Erika E. Henry, DC

Yes!! At least weekly during moments of spinal stress (think milestones: like learning to crawl, stand, walk. New activities and sports. Injuries or falls. Etc, etc!)

Would you take your baby to a chiropractor? These parents swear by it Some parents believe taking their babies to the chiropractor helps fix everything from colic to ear infections.

February is Black History Month and we would like to add a bit of history to the month that might not be something the general public would know about. The first chiropractic adjustment was performed by D.D. Palmer on a man named Harvey Lillard. Harvey Lillard was a black man and stands in modern Chiropractic history as the first chiropractic patient dating back to September 18, 1895.

D.D. Palmer learned through communication with Mr. Lillard that he had gone deaf 17 years prior after working in a cramped, stooped position where he felt something “give way” in his spine - not through congenital defect or illness. Palmer reasoned that perhaps something had gone out of alignment in his spine and after examination, “adjusted” Lillard’s spine by simply feeling for misalignment and “racking” the bone into its proper place. Some historians say that the effect was immediate and some say that within three days, Lillard was able to hear again.

Palmer thought he had found a cure for deafness at the time, but soon started applying his newfound technique to the multitude of conditions that found their way into his office including epilepsy, heart conditions, digestive issues, migraines and so on. Later, after study and consideration, Palmer came up with the term “vertebral subluxation” which describes a slight misalignment of the spinal joints thus affecting the ability of one’s “innate intelligence” to heal/restore the body to health.

While D.D. Palmer was not the first to discover the connection between the spine and one’s health, the first adjustment on Harvey Lillard was the beginning of modern day Chiropractic.

Being a chiropractic office, we are honored to have the opportunity to share this history with you so that you can better understand one of the many reasons why chiropractic is so amazing! We not only honor Harvey Lillard this month, but every single day we are able to open the doors of our office knowing that we are helping families heal.

From first pregnancy and onward, we are here for you mama! 💕💕 One of the most important times for a woman to receive chiropractic care is during her pregnancy.

From the moment of conception, your body goes through a series of changes. Back, pelvic and postural changes can cause unwanted pain and discomfort. The good news is, chiropractic can help!

Millions of expectant mothers look to chiropractic for it’s safe, natural and drug-free approach to pain relief and prevention for a healthier, happier pregnancy.

Dr. Erika, chiropractor and clinic director at The Joint Sandy Springs, is Webster Certified and looks forward to meeting you and your little one; whether it’s your first baby, second or beyond. Schedule your prenatal consultation today!

Did you know....?

As unpopular as this post will be.. I'm doing it for the people I love.
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A study conducted by the EWG (Environmental Working Group) at the Duke University recently found toxic chemicals in nail polish, some of which actually seeps into the women’s bodies. These endocrine disrupting chemicals consist of a trio of harmful elements including TPHP and DPHP (tri and di Phenyl phosphates respectively) which, 14 hours later also metabolize in the users’ bloodstream.

As if this is not alarming enough, another study has discovered that even everyday products like perfumes, lotions, body sprays and liquid soaps all contain similar endocrine disrupting products. This study was conducted by the University of Missouri and SUNY Albany. It concluded that majority of the products women use can actually affect their onset of menopause; even shave 2-4 years off it.
source - http://weaddup.com/blogs/news/72292483-toxic-nail-paint-also-seeps-into-women-s-bodies-this-is-too-shocking

So, what are endocrine disorders?

Endocrine disorders are diseases related to the endocrine glands of the body. The endocrine system produces hormones, which are chemical signals sent out, or secreted, through the bloodstream. Hormones help the body regulate processes, such as appetite, breathing, growth, fluid balance, feminization and virilization, and weight control.

The endocrine system consists of several glands, including the pituitary gland and hypothalamus in the brain, adrenal glands in the kidneys, and thyroid in the neck, as well as the pancreas, ovaries and te**es. The stomach, liver and intestines also secrete hormones related to digestion. Most common endocrine disorders are related to improper functioning of the pancreas and the pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands.

What are endocrine disorders?

Common endocrine disorders include:

-Diabetes mellitus
-Acromegaly - overproduction of growth hormone
-Addison’s disease - decreased production of hormones by the adrenal glands
-Cushing’s syndrome - high cortisol levels for extended periods of time
-Graves’ disease - type of hyperthyroidism resulting in excessive thyroid hormone production
-Hashimoto’s thyroiditis - autoimmune disease resulting in hypothyroidism and low production of thyroid hormone
-Hyperthyroidism - overactive thyroid = weight loss or inability to gain weight
-Hypothyroidism - underactive thyroid = weight gain or inability to lose weight
-Prolactinoma - overproduction of prolactin by the pituitary gland or overproduction of milk

These disorders often have widespread symptoms, affect multiple parts of the body, and can range in severity from mild to very severe. Treatments depend on the specific disorder but often focus on adjusting hormone balance using synthetic hormones.
source - http://www.healthgrades.com/conditions/endocrine-disorders

These effects don't just happen overnight. It takes time and constant exposure. But, if you're subjecting your body (and your family) to these toxins, it's just a matter of time.

Ask yourself this..
Is my constant use of these chemicals: make-up, hair care products, perfume, lotion, soap or nail polish worth the health risks? Is it worth risking my family's health?

If it is, well then, bless your little heart.

Medical humor at its finest....Reposting because it is too funny and too accurate to not share. Enjoy your weekend y’all! 😂😂

“My Colonoscopy” ~ By Dave Barry

I called my friend, Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one point passing briefly through Minneapolis.

Then Andy explained the colonoscopy procedure to me in a thorough, reassuring and patient manor. I nodded thoughtfully, but I didn't really hear anything he said because my brain was shrieking, HE'S GOING TO STICK A TUBE 17,000 FEET UP YOUR BEHIND!

I left Andy's office with some written instructions, and a prescription for a product called "MoviPrep" which comes in box large enough to hold a microwave oven.

I will discuss Movi Prep in detail later, for now, suffice it to say that we must never allow it to fall in the hands of America's enemies.

I spent the next several days productively sitting around being nervous. I began my preparation.

In accordance with my instructions, I didn't eat any solid food that day; all I had was chicken broth, which is basically water only with less flavor.

Then, in the evening, I took the MoviPrep. You mix two packets of powder together in a one liter plastic jug, then you fill it with luke warm water. (For those unfamiliar with the metric system a liter is about 32 gallons.)

Then you have to drink the whole jug. This takes about an hour, because MoviPrep tastes - and here I am being kind - like a mixture of goat spit and urinal cleanser, with just a hint of lemon.

The instructions for MoviPrep, clearly written by somebody with a great sense of humor, state that after you drink it, 'a loose watery bowel movement may result.' This is kind of like saying that after you jump off your roof you may experience contact with the ground.

MoviPrep is a nuclear laxative. I don't want to be graphic, here, but have you ever seen the space shuttle launch?

This is pretty much the MoviPrep experience, with you as the shuttle.

There are times when you wish the commode had a seatbelt.

You spent several hours pretty much confined to the bathroom, spurting violently. You eliminate everything. And then, when you figure you must be totally empty, you have to drink another liter of MoviPrep, at which point, as far as I can tell, your bowels travel into the future and start eliminating food that you have not even eaten yet.

After an action-packed evening, I finally got to sleep. The next morning my wife took me to the clinic. I was very nervous. Not only was I worried about the procedure, but I have been experiencing occasional return bouts of MoviPrep spurtage.

I was thinking, 'What if I spurt on Andy?" How do you apologized to a friend for something like that?

Flowers would not be enough.

At the clinic I had to sign many forms acknowledging that I understood and totally agreed with whatever the heck the forms said.

Then they led me to a room full of other colonoscopy people, where I went inside a little curtained space and took off my clothes and put on one of those hospital garments designed by sadist perverts, the kind that when you put it on, makes you feel even more naked than when you are actually naked.

Then a nurse named Edie put a little needle in a vein in my left hand. Ordinarily I would have fainted, but Edie was very good and I was already lying down.

Edie, also told me that some people put vodka in their MovePrep.

At first I was ticked off that I hadn't thought of this, but then I pondered what would happen if you got yourself too tipsy to make it to the bathroom, so you were staggering around in full Fire Hose Mode.

You would have no choice but to burn your house down.

When everything was ready, Edie wheeled me into the procedure room where Andy was waiting with the nurse and an anesthesiologist I did not see the 17,000 foot tube but I knew Andy had it hidden around there somewhere, I was nervous, seriously nervous at this point. Andy had me roll over on my left side, and the anesthesiologist begin hooking something up to the needle in my hand.

There was music playing in the room, and the song was "Dancing Queen" by Abba, I remarked to Andy that, of all the songs that could be playing during this particular procedure, "Dancing Queen" has to be the least appropriate.

"You want me to turn it up" said Andy, from somewhere behind me. "Ha ha," I said. And then it was time, the moment I have been dreading for more than a decade.

If you are squeamish, prepare yourself, because I am going to tell you, in explicit detail, exactly what it was like.

I have no idea. Really. I slept through it. One moment, ABBA was yelling "Dancing Queen, feel the beat of the tambourine," and the next moment, I was back in the other room, waking up in a very mellow mood.

Andy was looking down at me and asking me how I felt. I felt excellent. I felt even more excellent when Andy told me that it was all over, and that my colon had passed with flying colors.

I have never been prouder of an internal organ.

The author is a Pulitzer Prize winning humorist columnist for the Miami Herald.

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Yale Study, Chiropractic Care Is Today Contributing Toward A 50 Percent Reduction In Opioid Prescriptions Issued In The United States According to a recent study carried out by the Yale School of Medicine at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, chiropractic care is today contributing toward an almost 50 percent r

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Don’t be the one to grow horns...

Horns are growing on young people’s skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests. The growth of bone spurs at the back of the skulls of young people may be a result of an adaptation to the use of handheld devices.

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All the more reason to get adjusted during pregnancy! 🤰🏼

Study Finds Pregnant Women Are Basically Endurance Athletes A new study researching the limits of human endurance has found that one of the hardest things the human body can handle, even including ultra marathons, is pregnancy.

S/O to all the other women Chiropractors around the globe serving their communities!!

Celebrating 5 years with The Joint Chiropractic!

Thank you to our members who have been with us from day one, your trust and commitment to our mission is noted.
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To those who have recently joined us- we are happy to be along your wellness journey.
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And to those that are on the horizon of beginning care- we are ready for you, and look forward to your first visit.
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Above all....Thank You! 🎉

Haha so true! 💦 💦

Shed those shoes! 👞 👟 👠

Being barefoot boosts brain development There's now scientific evidence that being barefoot is important to optimal brain and sensory development!

This Homeopathic Remedy Can Help You Recover From the Flu Faster While conventional medicine's "answer" for staying healthy during flu season is vaccination, many have found success in treating influenza using homeopathic treatment.

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Meghan King Edmonds Claims Chiropractor Helped Correct Her 7-Month-Old Son's Vision Problems Meghan King Edmonds is opening up about the "miracle" that helped correct her 7-month-old son Hart's vision problems

Resolution of Chronic, Recurrent Bilateral Ear Infections Following Chiropractic Care in a One-year-old Infant: A Case Report & Review of the Literature

Paige Sigmon, DC & Joel Alcantara, DC

Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health, Chiropractic ~ January 14, 2019 ~ Pages 1-5

https://www.vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2019/01/16/resolution-of-chronic-recurrent-bilateral-ear-infections-following-chiropractic-care-in-a-one-year-old-infant-a-case-report-review-of-the-literature/

Have you heard of “the second brain”? This is a term commonly used when describing the gut area of our digestive system. Our gut is the only organ that has its own independent nervous system. It is a very sophisticated system that houses around 200 million neurons in the gut wall. To put this in perspective, a dog has about the same number of neurons in its brain.

In our digestive system, there are different types of bacteria that influence how our body functions. For example, 90-95 percent of our body’s serotonin is created by gut bacteria! Serotonin is known as the “happy hormone.” Bacteria in our gut isn’t always good bacteria. Bad bacteria is also housed in our gut, which creates a necessary balance for our body to thrive. However, when the ratio of good bacteria to bad bacteria is unbalanced, our health can be affected in many ways. This is why it is so important to supplement with good bacteria that help our gut thrive! Probiotics are supplements that provide that good bacteria straight to our digestive system.

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Vaccine vs. Disease Trade-offs: Cheating Children’s Immune Systems
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Fast food chains lure your kids in with the promise of a happy, quick meal. But is the convenience worth it?

5 of the Worst Fast Food Kids’ Meals These are 5 of the worst kids’ meals in terms of fat, sugar and sodium. Warning: You’ll never look at fast food the same way again.

Glad to see this information spreading! We've been using elderberry for years!

Scientists Verify Elderberry Beats the Flu, Prevents Colds & Strengthens Immunity This article is shared with permission from our friends at Dr. Axe. Looking for a natural remedy that has a very long history of medicinal use? There’s evidence that the elderberry may have been cultivated by prehistoric man. There are also recipes for elderberry-based medications dating back to.....

After an emergency arose at school yesterday; Dr. Erika was multitasking like a mother 😉.

Also- huge shoutout to Dunwoody Police Department who responded quickly and helped keep our littles safe!

Dr. Erika snagged a scarf to help teach an expecting mama about sifting after her Prenatal Webster Adjustment.

According to Spinning Babies, Rebozo Manteada can help:
•Relax tight uterine ligaments and abdominal muscles
•Help a baby rotate in pregnancy or labor more easily
•Help a birthing woman relax into her labor.

Well, moms, the bar has been raised! 👏.And here I thought I was cool pumping while driving. 🚗 💁🏼‍♀️😂 This takes multitasking to a new level!

Airman mom of 2 pumps breast milk while completing Ironman 70.3 A 34-year-old active duty Air Force Airman nabbed an Ironman 70.3 personal record last month and even found time to pump breast milk during the run portion of the race to feed her 7-month-old son.

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...Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts urged the FDA not to approve Dsuvia last month, saying “an opioid that is a thousand times more powerful than morphine is a thousand times more likely to be abused, and a thousand times more likely to kill."

FDA approves opioid painkiller 1,000 times stronger than morphine The painkiller Dsuvia is also 10 times stronger than fentanyl. The opioid tablet was approved for use on Friday.

Midweek Slump Tips...

7 Helpful Habits for a more Productive You Because we could all use a little more productivity in our lives. - http://ltl.is/53bD6