The Most Important Bone in The Body?
You are born with 206 bones in your body give or take a few because of anomalies. There are so many bones to choose from that are important to the human body functioning properly, but this bone when misaligned or out of place can affect almost every bone in the body. Unless you are a healthcare practitioner you probably haven’t even heard of it before.
The bone that I am referring to is the (more…)
Mechanistic View Of Life vs. Vitalistic View Of Life
| MECHANISTIC VIEW OF LIFE
1-Based on 300 years old scientific principles that emerged out of the physic of Newton & the scientific method of Descartes. Reductionist.
2-View the universe as a giant clock
3-view the body as a machine 4-Whole=sum of parts 5-Study all the parts=understanding of the whole *Specialist 6-Water=H20 7-Closed system *separateness *predictable.Dx; therapist; prognosis
1-Deals w/crisis care through the treatment of effects by suppressing symptoms, sickness & disease
2-Doctor is authoritarian, patriarchal, intervenes on submissive patient who is dependent
3-Disease seen as an entity & event. Symptoms, sickness & disease is wholly; judged as abnormal=>at war w/body & environment
4-Believe in the germ theory of disease 5-Based on inductive reasoning 1-State of health, consciousness & belief of doctor is inconsequential to patient.
2-Fear in every interaction
3- Normalization
4- Technology, science, art & philosophy
5-Sterile, cold, impersonal, uniform & ritual, expensive |
VITALISTIC VIEW OF LIFE
1-Based on contemporary scientific principle that emerged out of quantum physic. The science of Chaos, Change & Complexity. Wholeistic. 2-View the universe as a living system
3-body as bioenergetic information whirlpool 4-Whole>sum of parts 5-Study the whole=>respect for unknown O/o
*Wholistic practitioner 6-Water= H20+Energy 7-Open system *interconnectiveness *Unpredictable
1-Deals w/wellness care, address primary cause (life force/innate). Expression of symptoms essential for restoration of integrity 2-Doctor is teacher educator, partner, facilitates healing in participant of the tango of healing
3-Disease seen as a process, a manifestation of underlying disharmony. Message to change, challenge to body, adaptation=>at peace with body & environment 4-Believe in the breakdown theory
5-Based on deductive reasoning 1-State of health, consciousness & belief of doctor is paramount for person’s transformation
2-Trust in every interaction
3-Individualaization
4- Philosophy, science, art, technology
5-Alive, warm, personal, casual, practical, inexpensive
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Size Does Matter
Size Does Matter
Did you ever wonder why there are ideal height to weight averages for men and women? The amount of weight you should be carrying around also depends on your skeletal structure or frame size. Our bodies are only meant to carry around so much weight on it. Why is that? Is it because the government wants us to stop eating so much food, so that everybody in this country has enough to eat? Is it because everybody should look the same? No, to the above questions, it’s because our frames are only supposed to carry so much weight or we will start having chronic health problems in the future. Our bodies can carry excess weight for an extended period of time because they are highly adaptable to all the stresses we put upon them. The only problem with this scenario is that the body can only adapt for so long before something bad happens to your health. (more…)
What Does O.K. Mean?
What Does O.K. Mean?
I know this has happened to you when you have been watching a sporting event on television and an athlete gets hurt. Then the announcer says that he will be o.k. What does o.k. mean? That there are no more signs of any health problems, or does OK mean (more…)
Disintegration
Disintegration
Have you ever noticed how some words just have a negative or bad sound to them? “Disintegration” is one. Even though it means, simply, to break into small bits, we rarely see it used in a (more…)
Dr. Joy Television Interview
My interview with Dr. Joy will be aired during these times next week.
Wednesday – 11:30am
Thursday – 6pm
Sunday – 8am
Log onto www.princetontv.org from your phone or laptop during the times above to view the show.
Frame of Reference
Frame of Reference
Your frame of reference is important. How you view life, the world, your fellow man and the human body will often determine the outcome of your life. (more…)
Chiropractic Offers Answers To Baby Boomers’ Needs
Chiropractic Offers Answers To Baby Boomers’ Needs
An article in the April 22,2005 issue of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research points out how chiropractic is perfectly situated to meet the needs and demands of the upcoming “Age Wave” of baby boomers who expect to live healthier, happier, longer lives by breaking free of traditional approaches to health care. (more…)
Health Benefits of Chiropractic Adjustments in Asymptomatic Subjects
There was a review of more than 20 articles monitoring and measuring various body systems for improved function and their associated health benefits subsequent to chiropractic adjustments, primarily in asymptomatic individuals.
Results and Conclusions: (more…)
Antiperspirant May Influence Your Breast Cancer Risk
If you use an antiperspirant that contains aluminum, you could be increasing your risk of breast cancer. Antiperspirants work by clogging, closing, or blocking the pores that release sweat under your arms — with the active ingredient being aluminum. Not only does this block one of your body’s routes for detoxification (releasing toxins via your underarm sweat), but it raises concerns about where these metals are going once you roll them (or spray them) on.
Research, including one study published this year in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, has shown that the aluminum is not only absorbed by your body, but is deposited in your breast tissue and even can be found in nipple aspirate fluid a fluid present in the breast duct tree that mirrors the microenvironment in your breast. Researchers determined that the mean level of aluminum in nipple aspirate fluid was significantly higher in breast cancer-affected women compared to healthy women, which may suggest a role for raised levels of aluminum as a biomarker for identification of women at higher risk of developing breast cancer.
In a 2007 study published in the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, researchers tested breast samples from 17 breast-cancer patients who had undergone mastectomies. The women who used antiperspirants had deposits of aluminum in their outer breast tissue. Concentrations of aluminum were higher in the tissue closest to the underarm than in the central breast.
Aluminum is not normally found in the human body, so this study was a pretty clear sign that the metal was being absorbed from antiperspirant sprays and roll-ons. Please note that aluminum is typically only found in antiperspirants. If you are using a deodorant-only product it is unlikely to contain aluminum but might contain other chemicals that could be a concern.
Aluminum salts can account for 25 percent of the volume of some antiperspirants, and a review of the common sources of aluminum exposure for humans found that antiperspirant use can significantly increase the amount of aluminum absorbed by your body. According to the review, after a single underarm application of antiperspirant, about .012 percent of the aluminum may be absorbed.
This may not sound like much until you multiply it by one or more times a day for a lifetime, which adds up to massive exposure to aluminum — a poison that is not supposed to be in your body, and may be more toxic than mercury. Aluminum salts can mimic the hormone estrogen, and chemicals that imitate that hormone are known to increase breast cancer risk. Animal studies have also found that aluminum can cause cancer. Aside from vaccinations, your antiperspirant may be your largest source of exposure to this poisonous metal!