The Top 3 Things that are DESTROYING Your Health! #1 STRESS AND ANXIETY!

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1 The Top 3 Things that are DESTROYING Your Health! MAIN ARTICLE:::: #1 STRESS AND ANXIETY! It s great to feel calm and centred, but too many of us are all wound up: unfortunately stress and anxiety are the hallmarks of the 21 Century. It is estimated that 75-90% of visits to our primary healthcare physicians are related to stress- either acutely or because of chronic problems associated with stress. Most people, when faced with an intense or constant feeling of stress or anxiety, will either self-medicate with alcohol or cannabis, or see their doctors, possibly to be given a prescription for a tranquilizer (which, by the way, are highly addictive). The choice of these three drugs- alcohol, cannabis, and tranquilizers is no coincidence. They all promote the neurotransmitter GABA, which is the brain s peacemaker, helping to turn off excess adrenaline and calm you down. But the action of these drugs are short lived leaving you grumpy and irritable and wanting more; perpetuating the cycle of stress. And stress is a factor in many illnesses- from headaches to heart disease, and immune deficiencies to digestive problems. Natural Medicines interests lie in finding the source of dysregulation in the body. In other words, what is causing stress and anxiety in your body? Once we have discovered the source of your stress we work with the body to correct these imbalances and we achieve profound and lasting results by, Supporting Your Hormones Balancing Your Neurotransmitters Treating Acute & Chronic Anxiety Supporting Restful Sleep You don t have to live with the symptoms associated with Stress and Anxiety any longer. There are natural solutions! With our present day knowledge of the human body, it s many systems, and how we can successfully effect these systems using diet, nutrition, botanicals and homeopathy we can target the source of stress and anxiety and eliminate it. Book an appointment online or call the clinic ( ) and get started on improving your health for today and for your future. Healthy Starts Here! Have you ever noticed that you forget things when you re stressed? That s because stress increases levels of the hormone cortisol, and cortisol damages your brain. According to Stanford University research, two weeks of raised cortisol levels caused by stress leaves dendrites (those connections between brain cells) shriveled up. So, if your game

2 plan in life is to work your butt off, make a million, and retire, you may retire with half a brain! That s the bad news. The good news is that research showed that dendrites do grow back once cortisol levels decline. HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS The anti-stress diet- Fast-releasing sugars create a state of stress in the body, stimulating the release of cortisol. So avoid eating white bread, sweets and breakfast cereals or other foods with added sugar. Slow-releasing carbohydrates- fruit, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds- on the other hand, provide an even keel of consist energy.

3 #2 Toxicity- STATS The average newborn is born into this world with 287 chemicals found in their placenta, of these we know that 180 cause cancer in humans or animals*, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system*, 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests* a.i.1.a.i.1.a. *some individual chemicals cause multiple adverse reactions & are found in more than one category. The average American consumes over 10 pounds of chemical food additives per year, with compounds such as artificial sweeteners, flavours, colours and preservatives. Sugar is toxic to your body: 1 tsp of sugar depresses your immune system for 5 hours. 1 can of pop contains 10 tsp of sugar or more. Almost 90% of the money Americans spend on food is used to buy processed foods. People who eat bacon five times per week or more, (which is full of chemicals, dyes, preservatives and nitrates) are almost 60% more likely to develop bladder cancer than those who do not. What does this all boil down to? Cellular Toxicity resulting in Disease!!! MAIN ARTICLE TOXICITY!!! Do you feel tired often? Have headaches? Have you gained weight recently? Do you have aches and pains? Do you get sick often? Crave certain foods? Have mood swings? Feel Sluggish? Do you look and feel older than you are? Consider that you may be toxic.

4 The first prescription for maintaining optimal health is regular detoxification. Your liver, lungs, skin, kidneys, and lymphatic systems are the major centres of detoxification in our bodies and we need to keep these healthy in order to avoid a toxic back-up. Continual exposure to environmental toxins (pesticides, chemicals, additives, etc.) results in the cells of our bodies being supplied with polluted nutrients. Your car can t function with pollutants (like dirt) in its gas tank and neither can your cells!! Here s the result: Your cells ability to convert nutrients into energy is severely reduced, which translates into a total breakdown of our body s biology and symptoms, like the ones mentioned above. There is good news! Through the use of proper detoxification protocols we can strategically target the body s major systems of detoxification and rid the body of the accumulated toxicity that is causing you symptoms. Humanity has been in search of the fountain of youth since the beginning of time. With our present day knowledge of the human body, it s many systems, and how we can successfully effect these systems using diet, nutrition, botanicals and homeopathy we can achieve the next best thing: Healthy Longevity. Book an appointment online or call the clinic ( ) and get started on improving your health for today and for your future. Healthy Starts Here! Health Highlight Eat your Greens Cruciferous vegetables (whose leaves grow in a cross pattern) are especially rick in certain phytonutrients. These are powerful detoxifying substances and can help break down cancer-causing chemicals. Eat: Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower

5 Cress Horseradish Kale Turnip If you eat cabbage more than once a week, research shows you are only one-third as likely to develop cancer as someone who never eats cabbage. Limit your exposure to pesticides Eat organic food. This instantly minimizes your exposure to pesticides and herbicides. When you are eating non-organic produce, add 2 tbsp of vinegar to your bowel of washing water. This will reduce pesticides. #3 INFLAMMATION In present day, degenerative diseases that involve inflammation prematurely kill over two-thirds of the people currently living in affluent, industrialized nations. Persistent, systemic inflammation is at the root of practically all known chronic health conditions. And new evidence is now emerging that numerous mental health problems, as well as heart disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol and diabetes, have excessive inflammation as part of their root cause. Alzheimer s disease is certainly an inflammatory disease, but so too can be autism, depression, and Parkinson s disease. These conditions are not necessarily inevitable, and neither is chronic inflammation, but you have to know what lifestyle and dietary steps to take in order to avoid them, many of which are fairly simple and straightforward. Here are some key facts you need to know about inflammation: The most common cause of inflammation is faulty digestion leading to an overload of substances for the liver to detoxify, too many free radicals, and too much stress. Inflammatory reactions invariably mean increased production of free radicals, and therefore an increased need for antioxidants such as vitamin A, beta-carotene, and vitamins C and E. Calming down inflammation involves using are our old friends, the omega-3 fats, found in salmon, tuna, herring, mackerel, and flax. In addition to being anti-inflammatory, they are a vital component of every cell membrane in the body.

6 Simple blood tests such as ESR can be ordered. If raised, you have excessive inflammation in your body. Inflammation is the body s alarm signal when things get out of hand. It is a natural response to too many insults and not enough nutrients and large US government-sponsored surveys have shown that over 60% of the population is deficient in one or more essential nutrients. You don t have to live with the complications associated with persistent inflammation any longer. There are natural solutions! With our present day knowledge of the human body, it s many systems, and how we can successfully effect these systems using diet, nutrition, botanicals and homeopathy we can target the source of systemic inflammation and eliminate it. Book an appointment online or call the clinic ( ) and get started on improving your health for today and for your future. Healthy Starts Here! Health Highlight: Out of the frying pan Grill, steam, boil or bake your food- don t fry. Frying food in oil produces free radicals, highly reactive chemicals that destroy essential fats in food and can damage cells, increasing the risk of cancer, heart disease and premature aging all promoting inflammation.