Posture-Feeling Better By Moving Smarter

Posture. So last century, right? Or maybe not. How you hold your body and how you move might have a lot to do with your health and fitness-maybe even your mental health.

Ask fitness experts from Down Under, Rudi and Tracey Marshalian. They can offer you a complete evaluation on how you are moving, how you may be mis-training and losing some of the benefits, or doing yourself some long-term harm. They can adapt a training program to your lifestyle and fitness needs. I am not a gym-rat, but I thought their analysis was spot-on and was very willing to use a gym, with their kind of guidance. Check out their site at  http://www.gofitnow.com/articles/nutrition_health/exercise-drugs-depression/  http://www.gofitnow.com/articles/nutrition_health/exercise-drugs-depression/

Posture also affects how your organs function. If you are hunched over your computer and sit for hours that way, you may well be affecting the ability of the digestive organs to operate correctly. This is another reason to get up and stretch and move. Fat accumulation around the organs, due to high sugar, starch or chemical junk foods, will also inhibit function internally.  That principle has been known since the 1920’s. A Dr. Goldthwaite, in “Body Mechanics” wrote that “sag” of the abdomen might be causing the look of a fat stomach, when the problem was really one of a mis-aligned body due to lack of correct movement and structural strength. This can be corrected with some guidance and strength training.

After my last blog, a friend named Alan wrote that he was inspired to get a desk treadmill. Yes, you now can walk (or jog?!) on a treadmill while working at a desk at the same time. There are many versions at different price ranges, but here is a link to one on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/TrekDesk-Treadmill-Desks-TD-01-Desk/dp/B002IYRBI0

The invitation to check out the soft rebounder in my office is still open. Here is the link to their website so you can read about why this is a superior mini-trampoline. http://www.needakusa.com/?gclid=CKjRg52P5LwCFZRsfgodHG0ACw  I have really enjoyed the benefits of using this form of exercise because the bounce is so comfortable and fun. You can get much more of a full body work-out, by using some light weights and following the exercises on the video that comes with it. For improving flexibility, back strength and for ease on joints, I think this is one of the best forms of exercise around.

NASA found that the mini-trampoline was more effective than running for astronauts trying to stay fit in weightless conditions. http://www.rebound-aerobics.com/NASA_rebounder_report.htm  All mini-trampolines offer benefits. But the soft rebounder is more fun to use and easiest on the knees, ankles and back and other joints.

And if you want a Needak soft rebounder for yourself, call us about a discount off the retail price.

Get Rid of Dark Under Eye Circles Naturally

People, mostly women, spend thousands of dollars on creams and peels to get rid of dark, puffy under eye circles. Even young people, or those with generally good skin, can have dark circles that distract cosmetically, but reveal some deeper health issues.
From a natural medicine point of view, under eye circles are a symptom of a strong blood reaction to something in the body. In Chinese medicine, they indicate kidney stagnation, and possible adrenal fatigue.

But what is causing the kidneys to be stagnant may not be bacteria-based, but may be fungus or chemicals—or food sensitivities.

In my experience, most conditions around the eye area are dairy allergy or sensitivity. However, I have seen eye issues be wheat and grain-based, also. The inflammation response to the food in question causes the kidney stagnation, and will stress the adrenals, making the person tired and adding extra strain on the immune system. Adrenals are not only hormone producers, they also govern inflammation response, and so are a significant factor in allergies and asthma as well as general immune health. That is one of the reasons that getting enough sleep is so important. Staying up past 11 pm and getting fewer than eight hours of sleep puts stress on the adrenal glands. So does eating sugar and using drugs (including pharmaceutical meds) and alcohol.

The way to test this yourself is to eliminate all dairy for 3-4 weeks. It is best to get rid of everything except butter, including yogurt, cheese, ice-cream and cow’s milk-even organic. (Eggs are not dairy products, despite their position on the government-approved food pyramid!)

There are non-dairy ice creams that are yummy, based on coconut milk, almond milk, etc. I do not recommend soy-based foods of any kind.  So-Delicious even makes a couple of coconut ice creams that have stevia instead of sugar. And they also make a coconut creamer that is an acceptable substitute for cream in your coffee. Check on Amazon and you can get powdered coconut creamers to carry with you for coffee when you are at the office or out.  Don’t use chemical-based non-dairy creamers.

Drink extra water, get some exercise, and see if you notice an improvement in your under eye circles, fatigue, bloating and elimination.

After 3-4 weeks, eat a significant amount of dairy in one day, any of your choosing. Notice how your body responds. You may notice increased gas an bloating, changes in stool, and puffiness under the eyes.  That is your body’s inflammation response to dairy.

If you reactive to dairy, I suggest that you then eliminate all dairy products for several months. You may then be able to add in small amounts of high quality dairy. Look for raw cheeses, and organic raw milk and cream at health food stores. Even Trader Joe’s has some raw cheese.

Can you use goat-based products? That is hard to say. Test in the same way and observe what happens. Generally goat does not cause the same issues, because goats are not treated the same way cows are, and the protein is more easily tolerated by many.

Commercial dairy products have been adulterated by greedy farming methods that compromise the health of our cows, and use chemicals and poisons on our farms. We might not need this conversation if we had all been raised on dairy products produced the way Nature intended. Humans have been consuming dairy-based foods since they first learned to milk herd animals.  Adults usually do fine on fermented or cultured dairy products in their natural state.

Adding cod liver oil, or natural Vitamin D, may help with food sensitivities. And enzymes, like Zypan  or Multizyme, are a must.

But our digestion and immune systems have been assaulted by the food industries lack of responsibility for our health, and by our own cravings for the Frankenstein foods created in the laboratories.

Stagnation and congestion in the body are the pools that breed disease states, so do this not just so you lose the dark circles, but so you lose the dark pools inside where more serious conditions might brew.

If you would like to find our more specifically about your own dark circles or food sensitivities, this can be tested. Call the office to book at 818-562-1400.

Treating Pain At a Cellular Level-Drug Free!

Do You Know Anyone in Pain?

There is nothing more debilitating than pain. Whether the pain is temporary or chronic, it rivets our attention, depletes our energy and saps our will.  Medications for pain are always toxic for the liver, and become less effective over time, causing increased dosages and risk of addiction.

Here is a success story from a doctor after using Bio Photonic Light Therapy with a wounded soldier returned from Afghanistan. On January 10^th we used the Celluma device (Bio-Photonic Light Therapy) with the Wounded Warrior Project – Camp Pendleton Division. It was used with a recently returned soldier who was suffering from what was described to us as “excruciating” back pain. On January 27th we got a report that he was out of pain and OFF PAIN MEDS!!!!!  

If you know of anyone who would like to try this therapy, developed by NASA, for pain, please pass the word. And any returning soldiers are welcome to have free treatments here at the office.

In recent months I have explored many types of pain treatment methods, from laser to robotic physical therapy devices.  I chose the Bio Photonic Light Therapy device because it is as effective as laser, but safer, and so easy to use that the device can also be used at home. It requires only a half hour of time, and relief from pain and inflammation is usually experienced with the first treatment. It does take a series of treatments to facilitate healing, but can bring freedom from managing pain with drugs. It also enhances physical therapy or chiropractic treatment. Most people find the experience relaxing and stress reducing. I can also treat pain with our new analgesic topical pain cream, and certain supplements such as Boswelia or whole food B vitamins that calm inflammation.

This offers a unique inside/outside approach to pain. I don’t want to help people to “manage” pain. I want to help people reduce pain, get rid of pain at the source, and give people back their full life, drug-free with the ability to move with ease.

Recently I sent out a coupon to try a treatment for $25 for both existing and new patients, and we can treat a very large body area, or two different areas at a time, such as both knees or the low back and neck. Many clinics are charging up to $100 for a half hour of treatment, so this is a quit a deal. Packages are available that make a course of treatment affordable.

Please let your friends and loved ones know that relief may be close by.