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llergies: Two-Time Loser By Dr. David Walls-Kaufman
Last week a long-time patient of mine came in with his son. The dad was very excited: “Doc! My allergies are all cleared up again!” In a chiropractic office, we clear allergies up regularly. But this case was more fun and rewarding than usual because I had cleared up his allergies already. This happened about three years ago. At the time, he was shocked. “I called my mom and asked her if she ever remembered a time in my whole life when I didn’t get clobbered by allergies, and she said she didn’t.” It was his first time experiencing an allergy-free life. Stress events—mental, physical, chemical—do harm to our nervous system and create nerve interference. This acts like a bad cell phone connection that stops our brain and body from communicating and functioning as they should. Our immune system, that fights all our battles against disease, is hurt by this. Removing nerve interference lets it bounce back. But last week—his allergies were back! I gave him an adjustment, and told him to wait and see. When I saw him again with his son, he explained, “Almost instantly, as soon as I left, it did the trick. The adjustment cleared me right up.” Nerve interference that results from the stresses in our lifetimes is a silent killer. It gums up the body’s innate recuperative function. This can cause or contribute to any condition. You and your family can’t be fully healthy and thriving without a nervous system functioning free of nerve interference.
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