Health Tips

Pet Trend: Holistic Health Modalities for Animals

Sounds Familiar!  Nice to know that we are starting to be recognized in the press - even if we haven't made it to the New York Times or Newsweek.

Pet Trend: Holistic Health Modalities for Animals - Well Beings.

(PRLEAP.COM) (East Hampton, CT) Roll over Rover—for your massage.

As alternative and holistic health treatments become
more mainstream, veterinarians who specialize in acupuncture and chiropractic, along with specialized practitioners of massage and energy medicine, are reaching out to an unlikely group of patients—family pets.

Like humans, dogs, horses and cats can develop soft tissue injuries and imbalances, contract arthritis or experience physically adverse reactions to stress. These conditions can lead to painful structural and internal adaptations that limit the ability to lead a normal, active life.

That’s where a new breed of animal “therapists” steps in—helping to reduce nervousness and stress, poor circulation, muscle pain and inflammation, and improve range of motion

The Great Canola Con

Think Canola Oil is healthy?  Think again.  Canola oil is genetically modified rapeseed oil - and we've been conned.  Here is an excerpt of another amazing research article by Sally Fallon and Mary Inig, Phd.

Canola oil is definitely not healthy for the cardiovascular system. Like rapeseed oil, its predecessor, canola oil is associated with fibrotic lesions of the heart. It also causes vitamin E deficiency, undesirable changes in the blood platelets, and shortened life-span in stroke-prone rats when it was the only oil in the animals' diet. Furthermore, it seems to retard growth, which is why the FDA does not allow the use of canola oil in infant formula.

When saturated fats are added to the diet, the undesirable effects of canola oil are mitigated. Most interesting of all is the fact that many studies show that the problems with canola oil are not related to the content of erucic acid, but more with the high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and low levels of saturated fats.

Read the entire article at: www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/conola.html

A Fable for Our Time!

This wonderful fable comes to us from Mike Adams - publisher of www.NewsTarget.com - a great resource for those looking for a different vision of health and medicine.

Welcome to the town of Allopath There once was a town called Allopath. It had many people, streets and cars, but due to budget limitations, there were no stop signs or traffic lights anywhere in Allopath. Not surprisingly, traffic accidents were common. Cars would crash into each other at nearly every intersection. But business was booming for the auto repair shops and local hospitals, which dominated the economy of Allopath. As the population of Allopath grew, traffic accidents increased to an alarming level. Out of desperation, the city council hired Doctor West, a doctor of the Motor Division (M.D.) to find a solution. Dr. West spent days examining traffic accidents. He carried an assortment of technical gear -- microscopes, chemical analysis equipment, lab gear -- and put them all to work as part of his investigation. The townspeople of Allopath watched on with great curiosity while Dr. West went about his work, meticulously documenting and analyzing each traffic accident, and they awaited his final report with great interest. After weeks of investigation, Dr. West called the people of Allopath to a town meeting for the release of his report. There, in front of the city council and most of the residents of Allopath, he announced his findings: "Traffic accidents are caused by skid marks." As Dr. West explained, he found and documented a near-100% correlation between traffic accidents and skid marks. "Wherever we find these cars colliding," he explained, "we also find these skid marks." The town had "Skid Marks Disease," the doctor explained, and the answer to the town's epidemic of traffic accidents would, "...require nothing more than treating Skid Marks Disease by making the streets skid-proof," Dr. West exclaimed, to great applause from the townspeople.

Another skeptics journey toward alternatives in healing

This story reflects the attitudes of a number of my clients the first time they come to my office.   I like the idea of the carpeted platform - maybe we can set one up at the new ranch!

Acupuncture for My Border Collie - Does "holistic" veterinary care really work? By Jon Katz.

I have a troubled dog. Orson, my border collie, came to me when he was 2. He had issues. So, we've been to trainers and behavioralists and tried any number of different training methods. We've herded sheep. Chased geese. Practiced positive reinforcement. I've used hand signals and whistles, a special voice, enticing food. I even changed his name because it carried so many unpleasant associations.

Along the way, he and I have grown as close as members of different species can be. No human has ever had a more vigilant and attentive companion, and I'd do anything for him (within reason).

Yet Orson still has serious problems. He limps, tenses, cringes, nips. When aroused, which is often, he can be aggressive around other animals and unpredictable around children. Orson defends gates and doors with almost frightening fury and determination and has crashed right through windows several times. He has also tried to herd school buses, lawn mowers, skateboarders.

Carrot Salad Liver Cleanse

I am often asked about affordable ways to cleanse and support the liver - this carrot salad is one of the best I have used.  Eat with (or for) one meal a day for one week out of each month.  I learned the original recipe from Dr. Regan Golob.

Dr. Golob's 7-Day Carrot     Salad
    1 Cup finely shredded carrots
    1 Tablespoon Olive oil
    1 Tablespoon fresh Lemon juice
    Mix together and serve
    (May add raisins, rice, apples, etc.)

To add variety and help rebuild the liver - replace 1/2 of the carrots with finely shredded beets!

This recipe is not only great for people but for dogs suffering from allergies and liver dis-function as well.  And they LOVE it!

Chocolate - A Super Food!

I have become a true believer in the power of food to heal as well as give pleasure.  Now - Amazon Herb Company has brought healthy chocolate into the realms of Super Foods with Chocomaca.

"Healthy Chocolate? Chocolate that saves the planet? Get rich with chocolate?" The rumors are spreading. So what is the truth of this chocolate craze? Could chocolate be a beneficial indulgence? Could it be an answer to Rainforest preservation? Can it make you wealthy?

For centuries chocolate has received adoring attention.  The plant's botanical name, Theobroma cacao, literally means "food of the gods" and many people would agree! It has provided pleasure, health and wealth in the Rainforest regions for millennia. 

Leaky Gut Syndrome

This is an article written by one of my mentors - Dr. Regan Golob

The leaky gut syndrome, in which a defect in the intestinal wall causes it to be more porous than normal, is becoming a common health disorder. This abnormal porosity allows more passage of toxic material such as undigested proteins and fats, parasites, fungi and bacteria into the bloodstream. A healthy gut with the proper pH would eliminate these toxins through the colon. This leakage into the bloodstream can be verified by special permeability urine tests, microscopic examination of the intestinal wall, and bloodstream examination via dark field microscopy of living whole blood. If you have some unresolved health problems, this syndrome could be one of the missing pieces of the puzzle.

Leaky gut syndrome is always associated with autoimmune diseases, conditions where one system makes antibodies against the body's own tissue. Diseases in this category include Lupus, Alopecia Areata, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Vitiligo, Thyroiditis, Vasculitis, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Hives, and Raynaud's Disease. Allopaths are starting to recognize the importance of the G. I. tract in the development of allergies or autoimmune disease. Herbologists and colon hygienists have recognized this connection for centuries, using colonics, cleaning up the diet and increasing vegetable juices and chlorophyll.