This presentation focuses on the ways in which we can care for our gut and partake in healthier habits.

1. WHAT IS MY GUT
TRYING TO TELL ME?
PRESENTED BY: DR.
MICHAEL SUPLICKI
THE WINCHESTER INSTITUTE OF
CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH &
WELLNESS

2. THE
WINCHESTER
INSTITUTE
…EVERY 10 SECONDS SOMEONE DIES FROM
DIABETES…..

3. OUR SERVICES
• CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATIVE THERAPY
• SOFT TISSUE/MANUAL THERAPIES, MYOFASCIAL RELEASE, DEEP TISSUE, MUSCLE
REACTIVATION & CUPPING THERAPY
• REHABILITATIVE & STRETCHING THERAPY
• CLASS III, COLD LASER THERAPY
• KINESIOLOGY TAPING
• ELECTRICAL STIMULATION & ULTRASOUND THERAPY
• NUTRITION GUIDANCE: PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE SUPPLEMENTATION AND HEALTH
COACHING
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• INTEGRATED NETWORK OF LOCAL MEDICAL & SURGICAL PRACTITIONERS FOR 2ND
OPINIONS AND REFERRALS
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4. HOW DOES AN ADJUSTMENT WORK?
• THROUGH DETECTION AND CORRECTION OF ABNORMALLY FUNCTIONING SPINAL JOINTS, THE ADJUSTMENT RESTORES A
MORE NATURAL, NORMAL MOTION TO THE SPINAL VERTEBRAE IN ORDER TO DECOMPRESS THE JOINT AND STIMULATE THE
ASSOCIATED SPINAL NERVE ROOTS.
• WITH A GENTLE TOUCH, THE PATIENT IS PLACED INTO A BIOMECHANICALLY SAFE AND NEUTRAL POSITION, ALLOWING
ONLY A LIGHT THRUST TO MOBILIZE THE ABNORMALLY FUNCTIONING SPINAL SEGMENT.

5. WHY GONSTEAD CHIROPRACTIC
YOUR PERSONAL FIVE POINT
INSPECTION:
1. VISUALIZATION
2. NERVOSCOPE
3. STATIC ANALYSIS
4. MOTION ANAYLSIS
5. X-RAY ANALYSIS

6. THE NEW NORMAL
• COVID-19 COMPLETELY CHANGED HOW THE WORLD OPERATES
• IT IS A HUMAN, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRISIS
• CHANGES TO WORK SCHEDULES AND WORKSTATIONS AT HOME
• SITTING LONGER/MORE SEDENTARY
• UNHEALTHY FOOD CHOICES
• STRESS, PANIC, FEAR, WORRY

7. “HEALTH IS A STATE OF COMPLETE
PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND SOCIAL
WELL-BEING AND NOT MERELY THE
ABSENCE OF DISEASE.”
-DORLAND’S MEDICAL DICTIONARY
HEALTH IS NOT A SYMPTOM.
REDUCING STRESS AT WORK BEGINS WITH YOU, AWAY FROM THE OFFICE.
STRESS MANAGEMENT IS A COMPREHENSIVE EVENT.

8. WHAT DESTROYS OUR HEALTH & CAUSES DIS-EASE
WE CANNOT DEFINE OUR HEALTH BY HOW WE FEEL
INFLAMMATION
Cellular dysfunction
-sickness
-dis-ease
Micro/Macro &
Local/Systemic
Trauma
Diet Stress

9. TRUST YOUR GUT
• AT LEAST 70 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S.
SUFFER FROM SOME SORT OF DIGESTIVE
ILLNESS: IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME,
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL SYNDROME, LEAKY
GUT, FOOD ALLERGY AND INTOLERANCE,
CELIAC DISEASE…
• OUR GUT IS HOME TO OVER 100 TRILLION
BACTERIA & ALLOWS NUTRIENTS AND WATER
TO ENTER THE BODY. A DISTRESSED GUT
ALLOWS DANGEROUS COMPOUNDS TO ENTER
THE BODY, PROVOKING AN INFLAMMATORY
REACTION.
• THE RIGHT DIET & LIFESTYLE STRENGTHENS
THE GUT IN ITS GUARDIAN ROLE, IMPROVING
OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
EXAMPLES OF GOOD BACTERIA THAT CALL OUR GUT
HOME:
LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS
BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM AND BREVE
STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS AND SALIVARIUS
BACILLUS COAGULANS

10. SIGNS MY GUT HEALTH
COULD USE SOME HELP
• GAS, BLOATING, DIARRHEA
• WEIGHT GAIN
• SUGAR CRAVINGS
• FREQUENT BAD BREATH
• FOOD ALLERGIES AND SENSITIVITIES
• CHRONIC, PERVASIVE JOINT PAIN
• MOODINESS, DEPRESSION, & ANXIETY
• SKIN PROBLEMS LIKE ECZEMA AND ACNE
• TYPE II DIABETES

11. A NECESSARY EVIL: ANTIBIOTICS
OUR GUT HOUSES TRILLIONS OF BACTERIA CRITICAL FOR
MAINTAINING: IMMUNE, DIGESTIVE, AND BRAIN HEALTH.
• ONE SINGLE COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS CAN INDISCRIMINATELY
KILL OFF HUNDREDS OF IMPORTANT STRAINS OF HEALTHY
BACTERIA ALONGSIDE THE BAD BACTERIA IT AIMS TO TARGET.
• A MONASH UNIVERSITY STUDY INVOLVING MICE, PUBLISHED IN
THE APRIL 2017 ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE
BIOLOGY, FINDS THAT CHILDHOOD ANTIBIOTIC USE IMPEDES THE
NORMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF GUT BACTERIA,
CONTRIBUTING TO LIFE-LONG COMPLICATIONS AND AUTO-
IMMUNE DISORDERS.
• FOR THE STUDY, THE RESEARCHERS TREATED FEMALE MICE
WITH ANTIBIOTICS. THE SCIENTISTS FOUND THAT IMMUNE
CELLS FROM THE ANTIBIOTIC-TREATED MICE INDUCED A
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SEVERE AND RAPIDLY FORMING DISEASE
THAN THOSE FROM THE UNTREATED MICE.

12. CANCER AND THE GUT MICROBIOTA
• CANCER TREATMENTS CAN BE TOXIC FOR GUT MICROBIOTA, HENCEFORTH ALTERING ITS COMPOSITION
EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY ACTIVATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE.
• ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE INDICATES GUT MICROBIOTA MODULATES RESPONSE OF SEVERAL TUMOR
TYPE CANCERS
• INTESTINAL BACTERIA INFLUENCE ONCOGENESIS, TUMOR PROGRESSION, AND RESPONSE TO THERAPY.
• LIMIT THE INCIDENCE OF SPECIFIC TUMORS
• IMPROVE ACTIVITY OF VARIOUS ANTICANCER AGENTS

13. CANCER AND THE GUT MICROBIOTA
• ESTABLISHING PRE-, PRO- AND POSTBIOTICS IS OPTIMAL GATEWAY RESPONSE TO AND BE A VIABLE
STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING THE CLINICAL EFFICACY OF ANTICANCER CHEMO-, RADIO-, AND
IMMUNOTHERAPY !
• PRE-BIOTICS: NONDIGESTIBLE COMPOUNDS THAT STIMULATE THE GROWTH AND/OR FUNCTIONS OF SPECIFIC
COMPONENTS OF THE GUT MICROBIOTIA
• PRO-BIOTICS: LIVING BACTERIA OR OTHER MICROORGANISMS CONFER A HEALTH BENEFIT
• POST-BIOTICS: NONVIABLE PRODUCTS OF THE GUT MICROBIOTA THAT EXERT BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE
HOST.

14. SEROTONIN
SER·O·TO·NIN- A NEUROTRANSMITTER THAT REGULATES
SLEEP, APPETITE, MOOD, & INHIBITS PAIN.
95% OF SEROTONIN IS PRODUCED IN THE GUT (YOUR GI TRACT)

16. GUT HEALTH PRINCIPLES:
Whole Foods of Color
Limit Processed/Artifical
Less Stress
Movement/Manipulation
More Sleep
Supplementation

17. WHOLE FOODS OF COLOR
• Choosing more fruits and vegetables full of
fiber and color is the easiest, surest way
toward a healthy gut.
• Organically grown produce is shown to have
more inflammatory reducing, gut boosting,
cancer fighting, anti-aging properties than our
conventional options.
• Aim for 5-7 mini servings daily! Mix it up!

18. ORGANIC PRODUCE RESEARCH
LESS THAN 1% OF FARMLAND IN THE US IS ORGANIC.
• Organic crops have a 18-69% higher concentration of antioxidant activity.
• Cardiovascular disease
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Cancers
• Organic crops provide greater levels of:
• Vitamin C
• Iron
• Magnesium
• Phosphorus
• Lower nitrate levels

19. ORGANIC PRODUCE RESEARCH
LESS THAN 1% OF FARMLAND IN THE US IS
ORGANIC.
• Organic meat, milk and dairy have higher concentrations
of:
• Omega-3 fatty acids
• Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
• Iron
• Alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E)- a fat soluble vitamin
and potent antioxidant that is believed to be
important in protecting cells from oxidative stress &
regulating immune function.
• Cla is a natural polyunsaturated fat that protects our
heart, reduces body fat, & lowers cancer risk.

20. PREBIOTICS
FUEL THE
PRO’S
RAW AND COOKED ONION
RAW GARLIC
BANANA
RAW ASPARAGUS
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
BAKED WHEAT FLOUR

21. FERMENTED FOODS
Examples:
1. Refrigerated sauerkraut & pickles
2. Kefir
3. Kombucha
4. Kimchi
5. Miso
6. Yogurt
EATING FOODS PACKED WITH GOOD BACTERIA WILL SURELY BOOST YOUR GUT
HEALTH.
GOOD GUT BACTERIA GROW DURING THE FERMENTATION PROCESS.

22. WHAT TO AVOID
• Processed, packaged foods (refined carbs/grains)
• Conventionally raised livestock
• Artificially colored foods
• Artificially sweetened foods
Pesticides, environmental pollution from industrial waste,
hormonally-modulating plastics, fire retardants, and cosmetic
additives all stimulate our immune systems to varying extents and
disrupt optimal production of energy on a cellular level, particularly
in vulnerable tissues like the thyroid.

23. GET STRESS UNDER
CONTROL
We need a personal way of
managing our stress.
Generally speaking, we control
our stress levels. How
empowering!
Chronic exposure to perceived
high stress situations and life
circumstances, increases
corticosteroids and other
inflammatory markers which
highly damage our intestine
lining.

24. PSYCHOLOGICAL OR PHYSIOLOGICAL?
• Stress triggers the release of cortisol. Cortisol helps to mobilize blood sugar so that you can run effectively
from an emergency or dangerous situation.
• Short term, short-lived bouts of stress are actually immune boosting and stimulate gut flora growth.
• Chronic stress acts as a systemic immune suppressant, lowering levels of secretory iga, an important body
guard of the gut mucosa.
• To make maters worse, under the perception of high stress, cortisol and insulin are like sisters. High cortisol
levels will also contribute to insulin resistance, or high insulin and high sugar while the cells, themselves, are
starving.
• Chronic cortisol output also inhibits the conversion of storage thyroid hormone to active hormone leading to
states of hypothyroidism even with normal-looking labs.

25. IT’S NOT “WHAT”,
BUT “HOW”
• RECOGNITION.
• PERSONAL OWNERSHIP. IT’S AN
INSIDE JOB. STRESS COMES FROM ME,
NOT TO ME. AND, ANY STRESS I FEEL
IS A FUNCTION OF MY THOUGHTS AND
BELIEFS, NOT MY CIRCUMSTANCES.
• PLAN FOR IT.
• I AM IN CONTROL.

26. THE EARLY BIRD…BUT IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
• Shortly after being born, bacteria begin to colonize your intestinal tract.
• Scientific studies confirm, exercise in our early years creates an environment with better balance
between the microorganisms that live in our intestines.
• This microbial community continues to grow until, ultimately, there are over 100 trillion microorganisms
living in our intestines, outnumbering the number of cells in your body.
• These studies have also revealed that these microbes contribute 5 million genes to your genetic profile,
including encoding proteins that play a role in everything from development and metabolism to brain and
immune system function.
• -Immunology and cell biology

27. MANIPULATION
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SPINE AND NERVOUS SYSTEM
• LYMPHATIC FUNCTION
• WBC BEHAVIOR
• JOINT POSITION SENSE
• SPEED
• STRENGTH
• BREATHING
• INJURY RISK
• STRESS RESPONSE
• MOOD
• BEHAVIOR
• HEART RATE
• DIGESTION
Clinically proven to affect the way the brain communicates with the body.
Journal Trauma Stress, 2013. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2009. Neurobiology of Stress, 2015. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 2012. Journal of Neuroscience, 2015. Journal Electromyogr Kines, 2012.

28. PREFRONTAL CORTEX FUNCTION
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT PAIN PROCESSING AND MOTOR CONTROL!!
Executive functions:
• Attention
• Inhibition of action
• Execution of action
• Planning
• Monitor sensory
input
• Memory
• Learning
• Initiation
• Hypothesis
generation
• Cognitive flexibility
• Decision making
• Judgment
• Feedback utilization
• Self-perception that
is necessary for
effective and
contextually
appropriate behavior
• Intelligence
• Emotional regulation
• Stress response
• Traumatic stress
• Mental health
• Empathy
• Adhd
• Sleep disorders
• Functional
gastrointestinal
disorders
• Immune system
• Inflammation
• Chronic disease

29. REST AND RECOVERY
METABOLISM BOOSTER, ANTI-AGER, MUSCLE KEEPER, IMMUNE SAVER
• 7-8hrs per night.
• Telomere caps.
• Follow the circadian rhythm, to bed by 10p.
• Lighting, no blues, yellows, greens.
• Lack of sleep linked to a number of chronic disease like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, depression and
obesity.

30. STRATEGIC SUPPLEMENTATION
OVER THE COUNTER SUPPLEMENTS ARE NOT SAFE
1. OMEGA 3S- A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL SCIENTIFICREPORTSFOUND OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
ALLOW FOR MORE BACTERIAL DIVERSITY IN THE GUT. [FISH, GARLIC, NUTS, FLAXSEED] 2,000-3,000MG/DAY
2. PROBIOTICS- SURVIVABILITY STUDIES WITH SOME OF THE LEADING OTC PROBIOTICS (250 BILLION CFUS)
INDICATE THAT 99% OF THE BACTERIAL CELLS IN THESE PRODUCTS CANNOT SURVIVE DIGESTION. MEANING,
MOST PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR PRODUCTS WITH LESS THAN 1% SURVIVABILITY. 1-10 BILLION CFUS/DAY
3. L-GLUTAMINE- 2-5G/DAY
4. TURMERIC- 1,200-1,500MG/DAY
5. BOSWELLIA- 1,200MG/DAY
6. MAGNESIUM- 300-1,000MG/DAY

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