Does it make any sense to have dietary recommendations for a structural problem? What about a neurological problem? What about if it is based on a genetic predisposition? What effect do environmental factors have on the expression of a genetic weakness.

We know that scoliosis is influenced by genetics.
We also know that genetic weaknesses are primarily potential problems that may or may not be turned on by external factors, so called epigenetic factors...

When pregnant rats were fed a fatty diet, both their daughters and granddaughters proved to be at greater risk of breast cancer. In fact, even if the daughters of the first generation of rats ate healthily, their offspring—the third generation—were still at greater risk of disease.


So..... a fatty diet may cause “epigenetic” DNA modifications that can be passed on to future generations.”


Dietary Recommendations for Scoliosis:
Foods to Eat:
a.Fresh Fruit
b.Fresh Vegetables
c.Meat (protein)
No pork or packaged luncheon meats
Avoid meat with growth hormones or antibiotics, (organic meat only)

Decrease:
a.Citrus Fruits and Juices, especially tomato juice, orange juice and other acidic juices
3.Avoid:
a.Soda (Including diet)
b.Artificial Sweeteners (eg. Nutrasweet, Splenda, Equal, Aspartame, Saccharin, Neotame, Acesulfame, Sucralose, etc.)
c.Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Crystallized Corn Syrup (latest research is saying Agave is no better than high fructose corn syrup!)
d.Soy Milk and Soy Products
e.Gelatin, calcium Caseinate, Monosodium Glutamate, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), Textured Protein, Monopotassium Glutamate, Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP), Yeast Extract, Glutamate, Autolyzed Plant Protein, Yeast Food or Nutrient, Glutamic Acid, Sodium Caseinate, Autolyzed Yeast)
f.Coffee
g.Tea (Herbal teas are okay)
h.Alcohol
i.Chocolate (Dark chocolate is okay)
j.Sugar (Stevia is okay)
k.White Flour
l.Salt (Sea Salt is okay)
m.Chemicals, Processed, Greasy, Fried, Junk Food (French Fries, McDonald’s, etc.)
4.Supplements
a.Inflavonoid – one per hour for pain if necessary after first few days of treatment.
b.Metagest (or Metaxyme if prefer vegetarian) digestive enzyme formula (1 after meal)
c.EPA-DHA Complex– support of neurologic function (1/day with food)
d. 200 mirco gram of Selenium per day (L-selenomethione)
e.Collagenics – nutritional support for connective tissue reconstruction and repair (3/day)
f.Probioplex – promotes “friendly” bacteria growth in the intestine
g.Iso D3 – unique antioxidant (1/day)
h.Multigenics – comprehensive vitamin/mineral formula (2/day)

In addition, to increase melatonin production I recommend sleeping in a VERY dark room (like, can't see your hand in front of your face kind of dark) instead of supplementation, which could raise levels of osteopontin and caue the curve to progress.