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If you've found our website, you're probably wondering 3 things: Can chiropractic help my child and how does it even work? Well, you're not alone. Many moms, dads and other caretakers are looking for hope and answers, backed by science, that can help their child combat the stressors and struggles in their lives. Childhood trauma, like stumbles, bicycle wrecks and wrestling matches are what people typically think of when they picture physical stressors leading to needing chiropractic care. However, the very first physical stressor can occur during or even before the birth process. In addition to this, our kids are experiencing much higher stress loads, including packed schedules, social media and technology exposure, as well as less nutrient density in the foods we eat. All of this combined can lead to an inability of your child to adapt and overcome and an imbalance in the nervous system that impacts your child's neurological growth and development.

Mother Theresa, when asked if she would march against the war, refused. Although, when asked to march for peace, she gladly accepted. For to be “for something” is empowering.  In light of the recent hysteria surrounding this year’s pandemic, I am reminded of Mother Theresa. What we focus on matters. How we perceive our surroundings matters. Do we see friends or enemies? Hate or love? Disease or health? Pathogenesis is the study of the origins of disease, while, on the contrary, Salutogenesis is the study of health and its origins. If we focus on disease, we must work backwards to try to find a solution to a problem, and then remove the perceived problem. This is the approach of western medicine. However, an alternative to this is the focus on health and what our bodies need to be healthy. If we focus on health, we can provide our body with the ground floor materials to promote the best expression of life. What this looks like is simple: it’s keeping our environment pure and providing sufficiency in terms of the essential ingredients or nutrients that our ecosystem needs to function at its best, express life and be able to freely adapt and respond to the environment. Even though the concept is simple, the application is difficult because there is no accurate measure for health. All the measures we have in our current model addresses ways we can measure sickness, disease or pathogenesis. X rays, MRI, CT scans, bloodwork…they are function to determine if we are in a dis-ease state or not. The problem with these measures is that our health is a continuum. Our bodies are continually adapting to its environment and the ingredients we provide it, and in doing so, can either move towards health or away from it. So, you don’t magically have diabetes the moment your fasting blood sugars are measured at 126 mg/dL. You were moving in that direction for potentially years prior your diagnosis, moving away from health. Your body was in a dis-ease state already prior to being diagnosed with disease. So, health is a continuum. What we choose to do daily either moves us toward dis-ease in the body or away from it and so, health, like life, ebbs and flows according to how pure our environment is and how sufficiently we supply our bodies with what it needs to be healthy. The bottom line is our bodies should always be able to adapt to its circumstances. This is the key. What we focus on matters. If we are focused only on the disease state of our bodies, or the pathogenesis, we are blinded to the ability to move towards health. When we focus on health, or salutogenesis, we can address the dis-ease that occurs in the body and prevent us from entering the disease state. This is where the problem lies. Like it or not, health requires personal responsibility. Health is a daily, if not minute by minute choice. It is our personal responsibility to take care of the body that God created for us. Everything we do; the foods we eat-are they organic, green harvested, soil deficient, the products we use in our home and on our bodies, how we move our bodies or not move our bodies, how we think- is it positive or negative, how much technology are we exposed to, how many toxins are in our environment,how we handle stress, if we forgive others, are we healing our trauma; it all matters in terms of our health continuum. And so, moving towards health requires personal responsibility. I see a future of humanity. Those that focus on health and salutogenesis and those who focus on disease and pathogenesis. The picture is vastly different. And Mother Theresa said it best. If we focus on pathogenesis, we remove human choice and thus, are left victims to our circumstances. Our health is left in someone else’s hands whom we are powerless to. We are disempowered. Today, I choose health. I choose to focus on salutogenesis. I do what I can, in my power, to improve the health of myself and my family. It’s my personal responsibility, not only for me, but for my children and their children ever after and also, for our earth! I choose to fulfill the purposes that God created me to do in this world. For without health, I cannot share truth, I cannot enjoy my family, I cannot create memories I choose to have. I become a victim, disempowered, hopeless. Instead, I choose empowerment. I choose to march “for something” and not “against”. I choose to no longer be a victim of circumstance. I choose health. So, I ask you today to join me and change your focus. From fear to faith. From being disempowered to taking power into your own hands. Let’s march together. For health, Dr Tiffany Leonida

I have a dream…I know its cliché but this needs to be heard loud and clear.  I have a dream of peace. Peace from all of this chaos. A nation where we are not run on corruption, where there is so much lack of trust on the individual and the government alike. A government not funded by parties with ulterior motives. A government who truly adheres to the belief that each individual has value, who makes choices based upon the outcome to the individual, and NOT for the greater good because the whole is truly a product of its individual pieces. A government that adheres to its constitution and the freedoms of it’s people. I dream of politicians who know how to love. Politicians who look at every policy or piece of legislation and makes his or her decision based upon what is right. They do this because they can really choose what it right because they don’t have their hands tied from corruption and money. Politicians who seek the advice and ask the right questions. I dream of a place where individuals maintain their rights. Where we have freedom to determine what we do with our body, what we put on our body and what we put into our body. I dream that we at least get the chance to know what is being put into our bodies and on our bodies. The freedom to love to live. I dream of a place where we make choices based on the effects it will have on our great grandchildren. A place where we will have a world that our great grandchildren can love. Where we are rooted with nature and with each other. I dream of a return to love. Our country is at a crossroads. There is corruption on all levels that permeates even into our schools and children and its affecting every aspect of our lives. I challenge our government to lead us on love and understanding. We know when you are trying to put one past us. The media cover-ups to keep us all distracted…..the hidden GMOs in our food….the chemical concoctions that we call “medicine”….the laws prohibiting buying local and raw to improve our health….the trolling websites and defamation of people who are trying to better the world and find the truth….industries ran on fear alone….the chem trails…..to name just a few. People don’t trust. Earn our trust back. Do what’s right for us. I challenge you, the politician, to educate yourself. And don’t just seek information from people who come knocking. Dig deep to find real answers to do what’s right for your state. It’s your responsibility to do what’s best for the people, not for you. I challenge you big pharma. I don’t care that you are a profit powerhouse. What I care about is your motives. I challenge you to improve the health of the nation for the better. An industry ran on fear tactics cannot thrive and in the end, will falter. Show us that you’re not who we, the people, think you are. Prove us wrong that you’re fingers aren’t permeating into the government and your methods aren’t being used as a means of population control. Prove to us that you’re worth it. I challenge you big pharma to be the leaders in this movement to love. Save people’s lives, but don’t step into prevention because medicine can never be preventative in nature. Allow other professionals to step in to improve people’s health and lifestyle. And I especially challenge you to never force any procedure on anyone unknowing of the outcomes again….NEVER again. As for the individual…we have the biggest challenge. Research your life. Don’t just be sheep and blindly follow. Do what is truly best for yourselves and your society. Give. Love. Teach your children to do the same. Purchase with power…buy according to your beliefs, not according to price. It is us, as individuals that need to hold ourselves, our politicians, and our government accountable. Because if we don’t, who will? Those with the biggest pocketbook certainly cannot and have proven that in their track record. It is time to take the challenge. Stand up for what’s right. Its time to love to live again. And to love to be a part of this country. I challenge you….do what’s right. I challenge you to love. Dr Tiffany Leonida

Myriel’s Arrival!

Pregnancy and birth need our respect, not intervention. As a chiropractor, board certified in pediatric and prenatal care, it is my mission to make the birth process a smoother transition, not only for the mom–to-be, but also, for also for the benefit of the developing baby.  Throughout pregnancy and beyond, a mom and child’s health depends on the body’s ability to heal itself. The body is quite amazing! For example, all of the cells of your liver die and are completely replaced every 24 days. You get a brand new liver every month! Your taste buds are replaced every 11 days and you get a brand new stomach lining every 5 days. Our bodies are absolutely incredible! The same is true for the birth process! The process of conception for a sperm cell to fertilize an egg is equivalent to swimming across the Atlantic Ocean blindfolded! As long as there is no interference in this process, the tiny baby will develop healthy and according to the master plan. Chiropractic care is an essential piece of prenatal care that respects the body’s ability to heal itself. By releasing pressure on the nervous system, chiropractic care allows for the nervous system to communicate at 100% with every cell, tissue, organ, and even the developing baby. The nervous system is like the central command center of you and operates this master plan, so when it is able to communicate properly with the developing baby, everything goes according to plan. In addition, biomechanical changes throughout pregnancy can accentuate any pre-existing imbalances in the pelvis and when coupled with the developing baby and extra weight gain, the mom-to-be can become very uncomfortable. Many pregnant women experience relief of back pain while under chiropractic care. Moms-to-be often report an easier and more comfortable pregnancy during the third trimester. Recent studies show even greater benefits. Moms experience more comfort during the birth process and even reduced need for pain medication while in labor when under chiropractic care! In one study, women receiving chiropractic care throughout their first pregnancy had 24% reduction in labor times and women giving birth for the second or third time reported 39% reduction in shorter labor times. In another study, the need for pain medication was reduced by 50% in the patients who received chiropractic care. When women are reporting more positive birth experiences under chiropractic care, they experience better birth outcomes with their babies. Williams Obstetrics text reports that dystocia (or difficulty during labor) is caused by four physiological causes. Dystocia during the birth process makes moms increases the likelihood of interventions including administration of Pitocin, epidurals, forceps or vacuum extraction as well as cesarean birth. Chiropractic care can account for each of these issues and can potentially eliminate the reasons for dystocia, reducing the incidence of these high risk interventions. With all the added benefits, more moms are choosing prenatal chiropractors as an essential piece of their prenatal care. When looking for a prenatal chiropractor, seek out a chiropractor certified in Webster’s technique in order to ensure proper care throughout your pregnancy and birth. Webster’s technique is a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment of the sacrum with balancing of the associated musculature and uterine ligament attachments that allow for proper biomechanics of the woman’s spine and pelvis. When the woman’s pelvis is balanced, the uterus is able to enlarge symmetrically with the growing baby. If the bones of a woman’s pelvis are unbalanced, this will directly affect the way the uterus is supported and suspended, creating a condition of uterine torsion on the developing baby. In some cases, this torsion of the uterus can restrict fetal positioning during the pregnancy, adversely affecting his or her developing spine and cranium. Additionally, this limitation on the baby’s movement may prevent him or her from getting into the best optimal positioning for birth. Any birth position other than ideal vertex occiput anterior may indicate an imbalance in the pelvis of the mother and possible uterine torsion. Webster’s technique can correct the sacral misalignment, balance the muscles and ligaments of the uterus and pelvis and therefore allow the baby to get in the best possible positioning for birth. Clinical research shows that Webster’s technique has an 82% success rate in allowing breech malpositioned babies to go into the optimal head down position for birth. There are no known contraindications for this specific adjustment throughout pregnancy. A chiropractor certified in Webster’s technique will be able to address the unique needs of a pregnant mom’s pelvis throughout her pregnancy. To find a local Webster-certified chiropractor, go to www.icpa4kids.org for a list of chiropractic prenatal providers. Cunningham, FG, et al, Dystocia Due to Pelvic Contraction, Williams Obstetrics, Nineteenth Ed. 1989. Towbin, A. “Dystocia”, Brain Damage in the Newborn and its Neurologic Sequelle, 1998. Netter F. Pelvic Viscera and Perineum. Atlas of Human Anatomy, Hellstrom B. Sallmander U. Prevention of Spinal Cord Injury in Hyperextension of the Fetal Head. 1968, 204(12): 1041-4. Anriig C, Plaugher, G. Chiropractic Management of In-Utero Constraint. Pediatric Chiropractic, 1998; Chapter 5, page 102.