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Dr. Bea Heller
Immediate Past President
Alternate Director
Public Relations Chair
Website Editor
BeaHellerDC.com
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Welcome to our Chiropractic District website. I hope
you find it helpful. I have created this website to help the
general public find nutrition, health and lifestyle information.
This site is a work in progress.
We are living in a fast paced world with information overload. I
am not trying to sell anything. I wish to educate and help people
live better and longer. It is important to have a healthy nervous
system so that all our bodily and mental functions operate in an
integrated manner. Our nervous system controls all our bodily
functions and our minds. Chiropractic care helps us keep our
nervous systems balanced. As one of my patients said decades ago,
"I just figured out, doctor, you are a functional neurologist not a
bone doctor."
Chiropractors are doctors. They are well trained to diagnose
diseases. They are primary care doctors. They are also
specialists in chiropractic treatment. This includes specific
"adjustments" to the joints of the spine and extremities. If
these joints are not functioning properly they are said to be
subluxated. Adjustments to these joint tissues send signals about
the function of the area being adjusted to the brain. The brain
can then send signals to the body to repair itself. All muscles
and internal organs, even fat cells, have nerves controlling them.
There is a lot of research currently being conducted on the nervous
system and the effect of stimulating the nerves around the joints and
acupuncture points. Many acupuncture points are located along the
spine. The research is very exciting. I will be adding
links to some of the articles as they become available. There is
more and more evidence to support the healing done by chiropractors.
Chiropractors are also given several semesters of training in nutrition
and biochemistry. We are well educated about bacteria, public
health and viruses. Our job is to help you increase your body's
ability to fight off these enemies to your health. Some of us
give nutritional and herbal advice. Some of us have post graduate
training in Sports Injury care, Neurology or Orthopedics or
Rehabilitation. Some of us serve on hospital staffs. We are
all trained in Physical Therapy and Family healthcare. Each of us
chooses how we wish to share our training with our patients.
I hope this website helps you choose a practitioner that is right for
you. I have also included CPR, herb safety and other topics you
may find helpful in your quest for better health.
Please feel free to send me any suggestions for additions to this site.
I try to add current information regularly. I also have links to
the archived pages.
Should you wish to contribute an editorial or article on natural
health, I will be glad to consider placing it on our site.
Doctors - please update your listings. Send photos directly to
Tony Vaca at:
Tony@TCVSystems.com .
All other comments or submissions need to come to Dr. Bea Heller first.
Send them to: Editor@OCChiro.org
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