New Year, Clean Start

Posted by: The Balancing Center

And welcome to 2014. It’s been a brutal start to the year. We hope you weathered the freeze with relative aplomb. We can all look forward to a veritable heat wave this weekend! 38 degrees? It’s practically beach weather!

When it’s this cold outside, healthy eating can be at least a little challenging. Cool, crisp salad doesn’t warm you up like pot roast or chili or burgers. The coldest and darkest months of the year require comfort foods and hibernation! 

But if you’re feeling the toll of that comfort, feeling a little slow and sluggish after the indulgences of the holiday, this might actually be a great time to reintroduce healthy eating into your days and nights. It might not seem like it at first, but healthy eating can be an even greater comfort to your body and mind in both the short and long run.

You can make a great start by clearing out the old before ushering in the new. Kickstart your year with a great cleanse! Cleanses can jumpstart your body and set a great foundation for a year of healthy eating and habits.

The two cleanses for 2014 we’re recommending are the McCombs Plan and Orenda’s Clean, Burn, and Shape. Both cleanses have something a little different to offer, depending on your health goals.

If you’re looking to recalibrate the environment in your gut--gut health being absolutely essential to wholeness and wellness--the McCombs Plan is specially formulated to help you achieve a healthy balance of yeast in your digestive tract. It’s a rigorous and thorough process, with a food regimen and you can find out more at the McCombs website and also in this blog post by Dr. Ken.

Clean, Burn, and Shape is the new cleanse and weight-loss program from Orenda, our partner-in-health. It is a 10 day vegan cleanse followed by a 30 day diet and exercise cycle. This program features tasty shakes and works in tandem with Orenda’s established line of supplements. You can read more about CBS (as we call it) here.

Let us know if you’ll be embracing a cleanse this year and which one! We’d love to feature and celebrate your results. 

Here’s to a clean start and a wonderful winter!

November's Product of the Month

Posted by: The Balancing Center

The holidays are approaching. (Maybe you noticed the storefronts around the city have gone straight to displaying Christmas trees? We’ll be celebrating Christmas in July soon enough.)

Whichever holiday you observe, the upcoming months are a wonderful time for the three Fs: family, friends, and food.

And oh, the food. Holiday meals are more like feasts, tables arrayed with countless combinations of meats and vegetables and fruits in a variety of spices and seasonings and sauces.

Between the freezing wind outside and the plates of rich food inside, hibernation begins to make sense for us humans.

That’s why for this November, our Product of the Month is Eaze, a digestive supplement from Orenda. Eaze is a supplement that supports digestion from mouth to stomach to gut and not only relieves digestive discomfort but supports an overall healthy digestive system. You can digest rich feasts easier with this blend of 31 digestive enzymes, probiotics, and prebiotics!

Prebiotics and probiotics, however, are not just for easier digestion (though they are stupendous at that). Recent research suggests that repopulating your stomach and gut with healthy, essential prebiotics and probiotics can help support a buoyant and healthy mind! Scientists have long known that the brain sends signals to the stomach and digestive tract but only recently have they begun to study how the stomach and digestive tract actually send signals back to the brain.

Read more about the effects of prebiotics and probiotics on mental health here.

This holiday season, digest your feasts with ease with Eaze! And, as a bonus, give your brain a boost!

To order Eaze, stop by the office to pick up a bottle at a $5 discount! You can also click here and select the “Get Started” icon in the top right corner of the page to shop for it and other Orenda products. If you have any questions, give us a call at (312) 787-7222 or schedule an appointment.

October's Product of the Month!

Posted by: The Balancing Center

O is for October and O’Tropin, our Product of the Month!

O’Tropin is a spray supplement from Orenda. Its plant-based amino acids support the healthy function of the pituitary gland.

As we say in the office, Orenda is like “chiropractic care” for the pituitary gland. Chiropractors treat the spine, which is the master control of the nervous system. And Orenda supports the pituitary gland, which is the master control of your hormones.

O’Tropin features a “liposome delivery system,” which is an advanced system of delivering supplements throughout your body. This system is actually quite common in pharmacology but rare in the natural health industry. It's an effective way for your system to absorb the beneficial amino acids featured in this spray.

Healthy hormones mean healthy growth, stable blood pressure, and so much more. We can all use a little support in life, and this is why we recommend getting a little help from Orenda, our partner in health.

If you want to look and feel young, naturally, then try O’Tropin! Purchasing this spray in the office gives you at $5 discount!

To order O’Tropin, click here and select the “Get Started” icon in the top right corner of the page to shop for it and other Orenda products. If you have any questions, give us a call at (312) 787-7222 or schedule an appointment.

September's Product of the Month!

Posted by: The Balancing Center

And we’re back to school after a (hopefully) relaxing and (oddly) mild summer break. Today is the first day back for Chicago Public Schools. Besides new supplies and new teachers, school means new exposure to more people and more stress. The last thing any student or parent needs is a compromised immune system, especially when this time of year can be so exciting!

To support your immune system and the immune system of your child, The Balancing Center recommends the supplement Immune (fittingly named) by our trusted partner-in-health, Orenda. You might have heard us mention it before and we’ll continue to mention it because we have seen so many experience so many benefits from it!

Immune boasts a signature formula of “immune response ingredients.” They are designed to boost the process of “glucuronidation,” which describes how certain naturally occurring chemicals and acids in the body detoxify your cells and your system. Some toxins are easily stored and stuck in fat; Immune helps to make those toxins water soluble and thus easier to flush from your body. In general, Immune supports your body’s innate ability to balance its varied and complex systems.

A little help can go a long way. Combined with regular chiropractic adjustments, more exercise, healthy foods, and less stress, a supplement like Immune can support you and your system during the excitement and hubbub of a new school year.

This is why The Balancing Center has chosen Immune to be the Product of the Month for September! Purchase a bottle of Immune at the office and receive a $5 discount on this wonderful supplement.

Our stock usually flies off the shelf so remember that you can also purchase Immune online and have it shipped directly to your home! Click here and select the “Get Started” icon in the top right corner of the page to shop for Immune and other Orenda products. If you have any questions, give us a call at (312) 787-7222 or schedule an appointment.

Destress and detox for the new school year!

Clean, Burn, and Shape

Posted by: The Balancing Center

We are well into the second half of 2013 and it seems like a great time to evaluate how your year has gone and how you would like your year to finish. How are you lately? Are you feeling energized and lively? Sluggish and tired? Ready to take on the upcoming months or maybe wanting to get back to those New Year’s resolutions you made almost eight months ago? However you’re feeling, there are things you can do to either keep up your momentum or increase your energy so you can finish your year with a flourish!

Besides visiting your friendly neighborhood chiropractor, we recommend taking on the rewarding challenge of a cleanse, specifically Orenda’s new Clean, Burn, and Shape program. Cleanses, when done safely and properly, can give you more energy and support the health your body is designed to achieve naturally and on its own.

Orenda’s Clean, Burn, and Shape program is a multidimensional cleanse program, beginning with detoxification, supporting healthy weight-loss functions, and creating a strong foundation for continued weight and health maintenance. You start with a 10 day cleanse to jumpstart your metabolism and detoxify your system. After the cleanse you move into three 30 day cycles that outline a detailed diet and exercise regiment. All told, it is 100 days to a leaner shape, cleaner body, and more vitality!

The last step after any cleanse is to integrate your new, healthier habits into your everyday life to maintain your vitality for the rest of your life. Orenda’s Clean, Burn, and Shape program is ideally designed to help you achieve that integration.

Check out this simple and informative online brochure to get the scoop on Clean, Burn, and Shape. If you would like to order the program, visit Orenda’s website here or call the convenient support line at (866) 673-1333. If you would like, you can even call us at The Balancing Center, and we can support you in your decision to Clean, Burn, and Shape!

We’d love to feature your progress and celebrate with you as you move forward in your health goals. Our wonderful office manager, Jennifer, recently began the program and has already seen encouraging results. After her first 10 days, she lost over 13 pounds and an inch from her waist!

If you’re looking for a way to make the second half of 2013 even better than the first, try Orenda’s Clean, Burn, and Shape to receive the best support for your optimal health!

Come to Orenda's Open Event!

Posted by: The Balancing Center

Here at The Balancing Center, we like to think of Orenda supplements as the chiropractic care for your endocrine system. A few daily supplements can support the alignment of so many important functions, including your thyroid, cell growth, sex hormones, and adrenal glands.

You can find out more from the experts themselves: Orenda is hosting an open informational session tonight!

Thursday, July 11 at 7:00 pm

Hilton Garden Inn

10 E. Grand Ave

Chicago, IL 60611

The event will feature Dr. Shanhong Lu, speaking on The Science of Toxicity and Stress as it Affects the Endocrine System. As an added bonus, Bob and George Hall, the co-founders of Orenda will also be speaking!

For more information, visit Orenda’s website to find out more! You can also contact us at The Balancing Center to get more information!

Orenda is Hosting an Open Event!

Posted by: The Balancing Center

Did you know that just like your atlas is the master control of your spine, your pituitary gland is the master control of your endocrine system? Chiropractic adjustments are effective at unwinding locked sections of your spine but if your endocrine system is on the fritz, your body might still be operating at reduced efficiency. The endocrine system controls cell growth, sex hormones, thyroid function, and the adrenal gland--it’s clearly important to have that system operating at full throttle!

That’s where Orenda can help! Orenda offers a line of supplements designed to support your endocrine system. In fact, we like to think of Orenda as the “chiropractic” for the endocrine system! For optimal health, the doctors and bodyworkers at The BC often recommend one or more of Orenda's supplements in conjunction with regular chiropractic and therapeutic care.

Want to know more? You're in luck! Orenda is hosting an open informational session on:

Thursday, July 11 at 7:00 pm

Hilton Garden Inn

10 E. Grand Ave

Chicago, IL 60611

The event will feature Dr. Shanhong Lu, speaking on "The Science of Toxicity and Stress as it Affects the Endocrine System." Bob and George Hall, the co-founders of Orenda themselves, will also be speaking!

For more information, visit Orenda’s website to find out more! You can also contact us at The Balancing Center to get more information!

Cancer Schmancer

Posted by: Dr. Dan
The other night Dr. Dan went to an event hosted by Fran Drescher, president and visionary of the Cancer Schmancer Movement, though you may know her best as "The Nanny". Fran is a cancer survivor speaking out about the best cure for cancer: prevention. As Dr. Dan listened to her talk, he couldn't help but notice the striking similarities between her message and ours. Check out the following video to hear why Dr. Dan was so inspired:



Some of the specifics of Fran's message were related to environmental toxicity. Our immune systems are simply not equipped to defend our bodies against the toxic chemicals all around us. Here at The Balancing Center we have been longtime supporters of a unique product called Orenda Immune. The powerful blend includes a substance called Calcium D Glucarate, and it helps the cells of your body defend themselves against toxins.



As Dr. Dan mentioned in his video, we are very excited to be attending another important event about health and wellness this coming Thursday, October 20th, at 7pm, this time hosted by Orenda's founders, George and Bob Hall. You are warmly invited to attend the event. It is free and open to the public. Find out more here.

Cancer Schmancer, Orenda International, and Dr. Dan Fedeli agree that it is vital to incorporate proven health and wellness strategies into your life. You can do so today by making an appointment at The Balancing Center, learning more about Orenda Products, and attending Thursday's event.

My Orenda International

Posted by: Dr. Dan



This posting is primarily a repeat of information in our last newsletter for those who didn't see it AND I have included additional information (which we have italicized below) about the immune enhancing, cellular detoxification product Orenda Immune. I've also included a couple of links you may find interesting and informative.

These days, there are many products that claim to cure all of your life's problems. It can be difficult to choose a product that can truly offer a solution and create positive change in your health. At The Balancing Center, we are very selective about products we support and always make it a top priority to provide you with the best that's available. All the products we recommend have been researched and personally experienced by our staff. Recently, we have found a line of products we believe will provide our patients with the support they need and deserve. We are so excited about our newest supplement line: Orenda.

Orenda is our new line of "longevity products." In order to enjoy ongoing wellness and well-being, the body must be given the opportunity to perform at its natural peak. To create this opportunity, Orenda has a three part system: Awaken, Cleanse, and Feed.

Awaken: Through the natural support of amino acids, O-Tropin focuses its anti-aging efforts on the pituitary gland and awakens the body's own anti-aging processes. The pituitary gland is the master gland and controls many of the hormones essential to healthy aging.


Cleanse: Detoxify the body and promote a strong immune system with Orenda ImmuneTM and All in One formulas. Orenda ImmuneTM is a proprietary blend of three revolutionary immune support ingredients: Calcium D-glucarate, Muramyl Peptides, and Beta 1,3 Glucans. Researched and published in respected journals around the globe,Orenda ImmuneTM provides a way to cleanse the body daily, at our most fundamental level, our cells.


Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, an internationally recognized cell biologist produced breakthrough studies on the cell membrane, which revealed that this outer layer of the cell was an organic homologue of a computer chip, the cell's equivalent of a brain. The research also showed that the environment, operating though the cell membranes, controlled the behavior and physiology of the cell, turning genes on and off. His discoveries run counter to the established scientific view that life is controlled by the genes. Bruce Lipton : The Biology Of Belief - Press Release. If the cells participation is a link to healing and consciousness, it is even more important to restore the cell membrane's capacity to function optimally. I have heard and witnessed many personal accounts of recovery from chronic, resistant and autoimmune illnesses by people incorporating Orenda ImmuneTM in their recovery program.


For more information, check out The Glucarate Report.

Feed: Take in powerful superfoods that nourish and protect the body with Oki and healthy chocolate Choki.

This triad works together like the Balance/Support/Integrate model that we embrace here at The Balancing Center. I have personally experienced great results with these products and am hearing amazing stories from patients who have integrated them into their program for health and wellness. Our adjusting protocol supports the integrity of the nervous system...the master system. With a responsive environment and healthy life choices, our potential is staggering. Meet me there!!!

Ask me or your doctor here for more information at your next appointment or visit Orenda's website at www.myorenda.com/balancingcenter! We are happy to check if this program is right for you and to set up customized recommendations for you at your next appointment.