Your Life-Your Choice August, 1998 ==================== issue 13 Letter from the Editor Together again for another Your Life-Your Choice health issue. This issue covers an area that touches millions of families... I'm pleased to introduce to you Joe Carr, who will be hosting our Nutritional Column. Welcome, Joe, to Your Life-Your Choice; and I thank you for launching this column with a series on ADD/ADHD. To compliment this series Howie Thomason R.N.C will be offering nutritious meals perfect for the person facing this challenge. This is particularly timely in that the begining of a new school year is upon us and new lunch suggestions are ALWAYS welcome! Thank you Howie Thomason. Be sure to read both of their bios which accompany their contributions. There is one more TERRIFIC news flash to share with you. In the past I have had subscribers email me asking if I knew of a certified practitioner in their immediate area. Unfortunately, unless there's been someone listed in our Wellness Locator, I've not been able to help them... Until now! After a considerable amount of researching and networking Your Life-Your Choice has several vehicles in place to assist you in locating a practitioner in your area. Within the next few days there will be a form located at the Newsletter Headquarters that you may fill out indicating your location and the specific modality (type of alternative medicine/treatment) you're searching for. I will exhaust my network trying to find someone either in your immediate area or as close to it as possible. The names and contact information of the practitioners will be forwarded to you, and YOU will choose which one/ones you'd like to contact. Your Life-Your Choice WILL NOT reveal your identity. The best part of all of this is.... IT'S FREE!!!! All I ask is that when you make contact with a practitioner, you tell them that you got their name from Your Life-Your Choice. So until the form is ready, if you're looking for help, you can mailto:yourlife@life-choices.com. Put "Looking For Practitioner" in the subject heading. Include your Name: City: State/Province: Country Type of Modality Your Looking for: (Herbologist, Acupuncturist, etc.) Until next time Your Life-Your Choice wishes you health and prosperity. Brigitte Synesael Editor of Your Life-Your Choice Traditional Medicine Isn't Enough Any More! Your life is your choice-don't make it the doctor's choice! http://www.Life-Choices.com/yourlife ********************************************** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ @ IN THIS ISSUE: @ @ 1. PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS @ Our sponsors make this newsletter @ FREE to subscribers. Please take a @ moment to visit them. @ @ 2. The Dilemma of ADD/ADHD @ If we were to refer to a modern @ day affliction that affected more @ than 2 million people we would @ probably call it an epidemic. @ instead we label it Attention @ Deficit Disorder (ADD). @ @ 3. RIGHT AND WRONG MAGNETIC @ THERAPY PRACTICES (part 2) @ Find out why the negative magnetive @ field exposure is recommended to treat @ injuries, infections, inflammation, @ edema, neoplasms, and to restore energy. @ @ 4. YOUR LIFE-YOUR CHOICE RECIPE CORNER @ THE SUPER BOWL @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Subscribe: mailto:life-choices@oaknetpub.com Type "subscribe" in the body without the quotes. Or you can subscribe from the newsletter Headquarters: http://www.Life-Choices.com. Unsubscribe: mailto:life-choices@oaknetpub.com Type "remove" in the body without the quotes. Or you can unsubscribe from the newsletter Headquarters: http://www.Life-Choices.com. Copyright 1997-1998 by Brigitte Synesael All rights reserved ******************************************** Section 1 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS PUBLISHERS: Increase your Advertising Circulation! 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Relax and listen now, achieve the serenity and inspiration you have long been searching for. http://www.somethinghigher.com/Album/index.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ********************************************** Section 2 The Dilemma of ADD/ADHD By Joe Carr, Ph.D., C.N.C. If we were to refer to a modern day affliction that affected more than 2 million people we would probably call it an epidemic. If we were to examine statistics of an illness from 30 years ago, compare those numbers to the numbers from today for the same problem and see more than a thousand-fold increase in less than the span of a generation, we would probably become alarmed. However, instead of doing either of the above we seem to be content to merely label it as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). ADD is a psychiatric diagnostic label. Defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the core diagnostic manual of the psychiatric profession, a child's "overall" behavior is required to be evaluated. The evaluation is supposed to be based in part on observations of the child's family members and other adults, especially teachers, who have routine contact with the child. Once called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction, ADD is one of the most common mental disorders among children. Statistics range from 3 to 5+ percent of all children, 2 million+ children in the U.S. alone with the problem. The disorder is two to three times more common in boys than girls. If you were to poll the nation's schools you would discover that at least one in every classroom in the U.S. has been diagnosed or is suspected of having ADD. The disorder doesn't stop with adolescence. It often continues into the adult years and causes a lifetime of frustrated dreams and emotional pain. In my practice as a nutritional counselor and psychologist I deal with parents, their children, and other adults with ADD, from all walks of life that are trying to cope with the demands that this "ailment" has laid at their doorsteps. Unfortunately, many of the problems associated with the "disorder" (and I do object to labeling this problem as a disorder, but, for the sake of simplicity I will do so) are of a social nature rather than a physical one. Often the frustrations of having to deal with teachers, school, peers, spouses and the society at large is more difficult than dealing with the demands of the disorder. As a father of a son diagnosed at age 6 as ADD and who has "been there, done that," I am intimately familiar with the stigma and maddening frustration associated with ADD/ADHD. I can testify to the strains it places on the family and the mental havoc it causes among the other family members who find that it is not "fair" or "just" that their family should be so afflicted. More than one family has been torn apart by these strains on the family bond. Over the next few months we will be exploring some of the facts and fictions associated with ADD/ADHD (and again, for the sake of simplicity, I'll use the ADD designation to refer to both issues). Perhaps of more interest to those parents with children who are diagnosed ADD, we will explore some of the "other" avenues available to us for treating or controlling the symptomology that is so bothersome for us, our children and the society in which they have to interact. Next month we will look at what is NOT ADD (though often diagnosed as ADD), an understanding of the cause of ADD and some of the drug treatments, and their side effects, that are employed. --------------------------- Joe Carr is a Psychologist, Certified Nutritional Counselor and Certified Microscopist Technician. He is currently completing his dissertation for a doctorate of Naturopathy, is a member of the International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine, the American Nutraceutical Association, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, and the American Association of Nutritional Consultants. He is a partner in Wellness Therapies, a wellness clinic in St. Louis, MO and specializes in working with children who have been diagnosed as ADD/ADHD. He employs a completely natural approach to the problem of ADD and can be contacted at mailto:wellness@primary.net. ******************************************** Section 3 RIGHT AND WRONG MAGNETIC THERAPY PRACTICES and Pointers That Will Improve Your Results. (Part II) This report is written by Boyce N. Berkel, M.D. It was condensed and adapted by permission from Dr. William H. Philpotts book "Critical Review of Currently Practiced Magnetic Therapy." Dr. Philpott is currently doing FDA approved research in Magnetic Therapy, and is taking applications. For more information on this timely and very fascinating subject, go to http://www.uniquenterprises.com/magnets -------------------- Last month you learned about the counter-irritant response. You learned that the positive magnetic and the mixed positive and negative magnetic fields produce their effects using this principle. You also learned that the counter- irritant response fatigues, leading to the recurrence of symptoms. None of this occurs with exposure to a negative magnetic field. Today you will find out the effects of prolonged exposure to the positive magnetic field and why it is not generally recommended. You will also find out why the negative magnetic field exposure is recommended to treat injuries, infections, inflammation, edema, neoplasms, and to restore energy. It is a well known fact that the application of a positive magnetic field, or a mixed positive-negative magnetic field are useful modalities in relieving pain, but no better than a negative magnetic field only. However they have some severe limitations as to duration of application due to the counter- irritant response. Most unfortunate of all is that if this positive magnetic field is used with repeated frequency, particularly around the head, it can raise self-made narcotics (endorphins) and produce addiction. This is one of the most serious side effects. Other effects of prolonged EXPOSURE TO A POSITIVE MAGNETIC FIELD or a mixed positive-negative magnetic field are 1) The development of abnormal acidity in your cells and tissues. This leads to the degenerative changes that predispose to chronic diseases and aging. 2) The development of a low oxygen state in your cells and tissues. 3) The development of latent bacterial, viral and fungal infections. 4) In biologically predisposed persons, it leads to depression and other major and minor mental and emotional reactions. There are however non-reflex uses of a positive magnetic field. The positive magnetic field will excite nerves to function. If a person has received an injury to the spine, or there is pressure on the spinal chord; such as from a tumor or multiple sclerosis, in which the cells are suffering the effects of disuse, and have not been destroyed, you can place a positive magnetic field over the area, and have that person practice using those muscles or other functions to which the affected nerves relate. For instance, a person may be dragging his foot. But when the positive magnetic field is placed over the spine, he can walk without dragging the foot. With practice he could learn to walk again. The positive magnetic field may also be used to excite the production of adrenocortical hormones. This is helpful if you need a spurt of energy at the beginning of the day. Treat the adrenal glands for no longer than three to five minutes with the positive magnetic field in the morning, and then also treat them again for 30 minutes in the evening with the negative magnetic field. Here are the effects from EXPOSURE TO A NEGATIVE MAGNETIC FIELD. 1) You experience increase oxygenation of your cells and tissues. This makes for improved metabolism, and improved health. 2) You are better able to resist and fight off infections by bacteria, viruses and parasites. 3) There is less of a tendency to retain fluid (edema), both intercellular (inside the cells) and extracellular (outside the cells). 4) Inflammation, whatever its cause (bee sting, infection, chronic irritation), is reduced. This of course relieves the pain, and facilitates healing. 5) Encourages healing by pulling oxygen and nutritional fluids into the affected area. 6) Helps you to get sound energy-restoring sleep, thus giving you a more productive day. 7) Normalizes your acid-base balance (alkalinizing the cells and tissues). This relieves symptoms caused by acidic conditions such as allergies, toxic states, acid indigestion, sore/stiff muscles, and many diseased states. 8) Increases mental acuity, and calms the electrically overcharged brain, relieving hyperactivity, behavioral problems, obsessive-compulsiveness and other problems. 9) Relieves and stops pain, soreness and other symptoms. 10) Helps to reduce the fat and calcium deposits in your arteries, reducing your risk of heart attack or other cardiac problems. 11) Slowly helps to dissolve and reduce fatty deposits. No adverse side effects have been observed with negative field energy. Since negative magnetic energy pulls fluid into an enclosed area, pain can develop from increased pressure in a joint or encapsulated area (kneecap, sinuses, eyeball etc.). Should this happen, the magnet should be moved in position, but not necessarily removed. By moving the magnet above, below or aside the painful site 2-3 inches, fluid will be pulled away from the affected area, relieving the pain. Persons on medication (prescription drugs, thyroid etc.) may develop symptoms of overmedication when using the over all body treatment (magnetic bed). As stress and inflammation are reduced in the body, toxins are released and metabolism improves. Drugs can become more effective, and may have to be reduced or discontinued as body chemistry changes. Consult your doctor for monitoring if symptoms occur. To sum it all up, all injured and many diseased tissues are measurably magnetic positive. Positive magnetic field energy interferes with healing, and also drives abnormal cell division and promotes the growth of microorganisms. The use of a positive magnetic field or a combined positive and negative magnetic field is unsuited to treat degenerative diseases because of the fact that when the stress reflex fatigues (counter-irritant reflex or adaptation) and symptoms re-emerge, the chronic illness is reinforced. Negative magnetic energy is the energy that heals, alkalinizes (which is the normal state of your cells and tissues), oxygenates and normalizes cellular metabolism. It therefore is a major contributor to correcting disordered metabolism, and improving the quality of your life. Since a negative magnetic field is not a stress field, it has no stress reflex (counter- irritant reflex), and has no time limitation. PRECAUTIONS DO NOT use magnets on the abdomen during PREGNANCY DO NOT use a magnetic bed or magnets on your chest if wearing a PACEMAKER or DEFIBRILLATOR. A magnet within a few inches of these instruments can interrupt their function. DO NOT use a magnetic bed for 24 hours daily if ill. This could suppress your adrenal glands, resulting in slow energy recovery. The magnetic bed may be used 8 - 10 hours per day, and then supplemented with spot therapy for specific symptoms. DO NOT use magnets on the abdomen for 60 - 90 minutes following meals. This allows peristalsis to take place. DO NOT use positive magnetic energy on a prolonged basis unless under medical supervision. ******************************************** Section 4 YOUR LIFE-YOUR CHOICE RECIPE CORNER Recipe for ADD/ADHD Children. By Howie Thomason R.N.C. For the child with ADD/ADHD it is very important to avoid sugars in the many forms seen in todays foods. Dextrose, corn sweetener, corn syrup, fructose, and honey are the common forms you will see on the food labels. It is also very important to avoid food additives. This is a very broad category as there are at least five thousand food additives used in the United States. Some of these will be seen as Calcium silicate; (anti-caking agent), BHT and BHA; (anti-oxidants), Benzoyl Peroxide; (bleaching agent), Artificial azo dye derivatives; (colourings), Benzoates, Nitrates, sulfites; (Preservatives), and the list goes on. These are just a few of the many things we would like to avoid in the diet. A diet high in essential fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, and enzymes is very important when dealing with the hyperactive child. The following recipe is high in usable minerals, vitamin C to aid in mineral absorption, and high in foods that stimulate HCL (hydrochloric acid) and enzyme activity. THE SUPER BOWL For six servings: Rub a large salad bowl with the cut side of a garlic clove. Chop and add to the bowl; 1 CUP SPINACH LEAVES, washed, drained and dried 1 CUP CELERY with leaves 1 SMALL HEAD OF BUTTER LETTUCE 1 SMALL HEAD OF ICEBERG OR ROMAINE LETTUCE 1 CUCUMBER, peeled 1 SMALL HEAD CAULIFLOWER in FLOWERETTES 2 CUPS MIXED SPROUTS (alfalfa, mung bean, ect....) 3 RED RADISHES cut into small pieces 1/4 CUP FRESH PARSLEY LEAVES 4 LARGE TOMATOES cut thin and small 1 BELL PEPPER cut into rings or small slices 2 SHREDDED CARROTS Toss and mix all. Top with sunflower seeds and sliced almonds. This can be served as a salad or it may be easier to serve this as a sandwich on whole grain Pita bread for a school lunch. Nutritional analysis per serving; (This analysis will change depending on soil conditions, when vegetables were harvested, how long they have been in the store, etc...............) 58 calories 3 grams protein 12 grams carbohydrate 5 grams fibre trace fats 9% calories from fats 58 mg. of calcium 37 mg. of magnesium 615 mg. of potassium 62 mg. of sodium trace of zinc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ References; Linda Rector-Page, N.D., Ph. D. Cooking for Healthy Healing 1996 Michael Murray, N.D., and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D. Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. 1998 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Howie Thomason is a Registered Nutritional Consultant, (R.N.C.), and owner of BioNutrition practicing in Newmarket, Ontario, 1-888-770-0033 mailto:hmt@ican.net ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Disclaimer All material appearing in this newsletter is provided for educational purposes only. 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