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Stories 28th
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By: Jane Carter for Dr. Curtis Over the years ANMA has opposed licensing bills that placed one group of naturopaths above another. We have fought these bills based on our belief that graduates from the four year schools are no better trained than graduates from distance learning schools. More often than not, distant learning graduates do far better in all aspects of life than resident school graduates. If for instance, an individual buys a degree from Bastyr or National for $7500 (see USDE transcripts March 12, 1990), and another studies at home and earns a degree, who would be more qualified? When you look at the definition of Naturopathy, you realize that Naturopathy only includes natural non-invasive therapies, and naturopathy and naturopathic medicine are one in the same. Recently the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health published a booklet entitled "Expanding Horizons of Health Care - Strategic Plan 2005-2009 listing the definition of naturopathy on page 66. This government declaration only confirms what ANMA has said all along. The government definition is as follows: "Naturopathy: A whole medical system that originated in Europe in the 19th century. Naturopathy proposes that a healing power in the body establishes, maintains, and restores health. Practitioners work with the patient with a goal of supporting this power, through treatments such as nutrition and lifestyle counseling, dietary supplements, exercise, and others. Also called naturopathic medicine." The government clearly distinguishes between the professions when they labeled every other practice (i.e. chiropractic medicine pg. 64, conventional medicine pg. 64, Osteopathic medicine pg. 66), as medicine, then noted naturopathy as "naturopathy" rather than naturopathic medicine. It is also clear from reading this entire document that the government considers MD's and DO's as the real physicians, and the Naturopaths as secondary. You can order this document by calling toll-free 1-888-644-6226, fax 1-866-464-3616 or e-mail info@nccam.nih.gov In fighting Naturopathic Physician licensing bills ANMA has used the Coalition for Natural Health (CNH) for lobbying. ANMA was a primary founder and player in the formation of the Coalition for Natural Health. The Coalition was only formed because ANMA needed help in addressing naturopathic legislation across the country. ANMA along with CNH supports health freedom legislation. However, ANMA does not support a distinction between naturopathic physician and naturopath. Lately, CNH has gone off in their own direction to license Naturopathic Physicians. This newly developed legislation does not prohibit your practice, but implies that the Naturopathic Physician is more qualified. ANMA does not support any legislation that would discriminate against our members. The legislation introduced does make distinctions between naturopathy and naturopathic medicine, or naturopaths and naturopathic physicians. It's clear when you only gain 3 or 4 states in 30 years that licensing is not a priority, and until all naturopaths embrace the term "natural" little progress will be made. ANMA welcomes graduates of all schools, and ANMA promotes naturopathy the way our members practice it, as any natural non-invasive therapy. The best way to meet your fellow members and learn about the most up to date naturopathic therapies is to join Dr. Curtis at the up coming 24th Annual ANMA Convention. Hope to see you there.
DHA and Your Health
By: Wendy Arthur, M.D.
On May 27th, 2003, the White House acknowledged the deficiency of healthy fats in the American diet, urging health agencies of the government to encourage Americans to increase consumption of foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids and decrease consumption of trans fatty acids. Prehistoric diets had a ratio of 1:1 omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids. While diets may change easily, genetic patterns have changed little since prehistoric times. Today's ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids is 10-20:1. From birth to death our brains are dependent on DHA for normal functioning. The turnover of DHA in the brain is very rapid.i Foods that are naturally high or enriched in n-3 fatty acids can be used to achieve desired biochemical effects with or without the ingestion of supplements. A wide range of n-3-enriched foods could be developed to support large-scale programs on the basis of the therapeutic and disease-preventive effects of n-3 fatty acids. In the most recent issue of Nature Biotechnology, scientists discussed the introduction of genes from two algae and one mushroom into a cress plant that allowed the plant to produce both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. As this research develops, a more sustainable source of plant derived DHA will become available. By eating two to three servings weekly of cold-water fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring, tuna, and sardines, one can get sufficient omega-3 fatty acids. Most Americans do not follow this simple advice. There is also the issue of contaminants, such as mercury, especially in most sources of tuna. Other natural food sources of DHA or its precursors can be found in eggs, organ meats, flax oil, and perilla oil. The cell membranes that encase the billions of cells in the human body are predominately fatty acids with protein and some sugar molecules. The most important fatty acids are: 1) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); 2) gamma linolenic acid (GLA); and 3) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Alpha linolenic acid in a healthy individual is enzymatically converted into DHA and EPA; however, some individuals lack the enzyme for this conversion. These individuals must have DHA supplied in their diet. Vegetarians who obtain their essential fatty acids from flax or perilla oil and lack the enzyme for conversion will be deficient in DHA and EPA, whereas cold-water fish provides DHA and EPA without the need for conversion. Borage oil contains the largest amounts of GLA. Clinical studies support the use of fish, borage, and flax oil for the prevention and treatment of allergies, arthritis, brain disorders, cardiovascular benefits, depression, diabetes, immune system/cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, skin disorders, visual function, and women's health. The ability of omega-3 fatty acids to treat/prevent such a wide variety of illnesses can be best understood by reviewing the important role of cell and organelle membranes in the body. From the 1960s through the '80s, students were taught that the nucleus of a cell controlled all the activities of the cell. The nucleus contains the genes that organize into chromosomes and the messenger RNA that codes for the proteins found in the cell. It is like the hard drive of a computer, but not the processor of information as once thought. Since those decades, information in cellular biology has elucidated the important role of the cell membrane. The cell membrane is a processor or co-coordinator of cellular activities. The membrane's components may: 1) be protective; 2) allow cell recognition; 3) provide sites for the passageway of molecules such as neurotransmitters; 4) supply stability for the binding and catalysis of enzymes; and/or 5) support anchoring sites for the cytoskeletal filaments in the cell and in the extracellular matrix that surrounds the cell.ii Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., at the 2004 annual conference for Clayton College of Natural Health, described the central role of the cell membrane for health. The fatty acids and proteins that are the primary constituents of the membrane must be supplied by the diet; thus, the health of our body is dependent on the health of cells that require essential fatty acids not found in the typical American diet. Everything that enters or leaves the cell must do so through this membrane. Almost every physical and mental disorder affecting the body can be related to our essential fatty acid status. The infant requires DHA for normal neurological and visual development. Formulas are supplemented with DHA and arachchidonic acid because of concerns of deficits being responsible for vascular and neural complications in preterm infants.iii A randomized placebo controlled study was conducted with 20 pregnant women, who received 200 mg/day of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) during the last trimester of pregnancy. DHA levels were analyzed during pregnancy in both the fetus and the mother. The results showed that oral supplementation with 200 mg/day of DHA is reflected in an increase in the plasma level of this fatty acid in the mother, but did not reveal significant changes for the neonate.iv The brain requires DHA for the maintenance of normal brain functions, not just development. Deficiencies of DHA have been associated with learning disorders such as Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia. Other brain disorders associated with DHA deficiencies include Alzheimer's disease, aggression, and manic depression. These disorders have all been found to benefit from supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids. A preliminary study of 30 individuals with bipolar disorder comparing omega-3 fatty acids to olive oil found that omega-3 fatty acids probably inhibit neuronal signal transduction pathways in a manner similar to that of lithium carbonate and valproate, both medications that are common treatments for bipolar disorder.v This preliminary study has resulted in a twelve-month study sponsored by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in 120 patients.vi While juvenile ADHD has been associated with low levels of DHA, until recently it was not known what happens in the adult with ADHD. This year a study of 35 control subjects and 37 adults with ADHD found significantly lower serum levels for total saturated, total polyunsaturated, and total omega-6 levels. Young analyzed the erythrocyte membrane phospholipids and found significantly lower levels of DHA and higher levels of total saturated fatty acids in the adults with ADHD.vii Both children and adults with ADHD may benefit from supplementation with DHA. Atopic dermatitis is a skin condition related to the body's immune function. Individuals develop red, itchy skin with this illness. Approximately 50% of these individuals develop asthma and 75% develop allergic rhinitis. The relationship of atopic dermatitis to DHA supplementation was studied in pregnant women and their infants. There are very few studies to assess the effects of pregnant women who take DHA. The authors speculated that the increase of maternal DHA would provide enhanced bioavailablity of DHA for the fetus. Dunstan evaluated the effects of DHA on atopic dermatitis in a separate randomized controlled trial of pregnant women and their infants after delivery. In this trial it was found there was no difference in the frequency of episodes of atopic dermatitis at 1 year of age, but the infants of mothers who received the fish oil had significantly less severe outbreak.viii The American Heart Association, on November 18th, 2002, published a report by lead author Penny Kris-Etherton, Ph.D.,RD., that omega-3 fatty acids make the blood less likely to form clots that cause heart attacks and protects against irregular heartbeats that cause sudden cardiac death. A study of 11,323 heart attack survivors published by the American Heart Association showed that those who took 1000 mg of fish oil supplement every day were 45% less likely to die at the end of 3.5 years. There have been conflicting cardiovascular studies published in recent years regarding the effects of DHA supplementation. In April 2004 a study found that low dose docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (a daily intake of 0.7 grams) increases LDL cholesterol by 7% in middle-aged men and women.ix This is a significant finding, but only addresses one aspect of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. In contrast to this study, it was found that postmenopausal women who took DHA without eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) had 20% lower serum triacylglycerol concentrations (triglyceride levels), 8 % higher HDL-cholesterol concentrations ("good cholesterol"), and a 7% decrease in resting heart rate. These statistically significant findings occurred in both a group of women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and a group not receiving HRT.x Supplementation with DHA appears also to decrease the depression that can accompany heart attacks. Many anti-depressants are contra-indicated for individuals with coronary artery disease. A Canadian study has begun to explore the relationship of depressed individuals with coronary artery disease and those without depression. The results of a two-month study of fifty-four age and sex-matched pairs indicate that depressed patients had significantly lower total omega-3 and DHA levels, and higher ratios of arachidonic acid (AA) to DHA, AA to eicosapentaenoic acids, and omega-3 to omega-6 than controls. These findings are consistent with previous reports of dietary, genetic, and hormonal factors having a role in coronary artery disease and depression.xi An article published in the May 2004 British Journal of Nutrition found that egg-yolk powder enriched with DHA in the form of triacyglycerol can increase blood DHA levels and decrease arachidonic acid levels in elders 63-93 years of age.xii Given the abundance of research supporting the positive effects of increasing the consumption of DHA, GLA, and EPA in the diet, should one use a supplement or rely on dietary sources? Should the fish be wild or farm-raised? An individual responding to DHA for allergies, ADHD, or high blood pressure needs consistent improvement and should consider concentrated fish oils tested for consistency of omega-3 levels and minimal contaminants. For prevention, the postmenopausal woman or middle-aged and older man should eat cold-water fish two to three times a week. The benefit probably outweighs the risks from contaminants. The American Heart Association guidelines for omega-3 consumption recommend that children, pregnant, and nursing women use supplements that have been tested for contaminants such as mercury. These individuals are at greater risk for heavy metal toxicity. Should one eat wild or farm raised fish? The assumption has been that wild salmon contains higher levels of omega-3 levels. According to several Australian studies, under current feeding practices, farm raised Atlantic salmon and barramundi cod, for example, have higher oil and omega-3 content than the same species from the wild. However, banana prawns had higher oil content, but lower DHA levels, than the wild specimens.xiii "Aquaculture accounted for 29% of global fisheries' production in 2000 and of the 38 million tons from aquaculture, around 5-10% was farmed intensively using nutritionally complete feeds as the sole source of nutrition" according to Carter at the School of Aquaculture in Tasmania. Clearly, all individuals should make an effort to increase their consumption of DHA either via diet with caution in regard to contaminants or as a high quality supplement to help prevent or treat heart disease, neurologic diseases, psychiatric diseases, and immune disorders such as atopic dermatitis and allergies. A review of recent publications revealed many genetically modified plant-based products on the horizon.
ANMA Announces The New Science Editor
Dr. Kupsinel has traveled extensively throughout the world as an international teacher. In 1998 he toured New Zealand for three weeks. He was a featured speaker at the Health and Fitness Expo in Hamilton. He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows and hosted his own radio program in Orlando. For fifteen years, concluding in 1994, he edited and produced HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS, a holistic magazine that was circulated in thirty-two countries and highly acclaimed.
TWO NEW Convention Colors For ANMA As you may already know, ANMA offers a wide assortment of stylish accessories. Many of you have at least one or even two ANMA embroidered polo shirts. In the past ANMA has offered the polo shirts in a variety of colors, white, black, and navy blue. Now, ANMA is introducing two new colors, BURGUNDY & FOREST GREEN. The polo shirts are of excellent quality (heavy 100% cotton with metal buttons) and look absolutely beautiful. In addition, ANMA has black tote bags with our logo embroidered on the side and lapel pins with optional tie chain. The tote bags and lapel pins cost $15.00 and shipping is provided free of charge (tote bags & lapel pins only). Every order will be processed and mailed as quickly as possible. All orders will be shipped Priority Mail to ensure speedy delivery. ANMA offers its polo shirts for only $28.00 plus shipping. The sizes we have range from small to triple extra large. If you would like a 2xl or 3xl, please add $1.00 and $2.00 respectively. If you have any questions or want to place an order, e-mail me at: webmaster@anma.com or call Julie Morgan at (702) 897-7053 or mail to ANMA, P.O. Box 96273, Las Vegas, NV 89193. NOTE: BE SURE TO ORDER NOW BEFORE THE CONVENTION TO GET THE SIZE AND QUANTITY YOU WANT. THE BURGUNDY AND FOREST GREEN POLOS WILL DEFINITELY BE VERY LIMITED OR EVEN SOLD OUT AFTER THE CONVENTION.
ANMA Photo I.D. Membership Cards
ANMA for the fist time, offers a remarkably new Photo I.D. Membership Card. The fresh new card will be in full color (including picture) and double sided. The front side will have the ANMA insignia, photograph, membership type, member I.D. number, and date joined. The back side of the card is bestowed with ANMA’s Code of Ethics. In addition, the Photo I.D. card is laminated for long lasting durability. The new Photo I.D. Membership Card cost is $15.00 and shipping is free of charge. For more information or to place an order, please call 702-897-7053 or e-mail us at webmaster@anma.com.
Wheat: Staff of Death
By: Mike Menkes, BA, LMT Misdiagnosis of common ailments, and the symptomatic treatment of them via prescriptions and herbs, are conspiring to cover up and destroy your most valuable asset: Health. Arthritis, cancer, headaches, diabetes, fatigue, obesity, bloating, acne, yeast infections, irritable bowel, cramps, alcoholism, cholesterol imbalance, fluid retention, ADD, depression, anemia, hypertension, adrenal and thyroid dysfunctions are reversible to a large degree without medication, supplements, prayer, magic feathers and positive affirmations. As a health care practitioner for two decades, I have found that the removal of an irritant is superior to treating the symptom. As you will discover, this means that bakeries, pizza parlors, health food stores and fast-food restaurants are to be examined with a clearer perspective: "…the US government, in an attempt to improve the health of the country [Food Pyramid], embraced a dietary concept (i.e. that eating more grain would decrease obesity) that was not well thought out in advance interms of its hormonal consequences. It was a case of 'Shoot, Ready, Aim.'" Mastering The Zone: The Next Step In Achieving Superhealth and Permanent Fat Loss. Barry Sears, PhD. Harper Collins 1997, p.314. "Too many people evaluate human health as if only the last 20-30 years count…. Whatever advances have been made, they cannot negate human physiology…..Agriculture began roughly 8,000-10,000 years ago. The time between agricultural development and today… is insufficient for a species to successfully adapt to a major change in its food source." p. 181 "Yet most endocrinologists… do not recognize the fact that [grain] consumption is that major dietary source of hormonal imbalance." p.21 Life Without Bread. Christian Allan, PhD, Wolfgang Lutz, MD. Keats Pub. 2000. "People who are sensitive to grains can suffer from malabsorption of nutrients, anemia, fatigue, and uncomfortable abdominal bloating several hours after eating….We're told they're the perfect food for the body, therefore, the more [grains] you eat, the more perfect you are. I disagree." P. 144. "Side effect of gluten intolerance is malabsorption of vitamins, resulting in chronic deficiencies that can be the cause of depression, fatigue, and lack of motivation…" p 59. Your Body Knows Best. Ann L. Gittleman, MS. Pocket Books 1996. "Overconsuming gluten has caused an epidemic of gluten intolerance known as nontropical sprue…. Nontropical sprue has symptoms ranging from low energy, joint aches and pains, anemia, edema and skin disorders to diarrhea, abdominal discomfort and discomfort." p. 170 "I do not advise eating man-made carbohydrates [such as] bread, buns, muffins, rolls, pita, cracker meal." P. 269. The Schwarzbein Principle: The Truth About Losing Weight, Being Healthy and Feeling Younger. Diana Schwarzbein, MD, Nancy Deville, Health Communications 1999. "Whatever the cause of gluten intolerance, this problem is more widespread than most people or their doctors acknowledge. It's because many people eat gluten-containing products at least three times a day. In the U.S., many of us consume glutinous products five or six times each day, whether in major meals (bread and pasta) or in wheat-based snack foods (pretzels, cupcakes, cookies and crackers). p.195. Thyroid Power: 10 Steps To Total Health. Richard Shames, MD and Karilee Shames, RN, PhD. First/Quill 2002. "…the kind of food sensitivity I am talking about occurs in people who eat fairly large amounts of a particular food, and many times they can't see the cause-and-effect relationship because they are eating that food all the time." P. 20. The Food-Mind-Body Connection: Nutrition-Based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing. Gary Null, Seven Stories Press, 2000. "Our present-day reliance on grain-based products … and our minimal intake of greens is one of the reasons that we are so top-heavy in omega-6 faty acids and deficient in omega-3 fatty acids." P. 26. The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete, Artemis Simopoulos, MD, Harper Collins 1998. "The more common grains, such as wheat and corn, as well as soybeans, have been far too genetically manipulated and, in Dr. Kotsanis' view, are best avoided by the chronically ill." p. 114. Alternative Medical Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, & Environmental Illness. Burton Goldberg, Future Medicine Pub 1998. "Of course, eating a sticky bun once in a while is not going to kill you. But for too many people, a sticky bun is not an unusual extravagance." P. 258. Restaurant Confidential: The Shocking Truth About What You're really Eating When You're Eating Out. Center For Science In The Public Interest, Workman Pub 2002. "Some people (but not everyone) find that when wheat is removed from their diet there is an initial negative reaction. This usually occurs within the first 3-4 days. Common reactions are feeling tired or sleepy, being unable to concentrate, feeling a little 'spacey,' or getting a headache." P. 100. Lose Wheat Lose Weight. Antoinette Savill and Dawn Hamilton, PhD, Thorsons, 2001. "… In a wide-ranging review study, Dr. Lorenz concluded that in populations eating little or no wheat, rye and barley, the prevalence of schizophrenia is quite low." P. 92. The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat. Loren Cordain, PhD, John Wiley & Sons 2002. "Bread acounts for 15 percent of the carbohydrates consumed by people today…." P. 66. Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program To Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance. Jack Challem, Burton Berkson, MD, PhD. John Wiley & Sons 2000. "Consuming high-carbohydrate foods is another surefire way to trigger the desire for more carbohydrates. Among the foods that most of our clients have found trigger their addictions are: bread and other grain products, including bagels, cookies, cereals, cakes, crackers, pastries, donuts and rolls." P. 80. The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet. Rachael Heller, PhD and Richard Heller, PhD. Signet 1993. "Breads and baked goods account for much of the hidden 5 to 10 grams of salt that Americans consume daily." P. 37. 25 Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure. James Scala, PhD. Keats 2002. "We made it [white bread] because it does not spoil; it keeps practically forever, which makes white flour an ideal food to feed people in big cities. However, the malnutrition problem with white flour is serious - our bellies are filled in the form of 'hearty' pastas and breads." P. 94. Never Be Sick Again. Raymond Francis, MSc. Health Communications 2002.
3-Day Wheat-Free Challenge Take the next 72 hours to discover how removing all forms of wheat can positively improve your digestion and health. Organic wheat, whole wheat, wheatena, wheat bran and spelt are also to be excluded. If you must have bread or pasta, many stores carry 'wheat-free/gluten-free' choices. You will be amazed how much better you will feel by subtracting a major irritant to your health. In addition to feeling better, you will have less dependency upon medications, supplements, and time spent at your health care practitioner's office. You will lose bloating around the waist rather dramatically. Your body reacts to an irritant like wheat by producing inflamed intestines, then, retaining water to soothe these sensitive tissues. So-called 'unknown etiologies' will resolve by themselves. Save time....Save $$$$....Save misdiagosis.... Note: "Steroid medications can decrease the body's ability to use its blood sugar for energy. This can cause increased blood sugar (glucose). This condition is called hyperglycemia or steroid-induced diabetes. Avoiding concentrated carbohydrates will help decrease the side effects of steroid medications."
HypoAdrenia: A Causative Factor in Impaired Detoxification and Digestion
By: Paul Yanick, Jr., Ph.D., ND, CNC, CQM
Fundamental to the naturopathic philosophy is the concept of harmony between the individual and the environment (nature). While diet, detoxification, exercise and naturopathic therapies are needed to nourish and strengthen the body, our clinical results depend on consideration of adrenal-energetic physiology. Ideally, the balance between the polarities of meridian energy flow-controlled and regulated by the body's adrenal glands-need appropriate naturopathic treatment. When a mere salamander loses a leg by a predator, it grows back a new one in no time. Cut a pond worm in half and each half re-grows into a whole, complete worm. These amazing healing feats are directed by DNA-coordinated energies (chi). Modern medical treatments frequently, in effect, underestimate the body's magnificent intelligence and block its capabilities for self-healing and repair. However, a growing number of frontier scientists, some of them Nobel Laureates, have been assiduously mapping the energetic patterns involved with healing and regeneration. In the past decade, this work has progressed to a point where real solutions are available. Safe, proven, and time-tested natural therapies to evoke innate healing, even for the most stubborn cases, are now available for a wide spectrum of ailments. These healing breakthroughs involve unleashing awesome healing powers in the entire body, allowing it to function the way it was designed to function, so it can heal itself naturally. Blockages along meridian-organ-system pathways inhibit the full range and operational complexity of innate healing. Indigenous herbal wisdom along with incredible breakthroughs in the upregulation of nutrient uptake and crisis-free detoxification methods, are needed to repair stress-damaged organs and tissues in order to re-establish the functional unity of body's innate healing systems. This physio-philosophy teaches us how to observe (hear) the body's distress signals and use them to evoke innate healing. Naturopathic detoxification reduces toxic body burdens when detoxification enzymes are functional. With enzymatic deficits, detoxification strategies may promote inflammation and serious damage to the organism. Safe "non-crisis" detoxification via Trans Sulfuration-Sulfate and the sphincter of oddi have been presented with the idea that toxins must be disarmed and excreted safely out of the duodenum.1-6 Impaired detoxification can sabotage fertility, weaken the immune system, accelerate aging, erode intelligence, trigger carcinogenesis, and activate neurological symptoms and cytokine-driven inflammatory processes that lie at the core of many high-profile diseases.7-9 Disorders like Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) involve an adrenal deficit in enzymatic detoxification and this makes it hard to minimize or eliminate the symptoms of MCS, thwart unwanted pain and inflammation, and stop carcinogenesis. Yet, by learning how to unlock tensed adrenal-based energies, detoxification and nourishment can be enhanced in our patients. Increasing worldwide pollution coupled with overcrowding, contaminated water and food, and indoor air contaminants demand that we detoxify our patients. One must keep in mind that pollutants act as stressors and infiltrate and damage the body, depleting nutrients (precursors and co-factors required for detoxification) at alarming rates. Moreover, these pollutants throw off the calibration of the body's stress defense mechanisms, propelling the body into a vicious cycle of stress-driven reactions that allow stagnant energy to build up in the upper abdomen. Needed: A Better Understanding of the Role of the Adrenals in Detoxification and Health Sadly, rather than address systemic toxicity due to failure in enzymatic detoxification and a deferral of repair routines due to hypoadrenia, many naturopaths use megavitamins (especially B complex and vitamin C), stimulatory herbs, glandular nutrition or fasting which serves to weaken the adrenal glands even further. An impaired ability to detoxify toxins merits serious clinical attention.11,12 Case-controlled studies document that impaired enzymes increase the risk for cognitive and neurological impairments.13-15 Effective detoxification protocols must address sulfoxidation deficits, specifically the impairment of the enzyme cysteine dioxygenase (CDO). CDO is the primary enzyme deficit in stressed out and sick patients and is not adequately identified by the acetaminophen challenge test, the urinary-sulfate-to-creatinine-ratio and the plasma cysteine-to-sulfate ratio. As a result, it is dangerous to employ detoxification strategies that do not conjugate or disarm volatile and inflammation-producing toxins. Indeed, impaired CDO activity has been linked to Rheumatoid arthritis41, Lupus42, Parkinson's Disease43, MCS and neurological diseases.43-48 CDO dysfunction in the lungs is due to hypoadrenia. When CDO fails to act as an enzymatic barrier against the unimpeded transfer of airborne xenobiotics into the lung parenchyma and systemic circulation, it causes many carcinogens to enter the bloodstream without being detoxified. Unfortunately, fasting and common homeopathic and nutritional detoxification strategies may allow these un-detoxified toxins to circulate and do further damage to the organism as the abnormal expression of CDO breaches the body's primary metabolic barrier against the systemic entry of xenobiotics.49-52 Unknown to most naturopaths, CDO lung activity represents the first point of contact for airborne toxins, before liver detoxification functions are even employed. Could this be why we are seeing such a widespread increase in neurological and neuro-degenerative conditions? Clearly, when there is widespread damage from un-detoxified toxins being stored in the body, we must find novel ways to detoxify and boost nutrient uptake. New carrier protein-co-transporter technologies are needed to nourish these patients and supply the necessary nutritional support to the adrenals and detoxification organs of the body.1,2, 22-24 What about hormone replacement therapies? Steroid hormone biosynthesis involves enzymes controlled by adrenal physiology that also detoxify the body.16-20 By using natural hormone replacement methods such as DHEA, Progesterone, or testosterone, are we neglecting to address a critically important issues? Since dysfunctional detoxification enzymes cause hormonal deficits, could we be treating the symptoms instead of the cause? Instead, naturopathic detoxification should safely disarm and excrete toxins via bile flow and out of the bowels rather than re-circulate them throughout the body. The adrenals provide a defensive amour against stressors (including toxic chemicals, microbial or viral threats, and chaotic frequencies) via the Liver, Governing Vessel (GV) and Conception Vessel (CV) meridian energy flow. And, since hypoadrenia underlies chronic and prolonged infection and unwanted inflammation (the root cause of most disease), it makes sense to direct our clinical efforts at enhancing adrenal function. Hypoadrenia causes a buildup of stagnant energy in the liver and diaphragm, thereby inhibiting enzymatic detoxification and triggering a wide spectrum of reactive and pro-inflammatory symptoms. Physio-energetic philosophies depict the liver meridian as the regulator of the free flow of healing energy throughout the body. On the other hand, stagnant Liver Qi agitates emotional states, causes viral overload, and extreme reactivity in the upper abdomen causing immunological unresponsiveness or a dysfunction of the Wei-defensive system.7,8 When the adrenals are depleted, the body's defensive armor is energetically and physiologically breached resulting in extreme reactivity to all stressors (chemical toxins, microbial, etc). Moreover, functional disturbances in the Parasympathetic Nervous Systems (PSNS) or vagus from sympathetic nervous system (SNS) over-stimulation inhibit lymphatic circulation and drainage, digestion, and liver detoxification even further. In acupuncture-energetic terminology, it is constrained Liver energy with an excess of the Yang root of the kidneys (adrenals) that leads to a PSNS deficiency. Stimulatory therapies and lifestyles weaken the adrenal glands. This includes using B complex, expansive or contractive inorganic amino acid mineral chelates, juicing, or unidirectional herbs that spike adrenal function. Defining proper nourishment and repatterning the body's energy fields in the direction of healing are the primary goals in these cases as the front and back and right and left energetic polarities or the deeper palpable energetic zones organize the regular meridians. An uncompensated energetic disruption defers the repair of the body's stress-damaged organs and systems. Surprisingly, American or TCM-trained acupuncturists commonly neglect these adrenal-controlled networks or extraordinary meridians of the body. Natural therapies should never stimulate the adrenals or force detoxification unless CDO is functional. While stimulation may result in the disappearance of many symptoms, it will eventually backslide as it goes against innate healing and acupuncture-energetic physiology.21 What about digestive disorders? Again, unless the adrenals are functioning at 90% efficiency, the stomach is incapable of producing an adequate amount of hydrochloric acid (HCL). Does it make sense to supplement with HCL or digestive enzymes which may act as an inhibitor of gastrointestinal function and further weaken the adrenals? The common use of digestive enzymes enforces the SNS-dominant pattern and keeps the adrenals in a perpetual state of stimulation and does not compensate for the causes of maldigestion and malnourishment. Rather than stimulate, we must redirect our priorities toward nourishing and strengthening weak physiology by restoring disrupted energetic patterns.22-24 A simple 5-minute kinesiological assessment (Quantum Repatterning Technique (QRT)™) 27-28 repatterns the body against stressors in the physiological-energetic direction of healing. With QRT, illness is a pattern of tendino-muscular segmentation with distinct left-right polarity differences in upper and lower zones of the body. Palpating the energetic body assess the total energetic condition and is very different from assessing meridian pulses and energies via select acupoints on the hands and feet. Instead, the focus is on freeing up and tonifying deeper energetic zones and functions via extraordinary meridians such as GV (Du Mo) and CV (Ren Mo), and the Chung Mo which rises upward from Liver and Kidney Yang (adrenals), nourishing all visceral functions. Non-invasive energy techniques are highly successful in balancing yang GV and yin CV polarities and is based on decades of my research and research by leading French acupuncturists.39-40, 27-28 Today, the world is on the threshold of a wide spectrum of serious health threats. Dangerous toxins surround us in our "modern" environment. Almost everything we breathe, eat, drink, or wear can contribute to a toxic buildup in our bodies-unless we take charge. Naturopathy is the primary field of health care that can address the widespread increase in environmental, food and supplemental toxicity Naturopathic medicine offers powerful healing modalities that will allow the body to respond to stress without distress. Sickness is an unstable process, a chaotic pattern of unhealthy resonances that disrupt innate healing and communication. A lack of sunlight, fresh air, clean water, and wholesome raw organic foods decrease the healthy resonances needed by the adrenals to control the free flow of healing energy. The adrenals function at extraordinary deeper meridian zones, connecting us to the harmonics of the earth's magnetic field.26 My discovery of a homeopathic-like process of infusing harmonics into phytomedicines (the Synchrozyme™ process) helped to restore the body's functional unity. How? By maintaining the polarities of Yang and Yin, SNS and PSNS (adrenergic and cholinergic). After three decades of research, I have concluded that diet and nutrition alone, cannot fully restore adrenal function and enzymatic detoxification functions. In this approach, the duality of nourishment, physically and energetically, allows the body to keep itself in equilibrium and to balance itself when that equilibrium is disrupted. Most importantly, the body's restorative secrets are intrinsically linked to adrenal gland efficiency and quantum coherence which synchronizes adrenal-energetic functions, making one highly resilient to stress.25 As an added bonus, this coherent, amplified crystalline resonant field propels nutrients deep into cells and gives us a plausible way to shield the body from EMF-microwave stressors that weaken the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.22-24, 26 With this approach, the naturopathic goals of enhancing electron transfer functions and stabilizing molecular defenses to reduce oxidative stress in the sub-molecular realm where homeopathy has already shown us powerful methodologies to control and regulate biochemical reactions. Improved adrenal function relates directly to the efficiency of detoxification and the digestive process. Detoxification can be accomplished without crisis symptoms or harm to the body. Healing energies hindered by stress overload (daily doses of unwanted toxins or interferences from electromagnetic pollution) can be discharged when they operate coherently. Botanicals blends provide the best way to strengthen adrenal function only if they matched to the three extraordinary meridians (Ren Mo, Du Mo, and Chung Mo).29-36 A strong word of caution: a high percentage of supplements we tested were toxic, irradiated or contain toxic ingredients that trigger adrenal stress reactions. My studies were confirmed by In Vitro screening studies at the University of California of 196 natural products where Dr. Daryl See reported that 191 were toxic or ineffective (as antioxidants or immunomodulators) with only 5 products or 2.5 percent reported as being non-toxic.37 QRT provides a rapid assessment technique that can quickly pinpoint energetic zones of dysfunctional physiology and repattern the body's neuromuscular status.27,28 At the next ANMA conference, workshops will be offered to teach naturopaths how to unveil the core issues in innate, immunological and hormonal unresponsiveness. QRT provides an unparalleled insight into the quantic domain of life where complex, interwoven, energy fields govern our existence and determine how fast we will heal or recover from an illness, trauma, or an infection. QRT teaches us to avoid off-target and embarrassingly simplistic treatments and helps us depart from fragmented, analytical thinking by listening to body language. Keep in mind that body language-the interpretation of hypertonic and hypotonic muscles relative to deep energetic zones-communicates the body's problematic condition with incredible accuracy and alerts us regarding what interferences and stressors need to be eliminated to fully activate innate healing. QRT represents that innate healing in the human body is a seamless web of interconnecting systems, all of which contribute to its functional unity and healing capacity. Getting a handle on these vast, interconnected biological networks could lead to insights into a variety of diseases and greatly diminish or even eradicate them.
Clayton College
Celebrates 25 Years
At the 2005 ANMA conference, silver and gold are both celebratory colors that apply to Clayton College of Natural Health. Its gold spotlight shines because CCNH is proud to be ANMA's top sponsor this year. Its silver spotlight is to commemorate Clayton College's first 25 years of educating the leaders of natural health. The school now beams its way into the next quarter century, with innovative distance learning programs in traditional naturopathy, holistic nutrition, herbalism and more. During this celebration of such an important milestone, perhaps a bit of history-telling is in order. In 1980 a new college was founded on one simple but powerful idea: To teach each student how to be healthy and how to teach others to be healthy. Ever since then Clayton College of Natural Health has been fulfilling this mission - with more than 25,000 students throughout the country and around the world. Taking greater responsibility for their own health, these graduates teach thousands of others how to do the same. Its student and graduate roster reads like a Who's Who listing of holistic health authors throughout the world, including: Linda Page, Ann Louise Gittleman, Hans Nilsen, Melanie Noel Light, Accem Scott, Robert Young, Dalia Santina, Frankie Avalon Wolfe, Jaime Mejieh Ramirez, Surina Jordan, Bruce Fife, Tom Ciraulo, Mark Reinfeld, Merrily Kuhn and Kim Dalzell, among many others. Clayton College of Natural Health (CCNH) has helped lead two important revolutions. The natural health revolution has changed the way individuals look at healing, empowering people to take responsibility for their own health. The distance learning revolution, making education more accessible and more affordable, brings the teachings of holistic nutrition and naturopathy into the lives of new generations. According to CCNH founder Lloyd Clayton, N.D., "When we started a lot of people considered us to be on the fringe. Today natural health modalities are mainstream and sought after." As the natural health revolution has become an evolution, Clayton College has evolved with it, said Kay Channell, CCNH Vice President. "Our original faculty of natural health experts in herbology, holistic nutrition, Reiki, Iridology and other traditional natural healers has broadened to include medical professionals with a holistic orientation: nurses, chiropractors, psychologists and medical doctors." Joining CCNH in 1997 as its first Director of Naturopathic Research, the renowned Emanuel Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D. was a pioneering researcher of holistic health and the mood/food connection. Leading a study that explored the relative health of our traditional naturopathy graduates, the late Dr. Cheraskin proved that Clayton College graduates do indeed 'practice what we teach' by choosing healthier lifestyles - an idea that remains true today. A growing library of Dr. Cheraskin's papers on Vitamin C and other topics is now available online, at www.doctoryourself.com/biblio_cheraskin.html As sophisticated global technologies bring distance learning more into the mainstream, Clayton College brings together the brightest minds in natural health and the latest research. Its enhanced online platform, WebCT, is considered state-of-the art. Two new degree programs, Master of Arts in Holistic Wellness and the Doctor of Philosophy in Traditional Naturopathy, focus on blending the art and science of wellness. With more than 20 degree, certificate and continuing education programs, CCNH's newest certificate program is Holistic Care for Companion Animals. Offering holistic health education programs for students at every level, CCNH is credited with formalizing the professional practice of traditional naturopathy. Today traditional naturopaths, using a variety of natural health modalities, comprise America's largest group of natural health practitioners. Many individuals become students of natural health to help improve their own health and to fulfill the dream of helping others. Many are healthcare professionals who want to incorporate traditional naturopathy within an existing practice. Others see natural health as a rewarding way to rejuvenate their career along with their health. There's no question that the teachings of naturopathy are life-changing. In recent years CCNH conferences, along with publishing outreach through Natural Reader Press, continue to create innovative learning environments that blend classic teachings with the most advanced ideas in naturopathic philosophy. As Clayton College of Natural Health embarks on its next 25 years, the central message remains the same: each individual can and must take responsibility for his or her own health; the power to choose health resides deep within each person. Several Clayton College alumni are teaching at ANMA's 2005 conference: Cory Carter, N.D., Tom Wu, Ph.D. and N.D., Ruza Bogdanovich, N.D. and Susie Hale, N.D. Hale is CCNH Director of Alumni Affairs. CCNH adjunct Iridology faculty member Ellen Tart Jensen, Ph.D. is also a presenter. During the ANMA conference, CCNH faculty and staff are hosting a 25th anniversary celebration and networking reception for students and graduates to share their natural health success stories and meet their peers. To learn more about Clayton College of Natural Health: www.ccnh.edu
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A Call For Validated Research
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