Cold and Flu Season

Season two of the AMC television series "The Walking Dead" offices and filming are in Coweta County this year. What an honor to have the top rated television series here in our community! It has been exciting to see and hear about all the actors and which locations they are using. Never would I have expected myself to say, I've started watching the series.

It occured to me that if I were to describe myself on how I looked and felt when a cold and flu attacked would be as a "zombie" or "walking dead". For sure, I want to do all I can to avoid it - don't you? Whether we like it or not - cold and flu season is upon us. Here are some nutritional blockbusters that help fight colds and flu: garlic, water, vitamin C, zinc and beta carotene.


GARLIC: garlic won’t do much for your breath, but it helps prevent cold and flu viruses from invading and damaging your tissues. It bolsters your immune system.

WATER: prevents dehydration. Your body’s first defense system is the mucous membranes lining the upper respiratory tract and they work best when they are moist.

VITAMIN C: helps to shorten the length of time you suffer from symptoms of cold or flu. Good sources are: sweet red peppers, green peppers, strawberries, grapefruit, lemons, limes, and cantaloupe.


ZINC: getting enough of this mineral may help reduce your risk of infection caused by bacteria and viruses. Sources: turkey, shellfish, beans, barley, and wheat.

BETA CAROTENE: beta carotene converts into Vitamin A by your body and helps you to fight infections. Food sources: carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, kale, spinach, apricots, cantaloupe, mangoes, and broccoli.


Combine these sources with regular adjustments from Dr. Jason, add as little as 10 minutes a day of exercise and it'll be like you are wearing an extra protective armor! Then maybe you can avoid feeling like you are "Walking Dead" or a "Zombie" this season.


Here's to a healthy you!
Advanced Chiropractic Team Member - Pam

The Magic Bullet

If there was a way you could lower your blood pressure, lose weight, lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, improve your memory and other cognitive abilities and improve your overall quality of life, would you be interested? You only have to take this once per day, and it does not have any side effects!

Are you still interested?

The Magic Bullet...EXERCISE!! The question I pose to you is how important is exercise for your health?? Is it important enough to MAKE time in your daily schedule to do it? Absolutely!

Our health and overall quality of life is a result of everything we do, or DON'T do! In a time of "quick fixes" for our ailments we lose value in the essentials for healthly living and the power of prevention and exercise is one of the essential ingredients to a healthy life!

How important is food, water and breathing to your health? Very important! Exercise is one of the essentials in our daily lives, it is as important as food, water and breathing! Our brain and our bodies require activity on a daily basis to be healthy. One of the biggest components to exercise is movement and as a chiropractor one of the biggest benefits of an adjustment is to restore normal alignment and movement to the spine. We need to move every part of our body each and everyday! The most important thing is to make exercise fun so you stay consistent! When working out seems like WORK, you are less likely to do it.

So MAKE the time to go exercise! Stay tuned to find out what are the best ways to stay healthy.