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Dr. Gary Peters, DC 807 N Sullivan Rd #1 Veradale WA 99037 (509) 924-0504
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Healthy Living - body, soul & spirit
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Barefoot Running
Barefoot running is a low-impact, minimal stress running style which promises a lifetime of injury free running, a high level of fitness, and outdoor enjoyment like you’ve never known. It provides foot rehab and strengthening, knee restoration, lower extremity strength and balance, agility, cardiovascular and metabolic health. And it’s fun!
But don’t make my mistake. Read (and follow) the instructions. if you’re an experienced runner like me, you’re prone to jump right in. I ended up with a raging case of plantar fascitis.
I first saw “toe shoes” on one of my patients. I was intrigued with the barefoot thing because I had been saying for a long time that the major factor in foot/knee/hip problems was confining the foot in traditional shoes, that the restriction imposed by shoes inhibited foot function causing weakness and atrophy of associated structures.
So, I went out and bought a pair of Vibrams and proceeded to go running as usual. Big mistake! After wrecking myself, I realized that barefoot requires a unique style and form. So, before you go charging forth like a bull in a china closet, read the instructions, like Vibram or Merrell.
Important barefoot running points to remember:
Do not over stride (this means landing with your foot too far in front of your hips). Over striding while forefoot or midfoot striking requires you to point your toe more than necessary, adding stress to the calf muscles, Achilles tendon, and the arch of the foot. It often feels as if your feet are striking the ground beneath your hips. It is similar to the way one’s feet land when skipping rope or when running in place (as runners sometimes do when waiting to cross a street).
Not sure if you’re landing properly? Try running totally barefoot on a hard, smooth surface (e.g. pavement) that is free of debris. Sensory feedback will quickly tell you if you are landing too hard. Conversely, if you run barefoot on too soft a surface, like a beach, you might not learn proper form.
If you just can’t seem to get the feel for landing on your midfoot, try the following to get better acclimated:
- walk backwards leaning slightly forward. Then try to do it faster, making sure there are no obstacles in your way
- walk or run (slowly is okay) up a steep-ish hill. It is practically impossible to strike heel first
- jump on two feet and see how you land
- run in place, and make an effort to lean forward a little and lift your thighs up
Always be patient, and build gradually. It can take several months to a year to make the transition to running in FiveFingers.It takes time for your feet and lower legs to increase strength and mobility.
A gradual transition doesn’t mean a setback in your training. Running in Vibram FiveFingers requires a significant increase in lower leg and foot strength. A gradual transition is critical to avoid overuse injuries. If running is your primary form of exercise, gradually increase the proportion of forefoot or mid-foot striking by about 10% per week over the course of several months as you reduce running in your old style. Remember, this is an experiment to find something that suits you. To make a clean break from traditional heel striking, supplement running with biking, swimming, cardio machines, and fitness classes to maintain your fitness level, while giving primary running muscles a chance to recover.
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The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
The most recent breakthrough on understanding the health benefits comes from Dr. Mary Newport’s work on Alzheimer’s in her husband. She identified organic coconut oil as an excellent source of fuel which can increase brain functions. Her findings  have implications for memory improvement as well as for neurological degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Lou Gehrig’s (ALS), diabetes, etc.
Brain cells (specifically neurons) are limited in what kinds of fuel they can use to stay alive. Glucose is the main fuel used by these cells but in Alzheimer’s patients certain neurons of the brain are unable to use glucose and consequently, slowly die off. This death of these brain cells may begin as much as a decade before symptoms actually become apparent.
However, neurons that are unable to use glucose can instead use an alternative fuel known as ketone bodies. Ketone bodies are readily made by the liver from medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oils (found in large amounts in coconut oil- over 60% MCT’s). Having access to these needed ketone bodies may be crucial in keeping these brain cells alive and in helping them to continue to function as normal.
Dr. Newport’s husband, quickly deteriorating with Alzheimer’s, found a miraculous and an immediate increase in brain function in just 24 hours after taking two tablespoons of virgin coconut oil. In 2008, for a medical screening he was asked to draw a simple clock (see picture #1 below) which noticeably showed an adult with decreased brain function. However, the results of a clock drawn after taking coconut oil for two weeks (picture #2) and after 37 days (picture #3) are miraculous to say the least. See below for all three pictures. To date, her husband continues to take coconut oil and has noticed an improved quality of life. He is alert, happy, talkative, cracking jokes, able to concentrate better, more social and has a decrease in tremors.
Coconut Oil Benefits
Alzeimer’s and Other Neurological Diseases
• Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT’s) found in coconut oil are readily converted into fuel used by brain cells for improved brain function
Anti-Aging
• Helps fight wrinkles, sagging skin and age spots
• Works as a protective antioxidant
• Helps ward off free radicals that cause premature aging and degenerative diseases
• Maintains body’s antioxidant reserves whereas other oils deplete them
• Protects skin from harmful ultraviolet rays which increases wrinkles
Athletic Performance
• Works as a nutritional source of quick energy from the medium chain triglycerides (MCTs)
• Increases energy and endurance
Bones
• Helps our body to absorb certain nutrients such as calcium and magnesium which are good for the bones thus helping prevent osteoporosis
Diabetes
• Helps control blood sugar and improves the insulin secretion
• Helps prevent and treat diabetes by helping to use the blood glucose effectively
• Reduces symptoms and health risks of diabetes
• Provides ketones as alternative fuel to glucose
Digestion
• Improves digestive system thus preventing stomach and digestive related problems including IBS
• Has microbial properties which help fight off bacteria, fungi, parasites, etc. that cause indigestion
• Helps the body absorb other vitamins, minerals and amino acids
• Improves bowel functions
• Aids in killing off tapeworms, lice, giardia, and other parasites
Kidney
• Helps prevent kidney and gall bladder diseases
• Aids in dissolving kidney stones
Liver
• Contains medium chain triglycerides and fatty which are easily converted into energy when reaching the liver thus reducing the work of the liver and thus preventing liver diseases
Pancreas
• Relieves stress on pancreas
• Reduces pancreatitis symptoms
Skin Care
• Aids in the natural chemical balance of skin
• Is an excellent moisturizer on all skin types especially dry skin
• Helps relieve dryness and flaking of skin
• Used by many skin manufacturers as basis for soaps, lotions, creams, etc.
• Forms a protective layer from dust, air, fungi, bacteria and virus when applied to infections
• Speeds up healing of bruises as it helps repair damaged tissues.
• Has antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial properties which is effective in fighting infections
• Reduces symptoms of psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis and other skin problems
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Heaven and Earth
For quite some time I'd been wondering about certain passages of Scripture which didn't seem to make sense. And the Lord revealed an understanding that led to a bible study I call The Earth Dwellers.
Hos 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
KJV
This is from the account of the two witnesses:
Rev 11:8-10
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
KJV
So, my question arose, are "they that dwell upon the earth" everybody? That doesn't make sense. Here is a key to the riddle:
Rev 12:11-12
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
KJV
Christ Jesus spoke about the realm His followers walk in:
John 8:23
23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. (this is not to His followers)
John 18:36
36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
John 17:14-18
14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
KJV
A sampling from Scipture alluding to the Two Kingdoms:
1 John 4:5-6
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Isaiah 24
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Isa 51:6-8
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Dan 6:26
26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
Nah 1:5-7
5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Rev 13:4-9
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
Rev 13:12
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:14
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 17:8
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
1 John 2:15-16
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1 John 4:4
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
John 15:19
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
1 Cor 2:12
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
James 4:4
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
KJV
So, how are we to conduct ourselves as people of the Kingdom of Heaven?
2 Peter 2:20-21
20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
Matt 25:31-46
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Rev 18:4
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Matt 7:21-23
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matt 7:13-14
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Matt 22:11-14
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
2 John 6-9
6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
1 Peter 4:6-11
6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Matt 5:48
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
1 John 5:17-19
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
1 Peter 1:13-17
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
KJV
Hallelujah!
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Move It!
Too much sitting is not just bad for your back
It’s well known that excessive sitting aggravates low back conditions and destabilizes your lumbar spine making you prone to back injury, but recent research links it to life threatening health issues.
Is prolonged sitting really dangerous? Sorry PC folks. The answer is – Yes, it does, according to the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study. In this national survey, researchers followed 8,800 adults, ages 25 and older, for six and a half years and found that each hour subjects spent lolling about watching television was associated with an 18 percent increase in death from heart disease – and an 11 percent increase in overall mortality. Those who watched TV for four or more hours daily were 80 percent more likely to die of heart disease and 46 percent more likely to die overall than those who watched two hours or less.
Researchers say it’s not just the overweight that are in trouble. Even at a healthy weight, sitting for hours can make it harder for the body to process blood sugar and blood fats – an endeavor that requires the chemicals we produce when our muscles contract, as they do when we stand or move. Study authors encourage us to exercise regularly and break up our sitting with movement. Take a walk at lunch, or go talk to your coworker rather than sending an e-mail.
Owen N, Healy GN, Mathews CE, Dunstan DW. Too Much Sitting: The Population Health Science of Sedentary Behavior. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., 2010; 38(3): 105-113.
Sedentary behaviors (from the Latin sedere, ‘‘to sit’’) are those behaviors that involve sitting & low levels of energy expenditure. Adults spend most of their waking hours either sitting or in light-intensity activity (standing with some ambulation).
Sitting time, which can commonly be 70% to 80% of our waking hours includes sitting at a desk at work, at home while on computers, game consoles, watching TV, reading, & sitting while driving or as a passenger in automobiles involve prolonged periods of low level metabolic energy expenditure & are associated metabolic biomarkers that place people at risk of chronic diseases & an increased risk of premature all-cause & cardiovascular mortality.
The environment in which humans sit or move in their daily lives has changed rapidly. Changes in transportation, communications, workplace, & domestic entertainment technologies are associated with significantly reduced demands for physical activity. Too much sitting is distinct from too little exercise. Sedentary behavior is not simply the absence of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activities, but has potentially deleterious health consequences including obesity and metabolic precursors of major chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast & colon cancers).
Importantly, adults can meet public health guidelines on physical activity, but if they sit for prolonged periods, their metabolic health is compromised.
The Active Couch Potato phenomenon: example an office worker who jogs or bikes to and from work, but who then sits all day at a desk and spends several hours watching TV in the evening. This person spends 71% of his or her waking hours in sedentary time. Thus, it is possible for individuals to be physically active, yet highly sedentary.
Chronic unbroken periods of muscular unloading associated with prolonged sedentary time results in an inactivity physiology that may have deleterious biological consequences.
The loss of local contractile stimulation with sitting leads to the 1. Suppression of skeletal muscle lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity (necessary for triglyceride uptake & HDL cholesterol production),
2. Insulin resistance & reduced glucose uptake.
One may expect that in future physical activity recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) & the American Heart Association (AHA) a statement on reducing sitting will be included. Time in sedentary behaviors displaces time spent in higher-intensity physical activity - contributing to a reduction in physical activity energy expenditure.
Standing, which involves isometric contraction of the antigravity (postural) muscles and only low levels of energy expenditure, elicits electromyographic & skeletal muscle LPL changes. With this perspective, standing is not a sedentary activity. Light-intensity activity has an inverse linear relationship with a number of cardiometabolic biomarkers. In addition, breaks in sedentary time (as distinct from the overall volume of time spent being sedentary) were shown to have beneficial associations with metabolic biomarkers.
TV watching: In a 6.5 yr study, high levels of TV time were significantly associated with increased all-cause & cardiovascular disease mortality rates. Each 1-hr increment in TV time was found to be associated with an 11% and an 18% increased risk of all cause and cardiovascular disease mortality rates, respectively. Relative to those watching less TV (<2 hr/d), there was a 46% increased risk of all-cause mortality and an 80% increased risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in those watching TV 4 hr/d or more.
The Metabolic Syndrome: ↑Weight (obesity/overweight), ↑blood sugar, ↑insulin resistance (hyperglycemia), ↑blood fats (hyperlipidemia), ↑blood pressure (hypertension), ↑risk CVD, ↑risk DM II. These increased risks were independent of traditional risk factors such as smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol level, and diet, as well as leisure time physical activity and waist circumference.
A recent US study examined sedentary behaviors in relation to cardiovascular mortality outcomes based on 21 yrs of follow-up of 7744 men. Those who reported spending >10 hr/wk sitting in automobiles (vs <4 hr/wk) and >23 hr of combined television time & automobile time (vs <11 hr/wk) had an 82% and 64% greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, respectively.
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Sorry, No Magic Pill
You’re not going find the secret to health and vitality in some magic potion derived from the exoskeleton of a prehistoric crustacean found in a deep ocean cavern or in some exotic berry harvested from the rain forest canopy of Bolivia. People waste a lot of time and money searching for the one thing that’s going to make them healthy or keep them healthy - sorry, it ain’t gonna happen. Meanwhile, MLMers and mass marketers are raking in the bucks, until the scam runs its course.
What it takes generate health is multifaceted combination of many factors pretty much familiar to most people. It’s called a healthy lifestyle. But we’d like to beat the system with some newly discovered something or other so we can get away with living however we like. Sorry again. Like King Solomon said, “there’s nothing new under the sun,” or was that Bob Dylan?
We need to get Back to Basics (hey, I like the sound of that). The Basics are good nutrition, adequate exercise, a healthy nervous system, a sound mind, and a nurturing spirit.
We’ll cover these topics one at a time, but, first we need to understand that a human being is composed of 3 basic parts. These are body, soul and spirit. These parts are inseparable and need to be considered holistically in our approach to a healthy lifestyle. A long time ago, in order to conduct human dissection, the medical profession convinced the church that body, soul and spirit were separate entities. This line of thinking continues to this day, and has sophisticated itself into the high degree of specialization that we see in modern medicine. The truth is that the body is one interdependent organism, and that the human is one interdependent being.
Good Nutrition
The foods you eat are the raw materials your body uses to make itself as old cells die and new ones regenerate, to repair itself, to manufacture all the chemicals, hormones, etc. it needs to function. You truly are what you eat. So, don’t eat junk!
Eat natural, unadulterated, unrefined, whole foods. Eat a clean diet - free of chemicals, preservatives, additives and GMOs. Read the labels, if you can’t pronounce it or God didn’t make it, don’t eat it. Eat a wide variety - every food has its unique nutritional contribution to make. Eat organic whenever possible - organic produce has twice the nutrition as commercial, so if it’s less than twice the price, it’s a better value. Certified organic is also GMO free.
Supplements. It’s difficult to eat everything we need. For example, the latest recommendation for fruits and vegetables is 10-15 servings per day - are you kidding me?! So, I take a whole food supplement. Whole food is the key. Your body doesn’t know what to do with rocks and chemicals, which much of what is sold as supplements are. I take the following every day: Juice Plus+ or equivalent, cod liver oil, probiotics, enzymes, chlorella, hydrolyzed collagen and plant derived minerals.
There is so much to say about nutrition that I could write a book, but i won’t. This is a good start, so start with it. Please understand that food is for supplying your body with what it needs to live fully. It’s not for satisfying a soulful desire for pleasure. Eat wisely.
Adequate Exercise
Your body was designed to move and to work. In this present culture none of us have to do much of either. It is essential for each of us to exercise daily. Most need an hour or so of vigorous activity every day. This depends on the activity. For example, an hour of running or swimming, an hour and a half of biking, two hours of walking. Whatever your activity, it must be a daily routine.
The benefits are virtually countless. Many body functions are dependent on body movement, such as, venous and lymph circulation. Exercise is essential for heart and circulatory health, respiratory health. It is beneficial for brain health, kidney function, mood, body weight and more. It is helpful in many afflictions, including diabetes, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression. I use my running time for prayer time, which blesses my whole day.
Healthy Nervous System
Your nervous system is what connects your brain to your body. Your brain controls everything and gives life to every cell, tissue and organ. You cannot be healthy without the function provided by your brain and nerve system. When any part of your body is deprived its full nerve supply, it deteriorates and becomes unhealthy and diseased.
When a nerve becomes impinged, the flow of nerve energy decreases and its function is interfered with. Chiropractic care locates and removes nerve impingement thereby restoring nerve flow and function. Regular chiropractic visits are essential to the health and function of your body. Visit your chiropractor at least once a month.
Sound Mind
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2Tim1:7
I speak here of mind, emotions, and will otherwise known as the soul. Remember we are triune beings - body, soul, spirit. Heretofore, we’ve discussed aspects of a healthy body. Now we’re into soul. Since body, soul and spirit are one, all that you do for your body benefits also the soul. Notice in your own experience how a body that feels good affects your mental and emotional states, and how it increases your willingness to do what you want to do and need to do.
One of the most powerful access points you have to influence your soul is your attitude! Read the famous Charles Swindoll poem. You are in charge of your attitude. You awake each day with the ability create your attitude, and you maintain that ability moment to moment. It’s your choice.
The most powerful avenues to a healthy soul is in its relationship to the spirit. I am convinced that we were designed to have our spirit in charge of our soul. Your soul is the worldly part of you, and your spirit is the heavenly part. a born-again spirit leads you toward God; an unregenerate soul moves into the world. Jesus is the best example of soul versus spirit in the garden of Gethsemane:
Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me." 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." Mt26:38,39
You can see that His soul was crying out, but He took charge by His spirit. “nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”
Think of the times you have set aside your feelings for what you you know is right. That is putting your spirit in charge! Jesus said, “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” The word “life” is the Greek “psuche” meaning soul. Listen to your spirit and tell your soul to shut up.
Nurturing Spirit
Doing the above will strengthen and develop your spirit. It’s like working out, the more more you do it, the stronger you get. Strive to exercise your spirit as much as possible and watch what happens.
The simplest and most straightforward approach of building your spirit is building your relationship with God by reading His word. Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you, and He’ll pour out His spirit upon you.
Another great way to draw near to God is through praise & worship. It’s truly amazing! Try this: next time your soul has you under its thumb, put on your favorite worship CD, stand up and worship Him with all you’ve got. Watch your spirit rise up and overcome your soul. Hallelujah, right?
So, this was way longer than I thought it would be, and I feel like we just scatched the surface. Nonetheless, if you incorporate just what is presented here into your life, you be living a healthy lifestyle. Healthier than 99% of the planet! Be greatly blessed.
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Back Pain
Many patients that come to us do so for treatment of back pain. Low back pain being most common.
So, I thought it appropriate to present a few words on the subject. Although oft times the patient can attribute the pain to an incident, such as, a fall or heavy lifting, most times the back pain seems to come out of nowhere. This is because it develops over time with the tissues involved weakening and deteriorating gradually.
The deterioration is typically due to the tissues being starved of their normal nerve supply and progresses to the point of back pain manifesting. The answer lies, therefore, in restoring the nerve supply. This is the forte of the chiropractor.
The tissues involved are various, and can include ligaments, disks, muscles, tendons, joint capsules, nerves, and even bones. The cause of deterioration is usually misplaced vertebrae which impinge upon nerve roots, thereby decreasing the flow of nerve energy. Nerve supply is what brings vitality to tissues and organs throughout the body. Without proper nerve supply, the affected tissues and organs will degenerate and eventually break down.
Back pain or any pain is a sign of damaged tissue. Your body naturally heals damaged tissue as long as there is no interference to the process of healing. Disruption of normal nerve supply both causes the damage and prevents healing. In order to stop the degenerative process and restore healing ability, nerve interference MUST be removed.
Chiropractic care accomplishes this by adjusting the spine to restore normal alignment, thus freeing the nerves and renewing nerve supply.
See your chiropractor to get rid of your back pain, keep seeing him to keep it from coming back, or, this is a novel idea, see him to keep from getting it in the first place!
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Neck Pain
Another common complaint among our patients is neck pain. This is often associated with shoulder pain, arm pain, and pain between the shoulders.
The causes of neck pain are numerous. Traumatic injuries are common because the neck supports the head which weighs as much as a bowling ball and thereby subjects the neck to whiplash type injuries. Incidents such as bumping the head on an object, a slip/fall, an auto accident, even a misstep can cause the weight of the head to exert damaging forces to the fragile structures of the cervical spine. Postural stresses due to forward head carriage or hunched over positions and the like can cause micro trauma which, over time, will build up and result in a painful condition.
Concurrent with conditions which bring about neck pain will be a destabilization of the structural integrity of the neck which allows the vertebrae to be misaligned. This gives way to nerve interference which prevents healing and restoration of structural integrity.
Your chiropractor can restore the alignment of your neck, removing nerve interference, allowing normal healing. If you leave such a condition untreated, you’re setting yourself up for a chronic condition, which will plague you time and time again with painful reoccurrence of symptoms. A chiropractor trained in posture correction can not only get you out of pain and restore the structural integrity of your neck, but also correct your posture to prevent future bouts of neck pain due to postural stress.
See your chiropractor to help you enjoy a healthy, pain-free neck. And visit him every month to keep yourself healthy and prevent painful problems from occurring.
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