The Wellness Center

It is high time to get your garden prepped and planted, put in some new bedding flowers, or dig up that unsightly tree that didn’t make it through the Winter. All of these chores are fun, but are also hard work and can leave you sore (and sun burnt) the next day. Back pain and gardening go hand and hand unfortunately, BUT there are many remedies for spending a day bent over digging in the dirt. One that may not be on your radar screen is called Cupping Therapy.

What is Cupping Therapy?
Cupping is an ancient therapy that can be traced back to Egypt over 3000 years ago. In modern times it is known as a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique for treating a variety of health conditions – predominately pain. Basically a partial vacuum is created in cups placed on the skin either by means of heat or suction. This draws up the underlying tissues, creating a rush of blood to the area – increasing circulation and localized healing takes place. Most commonly cupping is incorporated into a massage, bodywork or acupuncture session.

Cupping therapy has been further developed as a means to open the ‘meridians’ or channels of the body that flow energy to each and every organ and tissue in our bodies. For example, there are five meridians on the back that, when opened, allow invigorating energy to travel the whole length of the body. Cupping is the best way to open these meridians, and you guessed it…relieve pain!!

For a live demonstration on CBS News click here.

Cupping has also been found to affect the body up to four inches into the tissues, causing tissues to release toxins and activate the lymphatic system. This is great for common aches and pains but is also proven to clear colon blockages, help activate and clear the veins, arteries and capillaries, activate the skin, clear stretch marks and improve varicose veins. Cupping is very useful, extremely safe and can be easily learned and incorporated into your family health practices.

Cupping is an excellent and effective alternative to surgical or invasive treatment or treatment with pharmaceuticals for:
Body pain including but not limited to knee pain, elbow pain, back and neck pain, pain in the legs, low back pain, hand pain

• Acute pain such as sprains and strains
• Edema and swellings
• Asthma and bronchitis
• Dull aches and pains, arthritis
• Abdominal pain, stomachache and indigestion
• Painful menstruation and associated pain in the low back.
• Coughs from excessive mucus

Movie stars like Cupping too!!

Gwyneth Paltrow showed cupping marks at a film premier that caused quite a media stir – Click Here!

We’ve been talking about sports injuries and the less-evident ways to avoid and address them (chiropractic, acupuncture) this month, BUT what about good ol’ fashioned massage for sports injuries?? But of course!

Sports Massage is a modality of therapeutic massage that is used before, during or after athletic events and activities. Dating back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, the importance of massage was recognized for the maintenance and improvement of athletic performance. In the U.S., around the late nineteenth century, athletes established “rubdowns” as a regular part of their training routines, and it became recognized and credited as a part of elite performances. So what exactly does Sports Massage do to prevent or treat injuries?

Prevention – An ounce of prevention = more time doing what you love!

Basic Muscle Balancing
By making sports massage a regular part of your training regimen, muscle camping, spasm and tension patterns can be assessed and decreased, along with voluntary and involuntary splinting (muscle recruitment), and fascial adhesions and restrictions, all of which promotes improved overall muscle balancing and helps in avoiding injuries such as chronic strain syndromes.

Improved Range of Motion and Flexibility
Through the use of sports massage, hyper-tonicity of the muscle can be reduced, improving its flexibility and tone. Furthermore, the use of cross fiber massage and myofascial release can greatly reduce fascial adhesions, restrictions and scar tissue. All of these benefits allow the muscle to contract and lengthen more efficiently, thus improving length, strength ratio, muscle power and range of motion. When muscles are in this state, functioning properly, they are much less likely to sustain injury or strain.

A Step Beyond Prevention
On top of avoiding injury, it has been documented that sports massage can lead to less tension and distress, a higher degree of tranquility and vitality, enhanced alertness, and fewer sleep difficulties. In which case, it seems logical that an athlete’s performance potential and rate of recovery would be positively affected by this decrease in stress and anxiety and enhanced sense of well-being and mental focus.

Recovery – Even rubdowns can’t always prevent injuries
Unfortunately even the most highly trained, skilled and massaged athlete is going to endure an injury at some point in their career. When the time comes there are things to do in the first 72 hours, and then there is massage.

Pain Relief
The bottom line is that injuries hurt, ouuucchhh. The use of touch stimulates a mechanism for pain relief called the gate control theory. This occurs when somatic stimulus (massage) blocks the pain stimulus at the spinal gate. That is why you find yourself rubbing or holding an injury as an initial response to pain. Additionally, by improving tissue flexibility, circulation, and reducing spasm and trigger points (knots), the pain receptors in the affected tissues are indirectly desensitized.

Reduced Inflammation
Sports massage shifts fluids from an injured area to an area with healthy, intact blood and lymphatic vessels, thus reducing inflammation and edema (excessive tissue fluid). Additionally, using lymphatic drainage techniques will enhance the function of the lymphatic system and aid in edema uptake.

Enhanced Local Circulation
Massage is an amazing tool for improving local venous flow and hyperemia (increased amount of blood in the capillary network due to local vasodilation) in injured or affected tissues, which is imperative for healing. Although exercise is the best method to improve general circulation, those with injuries that prevent movement, massage can do the trick.

Relief from Repetitive Use Injuries
Through the use of massage and Applied Kinesiology, problematic areas can be specifically treated with an emphasis on breaking down scar tissue and addressing the affected connective tissue, lengthening the muscle and restoring the nerve supply and energy meridian, thus relieving the acute symptoms.

• Do you lay in bed for hours, feeling tired but unable to fall asleep?
• Do you toss and turn when you sleep at night?
• Do you have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep?
• Do you feel lethargic and groggy after you wake up?

Insomnia affects all age groups. Among adults, insomnia affects women more often than men. The incidence tends to increase with age.  Stress is the most common trigger to short-term or acute insomnia. However, if you don’t address short term insomnia it may develop into chronic insomnia

Most adults have experienced insomnia or sleeplessness at one time or another in their lives. An estimated 30%-50% of the general population are affected by insomnia, and 10% have chronic insomnia.

By definition, insomnia is “difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep or both” and it may be due to inadequate quality or quantity of sleep. Insomnia is not defined by a specific number of hours of sleep in that one gets, since individuals vary widely in their sleep needs and practices.  Sleep, often in our society is pushed to the side when we are trying to push through a project or we have too many things to do, so we decide to give up sleep in order to work and catch up.  When we do try to fall asleep and have problems, many of us reach for over the counter or prescription sleep aids which only put a band-aid on the problem, rather than address the root of the cause.

Insomnia is generally classified into 3 categories: transient, short-term and chronic insomnia. Not every medical society agrees on one definition, here is a general guideline:

Transient Insomnia: if you have symptoms lasting less than one week
Short-Term Insomnia: if you symptoms between one to three weeks
Chronic Insomnia: those that have symptoms longer than three weeks
Insomnia Causes:
Many of the causes of transient and short-term insomnia are similar and they include:

• Changes in work schedule
• Jet lag
• Excessive or unpleasant noise
• Uncomfortable room temperature (too hot or too cold)
• Stressful situations in life (exam preparation, loss of a loved one, unemployment, divorce, or separation)
• Presence of an acute medical or surgical illness or hospitalization
• Withdrawal from drug, alcohol, sedative, or stimulant medications
• Insomnia related to high altitude (mountains)

How Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can help to improve insomnia?

Acupuncture is effective in treating stress induced, primary insomnia by balancing the endocrine/hormone regulated activities. Chronic stress causes our stress hormones to become hyperactive, this in turn suppresses our feedback hormone. When using acupuncture, the acu-point selected for the insomnia respond to needling and our bodies adjust the feedback system. In this way the endocrine regulating center can be balance and normal sleeping patterns are restored.
Secondary insomnia due to medication and some other physiological causes span from circadian rhythm disorders, sleep-wake imbalance, to a variety of medical conditions are more complex to treat. This will take a longer period of time to treat the underlying conditions and causes of the insomnia. Acupuncture combines with Chinese medicine are essential to improve sleeping patterns. The mechanisms are similar as above mentioned balancing the endocrine system. The medication induced insomnia can be complicated as the medications may work on central nerve systems or at neuron transmitter levels. Acupuncture can help in the way to release the side effects from medications other than fix the root condition.
The WHO has published that acupuncture has the therapeutic effect to improve insomnia yet it needs more clinical trials.
You do not have to put up with sleepless nights. Simple changes in your daily habits can resolve insomnia and restore your needed rest. Acupuncture and Chinese

Whether you are a weekend, competitive or aspiring professional athlete – you want to perform at our very best, and AVOID injury at all cost (because that means not doing the things we truly love). There are a host of ways to achieve this that include proper training, massage, acupuncture, nutrition, AND chiropractic care.

Injury Prevention
It is essential, especially for athletes, to align the structure of the body so all muscles work effectively and ergonomically.  This functional integrity allows for increased:
•    Strength
•    Flexibility
•    Coordination
•    Circulation
All of these things dramatically reduce the risk for most injury as well as arthritis, inflammation, and general aches and pains.

Injury Treatment
The bad news is if you play, and train, hard you will eventually and inevitably sustain an injury. The good news is chiropractic adjustments and chiropractic care can get you back in action in no time.
Injuries can be sustained in a one-time traumatic event (think kicking a soccer ball and pulling a hamstring muscle, ouch) or overtime from overuse or incorrect training, weight lifting, etc. Either way, the joint and/or muscles are inflamed. Techniques that help heal include chiropractic adjustment, soft tissue rehabilitation and Kinesio taping.

Chiropractic adjustments are especially helpful with misaligned or fixated joints (joints where injury has caused there to be friction and reduction of movement). Bringing the body back into proper alignment increases the circulation to the joints which boosts fluid and nutrient exchange. Proper joint function increases muscle strength, coordination and mobility.
Soft tissue rehabilitation brings muscles, tendons and ligaments back to their proper function. There is a variety of techniques. The most effective include:

1.    Electrical stimulation – Or commonly called TENS, is the popularized name for electrical stimulation used on muscles and tissues to treat pain and inflammation.

2.    Active Release Technique (ART) -  Massage technique for overused soft tissue that has built up scar tissue, thus decreasing their proper function. ART providers use his or her hands to evaluate the texture, tightness and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Abnormal tissues are treated by combining precisely directed tension with very specific patient movements. Check out the official ART website for more info – www.activerelease.com
3.    PNF Stretching – Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation is not really a type of stretching but is a technique of combining passive stretching and isometric stretching in order to achieve flexibility. It works great for preventing injuries because the muscles tension is lowered promoting greater flexibility and therefore reducing the risk of strained or sprained muscles.

Kinesio Taping – This is a technique that uses stretchy, cloth tape to facilitate the proper function of the physical body. It includes muscle relaxation and activation by applying the following methodology:
•    Taping over and around muscles in order to assist and give support or to prevent over-contraction.
•    Utilizing a number of corrective techniques to promote correct muscle and joint function
•    Affecting change in deeper layers of fascia by manipulating the skin and muscle.
•    Creating space underneath the skin to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage.
•    Pain relief by targeting the pain and the source of the pain

Spring has officially sprung! Tis the season to start playing your favorite sports, hit the hiking trails, dust of your bike, and enjoy the beauty of Colorado’s outdoor fun. Unfortunately this time of year is also plagued with sports injuries. Although we try to avoid injury, the reality is if you play hard the risk is extremely high. When injury occurs you probably think ice, elevation, compression….but what about needles. Needles?? Yes, the ancient practice of Acupuncture has been proven by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be effective to alleviate pain, inflammation and help heal injuries.

How does acupuncture work?
Acupuncture is part of Chinese and/or Oriental Medicine which views the body as an energetic system that is continually striving for a state balance – know as the Yin and Yang balance. This delicate equilibrium stems from a good flow of energy (Chi or Qi) throughout the body. When sports injury or trauma occurs, the Chi becomes stuck or blocked. Think of a traffic jam – If you drive I-25 from the Denver Tech Center to Downtown in the middle of the day it is a pleasant experience and you cruise at 65 mph with a nice flow of cars. Occasionally this flow is disrupted and there is a sudden slow down, signaling that something has happened on the highway. If we look at our energy system as we would the I-25 corridor, the flow is easily influenced by the slightest blockage. So, if the highway is “injured” (i.e. a small to serious accident), the traffic either slows down or totally stops (in Chinese terms the Chi and Blood are not circulating efficiently, causing the area of our body to swell up and become painful, hot to touch, inflamed, stiff, and the muscle may cramp or even spasm). This “injury” or blockage is local, but has a broad effect on the “system”, causing long waits at the onramps and dramatic slowing on adjacent roads and highways. In reference to the body it basically knocks us completely out of balance.

Acupuncture treatments use needling to trigger the release of neuro-chemicals in the brain such as endorphins and the repairing troops to heal the damage. It also speeds up the healing process by increasing the flow of Chi and blood into the affected area. Specific points are used based on the diagnosis and injury location, with the overall goal of bringing the body back into its original state of balance.

In addition, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can be used to prevent sports and other injuries by strengthening the body. This is achieved through needling as well as herbal formulas used to balance the organs. Balanced and healthy organ and organ function (especially kidney, liver and spleen) mean strong bones, tendons and muscles.

Colorado has been incredibly lenient on massage training, letting just about anyone hang a shingle and solicit business, until April 2009 when the government tightened the ship and started cracking down. Now all therapists have to register with the State to get their RMT (Registered Massage Therapist) designation. The credentials to be official with the Department of Regulatory Agencies of the Colorado State Government include:

• 500 hours of education
• Must pass the MBLEx (Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination offered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards) OR NCBTMB exams (a national certification examination offered by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork)
• Liability insurance
• Criminal background check

This new governmental regulation has been established to bring more credibility and professionalism to the profession and industry. It was also instated to protect clients and keep them safe. Massage therapists are now punishable by law if they advertise or practice without current and legitimate registration, if they don’t refer client to a general health care practitioner when the services required by the client are beyond the level of competence, they engage in sexual activities of any kind with client, or have a physical or mental condition or disability that renders the them unable to provide massage therapy with reasonable skill and safety.

For most practitioners 500-hours of massage school is just the beginning. They tend to be life-long learners that continue to inform themselves about various modalities, specific trainings, new techniques, and specialty massage. Such fields of additional education include:

• Manual Lymphatic Drainage
• Reflexology
• Polarity Treatment
• Structural Integration
• Prenatal Massage
• Sports Massage
• Chair Massage
• Acupressure
• Thai Massage
• Shiatsu

There is debate regarding whether or not massage therapy actually removes toxins from the body. The long and short answer is no, it doesn’t remove toxins from the body, but it stimulates various internal mechanisms that support detoxification and the immune system – thus it is highly recommended as part of a thorough and comprehensive cleansing or detoxification program.

Body Balance
The world, and culture, we live in not only overwhelms our bodies with toxins but our being with stimuli. Our nervous systems were not designed to drive on the highway, while listening to music, while texting our friend, while chatting with a passenger, ALL in rush hour! Because of this, our sympathetic nervous system (responsible for fight-flight response) is fried and our parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation mode) is dormant. Therapeutic massage awakens the later, enabling our bodies to actually relax – letting our systems come back to homeostasis and actually do their jobs (i.e. pump blood, digest food, AND eliminate toxins).

Increase Circulation
Massage facilitates circulation because the pressure created by the massage technique actually moves blood through the body, especially its congested areas. The release of this same pressure causes new blood to flow in, creating improved circulation. This brings oxygen rich blood to the damaged, tense and toxic tissues, infusing them with the energy they need to heal, relax, and release impurities.

Stimulate Lymph System
The lymphatic system absorbs fluid, toxins, waste material, and foreign substances from our tissues. It then gets filtered and purified by the lymph nodes. When we undergo a detoxification program the level of impurities in the lymph is SUPER high. By stimulating this system through massage (especially light work such as Swedish massage), it works more efficiently to remove toxins, helping to speed the cleansing process.

Sound pretty basic??…it is!! Massage is a crucial part of a preventative wellness lifestyle, AND it is instrumental in detoxification programs.

Cleansing or detox programs can be customized for individuals based on your level of health/vitality/energy (how you feel) and on your health goals (how you want to feel).  The body is exposed to toxins each and everyday. Detox programs can support the body in getting rid of unwanted substances and impurities so that health and vitality can be improved.  Here are some detoxing fundamentals and the scoop on cleansing.

Where do toxins come from?
There are two ways toxins enter our system. Externally, from the environment we reside in. Click here to learn more about The 10 Most Common External Toxins. And internally…believe it or not we also create toxins internally (metabolic byproducts) as our bodies break down nutrients. In a nutshell, there are literally trillions of cells in each and every one of us. These cells take in nutrition from the foods we eat to make energy. For example, a heart cell makes energy to be a heart cell and pump blood, a brain cell makes energy to be a brain cell and conduct thought.  As each cell takes in nutrition it also gets rid of waste (like we do).  This waste from the cell gets excreted into the interstitial space (the space that houses ALL of our cells). We actually have more space in our body than cells even though we have TRILLIONS of cells!  That’s a lot of space!!  Eventually this space may become full of waste, making it difficult for nutrition to reach the cell, as well as difficult for the cell to get rid of waste.  This can eventually make the cells sluggish, toxic and malnourished. Thus making us sluggish, toxic, and malnourished!

Thank Goodness for The Liver!
This Godly organ enables our bodies to detoxify the external as well as the internal toxins, keeping us healthy and alive. It does this through a powerful two phase process. Phase One picks up toxins that we are exposed to (i.e. alcohol or caffeine) and changes them into an intermediate substance.  This intermediate substance is actually MORE venomous than the original toxins. Phase Two then takes the intermediate substance and changes it into a water soluble solution that can be excreted out of the body either through our urine or our feces.  Brilliant, but not fool-proof. Because our environment can be so toxic (i.e. the foods we eat, liquids we drink, air we breath), Phase One has a lot to take in. Unfortunately Phase Two simply can’t keep up so there is an abundance of EXTRA TOXIC intermediary substances floating about the body and being reabsorbed into our delicate system!!

Stopping the Cycle – Liver Detoxification
The point of cleansing is to, number one, clean up the diet so you don’t add more toxins to the already overloaded system. This means eliminating some or all of the things that put extra pressure on Phase One and burden the body (sugar, alcohol, and caffeine) and/or are potential irritants to the body (dairy, wheat, corn, and eggs). And number two, include certain nutrients that support Phase Two to help the liver “catch up” and detoxify all those toxins. Whatever you do, make sure your bowels are moving at least daily and you are drinking and absurd amount of water so the mobilized toxins are being eliminated and not just sitting in your bowels and getting reabsorbed.

That’s it?
Yes, cleansing it NOT rocket science. Basically clean up the diet and add some good nutrients and you will begin supporting your liver in detoxification. Cleansing doesn’t mean you have to completely stop ingesting food/calories or go on a lemonade cleansing diet for days. This can actually be excessively stressful on your adrenals and is not recommended for people with extreme fatigue or adrenal issues. Please consult your natural practitioner for guidance and assistance in creating your personal cleansing program.

Weight Loss
Although the goal of doing a cleanse may or may not be to loose weight, it is a nice side effect, if needed. Simply staying away from sugar and alcohol, two high calorie substances, can prompt you to shed a few extra pounds, making your body even more efficient.

When to Cleanse?
Spring is a great time to cleanse. Chinese Medicine supports Spring cleaning for after our bodies have gone through a long winter (time to retract and store up), it is ideal to let go of toxins and shed a few pounds.

Benefits of Cleansing
The breadth of benefits reach far and wide, and vary greatly for each individual. Overall the cleanser can experience:
•    Higher energy levels
•    Less food cravings
•    Potential weight loss
•    Improved mood
•    Increased immune function

I just recently read the book, The Pursuit of Perfect, by Tal Ben-Sharer Ph.D. a recovering perfectionist.   I thought it was excellent reminder for all of us to remember our humanness and to learn that the only way to grow is through trial and error, which at times means letting go of being perfect and gulp… even failing sometimes.

We live in a culture where we see perfection all around us, in advertisments, beauty ads, magazines, in movies and on the television. In many ways it has distorted reality for some of us. In addition, in many personal development circles the idea of being “happy” and positive all the time seems to be the “ideal.” In reality being positive all the time is just not part of how humans are wired.

Masking human emotions:

When we do not allow ourselves to experience painful emotions, we limit our capacity for happiness. Painful emotions intensify when they are not released, they will eventually come out and can overwhelm us. Painful emotional are an inevitable part of being human, and therefore rejecting it is ultimately rejecting our humanity. To lead a full and fulfilling life we need to allow ourselves to experience the full range of human emotions. In other words, we need to give ourselves permission to be human.

Are you a perfectionist?

• Do you reject failure?
• Do you cover up or mask painful emotions or experiences, through an addictive behavior, such as: workaholism, alcoholism, shopping, drugs, or overeating?
• When life doesn’t go smoothly (which is the expectation) do you get extremely frustrated and have difficulty coping?
• Do you high expectations for yourself and others?
• Are your expectations so high that in reality they are never attainable?
• Do you dismiss your successes once you reach your goal, because you immediately move onto the next task or goal?

The perfectionist tends to see the glass as always half empty. No matter how successful he is, his shortcomings and imperfections eclipse all of his accomplishments. So what can you do to change this pattern?

Letting go of perfection:

Learn to accept failure as a natural part of life and as an experience that is inextricably linked to success. If you want your baby to learn how to walk, you have to let them fall a few times.  Give yourself the same grace. Experience of failure, challenges or hardship makes us strong and more resilient. Learn to accept painful emotions, try not to stuff them away but get comfortable feeling uncomfortable.  Celebrate your successes.  Take time to honor the hard work you and others have put into accomplishing something.  Also honor the smaller accomplishments, such as just making it through a whole day of not just frustrated with yourself or others. Accept the harsh reality that we are all humans, with faults and imperfections.  Whenever someone frustrates me or I get frustrated with myself, I remind myself that my humanness is coming out.

Re-framing Failure:

If you fail more frequently, it means that you are challenging yourself and it is only when you do this that you learn and grow. We often develop and mature much more from our failures than from our successes. When we fall down and get up again we become stronger and more resilient.

Failure and overcoming hardships also boosts our self esteem. It teaches us that we can trust ourselves and take on challenges rather than avoid them. Failure means stripping away the inessential and gives you an inner security. You will never really know yourself or the strength until you have been tested by adversity.

Here is to letting go of perfection and allowing yourself to fail and laugh about it.

Until next time…

Sharon

Unfortunately, our bodies were not designed to protect themselves from all the modern synthetic chemicals and toxins we encounter today. Therefore internal cleansing is an imperative part of a healthy regimen. Need a little motivation to get cleansing…check out the health problems below that are a result of a toxic system.

Obesity
Increased fat production due to toxicity is one of the causes of weight gain and thus obesity in America. The body protects itself by surrounding impurities with fat and water to reduce the damage they could cause. It is in these fat cells that many of our long-term problems arise.  Chemicals that persist in the body because they cannot be rapidly broken down or excreted create what is referred to as the “body burden.” According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this weight (literally) on the body makes people much more susceptible to health problems like:
•    High cholesterol
•    Type 2 Diabetes
•    Hypertension
•    Heart disease
•    Stroke
•    Gallbladder disease
•    Breathing problems
•    Osteoarthritis
•    Sleep apnea
•    Cancer

Autoimmune
Douglas Kerr, MD and faculty neurologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland states:
“Something is causing our immune system to increasingly make mistakes in which the line becomes blurred, the immune system attacks the body itself, and autoimmune disease occurs.  Much of the reason for this comes from countless environmental toxins to which we are currently exposed – toxins that interfere with the way the immune system communicates with the rest of the body.”
Because of this very fact autoimmune disorders are being diagnosed more frequently today.   According to recent statistics, one in twelve Americans – and one in nine women will develop an autoimmune disorder in their lifetime.
By comparison, one in twenty Americans will have coronary heart disease, and one in fourteen American adults will have cancer in their lifetime.

Mental Health
Something you may not associate with toxicity or cleansing, but your mental well-being is closely linked to your physical wellness. More people today reach for drugs to handle problems ranging from depression to Attention Deficit Disorder, and everything in between. Most conditions could be dramatically reduced, if not eliminated, with detoxification and proper nutrition.

Type II Diabetes
This form of Diabetes is far more common than Type 1 and makes up 90% or more of all cases of diabetes.  Today, its incidence is growing and it is estimated that in a few years, 10% of all adults will have Diabetes.  It is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. Diets high in fat, sugar and alcohol, as well as high blood pressure and obesity are contributing factors to developing Diabetes.

Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease. It is estimated 10 million Americans suffer from this disorder.  This can be directly linked to highly processed diets full of acid-producing foods.
Dr. Loren Cordain, Ph.D, professor and researcher at Colorado State University states: “The kidneys are responsible for maintaining a neutral pH in the body, and when acid-yielding foods lowers that pH, bones release calcium and magnesium to increase alkalinity.  Long term excess acidity leads to thinner bones and decreased muscle mass.”

Check out info on WHY We all Need Cleansing

For more information on cleansing visit www.wellnessdenver.com

Information provided by The New Solution to Toxicity and Improved Health: Cellular Cleansing with Enhanced Body Nutrition by David Singer Enterprises