A new 30-year study released in February suggests that administering the Flu shot to the elderly may be a waste of time and resources.

According to the authors of the study, the Flu shot has done nothing to save the lives of our senior population. Instead, researchers suggest that the Flu vaccination would best serve all age groups if given to children—the biggest spreaders of the virus. By reducing the Flu’s ability to spread, less of the adult population would be affected.

Since the 1960s, yearly flu shots have been recommended for people 65 and older. In the year 2000, government health officials moved the age up to 50. But while vaccination rates did rise among the elderly from 20 percent before 1980 to 65 percent in 2001, researchers could find no corresponding decrease in death rates.

It should be noted that this study examined data from the whole elderly population over time—but did not directly compare elderly people who have been vaccinated with those who have not. Previous studies that made that comparison found a decreased rate of winter deaths from all causes among those who had been vaccinated.

Regardless of what age you are, your best defense against the flu is to enhance your body’s ability to stay healthy and well. Regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments are one of the best ways to improve your health and ward of sickness, without the use of medication or potentially risky vaccines.

Blanks, Schuster and Dobson investigated the quality of life and wellness associated with people who regularly receive chiropractic care. This study, the largest of its kind, consisted of 2,818 chiropractic patients attending 156 different chiropractic offices. An overwhelming 95 percent of the people involved in the study reported a strong connection between receiving chiropractic adjustments and experiencing a healthy, more active, improved quality of life. 95 percent of these people said that chiropractic had met their expectations and 99 percent wished to continue regularly scheduled chiropractic care.

This study and many others all draw the same conclusion—chiropractic adjustments can eliminate or decrease pain and illness, while improving quality of life.

Chiropractic care has also been found to produce statistically significant improvements in general physiological functions of the body. The following is a list of functions that can be improved through chiropractic adjustment.

• Respiration
• Range of motion
• Heart rate variability
• Autonomic function
• Endocrine function
• Cardiovascular function
• Immune system
• Muscle strength
• Overall athletic ability
• Neurocognitive functions
• Reaction-time
• Information processing
• Visual acuity
• Stress
• Reproductive hormones
• Healing
• Recovering time
• Reduced labor times

So, if you and your family haven’t already made regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments a part of your healthy lifestyle, make it a habit starting today. In the long run you’ll enjoy a better quality of life and numerous health benefits.

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