As we move into fall, it's time to take a look at
ourselves and
reevaluate our habits and state of health. I find that the
routines and patterns that may have worked for me during the summer
need to be looked and renewed.
Take
a moment to review your well-being. Are you energetic,
balanced and strong? Now is a great time to take a look at
your health habits. Feel free to drop me a line and let me
know how you are doing.
What is
the difference between perfect health and almost perfect health? Dr. Michael Lebowitz D.C. takes a look at
this tough question in Body Mechanics.
"After being in practice a number of years and
taking extensive histories of hundreds of patients, I began to see
how even people who considered themselves in "perfect health" did
have many "little" problems they felt were too insignificant to
mention to the doctor. A state of perfect health is far from just
not being sick. It is a state where all organs, glands, tissues, and
cells, are working optimally and in harmony with each
other." Dr. Michael
Lebowitz D.C.
"Don't harm your health or your wallet with guesswork. You
can't trust opinions. You can only trust medical
tests."
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Women's
Health Issues Today __________________________
Hormone
Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a hot news topic now, but one of
perennial concern for us. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 50
every day, healthy aging for women is subject of national
interest. Millions of these women have trusted HRT as a remedy
for the pain and discomfort that result from a natural
reduction in estrogen production. Recent findings, however,
suggest that their trust was misplaced-as HRT has been
implicated as a probable cause of estrogen-related cancers,
cardiovascular disease, and other serious health conditions.
Fortunately, there are-and always have been-natural
alternatives to maintaining a healthy hormone balance
throughout perimenopause and menopause. Here are a few
questions and answers in the hopes that they assist in sorting
out this timely topic.
What
are the dangers of HRT? Find out about natural
alternatives to
HRT.
SP
Complete™ Now Available in Single Serving
Packets In
addition to the 28-ounce container, SP Complete is now
available in single serving packets. SP Complete is a
supplement shake mix that provides essential vitamins
and minerals to the body during purification. The
nutrients in this product support a healthy
cardiovascular system, encourage healthy nervous system
function, deliver strong antioxidant protection to
promote cellular health, and support healthy digestive
system function. In addition, it can be used outside of
a purification program to replace vital nutrients often
lost during the refining process of many of the foods we
buy.
The new, convenient packets allow you to
make delicious shakes without having to measure and are
easily portable for all occasions.
MyVits News
We
are currently creating a redesign for our
website for greater ease and usability. We are
adding many exciting new physician
quality products that we have used successfully for
almost 2 decades.These products are the most tried
tested and proven vitamins available for
Purity,Value and Health.
.
These organically
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support everything from bone health to stress
maintenance.
New Toll
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Measure Your
Health
If
you are you on a healthy diet, vitamin or exercise program,
very well done.
You are taking
steps to improve your vitality. When taking care of your
health, learn to measure your progress on any program by
keeping tabs on your condition in that area. Doctors
measure the exact levels of many areas of your health each
time you make a visit. These areas are so important they are
called "vital signs".
The vital signs are your pulse rate,
temperature, and respiratory rate. Other important
measurements often checked are your blood pressure,
weight, blood and urine tests. In our office we stress
improved results of the weakest links found on our tests.
Each
time we see a new patient for the first time we perform
specific tests and direct our attention toward the measurement
of the vital physical and nutritional signs. For example the
Adrenal test we do most often is a saliva test. This
test is very similar to a test you can do yourself at
home called StressCheck.
The saliva contains levels of hormones which are chemicals
that reveal how well the body handles
stress.
That means pain, inflammation, sex
hormones, blood sugar, water and hormonal balance,
nutritional status and more.These tests may be the
key to finding why someone feels badly yet interpretation of a
standard blood test says you are "normal".Once reviewed
the present condition is compared to their past tests and
all future changes may then be monitored both by how you feel
and accurate measurements of how your body is
doing. .
Now there are tests you may actually do at home
to check the effectiveness of your vitamins, find out where
you need the most help now or just know the current status to
keep track of your own
health!
Just click on the link below that is underlined
and find the test that interests you .or click on the box
and we will have a new window open up with full
details Test yourself
at home
What
we want to stress here is to measure the weakest link in
the chain to see your progress and to make sure all the
other links are staying strong. Any improvement is a sign you
are doing the right thing . Whetheryou keep
track or not, changes and actions you take in your
vitamin intake, exercise, diet and stress management
can make the difference only if they are the
right steps for you . If they are not, no changes or a
worsening can be a sign that you need to change your approach
.
To succeed in health care one must make a
positive change and continue to monitor it so it does not slip
back to where it started or worse.
Everything that you want to improve can be
successfully measured .The time to do this is as soon as
possible or before starting an exercise program, weight loss
program or any program to improve an area of your life. See
where you are at the start and make a note of
it. A graph works best.This graph has your starting
point and where you want to be in 6-8 weeks. If for
example you mark the graph for weight every three days
and your ideal weight is at the top you can easily see the
improvement.
If you
know where you are when you start and retest yourself at home
or at the doctors office by taking a test ,this
will insure you are going in the right direction. Each
and every doctors visit should include a comparison your
body's vital signs to the previous
exam.
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Latest Food
News __________________________
Garlic blocks
very earliest stages of
arteriosclerosis
NEW YORK
(Reuters Health) - Garlic extract can prevent nanoplaque
formation--the primary lesion that forms in arteriosclerosis--in
arterial endothelial cells, investigators reported on Friday at the
International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative,
and Integrative Medical Research in Boston.
Dr. Gunter
Siegel, of The Free University of Berlin, described his study in
which aqueous garlic extract in doses ranging from 0.2 to 5.0 g/L
applied to endothelial cells slowed the process of proteoglycan
receptor binding to LDL cholesterol.
NEW YORK, Apr 12
(Reuters Health) - Just a spoonful of extra virgin olive oil helps
the cholesterol go down, results of a small study
indicate.
According to the
report, adults who consumed 25 milliliters (mL) or nearly 2
tablespoons of virgin olive oil daily for one week showed less
oxidation of LDL ("bad") cholesterol and higher levels of
antioxidant compounds, particularly phenols, in the
blood.
Antioxidants can help prevent oxidative damage, which
is caused by free radicals, byproducts of the body's normal
processes that can damage body tissues.
Is it safe
to take vitamins? The staff at Metagenics has tackled
this question (as well as a number of other issues) and has posted
the following:
Q. Are
vitamins safe to take?
A. Generally,
yes, in the ranges that most vitamins are available as supplements.
Vitamins are divided into two categories: fat soluble and water
soluble. The water soluble vitamins (B vitamins and vitamin C)
cannot be stored by the body, so they are generally quite safe, even
in quantities higher than you would normally get in your diet. The
fat soluble vitamins such as vitamins A or D can be stored by the
body, so it is possible to build up a level that could be harmful.
It is therefore important that you discuss ALL your vitamin
consumption with your healthcare provider, to make sure you are
getting the optimal amount for your health while not running the
risk of taking more than would be safe for you.
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browse the online catalogs below
Test
yourself at home with Body Balance Home Testing Kits. The
tests are quick, easy and reliable. Simply choose a test kit
below, and click on the test name to learn more and to
order!
At www.Myvits.com
we are proud to now offer two more product lines StandardProcessbrand: Australian
herbal company MediHerb,an StandardProcess
Veterinary Formulas™. These are specifically formulated for dogs and
cats and they are now available through veterinarians and our
website. We
are currently adding many new products to our new web site that
is now being designed.
Our
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Hormone
Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a hot news topic now, but one of
perennial concern for us. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 50
every day, healthy aging for women is subject of national
interest. Millions of these women have trusted HRT as a remedy
for the pain and discomfort that result from a natural
reduction in estrogen production. Recent findings, however,
suggest that their trust was misplaced-as HRT has been
implicated as a probable cause of estrogen-related cancers,
cardiovascular disease, and other serious health conditions.
Fortunately, there are-and always have been-natural
alternatives to maintaining a healthy hormone balance
throughout perimenopause and menopause. Here are a few
questions and answers in the hopes that they assist in sorting
out this timely topic.
