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Time for Detoxification: Removing Toxicity to Start the New Year Clear

Removing Toxicity – Start the New Year Clear

Time for Detoxification: Start the New Year Right. It is nearing the end of January. How are you feeling? Full of energy or sluggish already?

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJanuary is a great time to “ring out” the old. We often cap off a year of not-so-healthy habits with year-end celebrations featuring decadent foods and libations. Its no wonder that many people start each year feeling worn out and fatigued. These are also signs of a potential overload of internal “junk” you’ve built up from everyday chemicals and other potentially harmful substances in food, water, and air. Although the body has a natural detoxification process, we often give it more than it can handle.

Unhealthy eating can add to your toxic burden. Even within our body we produce toxins, such as byproducts of impaired digestion and unhealthy eating. It can also cause weight gain, and excess fat makes a comfy hiding place to store Headachewhat your liver has trouble cleaning out. Year-end pressures at work and emotional stress (and added pounds) from seasonal gathering and preparations can add to this toxic buildup and increase “blue” feelings in January.
Make a clear resolution to feel better. New Year’s resolutions to “be healthier” often fail due to a lack of a measurable goal. But there’s a simple way to promote good health and feel better while helping your body get back to its top cleansing speed. A 10-day metabolic detoxification program is how many people choose to start the year off rightand help them stay clear-headed and energetic all year long.

Call today to schedule an appointment to learn how a metabolic detoxification program can help you feel better. 510-849-1176

El MatadorEven your water can be a source of toxins — filtering your water from the tap prior to consumption is very important. I recommend the Multipure water filtration system and you can order it here

Many other methods of detecting toxicity in your body as well as approaches to dealing with that toxicity are mentioned in this and other postings on this site.

Dopamine, Addictions, and Branding

How are dopamine, addictions, and branding related? Addictions are habitual behavioral patterns that are cute__adorable-t1-baby picturetriggered by external and internal stimulants. The stimulants can be chemicals, drugs, foods, behaviors, memory patterns, etc.

476px-Chimp_Brain_in_a_jarIn general, we humans and mammals seek out pleasure and try to avoid pain. The pleasure centers of our brain are very powerful motivators of our behavior. We have high level control centers and deeper, survival level control centers. The high level ones have to be developed to be able to overcome the lower (survival) ones or our metabolism can be hijacked due to addictions. Dopamine is a powerful “reward” neurotransmitter that makes us feel great, satisfied, comforted.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Many substances and behaviors trigger release of dopamine. Addictive drugs like cocaine and heroine release it; sugar releases it; acupuncture releases it.

This is common knowledge that can be used to help prevent diabetes or can also be used to promote consumer behavior that can lead to diabetes and other conditions that can lead to dementia, brain degeneration, Alzheimer’s, etc. This post on FAST FOOD is scientifically accurate and a great read. ‪#‎Alheimers‬ ‪#‎dopamine‬ ‪#‎superbrain‬ ‪#‎addiction‬ http://www.psychologytoday.com/…/7-reasons-we-cant-turn-dow…

SIBO Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

SIBO Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

Right side shows and unhealthy intestinal surface

Right side shows and unhealthy intestinal surface

SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and it is more prevalent that you may think. Do you experience bloating, gas, abdominal pain 3 or so hours after eating? Do you have Parkinson’s, celiac disease, food allergies, Crohn’s, IBS, hypothyroiditis, alcoholism, children with abdominal pain? SIBO may be one of the conditions to consider.

Call 510-849-1176 for a consultation today.

BRAIN BALANCE: ADHD, Autism, ADD, Dyslexia, and DEMENTIA PREVENTION

BRAIN BALANCE: ADHD, Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and DEMENTIA PREVENTION

When a patient comes into The Redwood Clinic for a health consultation, that person usually has concerns about particular symptoms or conditions. Often they have been many other places for solutions and didn’t get the help they wanted. If the kwch Wichita 9-25-14symptoms were the only things being looked at then the underlying cause may have been missed. So that is what we do – search for the underlying cause of the symptom.

What do the following have in common?

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Erectile dysfunction
High blood pressure
Increased cholesterol
Allergies, food or otherwise
Dry eyes and mouth,
Sleep problems
Depression
Memory problems
Autoimmune Disorders

Any and all of them can be observed with, and could be due to unequal brain development. In other words, the two sides of the brain need to be fairly well matched in development of those symptoms can occur.

Today, as you can tell, I am focusing on the brain and how the brain functions.

In acupuncture, the brain and brain stem are associated with water and winter. Ergo one reason why I am talking about this now.

I am also doing prepublication publicity of my book, Super Brain – Maximize your Brain Health For a Better Life.

Stress Trauma and Toxicity are 3 primary causes of most conditions and effect the brain function. Any anomalies in the functioning that we tested can come from any of those 3.
At the same time, neurological developmental problems can cause many problems as well.

Right and Left Brain Dominance issues

In a recent lecture I gave to professionals at BNI, I had them perform a series of tasks and had them write down the answers. All of them have to do with hemispherical dominance. In general, our brains have two sides with functioning divided up so that similar functions are close together.

However, the two sides have to work together like a team and in time.

Ever flown in an airplane with two or more engines? What if the engines were not tuned well to be going at the same speed? Then you would be going in circles.

The same with our brains.

Non-verbal communication

80% of communication is said to be non-verbal. The right side of the brain is the non-verbal, big picture,emotional side. Did you think I was happy, puzzled or perplexed, and sad?

When the right side of the brain doesn’t develop properly, inability to read social and emotional non-verbal cues is the result. Up to age 2 is when the right side of the brain is really developing.

If it isn’t developing well, problems can occur. Language verbal skills are delayed because the non-verbal side is weak. When language verbal skills are weak, socialization and social interaction skills are delayed. Autism spectrum disorder occurs.

Cross Dominance

Do you have a dominant hand on one side and a dominant foot on the other? This may indicate a developmental inequality of the brain.

OTHER SYMPTOMS

What else can be observed and developed with unequal brain development?

Acid Reflux
Erectile dysfunction
Hypertension
Increased cholesterol
Allergies, food or otherwise
Dry eyes and mouth,
Sleep problems
Depression

If you are experiencing any of these things and are not sure of the root cause, you owe it to yourself to call The Redwood Clinic to get checked out. Be aware that most insurance plans that cover acupuncture treatments DO NOT PAY for comprehensive evaluations required to really figure out the cause. It is like AAA Roadside Assistance. Great for a flat tire or a dead battery. But they WON’T pay for a replacement tire, a new battery, or a tune up of your engine. BECAUSE you didn’t pay them for that. Same thing with medical insurance. You get what you pay for.

Call today for an appointment 510-849-1176. “Take the Natural Path to Optimal Health.” Get further information about neurological solutions like NRCT as well.

On the Path to Eradicate Alzheimer’s

One again I have appeared on tv news to discuss my book, but more so to help eliminate Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia by means of public awareness. Stations KAKE and KWCH in Wichita, Kansas on Thursday, September 25, 2014.IMG_5441[1]

My Goal is to help eradicate dementia as much as possible in the next 10 years.

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NRCT – Neurologic Relief Center Technique

What is Neurologic Relief Center Technique? Addressing pain and Dull

The Neurologic Relief Centers Technique™ (NRCT) helps relieve the meninges1symptoms associated with neurological disorders such as Fibromyalgia, RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy), Migraines, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Parkinson’s Disease, Lyme Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and numbness and tingling of arms or legs.
The symptoms of these disorders can include headaches, migraines, chronic fatigue, digestive disturbances, sleeping difficulties, high blood pressure, brain fog, failed surgeries, body pain, facial pain, arthritis, nervousness, dizziness, breathing difficulties, wake up exhausted, communication problems, severe low back or hip pain and emotional difficulties.

So, what is Neurologic Relief Centers Technique™? (NRCT)

When you have had physical or emotional traumas (stress), tension can build up. The Meninges surround the vertebral column at the base of your skull. Vertebrae can pull on the meninges, which are not that flexible. Meninges are attached to all the nerve roots that exit your spine. When the meninges are pulled it could irritate those nerves.

NRC Technique (NRCT) releases the tension in the meninges thus releasing the irritation to the nerves.

When your nerves are irritated you may experience many symptoms because nerves control every function of your body.

The vast majority of health problems other than infectious diseases could be stress and neurological in nature. We advise everyone to be tested to see if NRCT (Neurologic Relief Centers Technique™) could help them.

NRCT is non-invasive and is usually painless. The doctor will perform a test to see how you respond to help determine if you are a candidate for NRCT. Many people respond to the test with a percentage of their symptoms relieved for minutes or days.

The Neurologic Relief Centers have over 200 offices throughout 6 countries.

But, some people don’t know what these syndromes are. So this post will go over some of the syndromes and diseases that NRCT may be able to help.

Fibromyalgia

Because there is a lack of a specific test for fibromyalgia, diagnosing fibromyalgia has become more often a ‘diagnosis of exclusion’—ruling out other conditions with a similar set of symptoms. Fibromyalgia tends to be treated rather dismissively, sometimes with cynical overtones. But the sufferers of fibromyalgia feel the pain, the sleeplessness, the fatigue, the depression, anxiety and stress.

The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but it is thought to be caused by long term stress—physical and/or emotional. The stress causes overactive nerve stimulation, which causes almost constant pain, which causes sleeplessness, which causes fatigue, which causes pain and on and on and on. There is no cure for fibromyalgia. Only reducing stress and controlling the symptoms.

RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)

Like fibromyalgia, RSD can be difficult to diagnose and required excluding other conditions that produce similar symptoms.

RSD usually follows a physical trauma—a broken bone, an automobile injury—but not always. It starts with burning pain and swelling in the injured area and then spreads to the rest of the body. Sometimes symptoms can disappear for years and then reappear with another injury. Again, like fibromyalgia, there is no cure, only controlling the symptoms.

Migraines

Migraines are severe debilitating headaches that can last anywhere from 4 to 72 hours. There are many different reasons for migraines, from hormonal imbalances and diet, to environmental allergens and seasonal changes.

Migraines can be the result of a direct cause or be a symptom of another condition or syndrome. The severe headaches can be located anywhere in the head and can have the feeling of stabbing, throbbing or stinging. They can be accompanied with visions of flashes of light or tingling in the arms or legs.

Some people get migraines only once in their lifetime, while others have migraines several times a month.

Accompanying symptoms of migraines can include light sensitivity and nausea with or without vomiting.

CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) describes CFS as a distinct disorder with specific symptoms and physical signs, based on ruling out other possible causes. So like Fibromyalgia and RSD, CFS is ‘diagnosis by exclusion.’

The exact cause of CFS is unknown, but may be caused by inflammation along the nervous system and that this inflammation may be some sort of immune response or process.

The most common symptoms of CFS are chronic and debilitation fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain and headaches. The symptoms can come on within a few hours or days and last for 6 months or more.

Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It results from the death of dopamine-containing cells of the brain. The cause of cell-death is unknown.

Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement-related, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait.

Later, cognitive and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease. Other symptoms include sensory, sleep and emotional problems.

Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease spread through a tick bite that is infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi).

The first symptoms resemble the flu and include chills, fever, headaches, fatigue and muscle pain. If treated with antibiotics at this stage further complications can be avoided.

If not treated, the symptoms of advanced stage Lyme disease include decreased concentration, memory disorders, nerve damage, numbness, pain, paralysis of the face muscle, sleep disorders and vision problems.

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is an inflammatory auto-immune disease that attacks and destroys the autonomic nervous system. The myelin sheath that covers the nerves is attacked and scarred.

Symptoms vary and episodes can last for days, weeks or months. These episodes alternate with periods of remission.

Because nerves in any part of the brain or spinal cord may be damaged, patients with multiple sclerosis can have many different symptoms in many different parts of the body. Symptoms can include loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling, coordination problems, walking issues, tremors, weakness, constipation, urinary issues, vision issues, facial pain, decreased attention span, poor judgment, memory loss, reasoning difficulties, hearing loss, slurred speech, difficult chewing and swallowing to name a few.

There is no cure for multiple sclerosis.

This is a short list of the disorders and symptoms that NRCT may be able to help give relief. NRCT does not cure diseases and disorders; it just helps provide relief of the symptoms. And it has been successful.

If you or you know of someone who is suffering from any of these symptoms or disorders, contact one of our doctors for a NRCT relief test. The test is non-invasive.

Detoxification is Important for Health!

Patients find that going through a detoxification program at our office results in not only laboratory changes but also improvements in brain function and energy overall.

Detoxification is a consideration in every individualized treatment plan I craft, based on urinary heavy metal detoxification status testing and bioimpedance analysis. Of course, there are many other lab tests that can be done to detect and quantify toxic load. On the other hand, the expense of those tests is something I weigh before recommending them.

I have recorded several lectures on both the problem of toxicity in the environment as well as on directions to take to improve health and function. If you want more lectures by other experts in the field, you can order a whole set of lectures by contacting the clinic at 510-849-1176.