Six Secrets to a Healthy, Pain-Free Body

I have spent my entire adult life studying over 100 years of researched methods, little known treatments, and proven ways to end the most common adult health problems.

I specialize in Orthopedics, Sports Injuries and Pediatrics. I am a spine specialist. I do a lot of nutritional counseling (for strengthening of the immune system); exercise instruction, non-invasive sinus and ear drainage, and accu-pressure trigger point therapy (for headaches and intense muscle spasms). Everything that I do is 100% natural.

I offer result-oriented chiropractic care in an office that genuinely cares about improving the health and well being of our patients. I am fully committed to educating our parents and children about the harmful effects of drugs, while at the same time, explaining the incredible benefits of a healthy spine, nutrition, exercise, and a positive mental attitude. Our ultimate goal is to show parents and children how to get AND stay healthy without being dependent on needless drugs, potions, and procedures.

I have focused my efforts in practice on only the best techniques (based on over 100 years of research) that correct the cause of health problems - at the root - and have been proven without a shadow of a doubt to work safely, quickly and painlessly (No painful, useless needles here).

Heres what this means for you: Within days you can usually notice a change in the way you feelless pain, more range of motion, more energy, more flexibility, etc.

Heres why:

SECRET #1:

Your nervous system controls the function of every muscle, organ, gland, cell, tissue and system in your body...especially your Immune System. Can you guess what happens if anything disrupts this all-important nervous system?

You guessed it! A poorly functioning body from a poorly functioning immune system.

Ron Pero, head of cancer research at the University of Lund, in Lund, Sweden and Chief of Cancer Research at New York Preventive Research Center says that restoration and correction of the spine can increase the strength of your immune system by 200% - 400%!!

So, what does this mean for you? And why does it apply to you?

Your spinal cord links your brain to the rest of your body, and makes everything work as a System. Why should you care?

Health is a condition of wholeness in which all of the organs of the body are functioning 100% all of the time. Websters Dictionary

Well, what if something disrupts this vital link? Do you think youd have some problems? Maybe some pain? Maybe a headache? Maybe tingling and/or numbness?

Consider this - The guardians of your spinal cord are THE VERTEBRAE!

Your vertebrae protect your spine from damage or harm and also allow you to twist, turn, bend, and move around without much restriction. These vertebrae are also like the circuit breakers of the body (more on that later). But, sometimes these guardians get knocked out of place. For example: The birthing process...falling while learning how to walk...poor posture lifting twisting, playing contact sports, car accidents, stress, driving for long periods of time, etc.

Lets talk specifics.

Your spinal column has 24 vertebrae (guardians). Twenty-four moving bones that make up your spinal column, and protect your spinal cord.

Like any other set of joints in your body, if these vertebrae arent perfectly aligned, they dont function properly. You can have pain, decreased range of motion, muscle imbalance, scoliosis, headaches, organ or gland dysfunction, and more (well talk about more specifics later).

Many everyday activities, like standing up all day long, can cause these bones to get out of their normal position. Think about how your child sleeps, or sits at his desk in school, or watches television. (You get the picture.)

Do you know what happens when these bones get even a little stuck out of place?

They interfere with the vital link  your nerves that come off of the spinal cord  and this causes your nervous system to dysfunction. What that really means is, ultimately, these misalignments interfere with the way your body functions. This is why I called them the circuit breakers of the body. If the vertebrae move out of place (circuit blows), the nerves that normally communicate the vital information and impulses from the brain cannot get through at 100%. The power must be turned back on to have 100% function.

�90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by movement of the spine Dr. Roger Sperry, Noble Prize recipient for brain research.

Can you imagine how your body would function if you had only a few stuck vertebrae out of place your brain certainly wouldnt be able to get all of the vital information it needed to function properly.

And, consider this -

Ill bet you that at least one (but probably more) of these vital bones is out of alignment, and you never even knew it. Has anyone ever checked to see if all of your vertebrae are in perfect alignment? (The truth is, only Chiropractors are trained to feel whether vertebrae are in perfect alignment.) These misaligned vertebrae (called SUBLUXATIONS) may be causing your problem  NOT the lack of muscle relaxers or pain killers in your body!

And you certainly wouldnt ignore a fire alarm in your house if it were to go off, would you? But, when people are in pain, many actually ignore their own bodys fire alarm (the pain and symptoms) and simply wait for it to go away. Health problems just dont go away. Theres a better more effective way.

SECRET #2:

The first step to eliminating your pain is a thorough examination by someone who really knows what to look for! (A spine specialist).

The first thing we do is find out ALL ABOUT YOU. What we call a complete case history. This is the first step. I want to know things like what falls you suffered as a child, what sports you may have played, what you do for a living, and so on. This vital information will usually give me the secret clues and answers to some of your health problems.

The next thing is, of course, an orthopedic examination. But this is unlike any traditional examination. This is a very specific Chiropractic examination.

First of all, there isnt a lot of cold, painful, probing. I look carefully at your posture (I do a scoliosis check)...I check you and your muscle strength and other totally painless neurological tests.

What am I looking for? You guessed it:

A DYSFUNCTIONAL NERVOUS SYSTEM! - AND I CAN FIND OUT EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW INSIDE OF JUST 10  15 MINUTES!

What about Sciatica? I can tell within 5 minutes if there is pressure on that nerve. What about tingling and numbness in the arms? If the nerves that control the arms are being interfered with - I can tell within 2 minutes.

Consider this: The weight of a dime on a nerve negatively alters nerve impulses by 60%. When a subluxation (misaligned vertebrae) occurs, a vertebrae is misaligned interferes with a nerve. This weight then alters the impulse of that nerve, thus blocking information being sent from the brain. Studies show that organs supplied by pinched nerves tend to deviate from a healthy condition.
Dr. Su, University of Colorado

Ill tell you if I find any subluxations (misaligned vertebrae) and how its affecting your overall health and well being! (Its quite amazing. Your body will show me visible signs of why youve been in pain or sick. The BIG, important issue is:

MAKING SURE YOU USE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO READ YOUR SPINE!

SECRET #3:

The secret of Nutrition: Everything you learned in school was true - you are what you eat. In todays world the quantity of food required to feed the masses has altered the soil. The once mineral rich, vitamin filled soil has been depleted.

Just eating the right foods is not that easy for a lot of people. Today everyone has a busy schedule, and putting together a balanced diet is very difficult. So, special attention is paid to the diet. This is a very important piece of the puzzle. I have been studying herbs, vitamins and minerals for almost 10 years and if youre interested, Ill tell you about important vitamins, minerals and herbs that should be included in your diet to give you maximum energy, decreased stress, and a stronger immune system.

SECRET #4:

Once I find the problem Ill tell you HOW TO FIX IT!

Once we find out whats wrong, we can correct it. Often times permanently.

Once I find out which vertebrae are of place (subluxated) I can correct them and gently restore them to normal alignment. In fact, I do all of the work! Its painless.

And that leads us to our next secret...

SECRET #5:

The power of the ADJUSTMENT! Remember we talked about ALIGNMENT? Remember how we said that if youre not properly aligned, your immune system, your brain - your entire body functions at less than 100%?

Well, the system of putting the vertebrae back into alignment so we can reconnect 100% of the normal exchange of information from the brain to the rest of the body so you dont have any pain is called an ADJUSTMENT.

This little-known (and virtually ignored) treatment flat out WORKS better than anything else Ive ever studied. And Ive seen it work on thousands of people with all types of pain.

In fact:

IF MORE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD OR KNEW ABOUT THIS AWESOME

TOOL, WED PUT TYLENOL, BAYER, AND NYQUIL

OUT OF BUSINESS!

Here is some information you may not have known about Sports and Chiropractic:

A study in the March/April 2002 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics finds that more and more professional sports teams are utilizing chiropractic care for their team members.

This survey study targeted the head athletic trainers of the 36 National Football League (NFL) teams. The trainers each had at least 17 years of experience and at least one year of experience as a head trainer.

Questionnaires the trainers answered revealed that:

· 45% of the trainers themselves had been to a chiropractor.

· 71% of the trainers had worked professionally with a chiropractor.

· 77% of the trainers have referred players to a chiropractor.

· 31% of NFL teams use an official team chiropractor.

· 100% of the trainers revealed that some players use a chiropractor without being referred by the team doctor.

· 81% of the trainers agree that there is a role for chiropractors in the NFL.

· While 31% of the teams have a chiropractor officially on staff, an additional 12% of teams that do not have chiropractors on staff refer players to chiropractors.

So, lets get back to our discussion.

I use techniques (based on over 100 years of research) - all PROVEN to work and all 100% natural that help return vertebrae back to where they belong. (Like turning the circuit breaker back to POWER-ON). And, the most amazing part is:

THIS WHOLE PROCESS DOESNT HURT ONE BIT!

There is actually no pain during the process  just a little pressure.

See, there are hundreds of ways of using carefully directed  controlled and focused pressure to restore normal position to these misaligned vertebrae.

The amazing part is, the pressure that I use feels like a deep muscle massage - only it does a lot more than relax the muscles! It actually re-aligns the entire spine  and restores all of the normal electrical flow from the brain to the body. Remember, if your brain cant communicate to a specific organ, muscle, or gland, it cant function at 100% - This is what leads to pain so much of the time.

SECRET #6:

Consistency is the key!

The sixth secret is consistency. Do you know that most people I know get their cars oil changed every three months? I mean, they wouldnt DARE let it go more than one full season without changing it.

What happens if you NEVER change your cars oil?

YOUR ENGINE LASTS ABOUT 2 YEARS BEFORE YOU

START TO HAVE BIG PROBLEMS!

Well, if youll spend just about the same (or even less) than the price of an oil change to come in, and get your spine adjusted , your BODY will be given a chance to function at as close to 100% as possible  without pain. The effects are too numerous to mention.

Just be CONSISTENT.

If, however, you try to short-cut, or look for the quick-fix, the same vicious cycle will kick in over and over and over again. How many times have you ignored your pain and symptoms? Or allowed your pain to get covered up with drugs? If medicine was able to get us healthy, nobody would ever get sick!

Fact: 80% of the children in this country will receive their first course of antibiotics by the age of 6 months. American Academy of Otolaryngology

What are we teaching our children about medication? And, this is the reason why most people run to the medicine cabinet when they have a health problem  this is what they were taught from the time they were a baby! Covering up symptoms with drugs cannot be the best way to get and keep ourselves healthy!

This is why in 1998 the Washington Post reported that medicine was the fourth (incorrectly prescribed) and sixth (correctly prescribed) leading cause of death in the United States.

Just think about that.

Remember this secret of CONSISTENCY: It works!

TAKE ACTION NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

What separates the people who get free from pain, from those poor unlucky people who spend their whole lives needlessly sick or in pain and on countless doses of different prescription drugs?

TAKING ACTION!

Seriously. Think about it.

If you value your health as much as I KNOW you do (if you didnt, you wouldnt have read this far), then the price of my care is, by comparison, peanuts. What is your health and happiness worth to you?

DONT JUMP OVER DOLLAR BILLS TO CHASE PENNIES.

Take a look to see what could change if you stopped experiencing as much pain:

· You can work and play harder

· You can wake up everyday and not have to worry about the pain.

· You can start enjoying your hobbies again.

· You can feel much better about your life and health.

You get the picture. Just think about it. You will find two things when you come to my office:

1: I am a VERY good listener... and I wont let you be in the dark about anything.

2: I explain EVERYTHING in exact detail, so you understand whats going on at all times.

Keep in mind that my approach is 100% natural. And that means I DO NOT use:

· drugs

· needles

· surgery

Most everything I do feels like a deep muscle massage, or like an athletic stretch. Some of what I do is quite relaxing. Other things I do feel a bit different.

But theres almost nothing I do that causes pain. Remember what chiropractic is all about:

GETTING RID OF THE CAUSE OF YOUR PAIN AND HEALTH PROBLEMS...

NOT CAUSING MORE OF THEM!

I see a surprisingly wide variety of health problems. See if any of the following applies to you:

· Headaches

· Pain, tingling, and weakness

· Neck Pain

· Burning into the extremities

· Mid Back Pain

· Arthritic problems

· Low Back Pain

· Athletic problems

· Sciatica

Do you experience any of these symptoms, even occasionally? If so, you can and should consider coming in for the free exam. What have you got to lose?

Even if you suffer only occasionally, if help is available, why not take it?

And even if suffer is too strong of a word to describe your situation, even if you arent experiencing health problems right now it still makes sense to make sure you are properly aligned.

WHY WAIT FOR PROBLEMS TO DEVELOP WHEN YOU CAN
PREVENT THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I hope youve learned a lot about how to keep yourself healthy - and STAY out of pain.

If you are experiencing pain or other health problems right now, you can take the first step to end it TODAY by picking up the phone right now and calling 972-398-0440, and scheduling an appointment immediately.

Do me a favor. Call me if you have any questions or feel uncertain about anything. My goal is to make your familys experience with me as pleasurable and as fun as possible. I hope Ive been persuasive in convincing you to take action now to see if you can finally get out of the pain cycle once and for all.

Yours for better health,

Dr. K. Andrew Shepherd

P.S. Many people have heard about my success with pain and consult with me on a wide range of problems. (Many MDs in the area refer their patients to me). If you have experienced any discomfort or lingering health problems in the last 24 months, you should seriously consider scheduling an exam. I have been very successful at treating all sorts of health problems by finding the cause of the problem, and then providing a solution.