Essential Oils: Why KC Smells So Good

Posted by: KC McCorriston


(This really happened!)

While waiting in line to get into a local music show, the lady in front of me stops, she turns to me and takes a step closer. She puts her head close to me and takes a big smell. "You. Smell. Delicious. Hey Dale!" she shouts to the person in front of her, "come smell this girl!" She turns to me, "Your smell makes me happy." At this moment I happened to be wearing my new oil from Young Living called Joy. Joy is a fragrance that just so happens to be designed to create a sense of togetherness and be uplifting to the heart. From that point on I needed to learn more about oils.

Young Living is a conscious company that makes therapeutic grade oils. (youngliving.org/balancingcenter) These oils work on three levels:

1. Smell is the only sense that goes directly to your brain without going through your mind and your thought process.
2. They work physiologically, opening up receptor sites by knocking off toxins and other things that block receptors.
3. Putting on an oil is the action of a thought or feeling. For example if I'm stressed I put on Lavendar. It helps calm me down and reminds my heart and head that I am trying to calm down. Everytime I smell it, I remember my intention.

There are many different kinds of oils with different purposes. A few I use frequently: peppermint for stimulation and alertness (or just a general refresh), valor for strength and protection, lavendar for calming, relaxation, and small cuts, bruises, or burns, and a few other oils just because I love they way they smell! I guess strangers, especially those waiting for a concert, like the way they smell, too!

Water Works: Why Water Helps Us

Posted by: Taka Nakaseko


Humans are made up of about 65% water. The water content of your body has to be maintained for your optimal health. Transportation of nutrients to all cells and tissues of the body is very important. Also, water helps us flush toxins, noxious substances, and metabolic wastes out of your body. If you are out of balance for a long period of time, you have muscle imbalance which creates uneven tension. Your muscles will work hard, lactic acid will accumulate in you, making it harder to fight against gravity. Accumulated lactic acid within the muscles causes aching and stiffness. A very precise adjustment to your Atlas, the top neck bone, followed by careful analysis frees those muscle from over-working. Consequently, accumulated lactic acid in the muscles are released into your blood stream. If you are dehydrated, it slows the transportation and elimination of the waste substances from your body. Although most pop, coffee, and tea are water, it contains caffeine which is diuretic. Including caffeine, diuretic substances are anything that promotes the formation of urine by the kidney. Even though research showed that caffeine only has a diuretic effect if you consume large amounts of it (4 to 7 cups of coffee a day), it is still good to drink water. Ask us for a glass of water after your regular check in our office. Just adding a couple glasses of water a day might have a big impact on your health!

Fruits and Vegetables: Friend or Foe?

Posted by: Dr. Ken Bennett

Did any of you see a recent study that basically said there’s no real benefit to eating fruits and vegetables as it pertains to cancer prevention? Well I did and I was dumbfounded! It’s hard to believe how things like this are allowed in print, let alone a scientific journal…

I just wanted to share an amazing critique that Dr. James Chestnut posted on his blog. He is one of the smartest, logical and straight forward researchers I know. Everything he recommends and believes in boils down to one simple thing. How and what did our ancestors (caveman) eat, drink, and move? If it was good enough for them to live without cancer, diabetes, ADHD, heart disease, arthritis, etc. It should be good enough for us too!

I hope you like the article. I have learned and continue to learn a ton from Dr. Chestnut.

http://www.wellnessandprevention.com/index.cfm/2010/4/22/Fruit-and-Vegetable-Intake-and-Cancer-Risk

Basically, it's just like mom said..."eat your fruits and vegetables"

"I Put Some New Shoes On and Suddenly Everything is Okay..."

Posted by: Dr. Taka Nakaseko

The temperature hit the 80s' last week and everybody seemed to start some activity in the spring breeze. Running is the most cost effective & time flexible exercise. If you can't run, 30 minutes of walking is a good second choice. Research shows even a 30 minute brisk walk 3 times per week can significantly lower the incidence of many health problems such as breast cancer, high blood pressure, and stress.

Go find your pair of running shoes & get ready to run! You don't have good pair of shoes? That's OK, I'd like to share some tips with you on how to choose the right pair of shoes.

Pronation is the key. After you take a shower, step on a piece of paper and look at the imprint. If you have more areas that are wet, you have flat feet (low arch or over pronator), if less surface area is wet, it means your arch is high (under-pronator). An in-between amount of wet area is called neutral pronation. The other good way to tell which pronation patterns you have is to bring your old running shoes to your chiropractor or sports store. Old shoes tell a lot!

As your feet fight against gravity, your feet get wider & longer during a day. Therefore, the best time to buy shoes is in the afternoon. Also, one foot might be bigger/smaller than other. If so, choose the one that fits the larger side.

There are 3 things you need to know before you choose the shoes: where you are going to run, how long you usually run, and what is your pronation pattern. When you pick the shoes, make sure to try them on. Don't go with its appearance!

Stand up and wiggle your feet in the shoes. Make sure your heels don't slide up & down as you walk. Your toes should have enough room to wigg le easily otherwise. You should feel your arch touching in your shoes slightly.

Forward fold, spinal twist, and short lunge are great preparations before a run. Make sure you know how to do those exercises correctly. Doctors at The Balancing Center are very happy to assist you.

Breathing

Posted by: KC McCorriston

Breathing, in its simplicity, is life. In times of anxiety, our breathing is restricted. Many times by relaxing and lengthening our breath, we can release some anxiety. When we are swept up in the ever moving flow of life, we can find stability by equalizing the length of our inhale to the length of our exhale, and making sure to pause between the inhale and exhale. In the morning while we are trying to prepare for our day ahead, we can take short fast breaths and get our energy moving.

The doctors use controlled breathing during office visits, to help with adjustments and syncing the nervous system to the body and mind. There are so many essential uses of the breath that can help us on a daily basis. I tried looking up 'benefits of breathing' online, feeling very ridiculous, until a thousand websites came up with lists of benefits, and how good breathing can help people in so many ways. One website I found listed all sorts of benefits, which amplified my gratitude for breathing to the max: http://www.breathing.com/articles/benefits.htm. Being in tune with our breath is being in tune with ourselves, and being in tune with ourselves can help our quality of life. The simple fact that we are here, breathing, is by far the most beautiful thing we can ever have.