Dr. Armitstead's blog

What is in a vaccine?
In addition to live and killed bacteria, viri and their toxins, children are injected with some of the most lethal poisons known: formaldehyde, mercury, aluminum, phenol (carbolic acid), borax (ant killer), ethylene glycol (antifreeze), dye, acetone (nail polish remover), latex, MSG, glycerol, polysorbate 80/20, sorbitol, monkey, cow, chick, pig, sheep and dog tissues and cells (may be contaminated with animal viruses) human fetus cells, human viruses, antibiotics, genetically modified yeast, animal, bacterial and viral DNA (may affect recipient's DNA).

Dr. Oz from Oprah's show says that 90% of Americans have parasites. We at Healing Arts Chiropractor tend to agree.  
 

Sulfites are banned from use on fresh produce and cut fruits and vegetables that are to be eaten raw, but there are still supermarkets, restaurants, and salad bars that continue to use them. Sulfites function as sanitary agents usually to compensate for unhygienic food processing practices. 

You don’t smell it; you don’t taste it, but it’s approved as an additive by the FDA. It’s called irradiation and is used on fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, wheat, eggs, herbs, and spices. Irradiation is a “cold sterilization” process involving gamma rays from nuclear material, x-rays or high energy electrons. 

When someone’s cholesterol is high the first piece of advice their doctor usually gives them is to lower the amount of cholesterol in the diet.  Our grocery stores are packed with ‘cholesterol free’ foods because of such advice

Agave syrup is advertised as a "100% natural sweetener." Yet it is actually a highly refined form of fructose and is even more concentrated than the high fructose corn syrup used in sodas. Refined fructose is not a 'natural' sugar, and countless studies implicate it as a sweetener that will contribute to disease.

The idea of unhealthy vs. healthy water may be a new one to you because it’s rarely a topic of nutrition and diet books and can be really confusing. Should the water be from the tap or bottled, hard or soft, spring, distilled, mineral or sparkling? The evidence points to bottled hard water, which is bottled water rich in mineral ions, as being of great value in promoting overall health. 

 A common question I get from my patients ‘is it worth the money to buy organic?’ It is a very good question and let me explain to you why the answer is yes.

Have you ever read the ingredients for certain food products and seen ‘bleached flour’? When flour is made it is actually not white and has a certain odor to it so it is bleached to make it whiter and take out the odor. Bleached flour also has a longer shelf life.

Is This You? "My sinuses hurt." "I can't stop sneezing." "I always get allergies this time of the year - I'll never get rid of them." "My allergies are getting worse." "I'm tired of taking so many medications."

I often hear these complaints from my patients. And I firmly believe that there is no reason why you have to live with allergies for the rest of your life.

The elevation of blood pressure represents an increase in vascular tone for the purpose of increasing blood pressure. There are a number of speculated mechanisms that may contribute to this reaction and adaptation body. The adrenal and kidney responses result from increased stimulation and stress resulting in increased tension of the vascular tone.

Over the years, I have found that most people must take a holistic approach to weight loss to successfully lose and keep off excess weight. As many of you know this is not easy! WHY? Because there are a number of different areas involved. It is not as simple as just diet and exercise.
 

What is Nutrition Response Testing?
Nutrition Response Testing is a non-invasive system of analyzing the body to determine the underlying causes of ill or non-optimum health. It is a proven system that may be quite different from any other healing practice that you may have experienced.