Dr. Lou’s NEWEST FOOD RULES!
Food falls into two basic classifications:
I ) REPLENISHING FOODS: Fresh, organic, naturally grown, whole, unprocessed foods eaten raw or lightly cooked. Easily digestible and supremely nutritious, they help us keep our bodies in exceptional health. These are the only foods you should be eating.
II) DEPLETION FOODS: Fast food and packaged foods that are highly processed, devitalized foods high in chemical additives and low on digestive enzymes and nutritive value. These foods cannot be easily digested, which puts a strain on the body’s metabolic processes, giving rise to illness and low vitality.
FOLLOWING THESE FOOD RULES WILL HELP YOU EAT REPLENISHING FOODS:
1st Rule: KEEP IT REAL …CHEMICALS are NOT FOOD!
a) NO chemicals: that means no additives, flavorings, colorings, or preservatives
b) NO artificial sweeteners: no PINK, no BLUE, no YELLOW ...Splenda is NOT splendid, and NOT made from sugar!
c) NO drugs: both medications and over-the-counter remedies
2nd Rule: NO MARGARINE, OR HYDROGENATED OILS, or SEED OILS …BUTTER is BETTER!
Margarine is hydrogenated soy, corn, or other seed oil (wrongly called ‘vegetable oil‘) and gained acceptance as a cheap butter substitute, then sold as “healthy” to a captive market in the 60's. Hydrogenated oils do not occur in nature and have Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA’s) that create free-radicals that damage human DNA. Hydrogenation makes liquid oils solid at room temperature, but your body can’t break them down. The fat you see on most Americans is stored, undigested hydrogenated oils.
Cook with Organic Coconut Oil (it has a high TFA point), flavor with Cold-Pressed Olive Oil, or good Butter.
3rd Rule: NO HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP …Cut out he Corn!
This artificial sweetener is particularly dangerous because it destroys your insulin-producing cells and causes adult onset diabetes and morbid obesity, even in very young children. Unfortunately, it is in 85% of all packaged and prepared foods and drinks. You will have to diligently read every label to eliminate this from your diet.
Read those labels! Stop drinking all soda! Your peanut butter and salsa does NOT need this crap!
4th Rule: NO SOY PRODUCTS OF ANY KIND …except as condiments
Contrary to popular belief and slick advertising, soy is not a good protein alternative to meat, fish and other legumes. Even in its natural state it has several anti-nutritive properties. Soy Isolates, Soy Lecithin, Soy Proteins are dead, de-vitalized by-products of the soy oil industry and are the most over-processed, and toxic products sold as food. To add insult to injury, the genetically modified (GM) versions have all but eliminated the natural bean.
You must read labels; this stuff is now in over 70% of all foods on grocery shelves.
5th Rule: NO FAST FOODS …it doesn’t get any worse than this stuff!
The fast food industry is simply an unethical money-making delivery system for cheap, artificially colored, artificially flavored, non-food that is full of high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and salt. So much so that America’s obesity problem and it’s related diseases could change almost overnight if we eliminated these little shops of horrors.
Never go here. Period. Rent the movie “Supersize Me!” and read “Fast Food Nation.”
6th Rule: NO WHITE FOODS …REDUCE SUGAR and STARCH INTAKE
White Flour, and White Rice have had the husk or ‘germ’ removed because it contains all the living, enzyme-rich components and oils that will go bad. They are now essentially STARCH (which you should read as SUGAR), which you need to cut down. You will know these by the label, ‘Enriched’ which means stripped of their true nutrients, then painted on with synthetic ones to meet FDA requirements.
Eat: whole grain breads, brown rice, and raw sugar (Turbinado/Sucanat), honey, pure maple syrup, molasses, or Stevia.
7th Rule: EAT BREAKFAST …you don’t run your CAR on NOTHING, do you?
When you skip breakfast, you immediately go into dietary debt, and that means your body mobilizes enzymes to break down your own muscle for protein. Since your body thinks you’re starving, it craves the nearest edible thing.
Need protein in the morning that's NOT a greasy breakfast meat? Dream Protein ..the ONLY whey-based protein powder made from New Zealand grass-fed cows. (http://www.lifetimewellnesschiro.com/wellness/products.html)
Natural cereals, Organic eggs, toasted whole grain breads, and fresh fruits are all good morning fare.
8th Rule: EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ...food common sense 101
7 to 10 servings per day. Stay with Organic, seasonal, small farm-grown produce if at all possible.
Support your local Farmer’s Markets. (http://www.farmernet.com/events/cfms)
9th Rule: HYDRATE …NO SODA, DIET or so-called ENERGY DRINKS!!!
Drink 1-2 liters of water per day. Avoid municipal tap water, it’s full of Chlorine and Fluorine, two toxic chemicals you don’t need. Many bottled waters, especially ‘house’ brands and those owned by soft-drink companies, are just filtered tap water, so don’t drink them unless you have to. Reverse osmosis removes everything from the water, including the minerals your body needs, so stay away from that, too.
Drink bottled natural spring waters, they are pure and have good mineral content; I like Fiji brand. If you can, do an under-the-sink NSF-certified (not just ‘tested’) or whole house, high-carbon filter.
10th Rule: COOK MORE …YUMMY for the TUMMY!!
I recommend cooking more. In addition to controlling what ingredients you use, you also have the opportunity to add the vibration of love and consideration to those who will partake of your efforts. And that, my friends, makes food not merely something that fills your belly, but something that creates, sustains, and transmits LIFE.
DINING OUT ...If you do eat out, here are a few guidelines:
Eat at a reputable place and stay away from chain establishments; they tend to use more pre-packaged sauces and dressings high in HFCS and hydrogenated oils. If you order a sandwich or salad that comes with a dressing, make sure to ask for it on the side. That way you will know they didn’t put it on the food, and you can throw it out. Ask for Olive Oil and Vinegar. Don’t eat the bread before a meal. Don’t drink that 16oz iced tea before your meal! Drinking fluids before and during your meal will dilute your stomach acids and give you indigestion. Ask for brown rice instead of white. RELAX and ENJOY!
Based on my most recent research, here are my recommendations for what to eat. Many thanks to Tim O’Shea, DC and his wonderful website www.thedoctorwithin.com
REPLENISHING FOODS
1-2 Liters Good Water
Organic, Local, Raw Fruits
Organic, Local, Raw Vegetables (or lightly steamed)
Unprocessed Organic Fruit and Vegetable Juices (fresh, if possible)
Organic Brown Rice
Organic Whole Grains/ Whole Grain Cereals
Organic Whole-Grain Breads (not ‘whole wheat’)
Organic, Free-Range Eggs
Red Meats, Cooked Rare (grass-fed, Organic, free-range, no hormones or antibiotics)
Chicken, Turkey (free-range, Organic, no hormones or antibiotics)
Grilled/Roasted,/Steamed/Raw Fish (wild-caught, non-farm raised)
Raw, Organic Un-Pasteurized Dairy, including cultured dairy such as Butter, Kefir, Cheese, and Yogurt
Organic Nuts and Seeds (raw are better, but roasted are good, too)
Organic Honey, Pure Maple Syrup, Raw, Unprocessed Sugar such as Turbinado, Agave
Recommendations on fats and oils: Remember: MARGARINE IS NOT FOOD!
Cook with Organic, Refined or Unrefined Coconut Oil. Then flavor your food with Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Raw, Organic, or Imported Butter (try to stay away from commercial domestic butter) just before plating your food. Keep your EVOO in a non-see through container away from heat, air, and sunlight. It should always smell like fresh olives ..if not, it’s rancid and throw it out. Don’t use any other vegetable oils for anything. If you need to put mayonnaise in your tuna, buy one with non-hydrogenated organic Safflower oil (no soy or Canola), use ½ the amount you are used to, and add a tbsp of EVOO ...delicious!
Dr. Lou Fabale, DC
Lifetime Wellness Chiropractic 333 S. Beverly Dr., #216, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 282-7100 www.drlou.org DrFabale@gmail.com
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Follow-Up ...He Wrote Back!
Dear Friend,
I had quite the response (the best ever) from so many of you on my last piece about running into my practice member. I'm so moved that it so moved so many of you!
Of all the responses I got, one trumped them all. Not because of any particular word or sentiment ...for so many were so good ...but because I got a response from ...THE GUY.
When I sent it, I wasn't at all sure he would read it. It's possible he had already stopped getting my e-mails: in one of those instant flashes that happen in your mind when imagining imaginary scenarios, I saw him so upset at me that he looked up an old e-mail, just to hit REMOVE ME so as to never get one from me again! Or, I could have just lost him to an old e-mail address in the system. In any event, I didn't expect a response from him.
Within a few minutes of walking through my office door, I put that piece to GoogleDocs ...free-form, stream-of-consciousness, hunt-n-peck style. I had to think for only a millisecond if I wanted to send it ...considering the 'patient-doctor' thing (no, not "In Treatment") ...but I knew I could write it with the correct level on anonymity. I trusted that if I just told it true, there would be nothing to worry about.
We really MUST learn to trust PRESENT-TIME CONSCIOUSNESS more!
Well, he did get back to me, and I asked if I could do a follow-up ...and he wrote, "I like what you are doing, and I always enjoy your emails, and I am honored if you use any part or any word from my email."
Sweet.
But first, let me introduce a powerful idea I learned from my friend Niurka (http://www.niurkainc.com/). According to her work with mind technologies like NLP, it is stated that we only approximate true communication with each other based on our language limitations and how we store information in our sub-conscious mind.
Let me explain: Our PERCEPTION of what we see, hear, and feel is sub-consciously shaped by our PROJECTION of our preconceived beliefs about the world around us. When a dog crosses in front of you, your brain processes the millions of bits of incoming information, and your brain says, "dog" not "tyrannosaur" (unless you believe in Creationism). Part of this has to do with our learning what it is and what it's not, and over time, that becomes grounded in an immovable "certainty" that can rarely be undone. So that "funny crayon" that leaves permanent marks on the wall is learned to be a "marker" (usually the hard way).
Try to imagine what it's like for a 6-month old to see the something without "knowing" what it is ...no label, no concept, no word to define it. We all experienced it when we were that age ...we just don't "remember" it because I believe we only remember what our "knowledge brain" -the part based on words- remembers. That explains why most of our memories begin at around age 3 ...when most begin to build a vocabulary by being hammered by well-intentioned (but often lunatic) adults who want smart little adults more than they want the kid to experience life on his own innate terms. So they end up making us regurgitate that the sofa is GREEN ..."come on...say GREEN, GREEN...yay!!! that's a good boy!" (treat in mouth here).
Since no two people live the same lives or have the same experiences, they project different interpretation and meaning into the world around them. It's accurate to say that we literally live among each other in different worlds (just ask me and Ann Coulter the meaning of the word "liberal" and you'll see what I mean). But it's possible to learn how to literally use another's language as a doorway to step into their "map of the world" and communicate on a much deeper level.(we do now both agree on the word, "fired" http://article.nationalreview.
As I wrote in the last piece, I thought --more accurately, I "projected"-- that he didn't come back because he was upset with our last conversation. That wasn't the case at all; Here's what he wrote back:
"Thanks for the nice words, I never stopped going there because of our difference in opinions, its more of procrastinating and feeling ok and not feeling the need to be there. I loved the conversation and wanted to have more of it."
WHAT? MORE OF IT? You mean I missed it COMPLETELY? All that angst?? I guess I was projecting my own Dr LoUniverse, and not considering his map of the world at all! He didn't come back because I made him FEEL BETTER! Who knew? (not me) ...he goes on to say...
"I like Obama more than you think and the Middle east is bracing for good relation with the US because of his attitude and seriousness about bringing America back it its glory and bringing back the respect that we lost in the last 8 years, and all that is really good for Christians living in Egypt because the tension and hate that the middle east now have for America was directed at all Christians living there."
Like Obama more than than I think? That sure put a smile on my face (you, too?). When we had last talked, this PrObamativity was not his view at all. He fully believed the stoic Republican concern (or at least an oft-quoted FOX NEWS theme), that Obama's infamous "lack of executive experience" and "willingness to give audience to our enemies" was particularly dangerous in regards eminent terrorists threats.
What didn't put a smile on my face was the realization of how little I had considered those non-Muslims or pro-Americans in the rest of the world and how much danger THEY were in because of the Bush Doctrine (look it up, Sarah http://www.newamericancentury.
"I still think that the republican way is the best way to go in dealing with the fanatics, but maybe we are really blessed here in US that a guy like Obama will (be) the savior and the miracle maker that bring(s) peace and stability to that part of the world, all I can do now like any American is to pray for him and wish him all success in the world. It's a new era indeed an era where a fanatic republican like me records every word that comes out of Obama's mouth because he can really inspire you and give you hope." (my edits)
I'm not sure I'm all that comfortable bestowing the monikers "savior" or "miracle-maker" on my Mr. President, but that kind of HOPEFULNESS and SUPPORT from across the pond, you just can't buy on K-Street (anymore).
Here's a man literally from an entirely different part of the world, a world that has shaped his sub-conscious completely different from mine, yet we find simpatico based on a collective HOPE and INSPIRATION brought to fruition in the vision of this one leader.
How does that work? I don't really know, and don't need to ...but I know from DEEP IN MY BEING that it's about vibrations of a higher order and that it's RIGHT. These eight years, I almost forgot that THAT is what a leader is supposed to do.
Hey ...he brought US TWO fanatics together. I guess he's a a REAL UNITER.
Before I forget, go here to see the most amazing pic:
http://gigapan.org/
Look all the way to the right side and zoom in all the way ...follow the line of the crowd all the way back ...you can almost get a sense of just how HUGE this crowd is. Nearly 2 million!
Now zoom in on Cheney for a second. Please tell me ...who dresses like that ...the cane, the wheelchair ...that HAT! Dr Evil, Darth Vader, M-M-M-Mr. Potter? If this was a movie, the director would be laughed out of town for such a cartoon look. Then look at Obama.
Kinda says it all. You know, people REALLY do look like what they are.
I just looked in the mirror ...I sort of need a shave.
Know anybody? Odds are, they need me: http://4pains.com/Fabale/
Your I-Still-Can't-Believe-I-Was-
Dr Lou
A True Story From Just Now
Dear Friend,
I just had a great moment I'd love to share with you.
While walking back from my lunch of spicy tuna roll w/brown rice and herb salad, I saw crossing the street towards me, a Practice Member I hadn't seen in a few months.
Different than when I see a PM who I haven't seen for awhile, I winced a bit inside, actually hoping he would not see me.
He's a man in his mid-fifties, of middle-eastern descent, a good man referred to me back in March 2008. He wasn't all that sure about Chiropractic helping him with his low back, but he came in 5 or 6 times until he felt better.
Of course I tried to get him to continue to really correct his back, but only when it got bad again in late September did I see him for further care.
As you may recall, by this time, I was on FULL OBAMA, and as you also may recall, not at all shy about my support for him.
Well, my heart is always in the right place, but my mouth sometimes exuberantly isn't, and, a few adjustment in, something I said rubbed him the wrong way about what was going on.
Without going into details, he got up from the table and sort of scolded me ...telling me I didn't understand the entire terrorist picture, and that Obama was a dangerous choice because he was also ignorant of the facts of that region, and that his election would put our country in great harm.
I told him that I believed coming from FEAR would solve nothing, and that Obama was the EXACT person uniquely positioned to get the job done. We went back and forth, and suffice it to say, it didn't end well. No fisticuffs, but certainly far from a friendly vibe, which I wasn't happy with ...but I was not willing to compromise what I knew was RIGHT.
I was okay with him leaving (I knew he wouldn't be back), because I long ago made my peace with choosing my ideals over my bank account. That said, I never want to lose the opportunity to heal someone in need, and that bothered me ...because ...well ...he's a good guy and was getting better under my care.
So today, when I saw him walking towards me, I didn't know what to expect. Our eyes met, and both our hand extended simultaneously for a handshake. I smiled, and he smiled back.
I asked how he was, and he said, "Fine...you must be very happy." "I am ...for all of us," I replied, still not knowing what to expect.
"Well ...you should be," he replied, "because, he's doing an amazing job. I didn't end up voting for him, but I've listened, and watched how he's handling himself in all this, and I'm very impressed with him. He's really quite intelligent and composed ...and seems to be doing everything right. I think, actually ..that he may be the best person in the world for the job. You were right, and he has my full support."
He walked with me towards my office as we chatted a little more ...out of his way, because when we parted, he back-tracked to the corner.
I turned to go in the entrance and my body just deeply relaxed, my eyes welling up a bit. I must admit, sometimes even I wonder if I'm just a crackpot. I'm often IN this Dr LoUniverse, but curiously, not always OF it. I can't explain it more than that.
But...this felt really, really GOOD!!! I guess because I played full out from my heart, and stood up for what I believed was right, something could change in this other beings perception.
Now, that's HEALING!!! ...and it does NOT get any better than THAT!
May your day be filled with your singular passion.
Dr Lou
Saturday, December 27, 2008
NEW BREW FOR YOU
Dear Friend,
I want to thank you ALL for your wonderful feedback on the two previous coffee pieces ....by giving you ONE MORE CUP!
I'm happy to report that I believe I have helped facilitate the release of TONS of built-up, unconscious internal negative associations many people have held onto in regards to their coffee drinking.
Many of you wrote about your coffee consumption in a statement something like this: "Dr Lou, even though I know it's bad for me, I still love my morning coffee and can't imagine my life without it."
Let's look at the wording of this statement.
"Even though I KNOW THAT IT'S BAD for me..." That "I KNOW" is very important because it sets up a certain "TRUTH" (It's bad for me) that..as we just found out ..is not a truth at all! But the effects of that PERCEIVED truth will set in motion a whole host of reactions that can create problems that could manifest as symptoms.
When we DO SOMETHING, in this instance eat or drink something that we believe is "BAD" for us, we set up an internal discrepancy that our bodymind cannot resolve. Our subconscious mind, informed by that incongruous thinking, will not know how to act. It will literally be in a state on confusion wavering between 'yes" and "no."
Without resolution, that inner disharmony sets up an out-of-phase frequency, similar to what happens when a two plucked guitar strings are slightly out of tune; you will hear what is called a "Beat Frequency" or “Offset Frequency” or “Binaural Beat” or "Modulated Offset Harmonic" (MOH) Frequencies ...a sort of "wha-wha-wha" sound that will become closer and slower as the strings reach the same tension or tone. This is called a Heterodyne Effect.
You can go here and click on the links to hear an example (not a great one, though):
http://www.maatismarket.com/category.aspx?categoryID=138
At the very least least in the example above you can hear how bad it sounds when there is DIS-harmony. Internally, when we have incongruent thoughts or emotions, and since we ourselves are vibrations slowed down and precipitated into matter, the frequency of this awful sound is what distorts and damages our tissues. We repair or replace a billion cells per second, so if there is a heterodyne frequency inside us, it will effect the development of those cells. This is how a dis-ease can manifest for decades, even thought he tissues themselves are replaced every few months, the NEW ones are built on a faulty template.
If we are in a job or circumstance we "hate" or drinking a certain beverage we hold a negative attitude about ..we are doing damage to our tissues. I just read that 64% of Americans "hate" their job. I've been there ..my career before I was a Chiro-Dude, I was managing a shipping business back in Connecticut. As a manager, I had to be in the position of dealing with the costumers and their unrealistic expectations, the owner of the company and his unrealistic expectations, all the while trying to run the show with a menagerie of underpaid criminals, thugs, thieves, low-lifes, no-life, and always high-lifes "working" for me. What a blast.
I was in a constant state of stress, inside and out. A single dad of 2 chirping birds in the nest, I was nearly 190lbs (I'm 155lbs now), was hiding behind a full beard and long hair, drank 8-10 cups of horrible Fanny Farmer rot-gut, battery acid coffee chock full of powdered non-dairy creamer made in a Mr Coffee machine I NEVER cleaned, ate meals off one of those stinky buzzard wagons that prowl industrial parks, and drank a "few" scotches at night to get to sleep. I was running the operation from my anger with threats and menaces. Things were not good, and I was not listening to my inner voice that knew the jig was up. I was all of 28.
Needless to say, the buried inner healer in me was being severely damaged by the discrepancy of the outer life I was living. Which is why cosmic events conspired to drop a 400 lb desk on my neck, opening me up to the possibility of chiropractic, and a brand new direction in my life. No matter what we THINK we "do," everything ends up the way it's supposed to, vibrationally speaking.
Even though it somehow worked out for me, I don't recommend the path of not listening.!!!!! We all know what we need to do ...it's just that the cacophony of life shrouds the voice. Getting adjusted WILL clear your body of unnecessary tension that is blocking your true voice.
Back to COFFEE!
OK ..I have to mention a few things about what some of you have admitted putting INTO your HEART-FRIENDLY coffee.
First off...BUY ONLY ORGANIC COFFEE ...PERIOD.
SPLENDA : Splenda is NOT splendid and is NOT from sugar! It's a artificial, man-made chlorinated sucralose molecule originally developed and manufactured by the insecticide industry to lure cockroaches towards the poison. DO YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR MORE?
That goes for ALL "ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS!" NO PINK, BLUE, or YELLOW!! They are artificial chemicals designed to fool your tongue ...oh...and since they will accumulate in your liver because they cannot be metabolized, they WILL ruin your liver much faster than alcohol. see: http://www.lifetimewellnesschiro.com/wellness/rulesfood.html
CREAMORA: This includes ALL the "Non-Dairy Creamers" including Hazelnut Fat-Free CoffeeMate ...which I hear is like mouth-crack. Excuse me ...but ...WTF!!!!!! A diabolically sick concoction of High Fructose Corn Oil, Hydrogenated Corn/Soybean Oil, horrible chemical additives, poisonous chemical flavorings and colorings ..that you ingest because it tastes so good??!!
I had a PM a few years ago who finally admitted ...after trying for 3 months to lose weight on my Food Rules but wasn't getting anywhere ...that she had 8 - 10 cups of coffee a day ...and 2/3rds of it was CREAMORA!!!! Let me put it this way ..if you are still putting that HORRIFIC CRAP in you, it will just rot your innards and put YOU in the ground, so why would you waste your time and money coming to see a healer like me?
I use RICE MILK ...most of them have some not-so-good oils in them, but I buy one that has them down the list. If you didn't know, all food labels are written with the most prevalent ingredient FIRST, then the next one second...all the way to the least one last. I also will use ORGANIC WHOLE MILK or Half-n-Half (NEVER "fat-free" or "reduced fat" because of the processing involved) ..and RAW CREAM if I can get, and afford it. NEVER use FLAVORED ones. If you want to, buy some good organic vanilla extract and put a few drops in.
NEVER use SOY milk ...it's just a ton of toxic SOY OIL, most of it GMO soy even if the label says it's not. Google "MONSANTO" (or what I call "THE DEVIL INCARNATE") ..or see the DVD "The Future of Food"
I you MUST sweeten you coffee, please use HONEY, PURE MAPLE SYRUP, AGAVE, STEVIA, UNPROCESSED CANE SUGAR (a/k/a SUCANAT) ..or..if you must ..a small amount of THE WHITE STUFF..which is always much better than any chemicals.
So please ...enjoy a HEALTH, ROBUST cup of coffee to your HEARTS content ...literally.
Your Chock Full of Nuts and Bolts Java Jivin' Mocha Chip for Health,
Dr. Lou
I want to thank you ALL for your wonderful feedback on the two previous coffee pieces ....by giving you ONE MORE CUP!
I'm happy to report that I believe I have helped facilitate the release of TONS of built-up, unconscious internal negative associations many people have held onto in regards to their coffee drinking.
Many of you wrote about your coffee consumption in a statement something like this: "Dr Lou, even though I know it's bad for me, I still love my morning coffee and can't imagine my life without it."
Let's look at the wording of this statement.
"Even though I KNOW THAT IT'S BAD for me..." That "I KNOW" is very important because it sets up a certain "TRUTH" (It's bad for me) that..as we just found out ..is not a truth at all! But the effects of that PERCEIVED truth will set in motion a whole host of reactions that can create problems that could manifest as symptoms.
When we DO SOMETHING, in this instance eat or drink something that we believe is "BAD" for us, we set up an internal discrepancy that our bodymind cannot resolve. Our subconscious mind, informed by that incongruous thinking, will not know how to act. It will literally be in a state on confusion wavering between 'yes" and "no."
Without resolution, that inner disharmony sets up an out-of-phase frequency, similar to what happens when a two plucked guitar strings are slightly out of tune; you will hear what is called a "Beat Frequency" or “Offset Frequency” or “Binaural Beat” or "Modulated Offset Harmonic" (MOH) Frequencies ...a sort of "wha-wha-wha" sound that will become closer and slower as the strings reach the same tension or tone. This is called a Heterodyne Effect.
You can go here and click on the links to hear an example (not a great one, though):
http://www.maatismarket.com/category.aspx?categoryID=138
At the very least least in the example above you can hear how bad it sounds when there is DIS-harmony. Internally, when we have incongruent thoughts or emotions, and since we ourselves are vibrations slowed down and precipitated into matter, the frequency of this awful sound is what distorts and damages our tissues. We repair or replace a billion cells per second, so if there is a heterodyne frequency inside us, it will effect the development of those cells. This is how a dis-ease can manifest for decades, even thought he tissues themselves are replaced every few months, the NEW ones are built on a faulty template.
If we are in a job or circumstance we "hate" or drinking a certain beverage we hold a negative attitude about ..we are doing damage to our tissues. I just read that 64% of Americans "hate" their job. I've been there ..my career before I was a Chiro-Dude, I was managing a shipping business back in Connecticut. As a manager, I had to be in the position of dealing with the costumers and their unrealistic expectations, the owner of the company and his unrealistic expectations, all the while trying to run the show with a menagerie of underpaid criminals, thugs, thieves, low-lifes, no-life, and always high-lifes "working" for me. What a blast.
I was in a constant state of stress, inside and out. A single dad of 2 chirping birds in the nest, I was nearly 190lbs (I'm 155lbs now), was hiding behind a full beard and long hair, drank 8-10 cups of horrible Fanny Farmer rot-gut, battery acid coffee chock full of powdered non-dairy creamer made in a Mr Coffee machine I NEVER cleaned, ate meals off one of those stinky buzzard wagons that prowl industrial parks, and drank a "few" scotches at night to get to sleep. I was running the operation from my anger with threats and menaces. Things were not good, and I was not listening to my inner voice that knew the jig was up. I was all of 28.
Needless to say, the buried inner healer in me was being severely damaged by the discrepancy of the outer life I was living. Which is why cosmic events conspired to drop a 400 lb desk on my neck, opening me up to the possibility of chiropractic, and a brand new direction in my life. No matter what we THINK we "do," everything ends up the way it's supposed to, vibrationally speaking.
Even though it somehow worked out for me, I don't recommend the path of not listening.!!!!! We all know what we need to do ...it's just that the cacophony of life shrouds the voice. Getting adjusted WILL clear your body of unnecessary tension that is blocking your true voice.
Back to COFFEE!
OK ..I have to mention a few things about what some of you have admitted putting INTO your HEART-FRIENDLY coffee.
First off...BUY ONLY ORGANIC COFFEE ...PERIOD.
SPLENDA : Splenda is NOT splendid and is NOT from sugar! It's a artificial, man-made chlorinated sucralose molecule originally developed and manufactured by the insecticide industry to lure cockroaches towards the poison. DO YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR MORE?
That goes for ALL "ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS!" NO PINK, BLUE, or YELLOW!! They are artificial chemicals designed to fool your tongue ...oh...and since they will accumulate in your liver because they cannot be metabolized, they WILL ruin your liver much faster than alcohol. see: http://www.lifetimewellnesschiro.com/wellness/rulesfood.html
CREAMORA: This includes ALL the "Non-Dairy Creamers" including Hazelnut Fat-Free CoffeeMate ...which I hear is like mouth-crack. Excuse me ...but ...WTF!!!!!! A diabolically sick concoction of High Fructose Corn Oil, Hydrogenated Corn/Soybean Oil, horrible chemical additives, poisonous chemical flavorings and colorings ..that you ingest because it tastes so good??!!
I had a PM a few years ago who finally admitted ...after trying for 3 months to lose weight on my Food Rules but wasn't getting anywhere ...that she had 8 - 10 cups of coffee a day ...and 2/3rds of it was CREAMORA!!!! Let me put it this way ..if you are still putting that HORRIFIC CRAP in you, it will just rot your innards and put YOU in the ground, so why would you waste your time and money coming to see a healer like me?
I use RICE MILK ...most of them have some not-so-good oils in them, but I buy one that has them down the list. If you didn't know, all food labels are written with the most prevalent ingredient FIRST, then the next one second...all the way to the least one last. I also will use ORGANIC WHOLE MILK or Half-n-Half (NEVER "fat-free" or "reduced fat" because of the processing involved) ..and RAW CREAM if I can get, and afford it. NEVER use FLAVORED ones. If you want to, buy some good organic vanilla extract and put a few drops in.
NEVER use SOY milk ...it's just a ton of toxic SOY OIL, most of it GMO soy even if the label says it's not. Google "MONSANTO" (or what I call "THE DEVIL INCARNATE") ..or see the DVD "The Future of Food"
I you MUST sweeten you coffee, please use HONEY, PURE MAPLE SYRUP, AGAVE, STEVIA, UNPROCESSED CANE SUGAR (a/k/a SUCANAT) ..or..if you must ..a small amount of THE WHITE STUFF..which is always much better than any chemicals.
So please ...enjoy a HEALTH, ROBUST cup of coffee to your HEARTS content ...literally.
Your Chock Full of Nuts and Bolts Java Jivin' Mocha Chip for Health,
Dr. Lou
BREW...WHO KNEW?
Dear Friend,
I had some GREAT response (and RELIEF!) from so many of you on the coffee piece. Thank-you for sharing your own stories on how you popped you coffee cherries.
YES! COFFEE GOOD!!! ENJOY!!!!
Also had a few questions ...so here's a little more info about this wondrous beverage....
First off, contrary to what many think, even though it is usually a "darker, richer" taste, espresso drinks have far less caffeine that drip or percolated coffee.
Because caffeine is a water-soluble molecule, its rate of dissolution is proportionate to its time in contact with water. In other words, the longer the bean is in the water, the more caffeinated the brewski.
So the absolute highest amount of caffeine is in percolated coffee where the grind is bathed over and over and over again by the re-circulated water in the pot. Percolated coffee has THREE TIMES the caffeine of espresso, and tastes like battery acid soaked in a rusty can, if you ask me. At least my Aunt Rose's did.
Espresso drinks are so named because the water is steam-forced or "expressed" past the fine grind and so has very little contact time between the water and the bean.
It was difficult to find reliable numbers, but most sources report that the caffeine content of a 8 oz cup of brewed coffee averages about 85-192 mg, (ave: 135 mg) but varies widely according to cup size, the method of preparation, and the amount of coffee used.
Percolated coffee can reach upwards of 200-275mg of caffeine.
Espresso drinks contain 40-80mg of caffeine.
Decaffeinated coffee is not totally caffeine free, containing about 3mg of caffeine.
Because caffeine is a drug, it can kill you. But to put this in perspective, the fatal oral dose of caffeine is in excess of 5,000 mg - the equivalent of over 40 strong cups of coffee taken in within a few minutes ...simply not possible.
Caffeine stimulates the brain and behavior. Use of 75-150 mg of caffeine elevates neural activity in many parts of the brain, postpones fatigue, and enhances performance at simple intellectual tasks and at physical work that involves endurance but not fine motor coordination. Caffeine-caused tremor can reduce hand steadiness ...so make sure your brain surgeon isn't whacking down a Cup O Joe before he goes in, or you may end up mistaking your best friend for a hat.
Now one very important thing to remember: ORGANIC COFFEE ONLY!
From the "Urth Caffee" website some important facts and classifications to consider when buying coffee:
CERTIFIED ORGANIC: Certified organically grown means coffee that is 100% chemical free. Inspectors test soil, leaf, and beans for chemical residue; as well regularly inspecting roasting facilities. Coffee is the heaviest chemically treated food commodity in the world. The most common chemical used in coffee production is synthetic petroleum based fertilizers which slowly destroy the soil's fertility and seep into local water supplies.
SHADE GROWN: Farms that practice sustainable agriculture and only plant natural, non-sun resistant coffee trees grown deep in the dense shade of the rainforest canopy. Coffee trees do not naturally grow in direct sunlight, but under the shade of dense rainforest. To increase productivity, the coffee industry has developed sun-resistant coffee tree hybrids that have come to comprise approximately 70% of the world's coffee production. As a result rainforest is being cleared at alarming rates to make room for new, sun resistant coffee trees.
FAIR TRADE: Fair Trade coffees are bought at a guaranteed premium, usually three times more than the highest market price for conventional coffee, resulting in fair wages and better living conditions for the farmers.
Now ...some FUN COFFEE FACTS:
The word "cappuccino" comes from the 16th century Capuchin order of friars, whose hoods were called "cappuccinos." A cappuccino is a coffee topped with steamed milk.
The word "tip" is also related to coffee. It comes from old London coffeehouses where the waiters' brass boxes were etched with the inscription, "To Insure Promptness." In fact, it was in one such coffeehouses which belonged to a Mr Lloyd that a few cargo insurers got together to start the Lloyd's insurance company.
Know anybody who would like to enter the wonderful world of "Hey ..my Chiropractor e-mails me all this nutso stuff all the time..." Send them here:
http://4pains.com/Fabale/newsletter.htm
Enjoy that cup ...
Dr Lou
I had some GREAT response (and RELIEF!) from so many of you on the coffee piece. Thank-you for sharing your own stories on how you popped you coffee cherries.
YES! COFFEE GOOD!!! ENJOY!!!!
Also had a few questions ...so here's a little more info about this wondrous beverage....
First off, contrary to what many think, even though it is usually a "darker, richer" taste, espresso drinks have far less caffeine that drip or percolated coffee.
Because caffeine is a water-soluble molecule, its rate of dissolution is proportionate to its time in contact with water. In other words, the longer the bean is in the water, the more caffeinated the brewski.
So the absolute highest amount of caffeine is in percolated coffee where the grind is bathed over and over and over again by the re-circulated water in the pot. Percolated coffee has THREE TIMES the caffeine of espresso, and tastes like battery acid soaked in a rusty can, if you ask me. At least my Aunt Rose's did.
Espresso drinks are so named because the water is steam-forced or "expressed" past the fine grind and so has very little contact time between the water and the bean.
It was difficult to find reliable numbers, but most sources report that the caffeine content of a 8 oz cup of brewed coffee averages about 85-192 mg, (ave: 135 mg) but varies widely according to cup size, the method of preparation, and the amount of coffee used.
Percolated coffee can reach upwards of 200-275mg of caffeine.
Espresso drinks contain 40-80mg of caffeine.
Decaffeinated coffee is not totally caffeine free, containing about 3mg of caffeine.
Because caffeine is a drug, it can kill you. But to put this in perspective, the fatal oral dose of caffeine is in excess of 5,000 mg - the equivalent of over 40 strong cups of coffee taken in within a few minutes ...simply not possible.
Caffeine stimulates the brain and behavior. Use of 75-150 mg of caffeine elevates neural activity in many parts of the brain, postpones fatigue, and enhances performance at simple intellectual tasks and at physical work that involves endurance but not fine motor coordination. Caffeine-caused tremor can reduce hand steadiness ...so make sure your brain surgeon isn't whacking down a Cup O Joe before he goes in, or you may end up mistaking your best friend for a hat.
Now one very important thing to remember: ORGANIC COFFEE ONLY!
From the "Urth Caffee" website some important facts and classifications to consider when buying coffee:
CERTIFIED ORGANIC: Certified organically grown means coffee that is 100% chemical free. Inspectors test soil, leaf, and beans for chemical residue; as well regularly inspecting roasting facilities. Coffee is the heaviest chemically treated food commodity in the world. The most common chemical used in coffee production is synthetic petroleum based fertilizers which slowly destroy the soil's fertility and seep into local water supplies.
SHADE GROWN: Farms that practice sustainable agriculture and only plant natural, non-sun resistant coffee trees grown deep in the dense shade of the rainforest canopy. Coffee trees do not naturally grow in direct sunlight, but under the shade of dense rainforest. To increase productivity, the coffee industry has developed sun-resistant coffee tree hybrids that have come to comprise approximately 70% of the world's coffee production. As a result rainforest is being cleared at alarming rates to make room for new, sun resistant coffee trees.
FAIR TRADE: Fair Trade coffees are bought at a guaranteed premium, usually three times more than the highest market price for conventional coffee, resulting in fair wages and better living conditions for the farmers.
Now ...some FUN COFFEE FACTS:
The word "cappuccino" comes from the 16th century Capuchin order of friars, whose hoods were called "cappuccinos." A cappuccino is a coffee topped with steamed milk.
The word "tip" is also related to coffee. It comes from old London coffeehouses where the waiters' brass boxes were etched with the inscription, "To Insure Promptness." In fact, it was in one such coffeehouses which belonged to a Mr Lloyd that a few cargo insurers got together to start the Lloyd's insurance company.
Know anybody who would like to enter the wonderful world of "Hey ..my Chiropractor e-mails me all this nutso stuff all the time..." Send them here:
http://4pains.com/Fabale/newsletter.htm
Enjoy that cup ...
Dr Lou
BREW HA HA!
Dear Friend,
Ok ...I gotta tell ya ..and I've been saying it for YEARS ...COFFEE IS GOOD FOR YOU!
Oh, there's always those people (you know..."those") who will tell you it's BAD...and will worry about it's acidity, or worry that it will eat through your intestines, or worry that the caffeine will make your head explode... Of course, worriers will worry about everything because that is the particular dis-ease pattern they are stuck in. So EVERYTHING becomes a source of worry ...even sunlight.
So who says that it's good for you? Big-shot researchers at HARVARD, that's who!
A study in this month's Annals of Internal Medicine, published out of the Harvard School of Public Health, examines the relationship between coffee and mortality. It is based on the coffee drinking habits of 41,736 men and 86,216 women with no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer. The men were followed for 18 years, the women for 24 years.
Just so you know, it is the largest and most long-term study of its kind ever done.
The study shows that drinking up to six cups of coffee a day may lower the overall odds of dying prematurely, mainly because it cuts the risk of dying from heart disease.
And I quote: "Our results suggest that long-term, regular coffee consumption has several beneficial health effects," says Esther Lopez-Garcia, lead author of the Harvard School of Public Health report. In fact the report states that women who drank two to three cups of coffee a day had a 25% lower risk of dying from heart disease than non-drinkers. Statistically, that is a HUGE difference!!!
Other studies throughout the years have also shown that there are beneficial effects of regular coffee consumption. For instance, in 2000, researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that coffee intake was linked with decreased rates of Parkinson's disease. In 2004, Harvard researchers reported that it significantly reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. And a 2005 study found that coffee could help prevent the most common type of liver cancer, according to the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Some of the research I've read has suggested that the key to coffee's health benefits is its powerful antioxidants. And I remember that Deepak Chopra even mentions in his book "Quantum Healing" that coffee drinkers live longer than non-coffee drinkers.
Here's one of the most interesting findings in the new study: Even participants who drank decaf had lower death rates than non-drinkers ...same as those who drank caffeinated coffee. Clearly, these findings suggest that a component other than caffeine is responsible the relationship between coffee and a lower risk of death. (www.annals.org/)
What could that special "something" be? You know what? I really don't want to know. I know I can trust my instincts on this....
I remember my very first coffee. Sure I'd had sips of it from time to time, but it never impressed me. Until ...camping with my Dad, my Uncle John, my brother and my cousin Jack. It was a fishing trip in the wilds of a Connecticut campground, and I was about 12 years old. We were in a tent, an old-school job that smelled of musty waxed canvas that allowed all the morning dew to settle onto you so you woke up a little bit damper than you would want.
What I remember most is the coffee AROMA ...it literally went up my nose and touched a part of my brain that had evidently been designed for just this smell. It drew me out of the tent into the just breaking morning light. There, over a crackling fire, my Uncle John was brewing coffee in one of those dinged-up, rustic, grayish-blue speckled tin and porcelain pots that I imagined cowboys use.
Huddled in an old army-blanket that smelled like beach-sand, he handed me a cup that matched the pot ...simple, low, and round, with a small loop handle. It was hot and steaming and it felt wonderful in my cold hands. I could not inhale it's magic deeply enough.
Then I sipped it...what an experience! This caramel-colored mix of coffee, hot milk and sugar (I was only 12) just intoxicated me beyond what I could have imagined. "So THIS is what it's all about!" I remember thinking as I held the steaming cup under my nose and, looking through the stream, took in the chirping birds and the emerging sunlight turning the beautiful, damp morning dew into a million jewels.
Like I said...I don't need to know. Everything about this magic beverage is in that moment. Or in a bustling cafe, pungent with the aroma of fresh coffee beans meeting their maker in the whir of a grinder ..the baristas scurrying behind the counter ...the satisfaction of that first sip of the hot brew, people in groups talking, reading alone, staring at a laptop screen, or standing in line waiting for their order to go...the wonderful oh-so-human culture of the coffee shop tells it all, if we just listen...
....and it’s good for the HEART!!!!!!!
As always I welcome your comments, feedback, and a Medium Dolce-Bean Rice-Milk Latte from Urth Caffee, 88 steps north from LWC :)
Your Mildly Caffeinated, Heart-Friendly Bean for Your Health,
Dr Lou
Lifetime Wellness Chiropractic
333 S Beverly Dr suite 216, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310-282-7100 www.drlou.org drfabale@gmail.com
Ok ...I gotta tell ya ..and I've been saying it for YEARS ...COFFEE IS GOOD FOR YOU!
Oh, there's always those people (you know..."those") who will tell you it's BAD...and will worry about it's acidity, or worry that it will eat through your intestines, or worry that the caffeine will make your head explode... Of course, worriers will worry about everything because that is the particular dis-ease pattern they are stuck in. So EVERYTHING becomes a source of worry ...even sunlight.
So who says that it's good for you? Big-shot researchers at HARVARD, that's who!
A study in this month's Annals of Internal Medicine, published out of the Harvard School of Public Health, examines the relationship between coffee and mortality. It is based on the coffee drinking habits of 41,736 men and 86,216 women with no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer. The men were followed for 18 years, the women for 24 years.
Just so you know, it is the largest and most long-term study of its kind ever done.
The study shows that drinking up to six cups of coffee a day may lower the overall odds of dying prematurely, mainly because it cuts the risk of dying from heart disease.
And I quote: "Our results suggest that long-term, regular coffee consumption has several beneficial health effects," says Esther Lopez-Garcia, lead author of the Harvard School of Public Health report. In fact the report states that women who drank two to three cups of coffee a day had a 25% lower risk of dying from heart disease than non-drinkers. Statistically, that is a HUGE difference!!!
Other studies throughout the years have also shown that there are beneficial effects of regular coffee consumption. For instance, in 2000, researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that coffee intake was linked with decreased rates of Parkinson's disease. In 2004, Harvard researchers reported that it significantly reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. And a 2005 study found that coffee could help prevent the most common type of liver cancer, according to the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Some of the research I've read has suggested that the key to coffee's health benefits is its powerful antioxidants. And I remember that Deepak Chopra even mentions in his book "Quantum Healing" that coffee drinkers live longer than non-coffee drinkers.
Here's one of the most interesting findings in the new study: Even participants who drank decaf had lower death rates than non-drinkers ...same as those who drank caffeinated coffee. Clearly, these findings suggest that a component other than caffeine is responsible the relationship between coffee and a lower risk of death. (www.annals.org/)
What could that special "something" be? You know what? I really don't want to know. I know I can trust my instincts on this....
I remember my very first coffee. Sure I'd had sips of it from time to time, but it never impressed me. Until ...camping with my Dad, my Uncle John, my brother and my cousin Jack. It was a fishing trip in the wilds of a Connecticut campground, and I was about 12 years old. We were in a tent, an old-school job that smelled of musty waxed canvas that allowed all the morning dew to settle onto you so you woke up a little bit damper than you would want.
What I remember most is the coffee AROMA ...it literally went up my nose and touched a part of my brain that had evidently been designed for just this smell. It drew me out of the tent into the just breaking morning light. There, over a crackling fire, my Uncle John was brewing coffee in one of those dinged-up, rustic, grayish-blue speckled tin and porcelain pots that I imagined cowboys use.
Huddled in an old army-blanket that smelled like beach-sand, he handed me a cup that matched the pot ...simple, low, and round, with a small loop handle. It was hot and steaming and it felt wonderful in my cold hands. I could not inhale it's magic deeply enough.
Then I sipped it...what an experience! This caramel-colored mix of coffee, hot milk and sugar (I was only 12) just intoxicated me beyond what I could have imagined. "So THIS is what it's all about!" I remember thinking as I held the steaming cup under my nose and, looking through the stream, took in the chirping birds and the emerging sunlight turning the beautiful, damp morning dew into a million jewels.
Like I said...I don't need to know. Everything about this magic beverage is in that moment. Or in a bustling cafe, pungent with the aroma of fresh coffee beans meeting their maker in the whir of a grinder ..the baristas scurrying behind the counter ...the satisfaction of that first sip of the hot brew, people in groups talking, reading alone, staring at a laptop screen, or standing in line waiting for their order to go...the wonderful oh-so-human culture of the coffee shop tells it all, if we just listen...
....and it’s good for the HEART!!!!!!!
As always I welcome your comments, feedback, and a Medium Dolce-Bean Rice-Milk Latte from Urth Caffee, 88 steps north from LWC :)
Your Mildly Caffeinated, Heart-Friendly Bean for Your Health,
Dr Lou
Lifetime Wellness Chiropractic
333 S Beverly Dr suite 216, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310-282-7100 www.drlou.org drfabale@gmail.com
UNPLUG THYSELF!!
WHAT the...??!! Watching tons of TV and Internet is BAD for your kids health? Who knew?
The Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health just published a study that looked at nearly 30 years of research on how television, music, movies and other media affect the lives of children and adolescents.
Can you guess the results?
They found an "array of negative health effects linked to greater use." Specifically, it found strong connections between the amount of media exposure and problems of childhood obesity, tobacco use, early sexual behavior, increased drug and alcohol use, low academic achievement and my personal favorite, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
In all, 173 research studies were injected, inspected, detected, infected, neglected, and selected (for all you old-timers, guess that homage and win a prize) and brought together in what is the first comprehensive view of the subject. 'Bout time, eh?
According to the report, the average American sprung-from-the-loins darling spends a whopping 45-plus hours a week ...that's nearly 7 hours a DAY:
1) Watching TV: mostly 'reality' and MTV ...uh where's the MUSIC vid?
2) On The Internet: porn and useless garbage like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
3) Playing Video Games: like "Car Theft & Rape Bitches IV", "Soul-Death Gurgle 9", and Weii -fake activity)
4) On Their Cellphones: like, who wants to talk when there's unlimited texts, duh!
5) Listening to Music: gotta have that 24/7 to drown out any 'thoughts' whatever they are ...whatEVER!
6) At The Movies: good ones, like "Disturbia" and "Staple My Own Penis to My Leg III"
7) Scanning Magazines: last on the list of course ...'cause they require ...READING!.
By comparison, children spend 30 hours a week in school, and just 17 hours a week with their parents, which may be a good thing considering some of the parents out there.
"We need to factor that in as we consider our social policies and as parents think about how they raise their kids," said lead researcher Ezekiel J. Emanuel, referring to the results of the study. YA THINK!!?? "We tend not to think of this as a health issue, and it is a health issue."
YES, IT IS. A growing young body and developing mind requires PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. Guess what you get when you combine endless hours of MINDLESS, FASCINATED attention, no MOVEMENT, all washed down with a 32oz Big Gulp of HIGH OCTANE-CAFFEINE BOOSTED HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP?
How about a DULL mind that can't concentrate, a FAT body that can't move, and enough pent-up, spastic ENERGY to burn down a large metropolis. Of course, you can come up with an easy-to-dispense name for it, "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" so that you can easily dispense RITALIN or some other mind-numbing drug. My remedy? Have Johnny dig a ditch, fill it in, read Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance" dig the ditch and fill it in again, read, repeat. I'm not kidding.
These kids needs to EXPEND energy to the point of EXHAUSTION so that they can learn how much more they can push themselves in every way. Plus, only then does the body/mind RELAX enough to be present in life. True for us adults, too.
"It's as important (knowing what media your kid is watching) as going to their parent-teacher conferences or going over their report cards," says James P. Steyer, chief executive of Common Sense Media, publisher of the study. I say it might even be as important as equating this media-garbage with your kid hanging out with "Moondoggy Rico" at the corner who says' he's, "just a friend."
Steyer continues, "You have to know what Facebook is, and YouTube and MySpace and Twitter are, even though you grew up with 'Gilligan's Island' and 'All in the Family.' "
I didn't watch too much 'Gilligan' (I'm a "Maryanne" guy, "Ginger" was too HM ..probably tells a lot about me) but did love Lear's 'Family' ..at least WAY more than parent-teacher night. For the first 6-8 years of their lives, I didn't allow my girls ANY TV at all. And luckily didn't have to worry about The Internet and it's iSpawn, back then, either. They read ...a LOT. They're pretty smart young adults now. I call them to fix my compu-problems.
But it's not only visual media. The idea of running around plugged into non-stop acoustical wallpaper NEVER made sense to me; why run outdoors if you can't HEAR the outdoors, even in an urban environment? I just love it when some putz jogger with an ear-full of "Eye of the Tiger" steps off the curb without looking and I have to risk a head-on with oncoming traffic because he DIDN'T HEAR ME!
Plus, these mini ear-speakers cranked up to '11' and only millimeters from the ear-drum are doing permanent damage to these kids ears. It may be problematic of a lack of communication between parent and child: the kid is tuning out by turning on the iPod. A concerned parent may want to find out why.
Media just didn't figure that much until phones went tonal, turned into faxes, then beepers, then mobile phones the size of a WWII walkie -talkies, then Al Gore invented the Internet so that we moved quickly from cumbersome desktops to laptops ...and now the line between cell and computer is blurred as Crackberrys and iPhones rule the world. I must admit, I teared up when my 'personal' text from the President-Elect on election night thanked ME for supporting him seconds after Ohio went Blue ...signed simply, 'Barak.'
But it's not just the TIME spent on this stuff; researchers found it notable how much CONTENT mattered. "Our kids are sponges, and we really need to remember they learn from their environment," said coauthor Cary P. Gross, professor at Yale School of Medicine. Children "pick up character traits and behaviors" from those they watch or hear," he said. In probing childhood obesity, for example, researchers found 73 studies over the past three decades, with 86 percent showing a negative association with media exposure. Kudos to those those "Hot Pocket" and "Crystal Light" marketing geniuses.
Unfortunately, for many people of limited means, media is the cheapest babysitter available. But even for them, it's no excuse for not parenting ...this is about the kids HEALTH. This lack of media supervision is really a type of child-abuse, and the data proves it.
As in ALL health-related issues, regardless of age, one's consciousness plays a vital role in sickness. What you don't know, can KILL you. Educating your kids and YOURSELF and putting WELLNESS STRATEGIES TO DE-STRESS in place in your lives will make the difference, because all ILLNESS comes from DIS-EASE.
Your Unplugged, Media-Balanced, Creating a Nuisance Health Nut,Dr Lou
Lifetime Wellness Chiropractic 333 S Beverly Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310-282-7100 www.drLou.org drfabale@gmail.com
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