Chiropractic, Nutrition, and Weston A. Price

For as schooled as I have been in chiropractic philosophy, alternative treatments to promote health and prevent disease, and nutrition, I was at a loss when a practice member mentioned Weston A. Price to me a couple of years ago.

This article describes Weston A. Price as a dentist who researched the links between health, nutrition and tooth decay worldwide. He observed the diets and health of varying populations of people and came up with some amazing conclusions that I was unaware of until his name was mentioned to me.

The finding that Dr. Price saw consistently was that as long as a the studied group remained on their traditional diets that were free of our “modern” imported-foods, the population remained virtually free of dental cavities. This was done without a toothbrush or any attempt at dental hygiene.

Findings also showed that once these native populations changed their diets to a "modern" one, these positives quickly became negative, with offspring developing dental problems from cavities, to cleft palates and the like.

Dr. Price's research shines a light on the natural vitamin and mineral deficiencies that our modern, typically processed diets consist of, and that a step back might be in order to regain the balance of body chemistry.

With more people more than ever buying local, organic produce, I hope we might be able to take the next step in helping ourselves get well, and stay well. You are what you eat, and I believe Weston A. Price was really onto something.

This can be another weapon in your arsenal to help promote health, naturally, from within, in conjunction with optimum nervous system function with care from your chiropractor.