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Welcoming Caroline! Caroline joined our office in February as our new office manager.  (Yeah!)  After graduating from USC with a degree in photography, she spent three years traveling around the United States exploring new cultures, arts and a variety of farming techniques.  Caroline’s path has led her “to take her health into her own hands and out of conventional medicine.” She “feels it is important to get to the root of issues rather than put a band-aid on symptoms.” Caroline has returned home with a focused desire to deepen her knowledge of the healing arts and to help people.

Event
Soil Building with Michael Juras
Tuesday May 2 at 6:15 pm
Is your soil growing the best vegetation for your consumption?  Learn why and how to build healthy soil – nutrient rich with bountiful micro-herds (microorganisms). Please join us for a class on Soil Building with Michael Juras (serving refreshments and door prize).

Register by April 27 (call or text 803-760-0163).
The class is free and space is limited.
Call now!  (Location:  Gelardi Chiropractic, 3210 Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC)

About Michael: For over seven years, Michael has been developing soil building projects around town with permaculture design in mind.  He is a wealth of knowledge about how to create a more self-sustaining and vital garden.  From composting to not tilling to companion plants, Michael knows how to create a space which best supports the healthiest vegetation. (You may reach Michael directly at 803-361-0006. But, please call the number above, 803-760-0163, to register for this class).
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Chiropractic
Could Spending Money on Regular Chiropractic Care Save Your Family Money?
Research finds (repeatedly) "Yes! Chiropractic care saves money! Total health care costs decline when you add chiropractic care."  Chiropractic correction lets your body better heal itself.  Research found that when chiropractic care is added, "Clinical and cost utilization based on 70, 274 member-months over a 7-year period demonstrated decreases of
  • 60.2% in-hospital admissions, 
  • 59.0% hospital days, 
  • 62.0% outpatient surgeries and procedures, and 
  • 85% pharmaceutical costs "   Research 2007  
The good news does not stop here; in fact, the far greater benefits are in the future!  The long-term effect of building health with a clear nerve system saves far more $$ in the years to come. Whether you have great health or very fragile health, correcting subluxations provides long-term health gains.  Masking and managing symptoms is a temporary coping strategy that neglects to build or restore health. Supporting your body's internal harmony of function and resilience leads to a better, and more affordable, future!
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Tis the Season
Earth Day - April 22
I love this day!  Earth Day represents an understanding of connection to our world - our effect on it and its effect on us.  It represents honoring nature and living peacefully within natural law. It signifies respect, right living, and the gift of this beautiful planet that is home.

The first Earth Day was celebrated on March 21, 1970. The founder was John McConnell, a peace and environmental activist since 1940, quite ahead of his time.

Earth Day is often associated with planting trees.  This is an interesting video about the health benefits of "Forest Bathing."  (to see the video, scroll to the end of the article)
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In the News / Healthy Living
Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious? link
A decline in nutritional value of food is well documented when comparing the nutrient value of today's food to food grown in 1950.  Soil depletion is the primary reason for this decline in nutrients.  (Come to our May 2 event on soil building!)

An excerpt from the article:  "data from... 1950 and 1999 for 43 different vegetables and fruits [found] “reliable declines” in the amount of protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin (vitamin B2) and vitamin C .... [Another study] of nutrient data from 1975 to 1997 found that average calcium levels in 12 fresh vegetables dropped 27 percent; iron levels 37 percent; vitamin A levels 21 percent, and vitamin C levels 30 percent. "