Doctor, Why Is My Blood Pressure High?

Dr. David Jockers                 Exodus Health Center    www.exodushc.com 

The Quality of Your Life Comes Down to the Questions You Ask Yourself.

Most people and doctors fail to ask the right questions when it comes to health and disease.  They run a myriad of tests and if they see a certain  up or down, they prescribe a drug/supplement or cut out an organ to raise or lower the #.  The key question that must be asked is why is that # up or down? 

In truth, the body was created with an incredible healing & life forming power that took us from 2 half cells to nearly 100 trillion cells.  This same power runs every system and function in our body.  The body has certain natural needs and requirements that when met create an inner peace, harmony, & homeostasis.  This is health.  When there is a dangerous level of toxicity or deficiency in any of these necessary requirements, a state of disharmony occurs causing decreased function and disease.

Asprin Causes High Blood Pressure:

Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, & aspirin are the most commonly used drugs in the US.  “Clinicians commonly do NOT understand that acetaminophen is NOT safe, and causes significant hypertension.”

“Older women (51-77) who too >500mg per day had a 93% inc. risk of hypertension.  Younger women (34-53) who took >500 mg per day had a 99% inc. risk of hypertension.

“NSAID’s have been known to harm the kidneys and cause GI bleeding.  Acetaminophen causes hypertension because it depletes glutathione, leading to renal endothelial dysfunction.”

Epidemiology: Non-Narcotic Analgesic Dose and Risk of Incident Hypertension in US Women:    Hypertension:  Sept 2005;46:500 

People with High Cholesterol Live The Longest:

Consider the finding of Dr. Harlan Krumholz of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University, who reported in 1994 that old people with low cholesterol died twice as often from a heart attack as did old people with a high cholesterol.

Most studies of old people have shown that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Eleven studies of old people came up with that result, and a further seven studies found that high cholesterol did not predict all-cause mortality either.

Krumholz HM and others. Lack of association between cholesterol and coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity and all-cause mortality in persons older than 70 years. Journal of the American Medical Association 272, 1335-1340, 1990.

THE TRUE CAUSE OF HYPERTENSION

95% of all cases of high blood pressure are completely preventable.  When the body encounters any physical, chemical, or emotional stress certain hormones and neurotransmitters are stimulated.  If the conditions go uncorrected or unregulated, the body turns from acute stress mode (normal and natural) to chronic stress mode (abnormal and dangerous for long-term health). One of these hormones secreted under these conditions, cortisol, has several key distinguishing functions:

1.   Increases blood sugar:  Under stress, our bodies need quick energy, this is the good This increases insulin secretions, causing a switch towards fat storage, & pro-inflammatory pathways.  This continued cascade of high cortisol/high insulin eventually causes weight gain through fat storage, protein depletion and massive inflammation destroying the endothelial wall of the arteries, causing scarring, rigidity, reduced pliability & high blood pressure.

2.  Decreased Cellular Oxygenation:    Under stress, our bodies revert to short, shallow breathing habits causing lowered oxygen content and increased levels of carbon dioxide in our tissues.  This causes our metabolism to switch to anaerobic (without oxygen) sources of fuel (stored sugar and protein).  Anaerobic sources of fuel leave behind high levels of metabolic waste and free radicals which damage organ and tissue cells.     

3.   Increases Cholesterol: Cholesterol is a fatty substance in the body that is necessary for brain and neurological function in that it is a vital component for memory and learning.   Cholesterol is also needed for sex hormones (testosterone, progesterone) as well as vitamin D.  Cholesterol is a repair mechanism.  When our bodies are in stress mode, there is a need for cellular repair, therefore cholesterol naturally rises in response.  Short-term this is a good response.  Long-term, the cholesterol gets oxidized by the constant cascade of free radicals, causing further damage to arterioles.       

4.  Acidic Blood Stream:  High cortisol causes a lowered oxygen state within the body.  This lowered oxygen state, causes the blood stream to be acidic due to greater levels of carbon dioxide binding to the hemoglobin.  When the blood stream is acidic, the body must compensate by utilizing more water and alkaline buffering minerals to neutralize (stealing fluids & nutrients from joints, blood vessel walls and other structures such as  bone, muscle and ligaments).   
 

5.  Disrupted Sleep Cycles:  Cortisol should naturally lower at night to allow the body to relax and fall asleep and should elevate in the morning to provide instant energy and wakefulness. When our bodies are in a chronic stress mode, we have abnormal flocculation’s which disrupt our sleep cycles and leave us groggy in the morning and exhausted throughout the day.

   
6.   Ligament Laxity:  Elevated cortisol levels cause ligaments to become more lax.  This reduces joint stability, leading to increased susceptibility to injury.  The most important area this affects is the spine, which houses and protects the spinal cord and nerves which control the function and healing processes of the organ systems.  Chronic stress causes uncontrolled damage to the spine and nervous system, called subluxation, leading to a number of possible symptoms including pain, restricted motion, & organ dysfunction.  The most sensitive areas of the spine are at the top and the pivot from the neck to the mid-back.  When subluxation is present in these areas it affects heart and vascular function causing increased blood pressure..

Find out how to quiet down this epidemic chronic stress cascade and allow your body to heal as it was intended.  Discover exactly how people are coming off of blood pressure and cholesterol drugs in droves in this office.  Learn the new science of health and healing and take back control of your life & health. 

BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL

Monday, August 31^st 7pm 

Exodus Health Center

2750 Jiles Rd

Kennesaw, Ga 30144

770-420-0492

www.exodushc.com 

Generation RX

Dr. David Jockers            Exodus Health Center

New York Times, July 7, 2008 “Cholesterol Drugs for Kids”: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/cholesterol-drugs-for-kids/

Kids are now being to be screened for cholesterol as young as 2 years old and no older than 10…and in many cases, statin medications will be recommended.

The Research Says that the risks far outweigh the benefits:
“You can lower cholesterol levels with a drug yet provide no health benefits whatsoever, and dying with a corrected cholesterol level is not a successful outcome in my book.”
     Dr. John Abramson, clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School

Side Effects To Statins:

Acute Liver Disease	Neuromuscular Disease	Myalgia (muscle pain)	Headaches	Skin Swelling	Eczema
Fatigue	Sinusitis	Depression	Irritability	Memory Loss	Pharyngitis

ADHD & Anti-depressant Medication:   Children under 5 are the fastest growing population on mind-altering medications.


60% of all Foster Care Children – some as young as 2 or 3 years old are now on powerful psychotropic medications.
Watch this video about all the abuse:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/06/19/drugging-children-to-keep-them-quiet.aspx?source=nl

The Wall Street Journal:       Drugs' Links To Suicide Risk Draw Concern
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121556144610237551.html?mod=2_1566_leftbox
Among the 20 best-selling drugs of 2007, six already carry warnings for suicidality, and one was the subject of a special FDA "alert" this year and is being further studied.

The fastest growing population on these black box label drugs:       Children & teenagers

Neurologist, Dr. Fred Baughman,
     *500,000 children were diagnosed with ADHD in 1985 and placed on psychotropic medications.
     *Now, it is over 8 million and growing in record #’s everyday.
     *Schools now receive $400 from the government for each child with ADHD.

DEA Congressional testimony: “neither animals nor humans can tell the difference between cocaine or Ritalin & similar stimulants (Strattera & Adderall) when they are administered the same way in comparable doses.  In short, they produce effects that are nearly identical.”

Dr. Tony Appel, Neuropsychologist:  “We are taking away their future, their ability to relate to people…trust, love, caring, the ability to put themselves in other people’s shoes.  We take all of that away from them.  We blunt their emotions.”

Everyday more and more children & teenagers are being diagnosed with these pseudo-labels and put on powerful medications that scar them for life.  Every one of these labels are entirely preventable through Maximized Living…we see it everyday.  Right now there are sick & dying children & parents all over the place who don’t know this– please don’t let them suffer in ignorance – open your mouth & invite everyone you know.

MAXIMIZED KIDS: CHILDREN’S HEALTH & NUTRITION

 Exodus Health Center   Mon  Aug. 24th   7pm      770-420-0492

www.exodushc.com    

Join the Maximized Living Movement and Experience Life at Your Highest Level

Your Doctor Is A Zealot

Dr. David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS                                          Exodus Health Center

Zealot – (Def’n)  A person showing eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something

As many of you know, I am a self-admitted ZEALOT for living life to the fullest. That is why my office aims to share the principle of life with you during every visit.  EVERONE needs to know that God created the brain-body connection, allowing life to flow from above - down through your nervous system, and to be expressed in the “inanimate matter” that we call cells, tissues, organs, etc. Vertebral subluxation, or spinal interruptions in your brain-body connection prevent the full healing potential God intended your body to have.   Remove the interference (chemical, structural or emotional), and the healing power He harnessed in your brain restores “ease” to regions in your body where “dis-ease” may reside…. YES – IN THIS OFFICE WE ARE ZEALOUS FOR YOU TO REACH YOUR POTENTIAL!

                                                                                          

Reasons why to invite a zealot into your life…

Do you want your child being taught by someone who sees teaching as a “job”, or a zealous teacher who sees your child as a special blessing from God and is overjoyed at the opportunity to shape and impact them for the rest of their life?

Do you want to be defended by a lawyer who “doing his time”, or a zealous one who won’t stop until justice prevails in your favor?

Do you want to have your finances managed by an accountant who “knows taxes”, or a zealous one who eats, sleeps, and breathes of ways to save you money while keeping Uncle Sam’s hands out of your family’s hard-earned income?

Do you want the brakes on your car repaired by a mechanic merely skilled in the garage, or by a zealous mechanic who wants every car he touches to perform with NASCAR precision?

Do you want to be part of a church that teaches you weekly how to keep on the “straight and narrow”, or a zealous church on a mission to transform as many lives in the community as possible to share the excitement about God’s unconditional love?

Do you want to have your family’s spine adjusted by a chiropractor who merely “cracks backs”, or by a zealous chiropractor who has made a life-long mission and commitment to rescuing as many people as possible who are sick and suffering in this failing US medical model? Whom would you trust your family’s care with?

This is why I study tirelessly, researching how I can best help you reach your God-given potential.  This is why we put on the most cutting-edge nutrition and health workshops in the state every Monday night. This is why we have special appreciation days once every month in the office.  This is why I do shopping tours at Whole Foods (Aug 9^th & Aug 26^th this month) to equip you with the knowledge to make the right choices for your health.  Finally, it is for this reason we put on a healthy recipe dinner this coming Monday night.  Our goal and intention is simple:  To be a blessing to your life in every way possible and empower you to reach your God-given health potential in body, mind, & spirit.  All you have to do is take action!

This upcoming Monday night, we will have an amazing dinner during which, I will explain to you exactly how you and your family can live free of sickness and disease and truly experience the bountiful health & vitality God created you for. 

The passion of a zealot is infectious.  We want OUR zeal for your health and well being to be contagious.  Expect continuous healing in your life while staying engaged in a “Maximized Living culture” through regular spinal adjustments, sharing your health testimonial, participating in our life management workshops, etc. We expect you to become ZEALOTS for living with a “Body By God” and refering people through our doors that you know are suffering and dying a slow, miserable death because they don’t know the true principle of life. HOW CAN YOU HOLD-ON TO SOMETHING THAT GOD CREATED TO BE SHARED WITH OTHERS?  Invite those you know to the dinner on Monday night. 

Monday Night:   August 10^th   7pm     Healthy Recipe Dinner

There is No Charge to Attend

Exodus Health Center

2750 Jiles Rd Kennesaw, Ga 30144

770-420-0492 

Please call or email to RSVP

*All are invited to share in the mission we have for the community*

Steps to Nutritional Health & Wellness

BODY BY GOD WK 2 RECAP

Dr. David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS

Exodus Health Center

Maximal hydration & nutrient sufficiency are essential to power the 75 trillion cells everyday.  Our society is chronically dehydrated, deficient in the quality omega-3 fatty acids EPA & DHA, alkaline salts, oils & green vegetables, probiotics, & natural living enzymes.  As a result, our bodies are highly acidic, low-energy, fat storing, disease-producing machines.

Steps to Nutritional Health & Wellness

Maximize Food By God & Minimize Food By Man

Food By God                           vs.                   Food By Man:

  Natural/Organic                                              Full of Toxins

  Non-Processed                                                Slow Transit Time

            Pure Energy                                                    Energy Robbing

            Full of Nutrients & Life                                  Full of Toxins & Death

            Fat Burning                                                    Fat Promoting

            Alkalizing & Anti-Inflammatory                    Acidic/Inflammatory

1.  Reduce Sugar Intake & Transform Your Fat Burning Potential: 

a)  Decrease insulin levels by minimizing any sort of sugar intake.

  Minimize grains & be careful with fruit

b)      Eat lots of vegetables and healthy fat.

c)      With decreased insulin levels and an abundant source of healthy fat, your body naturally switches over from a sugar burner/sugar craver to a highly productive fat burner.  

2.       Fats That Heal:                         vs.                   Fats That Kill:

Raw Almonds                                                 Trans-Fat (Hydrogenated)

Avocados                                                       Corn Oil

Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil                               Cottonseed Oil

Coconut Milk/Flakes                                      Peanut Oil

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil                                    Safflower Oil                                      

Flax & Hemp Seed                                         Sunflower Oil

         Fish Oil (Pharmaceutical Grade)                     Soybean Oil

3.    Grass-Fed, Range Meats & Wild Fish   vs.       Commerical Meat & Farmed Fish:

          Well-kept                                                         Beaten, Bruised, & Tortured

Clean & Healthy                                              Sick & Diseased

          Drug-Free                                                        Hormones & Anti-biotics

Alkaline & Anti-Inflammatory                        Acidic & Inflammatory

Learn the most cutting edge new approach to nutritional health…The Healing Diet

Specific nutritional program designed for fast, effective, & long-lasting results.  Quiets down the effects of insulin while stimulating natural fat burning mechanisms.  Controls inflammation and allows for massive amounts of weight loss to take place in a quick, healthy manner. 

Other Topics that will be covered include: 

                        Resistance Training Essentials

                        Functional Fitness

                        Time & Stress Management

Body By God        Week 3

Monday, August 3^rd  7pm

Exodus health center

2750 Jiles Rd

Kennesaw Ga 30144

770-420-0492

www.exodushc.com  

Maximize Your Time & Life

Dr. David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS

Exodus Health Center

Time by Man – focused on what pleases us in the moment - little/no regard for the future

Time By God –focusing on what is pleasing to God & building the future of our dreams.

MAN’S WAY                                                 GOD’S WAY

Reactive                                                           Proactive

Procrastination                                                 Well planned

Survival Based                                                 Mission Based

Self-centered                                                    God-centered

Stressful                                                           Peaceful

“The fruit of righteousness is peace, the effect of righteousness is quietness and confidence forever.”                                      Isaiah 55:11 

Just take a moment and imagine yourself proud, successful, and confident with who you are and what you represent.  You wake up each morning knowing that there is divine purpose to your life.  You immediately begin and end each day by humbling yourself before God and reconnecting to the spirit that calls out to you from deep within. 

You challenge your body, mind, and spirit to continually adapt and grow through regular exercise, education, & focused mental imagery.  You step into each component of your life fully present & conscious – so that every area gets your best.  You’re at 100% for your family, for your career, for your educational path, for your missionary work, etc.  At the end of the day you rest your head on the pillow with 0 regrets.

Our time on this planet is so preciously short, how we utilize each moment we are allotted is a direct derivative of the level of success, happiness, and world-changing impact we have during the course of our lives. 

Effective Time management is the key that makes everything work in your life

There is always enough time to get the important things done.  The problem is never the lack of time; the problem is the lack of time management.  Time management is working from the inside out on your life, instead of working on your life from the outside in.  Over time, this will create fewer and smaller issues and emergencies, allowing you to continue focusing more of your time on what you are passionate about and who and what is important to you.

Live the life you were intended too by learning how to be a disciplined steward of your time/resources and allow the fruitful blessings of such a life to blossom in full.

Body By God        Week 2

Exodus health center

2750 Jiles Rd

Kennesaw Ga 30144

770-420-0492

www.exodushc.com  

1.     Discover the 10 Food By Man & Why They Are so Toxic

2.     Alkalizing, Anti-Inflammatory Nutritional Essentials

3.     Stability Ball – Functional Fitness – Balance Training

4.     Blast Through Stress and Into An  Abundance of Peace

5.     Managing Your Time For Optimal Results In Every Area.

6.     Live Your Life With Amazing Passion & Purpose

7.     Lose Weight, Feel Great, & Never Go Back

Join the Maximized Living Movement and Enjoy Life At Your Highest Level!!

Energize Your Life

Dr. David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS              Exodus Health Center

Are You Satisfied With Your Life, Health, & Energy Levels?

^“For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11

From my experience, most people in society let excuses get in the way of truly reaching out towards their goals and dreams.  It crushes me every time I see this, knowing that the individual is going to continue to fall victim to the same patterns and create the same undesireable results. The goods news is that doesn’t have to be you! 

God created our bodies with an incredible ability to heal and rejuvenate ourselves. He created our physical cells, tissues, & organs to adapt around a state of homeostasis.  Homeostasis refers to the ability of an organism to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. When our bodies are moving toward homeostasis – great things happen.  When we are moving away from homeostasis, we are building sickness & disease. 

            Health = A state of Purity & Sufficiency at the cellular level

            Disease = A state of Toxicity or Deficiency at the cellular level

The key to regaining and maintaining health is to provide purity and sufficiency at the cellular level.  The key problems I most often find include:   

1. Acidic, Inflammatory Diet: The ideal internal pH is 7.365. If your blood’s pH rises or falls one tenth of a pH unit, it’s cause for a visit to a hospital’s intensive care unit.  If blood pH moves two tenths either way, it’s lethal.  *The body does whatever it must in order to maintain a steady blood pH*

Result:  Alkaline minerals are stripped from:

                                    Our bones & teeth (calcium)         Our muscles & nerves (potassium)

                                    Our arteries (magnesium)              Our joints (sodium)

                                    Excess acidity = stored in fat cells

2. Movement Deficiency:  Proper movement is essential to all life.  Not only does it nourish your body with oxygen, but it literally feeds your cerebellum (the seat of higher maturity) through proprioceptive (movement sensation) input from the body.  .The combination of oxygen and proprioceptive nourishment rev up your body’s natural energy stores creating greater efficiency and liveliness

3. High Stress:  Chronic stress causes an increase in the hormone cortisol which leads to glucose sparing, protein catabolism, inflammation, acid-formation, weight gain & fatigue.

4. Poor Sleeping Habits:  Human growth hormone is known for its amazing ability to build lean body tissue & burn fat.  Many bodybuilders & athletes go to risky extremes to supplement their bodies with HGH.  However, your body will naturally supply all it needs with optimal sleeping habits such as being in bed by 10pm and waking by sunrise.

5. Deficient Nerve Supply:  Subluxations such as forward head posture, loss of cervical curve, and lateral deviations in the spine (scoliosis) put tremendous stress on the brain-body connection affecting every organ in the body including the thyroid, adrenals, & gut. This causes numerous pathological consequences in the body including among others: poor nutrient absorption, metabolic irregularities, poor sleep, weight gain &  fatigue.  

6. NeuroToxicity:   Heavy metal toxicity from vaccines & amalgam fillings as well as biotoxins such as household molds alters your metabolic control center the hypothalamus.

7. Dehydration:  Water is the conduit of all life and the most essential nutrient (oxygen) to every metabolic function.  90% of society is currently dehydrated with 70% suffering unknowingly from dehydration induced symptoms on a regular basis. 

8. Poor Sunlight & Vitamin D levels:  Sunlight is a generator for nearly all life on earth.  We are dependent on it for production of vitamin D, which acts as a powerful pro-hormone that stimulates endocrine function, balancing hormones and healthy immune responses.  Deficiencies in this essential nutrient may also lead to depression, memory problems, & lowered cognitive responses.  

Find out how to get in tremendous shape in minutes a day, how to eat like an elephant & look like a gazelle, optimal ways to hydrate effectively, budget-friendly alkaline based meal plans, the secrets to a great night’s sleep, and finally how to get off of the dangerous medications, avoid expensive medical/hospital bills & improve your quality of life by tapping into the most cutting edge new science of health & healing from the inside-out.

   

3- Week  Body By God Program

Time Management, Stress Management, Burst Training, Weight Loss, Nutrition, Mission Centered Living.

Begins:  Monday, July 20^th 7pm

Exodus Health Center

2750 Jiles Rd Kennesaw

770-420-0492
  www.exodushc.com 

Please RSVP for this with an email or phone call so we can save you a seat! 

20 Tips to Healthy Digestion

           

Dr. David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS           Exodus Health Center

1. Drink Plenty of Water: 
1. Water is the conduit thru which all nutrients are absorbed & utilized.
2. Hydrated cells produce more energy with less energy expense (efficiency).
3. Minimum:  Half your body weight in ounces of water
4. Ideal:  Your body weight in ounces of water.  

2.  Use Probiotics:

a.   Balances essential gut microflora

b.   Enhances cellular detoxification processes

c.   Maximizes nutrient absorption & energy levels

d.   Maintains normal colon pH levels, & enhances oral health.

e.  Optimizes immune responses by inhibiting bad bacteria & viruses.

3.  Maximize Your Nerve Supply

      a.   Brain-body connection – the bodies innate healing network

      b.   Enhanced nerve flow to small intestine allows for optimal absorption.

      c.    Spine & nervous system degeneration causes a massive amount of acidic                       materials and free radicals that rob life from the body. 

      
      4.   Avoid Sugar:  (Healing Diet)  - Use Stevia as Sweetner

a.       Sugar causes B vitamins,  calcium, magnesium, & zinc among other things to be leached from the body.

b.      Sugar also creates an acidic environment & impairs the immune response.

c.       Sugar feeds opportunistic organisms that create disease in our bodies.

     5.  Practice Deep Breathing:

a.   Enhances cellular oxygenation & blood flow to major tissues.

b.   Increased oxygenation = increased fat burning, & nutrient optimization..

c.   Reduces harmful amounts of stress hormones

d.   Relieves stress, fear, & worry.

     6.  Go Organic:  *More Important than You May Think* 

a.  50% more nutrients than conventional

b.  No toxic pollutants, pesticides, herbicides, etc.

c.  Stand up for a system that works in harmony with nature & God’s intention as opposed to a system that focuses on manipulating nature for profit with little to no regard for God’s design.  `

     7.  Eat Fresh, Raw Fruits & Vegetables on a regular basis.

a.  Fruits are best in the morning

b.  Raw vegetables in the afternoon – snack on celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, kale, collards, asparagus, broccoli, etc.

c.  Raw foods have the natural enzymes & probiotics to aid in the break-down & assimilation of nutrients.  Reduce digestive energy needs.

d.  Juice vegetables when you have the opportunity.

     
     8.  Use A Greens Powder:

a.  Load your body with an assortment of fresh ground vegetables.

b.  Powerfully alkalizing grasses alfalfa, wheat, barley, &  kamut grasses

c.  Potent detoxifying agents like spirulina & chlorella.

d.  Best Brands:  Perfect Food (Garden of Life), Green Vibrance

     9.   Eat A Salad Everyday:

a.  Set it into your schedule – have a lunch and/or dinner salad

b.  Use baby spinach as your base, put cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, etc.

c.  Use extra-virgin olive oil,  apple cider vinegar, fresh squeezed lemon, & high quality salts as your dressing

     10.  Vital Salts & Lemons, Limes, & Apple Cider Vinegar:

1. Vital Salts:  Himalayan Sea Salt, Celtic Sea Salt, & Real Salt – 84 trace minerals highly potent alkalizing buffers that are readily absorbed.
2. Lemons/Limes:  Lemon ash is rich in 3 highly alkaline minerals:  ionic calcium, magnesium, & potassium – together they improve fat burning.
3. Apple Cider Vinegar:  Contains natural alkaline minerals that enhance fat-burning. – Use a tablespoon in water 2x daily for an energy boost.

     11.   Ferment Your Vegetables:  www.wildfermentation.com 

1)   Secret Key to Fermentation = Fully submerged in liquid*

2)      Chop and/or grate vegetables to create greater surface area

3)      Provide a liquid medium:  solvent for fermentation process

4)      Lots of salt, creates an osmotic effect that draws water out of vegetables.  Also, the salt prevents anaerobic bacteria formation, thus preserving the food. 

5)   Try 3 Tbsp per 5 lbs of vegetable. 

More salt = slower fermentation

Less salt = faster fermentation

     12.  Use Inulin & Fructooligosaccarides:

            1)  Prebiotics that feed the good bacteria in the digestive tract.

            2)  Naturally in raw fruits & vegetables.

            3)  Highest amounts found in asparagus, Jerusalem artichoke, garlic, chicory root.

            4)  Many supplements cotain FOS & inulin as well, important in a probiotic supp.

     13.  Increase Your L-Glutamine content:

            1)  Amino acid that is the major fuel of your intestines

2)  High in grass-fed meat products, non-denatured grass-fed whey & goat protein (Fit 365), cabbage, spinach, avocados, etc. 

     14.  Make Red Cabbage Saurkraut: 

                        1 Gallon Glass Jug (Old Olive Jar)

                        5lbs of Red Cabbage (shred small)

                        3 Tbsp of Pink Salt

                        5 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar

                        5 Lemons squeezed

Can also mix other vegetables with it.  Pack the cabbage down real tight and cover with a cheese cloth.  Put a weight on the lid to produce more pressure and pull more water of the cabbage.  Let sit for 3-5 days, scrape off the top layer of “skum” that may look moldy.  Then put in the refrigerator and eat.

15.    Go Gluten-Free: 

a.       Minimize wheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt, & kamut.

b.      Use hemp, coconut, brown rice, or quinoa flour.

c.       www.cindalouskitchenblues.blogspot.com 

16.  Get Out in the Sun: Stimulates Vitamin D production and which is a potent immune boosting pro-hormone.

a.       Minimum of 20 minutes daily without sunscreen

b.      Avoid commercial sunscreens (they are highly toxic)

c.       Use coconut oil as a sunblock and/or post-sun moisturizer.

d.      Watch sunrise & sunset as often as possible: extraordinary health benefits – genetically codes your cells for a harmonious vibratory frequency.

17.   Use Carminative Herbs & Vegetables:

a.   Very effective at expelling gas and easing griping pains in the GI tract.  

b.   They tone the mucous surfaces & increase peristaltic action (esophagus,  stomach and intestine movement which propels its contents onward).

c.   Allspice, carrots, aniseed, cinnamon, coriander, ginger, juniper, oregano, fennel, liquorice, cloves, caraway, dill, peppermint, thyme, & mint.

18.    Healthy Fiber Sources:  Ideal ratio  75:25  Insoluble: Soluble

a.      Insoluble Fiber:   Move bulk through the intestines and balance the pH (acidity) in the intestines   

i.   Dark green leafy vegetables

            ii.  Fruit skins and root vegetable skins

            iii. Whole-grain products 

            iv.  Seeds & Nuts

b.      Soluble Fiber:  Bind with fatty acids and prolong stomach emptying time so that sugar is released and absorbed more slowly   

                                                              i.      Dried beans and peas

                                                            ii.      Nuts, Seeds, & Psyllium Husk

                                                          iii.      Fresh fruits & vegetables

19.    Liver Cleansing:

a.      Juice Fasts:  Beet juice, barley grass juice, carrot juice, wheat grass, etc.  Try to replace at least 1 meal weekly with a fresh vegetable juice

b.      Use Liver Friendly Herbs such as dandelion, cilantro, aloe, milk thistle, peppermint, ginger, tumeric, oregano on a regular basis.

c.       Drink Liver Cleansing Teas (Yogi Tea), & do a quarterly colon/liver cleanse with proper supplementation formulas (Perfect Cleanse). 

      
      20.  Reduce Exposure to Chemicals & Toxins In:

a.       Medications

b.       Processed Foods & chemical additives

c.       Air pollutants: 

d.       Artificial Lighting

e.       Smoking/Alcohol

f.        Electromagnetic Pollution:  Cell phone/radio  

g.       Chlorine & tap water contaminants:

Air Filters:  Clean the toxins out of your air www.mercola.com 

Lighting:   Full-spectrum natural lighting  www.naturallighting.com

Cell Phone:  Air tube, q-link or bio-link 

Water Filters for drinking & bathing  www.mercola.com