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Hope for Humanity, Part 7

The Fourth Key to Health - Clear Communication within Your Body

Have you ever noticed that in most sitcoms all of the conflict that is driving the story could be cleared up with one simple communication? Sure, it would make for a very short show, but it should help you to realize that good communication resolves nearly every conflict.

Your body relies on good communication. In fact, it is your communication system that is the very first to develop in the womb. Your Nerve System is with you right at the beginning to help coordinate the development of all of your newly developing systems.

What happens when your nerve system is interfered with? Do you remember the drug Thalidomide? This drug was prescribed to pregnant mothers to help with morning sickness. It worked great for this, however they soon discovered that it interfered with the nerve system of the developing fetus. If the baby actually survived, they were born with very shortened limbs. These Thalidomide Babies are a very sad example of Nerve System interference.

Did you notice how many drug ads now say, do not handle this medication if pregnant or breast feeding? Now you understand why.

Do you remember Christopher Reeve? Christopher was an actor and a very powerful guy. Here is a little of his story...

Christopher got the role of his life. He was to play Superman. Mostly, he got the role because of his resemblance to Clark Kent, Superman's secret identity. The producers had planned to use a foam muscle suit on him because he was too skinny to fill the Superman suit. Christopher would have none of that and he totally transformed his body to fill the suit with his own muscles.

He was our generation's Superman.

Unfortunately, Christopher suffered a tragic horseback riding accident. He broke his upper neck and severed his spinal cord. His brain could no longer communicate with the rest of his body from the neck down. He would be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. This is a tragic example of complete communication system shutdown.

Now let's explore the most common interference to the Nerve System called the Subluxation. But first, let's discuss a little anatomy. By now, you understand that your Nerve System is the master controlling system of your body. Every muscle, every cell, every organ, every gland's function is controlled and coordinated by your Nerve System.

Your Nerve System is protected by your skull and your spine. Your skull protects your brain and your spine protects your spinal cord. Your spine allows you to stand upright and also allows movement and flexibility. It is really an amazing set up. Unfortunately, your spine is prone to Subluxation.

Subluxation is a small misalignment of the spine that creates an interference or energy drain to your Nerve System. At first, you do not consciously notice this imbalance. Your body adapts and you go on your merry way. But then, you suffer some other stress or trauma and another subluxation is created. More imbalance occurs. Your body adapts, you don't really notice, and you go on your merry way. This occurs over and over again and your ability to adapt lessens. Until...

You may be thinking, but I never had a trauma. Think about how traumatic most births are. Think about how many times you fell when you were learning to walk. Did you know that over 50% of all babies roll off of the changing table? I would suggest that you follow around a 2 year old some day. They bounce, they fall, they fight with each other, they stumble, they wrestle. Trauma happens. OSHA stated that the average person has had over 1000 traumas by the age of 13.

When a subluxation occurs, what might you feel? Pain, numbness, tingling, weakness, or nothing at all. If the nerve going to your digestive system is interfered with due to subluxation, what might occur? Your digestive system would not be functioning at 100%. You may experience constipation, diarrhea, gas, malabsorption, or you may notice nothing.

But here is a question, how much interference is a good thing?

Place your hands over your ears and have a conversation with someone. Sure, you can probably understand it, but if you took your hand off of your ears it would be a lot clearer. Subluxation is like covering your ears and trying to communicate.

Now let's look at the BIG picture. We experience our life through our nerve system. Think about it. We hear, see, feel, smell, taste, think, process, contemplate, etc. through our Nerve System. Do you think your experience of life would be as clear if your perception of life was altered due to Subluxation? Subluxation alters your perception of what is. What would happen if we had a whole world filled with subluxated people? Look around. Read the paper.

Part of my mission in life is to clear out subluxation in as many people as possible so that my daughter, Evan, has a better world to grow up in.

One final word on Subluxation. Neurologically speaking, Subluxation puts us in a state of fight or flight. In other words, it turns on our survival mechanisms. We go into defense. What does a world of people in defense look like?

Chiropractic is the only profession that focuses on the correction of subluxation. A chiropractic adjustment helps you move from a state of survival into a state of "thrival." You move from defense to offense. Your body's function improves. Your capacity to handle stress improves. Clarity returns. Ultimately, your world becomes a better place. The earlier you begin the better.

A Tribute to a Friend

The Spirit in the Wind

A couple weeks ago Barbara and I lost two friends in a plane crash. One of these friends had great influence in my life. She was a teacher and a healer. Her name was Spirit Wind.

I learned a lot from her. She taught me about the ways of the Navajo and the Celtic traditions. I learned about chakras and was introduced to energy healing through her. She opened my eyes to the magic of life.

We held retreats together and always spoke of doing them again someday.

She helped me cope with the decision to let my dog Mojo go. One of the toughest experiences in my life.

She performed the marriage ceremony for Barbara and I. One of the greatest experiences of my life.

Barbara and I went on a walkabout with her and visited Sedona, Monument Valley and Canyon Duche. That was an amazing trip that really opened up a clairvoyant side of me that I do not speak about very often. I saw incredible things. Wow!

She was an incredible woman. Unfortunately, we grew apart.

I wonder now if I really ever let her know how much she meant to me in my life. I still use the lessons I learned from her in my practice every day. It is really one of the ingredients that makes me unique as a healer.

I have decided to place her on my wall of influential people. This is long overdue and I am sorry that it took so long to recognize her in this way.

Which leads me to this... My biggest lesson in all of this.

Recognize the people in your life that are of great help to you and say thank you. Acknowledge them now.

Take the time to make a phone call today to someone that influenced you in your growth on this planet. You may have grown apart. You may no longer even speak to each other. Do it anyway. You never know when they will be gone.

Bless you Mary and Leo. May your journey on the other side be filled with love and joy. Ho!

Hope for Humanity, Part 6

The Third Key to Health - Positive Mental Attitude

People who are chronically happy and optimistic live longer, happier lives. Smile! Be optimistic! Be grateful!

Let's look at that last one, gratitude. I have found that there are two major keys in life. When I forget these keys, I tend to find myself grumpy and on edge. These keys are love and gratitude. Love is a very common subject in the Monday Motivator (as is gratitude), but let's just look at gratitude. If you are truly grateful for what you have, what more do you need? Sure, you will have needs, but it is the grateful person who attracts more to be grateful for.

When was the last time that you wrote out a list of all that you have to be grateful for? It actually feels wonderful and stress tends to just melt away.

Take a moment and write your list.

Now let's look at being happy.

Here are some keys to help...

Stop watching or reading the news. I had to even stop watching Jon Stewart. Too negative!

Set aside some time every morning to read something positive, say some affirmations, visualize, go over your goals.

Spend time with children that are having fun. Go to a playground. Smile.

Dance. Laugh.

Look in the mirror and smile.

Rent a funny DVD. Try Something about Mary, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, American Pie, 40-year-old Virgin.

Always find the bright side.

Stop hanging around the negative crowd. Tony Robbins says that you are most like the 5 people you hang around the most. Maybe it's time to re-evaluate your group.

Start giving compliments. Everybody loves a compliment. As you spread the good around, everyone's day gets brighter. Including yours.

Dr. John Demartini has a cool way of looking at the bright side. (By the way, he wrote a book called Count Your Blessings). If something happens that upsets you, write down everything negative about it. Make the list as long as you can. Next, make a list of everything positive about it. This may be a bit more difficult, and the rule is to make it as long as your negative list. Once you do this, then you will realize that it is your choice to focus on the negative or the positive. It is always your choice. Try it.

Here is an example of the news' way of spinning fear. They say right now unemployment is reaching 11+%. Here is the other side of the truth. In the best of times, unemployment is around 5%, and right now, employment is in the high 80 %. Optimism.

The Hope of Humanity: Shifting to Wellness, Part 5

The Second Key to Health - Exercise

This is the next one that everyone seems to know about. OK. Let's take a look at your hunter-gatherer ancestors. How much did they exercise every day?

Hunter-gatherers traveled about 8 miles every day.

How much do you need? Ideally 8 miles. However, the body is so amazing that you could actually do 30 - 45 minutes a day and get incredible benefits. Still, more than 50 percent of Americans do not get the recommended amount of physical activity; and 25 percent get practically no exercise at all.

More and more research is coming out all of the time about the benefits of just a little exercise. Benefits include more energy, loss of weight, better alertness, better concentration, reversing aging... Need I write more?

In a paper recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Dr. Arthur Kramer and Kirk Erickson uncovered one of the keys to slowing and reversing the effects of aging on our brains. Movement.

By regularly participating in aerobic exercise, you can not only keep your brain function from deteriorating, but also turn back the clock on brain aging.

Even people with signs of dementia and Alzheimer's disease have been shown to get a boost of speed and sharpness of thought with just three 45-minute brisk walks per week. They also showed changes in the volume of brain tissue and positive changes in the way their brain functioned.

In another study, Kramer and colleagues followed 60 to 75 year olds who walked briskly three times per week. After six months, they not only improved in their physical fitness, but their mental fitness as well. This was compared to the control group who only did non-aerobic stretching and toning exercises.

They concluded that the results of their studies indicated that aerobic exercise can "reliably reverse age-related cognitive decline."Here is a great way to see if you are exercising enough... How fat is your dog?

All kidding aside... Start walking! Here are some helpful hints.
1) Get a friend to walk with you. Hold each other accountable.
2) Get a dog. They love to go for walks and if you don't take them out, they tear up your house.
3) Set a goal to run a marathon next year. Join a club that helps you prepare.
4) Make vacation plans that require you to walk a lot. Maybe Yosemite, Sedona, or Yellowstone.
5) Make a bet with a friend. I bet by the end of next month I can run a whole 2 miles without stopping or I'll have to wash your car.
6) Buy a swimsuit that you must get in shape to wear. If you have the guts, put it on and have someone take a picture of you in it. Motivation!

Make it fun and go for it!Another key to exercise is to do something you enjoy. If you like to swim, do it. If you like nature, go outside.

Try Pilates. Do some Yoga. Get a DVD. Hire a trainer. Anything that gets you moving!

Just stop making excuses. Schedule it and just do it!

The Hope of Humanity: Shifting to Wellness, Part 4

The Real Hope for Humanity

It all comes down to this… Lifestyle.

If you want to live a long healthy life, you must adopt a lifestyle that supports a long healthy life. If you want to be healthy, you must live a lifestyle that supports health.

How you live your life determines your health.

What exactly is the best lifestyle for living a long healthy life? Now we’ve arrived at the big question.

Honestly, I could write a book on this, however let’s stop and cover the basics.

There are 5 key areas of health. If you miss even one of these, you have lost. They are not in any particular order of importance because they are all important. As we go through these, you will learn more than most of the medical doctors, nutritionist and exercise gurus out there. You will become so empowered that you will set a goal to climb a mountain, and you’ll do it! Here we go…

The First Key to Health - What You Eat

This is probably the biggest hyped of all of the keys. Everyone has an opinion. After we cover this section, you will look at the food pyramid and just shake your head.

To really figure this out, we must ask the right questions… Here they are… What must a person eat to be healthy? What must a person avoid in order to stay healthy? In other words, what do our bodies require and what is toxic to our bodies that we must avoid?

How is the best way to answer this?

Let’s look at our genes.

Fact:
Our genes have not changed much in 40,000 years.

Assumption:
Our bodies are designed to be healthy. Honestly, there are no scientific experiments that prove otherwise. So for now, let’s just assume this to be completely true.

If our bodies are designed to be healthy, and our genes (the blue print of our bodies), have not changed much in 40,000 years, then let’s look at our diets from 40,000 years ago.

40,000 years ago, we were hunter-gatherers. What did hunter-gatherers eat?

Fresh, organic fruits and vegetables
Fresh, clean water
Free-range, organic meats
Fresh fish

Get the picture?

So if you want to be your absolute healthiest, what should you eat?
Fresh, organic fruits and vegetables
Fresh, clean water
Free-range, organic meats
Fresh fish

The Unfortunate Need for Supplementation

Unfortunately, the earth has changed a bit since the hunter-gatherer times. This means that some supplementation is now necessary for health. There are only 3 supplements that you are required for overall health.

1) A really good multi-vitamin

According to Nutrisearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements, 4th edition, these are the top 4 multivitamins on the market…
Creating Wellness Vitalize (in Men’s, Women’s and Senior Women’s formulas)
Douglas Laboratories Ultra Preventative (IX and X)
Truestar Health TrueBASIC
USANA Health Science Essentials

Why? It is no secret that our soils have been somewhat depleted of nutrients over the past centuries of farming. This requires supplementation.

2) A really good fish oil
Why? Free-range meats and fish have a very high percentage of Omega 3 Fatty Acids in them. These days, the meat that we eat is highly depleted of this essential ingredient to our health and if we ate enough fish to get our supply, we would glow with mercury poisoning.
My favorite fish oil comes from Innate Choice. It’s called Omega Sufficiency.

Note: Not all fish oils are the same. They do go rancid and they are often chemically altered. If it smells funny or tastes bad, throw it out!

3) A really good probiotic
What are probiotics? These are the bacteria that naturally live in our bodies. You have 10,000,000,000 cells that make up your body. You have 100,000,000,000 bacteria living inside you. This is a good thing when they are the good bacteria.

You can tell the health of the soil by the bugs it contains. We are all just animated soil.
Your bacteria are your first line of defense against yeast and bad bacteria. They actually form a barrier against the bad ones.

In hunter-gatherer days we ate a lot of good bacteria. We would get it from the dirt on our food.
My favorite 3 probiotics are…
Innate Choice’s Probiotic Sufficiency
Metagenic’s Ultra Flora DF
Garden of Life’s Primal Defense