I experienced this personally as a child growing up with chronic ear infections, receiving tons of antibiotics and several rounds of tubes. None of which corrected the cause of the problem. Also, my sister has a 2 year old girl that has been getting sick regularly and been coughing for the last month.  My sister gets adjusted, but was nervous about getting little Kailey adjusted even though I was telling her to take her in because it will help.  So finally while I was home I adjusted her anyway and the very next day she wasn’t coughing anymore and was running all over the place because I took pressure off her nervous system so she could heal.
If you want to discuss danger, look at the common drugs that are given to small children.  The least toxic is “baby aspirin.”  However, because all drugs are toxic, the fact is that aspirin interferes with digestion, the formation of body starch, the production of tissue proteins, and the ability of the cells to absorb sugar; it slows the clotting of blood, increases the need both for oxygen and for every known nutrient, and a accelerates the urinary losses of calcium, potassium, vitamin C, and all the B vitamins.

Another common kid-drug is an antibiotic.  Very common side-effects are yeast infection, diarrhea, and skin eruptions.  However, far more severe reactions are also common.As the drugs get more intense like vaccines, Tylenol, and antihistamines, they get more toxic and side-effects are no longer just common, they’re likely.

There have been several studies looking at the safety of chiropractic for kids such as one in the Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics published in Dec 2009. It showed that over a 59 year period and over 30 million adjustments, there were only 8 reported incidents.  That’s only 1 incident every 7.4 years and one adjustment problem every 3 million, 750 thousand adjustments.¹ Nothing, including walking, swimming, driving, visiting a dentist, getting a haircut, or going to the movies is as safe as that!  That’s why chiropractors often pay less for malpractice than car insurance – because there’s no safer way to heal and stay well.

So get your child checked as soon as possible because the risk is much lower than the alternative of drugs or surgery, and your child will experience a healthy, vibrant life.

By Dr. Brian Wickstrom and Dr. Ben Lerner

People often associate chiropractors with the aches and pains of adults, and rarely think of very young individuals as potential patients. More and more young people are being introduced to this practice, however, and not only to relieve an aching neck or back. Chiropractic for children is often a good way to prevent or avoid certain kinds of physical problems that can follow them into adulthood.

The main focus of this treatment method is proper spinal alignment. Because the spine houses our primary pathway for nerves, bones that are not sitting properly can pinch those nerves, leading to pain and dysfunction in various areas of the body. Infants can experience spinal misalignment as early as the day they were born.

From the beginning, the process of being born can put a great deal of pressure on the neck and spine, and compresses the bones. This is all a natural part of being born, but is not without hazards. Early stresses on the spine can lead to discomfort later. In addition, babies learning to crawl and walk have the opportunity for injury or spinal stress due to falls and other common childhood factors. A chiropractor can help correct these problems.

An infant who cries excessively can not explain exactly where he or she hurts. Often, the cause is colic, which may be relieved in some instances by spinal adjustment. Successful treatment will allow the child to sleep more easily at night, and can reduce crying during the day.

Parents sometimes worry that an adjustment for a young child will be painful. While it is true that some adult treatments can be vigorous, a chiropractor treating children will use much less aggressive methods specifically tailored to the needs of a small child, not simply a smaller adult. An office visit will be not be risky or painful, and in fact will likely reduce the discomfort a youngster may already be experiencing.

By the time kids are in elementary school, many already suffer from adult-sized problems such as back pain, headache, chronic irritability, nervousness and excess fatigue. When these problems can’t be avoided or eliminated by lifestyle changes, a spinal adjustment will often help the pain. In addition, the physical stress of carrying a heavy backpack full of books and supplies may cause misalignment.

Early visits can also catch some problems before they have a chance to develop into something more serious. Scoliosis, or curvature of the spine due to misalignment of the vertebra, is one example. When caught in its early stages, it can be corrected more easily, and early visits to the chiropractor may pay dividends in good health later on. Chiropractic for children is an excellent addition to early health care and pain prevention.

A meat-heavy diet itself has no bearing on the prevalence of asthma, according to the scientists who conducted the study. Yet, frequent burger eating could be a signal for other lifestyle factors which raise asthma risk.

“This is a sign that the link is not strongly related to the food itself, but that burgers are a proxy for other lifestyle and environmental factors like obesity and lack of exercise,” said Gabriele Nagel of the Institute of Epidemiology at Ulm University, Germany, who led the study.

She added, however, that there were “biologically plausible” links for the positive effects of a healthier diet, which could be down to the antioxidants found in fruit and vegetables, and the omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish, which have anti-inflammatory properties.

“Fruit and vegetables contain antioxidants and other biologically active factors which may contribute to the favorable effect…in asthma,” Nagel said.

In particular, she added, foods rich in vitamin C have been linked to better lung function and fewer asthma symptoms.

Around 1.1 million children currently receive treatment for asthma in Britain, while in the United States it is the most common chronic childhood disease, with around 10 million children diagnosed with it.

Nagel’s team looked at data on 50,000 children aged between 8 and 12 years from 20 rich and poor countries around the world.

While diet was not linked to children being more prone to allergies in general, it did seem to influence the prevalence of asthma and wheezing, they found.

“Overall, more frequent consumption of fruit, vegetables and fish was associated with a lower lifetime prevalence of asthma, whereas high burger consumption was associated with higher lifetime asthma prevalence,” they wrote in the study, which was published in Thorax, a British Medical Journal title.

This study adds to an existing body of evidence showing the health benefits of a so-called Mediterranean diet — rich in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and fish — including reduced risks of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and depression.

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