The Greatest Biohack of All Time Chiropractic and How Best to Absorb Your Vegetables

Summary: By: Jim Goetz and Dr. Michael BrandonWe begin the show with the disclaimer that nothing heard on the show is in any way intended to treat, diagnose or cure any disease. Consult your competent health care provider for all health care matters. We ask you subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or your Google Play app. If you find you enjoy the show, we request you have your friends, family and colleagues subscribe as well. A 5 star review will also go a very long way to help us get our show out and distribute the educational materials that can help others perform better on a daily basis.We are also looking to improve upon the quality of the Biohackhumans show. In order to do this, we have set up a crowdfunding campaign. Donations are greatly appreciated and you can benefit with all sort of biohackhumans gear, contributions and advertisement for you and/ or your organization as a thank you.In the coming weeks, we will be releasing the Insiders Only section of biohackhumans.com , which will have a plethora of cutting edge information on nutrition, fitness, health and wellness including specific routines that have been used with professional athletes and major colleges, recipes and videos.Vegetable Nutrient AbsorptionTo review from weeks previous, there are ways to ensure better absorption of our foods. In previous weeks, we discussed that breaking down the cellulose on vegetables allows our body to absorb nutrients as our bodies lack the ability to break down cellulose. Therefore all the kale we desire to eat raw does nothing more than roto rooter our colon without the intended benefit of the plethora of vitamins, minerals and other valuable nutrients contained within.Another important aspect of nutrient absorption comes from eating our vegetable with fat. Fat soluble vitamins (A,E,D,K) as well as beta carotene are all fat soluble. Therefore research has shown that the way best to absorb these nutrients is to eat with fat. In fact, we absorb these nutrients up to 16x more efficiently if eaten with a fat than without.The Greatest Biohack of All Time- ChiropracticThe greatest biohack of all time is without a doubt chiropractic. A profession that has been shrouded in mystery and lies, chiropractic has proven time and time again to be able to help individuals heal their bodies and function better as a result.Joint manipulation (adjusting) has been around since the times of ancient Egypt and Hippocrates. It was only when an individual who used magnets on individuals to heal them of their ailments did DD Palmer bring adjusting into the main stream. DD Palmer and later his son BJ Palmer (a phenomenal marketer), touted chiropractic as a cure all for literally everything. DD Palmer and his students were accused of practicing medicine without a license and were often jailed for adjusting patients. As a result, DD Palmer began to create the illusion that chiropractic was more of a religion than a healing art. This is where much of the confusion began in what chiropractic truly is and can do.Chiropractic is not so much a treatment for a diagnosis. It is not a band aid as medicine is often used for. Chiropractic adjustments are utilized to remove interference in the human body in order to allow it to heal itself. As a result, our bodies may perform better neurologically, muscularly and skeletally. Doctors of chiropractic receive a 4 year post graduate education as well as passing four parts of a National Board exam and an additional section on physiotherapy. Chiropractic colleges require 2,419 hours of classroom work as compared to 2,047 hours in a medical college. Chiropractic colleges require:456 hours Anatomy and Embryology243 hours Physiology296 hours Pathology145 hours Microbiology61 hours Chemistry408 hours Diagnosis149 hours Neurology271 hours x-Ray56 hours Psychology and Psychiatry66 hours Obstetrics and Gyneclogy168 hours OrthopedicsMedical Colleges Require:215 hours Anatomy and Embryology174 hours Physiology507 hours Pathology145 hours Microbiology100 hours Chemistry113 hours Diagnosis171 hours Neurology13 hours x-Ray323 hours Psychology and Psychiatry284 hours Obstetrics and Gyneclogy2 hours OrthopedicsThe main differences between the education of doctors of chiropractic and doctors of medicine is that of the treatments. Doctors of medicine utilize pharmaceuticals while doctors of chiropractic utilize non- invasive manual medicine. As opposed to having the two professions battle one another, true patient centered care is best found when the two professions compliment one another. At the end of the day it is about the patient, not the physician.Some misnomers about chiropractic is that chiropractors put bones back into place when they are misaligned. This could be further from the case. Bones lie where they lie. Due to tendons, ligaments, fascia and muscles, the bones are where they are. However, improper movement of a bone through it's desired range of motion can cause inflammation and dysfunction. A properly executed adjustment may correct this aberrant motion and allow for proper function and improve the performance of the individual.Another misnomer is that chiropractic adjustments cause stroke. This is absolute hogwash. The research has shown that one is no more likely to have a stroke from a chiropractic adjustment than one can from drinking water at a water fountain. This poor research was done in an effort to discredit the profession and executed in poor taste with sever lack of personal ethics.Some proven benefits of chiropractic though are:-decreases back pain-decreases neck pain-eliminates head aches-improves bowel regularity-improves mental clarity-decreases ear infections-decreases arthritis and joint pain-may improve asthma-may improve blood pressure-may ensure a healthier pregnancy-may improve organ function-may prevent surgery-may improve athletic performance-may improve vertigo and other dizziness-improved Bells Pallsy-may improve sleep quality-reduces inflammation-may reduce anxietyThe quality of chiropractic physician is the same as any other physician of any other profession. some simply use heat, ice, stim and do what is called, "the flying seven", which means they go head to toe and adjust everything, even if asymptomatic. Then there is a newer breed of doctor who has a very intensive education and takes the time to make a proper diagnosis and delivers a very specific treatment.Chiropractic is by no means a cure all for every disease known to man. It certainly does though improve upon human performance and in doing so through the extremely intricate physiological changes that occur as a result, can be seen and known as the greatest biohack of all time.Next Week On next weeks podcast, we will be joined by Chantea Goetz, MS who will be discussing with us heart rate variability as it applies to human performance and the advancements of what we can learn from it and to create a truly functionised human.   biohackhumans.com   Find us: Instagram (@biohackhumans)  Facebook (@biohackhumans) Twitter (@biohackhumans) Tumblr (@biohackhumans)   Contact Us: support@biohackhumans.com