Chiropractor

Doesn’t it just!

Have you ever wondered why a particular thing happened, or why or how you became involved in a particular situation? I know I have.

Some times the situations turns out to provide the most wonderful experience, to provide success, fame and even fortune and sometimes it works out just the opposite way. More often than not the way it turns out can hinge on a really fine line.

Ever caught yourself saying “Gosh, I wish I had taken that opportunity – look how it’s turned out now”?

Just how fine the line is was brought home to me just the other day when I was listening to a CD and the speaker was talking about a group of people that had worked in the Twin Towers building and that had got together to discuss how it was that they were not in the building at that particular time – an unusual occurrence. Their responses indicated just how fragile life is and how fine the line can be: continue reading…

If, in my capacity as a mentor, a coach, a functional medicine expert, a clinician I was given the opportunity to infect the entire world with something, I was thinking to myself, what would it be? It didn’t take too long for me to come up with the answer.

I would definitely infect the world with the the power of positive thinking. continue reading…

There’s a health and wellness crisis ahead of us…here are 7 ways to avoid it.

It’s predicted that by the end of the 21st Century 75% of all deaths, world wide, will be as a result of chronic degenerative diseases such as heart and vascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc.

It has also been suggested, actually more like proven, that 80 – 90% of all of these diseases are as a result of poor lifestyle choices. If you ever get the opportunity to read ‘The Biology of Belief’, by Dr Bruce Lipton, I suggest you do. Dr Lipton clearly indicates how important making healthy choices will, at the end of the day, allow for healthy aging.

What then are some of these healthy choices we should all be making?

1. Ensure your diet is filled with nutrient dense foods

Nutrient dense foods are the non- processed, unrefined foods, including fresh vegetables, fruits, salads, lentils, legumes, chicken, fish and lean cuts of meat.

Anti – nutrient type foods include the sugary foods, processed and ‘fast’ foods, refined foods and foods containing high amounts of saturated and trans fats. continue reading…

Healthy mother = health baby. That’s logical you may say. Well yes, it is logical, but how seriously do we really take this concept?

When a newly pregnant mom–to–be goes to her gynaecologist for the first visit, after all the medical components have been dealt with (BP, iron levels etc.) the total extent of the discussion around Mom’s health is usually, ‘Make sure you are eating a healthy, balanced diet, avoid excessive ‘junk’ food’ as we don’t want you putting on excessive weight, avoid smoking, alcohol and sushi, and exercise in moderation’. A prenatal multi-vitamin and extra folic acid are usually recommended as well.

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On Saturday 20^th August we hosted a Health, Wellness and Healthy Eating Workshop at La Maison Cairn B&B in Glencairn.

Just as an aside, La Maison Cairn is a beautiful, 4 star B&B with the most magnificent views across what must be one of the most spectacular bays in the world, False Bay. Mr Weatherman certainly obliged us on the day with amazing weather – windless and buckets of sunshine!!! Have a look at La Maison Cairn if you are thinking of a visit to the Southern Peninsula area.

Ok, so now back to the point, and that’s not Cape Point!

My presentation on the day was titled, ‘How to beat accelerated aging and ill health’.  Tall order you may think, but in reality there are numerous studies that highlight just how well the human body responds to simple interventions from the point of improving health and slowing down the aging process.

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What is stress?

Well essentially stress is nothing until it results in the up regulation of certain hormones that we know only react, or are produced in response to stress. That means that there has to be a physiological reaction to some sort of stimulus (an initiating factor, either from outside the body, or from inside the body).

It’s a bit like the pitcher pitching the ball. If the batter doesn’t strike the ball it’s nothing until the umpire decides if the pitch was a strike or a ball. continue reading…

Eternal youth, the commodity sought after so intensely by so many; the commodity on which billions of dollars, pounds, rands are spent every year; the source of billions in income for companies specialising in anti aging, vitamin therapy, spa treatments and the list goes on and on.

Is the ageing process modifiable or even avoidable? In the past 150 years, the upper limit of life expectancy has exceeded all previous predictions to the tune of about 2,5 years per decade (1). We are living longer, mostly due to the wrong reason. Medical science has progressed to such an extent that we can now keep people alive, even after nature has attempted to intervene. continue reading…

This article was posted in the Deccan Chronicle 24 July 2011. By Dr O.P. Yadava

If the heart were to be likened to a badly behaved child, the main traits the person would suffer from would be anger and hostility besides a host of other habits like smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity etc! It’s a known fact that negative emotions, primarily in the form of anger and hostility are bad for the health in general and the heart in particular. Anger can break the heart literally and metaphorically.

Conceived in the head, these traits gnaw away at the heart, for the heart and mind cannot be separated. The two cross-talk through a process of chemical conversations with health of one affecting the health of the other and vice-versa. continue reading…

This was a question a patient asked me the other day.

Well, basically it will depend from which paradigm you operate from. If you are like the majority of the world that have been indoctrinated  into the medical paradigm you’ll see a chiropractor only when the symptom(s) get bad enough and virtually force you to do something to get rid of the pain.

The medical model is really a ‘symptom driven’ model; it’s reactive. Imagine going to your medical doctor and saying, ‘You know what, Doc, I feel absolutely fantastic. I’ve got boundless energy, feel totally motivated, don’t feel the slightest bit of stress. I’m the fittest I’ve ever been, tummy works great, I have a really healthy diet, my relationship is 100% and financially I’m totally sorted. All I really want is for you to make sure I stay that way!’

Well, in all probability, the doctor will be lost for words. That’s because medical doctors deal with sickness, not health.  In their entire medical training they spend about 5 minutes on preventative health care! continue reading…

Well, in one short, sharp word – NO!

It is now pretty well accepted that gastrointestinal health is the basis for over-all good health. There are many studies supporting the role of the digestive tract in proper and optimal immune function. Optimum GI (gastrointestinal) function is imperative for optimum digestion, and hence, optimum absorption and assimilation of nutrients. It’s no good filling up with good quality fuel if the carburettors are all blocked !!

The digestive tract, anatomically and physiologically, is extremely complex. Very simply though, there’s an upper part, a middle part and a lower part, with each part performing different functions and therefore requiring different types of friendly bacteria and micro flora. continue reading…