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Importance of the Nervous System

Is It Functioning Optimally?

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04 Publisher’s letter

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32 Professional Directory 34 Calendar

The Where, How, and Whys of Supporting Your Local Farmer’s Market

12 Your Body Can Fight Cancer Learn About GcMAF

15 Your Thyroid

Options for Thyroid Health

18 Importance of the Nervous System

Is It Functioning Optimally?

22 The Hunger Fix

Overeating & Food Addiction

departments health 08 A Brief Psychosis

Anxiety, Depression, and Psychosis

10 For Conditions Like Back or Neck Pain, Consider a Comprehensive Treatment Approach

15 Patient Mysteries

Are You Thyroid Deficient? Pt. 2

18 Is Your Nervous System in a State of Dis-ease or Ease?

20 Is Generalized Fear Making You Miserable?

integrative health 12 Your Body’s Protein (GcMAF) Can Fight Cancer & Other Diseases

spiritual health 13 Letting Go of the Past

healthy reading 22 The Hunger Fix

The Three Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction

recipes 24 Blueberry Hill 26 It’s A Wrap!

28 That’s Amore!

Raw Foods Lasagna

herbs&spices 30 Clove Flower Buds

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all is upon us and back to school activities are in full swing. As we reboot our daily schedules to include activities related to getting children ready for school it is a good time to think about healthy options for packing lunches, week day meals and healthy snacks.

Cut fresh fruits and vegetables for healthy meal items to pack in school lunches or to take to work. A fresh apple with peanut butter and raisins makes a very filling high energy snack.

A wonderful option for low cost, fresh, healthy foods is at your local farmer’s market. Check out the information on our local farmer’s markets for healthy organic food choices, support our local farmers and enjoy an outdoor shopping experience.

The September issue continues to spotlight natural alternatives for healing cancer, and we are fortunate to live in an area where there are very effective healing methods for doing that. I had the privilege to meet Dr. Eslinger and tour his clinic. I was able to see firsthand the work that he is doing to provide options for cancer treatment.

Did you know

that your body creates a protein that fights cancer? Learn about the GcMAF protein and how it can fight cancer in this issue.

This month we also have more information about the importance of your thyroid, and the variety of successful treatments for thyroid dysfunction. This issue also has interesting information on mental health from Dr. Gerber as well as our monthly feature on things to ponder in the spiritual realm.

We still have beautiful weather in this area and it is a wonderful time to take advantage of our events calendar to plan to attend a fun event for you, and your family.

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A Brief Psychosis

ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND PSYCHOSIS Written by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD

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have always been interested in mental illness which I have studied since my post-doctoral years at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital and the Stanford Research Ward. This was home to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The universal take on mental illness is that it is a multifactorial problem and I observed the standard pharmacological treatment was extremely heavy handed and frightening.

I occasionally was the person who tackled escapee psychotic patients on the hospital grounds and restrained them until the nurse arrived with intramuscular injections of Thorazine, a chemical restraint. It still leaves an indelible impression. Bless us all to evolve to more humane and reasonable treatments for mental ailments.

Remembering the woodcuts from the Bedlam Asylum in 17th century England with the wild eyed inmates pressing their faces against the bars reminds us that adrenalin, sympathetic dominance, is an old problem. Dopamine antagonists still rule in anti-psychotic therapy and emptied the mental hospitals in the 1950s and 1960s. I worked one summer at the Stockton, California State Mental Hospital in 1969 which once housed 15,000 patients and by the time I was there the patient population was only

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1,500 thanks to phenothiazines such as Thorazine. Modern antipsychotics, antidepressants and anxiolytic drugs are more user friendly but are still in the dark ages of medical practice.

MULTIPLE CAUSATIONS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS Causes including: unrelenting stress, PTSD, sexual and physical abuse, Lyme disease, chronic viral illness, parasitic diseases, inherited genetic weakness such as MTHFR, homeopathic miasms (inherited weakness), environmental illness, heavy metal toxicity, root canals with infected teeth, bad diet and nutritional deficiencies. Other contributing factors such as Candida, mold, unfortunate maternal stress during the baby’s third trimester giving transgenerational adrenal weakness, thyroid insufficiency in the face of normal blood tests, menstrual disorders, hormone imbalance and many more conditions result in mental illness.

SO MANY HELPERS BUT REMEMBER PROGESTERONE There is a pretty awesome Integrative Medicine repertoire of healing modalities for mental illness. Thyroid replacement with either porcine or bioidentical T3 and T4 has been reviewed in several previous issues of Healthy Beginnings. Puffy, cold patients with

hair loss who are constipated, fatigued and depressed need a trial on thyroid.

Those patients lacking energy with insomnia need adrenal support as per my previous articles. Amino acid precursor therapy for brain chemical rebuilding is very effective. Most magnificently topical progesterone, an adrenal hormone, at 50 mg per pump rubbed into the forearms blocks adrenalin and increases GABA (our calming brain chemical) in 3 to 5 or 10 minutes. Anxious, panicky and psychotic patients often relax immediately and application can be repeated every five to fifteen minutes or hourly until the adrenalin response diminishes.

Progesterone is not feminizing and can be used for men and children. I have given it to a three week old girl who was in agony from colic with her back arched and screaming. After a pea sized dot of progesterone was rubbed into her forearm she was calm and asleep in about three minutes. I particularly loved the web sites for transgender folks who said progesterone was absolutely not good for developing breasts in males.

Patients who are going out of their skin with fear, hopelessness, difficulty concentrating and surety that they will never recover from their illness are immediately soothed by progesterone.

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A NICE CASE A 39 year old male who had indulged in strong Cannabis and/or psychedelic drugs had been rendered paranoid, insomniac and without appetite for about 10 days when he came to our office. He was rambling with paranoid content, dilated pupils and rambling speech. We began his therapy with our anti-psychotic intravenous therapy of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. He received this for two days in the first week and then one more time until he stopped testing well for this IV. We gave our usual injections of adrenal complex, as above with B vitamins every other day for one week

and then twice weekly. He was given high dose oral vitamin C, magnesium and B vitamins. Topical progesterone cream was very helpful in the first 15 minutes and was administered whenever he felt anxiety or insomnia. He resumed eating and sleeping within the first week and his paranoia was reduced markedly in the first week. (“My friends are trying to kill me at my local bar, they are poisoning me”). Lachesis 200 C homeopathically was most helpful to help symptoms of nervousness, excitability, great loquacity, rambling, frequently jumping from one subject to another, delusions of thinking himself under super human control,

feeling pursued, hated and despised, fears of going to sleep, having no desire to mix with the world, insane jealousy and suspicion and feeling full of poison.2 He is now back to work, sleeping and eating normally and not exhibiting paranoid symptoms.

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WHY A COMPREHENSIVE SPINE CENTER APPROACH? SpineNevada Minimally Invasive Spine Institute’s comprehensive center approach combines spine physicians with board-certification in the specialties of pain management, physicalmedicine & rehabilitation and neurological spine surgery. These spine specialists work together to formulate a customized treatment plan for each patient.

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conditions. InMotion Diagnostics will soon include Dynamic X-rays and Vertebral Motion Analysis.

WHEN IS INJECTION THERAPY APPROPRIATE FOR BACK AND NECK PAIN? Injection therapy is a non-surgical treatment option for back and neck pain. Injections are typically considered after a round of medications and in combination with physical therapy.

An SpineNevada Pain Management / PMR Article injection may help relieve symptoms enough that the individual can begin specialized stretches and exercises in physical therapy. In addition to the pain relief that may be experienced, injections can also help locate the source of the back pain.

Rehabilitation (PM&R). The specialty is also known as physiatry. Physical medicine specialists emphasize prevention, diagnosis and treatment of nerve, muscle and bone related conditions that may be temporarily or chronically limiting activity. In addition to the focused care on the body part causing injury, PM&R specialists help develop a comprehensive plan to speed the patient back to a more normal lifestyle (physically, socially and emotionally) after disease or injury.

WHAT IS CAUSING MY PAIN? Patients who face continuing pain without a diagnosed cause of the pain can pose a challenge for many physicians. Moreover, obtaining an accurate spine diagnosis is more difficult than most medical conditions. In order to achieve timely and successful treatment of spine conditions, it is crucial to obtain an accurate diagnosis.

The reason — different back and neck conditions may require very different treatment methodologies.

For individuals experiencing severe limitations in function, a cortisone / steroid injection may be appropriate for lower or upper extremity radicular symptoms in advance of pain medication or physical therapy. If a patient experiences partial or temporary pain relief from an injection, a second injection may be appropriate.

In most cases cortisone / steroid injections should be limited to 3 in a 6-month period or 4 in a year. Sacroiliac joint injections are considered first as a diagnostic tool and may allow a person to begin other non-surgical treatment options such as manual or physical therapy. Injections may be appropriate for patients diagnosed with sacroillitis (inflamed sacroiliac joint) and sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

A study of patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction showed improvement in pain and functional scores after only a single sacroiliac joint injection. An SI

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Your body’s protein (GcMAF) can FIGHT CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES

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have written about GcMAF (macrophage activating factor) in the past but I feel compelled to convey updated information in light of current news about the deaths of two Alternative doctors who were also pioneers in the use of GcMAF as well as advocates for its effectiveness.

Also, the establishment is doing its best to berate and discredit its use as unproven and possibly unsafe. This is entirely untrue.

GcMAF is a protein normally made by the body to assist it to fight cancer, viral and Lyme disease. There is some controversy about it helping to treat autism.

Macrophage cells are part of the immune system’s tool box to overcome these conditions and restore health.

They get “turned off” by an enzyme called nagalase that is secreted by cancer cells and viruses. Administering GcMAF restores the function of these protective cells.

and reduces the metastatic (spreading) potential of cancer cells.

GcMAF has been shown to help eradicate chronic inflammation and viral infections and assist in treating herpes, cirrhosis of the liver, chronic kidney disease, colitis, Crohn’s disease, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, dementia and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Unfortunately, if someone has been through conventional full dose chemo or radiation or cortisone, it is usually much harder to “reboot” the immune system and get it to help in

resolving the disease.

Treatment with “natural” compounds is much underappreciated and underutilized in the US. It is time for that to change.

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Since 1990, 59 research papers have been published on GcMAF, 20 of these pertaining to the treatment of cancer. The original research was done in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Dr. Yamamoto.

The first GcMAF Conference in Frankfurt, Germany in 2013 (at which I was a speaker), demonstrated that it is a far more powerful molecule than previously thought, both in terms of the science and doctors’ results.

In testing at universities, laboratories and clinics, success has been achieved in treating all types of tumors including breast, lung, prostate, pancreatic and melanoma.

In addition to rebuilding a depressed immune system, GcMAF: inhibits angiogenesis (stops blood supply to tumors), activates macrophages, triggers apoptosis (self- suicide) of cancer cells,

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LETTING GO

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Virginia City is a town that was established and came of age during the spiritualist movement of the mid and late 1800s. There seems to have been a vibe in the town during its heyday—an acute sensitivity and openness to the communications of the departed. Spiritualism facilitated the ongoing communication between the souls of the living and the dead. Indeed, such interactions were encouraged, for spiritualists believed that the “dead” were more knowledgeable about spiritual reality and could therefore function as teachers to the living. Unsurprisingly, Virginia City is steeped in ghost lore. It is considered one of the most haunted cities in the U.S. and regularly hosts ghost walks and tours.

Looked at psychologically, the gravesite fences represent a demarcation between the living and the dead. Carl Jung saw such a boundary as important to both parties. If the relationship between the two is nurtured rather than being allowed to dissipate, neither soul moves on to its next station. Regarding this phenomenon Jung offered the following caution: “To be on the safe side, one must be content with spontaneous experiences. Experimenting with this contact regularly leads to the so-called communications becoming more and more stupid or to a dangerous dissociation of consciousness…There are experiences that show that the dead entangle themselves, so to speak, in the physiology (sympathetic nervous system) of the living” (Marie-Louise von Franz, On Dreams and Death; pp.

113, 114). Mary Todd Lincoln and Sarah Winchester (heiress to the Winchester Rifle Company and creator of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California) are two examples of this phenomenon. Both women suffered from severe depression until their deaths, and both utilized séances and mediumship to propagate a connection to the spirits of their deceased husbands and children.

A dream by Jungian psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz communicates a similar warning regarding psychological entanglement with the dead. The dream occurred within a few weeks of her father’s death. It was about ten o’clock in the evening, dark outside. I heard the doorbell ring and ‘knew’ at

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once somehow that this was my father coming. I opened the door and there he stood with a suitcase. I remembered from the Tibetan Book of the Dead that people who die suddenly should be told that they are dead, but before I could say so he smiled at me and said: ‘Of course I know that I am dead, but may I not visit you?’ I said: ‘Of course, come in,’ and then asked, ‘How are you now? What are you doing? Are you happy?’ He answered: ‘Let me remember what you, the living, call happy. Yes, in your language, I am happy. I am in Vienna (his hometown which he loved and longed for all his life) and I am studying at the music academy.’ Then he went into the house, we climbed the stairs and I wanted to lead him to his former bedroom. But he said: ‘Oh, no, now I am only a guest,’ and went up to the guestroom.

There he put his suitcase down and said: ‘It is not good for either the dead or the living to be together too long. Leave me now. Good night.’ And with a gesture he signaled me not to embrace him, but to go… (On Dreams and Death; pp. 111, 112) The importance of letting go of the dead applies not only to those you were close to who have died. It also applies to aspects of your own life that you have outgrown, or which no longer nourish you. Sometimes we give life support to relationships, attitudes, roles or beliefs that are outworn and no longer serve our development. Life has changed and we have changed, yet we may hang onto old patterns out of guilt, habit, insecurity, sentimentality or nostalgia. Continuing to resuscitate things which you have outgrown keeps you stuck. If there are things in your life that have died—and if you have learned from them what you were meant to learn—maybe it’s time to exit the cemetery and close the fence gate behind you.

For more info, contact Dr. Andy Drymalski, Reno and Carson City psychologist at phone number (775) 786-3818, or www.renocarsonpsychologist.com. Enjoy his blog at Jungstop.com.

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1. von Franz, Marie-Louise, On Dreams and Death: A Jungian Interpretation. Shambhala Press: Boston, MA 1986.

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Patient Mysteries:

ARE YOU THYROID DEFICIENT? Part 2

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Written by Dr. William N. Clearfield, D.O.

n Part 1 we reviewed two case studies illustrating common clinical presentations of thyroid disease, the anatomy and physiology of the thyroid gland, symptoms of low thyroid output and causes of thyroid disease.

In Part 2 we will review the diagnosis and offer treatment modalities for varying types of thyroid maladies including medications, supplements and dietary advice.

Diagnosing thyroid deficiency is a hot topic. Battle lines were drawn several years ago when patients, obviously hypothyroid, were told they were “normal” because a single test, the TSH, was inside a “normal” 2 standard deviations or 95% of a cross section healthy adults range.

“The serum thyrotropin (TSH) is the single best screening test for primary thyroid dysfunction for the vast majority of outpatient clinical situations. The standard treatment is replacement with levothyroxine. The decision to treat sub clinical hypothyroidism when the serum thyrotropin is less than 10 mIU/L should be tailored to the individual patient.”1 10! Even the most generous standard lab has an upper reference range of 4.5 mIU/L. This reference range, one size fits all, cookbook medicine approach, leaves millions of clearly hypothyroid patients, un- and under-diagnosed and un- and under-treated. Left alone, hypothyroidism can progress to enlarged

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hearts, heart failure, brain fog, infertility and miscarriage.

The risk of elevated blood pressure, Hashimoto’s Disease, and depression in relation to the thyroid can be seen with a TSH reading as low as 1.9. At 2.0, elevated markers for cardiac and carotid (c-Reactive Protein and Homocysteine) disease are evident. When the TSH is 3.3 or greater severe forms of depression, increased body mass index, and blood sugar abnormalities are common.2 These are all within the confines of a “normal” thyroid.

The sweet spot, the place where our patients function at their very best, are happiest, and have the best cognitive function, best lipid profiles, no cardiac irregularities, or bone loss is really 0.1 and 1.0 mIU/L.3 Thyroid hormones, once released, travel in the blood stream either bound to a protein or in free form. T3 is the functioning thyroid molecule. Only the free form is available to produce the desired hormonal effect. Knowing the amount of circulating thyroid hormone

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available, the free T3, and supporting it to an optimal state, further enables us to refine our patients’ health.

While nice to know, free T4 reflects the biologically active hormone that converts to T3 or reverse T3, an inert form of T3, that also masks hypothyroidism. It is the free T3 that we must pay attention too.

Free T3 is the active hormone that generates cellular energy.

Optimizing free T3 within its optimal range (3.8-4.2), along with TSH (0.5-2.0) and the patient’s symptoms provide the basis for a treatment plan.

Reverse T3 (rT3) reflects the level of a second T3 molecule that is formed from T4 conversion. rT3 is an inert form of T3 that will mask an inactive, yet sometimes adequate free T3 level.

It is as if the conversion was led astray, into a blind alley. It’s there, but unless you look for it, reverse T3 will be missed. We calculated a free T3/rT3 ratio looking for a value greater than or equal to 20. This free T3/rT3 ratio is the most useful marker for tissue hypothyroidism and as a marker of diminished cellular functioning.4 Symptoms of an elevated reverse T3 include fatigue, difficulty losing fat, brain fog, and muscle aches.

Elevated reverse T3 results from chronic illnesses, yo-yo dieting, heavy metal exposure, infections, and mental and physical stress.

Autoimmune disruptions of the thyroid gland include Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (hypothyroidism) and Grave’s Disease (hyperthyroidism).

In Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, anti thyroglobulin antibodies are elevated in 70% and thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies are elevated in greater than 90% of presenting cases.

Hashimoto’s patients are profoundly hypothyroid and merely replacing the thyroid deficit is usually not adequate for optimal health.

In the presence of extremely high levels of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (>120), Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis can be present without overt hypothyroid symptomology. Chronic fatigue, dry hair, chronic irritability and nervousness, a history of breast cancer and early miscarriage are its hallmarks.5

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“There is a strong link between gluten sensitivity and intolerance and thyroid disease.”

At the other end of the spectrum, Graves Disease is the autoimmune equivalent of hyperthyroidism. Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin (TSI) is the measure for a definitive diagnosis.

Remedies for thyroid disease are as controversial as the diagnosis. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association emphatically declared, in 2012, “the standard treatment is replacement with levothyroxine.”6 On the surface this seems to make sense. Nearly 80% of circulating thyroid is T4. T4 naturally converts to T3 so why bother with a more complicated compound? The problem is L-thyroxine, T4 only products, including Synthroid, levothyroxine, levoxyl to name a few, in many cases fail to convert its substrate to T3.

Failure to adequately convert T4 to T3 not only results in clinical hypothyroidism, but adrenal fatigue or “burnout” also.

Low thyroid output creates a stressful internal environment requiring increasing levels of cortisol. Chronically high cortisol levels result in inflammation and accelerated cardiovascular and heart disease.

Other causes of T4 to T3 conversion failure include dieting, renal or hepatic disorders, cancer, trauma, insulin resistance, and growth hormone deficiency. Medications that interfere with conversion include glucocorticoids, amiodarone, beta blockers, synthetic progesterone (Provera), selenium and zinc deficiencies.

Adding T3 to the regimen in a ratio of approximately 4 parts T4 to 1 part T3 is how nature produces thyroid. T3 is needed for fat loss, protects against arrhythmias, decreases with stress or dieting, and is the active hormone actually performing the work of the thyroid.

We prefer to treat our patients with desiccated thyroid, T3/T4 in the exact ratio as is found in nature.

Non pharmacologic remedies include ensuring patients have an adequate supply of selenium, iodine, zinc, Vitamin D, and glutathione.

There is a strong link between gluten sensitivity and intolerance and thyroid disease.7 We strongly recommend all our autoimmune and non autoimmune patients to be screened for gluten antibodies.

Gliadin, the protein portion of gluten is chemically similar to thyroid hormones. This protein, if it enters the bloodstream as it does in celiac disease, triggers an autoimmune response in the G.I. tract and in a case of mistaken identity, the thyroid.

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We recommend our thyroid patients try a gluten free diet for at least 30 days. While this again is controversial, the New York Times panned this approach in an article written on July 5, 2015, it has been quite a game changer for thousands of patients and best of all, it costs nothing.

Cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, and soy among others are goitrogens, that is they increase the need for iodine in small amounts. In large amounts they can damage the thyroid. Steaming can reduce the danger by ½ and thoroughly cooking them and discarding the water in case of boiling decreases the harm by 90%.

Avoid very low carb or zero carb diets. They tend to inhibit conversion of T4 into T3. We recommend the GAPS Diet,8 the Metabolic Code Diet,9 or a gluten free diet.

The Metabolic Code Diet is a brilliantly conceived plan, available online through our office to guide you through a relatively painless transition to a gluten free diet and new level of health.

General food considerations include sea vegetables, kelp flakes, wakame, arame, and hijiki. Fermentable fiber increases the production of gut bacteria that produce butyrate, an immune function stimulator. Fermentable fiber comes from sweet potatoes, yams, plantains, taro, potatoes, onions, Jerusalem artichokes, and garlic.

Administering T3 alone without T4 results in accelerated weight loss, improved lipid management, and adequate cardiovascular health. Neurodegenerative disease processes slow, moods stabilize, and cognition improves.

The bottom line? Patients feel better.

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references 1. Garber, J.,Cobin, R., Gharib, H., et al., Clinical Practice Guidelines For Hypothyroidism In Adults, Endocr Prac. 2012; 18(No.6) 989.

2. Hertoghe, Thierry, Reverse Physical Aging: Hormone & Nutritional Therapies, A4M Lecture Series, Las Vegas, NV, Dec. 14, 2014, p. 44.

3. Rothenberg, Ron, Thyroid Optimization, BHRT Syllabus, A4M Lecture Series, Los Angeles, CA, February 26, 2015, p. 62.

4. Annewieke W. van den Beld, Theo J. Visser, Richard A. Feelders, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Steven W. J. Lamberts, Thyroid Hormone Concentrations, Disease, Physical Function and Mortality in Elderly Men, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2005; 90(12):6403–6409.

5. Ott, J et al. Hashimoto's thyroiditis affects symptom load and quality of life unrelated to hypothyroidism: a prospective case-control study in women undergoing thyroidectomy for benign goiter. Thyroid. 2011 Feb;21(2):161-7.

6. Garber, J.,Cobin, R., Gharib, H., et al., Clinical Practice Guidelines For Hypothyroidism In Adults, Endocr Prac. 2012; 18(No.6) 989. Hollowell JG et al. J Clin Endocrinl Metab 2002 87(2)489-499.

7. Pekka C., Salmi, J., Hällström, O., et al. Autoimmune thyroid disorders and coeliac diseaseEur J Endocrinol 130 137-140, doi: 10.1530/eje.0.1300137 8. www.gapsdiet.com 9. www.drclearfield.com

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Is Your Nervous System in a State of

DIS-EASE OR EASE? Written by Dr. Tony Jensen

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1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.

So then what is Health? – is it the absence of symptoms? Let’s take the time to investigate that. If you don’t have symptoms right now are you healthy or just not sick?

the Spinal Cord; and the Peripheral Nervous System or PNS = the spinal nerves and all the nerves that go to every tissue and organ in your body.

Symptoms start after our body has been pushed past its threshold of normal and so it creates symptoms as warning signs. The most overlooked body systems are the brain and nervous system. Your nervous system consists of two parts: the Central Nervous System or CNS = the Brain, Brain stem and

It is fair to say the brain and nervous system are the most important systems we have next to our soul. It’s the master computer for your body and the wiring that makes it possible for your heart, stomach, digestion, reproductive, skin, immune system and cells to all work at 100 percent. So if you take one

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of those delicate nerves and pinch it, what do you think is going to happen to the communication between the brain and that organ/tissue/cell? That’s right. It won’t be able to work at its optimal function.

Your threshold of pain depends on how fast you might feel pain symptoms but by then the nerve and surrounding tissue has been irritated for some time causing more problems, similar to waiting until you feel a cavity and have a swollen face and pain. It takes more work to fix it at this stage. Prior to the pain stage things have been slowly building. This is the same in the nervous system. You could be having mild symptoms that don’t seem that bad but they are slowly building for bigger problems.

A Subluxation is where one of the joints of the vertebrae get stuck or jammed up – like when you jam your finger. It hurts so you pull it or grab it and rub it, but let's say you jammed your finger and you left it that way. In time your body would adapt around it, leaving you with a less than normal function of that finger.

You cause a subluxation or pinched nerve at one of the joints and you leave it because it’s not that bad. Your body adapts around it trying to get out of pain or symptoms setting yourself up for future problems.

Most people have an injury or problem that didn’t properly get taken care of earlier, that is now coming back to haunt them.

These people are the ones that state “I just bent over to pick something up” or “I just reached for something” or “I just woke up like this.” These are all because you have been running on less than 100 percent of your body’s function.

So what has been happening to your body along the way?

If that nerve goes to your stomach, your digestion and acids haven’t been working properly either. If the nerves go to your heart or lungs, legs, hands, immune system or muscles etc., you could have the beginning of some serious problems.

The options now are to either ignore it, cover up the problems with medications or try to get down to the cause and fix it before it is too late (this is the main job of a chiropractor, to find and release irritated nerves). It’s like having a pebble in your shoe; at first you try and move it around by tapping your shoe, then finally you stop and take your shoe off and take the pebble out.

For more information, contact Tony Jensen at (775) 323-1222.

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references 1. Disease http://dictionary.referances.com/ 2. Overview of the nervous system – http:// nba.uth.tmc/edu/ neuroscience/s2/chapter01.html

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Take Control of Your Thoughts Written by June Milligan, M.Ed., CCHt, PLR

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e live in strange and chaotic times.

Everything seems to be moving uncommonly fast and certain things seem to be totally out of our control. Many people are suffering from high stress and anxiety because we’re bombarded from all sides by news of tragedies, darkness in all its forms, climate change, war, social unrest, political polarization and corruption in high places. The media goes out looking for disasters and bad actors and run the stories in a never-ending loop, accompanied by bright colors, pseudo-sad pronouncements by makeupperfect announcers who read what they’re told. In turn, we habitually talk about these things with friends and family.

That’s a bad habit, but hard to break when we run into so much resistance from those who don’t want to change their habits of thinking or talking. They’re too comfortable with their old programmed way of reacting.

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Fortunately, there is a BIG SECRET that most don’t know. Many who do know, forget it almost immediately when friends or family begin the bad-news talk. The secret is that the vibrational frequencies of our thoughts are attracting the essence of what we’re talking about. Our thoughts are also creating our emotions. Those emotions drive our words and actions, so there we are, responding in our own lives to the junk we’re hearing on the radio or watching on TV. In other words, the news (if we’re thinking and talking about it) is deciding our emotions, our words and actions, and even more frightening in the case of negative thoughts, is causing all fifty trillion of our cells to be flooded with toxic chemicals. These chemicals, either toxic or beneficial, are automatically created by our thoughts.

Physicists call this system of attraction Quantum Affinity, or the Law of Affinity (the law of sameness). In other words, Like Attracts Like. But if we can’t see it, we don’t believe it. Too bad our thoughts don’t have a color when we beam them out into the space around us. If positive uplifting thoughts of gratitude, empowerment, joy and love were visible as beams of beautiful colors, while thoughts of anger, fear, jealousy and disapproval were mud-brown colors, we’d know right away what we were attracting, and we’d change our thoughts accordingly. But we can’t see

them, so we just keep complaining and repeating negative stories or worries, attracting more of the same into our own experiences.

There is way to neutralize this feedback loop, since we can‘t see our thoughts.

Our emotions are what let us FEEL our thoughts. Our internal guidance system that tells us what’s coming, what we’re attracting. Even better than seeing!

The new science of Epigenetics explains how our thoughts actually change our DNA. The science of Psychoneuroimmunology explains how our thoughts affect our immune system.

Our thoughts have so much more power than we ever realized, and are at work every moment that we’re awake.

Let’s take our power back by consciously deciding what to think about and that will determine how we feel. Those feelings and emotions then determine what actions we take. How can we take positive steps toward our future if we’re allowing our minds to be bombarded with negatives, either from the media or from the complainers around us?

Some people have simply unplugged the TV and turned off the radio. They’re had enough. Why should someone a thousand miles away who tells you a tiny bit of the story, flavored with that station’s political bias, determine what you think is real? We have so many sources to choose from, we can

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Forward, Susan, Susan, Ph.D. Ph.D. Emotional Emotional Blackmail: 1.1. Forward, Blackmail: When When The People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation The People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation and and Guilt Guilttoto manipulateyou. you.William William Morrow Morrow Publishing. manipulate Publishing. 1998.

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FIX The Three-Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction

By Pam Peeke, M.D. Reviewed for Healthy Beginnings

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t won’t come as a surprise to many of us that some foods are actually addictive.

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Submitted by Marie-Claire Hermans, Energy Coach for Experts™

The advantage of being “in” is, that you are no longer considered a weirdo when you take your bottle to the office and sip yourself healthy. Not that you cared, because you know what they mean to your productivity: they provide you the focus and clarity that makes you do more than your colleagues or partners in the same amount of time. But still, it’s a nice feeling to get support in your journey to health. Especially when your path is very different than that of the ones you are surrounded with.

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Smoothies are opening the door to many whom are resistant to eating raw vegetables or even fruit. If fresh foods are difficult for you to eat, this is how you can easily incorporate them in any diet. Moreover, they take just as long as making a cup of coffee in the morning and are the perfect replacement to generate lasting energy. Exactly what you need to feel great about yourself and to do what you love doing!

EAR CANDLING

TOOLS YOU NEED A blender INGREDIENTS Mix of all kinds of berries (about 1 pound or to taste- frozen or fresh) 1 banana Twig of mint (optional but fresh in summer) Water or coconut water or water kefir INSTRUCTIONS Throw all the ingredients in your blender Add about 1/3 of the amount in your blender in water (or your chosen liquid) Blend until smooth Finish with a twig of mint TIPS This is a very easy, fast and delicious smoothie that children love too Makes a beautiful and hip opener on any party Only combine green leafy vegetables, fruit and liquid for other smoothies Take a bottle to work to recharge your energy instantly Would you like to elevate your energy in one week by making one small change in your busy day? Join the experience at www.ravishingraw.com.

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here’s almost nothing worse than experiencing ear pain, itching, loss of hearing, or a sinus headache.

Ear Candling is an ancient practice, dating back to biblical times in Egypt, the Orient, as well as European cultures.

This simple, gentle treatment removes wax from the ear, improving your sense of well-being, physical, mental and even spiritual. The candle is a long hollow tube made from unbleached muslin immersed in an aromatic herbal solution. After it dries, the cone is then dipped into beeswax. The cone or candle is then placed into the ear opening and the top of the cone is lit; soft warm white smoke billows down the tube into the ear and so tens the wax he ame on top of the cone creates a vacuum that pulls out built up wax, toxins, bacteria, dirt and residue from past medications. Ear Candling may also help with a dry hacking cough (a result of a sinus infection), sinus headache, tinnitus, and itchy ear. Today more people are seeking alternatives to digging in the ear with Q-tips or using a h drogen peroxide ush to clean a loc ed ear canal. Ear Candling is a relaxing, natural, non-intrusive treatment.

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hat first back-to-school day is always a special one, and so is the lunch box you prepare with great care. But what about the mornings you are running out of time or lacking inspiration?

How can you make an attractive, healthy raw lunch within a few minutes that delivers food for thought? The answer is simple: create a lovely creamy nut cheese during the weekend, which keeps well all week in the refrigerator. Sprout some seeds with your kids: they love growing their own food on a windowsill. Buy a variation of greens, fresh herbs and vegetables; wash and store them nicely in green bags.

Whenever you are in a hurry, all you need to do is grab some of this inviting food and wrap it up!

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Submitted by Schall Adams ALMOND CHEESE Take the almond pulp (See Almond Milk recipe below) and add a few tablespoons of olive oil, ½ t sea salt, and minced onion to taste. Add your favorite herbs, chill and serve or use in a recipe!

ALMOND MILK • 2 c almonds soaked • 5 c water • 4 medjool dates • ½ t salt Soak almonds overnight in enough water for expansion. Place almonds and water in a vitamix and blend until almonds are completely dispersed. Strain the milk through a nut milk bag, put the nut-milk back into vitamix container and dry the nut pulp in dehydrator on a teflex sheet for use in other recipes like the Herbed Cheese Recipe. Add dates and salt to the nut-milk and blend until dates are fully dispersed. Refrigerate or make warm Latte’s!

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MARINARA SAUCE • 3 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped • 1 cups sun-dried tomatoes, soaked 2 hours in warm water, drained, and chopped • 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 2-3 dates • ¾ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste • dash cayenne pepper • dash fresh ground black pepper • 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 1 ½ teaspoons dried • 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano or 1 ½ teaspoons dried LASAGNA • 1 ½ cups thinly sliced mushrooms (about 15 small mushrooms) • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 2 tablespoons tamari or nama shoyu • 4 zucchini, peeled • 1 bunch spinach • 2 cups Almond Cheese • 2 ¾ cups Marinara Sauce

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Combine the mushrooms with the olive oil and tamari in a mixing bowl and allow to marinate for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, using a mandoline, thinly slice the zucchini lengthwise into long, wide noodles. Using a food processor, pulse-chop the spinach, and set it aside in a medium-sized bowl.

In a springform pan or directly onto a teflex dehydrator sheet and tray, layer a fourth of the zucchini noodles, ¾ cup of the marinara, and a third of the marinated mushrooms. The lasagna will stack up and hold in place. Press the mushrooms down with a spatula.

Add a layer of a third of the seasoned almond cheese and third of the spinach and press down with a spatula. With the remaining ingredients, create two more layers of a zucchini noodles, ¾ cup of marinara, marinated mushrooms, almond cheese, and spinach. Finish with a layer of almond cheese topped with the a little marinara and then with a spatula make spreading motions to bring to help

the cheese peek through in places giving the top a cooked appearance.

Allow the lasagna to sit for 4 hours or place in a dehydrator 2-16 hours. The juices from the marinara and vegetables will begin to drain out, use paper towels to soak up the water. Serve when you are ready. May be reheated in dehydrator and will last for several days.

Enjoy!

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yzygium aromaticum is a dense evergreen, affectionately nicknamed "Zanzibar Red Head," better known as the Clove tree. Growing up to 65 feet in height, the tree's cream-colored flower heads turn red when the stamens drop before becoming purple berries. The spice clove comes from the unopened flower buds, which are picked twice a year and sun-dried. They are native to the Maluku islands in Indonesia, where clove is still cultivated.

It is harvested in India, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well. Clove is partial to tropical maritime climates.

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Clove's strong, spicy flavor is used in both savory and sweet recipes. The buds can be used either whole or ground.

Generally, whole buds are removed from food before serving. Cloves compliment beets, green beans, carrots, squash, split pea soup, fruit compotes, rhubarb, prunes, cranberries, pickling brines, strong meat stews, cakes, puddings, marinades, spiced teas and mulled beverages. Cloves are prominent in the cuisines of Russia, Greece, India and China. They are also used in many regions of Africa and the Middle East.

The essential oil is used in aromatherapy where stimulation and warming are called for, especially in relation to digestive problems. Topical application of clove oil, diluted with a carrier oil over the stomach and abdomen, are In Mexican cuisine, cloves are known said to warm the digestive tracts. as "clavos de olor," and are often Clove oil is used as a painkiller combined with cumin and cinnamon. to relieve toothaches, and is Cloves pair well with allspice, vanilla, red stillcardiac, used by dentists as a topical regular doses over an extended period of time. Accordin or Leonurus is an herbaceous wine, basil, onion, citrus otherwort, peel, star anise anesthetic.

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09.04.15 - 09.06.15

09.08.15 - 10.13.15

Start your yoga practice or enhance it at Lake Tahoe with soothing mountain air and clear blue water. Granlibakken Tahoe presents Endless Summer Yoga Retreat, September 4-6, 2015 for all yoga level abilities. Join us for a rejuvenating weekend of yoga, meditation, daily restorative meals and lodging. The weekend program is complete with live music, daily yoga classes, unique yoga performances and entertainment and Lake Tahoe activities. Book now at www.granlibakken.com or contact shawnalee@granlibakken.com for more information.

Tuesdays 6:00- 7:30pm.

This fun class is slightly slower paced and designed for everyone. $49, Limited space! Sign up in advance.

Contact Kathy Stuart at (775) 544-1167 for more info.

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09.05.15

5k 10k and Children’s Fun Run

Race-day registration will be held from 8-8:30 a.m., with the Kids’ Fun Run set for 9 a.m. The 5K and 10K events will be held immediately following the conclusion of the Kids’ Fun Run. Registration for the Tahoe Mountain Milers event is open now.

Price is $30 through Aug. 16, $35 from Aug. 17-27 and $40 on race day. Kids’ Fun Run is $10. www.tahoemtnmilers.org/kirkwood-10k5k--kids-run.html

09.06.15

Mary Ellen Fun Walk

12:30 p.m. Walk along the Truckee River Legacy Trail with the P.E.O. Sisterhood to raise money for the P.E.O. Chapter XE Memorial Scholarship Fund and help support college-bound high school girls.

Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 6-10.

09.07.15

New Session Clairvoyant Program Open House

Pre-requisite for Clairvoyant Program is Meditation Tools or equivalent training.

Come join us for the first class and see if this is your next step on your spiritual path. 7-9 pm, Reno Psychic Institute, 20 Hillcrest Drive, Reno NV 89509 775-324-AURA www.renopsychicinstitute.com

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09.19.15 & 09.20.15 Earth Spirit Faire

Healing Arts, Intuitive Readings, Aromatherapy, Aura Drawings, Crystals, Massage, Jewelry, Gemstones & Beads, Candles, Delicious Food, Silent Auctions & Raffle Prizes, and much more! $7 for One day or $10 for Both. Children 6 & Under free. Proceeds to benefit esperanza Foundation & Heart to Heart School (501c3 Non-Profits) 10 am - 4 pm. Located at Mills Park in Carson City, NV. EarthSpiritFaire.net

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09.25.15 - 09.27.15

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10.25.15 & 10.27.15

Thyroid Deficiencies And Your Health

Cold in the summer? Tired after sleeping all night? Is your skin dry (not Nevada dry, dry dry)? Join us on Thursday, September 10th at 6:00pm at 9550 S. McCarran Blvd., Suite B, Reno for an exciting, free, and fun, seminar on thyroid deficiencies and its impact on your overall health!

Did you know that what you eat affects your thyroid? Learn the 5 foods that aid thyroid function. See our article in the September Issue of “Healthy Beginnings Magazine,”page 15.

09.13.15

Tour de Tahoe – Come Bike Big Blue The 13th-annual ride provides an opportunity to cycle around 72 miles of Lake Tahoe’s shoreline. For the recreational bicyclist, the Boat Cruise & 35-mile Lake Tahoe Half Ride Fun Tour is offered. Register online. www.bikethewest.com/tour-de-tahoe

09.18.15 - 09.20.15

Intuitive Development Certification

Friday 4 pm - 8 pm, Saturday 8 am - 4 pm, and Sunday 8 am - 2 pm. $650

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Oct 20 & 27 1 pm - 5 pm Or Oct 22 & 29 5 pm - 9 pm. $160 for two days.

11.07.15. & 11.08.15 Lake Tahoe Women’s Wellness Weekend @ Granlibakken Tahoe

Granlibakken Resort hosts the annual Lake Tahoe Women’s Wellness Weekend (WWW), November 7 & 8, 2015. This long loved program is alive with a complete schedule of speakers, exercise classes, vendor booths, health fair, food and wine. Medical doctors and health professionals present information on nutrition, relationships, metabolism, pelvic problems, hormone therapies and environmental toxins. The event starts on Saturday with an optional yoga class (7:30am) and ends with the beloved health fair. WWW is $120.00, additional charge for lodging and continuing education credit. Book now at www.granlibakken.com or contact shawnalee@granlibakken.com for more information.

Xtreme Hikers Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Northern California & Sacramento Chapters, along with Y Explore hike guides, come together to bring Xtreme Hikers through a challenging 23.2 miles in one day along the Tahoe Rim Trail to raise funds to find a cure. Contact Samantha Thornley at sthornley@cff.org or (415) 989-6500.

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ongoing events Receive a Discount When You Buy Three Colonics Call Gerber Medical Clinic to set up your appointment.

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Smart Movement Classes RENO Feldenkrais Schedule • TUES 10 am at Cardio Kickfit, 600 So. Center St,. Reno.

• THURS 5:30 pm at The Reno Buddhist Ctr., 820 Plumas St. • SAT 3 pm at Cardio Kickfit, 600 So. Center St,. Reno.

All levels of fitness. You can start anytime by contacting: Carole Bucher, BA, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher RenoFeldenkrais.blogspot.com • 775-240-7882 RenoFeldenkrais@aol.com Energy Healing Clinic Every Saturday 2:00-3:00pm Meditation Tools Class & Energy Healing I Saturday 11:30am Each class is six weeks, two hours a week.

The cost is $125 if paid first class or $25 a week.

Classes start Saturday, May 23

Better Health at Your Fingertips Zyto technologies, bio-communication lets your body tell you what it prefers in 25 minutes at RIMC. Schedule now, call (775) 829-9330.

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