Fatty Acids, a necessary part of your health

Fatty acid imbalance are common in societies that consume an abundance of processed foods with artificial ingredients and hydrogenated fat, and have an over-reliance on grains.

A Purdue University study showed that kids low in Omega-3 essential fatty acids are significantly more likely to be hyperactive, have learning disorders, and to display behavioral problems. Omega-3 deficiencies have also been tied to dyslexia, violence, depression, memory problems, weight gain, cancer, heart disease, eczema, allergies, inflammatory diseases, arthritis, diabetes, and many other conditions.

Over 2,000 scientific studies have demonstrated the wide range of problems associated with Omega-3 deficiencies. The American diet is almost devoid of Omega 3's except for certain types of fish. In fact, researchers believe that about 60% of Americans are deficient in Omega-3 fatty acids, and about 20% have so little that test methods cannot even detect any in their blood.

Your brain is more than 60% structural fat, just as your muscles are made of protein and your bones are made of calcium. But it's not just any fat that our brains are made of. It has to be certain types of fats, and we no longer eat these types of fats like we used to.

Worse, we eat man-made trans-fats and excessive amounts of saturated fats and vegetable oils high in Omega-6 fatty acids, all of which interfere which our body's attempt to utilize the tiny amount of Omega-3 fats that it gets

Signs/Symptoms of Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency

Dry skin (e.g., feet/face/general)
Scaly or flaky skin (e.g., legs)
Cracking/peeling fingertips & skin (e.g., heels)
Lackluster skin
Small bumps on back of upper arms
Patchy dullness &/or color variation of skin
Mixed oily and dry skin ('combination' skin)
Irregular quilted appearance of skin (e.g., legs)
Thick or cracked calluses
Dandruff or cradle cap
Dry, lackluster, brittle or unruly hair
Soft, fraying, splitting or brittle fingernails
Dull nails - lack of surface shine
Slow growing fingernails
Dry eyes
Dry mouth/throat
Inadequate vaginal lubrication
Menstrual cramps
Premenstrual breast pain/tenderness
Excessive ear wax
Excessive thirst
Allergic (e.g., eczema/asthma/hay fever/hives)
Crave fats/fatty foods
Stiff or painful joints

Optimal EFAs provides a complete, healthy balance of the health promoting fatty acids. It contains a unique blend of the highest quality fish, flax-seed and borage oils, extensively tested for purity, and providing ALA, EPA, DHA, GLA and Oleic essential fatty acids in optimal ratio.

You can order through the following link.

Optimal EFAs

Top Three Ways to get out of Pain

Testimonial Dec '14

How Dr Mark help me get rid of pain

Top Three Ways to get out of Pain

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Cold and Flu Season

The reason you catch a cold or flu is because your immune system is impaired. It's not an inevitable event based on exposure alone.

Lifestyle factors that depress your immune system, alone or in combination, are more important than exposure to determine if you will get sick. These include eating too much sugar, vitamin D deficiency, insufficient sleep and lack of exercise, and unaddressed stress.

There are many things you can do naturally to prevent your participation in the cold and flu season.  Boosting your immune system to prevent from getting sick in the first place make so much more sense than trying to recover after being sick.

But like we stated earlier there is more to getting sick than just exposure to germs.

Stress is a huge factor in dimishing the strength of our immune system. Removing stress from our live is easier said than done, especially during the Holiday Season.

There are some things you can do and use to prevent you from getting sick.

• Try to remove or handle the stress out of your life as much as possible: good nutrition, exercise and proper planning are all tools one can use to achieve such goals.
• Eat properly: avoid fast food, convenience food, sugary snacks and treats, sugary drinks
• Limit the amount of caffeine during your day. One or two cup of good quality coffee is good. Too much is not good.
• Proper amount of sleep each night. Your body knows exactly how much sleep you need, usually between 6-8 hours. Some people need more, some less. A good rule of thumb is that if you wake up in the morning still tired, then you either did not get enough sleep or had poor quality sleep.
• Proper amount of vitamin D and vitamin C and Zinc
• Handling your emotional stressors: if a set of circumstances is beyond your control, let it go or get some help
• Certain food will naturally boost your immune system: garlic, ginger, raw honey, oregano oil, bone broth (from grass fed beef)
• Some products will help boost your immune system and decrease your chance of getting sick or reduce the duration of said sickness: Colloidal Silver, vitmain C, Zinc, Oil of oregano, homeopathic, certain essential oils, some specifically designed products and blend. Ask us bout such products

Be smart, stay healthy!!!

Thyroid Epidemic

Come and learn more about thyroid issue with Dr Greg Peterson.

Tuesday December 3rd at 6:30 in our Rogers office.
Limited seating available, call or email to reserve a spot.
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Anti Oxydant

An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules. It can safely interact with free radicals and terminate the chain reaction before vital molecules are damaged. This way they may protect your cells against the effects of free radicals.
Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down certain food, or by environmental exposures like tobacco smoke and radiation. Our bodies produce free radicals all the time as a natural process of our cells using oxygen. There is no problem as long as there is a balance of antioxidants to free radicals in our system. When our bodies fall out of balance there is nothing to stop the hungry charge of free radicals as they seek to replace what they have lost.
Their chief danger comes from the damage they can do when they react with important cellular components such as DNA, or the cell membrane. Cells may function poorly or die if this occurs. Free radicals and may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases. It is estimated that 80%-90% of all degenerative diseases involve free radical activity

Antioxidant substances include:
Beta-carotene
Lutein
Lycopene
Selenium
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E

Neuroscientists determine how treatments for anxiety disorders silence fear neurons

Treatment for Anxiety Disorders

Don't let your workout get in the way of your fitness

Five common fitness habits that can hamper your progress include avoiding exercise due to sore muscles; ignoring severe pain; staying within your comfort zone; exercising without a plan; and avoiding strength training

While you can get away with skipping the warm-up when you’re doing a low- to moderate impact workout, not warming up can easily lead to injury when you’re doing high-intensity sprinting

Research suggests stretching is best avoided prior to strength training. But in other instances, such as when you’re doing high intensity sprinting exercises, prior stretching is imperative, and should NOT be skipped

Compelling and ever-mounting research shows that the ideal form of exercise is short bursts of high intensity exercise. This can dramatically cut down the time you spend exercising while reaping greater results
For optimal health, you’d also be wise to incorporate aerobic, strength training, core exercises and stretching, for a well-rounded fitness program

Lauging!!!

Laughing not only eases stress, promotes social bonding, and lowers blood pressure, it may also boost your immune system. So bring some humor into your life, whether it's through friends or even a new TV show

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Say NO to GMO

While California’s GMO-labeling campaign failed to pass by an incredibly narrow margin last November, Proposition 37 catalyzed an enormous amount of awareness across the US that is the beginning of the end of GMOs in the US

More people are now aware of genetically engineered foods than we could possibly have ever reached through educational efforts alone, investing the same amount of money that we invested in Prop. 37

The tipping point of consumer rejection of genetically engineered foods in the US is almost here. Last year, the president of Whole Foods confessed that when a product becomes verified as Non-GMO or GMO-free, sales leap by 15-30 percent—a clear outgrowth of the Prop.37 campaign

Target’s brand will be non-GMO in 2014. Ben & Jerry’s will be non-GMO by the end of this year, and while Chipotle’s restaurants are working toward a non-GMO menu, they voluntarily started labeling in the meantime

Supermans

Also known as "Superman," this move strengthens the muscles in your glutes and core, as well as the stabilizing muscles around your spine to help relieve pressure in the lower back.

How to do it: Get down on your hands and knees with your palms flat on the floor and shoulder-width apart. Brace your abs, and raise your right arm and left leg until they're in line with your body. Hold for 5 to 10 seconds. Return to the starting position. Repeat with your left arm and right leg. Continue to alternate until you've completed 10 reps on each side.

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UPC code

How to Decode PLU Stickers on Produce

Those pesky PLU code stickers that you have to peel off your fruit and vegetables do more than just convey prices to the cashier. If you know how to read them, says Marion Owen at PlanTea.com, they can tell you a thing or two.

Conventional produce gets a four-digit number.
Organic produce gets a five-digit number that starts with 9.
Genetically modified items also get a five-digit code, but that code starts with 8.

Examples
4139: Conventional Granny Smith apple
94139: Organic Granny Smith
84139: GMO Granny Smith

If you want a full list of PLU codes, hit up the International Federation for Produce Standards, where you can look up the look-up the look-up codes and find out even more info. For instance, some PLUs are restricted to items grown in certain regions. (4138, for instance, denotes a Granny Smith grown in East/Central North America.) But if you want to decode those at the store, you'd have some memorizin' to do. And if you're really into it, here's the IFPS's PLU Codes User Guide (pdf). [via Lekkercraft]

Also, if you want a handy app to look up all PLU codes, try the “WhatVeggie” app for iPhone