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Things YOU Need To Know About Falling Pregnant: by the
Pinpoint Health centre!
1.
Approximately 1 in 6 couples have difficulty conceiving
(defined by taking longer than 6 months actively trying
to fall pregnant.)
2. If there is an "issue" it is just as likely to fall
with the male as it is the female (30-40% in either
case) and the remaining 20% of cases will sometimes
be due to an issue with both partners and sometimes
neither!
3. The older you get, the less fertile you are. A woman's
fertility peaks between the ages of 20 and 24 but will
remain relatively constant until the early 30s when
it starts to decline. By your mid 30's it can drop by
as much as 50% and from the ages 40 - 45, it decreases
up to 95%. It is now been shown that men's fertility
also drops after the age of 40.
4. Lifestyle plays a very important part in promoting
a healthy reproductive system. Regular exercise and
a balanced nutritional diet with plenty of water will
do wonders for your body as a whole.
5. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Kidney
is the internal organ which is responsible for reproduction,
growth and aging. Other patterns can result in infertility
but Kidney Deficiency is the most common.
6. Acupuncture has been clinically proven to increase
the chances of pregnancy through IVF by up to 80%.
7. It has also been clinically shown to reduce stress
& fight depression, mood swings, PMS and anxiety; enhance
egg quality; regulate and stabilize hormone levels and
enhance a man's sperm count and motility; to name but
a few!
Conception is a Miracle
that sometimes needs a little help!
If you and your partner are experiencing difficulty
in falling pregnant and you feel concerned about the
possibility that one of you may be infertile, please
call us today at PinPoint Health Centre and ask for
Jasmine.
07
3899 6911
Suite
1, 18 Pickwick Street
http://www.pinpointhealth.com.au
Why
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Zumba® can help you burn as much as 450 calories for
a 1 hour session, and is ideal for people who are bored
with mundane gym and aerobic workouts. As Zumba® is
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The Art
of Iridology: by Gary Watson ND!
I
find that many people have mistaken ideas about Iridology
and what it can do. Many people expect an iridologist
to tell them everything about their health without giving
any information about them selves. Now this is ok. It
can be done, but then the person will judge the iridologist
on whether they think the information is correct or
not.
Many signs in the iris are signs of potential health
problems and may not be manifested yet. The art of iridology
is to try to judge whether the person in front of me
has had the symptoms or problems or are about to get
them or will only have a problem if they continue down
their unhealthy diet and lifestyle path for another
10 years.
For example I can warn people of an inherited cancer
sign, which means there is a higher risk of cancer,
but if they are not smokers, have a good diet and do
some work to fix the leaky gut, which is also showing
to be a problem, then it is far less likely to ever
be a problem.
Over 60% of people I see show signs of very poor digestive
tracts, many with leaky gut signs. This means that toxins
can leak into the blood circulation and overload detoxifying
organs such as the liver, kidney and skin. An overload
of toxins circulating around the body causes a multitude
of problems including allergies, poor energy, poor concentration
and memory, joint pain, headaches and depression.
Iridology quickly shows potential problems of the gut
but people may not realise that their problems are caused
by this problem. They may say that they don't have any
problems with their digestion but are at a loss to explain
why they have problems such as food allergies as if
it is the fault of the food instead of an immune system
overwhelmed by toxins constantly leaking from the gut.
A good iridologist will not only tell you about your
health problems, past, present and in the future but
will be able to explain the underlying causes of your
symptoms especially if you work with them by giving
a full history of yours and your families health.
Brisbane
Natural Therapies Clinic is a mobile Naturopathy clinic
operated by Gary Watson who works as a Naturopath, Herbalist,
Classical Homoeopath and Iridologist.
0421
830 139
www.behealthy.com.au
Tips for
Surviving The Family Xmas: by Sue Lester!
1.
Leave the Past where it belongs, your version of it
only exists in your head.
2. If you are going to imagine a future event or conversation,
a "What if?", make it how you'd LIKE it to be. Feel
the difference.
3. Know that people do change over time, and it's OK
if you no longer think the same.
4. No need to get into arguments, just say, "Interesting
point of view" (no sarcasm please).
5. S/he who gets Angry loses. Angry drunks are the biggest
losers.
6. "No one can make you feel inferior without your permission."
Eleanor Roosevelt.
7. Be aware that gifts are crucial to some, while others
feel more loved when you spend time in conversations,
or make time to visit and give hugs. How do you most
feel loved?
8. Value yourself and your needs. Say 'No', and be prepared
for the initial resistance
9. If you want to others to treat you better, you'll
need to reset and maintain your boundaries.
10. Allow yourself and the children to play and have
fun - create happy memories.
If you read any of these tips and thought, "That'd be
great, BUT...", then absolutely book yourself in with
Sue Lester, and experience how quickly and easily you
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relationships and harmonious home you desire.
It all starts with you, because you are the only person
you can change. Your positive changes to how you feel
and behave then have a ripple effect out across all
areas of your life, including your health, career and
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you need to, and enjoy it now.
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Vitamin
K - Are You Getting Enough?:By Perpetual Wellbeing!
Vitamin
K is very rarely publicised but it is essential for
blood clotting, bone mineralisation and calcium metabolism
- three issues that medical practitioners often find
need improvement in their patients 1,2,3. Recent research
also indicates that Vitamin K is also essential for
your brain to maintain the routine repairs that it undertakes.
Currently there are no useful tests for vitamin K levels
and consequently clinicians very rarely think about
it as an issue.
There are three known forms of vitamin K. K1 (Phylioquinone)
is sourced from plants, K2 (Menaquinone) is from a bacterial
source and K3 (Menadione) is a synthetic form of vitamin
K. K3 is usually not recommended as a good source for
consumption as its biochemical structure is very different
to vitamin K1 and K2 and so is not likely to perform
the same functions in your body and long term use could
actually be harmful.
The best sources of vitamin K is broccoli, cabbage,
eggs, kale, lettuce, pork, soy beans, spinach or soybean
oil and bacterial synthesis in the gut. This is one
of the many reasons why having a good balance of gut
bacteria is vital for good health.
It is important to note that vitamin K2 is produced
by gut bacteria or is available in fermented foods,
particularly cheese and the Japanese food natto.
The body of scientific evidence about vitamin K2 is
growing rapidly and could potentially lift it to being
one of the key vitamins that you need to keep in good
supply:
1. One research group found that dietary intake of vitamin
K2 (and not K1) reduces the risk of prostate cancer4
- men taking the highest amounts of K2 have about 50
percent less prostate cancer.
2. The Rotterdam Study5 highlighted the importance of
getting adequate amounts of K2 by showing that people
who consume 45 mcg of K2 daily live seven years longer
than people getting 12 mcg per day.
3. A study6 published in September 2009 using data from
the Prospect Study with 16,000 people followed for 10
years showed that each additional 10 mcg of K2 in the
diet results in 9 percent fewer cardiac events.
4. Another study7 published in August 2010 demonstrated
that vitamin K2 therapy improves bone remodelling in
haemodialysis patients with a low intact parathyroid
hormone level.
5. Preliminary research (published in September 2010)
on liver cancer cells indicates that vitamin K2 may
be useful in inducing normal cell death8
6. German researchers have identified that dietary intake
of vitamin K2 is associated with a reduced risk of incident
and fatal cancer9
7. A vitamin K2 therapeutic treatment for osteoporosis
is already approved in Japan. Japanese researchers10
have also been able to demonstrate that fermented soybean
(Natto) which is high in K2 is useful for premenopausal
women in promoting bone formation. Another group of
Japanese researchers11have carried out preliminary research
on rats showing that vitamin K2 is effective in promoting
the healing of severed bones.
8. A variety of other research is being conducted into
vitamin K including its possible therapeutic role in
non-Hodgkin lymphoma and its possible therapeutic use
in brain disease.
It is important to remember that vitamin K2 does not
act independently but acts in conjunction with other
nutrients. As an example in regard to maintaining healthy
bones it appears likely that vitamin K2 acts in conjunction
with vitamin D and calcium in addition to requiring
adequate protein levels. So maintaining a well balanced
diet, a balanced intestinal bacteria, offsetting the
effects of stress, etc are all critical to long term
good health.
Because of these interdependent relationships you cannot
treat a vitamin like vitamin K in the same way that
you would expect a drug to act - ie with a targeted
cause and effect relationship. The cocktail of vitamins
and minerals that we need for our bodies to function
at their peak are interdependent on many things such
as the adequacy of macronutrients like protein and on
functional outcomes like the amount of exercise that
we do or the amount of stress that we deal with.
So most people need an independent review of their health
by a qualified naturopath and nutritionist who can assess
what things are working well, what needs improvement
and what issues should be the key focus for health improvement.
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1. Koshiharay Y, et al, 2003, Vitamin
K stimulates osteoblastogenesis and inhibits osteoclastogenesis
in human bone marrow cell culture, Journal of Endocrinology,
176(3):339-48, PMID 12630919
2. Ishida Y, 2008, Vitamin K2, Clinical Calcium, 18(10):1476-82,
PMID 18830045
3. Yamauchi M, et al, 2010, Relationships between undercarboxylated
osteocalcin and vitamin K intakes, bone turnover, and
bone mineral density in healthy women, Clinical Nutrition,
[Epub ahead of print], PMID: 20332058
4. Nimptsch K, et al, 2008, Dietary intake of vitamin
K and risk of prostate cancer in the Heidelberg cohort
of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer
and Nutrition (EPIC-Heidelberg), American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, vol 87, no. 4, pp. 985-992,
5. Geleijnse J, et al, 2004, Dietary Intake of Menaquinone
is Associate with a Reduced Risk of Coronary Heart Disease:
The Rotterdam Study, The American Journal of Nutritional
Sciences, 134:310-3105
6. Gast GC, et al, 2009, A high menaquinone intake reduce
the incidence of coronary heart disease, Nutr Metab
Cardiovasc Dis, 19(7):504-10, PMID: 19179058
7. Ochiai M, et al, August 2010, Vitamin K(2) Alters
Bone Metabolism Markers in Hemodialysis Patients with
a Low Serum Parathyroid Hormone Level, Nephron Clin
Pract, 117(1):c15-c19, PMID: 20689320
8. Li L, et al, September 2010, Induction of apoptosis
in hepatocellular carcinoma Smmc-7721 cells by vitamin
K(2) is associated with p53 and independent of the intrinsic
apoptotic pathway, Mol Cell Biochem, 342(1-2): 125-31,
PMID: 20449638
9. Nimptsch K, et al, May 2010, Dietary vitamin K intake
in relation to cancer incidence and mortality: results
from the Heidelberg cohort of the European Prospective
Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Heidelberg),
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91(5):1348-58,
PMID: 20335553
10. Katsuyama H, et al, 2004, Promotion of bone formation
by fermented soybean (Natto) intake in premenopausal
women, J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo), 50(2):114-20
11. Iwamoto J, et al, March 2010, Vitamin K2 promotes
bone healing in a rat femoral osteotomy model with or
without glucocorticoid treatment, Calcit Tissue Int,
86(3):234-41, PMID: 20111958
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Short
and Sweet:Zuppa Povera!
Serves
4
1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 fennel bulbs, sliced, fronds reserved
4 cups chicken stock
1 cup French lentils
Fresh Goats curd
Salt and pepper to season
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saucepan
over medium heat, add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Add the sliced fennel (not the fronds) and fry 5-10
minutes until fennel begins to turn golden. Add the
stock, season with salt and pepper and bring to the
boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
3. Finely chop the reserved fennel fronds and add to
the soup, stir to combine. Divide the soup between four
bowls and serve with a teaspoon of fresh goats curd.
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Laughter
is the best medicine!
A
husband and wife are getting ready for bed and the wife
is standing in front of a full length mirror taking
a long look at herself." you know love she says
I look in the mirror and I see an olod woman. My face
is all wrinkled, and my arms are all flabby. She turns
to her husband "ell me something positive to make
me feel better about myself " He thinks about it
for a bit and then says in a soft voice " well
theres nothing wrong with your eyesight"
.Quote
of the Month!
"Here's the problem. Most people are
thinking about what they don't want, and they're wondering
why it shows up over and over again." John
Assaraf Speaker and Author
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