The

Wellness Revolution

Dr Robert Delgado, DC

www.delgadochiropractic.co.za

Is there

Anything more

Important than the

health of yourself or

your loved ones?

50% of us will develop

Heart disease

2/3rd develop Cancer

1/3rd Diabetes

Almost 80% of workers have at least one

chronic condition.

55% of workers have more than one

chronic condition.

- Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. 2009

Almanac of Chronic Disease

5-18% of the workforce could be absent

on any given day

- AIC Insurance

• By 2030 chronic disease treatment will

account for 75% of global GDP

- World Economic Forum

Childhood diseases such as Obesity,

Asthma and behavioral problem

doubled over a 12 year period

-JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association)

25 MILLION PILLS ARE TAKEN IN THE

USA ALONE!

CURRENT PARADIGM

BAD LUCK

BAD GENES

BAD GERMS

GENES

Obesity has gone up by 50% in 10

years

"Epigenetics is proving we have

some responsibility for the

integrity of our

genome…Before, genes

predetermined outcomes. Now

everything we do—everything

we eat or smoke—can affect our

gene expression and that of

future generations. Epigenetics

introduces the concept of free

will into our idea of genetics.”

DNA Is Not Destiny. Discover November

2006

80% of chronic illness

is preventable

- New England Journal of Medicine 1993

New research from Yale University

found that genes contribute only 25%

to the length of your life.

Intellihealth 10/19/06

How did we get like this?

Sicker or healthier?

FISH ANALOGY

What is Health?

Undetected

arterial

plaque.

Sick or well?

You are an

Ecosystem

Health

Cells are functioning

In a state of balance

Illness

Cells functioning

in a state of stress

Toxic Or Deficient

Body response to stress

What Happens If I Throw

You On An Iceberg?

• External stressor

• Release cortisol

• Down regulate insulin receptors

• Increase platelet production

• Increase LDL cholesterol

• Decrease HDL cholesterol

• Decrease serotonin

• Crave sugar

• Increase heart rate

• Increase blood pressure

• Decrease immunity

What happens when we get stressed?

Heart Disease

Stroke

Diabetes

Wellness Vs Symptom based

The Solution

Eat well

Move well

Think well

Biological Compatible Care

Where does health come from?

Biological Abundance

Intelligence

Self Healing

Self regulating

How does the body function?

The Nervous SystemThe nervous system controls every cell tissue and organ in the body.

Sensory

skin, balance etc

10%

Motor

Muscle, Joint movement

30%

Autonomic

Organs, blood vessels etc

60%

“90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the

brain is generated by movement of the

spine”

– Dr Roger Sperry M.D. (Nobel prize recipient for

Brain Research)

Subluxation

A hose pipe to a garden

There are a variety of stresses on the body that can put a foot on the hose pipe (interference)

Subluxation

A misalignment in the spinal bone (Vertebrae)

That causes nerve interference

Imbalance in body Chemistry

Chiropractic Adjustment

• A gentle, specific force delivered to a spinal bone to remove interference and allow the brain and the body to communicate with ease

• 100% Function

Chiropractic produces superior results in terms of safety, effectiveness, cost effectiveness and patient satisfaction.

– BEAM trial British Medical Journal (Nov 19, 2004: 1-8)

- Manga Report New Zealand

Senior Citizens Over 75 Years

• Chiropractic vs. non-chiropractic patients in an insurance data base.

• Reported better overall health, fewer prescription drugs, and more activity.

• 21% less time in hospitals over last 3 years.

Coulter, et al. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 1996;3(2):46

Senior Citizens Over 65 Years

• Had “maintenance care” for 5 years or longer.

• 50% fewer medical provider visits.

• 31% of national average for health care services.

• 95.8% felt care “considerably” or “extremely” valuable.

Rupert, Manello and Sandefur.JMPT 2000;23(1):10

“The doctor of the future will

give no medicine but will

interest his patients in the care

of the human frame, in diet and

in the prevention of disease”

- Thomas Edison

Seeds of a revolution

The sickness business is reactive. Despite its enormous

size, people become customers only when they are

stricken by and react to a specific condition or

complaint…the wellness business is proactive. People

voluntarily become customers – to feel healthier, to

reduce the effects of aging, and to avoid becoming

customers of the sickness business. Everyone wants to

become a customer of this earlier-stage approach to

health.”

Economist – Professor Paul Zane Pilzer

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