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The fastest growing health problem in the modern world is obesity. Obesity contributes to increases in the risk of other diseases and is putting an extreme strain on health budgets throughout the world. The financial implications that are associated with obesity are huge. Here are just a few statistics: Approximately 17% of all medical costs in ...

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Professional dancers are a pretty select group. These elite athletes are arguably among the fittest people in the world. Dance training provides flexibility, strength, speed, and agility – qualities of which we’d all like to have more. As a result, the dancer’s experience provides lifelong guidance for the rest of us as we pursue our own fitness-and-exercise quest.(1,2,3)

Here are three key fitness tips from the dance world:

1. Hard Work. Dance training provides everything an athlete needs. But there’s a lot of personal discipline and effort involved. That said, the results are magnificent. If we want comparable [for us] magnificent results, we must put in the time. We must do the hard work.

2. Process and Practice. Dancers know they’re in it for the long haul. They’re committed to the process of becoming a dancer and to the practice required to get where they want to go. It’s a goal that takes years to accomplish and it’s a goal that has no end-point.

Adults who want to get fit, be fit, and stay fit need to remember this long timeline. Fitness doesn’t happen in a month or even three months. Sure, you can make good fitness gains, getting slimmer and stronger, having more endurance. But the real power comes from embracing the process and practice of fitness. The real power comes from a long-term commitment to being fit, healthy, and well. To being willing to take small steps, just as dancers literally do, day after day.

3. Mind-Set. A dancer’s mind-set is all about the moment, it’s all about the work-at-hand. Looked at from this perspective, being a dancer is a Zen process. The work of dance is the work of right-now. Whatever a dancer is doing in the moment has to be the best that dancer can do. Otherwise, what’s the point? If the work of the moment isn’t the very best you can do, you’ll learn nothing, gain nothing, and your time and effort are wasted. More importantly, neither you, nor your body, nor your brain will grow.

Dancers learn these lessons in their very first class. Maximum effort is required all the time. It is supremely exciting and life-affirming to be part of such demanding activity. Strength training can be just like this. Running can be just like this. All our core exercise classes, spin classes, and yoga classes can be just like this, too.

What we can learn from dance and dancers is the value of bringing a total-commitment mind-set to all our fitness activities. Of course, there will be days when we don’t completely get our act together. That’s fine. That’s part of what it means to be human. Our level of commitment is what keeps us going. Dancers know this. Deep in their muscles, deep in their bones. We can all learn a great deal from their approach to health and fitness.

1. Rinne MB, et al: Is generic physical activity or specific exercise associated with motor abilities? Med Sci Sports Exerc 42(9):1760-1768, 2010

2. Cowen VS: Functional fitness improvements after a worksite-based yoga initiative. J Bodyw Mov Ther 14(1):50-54, 2010

3. Granacher U, et al: Effects of a Salsa Dance Training on Balance and Strength Performance in Older Adults. Gerontology 2012 Jan 6

Chiropractic Care Helps You Get the Most from Exercise

When we exercise we often come up against our physical limitations. Tight back muscles or tight hamstrings can frequently limit what we’re able to do. Tight shoulders and tight hips create other kinds of restrictions. Occasionally, such physical limitations can lead to injury.

Chiropractic care helps remove the roadblocks that are causing these issues. Your chiropractor analyzes your musculoskeletal system, paying special attention to your spine, and uses gentle treatment to correct misalignments and joint dysfunctions. By restoring more normal biomechanics, your chiropractor enhances your ability to exercise fully and freely.

Additionally, your chiropractor may make recommendations regarding safer, smarter, and more efficient methods of stretching, warming up, and cooling down. As a result, over time you gain more and more benefit, reaping the rewards of time well spent.

Our gardens this year are well underway after a  late and cold spring.  With the weather getting warmer and the rain bringing great growth, many people will spend more time outside mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may ...

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As the summer weather finally begins to arrive, many of you will be spending as much time as possible outdoors and creating all the Vitamin D your body could possibly need.  This is done as the ultraviolet rays from the sun convert skin oil to Vitamin D.  The Vitamin D that is created then moves into the blood stream.  Associated with the Vitamin D production and movement into the blood is Calcium, which is either pulled from the digestive tract when sufficient quantities are available, or it is pulled from the tissues.  This is a natural process and one that occurs every time you are exposed to the sun.

For those of you who don’t know, it is possible to get too much Vitamin D production.  This is a condition known as hypervitaminosis D.  Some might call it sunstroke, or sun poisoning, as you will begin to experience nausea and fever from the overproduction of Vitamin D.  Actually, it is not too much Vitamin D, but a deficiency in Vitamin F, Vitamin D’s antagonist.  Normally, Vitamin D picks up Calcium from the gut and puts it into the blood.  Vitamin F, on the other hand, takes it from the blood and puts it into the tissues.

How does an imbalance occur?  Suppose you get plenty of Vitamin D and no Vitamin F.  Your blood Calcium level will increase at the expense of the tissue Calcium level, because Vitamin D not only picks up Calcium from the gut in a deficiency of Vitamin F, it brings Calcium from the tissues back into the blood, as stated.  That’s why farmers and other people who are in the sun a lot get thick leathery skin, if they don’t eat enough Vitamin F.  They will potentially get hives.  They will get sunstroke.  Sunstroke involves high blood Calcium levels with low tissue Calcium levels.  As I say, it is not so much a matter of too much Vitamin D, but a lack of Vitamin F.

So what is this Vitamin F?  Vitamin F is part of the Whole Vitamin E complex.  It used to be talked about up until about 1945.  When a butter substitute was introduced, the reference to Vitamin F was deleted from the literature, as the butter substitute didn’t include Vitamin F in the ingredients.  In scientific textbooks, vitamin F is referred to as the polyunsaturated fatty acids.  It is the source of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids used to transport Calcium from the blood into the tissues.  The traditional sources for Vitamin E in the diet, which include Vitamin F, are vegetable oils.  But the best quality vitamin E comes from whole vegetables themselves.  Green lettuce is one of the best sources.

So how do we get enough Vitamin F in our diet?  High potency vitamin E products, typically found in most vitamin E supplements, are based on the concentration of alpha-tocopherol.  In an effort to sell vitamin E, the government bases its vitamin E potency requirements on the amount of Alpha-tocopherol it contains.  It doesn’t take into consideration all the other components that are naturally found within the Whole Vitamin E complex, including Vitamin F.  In the manufacturing process, the tocopherols (7 in all) are broken down and separated from the oils.  Unfortunately, the oil portion of the Vitamin E is where the vitamin F is found.  Also of importance, the oils are separated off from the rest of the E Complex because most will go rancid after 5 to 7 days.  Therefore, most people become Vitamin F deficient as a result of eating a typical American diet.  The vitamin F oils have been removed so you will enjoy the taste of the food since the rancid oil potential has been removed from the food.  So to get sufficient Vitamin F, one would need to eat lots of fresh leafy green vegetables and lots of butter, another high concentration source of vitamin F.

Getting back to the excess Vitamin D.  Created from extreme exposure to the sun, it is known to cause cancer.  For example, farmers who are out in the sun all day long, every day, have a much higher incidence of skin cancer then people who are not in the sun as much.  You might have read articles that say you should stay out of the sun, and that sunshine is hazardous to the health.  Well it’s only dangerous to people who are vitamin F deficient.

Now, let’s begin to understand Vitamin D.  The most frequent use for it is for people with low blood pressure.  There seems to be a correlation between blood pressure and blood Calcium levels.  People who have low blood pressure are apt to have low blood calcium levels, unless their Adrenals are weak.  That could be another case for low blood pressure.  So that is the most common use for vitamin D.  And most MD’s will tell you vitamin D is required to build strong bones.  This is not directly true.  Calcium and the other trace minerals are necessary to build strong bones, and vitamin D is part of that equation.  But since there is never one specific ingredient, but a complex of ingredients, Vitamin D by itself is not the whole story.

As I said earlier, vitamin F also delivers Calcium into the tissues from the blood.  What does this do?  Without this mechanism working properly, there’s tissue Calcium starvation with resulting itching of the skin.  Anybody whose skin itches, look out!  They need vitamin F and Calcium Lactate.  Give them Calcium Lactate to be sure they have enough Calcium, and Vitamin F to deliver the Calcium into the tissues.  This can go to any degree.  Hives that people get from being out in the sun a lot — the big welts that form around the tender parts of the body — this is a symptom of tissue calcium deficiency.  If you can give these people Vitamin F, the calcium that is already in their blood is delivered into the tissues and the welts clear up.  Canker sores that develop on the inside of the mouth are also related to tissue calcium starvation.  But if your tissue calcium stays sufficiently high, the virus never forms the canker sore.  It is not such a bad thing to have them because they reveal your tissue calcium levels.  As soon as the tissue calcium levels goes down, they pop out and you know you need Calcium Lactate.

What You Should Consider

Any time you are developing sun burn, itching skin or sun welts, you must understand it is due to a deficiency in Vitamin F.  There may also be an imbalance within the Vitamin D and Calcium Lactate ratio within the body, as too much Calcium is in the blood, and not in the tissues where it is needed most.  Restoring balance to this mechanism within the body would require eating many more servings of organic, fresh, leafy green vegetables.  Green Lettuce, pea vine juice and pea pods are great sources of the whole vitamin E complex necessary to acquire the vitamin F fraction.  Another natural source of vitamin F is through eating butter.  Butter is an excellent source of vitamin F and makes food taste better too.  A quicker way is to get some vitamin F made available in a Standard Process product called Cataplex F.  It is also important to make sure your body is processing and assimilating its Calcium Lactate and vitamin D properly.  These are all things I can help you evaluate through the office.  Sunburn is not something to be taken lightly.  Buying stock in sun-screen is not the solution.  Listen to what your body is telling you and treat it accordingly.  That’s always the best solution.

My Offer To You

If you are a person who suffers with sun sensitivity or sun burn, you should come in for the Vitamin F Check.  To ALL Current Practice Members, this can be done with your next scheduled office visit.  This $75.00 value will be yours for FREE!  It doesn’t take all that long, yet the information of knowing you are deficient will help explain some other possible health imbalances.  Call The Office and let us know you want the Vitamin F Check.  This offer expires June 30th, 2011

To ALL Potential New Practice Members, I offer you the opportunity to come have the Vitamin F Check.  Call The Office and tell us you’d like to schedule for the Vitamin F Check.  You will be invited to my Tuesday Night FREE Health Care Class and we can take the time to do the Vitamin F Check then, along with addressing any of your other health concerns or questions.  Simply call the office at (845) 561 BACK (2225) and tell us to sign you up for the class.  But you must CALL TODAY!!  This offer expires June 30th.  After the 30th, the offer will be gone, and the normal $75.00 charge for a check will apply.  So CALL NOW!  (845)561-2225.

Fit For Death

I hope by entitling this article the way I did I was able to get your attention.  As Summer begins this week, many of you will be motivated (or I will encourage you if you haven’t already started) to go out and begin to exercise in an effort to help shed that excess weight you amassed over the Winter.  But before you go off and try to make up for lost time, I wanted to help you appreciate how you can actually hurt yourself and create less health by exercising.  This occurs of course when you begin to exercise in an inappropriate fashion.  For it has been seen that too many people, with good intentions, end up creating bad results that lead to injuries and poor health through exercise.  For there have been plenty of instances where an Elite Athlete suffers a life ending Heart Attack while training or competing.  Yet how is that possible with an Athlete who trains all the time?  This, and other injuries occur because very few people, including your trainers and athletes, seem to truly appreciate the importance of creating health while improving their fitness levels.  Watching Sports Center, like I do every morning, there is a commercial for a new channel on Direct TV called “Fit Channel” which is devoted to programs related to improving your fitness.  And I’m sure there are various guru types who lead the different programs offered who have great looking physiques and magnetic personalities and do everything they can to motivate you to exercise.  And ideally, this is a great idea.  Unfortunately, the concept of improving ones fitness level before developing a proper base of health could lead to serious health consequences.  As mentioned above, if one exercises too hard, and the body isn’t healthy enough to support the effort, conditions such as a Heart Attack can occur.  This is because most people think of Fitness and Health as synonymous, or at least closely linked.  I’d like to help you appreciate the difference between the two, and then give you some pointers on how to Improve Your Health, While Increasing Your Fitness at the same time.

Fitness can be defined as “the ability to perform physical activity.”  As long as you can complete the desired activity, you can be said to be physically fit.  The more you condition your body to perform the physical activity, the better your body will become at doing it.  This doesn’t necessarily mean that you are now healthy because you can do the specific physical activity.  Health on the other hand can be defined as “a state of optimum physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being, and not merely the absence of sickness, infirmity, or symptoms.”  And if you appreciate the definition, one can be quite healthy, yet be unable to perform some physical activity in an efficient manner.

Picture someone who lifts weights all the time and has big bulging muscles.  Obviously that person is physically fit related to lifting weights because they lift weights all the time.  Now ask that same person to run 3 miles, and they aren’t able to do it.  And you ask, why is that so?  It’s simple.  The person’s body is conditioned to lift the weights, as the body has been trained to do that activity.  Yet when you ask their body to perform a different activity, such as running 3 miles, the body is unable to because the body is not conditioned to do so.  Now, you could have the same person who lifts weights all the time and has big muscles, yet they eat crappy food, drink alcohol regularly, and maybe even smoke.  Or perhaps that person also participates in using performance enhancing drugs.  That is a person who obviously can lift the weights and has a great physique to show for it, yet their body really isn’t healthy on the inside.

Likewise, picture a person who eats organic food, drinks only the most natural spring water, and doesn’t participate in putting anything into their body that isn’t natural, and has a perfectly balanced blood chemistry.  One could say this person is quite healthy.  Then ask them to go out and run 3 or 4 flights of stairs and see that they are gasping for air at the top of the second flight.  This person has plenty of health, but no real fitness.  It becomes a question of balance.  But how should one create that balance?

If you truly want to get your body functioning in both a healthy manner and a more fit manner, you will have to do the following.  Begin by doing the physical activity that builds both health and fitness.  Ideally you would have wanted to have started this earlier then now, but it’s never too late to begin.  The activity I’m writing about here of course is walking.  Walking as an exercise is an activity anyone can do, and it helps to build both.  You will want to walk on a daily basis for a minimum of 30 minutes, but more ideally 45 minutes to an hour.  Maybe you will have to start out doing it for only ten minutes or less due to poor health and fitness.  The point is, begin by getting used to the activity of walking on a flat surface.  Don’t worry about trying too much too quickly, as you will set yourself back, rather than moving forward.  And as you feel your body improve, you can add more time first, rather than speed.  Speed is the last thing you should be considering when you first start.  I can’t emphasize enough that you simply want to get the time in, which will translate to distance, and worry about the speed after you have established a good base.  This will usually take a good 6 to 12 weeks for people who are beginning.  And don’t be down on yourself because you are beginning.  If done properly, you will improve faster and eliminate the need for soreness and injury.

Once you have accomplished doing the walking for a minimum of 30 minutes for at least 6 weeks, you’ll want to now get an idea of how you are doing, and if you are building both health and fitness.  This is done by employing a heart rate monitor.  If you utilize a heart rate monitor during your walking activity, and pre-program it to monitor your specific heart rate zone (designed to help you create more health while building fitness), a funny thing will happen along the way.  You will actually lose weight.  That’s right, you will start losing all the weight you could ever want.  All of this is explained in my audio program, “Strategies To Restore Your Health And Wellness Through Understanding Nutrition And Exercise.”  In the program I outline specifics for determining your personal ideal heart rate zone, and how to feed the body so you can eat more and lose weight.  I also cover the reasons why you are fat, why people get infections, why you crave sugar, along with how to read a label properly and how to properly shop for foods. 

As offered before, I will be making my audio program available for anyone who wishes to purchase it at the introductory rate of $75.00 through the month of July.  But you must act fast.  As of August 1, 2013, the price will officially return to $90.00.  Appreciate that the cost for this program is the same as a 1/2 hour consultation, yet you will be getting over 4 hours of “Strategies To Restore Your Health And Wellness Through Understanding Nutrition And Exercise.”  In this I will walk you through the necessities for determining your specific “Fat Burning Rate,” as well as help you to understand how you will have to begin eating more if you want to maintain that weight loss.  And once you have that understanding, you can then not worry about exercising and causing yourself health problems.  No more soreness or exercise related injuries because you will have the new understanding of Improving Your Health While Creating More Fitness.

So if there is anything here that interested you and you would like to begin exercising your way to improved Health and Fitness, call the Office at (845) 561-BACK (2225) and tell her you’d like to purchase “The Real Deal: Strategies To Restore Your Health And Wellness Through Understanding Nutrition And Exercise.”  Don’t be Fit For Death!  Begin your Summer by starting to exercise the correct way, and start creating a new

Earlier in last month’s issue, I discussed the importance of evaluating your stress in the most up-to-date and accurate way in an effort to determine if your Adrenal System was suffering from the effects of the accumulative stresses of life.   And if so, what would be the best approach to balancing those health issues that would result.  I shared with you the recent cutting-edge technology of the testing procedures presented at the Standard Process Nutritional Lyceum held last month.  The presenter for the Adrenal Stress material was Angela Hywood, ND from Australia and I covered her information in that last newsletter.  I also eluded to the information on balancing your hormones delivered by the presenter, Dr. Janet Lang.  I also promised to discuss in this month’s issue the topic of Balancing Female Hormones, and what is the most accurate way to determine precisely what is causing the hormonal imbalances with a woman and her monthly cycle.  Whether you still get your monthly period or not, the information will be of equal value to both situations.  And if you know of someone who suffers with a hormonal imbalance (and which of us do not?), please forward them this e-newsletter and I’m sure they can be helped too.

Hormones As Messengers

Hormones are biochemical messengers that exert profound and specific metabolic influences throughout the body.  The Endocrine System produces a multitude of hormones that work together as a synergistic whole.  The Endocrine System along with the Nervous System are the control systems of the body.  When hormones become imbalanced, the biochemical symphony plays out of tune.  Since the Endocrine System is probably the first system impacted by nutritional imbalances and deficiencies, it is important to make sure you are consuming good high quality whole foods, and avoid the refined processed ones.  Likewise, since nutrients are needed to make and replace hormones, and the metabolic functions performed by hormones are nutrient based and mediated, it makes sense to pay attention to the quality of your food.

Hormones function like two-ended keys.  The “R” end, or receptor end, fits precisely into a cell receptor and “unlocks” the metabolic door to initiate an action.  The “E” end, or enzyme end, fits precisely with cellular enzymes that transform the hormone into another hormone, or into a metabolite for excretion.

The Problem With “Synthetic Hormones”

When a “synthetic hormone” enters a cell receptor, its “R” end is similar to the real one, but it’s not an exact fit.  Like the wrong key in a lock, this jams the cell receptor or alters the action initiated.  This is known as side-effects.  The “synthetic hormone” does not have the correct “E” end, so it cannot be properly cleared from the receptor, transformed into other hormones, or properly metabolized and excreted.  This is known as more side-effects.  If you wish to disrupt the delicately balanced Endocrine System, giving “synthetic hormones” is an excellent way to do so.  The disruption is even more pronounced with “synthetic steroid hormones” because the steroids have their own delicately balanced melody within the overall symphony.  *NOTE: All steroid hormones can be made in a bio-identical form to our own.  These are easily and inexpensively made from plant sterols, usually from wild yam or soy.  Being exact versions of human hormones, they cannot be patented. IN ADDITION: Synthetic steroid hormones are also made from plant sterols, and then chemically altered by pharmaceutical companies so they can be patented.

The Two Chief Hormones For Women

Estrogen is a general term used for the several types of estrogen hormones made by the ovaries, and to a lesser degree the testicles.  Estrogens are steroids, derived from cholesterol, and come in three major categories.  Estrone, 5 – 10 % is considered a strong estrogen because of its ability to cause cell proliferation.  Estradiol, 5 – 10 % is considered the strongest estrogen because of its ability to cause cell proliferation.  Estriol, 80 – 90 % is considered a weak estrogen because it does not cause the cells to proliferate, but it does balance the proliferating effects of the other two thereby conferring protection against their cancer-causing ability.

Symptoms of Estrogen Deficiency:

Hot flashes, Night sweats, Insomnia, Mood Swings, Mental fogginess, poor memory, Vaginal dryness, Vaginal/Bladder infections, Incontinence, Urinary frequency, Headaches, migraines, Decreased Sexual Response, Loss of ambition, Depression, Lack of stamina, Decreased Breast size, Wrinkling of Skin, Osteoporosis, and Increased risk of Heart Disease.

Symptoms of Estrogen Excess:

Heavy bleeding, Clotting, Cramping, Water retention, bloating, Breast tenderness, lumpiness, cystic breasts, enlarged breasts, fibrocystic breasts, weight gain, Headaches, migraines, Emotional hypersensitivity, Depression, irritability, Anxiety, Anger, agitation, Decreased Sexual Response, Thyroid dysfunction (resembling hypothyroidism) Cold hands and feet, Blood sugar instability, Sweet cravings, Insomnia, and Gall Bladder Dysfunction.

Progesterone is a steroid hormone produced in the ovaries (corpus luteum) and Adrenal Glands.  One of its main roles is to balance estrogen.  Progesterone is also produced by the Brain and the peripheral nerves, and possibly other locations.  Normally, women have much more progesterone at any given time, then estrogen.  This is important to know.

Symptoms of Progesterone Deficiency:

PMS, Heavy bleeding, Clotting, cramping, Inability to concentrate, short-term memory impairment, Muscle tension/spasm, Fibromyalgia, Water retention, bloating, Insomnia, Breast tenderness, lumpiness, cystic breasts, weight gain, Thyroid dysfunction (resembling hypothyroidism), Headaches, migraines, Anxiety, irritability, nervousness, moodiness, Hot flashes, Depression, Decreased sexual response, Osteoporosis, Amenorrhea, spotting, Endometriosis, and Fibroids.

Symptoms of Progesterone Excess:

Sleepiness, Bloating or constipation, Candidia, Mild depression, and Exacerbated Estrogen deficiency symptoms (see list above)

Note:  Progesterone only functions correctly when it is in the right proportion with estrogen, it’s primary partner and synergist.  Estrogen is necessary to create Progesterone receptors, and Progesterone regulates Estrogen receptors.

Isn’t it curious that some of the symptoms are common to all the different imbalances?  No wonder why women have such a difficult time in knowing what is really going on with their hormones.  The obvious choice would seem to be consulting your Gynecologist.  Unfortunately, the usual solution is one of two artificial hormone treatments, either Birth Control Pills (BCP’s) or Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).  But since we know that using synthetic hormones is the quickest way to create an imbalance, with no control over the side effects, wouldn’t it be much better to use all natural solutions designed to restore balance without all the side-effects?  Of course it would.  But how would we be able to accurately determine which of the different scenarios is occurring for each person?  That’s where the Saliva Testing comes in.  By collecting samples of Saliva at regular intervals throughout the day, your specific rhythm can be determined.  Comparing that to a balanced and healthy profile, we can accurately determine what the hormone levels are doing and what All Natural Nutritional/Herbal protocols are needed in an effort to return the body to balance.

What To Consider

If you are a woman, or are married to one, and you suffer from any of the symptoms listed in the above four imbalances, you (or your wife) would benefit from getting a Saliva Test Kit and performing a test on yourself.  What you will discover is the specific imbalance you suffer from and then have a true place to start restoring your health.  In other words, it won’t require you to “try” something to see if it works, all the while you could be creating more imbalances in the process.  It also won’t require that you take artificial hormones.  Along with the interpretation offered by Neuroscience, the company who supplies me with the Saliva Test Kits, there also are proven solutions offered that will help to restore balance to your whole hormonal system.  So you would have everything to gain by doing one of these Saliva Tests.  Can you imagine what your life would be like if you were able to finally get a handle on your hormones and all the systems they influence?

My Offer To You

To ALL Current Practice Members:  If you, or someone you know, suffer with any of the above mentioned symptoms, you owe it to yourself to call the office.  Tell us you want us to hold a Saliva Test Kit for you and you’ll be in to pick it up.  If you stop in and pick the Test Kit up before June 30th, the consultation to discuss the results, normally $75.00, will be given for FREE.  But you have to act fast.  Call the Office TODAY at (845)561-2225 and hold your Kit. After you come in to get the Kit, you’ll simply collect the four samples of saliva, place them in the proper containers, place them in the box and mail it back to NeuroScience (who pays for postage) and in about 10 days NeuroScience will have the results sent to me.  It’s totally painless, and you will finally discover why you feel the way you do.  But remember, after the 30th of June, the regular fee of $75.00 will apply, so call NOW!

For All Potential New Practice Members, I will offer you the opportunity to come in for a consultation to discuss your results.  This is normally a $75.00 service and for taking advantage of this offer, I will do it for FREE.  Absolutely no charge with any obligation for treatment.  But let’s be honest…if you have an imbalance, won’t you want to receive treatment?  So call today at (845) 561-2225 and ask us to hold your Test Kit TODAY!

As always, we offer FREE Health Care Classes where you get to bring all your health related questions and have a chance to have them answered for FREE.  This occurs every Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm located in the Pooler Office at 320 Robinson Avenue.  Since seating is limited, reservations are required. If you have a burning health question and would like me to answer it for you, call the Office and ask us to hold your spot in the class.  There is no charge for this class, but seating is limited.  Call now at (845) 561-2225 to reserve your seat.  This is a FREE service offered by Dr. Huntoon for the community.  If you belong to an organization and would like Dr. Huntoon to come and speak to them at no charge, please let us know and we will arrange for that to happen.

The apparent dangers of high blood pressure and the frequent recommendation of prescription drugs to reduce the problem create a seemingly constant flood of both media warnings and advertising. Now, the results of a recent study could shed an entirely different light on the source of the problem. A study recently concluded in Chicago found that ...

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The numbers of individuals undergoing total hip replacement and total knee replacement are increasing significantly.¹ Annual rates in the United States for total hip replacement have increased more than 50%. In Denmark, rates have been increasing by 30%. Annual rates in the United States for total knee replacement have increased by more than 170%.² In Sweden, rates have increased 500% in the last 20 years.³ With the aging of the population and increased lifespan, these rates will continue to increase.

Advanced surgical procedures are invaluable, if you need them. Of course, many persons have unrelenting, daily pain which may require radical surgery. For everyone else, though, the best way forward are the old reliables: regular exercise, as vigorous as is appropriate; a healthy diet containing plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; and sufficient rest on as consistent basis as possible. Regular chiropractic care is also a key component of helping to keep your weight-bearing joints in peak condition.

Most hip and knee replacements are done because the person has severely painful degenerative joint disease – osteoarthritis. Hips, knees, and ankles are all weight-bearing joints. These joints are big and strong and have many surfaces on which to distribute the substantial mechanical loads which are placed on them throughout the day. But these joints don’t last forever and, like all living systems, they will eventually begin to age and break down. Serious problems ensue, however, when these critically important joints start breaking down long before their “warranty” expires.

Many hip and knee problems are a result of chronically poor posture. Almost none of us are taught how to use our bodies properly. We don’t come with instruction manuals. So as time goes on, the inefficient habits we develop as children and teenagers become permanent. People slouch, they let their abdominal muscles sag, they stand with all their weight on one leg, and their heads stick out in front rather than being centered over their chests. One result is chronically tight and painful neck, shoulder, and lower back muscles. Another result is chronically uneven distribution of the weight of the body, ultimately causing degeneration of hip and knee joints.

Lack of a healthy diet prevents the lubricating tissues of the hip and knee joints from receiving key nutrients. Lack of proper joint lubrication causes osteoarthritis. Lack of regular exercise inhibits normal joint motion and normal joint nutrition and lubrication, leading to the development of degenerative joint disease. When you add up faulty biomechanics, lack of a healthy diet, and lack of proper exercise, the result is a prescription for chronic hip and knee problems.

It’s very important to address these issues when you’re young. When you’re not as young as you were, the time to begin making healthful changes is right now. Chiropractic care directly helps improve a person’s biomechanics. Chiropractic care also helps people make the best use possible of the good food they’re beginning to eat and the regular exercise they’re beginning to get.

For most of us, the best way to prevent the need for a hip or knee replacement is to take consistent, healthy actions on our own behalf. If a hip or knee replacement turns out to be the way to go, all of these healthy actions will help ensure a quick recovery and continued good health from this point onward.

¹Singh JA: Epidemiology of knee and hip arthroplasty: a systematic review. Open Orthop J 5:80-85, 2011

²Kurtz S, et al: Prevalence of primary and revision total hip and knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 87(7):1487-1497, 2005

Parents play an important role in helping kids reach and maintain a healthy weight.

Temptation appears around every corner.  The kitchen is full of sweet and salty snacks, and television is constantly transmitting messages about the biggest burger, the gooiest desserts or the largest cup of soda that can be purchased for under a buck.  Kids and adults are faced with tough decisions every day about what to eat, when to eat it and how big a portion to take.  As parents, and more importantly, as adults, it is our job to make sure our kids are winning the battle of the bulge and growing into adults who make smart, healthy choices.

Families that have successfully tamed the calorie and junk-food beast have several things in common.  First, the kids realized there was a problem with their weight and took the initiative to do something about it, independent of their parents.  It’s a delicate line for parents to walk, since you don’t want to pressure your kids to lose weight and overeat more.  Kids who successfully kept off the pounds also drew tremendous support from their parents and siblings, especially when the family adopted all aspects of the struggling child’s new, healthy lifestyle.  Parents can help set the tone for success by having healthy, low-calorie foods in the house, exercising with their kids and helping control portion size.

It’s also important for families to develop a health regime that works for them and is conducive to their lifestyle.  For some, this might involve nutritional counseling, joining a sports team, or counting calories and measuring food portions.  Staying connected with others fighting the same battle also is a great form of moral support and encouragement.  It’s also important to give kids time to lose the weight and remind them that success is not just measured on the scale and that gradual weight loss is one of the keys to long-term success in weight management.

5 Comments Parents Will Choose to Avoid

1) “You’re just big boned compared to your brother or sister.”  Comparisons of any kind between siblings can cause major problems in any family, but especially when weight is involved.

2) “Maybe you could try a different diet.”  While this might sound encouraging, it insinuates that the child isn’t trying hard enough or that what they are doing isn’t good enough.

3) “I didn’t like my body when I was younger either.”  This comment promotes the idea that poor body image is O.K., which could cause problems later in life.

4) “You’re so great at (fill in the child’s preferred sport)!  Maybe you should try to take it to the next level.”  Some kids have a natural competitive streak while others do not.  It’s important to understand what will motivate your child and keep them positive.

5) “You look wonderful!  Have you lost weight?”  While this might seem like the perfect thing to say to someone trying to lose weight, it often can have a detrimental effect if that’s the only thing you are praising about your child.

Stay positive and get in the trenches to fight the battle with your kids.  Now is the time to begin a family legacy of healthy eating habits and regular exercise that can be passed down from generation to generation.

If you need help in understanding Nutrition and Exercise that is right for your children and family, please call the office and schedule a time for us to discuss your concerns.  Another option is to come to one of our FREE Health Care Classes scheduled every Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm in the Pooler Office.  Simply call the Office and schedule yourself for this FREE Service.  For a schedule of topics and dates, go to www.spineboy.com and click on FREE Health Care Class Schedule and Topics under the Main Menu on the Home Page.  And please forward this information to anyone you know who would benefit from it and encourage them to come to a FREE Health Care Class.

Your Discerning Small Intestine

Welcome to June!  As we move into the summer months, the energy of the body shifts from that of the expansive Wood Element represented by new growth, to the next of the Five elements, this being the Fire Element.  Fire represents heat, maximum expansion, and how this pertains to the body.  This Element is composed of the Small Intestine and the Heart as primary organs.  Other related organs are the major endocrines, which include the Thyroid, the Adrenals, the Ovaries and the Testes.  For the purposes of this newsletter, we will be focusing on the two major organs.  The Small Intestine represents the Yang energy or the forceful energy of the element, while the Heart represents the Yin or yielding energy of the element.  This issue will be devoted to the Small Intestine, and next month’s issue will cover the Heart.

The consciousness of the Fire Element has to do with Spirit, or self-awareness.  It is the “I am” consciousness.  The Yang activity of the Small Intestine pertains to the intellect, awareness and discernment.  This is important when appreciating that the Small Intestine is where the majority of your nutrients are absorbed from the Digestive System into the blood stream before being transported to the Liver.  The Small Intestine would need to have great discernment if it is to truly regulate what comes into the blood stream and what is kept out.  There is a special part of your body known as the Enteric Nervous System which, like a second Brain, helps determine what the body lets into the blood stream, and what it lets pass through the digestive system to excrete.  Therefore, the discerning aspect of the Small Intestine is vitally important if you want to avoid health imbalances.  Keeping the Enteric Nervous System functioning at its highest level is necessary for that to occur.

The primary emotions associated with the Fire Element are Joy and Sadness.  The natural emotion is Harmony, as the joy state provides harmony in all the processes of the body-mind complex.  It will neutralize any excess activity.  Pathologically, when one lacks joy or harmony and it involves issues of the Heart, this can lead to chronic depression creating further disharmony.  The chief emotions leading to disharmony within the Small Intestines are the feelings of being “Lost or Vulnerable,” with the minor emotions associated with the feelings of insecurity, abandonment, desertion, absentmindedness or unrequited love.  When one feels insecure or vulnerable, they tend to get “butterflies” in their stomach.  Actually this is the Fire Elements “vulnerability” that is feeding the emotion of “low self-esteem” from the Earth Elements Stomach.  This often leads to binge eating associated with sugar, as the taste of sweets will satiate the low self-esteem.

The main sense organ associated with the Fire Element is the tongue related through talking, along with the main sense associated being touch.  People who talk a lot, but never really say anything of substance are usually feeling vulnerable or insecure.  Likewise, people who don’t talk at all are usually withdrawn as they won’t engage in conversation due to the sense of being vulnerable.  Many times, one with a feeling of vulnerability and insecurity simply needs to be touched or held.

The main taste associated with the Fire Element is that of bitter, and the main fluid associated is that of sweat.  Physical areas governed by the Small Intestine are the Unilateral Pelvis (right or left), the knee and the pubic symphasis.  Any conditions involving the pelvis usually has a Small Intestine component to it.  Muscles governed by the Small Intestine are the abdominal muscles and the quadriceps of the anterior thigh.  People who have anterior thigh problems, pulled quadriceps muscles, or people who have abdominal hernias or muscle pulls related to their abdominals need to consider the health of their Small Intestine.

The Small Intestines main function, as mentioned, is related to the absorption of all the final breakdown products of the food we eat.  In a normal healthy individual, proteins get broken down into amino acids, fats into free fatty acids, and carbohydrates into glucose.  All of this occurs before the food-stuff enters into the part of the Small Intestine known as the jejunum. Once these final breakdown products are created, true absorption into the body will take place, as the food-stuff will now pass through the intestinal wall, and enter into the blood stream.  Any difficulty with this process will lead to symptoms.  Symptoms of Small Intestine imbalance can range from simple gas and bloating a little while after eating, to actual indigestion, or maybe true abdominal pain.  Conditions such as Tropical Sprue or Celiac Disease results in malabsorption of food leading to multiple nutritional deficiencies and further disease.  Another condition is called Whipple’s Disease.  Consider the fact that many times these conditions are brought on or exacerbated as a result of taking antibiotics.

Of Note, the use of Antibiotics will create a deficiency in the absorption of your B vitamins.  Since your body requires B vitamins for so many vital functions, including normal nerve transmission and regular heart rhythm, one would need to take a Probiotic to help repopulate the normal flora needed to allow for proper absorption and assimilation of your B vitamins, along with the rest of your food.  And as mentioned and will be discussed in our next issue, a lack of B vitamins cause irregularities in Heart function.

What To Consider

If you suspect you have a Small Intestine imbalance by experiencing 1) lots of gas, bloating or indigestion; 2) the use of antacids from over-the-counter meds to prescription meds; 3) knowing that nuts, seeds or high fiber foods irritate your digestion; 4) a history of Antibiotic intake and didn’t take the necessary Probiotic to counterbalance the loss of friendly bacteria, you’ll want to consider having your Small Intestine evaluated for proper digestion and function.

Nutritional support for the Small Intestine includes a product called Gastrex from Standard Process.  It is designed to help rebuild the lining of the Small Intestine.  This is important for those with ulcers, or regular indigestion.  Another whole food supplement designed to decrease the gas and bloating would be Zypan, also by Standard Process.  It contains pepsin and hydrochloric acid which helps to break foods down to their component parts for optimal absorption into the blood stream.  Helpful herbal remedies from MediHerb are Colax, designed to support bile production and flow into the Small Intestine, and DermCo which helps with healthy intestinal function.  Golden Seal helps to stimulate digestion, cleans the digestive tract, and maintains healthy mucous membranes.  The best herbal combination is available in a product called DiGest Phytosynergist, also from MediHerb designed to support healthy digestion and intestinal function, promotes healthy gastrointestinal tone, promotes healthy intestinal flora, and keeps the Liver functioning well.

Have You Taken Antibiotics In Your Life At Any Time?

The best thing anyone can do who has consumed antibiotics at any time in their life, is to take a supplement called Acidophilus.  This is a Probiotic formula which helps to counter balance the effects of Antibiotics.  It helps to replace the good, friendly bacteria the body needs that will be killed off by the Antibiotic therapy.  Available in most health food stores, it should be kept in the refrigerator, as the cultures are only viable if stored at cold temperatures.  This is a product that all Americans should be taking as a part of a healthy diet.  Failure to do so will result in Food Allergies, Liver Stress, Arthritis, Vision problems, muscle aches and pains, sometimes called Fibromyalgia and skin disorders such as Psoriasis, and Eczema.  We make available a supplement called Ultra Flora Plus, Dairy Free from Metagenics, available in capsule or powder depending upon your preference.  This is the ONE TRUE supplement everyone should take every day.

My Offer To You

If you are a Current Practice Member and suspect that you have an issue with your Small Intestine, you need to have the Small Intestine Check.  If you suffer with any of the above symptoms, or have a history of antibiotic intake, you need to have the Small Intestine Check.  To take advantage of the Small Intestine Check, all you need to do is call The Office at (845) 561-2225 and tell us to schedule you for the Small Intestine Check.  This is a $75.00 value and I will include it with your next visit to the office at no charge.  That’s right, it’s FREE!  But you must act fast.  This offer expires on the 30th of June.  After that the normal $75.00 will apply.  So call the Office today.  Better yet, CALL THE OFFICE NOW!  Schedule your Small Intestine Check before the offer expires.

If you are a Potential New Practice Member, I will offer you the same thing.  Come in as a New Patient, and during the evaluation, I will include the Small Intestine Check as part of the evaluation.  Simply pick up the phone and call the office.  Tell the Office you are a New Patient and want to have the Small Intestine Check with your New Patient Visit.  But you must act quickly too.  For after June 30th, the offer will be gone.  Why wait, CALL NOW!  (845) 561-2225.  We’ll get you in for your evaluation.