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Modern life has brought us many exciting and life-altering advances. Unfortunately, modern nutrition isn't all it should be. With the advent of mono farming, widespread pesticide usage, convenience foods and the poor eating habits of many Americans, we've found that most patients will benefit from some sort of nutritional program. From vitamins and herbs to fish oil and different types of cleanses, we combine chiropractic care with carefully planned overall nutrition, which can be very powerful and play an important role in the healing process.

At Waterfront, the herbs and vitamins we recommend and use are of the best quality. Our preferred brands are Nature's Sunshine products-a high-quality manufacturer for over 30 years-; Standard Process, a nutritional leader for over 75 years, supplements from Dr. Barry Sears, (healingforlivingzone.com), as well as NUTRI-SPEC testing. (NUTRI-SPEC and Standard Process products are only sold through licensed health care professionals.) We use these nutritional aids as a critical part of an individualized nutritional plan for many of our patients which may also include effective approaches to weight loss like Body Gem and Balance Log and meal replacement shakes and bars.

Aside from the intense schooling in nutrition and bio chemistry that is part of the regular curriculum in chiropractic school, Dr. Aslan has 16 years of experience in handling immune system problems, ADD, ADHD, stomach problems, Candida, arthritis and other conditions that can be improved through proper nutrition.

• NUTRI-SPEC Testing:For patients who suffer from particularly serious conditions, we offer through this specialized method to determine an optimum nutritional plan. Unlike empirical nutrition, which uses a specific herb or vitamin for a specific condition, NUTRI-SPEC is based on the principle that every patient is unique; what will work for one patient may not be effective for another. NUTRI-SPEC helps us treat the individual patient and not just the condition.
  
  NUTRI-SPEC testing is actually a series of tests that include urine ph, urine specific gravity, urine surface tension, saliva ph, pulse and blood pressure taken in different positions. Using NUTRI-SPEC we can discover the patient's metabolic imbalances. By knowing these particular imbalances, we can then design an individualized diet that is rich in foods, nutrients and supplements to restore balance. Once the metabolic balance is restored, the body heals.
  
  By combining Chiropractic and NUTRI-SPEC, we have had great results with patients afflicted with many different conditions that did not improve under medical care such as intense stomach problems, eczema and neurological problems, just to name a few.
  
  
• About Nature's Sunshine products:As a leading producer of fine nutritional products for 30 years, Nature's Sunshine products' quality is unsurpassed. Their strict quality assurance regimen tests for exacting characteristics like how long a tablet takes to dissolve; foreign organic and inorganic matter (to assure proper harvesting practices); precise time release of usable vitamin or herb (time release products); and strict testing for heavy metals and bacteria such as e. coli and salmonella.
  
  
• About Standard Process products:Established over 75 years ago on the philosophy that nutrients are best delivered through products made from whole food, Standard Process makes many of its supplements with food grown on its own organic farms. Whole foods are better because they likely contain nutrients that have not even been identified yet and cannot be manufactured or combined in nature's ideal proportions. And instead of hormones, Standard Process use also use glandulars that stimulate normal function of glands.
  

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