mune disorder’s cause. The brainstem is the largest part of the spinal cord and it rests in the rings of the vertebrae that are the smallest part of the spinal column. It is an area where spinal cord compression can most easily occur and most commonly go undetected. The Journal of Neurology published a study that showed, using functional MRI, spinal cord compression at the brainstem level in individuals that had undergone little more than common physical traumas. Such traumas lead to misalignment of the delicate 1st cervical bone, one of the more vulnerable bones in the body to injury since it is held in place only by muscle. Correction of this misalignment is of paramount impor- tance to ensuring the restoration of proper communication be- tween the brain and the immune system through the brainstem.
Once the proper functioning of the nerve system that controls
the immune system has been confirmed, the next logical culprit for autoimmune conditions is the steady bombardment of the body with chemicals from foods, beverages, medications, air pollution, and the like. If the previous discussion of how neurol- ogy affects physiology is akin to a washing machine not suitably working because of an electrical wiring issue, then shifting the conversation to nutritional factors puts the focus on what the expectation would be for our laundry if we filled the washing machine with juice or degreaser or even dish soap instead of the detergent that the machine requires.
Your body uses food to make over 200 billion new cells per
day. Back to physiology 101, your digestive system strips down what you put into your body, takes what it needs in the imme- diacy, stores some of what it needs for later, and sends the rest down the pipe to be eliminated; note that, when it comes to storage, there is also a category for questionable material com- parable to your own “keep and decide later” pile when spring- cleaning. Simply put, the better your nutrition, the stronger material you provide your body to make new cells and to keep the entire assembly line, if you will, running smoothly. Unfortu- nately, the proliferation of genetically-modified food (GMOs), which makes up the vast majority of our standard food supply at
present time, along with all the sodas, energy drinks, and other chemical-packed beverages have given our bodies an incredible amount of lousy materials to sort through; add in the American dependency on medications (7 out of 10 are on at least one prescription drug) and the aggressive childhood vaccine sched- ule and we collectively consume so many chemicals that it has become challenging for our bodies to thrive. An individual human body is smarter than everyone reading this combined, but it has limitations.
Remember, your immune system’s job is to eradicate harm- ful substances. If your cells are built with harmful substances, if your body stores harmful substances, and your elimination system is under the constant barrage of harmful substances, would it not be logical to assume that your immune system would eventu- ally be forced to target parts of the body it would otherwise be protecting?
“The thing to understand about autoimmune diseases is that they are diseases of the immune system,” Dr. Amy Myers, func- tional medical doctor and NY Times best-selling author, has said. “If you have an autoimmune disease, somewhere along the way your immune system went rogue and began attacking your own tissues. In some cases it’s your thyroid under attack, in others it’s your intestines, your skin, your brain, your pancreas, or another organ. But no matter what part of your body is under siege, the culprit is your immune system. This means that in order to treat, prevent, and reverse autoimmune disease you’ll need to get your immune system back under control.” The most logical approach to doing so is to ensure that your immune system is functioning properly, to aggressively detoxify your body, and to overhaul the nutritional aspect of your lifestyle to limit the foreign invaders you voluntarily consume.
Written by Chad McIntyre, DC of Triad Upper Cervical Clinic, 432A West Mountain Street in Kernersville. For more information, visit
www.TriadUpperCervical.com For an appointment, call 336.992.2536. See ad on page 17.
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