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Archive for June 29, 2010

One-of-a-kind

Yes, that’s what you are. Unique, different, special. No one in this world is exactly like you. Even identical twins have slight differences in certain aspects of their health. That said, I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to making dietary, lifestyle and therapeutic (even medication) recommendations. Why is it that some people tolerate high doses of certain meds while others could get all the full-blown side effects from a single dose of a certain medications. The answer lies in a term we call “biochemical individuality.” We all have very minor differences in our genetics (based on the human genome project) and we all differ in how they’re expressed depending on environmental triggers. To borrow one of my colleague’s statement, “Our genes are like a loaded gun, but the environment pulls the trigger.” There’s a field of science called “Epigenetics,” which basically says that our environment could actually trigger the expression of our genes. This environment includes the food that eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, how we handle stress, the presence of harmful electromagnetic radiation (harmful EMF’s), whether one smokes or drinks, among other things. True, there are things that are difficult to avoid but there are also things that are in our control. Like the food we eat for instance, the closer to nature the food is, the better (meaning, THE LESS PROCESSED, THE BETTER). Regarding vaccinations, I would recommend individualizing it rather than doing mass vaccinations. People who are generally in good health and take care of the basics (nutritious food, clean water, enough rest, etc.) have healthy immune systems and they don’t require vaccinations. However, take a look at the link provided and see what most people have to say about mandatory vaccinations. It’s getting really interesting here.

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Body Talk

Experiencing symptoms that are uncomfortable or dragging you down? Maybe it’s time to listen to your body talk. Symptoms are actually our buddies, alerting us that something in our lives is out of sync or out of balance. Sure, treating symptoms help. However, treating the root cause/causes of symptoms or illness makes more sense in the long run. For instance, treating headaches with tylenol may help but headaches are not due to a tylenol deficiency. By the way, tylenol could deplete the body of the antioxidant molecule called glutathione, which actually protects the liver, among other things. It has been promoted as a very safe drug until recent years when massive recalls of the product have taken place because of serious side effects. Anyway, headaches could be due to various factors such as dehydration, muscle tension, stress and other things. Find the cause and address it. Doesn’t that make sense? We just need to use our common sense and listen to our bodies instead of being brainwashed to think that there’s a pill for every uncomfortable physical or emotional symptom we experience. A good example of an emotional symptom is SAD, short for “social anxiety disorder”, meaning being extremely uncomfortable in social situations. In other words, being bashful or shy. Now, when has that been a medical disorder? Not too long ago. There are more normal emotional states that are being “medicalized” but I won’t even go there. Check this link however!

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