an increased clearing of metabolites.
Sedative—Heat helps decrease spasticity, tenderness and spasm.
Local vasodilation—Increases local metabolic rate (increased healing rate) and resultant additional heat.
Call Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness today at (716) 772-2200 to schedule your hydromassage!
After a careful and long search, we have chosen nutraMetrix™ – Advanced Nutraceuticals – available at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main Street in Gasport, NY and online.
These products are a line of high quality supplements of vitamins and minerals for your body in the form that they are best absorbed. They can be customized to meet your needs.
For example, here are some of the services we now offer at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness: 1-a complete line of high quality nutritional supplements, 2-isotonic or liquid supplements that provide maximal absorption, 3-a genetic test to determine what supplements are best for you based on your genetic variations, 4-educational programs with DVDs and printed materials to keep you informed on the latest nutrition and health information and, 5-the convenience of reordering your supplements from your home computer (or any computer with Internet access) via our nutraMetrix web portal available using the links on this page.
Please feel free to look over the information available online and discover the benefits of Advanced Nutraceuticals, what they are and how easy it is to order your supplements online.
And just ask our staff if you need further information. You can reach us at (716) 772-2200.
Transitions is a comprehensive lifestyle system designed to help you achieve your weight loss goals and be healthy.
Learn more about Lifestyle Transitions System at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness in Gasport. Just call (716) 772-2200 to get information about the Lifestyle Transitions program and begin your journey to better health.
Just what is the Transition Lifestyle System? Transitions is an extensive plan that covers everything you’ll need to get fit and trim, not just a set of foods you can or cannot eat.
In fact, a big part of the Transitions Lifestyle System is helping you make healthy choices while still eating regular foods. It provides a total-system approach that promotes healthy food choices, behavior modification and menu plans.
The Transitions Lifestyle System provides you with low-gylcemic index (GI) meal plans, a daily journal, weight-management supplements to accelerate weight loss, entrees, bars and shakes to keep you on track, behavior modification and support materials to ensure your success, and an interactive Web site to track your progress.
Don’t forget to call Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main Street. Call us at (716) 772-2200 to ask for more information about Lifestyle Transitions.
Points Acupuncture, now at two locations, makes acupuncture more afforable for everyone of any means.
Stacey Austin of Points Acupuncture, has just adopted the sliding scale method seen in ‘community style’ acupuncture settings.
There is a sliding scale fee of $35-55 per treatment with a one-time $20 paperwork charge for the first visit (so sliding scale fee of $55-75 for first treatment).
“With this method I hope that anyone intereted in trying acupuncture before who thought they couldnt afford it, can now do so. Each individual person decides what they can afford, no questions asked, no proof of income needed,” says Stacey.
The most important thing is that people are coming through the doors getting treatment to help them get better, the sliding scale allows them to pay whatever they can budget so they are able to get through the doors and get treatment. With a sliding scale, she cannot bill insurance BUT if their insurance company will cover acupuncture, Stacey will give them a superbill and reciept to submit to their insurance company and they can get reimbursed directly.
Stacey adds, “I am excited about this because I want more people to come and try acupuncture and see the benefits of it no matter what their means.”
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
Or
Christopher Family Chiropractic
350 Alberta Drive Suite 204
Amherst, NY 14226
Question: Does Acupuncture Hurt? What if I am afraid of needles?
Acupuncture is a safe and relatively painless treatment when performed by a qualified and conscientious practitioner. Licensed acupuncturists know the human anatomy well and are trained to insert needles safely.
Acupuncture needles are sterilized and disposable after a single use. An acupuncture needle is not the same as a medical hypodermic needle, they are many time thinner.
With needle insertion you may experience a brief discomfort as the needle penetrates the skin that can be followed by a mild sensation of tingling, warmth, or heaviness, that usually disappears.
Most people find the experience extremely relaxing and uplifting and even fall asleep for the duration of the treatment.
The benefits of acupuncture, an ancient and effective Chinese method for treating a wide variety of health conditions, is getting more recognition by members of the medical community all over the world, and many people are getting relief with acupuncture treatment.
For more about what acupuncture can do, visit PointsAcupuncture.com or call Stacey Austin at (716) 778-8627.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802 Or
Christopher Family Chiropractic
350 Alberta Drive Suite 204
Amherst, NY 14226
And when you want to join the ranks of those “in the know” people and find out how much acupuncture can do for you, contact Stacey Austin of Points Acupuncture, 2658 N. Main Street in Newfane to make an appointment. You don’t need to be rich or famous to reap the benefits!
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness offers a complete set of services for your health and well being.
At Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness we strive to keeping up with the new and exciting ways that chiropractic treatments can better help our clients.
We stay abreast of new treatments and offer treatment methods that reflect advances in chiropractic science and patient needs.
Our office is conveniently located on Main Street in Gasport, NY and there is plenty of parking and it is handicapped accessible.
We welcome new patients and your questions about what chiropractic is all about.
Our Services Include:
Gentle Adjusting
Spinal Rejuvenation Therapy
Massage Therapy
Custon Orthotics (Footlevelers)
Customizable Nutraceuticals
Neck Pain
Mid-Back Pain
Lower Back Pain
Sciatica
Worksmen’s Comp
Auto Accidents
Sports and Athletic Injuries
Shoulder Pain
Joint Issues
Here are some testimonials from our patients who have seen the benefits of these services for themselves. Our patients are one of the best ways that people learn about us and we love to hear what they have to say – as will you!
Call us to schedule an a appointment for your health and well being today.
Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness GasportChiropractic.com
4437 Main Street
Gasport, NY 14067
Phone: (716) 772-2218
Spinal Decompression uses sophisticated, cutting-edge therapy tables that create a negative pressure inside vertebral discs to relieve pain and dysfunction in patients’ necks and low backs.
This technique for spinal rejuvenation is available at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness and you can learn more about it with a slide presentation on their website here.
Spinal experts also believe that nutrients, oxygen and fluids are drawn into the disc to allow the disc to better heal itself. To find out more about this technique and how it may help you contact Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness at (716) 772-2200.
Please eat a light meal or snack before your treatment.
Wear comfortable clothing that can be rolled up at least to the knees and elbows. Patient gowns and private rooms to change are provided if necessary.
The first treatment tends to be longer, about an hour and a half, it includes a consultation, which consists of a thorough intake of your complaint and an assessment of your constitution.
These are used to make a diagnosis and select the most appropriate treatment. Return treatments tend to be shorter, about an hour, it includes a brief consult and examination to determine how that treatment needs to be adjusted to meet your needs.
Here’s what will happen at your appointment:
-Paperwork: Arrive 15 minutes early to fill out the initial paperwork before your first visit.
-Consult: A discussion of how I feel acupuncture can benefit your specific condition(s)
-Health History / Physical Exam: A thorough intake and assessmenr of your condition(s)
-Same Day Treatment: A baseline treatment used to assess how your body reacts to acupuncture
-Home Care: There may be physical, mental or emotional suggestions made for you to incorporate into your daily routine, I will work with you in a partnership to help improve your quality of life.
Interested in finding out more about acupuncture and the many different health conditions it is used for? Contact Stacey Austin at (716) 778-8627 to get answers to your questions.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
At Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main Street in Gasport, our mission is to change the world’s view on health care by providing personalized, quality chiropractic care with an emphasis on preventative measures and patient education.
Our clinic is dedicated to evolving our treatment methods to reflect advances in chiropractic science and patient needs. As a member of the health care profession, we feel it is our duty to be directly involved with our community through volunteer organizations and educational activities.
The staff at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness are dedicated to providing the most friendly and efficient service in a caring environment.
Here’s what Villa S. has to say about her chiropractic treatments and how they have impacted her health at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness -
“My story is this. I have been going to see Dr. Aaron M. Pazik for chiropractic adjustments for my headaches, which I have had for about 30 years. They have disappeared in just under 2 months. What a huge relief that is to me. I am finally free of them!”
Call us at (716) 772-2200 when you want to learn more about how quality chiropractic care can help you maintain health and wellness.
Optimal levels of vitamin D may help to reduce the occurrence of frailty in the elderly.
Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness carries NutraMetrix brand vitamins. Call us to learn more about the benefits of this quality line of vitamins and supplements.
Research has proven there is a clear link between vitamin D blood levels and several health related conditions. Unfortunately this research has failed to discover a clear understanding of what is or isn’t the optimal level of vitamin D necessary to achieve and retain good health.
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (December 2010), measured plasma levels of vitamin D and assessed frailty status in 4551 elderly women approximately 69 years of age. Results of testing showed vitamin D levels between 20 ng/ml – 30 ng/ml appeared to provide optimal protection against the development of frailty. Levels below or above this range were associated with an increased risk for frailty, with the lowest levels offering the greatest risk.
Get your vitamins online through our website at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness! Discover how easy it is to order your supplements online. And just call our staff at (716) 772-2200 if you need further information.
Researchers pointed out that the number of women whose vitamin D status exceeded 30 ng/ml was relatively small and so further research is necessary to give a better understanding of how higher vitamin D levels affect the body.
Acupuncture is safe, painless and is recognized by the National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization to be effective in the treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions as well as being an effective preventative health practice.
Points Acupuncture, 2658 N. Main Street in Newfane, offers acupuncture treatments for your health conditions and for preventative care.
Acupuncture is a safe, painless and effective holistic treatment in which, very fine, sterile, disposable needles are inserted into specific areas of the body along energetic pathways called meridians.
We offer this and other Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practices for health conditions such as pain management, headache relief, gynecological/fertility issues, smoking cessation, weight managment, stress reduction, depression/anxiety, facial rejuventation, allergies, preventative health, and general well-being.
Call us at 628-3802 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802
We are also located at: Christopher Family Chiropractic
350 Alberta Drive Suite 204
Amherst, NY 14226
Not everyone knows about chiropractic medicine and what it can do for you and your health – or for what may be making you uncomfortable like that pain in your neck – literally.
We offer techniques that offer both relief care and wellness for a healthier and happier future. Here are some of the issues that we treat at Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, 4437 Main Street in Gasport, NY.
Gentle Adjusting
Spinal Rejuvenation Therapy
Massage Therapy
Custon Orthotics (Footlevelers)
Customizable Nutraceuticals
Neck Pain
Mid-Back Pain
Lower Back Pain
Sciatica
Worksmen’s Comp
Auto Accidents
Sports and Athletic Injuries
Shoulder Pain
Joint Issues
Call us at (716) 772-2200 to learn more about our services or to schedule an appointment.
FREE OVERVIEW about the 12 week Transitions Lifestyle System, a low glycemic index eating for weight management and overall health.
Join us on Tuesday, May 17th and May 24th at 7 PM at Dr. Danaher’s office, 2658 Main Street in Newfane, NY 14108.
For more information, just email StaceyAAustin@gmail.com or call (716) 628-3802.
Points Acupuncture
2658 No. Main Street
Newfane, NY 14108
Phone: (716) 628-3802 Or Christopher Family Chiropractic
350 Alberta Drive Suite 204
Amherst, NY 14226
This program allows you to stay healthy and watch out for you pocketbook by helping your family and friends stay at the top of their health.
Share your knowledge of what chiropractic can do and you will benefit as well.
Referrals for you and your loved one’s health and wellness.
For every qualified new patient you refer, you will receive a $25 gift certificate that you can use on an office visit to Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness for services or products we carry as long as you are an active patient at the time of the referral. You will also be eligible for a drawing for either a $50 gift certificate for a restaurant of your choice, up to $70 in Neutraceuticals Supplements or a $50 Tops gift card.
And be sure to tell your friends and family that we accept insurance. Don’t let your friends and loved ones struggle with back pain, headaches, neck pain, scoliosis, carpel tunnel and other ailments – recommend that they visit us at Gasport Chiropractic and Wellness.
You may have read a lot in the medical news about all the new and wonderful research that has been done with Vitamin D. But what is vitamin D? How can it help you? Should you be taking a vitamin D supplement?
Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin at all. It’s a hormone that your body makes when the skin is exposed to sunlight. After about 20 minutes of full sun exposure, your body converts the sunlight to about 2000 IUs (international units) of vitamin D.
With Fall approaching fast, our busy schedules, and the dangers of too much sun exposure, taking a vitamin D supplement might be a good way to make sure you are getting enough.
But why take vitamin D? You have probably heard that you need vitamin D to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and bones. But did you know that there are studies linking low vitamin D levels to multiple sclerosis and many different cancers?
Osteoporosis can be a scary diagnosis. It refers to having decreased bone density with can lead to weak bones and the possibility of fracture. This condition usually affects women. The National Osteoporosis Foundation suggests that adults under 50 take 400 to 800 IU daily and if you are over 50, take 800 to 1000 IU of vitamin D to help prevent this condition.
Multiple Sclerosis(MS) prevalence is higher in northern climates then it is at lower latitudes. Western New York happens to be a hot spot for this disease. Studies have shown a link between patients that get MS and low levels of vitamin D.
Since vitamin D also plays a role in regulating the immune system, it is easy to connect the dots to see why people who live in areas that do not always have a lot of sun get MS. Studies have not shown that low vitamin D levels means you will end up with MS, but they do show a strong association between the disease and vitamin D levels.
This disease also affects more of us women then it does men. Possible reasons for this is that men often spend more time outdoors and when they are outside they are less covered up and are not wearing make-up or lotions that contain sunscreen.
Low vitamin D levels are now being linked to HIV and many cancers. Ground breaking research on vitamin D is currently being conducted at our own Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The link between cancer and vitamin D is that vitamin D plays a role in cell differentiation and proliferation. Differentiation and proliferation are just a medical way of saying that it helps the cells mature to do what they are supposed to do and they grow at a normal rate. Cancer is just the opposite of that. Cancer cells are mutated and often immature cells that grow at a rapid rate creating tumors.
How do you know if you need to up your intake of vitamin D? Well, if you are taking a multivitamin, you are already getting about 400IU a day. According to Roswell Park, 400IU is not a dose that can change your blood levels. The amount in a multivitamin is what the government set as the standard to prevent diseases like rickets.
If you really want to know what your level is the standard is a simple blood test that can be done with all your other blood work. The 25 hydroxyvitamin D test will give you your level and it should be between 30 and 100. If it is low, talk to your doctor about how much you should be taking to increase it.
Keep in mind that there is such a principle as too much of a good thing. While it is hard to over dose on vitamin D taking too much can alter the amount of calcium circulating in your blood and hurt your kidneys.
Vitamin D has many far reaching effects that are not yet fully understood. Vitamin D is also speculated to be related to heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
A paper published in January in the journal of Medical Hypotheses, takes a reflective look at the link between gestational diabetes, fetal development and high blood pressure during pregnancy. Making sure you have normal vitamin D levels is an easy step towards wellness. Be proactive with the health of yourself and your family.
Biofreeze products are providing relief to countless arthritis sufferers too. But the pain reliever’s unique, cooling formulation is also comforting to sore muscles and muscle sprains; easing back, shoulder and neck pain; reducing painful ankle, knee, hip and elbow joints and helping to lessen effects of muscular strains.
