Chiropractic adjustments work to harmonize the body's natural systems by realigning the spinal bones and removing pressure and congestion within the nervous system. This process decreases the physiological stress response and restores optimal function and healing to the body. Along with many other health issues, chiropractic care has shown to consistently achieve remarkable results in helping to stabilize blood pressure.
The nervous system is what allows our internal physiology to adapt to the stresses and demands of the external environment. The skull and spine surround and protect the nervous system and bear the consistent stress of gravity every day. When the external stressors become too great there is compromise in the spinal structure and resulting interference in the nervous system. This interference is termed subluxation. Subluxation causes the nervous system to move out of balance and towards sympathetic (fight or flight) dominance. This process increases stress hormone secretion, inflammatory processes, and blood vessel tone. For many individuals this results in higher blood pressure. Chiropractic adjustments remove subluxation and restore harmony to the nervous system allowing the body to stabilize and heal appropriately.
In 1988, a double blind study of 75 patients was performed to fully analyze the reports that chiropractic care could help stabilize blood pressure in patients. Within this study, one group of patients with elevated blood pressure received adjustments to the thoracic spine area. Another group received placebos (movements that seemed to be adjustments but were not), and a 3rd group received no treatment. The result was that the adjusted group experienced decreases in both systolic & diastolic blood pressure while no change was noted in either the control or placebo group.
A special chiropractic adjustment to the upper cervical region can significantly lower high blood pressure, a placebo-controlled study performed at the University of Chicago suggests. "This procedure has the effect of not one, but two blood-pressure medications given in combination," study leader George Bakris, MD, tells WebMD. "And it seems to be adverse-event free. We saw no side effects and no problems," adds Bakris, director of the University of Chicago hypertension center.
8 weeks after undergoing the procedure, 25 patients with early-stage high blood pressure had significantly lower blood pressure than 25 similar patients who underwent a sham chiropractic adjustment. "When the statistician brought me the data, I actually didn't believe it. It was way too good to be true," Bakris says. "The statistician said, 'I don't even believe it.' But we checked for everything, and there it was."
Compared to the sham-treated patients, those who got the real procedure saw an average of 14 mm Hg greater drop in systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure count), and an average of 8 mm Hg greater drop in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom blood pressure number). This was a greater effect than 2 powerful blood pressure medications given in combination.
In another double blind study, Dr. Yates examined the effects of upper thoracic chiropractic adjustments on blood pressure in 21 subjects with elevated blood pressure. Subjects in the active group (those getting adjusted) showed statistically significant decreases in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Placebo and control groups demonstrated no such changes and did not differ significantly from each other. Results support that adjustment of thoracic region significantly reduces blood pressure of patients with elevated blood pressure.
McKnight ME, DeBoer KF. Preliminary study of blood pressure changes in normotensive subjects undergoing chiropractic care. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1988 Aug;11(4):261-6.
G Bakris, M Dickholtz Sr, P M Meyer, G Kravitz, E Avery, M Miller, J Brown, C Woodfield, B Bell. Atlas vertebra realignment and achievement of arterial pressure goal in hypertensive patients: a pilot study. Journal of Human Hypertension. March 2, 2007.
Yates RG, Lamping DL, Abram NL, Wright C "Effects of Chiropractic Treatment on Blood Pressure and Anxiety: A Randomized, Controlled Trial" J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1988; 11(6): 484-488.
Over $80 billion are spent each year on drugs to relieve heartburn, acid reflux, bloating, gas, irritable bowel, constipation, diarrhea and other digestive disorders. These symptoms of abnormal digestive are becoming increasingly more prevalent in our society. Science and research have shown that chiropractic care offers a powerful solution to this modern-day epidemic.
The nervous system controls digestive function from several different regions. The vagus nerve which courses out of the brain stem and runs near the atlas bone innervates all the major organs of digestion and functions to stimulate the digestive process. Other major areas controlling the pace of digestion include the sympathetic nerves coming out of the thoracic & lumbar regions and the sacral parasympathetic nerve fibers. Spinal misalignment in any of these regions can lead to neurological compromise and altered digestive function.
Chiropractors search for the location of such spinal misalignments termed `subluxations.` A specific chiropractic adjustment realigns the altered regions and restores nerve supply to the deficient organs. This approach honors the body's innate ability to heal and works to harmonize this incredible life force in order to enhance organ function & quality of life.
Several studies have demonstrated the power of chiropractic adjustments restoring optimal function in individuals with digestive disturbances. In a published case study, a young woman had been afflicted with IBS symptoms once or twice a week for 5 years. After one adjustment she noticed an easing of symptoms and within a short time all her digestive problems disappeared. When the report was published 2 years later she was still symptom free.
A 2008 study demonstrated how effective chiropractic care is for infants with digestive disturbances. Researchers chose three infants who were experiencing infrequent bowel movements from once a week to once every 3 or 4 days. Parents of these infants had tried several different laxatives and other procedures recommended by their medical staff. They had also followed specific dietary changes and the use of cod liver oil and mineral oil without any results.
The infants began wellness oriented chiropractic for periods ranging from three weeks to three months. According to the study author Dr. Larry S.Arbeitman, D.C., ` All three experienced almost immediate improvement. By the end of the study all three had bowel movements at least once every day.`
Subluxations within specific areas of the spine can prevent the bowel from functioning properly. Throughout the years it has been common place to see instances of people of all ages who have not had a bowel movement for days experience almost immediate relief after an adjustment. Regular chiropractic care can help patients establish a more natural rhythm of comfortable, effortless elimination.
Wagner, T., J. Owen, E. Malone, and K. Mann. 1996. Irritable bowel syndrome and spinal manipulation: a case report. Chiropractic Technique 7:139-40.
Marko, S. 1994. Case study: The Effect of Chiropractic care on an infant with problems of constipation. Chiropractic Pediatrics 1().
Hewitt, E.G. 1993. Chiropractic treatment of a 7-month-old with chronic constipation: a case report. Chiropractic Technique 5(3):101-3.
"The successful chiropractic care of pediatric patients with chronic constipation: A case study and selective review of the literature," Clinical Chiropractic (2008) 11, 138-147.
(NaturalNews) The President's Cancer Panel (PCP) recently released its yearly report to the President outlining the status of cancer in America. This year's report focuses primarily on environmental factors that contribute to cancer risk. According to the report, pharmaceutical drugs are a serious environmental pollutant, particularly in the way they continue to contaminate waterways across the country (and the world).
Many reports have recently appeared about pharmaceutical contamination of water supplies, rivers, lakes and other waterways, but spokespersons from the drug and chemical industries have denied that this pollution poses any risk whatsoever to the environment. But this report, issued directly from PCP, provides a stunning indictment of the dangers associated with pharmaceutical pollution.
The executive summary of the PCP report includes the following statements:
"[P]harmaceuticals have become a considerable source of environmental contamination. Drugs of all types enter the water supply when they are excreted or improperly disposed of; the health impact of long-term exposure to varying mixtures of these compounds is unknown."
It's important to note that PCP is required by law to assess the National Cancer Program and offer a truthful evaluation of the various things it finds to be responsible for causing cancer. The panel is a division of the National Cancer Institute itself, so its findings hold fairly considerable weight in the scientific world (or they should, if the reaction wasn't so politicized).
The report itself is quite extensive, evaluating everything from the environmental and health impacts of drug and pesticide pollution to cell phone radiation and nuclear testing residue. But the section on pharmaceutical drugs is especially interesting when considering the fact that numerous reports have shown that drugs and drug residue that ends up in water supplies typically isn't filtered out by municipal treatment plants.
No laws exist to protect the public from pharmaceuticals
Many chemicals are highly regulated because they are known to negatively affect human and environmental health. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tasked with regulating exposure to these chemicals, but pharmaceuticals are not included in its regulatory scheme. Despite years of prodding by environmental scientists, the EPA has given very little attention to the dangers posed by widespread pharmaceutical contamination.
According to a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study conducted back in 2002, antidepressants, blood pressure and diabetes medications, anticonvulsants, oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy drugs, chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, heart medications and even codeine are all showing up in the water supplies of American cities. This study was the first national-scale evaluation of pharmaceutical drug contamination in streams, and roughly 80 percent of the streams tested were found to be contaminated as well.
In 2008, an AP investigation found that at least 46 million Americans are drinking water contaminated with trace amounts of pharmaceuticals. Even though every city tested has its water treated and "purified" prior to being delivered to the public, trace amounts of pharmaceutical drugs are making their way through to the tap. (Since not all major metropolitan areas were tested, the number of people affected is likely far higher than what was reported by AP.)
In spite of all this, water quality reports don't disclose the levels of pharmaceuticals found in tap water. Since the EPA and FDA have failed to establish any proper guidelines for drug contamination in water, most people have no idea that their water contains a dangerous cocktail of prescription medications.
Hospitals, consumers and drug companies are all responsible
None of this is surprising if you consider that unused and expired drugs cannot be legally returned to the pharmacies where they were purchased. Many people just flush them down the toilet because the drug labels actually encourage patients to dispose of them this way (and they probably don't know what else to do with them).
People who take prescription and over-the-counter drugs will excrete them as well, contributing to the drug overload being found at wastewater treatment plants. (Drugs are not necessarily "broken down" by your digestive system.)
It is also regular protocol for hospitals to flush millions of pounds of unused medications every year, a practice that contributes significantly to water contamination.
And let's not forget the drug companies that dump large amounts of their own pharmaceuticals into water supplies. The same AP investigation found that more than 270 million pounds of pharmaceutical compound residue is dumped every year into waterways nationwide, many of which serve as drinking water for millions of people.
One Indian river where 90 different pharmaceutical companies dump their waste tested positive for over 21 active drug ingredients. In one river alone, there was enough ciprofloxacin (a strong antibiotic) being dumped every day by drug companies to treat 90,000 people! (And scientists detected this in water that was supposedly purified by the drug companies before being released into the environment).
The drug contamination levels found in India's rivers were 150 times the detected levels found in the U.S. These findings prove that drug companies couldn't care less how much drug residue they dump in water as long as they can get away with it. They don't even believe that pharmaceutical contamination is a threat to the environment.
"Based on what we now know, I would say we find there's little or no risk from pharmaceuticals in the environment to human health," explained microbiologist Thomas White, a consultant for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, in a Dallas Morning News article about the AP investigation. This is similar to BP's CEO saying, after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, that the amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico was "tiny" compared to how big the ocean is.
Studies show drug residue cocktails actually do cause harm
Though the chemical and drug industries deny any danger from exposure to drug residue in the water, science (and common sense) says otherwise.
Even though current water contamination levels are measured in parts per million or parts per billion, there is no way to know just how much exposure people are actually experiencing. People drink contaminated water, shower in contaminated water and cook with contaminated water, so it's illogical to suggest that there's no harm being caused by widespread exposure, even at "low" doses, especially when the exposure is a combinationof dozens of different drugs that have never been tested in combination.
People are not the only beings that are affected by pharmaceutical contamination, either. The world's aquatic ecosystems (and the plants and animals that belong to them) are all being negatively impacted.
Drugs are being found in fish
According to an MSNBC report back in 2009, all kinds of drugs are being found in the bodies of fish near major U.S. cities. Researchers found drugs for high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder and depression in the livers and tissue of fish.
Researchers are in agreement that aquatic species of all types are being harmed by continuous exposure to water contaminated with pharmaceuticals. Even though wastewater is treated in the U.S. before entering waterways, most treatment facilities do not have the proper filtering technology to remove dangerous drug residues from wastewater before it gets dumped.
Many fish are experiencing reproductive problems as a result of exposure, as is explained in the following report: (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23504633/)
Beyond having their sperm damaged, some fish are actually changing sexes. Males are becoming females and females are becoming males as a result of drug exposure in the water. Other water creatures are experiencing things like organ failure and the inability to grow. It makes a reasonable person ask "How long until these effects start to hit humans?"
Or have they already?
"We have no reason to think that this is a unique situation. We find pretty much anywhere we look, these compounds are ubiquitous," explained Erik Orsak, an environmental contaminants specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to the findings.
And it's not just near American cities where fish are turning up with all kinds of drugs in their bodies. As of 2008, more than 100 different pharmaceutical compounds have been detected around the world, affecting fish and wildlife everywhere. These are chemicals that simply do not belong in our environment. And yet they are there, dumped into our waters by the pharmaceutical industry and its hospitals, pharmacies and consumers.
Why we need more research on the toxicity of pharmaceutical contaminants
Many animal studies have been or are being conducted on pharmaceutical exposure, and they are indicating that these drugs are causing widespread harm. But very few official human trials have been conducted, prompting many to push for increased efforts.
If drug residue is building up in animals and wildlife, then of course it's building up in humans as well, posing the risk of significant harm. Reproductive failure, thyroid dysfunction, cancer, osteoporosis -- all of these diseases and more may be caused, at least in part, by prolonged exposure to low levels of all sorts of drugs in the water supply.
Many states pushing for drug waste legislation
Because the truth about drug contamination in water is no longer a secret, many states have begun enacting legislation to regulate drug disposal. Last August, Illinois passed the Safe Pharmaceuticals Disposal Act, which restricts hospitals from flushing drugs down the drain.
The same report indicates that there have been five bills introduced to regulate drugs at the federal level.
While this addresses the hospital waste problem, there's still the human and drug company waste problems. No matter how you look at it, pharmaceutical drugs are going to continue making their way into the water supplies because they will pass through the bodies of consumers first!
Drug companies must be held responsible for their wastewater
Since it's already been revealed that drug companies are failing to properly treat their wastewater before dumping it into rivers (even though they claim to be treating it), U.S. regulatory agencies need to step up and correct the problem. Regular monitoring of wastewater contaminant levels is the only way to halt the chemical contamination of waterways.
And if U.S. companies are polluting water supplies in other countries (such as India), they should be held accountable for their actions. There's no excuse for U.S. companies to pollute anywhere in the world just because they're operating outside domestic borders.
Wastewater treatment plants should be retrofitted
State and local legislators would do well to put forth their own legislation to upgrade wastewater treatment facilities so they can properly filter out pharmaceuticals (and dispose of them safely). Since there's no way to stop human elimination of pharmaceuticals (apart from slowly educating the masses to stop swallowing dangerous pharmaceuticals), municipalities need to do their part to prevent these dangerous toxins from getting into water supplies in the first place.
Together, these measures would help to drastically reduce the amount of pharmaceutical waste entering our environment.
It's the environment, stupid!
The careless disposal of toxic pharmaceuticals is proving to be highly destructive, despite reassurances by some that it's not that big of a deal. The health of the planet and all of its amazing biodiversity is now threatened by the steady poisoning of toxic chemical pharmaceuticals.
And it's not just pharmaceuticals, either. Chemical byproducts and waste from many different industries are polluting our environment at unprecedented rates. Mercury (from dental fillings), fluoride (dripped into the public water supply on purpose, if you can believe that!), and all sorts of other chemicals and heavy metals are showing up in food, water and the global environment.
Haven't we poisoned our planet enough already?
Plants, animals and even humans can only take so much of this. That's why we need to keep fighting against the corporations that are causing this harm and force them to stop destroying the world in which we hope to raise our children.
After all, if we keep poisoning the planet at this rate, there won't be much left to offer future generations except a toxic stew of patent-protected chemicals that all the corporations pretend pose no problem at all.
A famous author and Rabbi once asked to describe hell and heaven.
He said hell is a place where several stoning people are sitting around a bowl of soup holding a spoon.The problem is the spoon is too long and their arms are too short so they cannot get the soup in their mouth. Heaven is the same.The only difference is, the people are feeding each other.
Life is a short walk. The end of the journey, at least on this plane, is the same for all of us. There will be a day, A day of reckoning.How, where, or when this is to occur is left to argument.But, all seem to agree on some level that we will all one day meet our maker in some shape or form and that how we spent this life on earth will be subject to some review.
In the New Testament. Jesus gives us perhaps the greatest metaphor in the entire bible of how we are to live. Though considered Rabbi. Teacher. Lord, and Master of His disciples. He washed their feet to teach them and us about love and service. He even washed the feet of Judas and Simon who He knew were to betray Him. He taught that anyone can love his friend or brother, but can you love the tax-man and pray for your enemy.
How often in the name of your job or of business do people do what is wrong or not quite right or ethical. Will you one day tell God. "It was my job" or "I needed the money."
How often do people not say or do what should be said or done because it is not popular opinion and would effect their status or relationships. Will you one day tell God. "Everyone else was doing it" or "That is the way it is allowed."
Recently a patient who came to see us brought their daughter who is 7 years old with asthma. Now after care at age 8, she has nothad an asthma attack in over 9 months.One day while adjusting him, the parents told us about a dinner party they were at the other week.The hosts got into a heated, top of the lungs argument with the daughters father. The host said, "For years you have known that my son has had asthma.You have even been at my house earlier when we had to take him to the hospital. Not once did you mention that Chiropractic could help. How could you!?"
It has been said by many authors and scholars that the hottest place in hell is reserved for those who hold back information that could help others. Let doing what is considered right give way to doing what is righteous.
IF IT DOESN'T SERVE GOD AND PEOPLE IT'S WORTHLESS
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One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad” the son replied
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what you learned from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
We all live our life in FEAR! What if I lose my job? What if I don't make enough money this month? What if I say what I want and that client leaves? What if my performance goes down? What if? What if? What if?
The average person lives their life in fear. What if I lose everything I have gotten already? This is not a fun way to go through life. A lot of you think, "But when my life has _________ , then my fear will stop. When I have a million dollars, then my worry of losing money will go away!" Fear and worry never go away when you have more, actually because you have gained more, now you will have even more fear of losing it!
So how do you stop it? You have to change what you focus on. Just like that little boy, he didn't see poor, he saw opportunity. Instead of seeing what could have been negative, he saw it all as better! That is the key. Right now you have to change your values of how you live your life!GOD, health, family, Chiropractic!
That is the order! Whatever you focus on expands in your life! When the fear sets in immediately shift your focus to God, or your health, or your family, and immediately realize how lucky you are RIGHT NOW!

As soon as you change the way you look at things, the things you look at changes! Life is amazing.Begin today to fall in love with exactly where you're at in life, that's the fastest way to achieve your next goal in life!
The obstetricians and gynecologists are figuring out that a bad spine affects your organs!
In this study, they took 363 patients who had some type of female organ problem and they measured their lumbar curve (lower back). Just as you expected, almost every patient had a loss of the lumbar curve, which means they were Subluxated. The conclusion of the study was an abnormal change in spinal curvature, which appears to be a significant risk factor in pelvic organ prolapse.
If I cut the nerves to your eye, you would not see anymore. If I cut the nerves to your lungs, you would not breathe anymore. What is flowing through the nerves? Life and energy! If you lose the normal spinal curves, nerves get irritated, the less life and energy get to the body, and the body starts building disease.
The most dangerous thing about loss of spinal curves [Subluxation] - you do not get any symptoms until enough disease is present. Why would we ever wait to check your spine, yoour family, when we know they could already be building disease in their body?
So what are the OB/GYN's doing about this research? Nothing! They have no training in the removal of nerve damage and bringing life back into the body.
That is why your Chiropractic spinal and nervous system exam is the most important test their family will ever receive.
Chiropractic creates miracles everyday!
Source: Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000 Dec;183(6):1381-4; discussion 1384
1- Q: I am trying to minimize my cravings for sweets.....any suggestions?
A: The Advanced Plan does exactly that. You will find that about 2-3 weeks into the plan, cravings go from a 10 to a 0! By eliminating the sugar and anything that turns to sugar, you are flipping your body’s switch into fat burning mode.
2- Q: What do you think of the safflower diet
A; Commercial safflower oil is typically polyunsaturated which are very unstable and highly vulnerable to oxidation- even at room temperature. This means the formation of free-radicals. Just being exposed to air and light accelerates the oxidation process. When you start heating it for cooking, the oxidation progresses even further.
The best oils to use for cooking are coconut oil, butter, and grapeseed oil
3- Q: Can I get enough fiber on the advanced plan if I cut out fruits, grains, beans, etc. if I one has digestive issues?
A; Absolutely- you will get plenty of fiber from vegetables. Digestive issues can have many root causes but the Advanced Plan works wonders for allowing the body to heal and to correct problems with digestion.
4- Q: Can I still have a vacation meal as Dr. Lerner suggests on the Undiet from the Body by God book and still have success with weightloss?
A: While this is perfectly acceptable under normal circumstances and for long term sustainability, it is not effective for weight loss. Unfortunately, if you want to be as successful as possible, you will need to avoid the vacation meals until your weight loss goals are achieved. When you are trying to get your leptin under control, it is crucial to eliminate sugars and anything that turns to sugar. Sugar is highly addictive and causes an immediate physiological response in the body- you can avoid it for a month but as soon as you have that “vacation meal” the cravings come right back in full force.
5- Q: In the Asian lettuce wraps recipe in the Nutrition Plans book, do you add the almond butter to the ground turkey?
A: You can add the almond butter after the ground turkey is browned – with the rest of the ingredients.
6- Q: What do you say to people who don’t do a Maximized Living Diet, yet live a very long healthy life?
A; There is one very important health risk factor that is often overlooked which is how a person’s nervous system is functioning. That is why you can see a person with a terrific diet who exercises all of the time, die of a heart attach at age 40 and someone who smokes, eats poorly, and never exercises live to a ripe old age. Much of the so-called mystery can be boiled down to how well their body is able to function and heal. Your Maximized Living Doctor can give you much more information on this topic.
7- Q: What about the Flat Belly Diet?
A: While the idea of a MUFA (mono-unsaturated fatty acid) at every meal is a good one and it is good that this diet focuses on organics- it also overlooks several important points. There are no recommendations about the type and quality of meats you are eating and there is still a heavy emphasis on carbohydrates which does nothing to get someone’s leptin under control.
8- Q: Can you offer an opinion regarding Agave nectar?
A: Agave nectar, while much lower on the glycemic index scale, meaning it doesn’t spike blood sugar as much, IS still sugar and has the same effect on the body. It will still cause a rise in blood sugar, insulin, and the body’s inflammatory response. That is why we recommend staying away from it, especially if weight loss is a concern.
9- Q: I cannot have soy and it is in everything!!! What is soy lecithin and why is it in everything?
A; Maximized Living agrees that soy is a food that needs to be avoided, in any form. Soy lecithin is a waste product from the processing of soy oil and yes, it is in almost every processed food out there. Your best bet is to stick with whole foods or foods that have been minimally processed.
10- Q: Isn't grapeseed oil another healthy fat?
A: Yes- grapeseed oil is fine for salad dressings or for medium heat.
11- Q: Is the info on saturated fats in the book: MLNP book? I just had a girfriend tell me sat fats are bad for you. I want to pass along this info.
A: YES! All of the information you need on the les we have been told about saturated fats is in there. The saturated fat phobia has really compromised the health of North Americans.
12- Q: So the Promise Spread that is endorsed by cardiologists, is bad?
A; YES! It is a man-made product, made in a lab, subjected to extensive processing, bleaching, heat, etc. It is best to stick with the natural foods that have been around for 1,000’s of years like coconut oil, butter, olive oil, etc.
13- Q: So with cutting out sugar...are you really wanting us to stop eating fruits???
A: If weight loss is a concern, leptin is disregulated, or the body is in crisis mode, the answer is YES. That is not to say that fruits are not healthy – they are! It is just that when the body is in crisis or weight loss is a concern, all sugar must be eliminated to help the body heal and repair.
14- Q: Are you saying that increased healthy fat intake will not increase breast or prostate cancer risk?
A: Yes. In fact, if you look at cultures like Polynesia where they eat very high amounts of saturated fats from coconut products or at some African tribes that eat up to a pound of fat per day, you will not see breast cancer, prostate cancer, or any cancer for that matter. Fat is actually the #1 missing ingredient in most American’s diets.
15- Q: What do you replace grains with?
A: You are replacing grains with more healthy fats and more vegetables. After the first 2-3 weeks, you won’t even miss the grains. In addition, the human species survived for thousands of years before the advent of farming and milling grains. In other words, you do not need grains to survive and attain optimal health.
16- Q: What is a good breakfast without grains?
A: Good breakfast options without grains include: eggs, nut butters, smoothies, whey protein, organic yogurt, raw vegetables, smoked salmon, grainless (nut-based) granolas, berries with coconut milk, etc.
17- Q: How do you replace pasta?
A: One good “trick” is to use a spiral slicer on zucchini- it comes out looking just like spaghetti noodles.
18- Q: I thought 100% whole grains were good to eat
A: Whole grains can be good for some people but it really depends on your ancestry. Some cultures were never designed to eat grains. That may explain the very high level of gluten and wheat sensitivities. If weight loss is not a concern, and you are not facing any health challenges, whole grains can be a healthy part of your nutrition plan. The Core Plan outlines which grains are recommended.
19 - Q: What are the 5 purposes of the Advanced Plan?
Burn fat
Detoxify
Reduce inflammation
Balance hormone
Repair tissue cells
20- Q: How can you control the ratio if fats are coming in outside of the supplement, ie through your diet?
A: If you are consuming only healthy fats, there is no need to monitor your fat intake.
21- Q: Is there any soy in NaturePro?
A: NO! Maximized Living does not recommend consuming soy (except for organic fermented soy products like tempeh, miso. Tamari, amakaze, and natto)
22- Q: What do you mix with Nature Pro?
There are several smoothie recipes in the book that use NaturePro but some quick ideas are:
Vanilla NaturePro with frozen berries and coconut milk
Chocolate NaturePro with romaine lettuce, coconut milk, and mint flakes
You can add greens to any smoothie for added nutrition.
The possibilities are really endless.
23- Q: I have not been able to obtain grass-fed beef this winter at my organic grocer - is organic beef okay to buy?
A: Organic does not necessarily mean grass-fed. It just means that the animals haven’t been given hormones or antibiotics. You can find some online sources of grassfed beef that will come directly to your house.
But the biggest questino everyone has is "How can I obtain more energy?"
Having TONs of energy is the most magnificent feeling one can have. Think back to this morning when you woke up. As soon as your eyes opened, you were alert with magnificent powerful energy. You were precise and awake. You had keenness about you. You had a certain strength and clarity. That is the optimal energy flowing through you — or at least optimal at that point in your life. Now if this can occur once, it can occur everyday. The key word is can. The energy source never changed, but the expression of that energy source changed.
“The sun is always shining, only clouds get in the way.”
Well, this brilliancy about your body, this energy, this aura, this life force, is always shining. There are many things interfering with this energy source that create different levels of feeling, emotion, alertness and strength. The key to tapping into this energy source is to remove all major interference. Yes, there is outside interference that can get in the way of this energy source. Before an outside in energy source can interfere, however, an internal energy evaluation must occur. This internal energy evaluation or source comes from the brain. The magnificent power within the brain reaches out to all cells, tissues and organs in the body with life force that is undetectable at times, unnoticeable, something not quantitatively evaluated. But the energy source is still there.
The one major identifiable interference source for chiropractic is vertebral subluxation. The vertebral subluxation is that condition that interferes with the life force and energy that travels from brain to body, tissue, cell and organ. If there is interference in that energy source, that magnificent power, feeling and euphoria when we wake up in the morning cannot be achieved because the body was unable to rest at the level that it should. This interference creates a dampening of the energy source in the human body. Chiropractic correction of the vertebral subluxation will change a life by re-establishing a harmony and balance of this energy from brain to tissue, cell and organ. If this point can be expressed properly to the individual man, woman and child, that feeling of alertness, euphoria and precision as we wake in the morning will be a seven-day-a-week, 24-hour-a-day, 365-days-a-year occurrence.
That’s right moms and dads; it’s Back To School Time. With that comes the burden of deciding whether or not to expose your child’s immune system to a dangerous and deadly cocktail of toxins and heavy metals injected directly into their blood stream. All conveniently located at your local school, corner pharmacy and [gasp] even your church!
To date the swine flu has killed less than 150 people WORLDWIDE, making it the LEAST deadly strain of flu to date. Yet doesn’t the world, local TV and news just love the drama and frenzy of “a new epidemic?” But guess what… it’s not new. The swine flu first hit the scene in 1918 and again in 1975. President Gerald Ford decided in 1975 it was finally time to vaccinate every single man woman and child in the U.S. against the swine flu. October 1st 1975 marks the date of the 1st national swine flu vaccination program. On that day 3 senior citizens died while receiving the vaccine, but it was too late to pull back on a national vaccination effort. Despite national efforts, only 22% of America received the vaccine. Yet that 22% was enough to produce 532 deaths resulting from confirmed vaccine induced Guillian-Barre syndrome [a paralyzing neuromuscular disease which kills by causing paralysis of the diaphragm muscle].
The swine flu poked its ugly snout up again in 1988, 1998, 2007 and today in 2009. Now enter BigPharma, round two: The drug companies have been wasting no time developing a new and improved wonder swine flu vaccine to “save the world” …. and it’s about to be unleashed again into the arms of Americans once again.
And who will they be using as guinea pigs to test this 2009 vaccine? That’s right – YOUR CHILDREN! For an illness that typically affects mostly adults, they want to test it on your kids. Odd don’t you think? So does LAURAN NEEGAARD, associated press Medical Writer who states, “I predict there will be more deaths from the actual flu vaccine than the flu itself”
I was sitting by our community pool when I read this article, watching all the parents play with their kids in the pool and I just about blew my top. SUCH INSANITY! How stupid must the average person be to buy into this nonsense? The sad thing – they will never read this newsletter. They won’t see this viewpoint on NBC or CBS. Instead they will have the “medical experts” get on their TV sets during The Today Show, Regis and Kathy Lee etc… talking about how safe the vaccine is and how devastating the disease is if your children get exposed – making you feel like the worst parent on the face of the earth if you don’t vaccinate your entire family! A belief based out of ignorance and fear.
Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear
Because I love my family, I must become better educated every day. Because I love my family, I must make intelligent health decisions based on facts, research and laws governing health and healing. Because I love my family, when my wife has a fever, we drive it up to kill off the bacteria and viruses. Because I love my family, I adjust them regularly to keep their immune systems strong – preventing flues and other illnesses. Became I love my family I ask the difficult question: By making this decision, are we honoring god with our bodies [1st Cor. 6:20] or are we defiling it?
Every decision you make results in glory or consequence. Make decisions based on love and wisdom, not out fear and ignorance.
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For more “unbiased and true” information on the Swine Flu visit these sites
1. www.naturalnews.com and type SWINE FLU in the search menu
2. www.mercola.com
Dr's Aaron and Sarah Ernst are fully aware of the challenges of fitting exercising into today’s insanely busy schedule. For most of us, gone are the days of leisure hours and no responsibilities. Life is demanding enough for families with both parents in residence. Children need the usual feeding and cleaning in addition to shuttling between dance and music lessons, scouting and organized sports. By the time everyone makes it home at the end of the day, there is homework and preparing for the next day before falling into bed. So when is there time to exercise?
Greta Garbo, movie star from the early days, loathed exercising and refused to go on a strenuous regimen when preparing for a movie. Instead, she tightened her tummy muscles when riding in her limousine. She practiced stretching and “movement” in her large bathtub. The result: she always looked fabulous!
Learn to maximize little snippets of time. Lots of adults with spouses, children, and full-time jobs also make it through college and graduate school by doing just that. A southern university professor was a married mother of twins and full-time stock broker when she earned her doctorate. When asked how she managed the feat, she said she made it through graduate school (twice) 15 minutes at a time.
Take a look at your schedule. What can you rearrange so you can squeeze in 15 or 20 minutes of exercise? If you have a job outside the home, try using half the lunch hour to take a brisk walk. If the weather isn’t comfortable enough, run in place or do a few minutes of step training. Surge training only takes 2 minutes. If you don’t have weights, simply grab a couple of 20 ounce water bottles and pump them while you run in place.
We can show you how! Join us each Saturday sharply at 8:00 am for our FREE Surge Training Class. This revolutionary exercise is based on the 12-Minute Revolution - simple exercises anyone can do in as little as 12 minutes, yet achieve Olympic results.
