Fish Oil & Omega-3 Fatty Acids

History has shown and scientists have found that the Eskimos of Greenland suffered very little from coronary heart disease despite a diet very high in fat. The primary source of fat in their diet came from sea mammals, which contain high amounts of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.

The American Heart Association recommends healthy people eat omega-3 fatty acids from fish and plant sources to protect their hearts .

The role of essential fatty acids in the body and mind has been widely studied. The body of knowledge consists of thousands of scientific studies, including hundreds of clinical studies on Omega-3 fatty acids.

Dr. Barry Sears is a research scientist and creator of the world famous Zone Diet. His most recent book, The OmegaRx Zone - The Miracle of the New High-Dose Fish Oil, is the culmination of 20 years of research on the benefits of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish oil. In fact, Dr. Sears pioneered the development of pharmaceutical-grade fish oil, a highly refined nutritional supplement rich in DHA and EPA. This work continues his life long dedication to using diet to help people maintain their state of wellness. 

Fighting “Bad” Cholesterol otherwise known as LDL or low density lipoproteins.

Make Olive Oil the main source of fat in your diet. Use olive oil in cooking and baking rather than butter, shortening,  margarine or other vegetable oils. Use Olive Oil and vinegar on salads rather than other types of dressings.

Eat oily fish at least 3 x per week, or supplement with fish oil tablets to make sure you are getting enough Omega 3 fatty acids.

Eat oatmeal and other whole grains, avoid white anything and everything .

Avoid trans fatty acids, and hydrogenated oil always – READ LABLES ! 

Drink one or two glasses of red wine per week.

Exercise for an hour at least 5 x per week. This doesn`t have to be mean running a marathon! Just get out and move. Walk the dog, do some gardening, go for a swim, go for a hike, ride a bike with your kids or friends, walk around the mall. Do something to enhance your life.

These are great natural ways to work on lowering “Bad” Cholesterol and raising “Good” Cholesterol. The best part is that these easy life style changes don’t have potentially lethal side effects, and they actually make you feel better in mind and body!

Source : Eating Well for Optimum Health by Andrew Weil, MD

posted by: Dr. Troy M. Dreiling   www.absolutelife.com

100 Years of Great Health! or
60 Years of Misery!
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Dr. Troy M. Dreiling

360-260-6903

Scientific research and the Bible prove that you and your children should live to 80-120 years in good health. 

If you and your children are suffering with allergies, headaches, ear infections, colds, sinus problems, hormonal problems, asthma, or any other symptom, that is not 80-120 years of good health!

You and your children were not created to be sick and take dangerous medications!

Only 1 person out of 1000 lives to 60 years old in good health!

Only 1 in 10,000 people live to 80 years old in good health!

Do you truly understand what that means? That means you and your children’s chance of living a long, healthy, quality of life is almost impossible!
 

Every year we spend more and more money & donate millions of dollars on medical research and every year heart disease and cancer are getting worse! 
More diseases are developing, the old diseases are getting worse, and people are in more pain, sicker, and more depressed than every before!
 

Every year there are more medical doctors, more drugs, and more medical technology and every year we are getting sicker and sicker.
 

Living in the Medical Model doesn’t work and takes years off your life!

There’s a better answer to ensure your family’s health!
 

Chiropractic research on HIV positive patients revealed that those who received Chiropractic care showed a 48% increase in CD4 immune system blood cells compared to those that did not receive Chiropractic care!      THAT’S AMAZING!
 

That proves that a Chiropractic adjustment raises the immune system allowing you and your children to kill cancer, bacteria and viruses, and live a healthier life! 

How do you avoid sickness and disease and live to 100 years old in great health? 
Stay under regular Chiropractic Maximized Living care with your family!  

Absolute Life Chiropractic

Dr. Troy M. Dreiling

On February 17, 2007 Body by God, Vancouver YMCA, The Fish 104.1 FM and KPDQ radio will join together to kick off the 40-day campaign, Extreme Makeover Challenge.  This transformation process will challenge individuals to make real and lasting progress on a daily basis in the areas of nutrition, exercise, spiritual fitness, stress management and time management.  This Challenge will consist of six weekly workshops based on the best selling book, Body by God:  The Owner’s Manual for Maximized Living, five Saturday mall walks and a closing awards ceremony during week six.  During the workshops, which will be held at a local high school, the Body by God chiropractors will give each participant the holistic tools they will need on a daily basis to make steady, incremental changes to live a lifetime of health and happiness.  Interested participants will register through our website www.nwbodybygod.com or with the participating Body by God Chiropractic clinics at 360-260-6903.  The $29.95 registration covers the classes and an additional fee of $20 includes the Extreme Makeover Challenge T-shirt and required book, Extreme Makeover: God’s Way.  www.absolutelife.com

Fibromyalgia –chronic pain 

A Non-drug approach 

By Dr. Troy M. Dreiling 

Absolute Life Chiropractic 

With our society and lifestyles being busier than ever, we are seeing more and more disease and sickness. Current health care spending is at an all time high. Consumers have three times the out of pocket costs for doctor visits today than just 5 years ago. With the out of pocket costs increasing, more people want to get the best treatment and care possible for their hard earned dollars. The traditional approach to medical care was to only seek healthcare advice when we can’t stand the pain and suffering any longer, but what about those people who have been seeking care from the same provider for years, have seen multiple providers, are on more and more medications but are not better but much sicker?

What is fibromyalgia? 

One of the commonly diagnosed conditions I see in our clinic is Fibromyalgia. This condition is described as, “widespread pain and tenderness, fatigue, morning stiffness and sleep disturbance.” It occurs in 3-6 million Americans and is the 3^rd most commonly diagnosed rheumatologic disorder (after osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis). Most patients are women, with a median age of onset of 29-37 years; the average age of formal diagnosis is 34-54.

What is the cause? 

The cause is unknown but some strong theories suggest a relationship with Fibromyalgia and:

• Altered neurotransmitters
• Hormonal control problems (especially in pituitary, hypothalamus and adrenal systems)
• Immune system dysfunction
• Altered sleep function
• MSG (mono sodium Glutamate)
• Previous injuries or traumatic stressors
• Stress
• Viral pathologies
• Local hypoxia (decreased oxygen)
• Aspartame (NutraSweet)
• Vertebral motion segment disturbances

How does it occur? 

Several schools of thinking are looking into the body being over stimulated. This is when the bodies’ nerve pathways for pain signals are always on. This creates continuous or chronic firing of pain signals.  This can occur due to pathways being injured by trauma or chemical stressors. Trauma research shows that one whiplash or spinal type of injury will cause spinal discs to degenerate up to10 years faster than normal. With today’s busy lifestyles we also see more and more people who do not take the time to eat, think and move properly. If this pattern continues the body begins to run on fumes or empty. We know that when the body produces pain signals this is a clue that something is wrong. Fibromyalgia is just one of the resulting medical conditions of stress and or trauma.

How do we treat it? 

This is a very difficult question. Many people choose to follow a traditional western medicinal approach.  In the traditional system, we see many prescription pain killers being administered. Anti-depressants and sleeping drugs are also used to alleviate symptoms. Numerous studies show that there is very little long term benefit if any with a drug approach; with all the medications side-effects is it worth the risk?

In a wellness model of healing, we seek to find the cause of the pain rather than treating only the symptoms. We seek to perform procedures to eliminate toxins from the body and allowing it to return to a state of wholeness and balance. This is truly how our bodies were designed. Humans have the potential to live to over 100 years with very few if any health conditions. The question should be what is my body lacking, or toxic with, that is causing my body to be unwell?  Seeking doctors who look and your body in as a whole and marvelous is the first step to healing.

3 step to getting well: 

I have seen many patients with fibromyalgia type symptoms improve using 3 essential steps. The first is to eliminate MSG (mono sodium Glutamate) and Aspartame (NutraSweet). MSG is found in and added to numerous foods. It is often hidden and labeled as something else. MSG is a by product of the food when it is processed, and is a toxic, addictive neurotoxin which will trigger the pain pathways. To help your body become less sensitive and decrease Fibromyalgia type symptom one needs to eliminate MSG from one’s diet. For a list of foods and more info go to www.truthinlabeling.com. Another neural toxin which must be eliminated from one’s life is NutraSweet. NutraSweet is a powerful toxin and has been shown to cause tumors in the pituitary and hypothalamus glands.

The second step to truly getting well and perhaps the most misunderstood and under used type of care is lifestyle oriented chiropractic care. Chiropractic care is one of the most powerful ways to release your body’s innate healing power. Many people with fibromyalgia are sensitive and nervous about being touched due to chronic pain and sensitivity. However, there are numerous methods and techniques available to a wellness oriented chiropractors to allow the patient to be treated comfortably. For example, one can start by warming up the tissues of the neck and lower back for 5-10 minutes with cervical traction and a Wobble Chair. These therapies not only warm up tissue but begin to help pain causing toxins in the soft tissue move away from affected areas, and allow gentle spinal adjusting procedures to be more effective and very comfortable. In this way we can help the tissues reestablish mobility, movement which allows our joints to last longer, and prevents further degeneration; in some cases even reverse the degenerative damage that has been done. This type of care is a must for anyone with chronic pain, not only those who suffer with fibromyalgia but anyone suffering from neck pain, carpal tunnel, headaches, low back pain, sciatic nerve pain and pain between shoulders. In a recent research study conducted at University of Lund in Sweden shows that regardless of age, nutrition or exercise those who were under regular chiropractic care for a minimum of 2 years showed better DNA repair than those who were not. Those people who had regular wellness oriented chiropractic adjustments were able to slow down the aging process by allowing the body to return to a normal state of physiology.

Third step in winning the battle against chronic pain is exercise. This is a must for anyone with chronic pain. One can literally melt joint pain away by getting moving. Many fibromyalgia suffers feel that exercise will be too painful. What is misunderstood is that if one exercise one will feel better. Exercise has been shown in many studies to be more effective then anti-depressant medication in fighting depression, with out the dangerous side effects. Various forms of body movement are appropriate for the chronic pain suffer. Some include walking, swimming, bike riding, trampoline, Pilates, and tube or resistance bands. You need to find what fits your body and what feels good. Just do it!

We have all heard the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. Today is the day to start your journey to a healthier, new you. Eliminate those toxins, start getting regular adjustments (I recommend 2-4 visits per month) and get moving (exercise). These 3 simple low cost methods have proven to be clinically superior in the long haul without dangerous and deadly side effects. Clearly the human species was created to be healthy and live long and prosper. Go forth and maximize not super size!

Mental health awareness

New program focuses on fifth- and ninth-graders
Sunday, January 14, 2007
By Rebecca James
Staff writer
Every fifth-grader and ninth-grader in Cortland County if their parents give permission will be screened for mental health problems in a program that starts this month.
The screening, expected to be repeated annually, is part of an effort by local and state health officials to draw more attention to the importance of mental health treatment.
“We want to raise awareness that mental health issues are in essence no different than other physical issues, such as heart disease,” said Garra Lloyd-Lester, director of youth services development for Cortland County Mental Health. “It’s not a personality flaw. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.”
The screening will start in late January in the McGraw schools and will take place in other schools around the county during the rest of the year. All children in foster care, of any age, will also be screened.
Fifth-graders were targeted because that is the age when signs often develop of conduct disorders, emotional and behavioral problems that may be characterized by aggression toward people or animals, destruction of property or stealing.
“Ninth grade we chose because research has shown that around this time you can see the signs of emotional issues and suicidal” thoughts, Lloyd-Lester said. “Early intervention is important.”
The screening process takes about 15 minutes and can be done on a computer or paper. It involves answering a series of yes-and-no questions.
Mental illness and emotional problems among youth are a growing concern nationally. Here are findings from the National Institute of Mental Health:
Ö Half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14. But there are often long delays - sometimes decades - between the first onset of symptoms and when people seek treatment.
Ö One in 10 children suffers from a mental disorder severe enough to cause impairment. Those include autism, depression and bipolar disorder.
Ö One in 20 children, an estimated 2.7 million nationally, has emotional or behavioral difficulties that may interfere with learning, forming friendships and family life, according to a 2005 survey. Thirty-five percent of those parents had not sought help with the problem.
Meanwhile, the mental health clinic has struggled to keep up with an increasing caseload as it also has a staff shortage. Both adults and children sometimes have to wait more than 70 days to get treatment, said Michael Kilmer, director of administrative services for Cortland County Mental Health.
A new state initiative, Child and Family Clinic-Plus, aims to double the capacity of mental health clinics in the state and to screen 400,000 children annually.
Cortland County Mental Health will get about $8,300 toward its screening costs and a stipend of $50 for each new child who comes into the clinic. That money will help fund two new positions in the children’s clinic.
The estimate is that 10 percent of the 1,000 children screened will be referred to the county clinic or other providers for further evaluation, Kilmer said.
The clinic has one vacancy among its three full-time children’s clinicians, which has made the waiting list longer. The clinic also is recruiting for a psychiatrist who specializes in treating children, Kilmer said.
More expertise is critical because more children are being diagnosed with problems, he said.
“We’re seeing more and more of those children that the primary care physician doesn’t want to treat because they are not trained to meet those needs,” Kilmer said.
© 2007 The Post-Standard. Used with permission.

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As I get ready for this week’s Cancer Workshop, I am amazed at America’s health/disease care management system. They would rather you be so freaked out by a diagnosis of cancer, that you would do anything and pay anything. I read this week about a cancer drug that costs $10,000 a month and another that costs $4300 per dose. No one in their right mind would pay that out of their pocket unless they were desperate.