Let's Talk Getting Healthy

REVERSING THE AGING PROCESS ~ No ... Really!

In my practice, I am laser focused on assisting people with finding their way back to a health. We address many aspects of what is necessary to regain their life.  Whether it is related to diet, digestion, assimilation, elimination or emotional wellbeing, one thing is constant.  You must make a big enough change in your habits to change the makeup of your cells.

Let me explain, it is now known that as cells die normally they are replaced with new cells.  I think everyone can understand that, but I believe what is missed is that we have the ability and power to alter our state of health due to this.  Take a look at this;

• We grow a new stomach lining every four days

• The surface stomach cells that come into contact with digesting food renew themselves every five minutes

• Our skin is completely new every five weeks

• Our livers are completely regenerated every six weeks

• We rebuild our entire skeletal structure every three months; and

• The entire body completely recreates itself, down to the last atom, every four or five years.

DEADLY SNACKS ~ How Much Do You Eat?

In my office we counsel patients on proper eating habits for many reasons.  Some patients are wanting weight loss, others more energy, some are experiencing headaches or other ailments.

It is inevitable that I get asked, "is it okay if I eat just a little of this or that food"?  I tell them that there are consequences for all of our choices, good or bad.  You must start with a goal in mind, then set up the plan to achieve that goal.  It doesn't matter how small the goal is, whether you want to alleviate allergies or you want to cure your Irritable bowel disease, you have to eliminate foods that are poisoning your system and replace them with healthier snacks and meals. 

"But Doc", I hear, "why can't I have just a few chips or fries, it isn't going to kill me". I reply that "you are right, it is not going to kill you, TODAY anyway".  I encourage you to check out this link which may have you think twice before eating any chips, fries or fried potatoes again.

We are living in a society where we are flooding our systems with toxic chemicals in our food, drink(including water) and air. It is no wonder we have the staggering disease processes we have and are considered unhealthy as a nation. 

We have to make changes, don't put these chemicals in your body, no matter how "acceptable" the limits.

EAR INFECTIONS ~ A Natural Approach

In my last post I spoke of our kids going back to school and coming home with allergies and colds.  Another problem we see in kids, usually the younger ones, is ear infections.  If you have kids, you know what I am talking about when I describe the blood curdling screams from your child's bedroom in the middle of the night.  You rush in there to find your child screaming and fussy and not really sure what is wrong.  They may or may not have an elevated temperature and no matter what you try, they are still in pain.  So, to get your child relief you reach for the OTC pain killer in hopes of relieving their pain.

The pain killer has worked temporarily, now it is time to find the cause of the problem.  In cases such as these there are a couple of  devices that can help you find the cause.  I recommend that my parents have a home otoscope to look in the child's ear to determine if there is any redness or swelling of the ear drum.  If you are not comfortable with that device, an ear check monitor, helps to determine if there is an ear infection or not.  Both of these devices are easy to use to detect a problem, now lets look at how to treat it, naturally.