Body Chat Podcast

Your mouth is involved in so many functions that you can’t live without it.  Talking, eating, showing emotion – all involve the mouth and its various parts.  In some ways it’s part of the first line of defense in protecting your body.  So you should know how to property take care of it.   In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• What the different parts of the mouth are and what they do.
• How dental deficiencies can create more serious health problems in other parts of the body.
• Updated information about tonsils that might surprise you (including how many there are…)

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

We don’t always eat healthily and we’re in an environment that exposes us to toxic substances on a routine basis.  Just like you need to get an oil change for your car periodically to prevent the buildup of sludge, and to keep it running smoothly, you have to take care of your body in a similar way.  You have to get rid of the substances that can buildup and make your body run less efficiently or even cause it to breakdown and become ill.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• What flushes and cleanses do and why they are helpful to your health.
• The flushes and cleanses that Dr. Nedd has used most often with his patients.
• Additional flushes and cleanses that are good to do.

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

Trigger point therapy is very effective in handling specific problems that come up with muscles and the tissue that surrounds them.  These problems commonly come from or contribute to subluxations and can cause pain and spasms that are very uncomfortable.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• What happens in muscle tissue that causes trigger points to form and the effects these can have.
• Different forms of trigger point therapy including ones you can do at home.
• What referred pain has to do with trigger points and why it can cause unnecessary worries.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Posture Exercise Series of videos on YouTube
Nedd Chiropractic website video page

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

Whether you exercise regularly or not, you probably at least think you should.  Or have been told you should.  But what is the right kind of exercise for you, and what should you do to get the best results from any fitness program?  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• The 2 main types of exercise and the benefits of each.
• Why ‘burst’ or ‘interval’ training gets even better results than standard exercise.
• What to do avoid unnecessary damage to the body from doing exercise.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Posture Exercise Series of videos on YouTube
Nedd Chiropractic website video page

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

Arthritis is a condition that affects 10s of millions of people in the US alone.  It is a painful and sometimes debilitating condition which typically never goes away.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• 2 of the most common forms of arthritis – Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis.
• The usual treatments for arthritis and the potential side effects associated with them.
• Alternative ways of controlling arthritis and its symptoms which don’t require the use of drugs.
• Other, less common forms of arthritis.

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

While Dr. Nedd might approve of some heavy metal in music, he knows that heavy metals in the body aren’t good for you at all.  But how can you get rid of a heavy metal buildup in the body.  And is there a way to reduce a calcium buildup in the blood vessels?  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• What chelation therapy is.
• How chelation therapy can help reduce heavy metal buildup in the body.
• Ways you can get tested for heavy metal buildup.
• How chelation therapy might help reduce calcium buildup in the blood vessels.
• The difference between intravenous and oral chelation therapy.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Article by Dr. Mercola on heavy metal detoxification

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

When your heart stops, so do you.  The longer your heart and circulatory system function well, the longer and healthier life you’ll have.   Since you can’t trade in your heart like you can your car, you might want to know how to keep it working at it’s optimum.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• The variety of cardiovascular system conditions that people experience.
• Alternative methods of dealing with cardiovascular conditions.
• How diet can lead to poor or good cardiovascular health.
• The role that exercise plays in cardiovascular health.
• Common myths about cardiovascular health including the ‘daily aspirin’ myth recently debunked.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

2017 Cardiovascular Health Statistical Fact Sheet

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

A body isn’t just composed of random parts that are isolated from one another.  The parts and systems of the body work together and affect each other.  Ignoring this fundamental fact can lead to a whole mess of physical conditions that seem hard to fix.  Unless you and your doctor take a Holistic health approach.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• Why physical conditions can stem from problems in a completely different area of the body.
• How kidney problems can actually be a symptom of liver problems.
• Real-life examples of patients with health conditions that were caused by a completely different problem in a completely different area of the body.
• Why Holistic Care involves more than just finding a good doctor to work with.

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

Chinese medicine developed over 5000 years ago and includes many drug-free, alternative therapies.  Acupuncture is one of the best known, but isn’t the only one.  Auriculotherapy and reflexology are others which can be done by professional practitioners but can also be used as home therapies.   In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• What is unique about the shape of the ear in relation to Chinese medicine.
• What reflexology is and how it involves both the feet and the hands.
• Real-life examples of using auriculotherapy to help someone have dental work without Novocaine and without pain.
• What your iris can tell you or your doctor about your health.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

How Piercings Affect Acupuncture Points in Different Parts of the Body

Ear Piercings as Acupuncture – Finding Relief Through Auriculotherapy

Reflexology Charts on Pinterest

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

Spinal decompression therapy is not a cure by itself, but it does enhance the results that can be obtained from Chiropractic treatment.  It, and other traction therapies are very helpful in spinal conditions including difficult disc situations and can be a great alternative when surgery isn’t required.   In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

• How spinal decompression therapy works and how it is done.
• What the principles are behind its use.
• Personal examples of results Dr. Nedd has seen in his patients.
• Other types of traction that can help with specific spinal conditions.

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755