Category: Vitality Blog

Winter Wellness

Posted on | by Alexander Gilmore
  1.  Iodine (especially Liquid) for sinus and upper respiratory health; The importance and power of iodine can not be overstated. This essential mineral is present in every cell of the body regulating metabolism in the form of thyroid hormones and working hard in the immune system. It has antimicrobial properties, and supports immune cell activity, making it a vital nutrient for overall health and disease resistance. Iodine acts as a potent antiseptic agent, effectively killing a wide range of bacteria, viruses, and fungi by disrupting their cell membranes and vital functions, essentially acting as a “radical” to kill infections.

2. Eat Light

Every time you ingest food you are taking resources away from your immune system for battling your illness. Instead it is working to protect you from the bacteria, viruses and other harmful agents that are present on your food, as well as simply shunting blood supply and energy to the intestines for digestion.

If you are hungry while battling sickness, feed yourself foods that will boost immune defenses. Prebiotic and probiotic rich foods like Jerusalem artichokes, leeks, citrus fruits, as well as fermented dairy and vegetables will feed your gut beneficial bacteria and encourage a strong immune system. Bone broth, amino acids and electrolytes or just plain salt can hydrate and nourish with little digestive energy.

3. Hydrate Well

Your immune system relies on a well-hydrated body to stimulate detoxification pathways needed to stimulate enzymes and other biological agents which help flush pathogens from the body and repair damaged tissue.

Try hydrating with some of these polyphenol rich liquids:

  • Add a splash of apple cider vinegar to a cup of water.
  • Herbal teas provide antioxidant support that help fight against infection from viruses, bacteria and even fungus. Ginger tea boost glutathione activity and helps reduce inflammation and Echinacea is a long-established Ayurveda herbal treatment that is loaded with supportive vitamins and antioxidants. 
  • Sipping on lemon water throughout the day can heal and help you combat the tiredness you are facing. 

Bone broths prepared from pastured chicken or beef bones are high in amino acids, proline and glycine critical to inhibiting bacterial and viral inflammation. They also contain potassium and magnesium to calm muscle and joint pain.

4. Powerful Herbs:

  • Purple Echinacea
  • Blackcurrant
  • Sea buckthorn fruits
  • Raspberry
  • Oregano
  • Elderberry
  • Olive leaf extract
  • Yarrow
  • Chamomile
  • Ginger
  • Thyme
  • Willow bark
  • Garlic
  • Onion

5. Essential Oils

Essential oils contain antiseptic compounds that combat bacteria, viruses, fungus and reduce inflammation that can help you feel better sooner and heal faster.

  • Eucalyptus
  • Peppermint
  • Oregano
  • Citrus ( lemon, orange, grapefruit, bergamot)
  • Thyme
  • Clove
  • Frankincense

6. Vitamin D

Ideally, 10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D3 should be produced from penetrating UVB rays beneath the epidermis. Sunbathing a minimum of 3 times a week is recommended with the following guidelines based on skin color:

  • Light Skin = 15-20 minutes per day
  • Medium Skin = 25-30 minutes per day
  • Dark Skin = 40-45 minutes per day

Come use our tanning bed!

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Boost your vitamin D levels with a supplement containing doses at 1,000 IU of vitamin D3 for every 25 pounds of body weight, best taken with a healthy fat such as olive oil for maximum absorption and possibly coupled with vitamin A and K.

7. Antioxidants

Vitamin C

It supports reactions which lead to both DNA and RNA synthesis, stabilizes white blood cell count to better handle oxidative stress.

Glutathione

Glutathione is often called the “master antioxidant”. And it is the most important antioxidant for preventing disease and promoting health.  Glutathione is a combination of three key amino acids, l-cysteine, l-glutamic acid and glycine. NAC (n-acetyl cysteine) is a glutathione precursor that is well know for thinning mucus and supporting respiratory function.

8. Zinc

  • Kills viruses on contact, used in a lozenge form is the most powerful (acetate ionizes best) take nibbles throughout the day for best results.
  • increases the performance of powerhouse antioxidant systems that protects cells from viral infection and damage.
  • increases the immune response to defend against pathogenic activity 
  • reduces inflammation in the body by regulating the immune response to destructive activity. 

Find it naturally in:

100% grass-fed beef, Wild caught salmon, Pasture raised chicken.

Cashews, Almonds, Spinach, Asparagus, Dark chocolate, and Grass-fed dairy.

9. Chiropractic Adjustments

“Chiropractic adds life to years and years to life.”

Spinal manipulation has been shown to increase polymorpho-nuclear neutrophils. These circulating blood cells are one of the first lines of defense against infectious invaders. These leukocytes enhance the function of immune cell responses that protect the body against destructive agents.

Clinical Trial : J Manipulative Physiol Therapy, 1991 Sep;14(7):399-408

When inhibition is present along the spine, the nervous system is unable to properly communicate with the immune system. Chiropractic care helps to remove these interferences or adjust subluxation so that the body is able to repair itself.

Other helpful things to consider at our office:

  • Infrared sauna
  • Nebulized hypo redox or H2O2
  • Ozone insufflation
  • Coal smoke remedy (a powerful homeopathic)
  • Elderberry/echinacea tincture
  • Peppermint oil spray
  • OHS Immune Viral and more…

Fluoride toxicity!

Posted on | by Alexander Gilmore

What do infertility, ADHD, diabetes, cancer, thyroid issues, and brain disease (including lowered IQ, dementia, and Alzheimer’s) have in common? Fluoride toxicity!  (not to leave out bromine and chlorine, more on that later). A host of symptoms and diseases occur thanks to this chemical being touted as crucial for tooth health and therefore added to water, toothpaste, processed food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides.  

Here are some recent examples in my office:

A colleague of mine who was unable to get pregnant asked me for a consultation. Upon examining her body, I found a toxin in her ovaries, and on query it went to a childhood toxin. More questioning led to discovery of fluoride. Fluoride accumulation in the ovaries was interfering with her fertility in association with fluoride replacing iodine and causing dysfunction of her thyroid (hypothyroidism) which is a common known cause of infertility. 

A young pregnant woman also presented and showed for the fluoride vial. We know that if the mom has enough iodine in her body the baby’s IQ can be 17 points higher. The only thing that rivals that would be Omega-3s in particular DHA for babies’ brains. These latest findings indicate to me the importance of educating everyone I can about the dangers of fluoride in our environment and in particular to developing brains.

The good news is my colleague is expecting a baby sometime in November!

And this young mother is going to get fluoride out of her life and add the iodine needed for her new baby’s brain.

You might know that fluoride is a natural mineral and element on the periodic table, so how harmful can it be?  As you can see from the image below, there are different forms of fluoride, and the ones used in our water and dental products is not the naturally occurring, rather harmless type of fluoride.

The Dangers of Fluoride and How to Detox Properly

And here is some of the research:

High fluoride exposure may increase your risk of cognitive problems. A 1995 study published in Neurotoxicity and Teratology has found that prenatal fluoride exposure can increase the risk of hyperactivity and cognitive problems (7).

A 2017 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has also linked it to lower IQ levels (8). Other research, including a 1998 study published in Brain Research and a 1997 study published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences has found that fluoride, aluminum, and sodium in water may increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. (9, 10). 

Fluoride may also increase the risk of cancer. A 1977 study published in Fluoride and a 1993 study published in the Journal of the International Society of Fluoride have both linked fluoride exposure to an increased risk of cancer (11, 12). 

Fluoride may also increase the risk of hormonal health issues and diabetes. A 2015 observational study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that fluoride in drinking water may increase the risk of hypothyroidism (13).

A 1997 paper at the University of Surrey, School of Biological Sciences has found that fluoride may affect the pineal gland and puberty (14). A 2015 study published in the Journal of Diabetes Research has found that low-level fluoride in water may help insulin sensitivity suggesting that higher levels may contribute to insulin resistance and the risk of diabetes (15).

Citizens in many US cities have presented this information to their town/city councils and have asked for the removal of fluoride from their water with mixed results.  Close to home:

Hotchkiss Board of Trustees — Bids Awarded for Town Projects, Moratorium on Fluoridation

High Country Shopper | March 20, 2024 | By Deena Schmalz

Trustees also considered an informational report about the negative effects of adding fluoride to the town’s water.  Webb pointed out that studies have shown fluoride to be a toxin and it can be damaging to the development of children’s brains. Many U.S. cities and countries around the world have banned adding fluoride to their water supply.  He continued, “I don’t know if we want to have any part in adding this to our water.”

Webb felt that since fluoridated water wasn’t required by the state and it was documented to be harmful to young children, the town should put a one-year moratorium on adding fluoride to its water.   There was some discussion as to whether or not residents must vote on this change. With that in mind, trustees unanimously approved the moratorium with the stipulation that it would be brought back to the board if it required voter approval.  

Original article online at: https://www.highcountryshopper.com/spotlight/civically_engaged/hotchkiss-board-of-trustees-bids-awarded-for-town-projects-moratorium-on-fluoridation/article_2968ffae-e6f7-11ee-a0e2-a36fc8b2d550.html

This was recently rescinded as health professionals/dentists begged the city to put fluoride back in.

And more recently:

“In a decision that could end the practice of water fluoridation in the U.S., a federal judge late Tuesday (Sep. 24, 2024) ruled that water fluoridation at current U.S. levels poses an “unreasonable risk” of reduced IQ in children.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can no longer ignore that risk, and must take regulatory action, Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California wrote in the long-awaited landmark decision.

The ruling concludes a historic lawsuit — one that has dragged on for seven years — brought against the EPA by environmental and consumer advocacy organizations like the Fluoride Action Network, Moms Against Fluoridation and Food & Water Watch, along with individual parents and children.

The law dictates that the EPA must take regulatory action, but it does not specify what that action has to be. EPA regulatory actions can range from notifying the public of risks to banning chemicals.”

Breaking: Fluoride in Water Poses ‘Unreasonable Risk’ to Children, Federal Judge Rules

The American Dental Association’s response:

In a Sept. 25 statement, the ADA said it remains “staunchly in support” of community water fluoridation at optimal levels to help prevent tooth decay.

Personally, we don’t allow our dentist to use fluoride with our children (or ourselves).  If your dentist won’t accept that, find another one.  It took us going through a few before we found one that is supportive of our desires (even though they don’t believe in it).  They use a pumice tooth buffer instead of the fluoride toothpaste.  Obviously we don’t use fluoridated toothpaste at home.  There are a ton of options, the cheapest option being make your own tooth powder and practice regular oil pulling and water irrigation of gums/teeth.  We also use water filters for all drinking/cooking water to filter chlorine and fluoride and other metals and toxins.  These are small but super important ways to limit toxic overload! Also since we are all exposed and deficient in iodine, find easy ways to supplement this essential nutrient, not leaving chlorine aside, be sure to supplement extra iodine, vitamin C or glutathione if you go swimming.

Tooth Powder Recipe:

Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons bentonite clay
  • 4 tablespoons calcium carbonate powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (leave out if you have metal braces)
  • 1 teaspoon of fine sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seed powder, optional
  • 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cloves
  • 1 Tablespoon activated charcoal, optional – for whitening

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients together well. Store in an airtight container.
  2. To use, tip a little into the palm of your hand and smush your toothbrush into it. Some add a drop of colloidal silver (another antibacterial), or a drop of peppermint oil here to make a paste.
  3. Scrub gently. There are some powerful abrasive agents in the tooth powder that will do most of the work. Fine to eat.

www.downtoearth.org

Is this the most advance Hydration ever? “Goldilocks water”

Posted on | by Alexander Gilmore

A new company is launching this month and the promotion is incredible, a FREE case of their product shipped direct to you, and you don’t even have to pay shipping if you get your request in before April 19th!

Manoj Bhargava is the man behind 5 hour energy and as a multibillionaire he is trying to make the world a better place. His latest challenge was to solve the looming water crisis, and he has succeeded in developing a breakthrough that will do the job! He already feeds millions of children (with the stipulation that they have to go to school to “earn” their meal). Now he has potentially saved millions of lives with this new water purification system.

This ultrapure water is the beginning of the new product called Cellular Hydration, with the addition of key minerals and amino acids at very specific concentrations. [a term used is osmolality or osmolarity]. The level of around 200 allows for ideal absorption into your body..

Below is more details links etc from my good friend Chris Kinney.

 Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a Good Friday!! This text/email may be lengthy, but please read it all.

Please be sure to include name, address, city state (in 2 letter abbreviation), zip, email and phone number in the following format 123-123-1234, and which type of water Unsweetened or Sweetened . [the sweetening is sucralose so I have been recommending unsweetened]

Submissions are currently running approximately 2 weeks behind from when received.

Intracellular hydration vs normal hydration- we are the only ones who are able to do it without sodium and sugar. We are the only no sodium, no sugar Intracellular hydration product available. 

Normal hydration is extra-cellular, meaning it passes through you. That’s why when we drink lots of water, it passes through us. We are not like that. We have the perfect osmolality of 200 for intracellular hydration. Water has an osmolality of 10. The World Health Organization has come out and said the optimum osmolality is between 180-260, so we’re just right. That’s why we affectionately call it “Goldilocks water”  

Video- Everything you know about hydration

https://youtu.be/Y9_avDZ0npE?feature=shared Here is the edited recording from  4/4/2024  SMALL  Zoom call with Manoj. https://vimeo.com/930796398?share=copy
HOW TOO >> 8 Minute zoom Michael, Laura & I did 4/2/2024 Ordering Launch Pack until 4/8 ( in video format ) 

Here is a new form to use until 4/19 to be able to send out 2 cases of free product with free shipping. Use this form for each person you want to send product to. Send a Free True Hydration Sample

Send a Free True Hydration Sample Now through April 19, Truly Essential Partners can send free 12-pack samples (one of each flavor) of True Hydration to customers to introduce them to the product. Please use the form below to send a free sample.


Here is where we order Launch Pack offers good until April 8th [extended to 19th] now  >>https://truehy.com/collections/launch-packs ( Must be a PARTNER)

Not a Partner yet ? Sign up FOR FREE at https://truehypartner.com/ scroll down to  click on  “APPLY” than search for your sponsors last name .
Team Zoom Recording 3/28/24 With Michael & Paula  >> https://vimeo.com/showcase/10938178

This very interesting: . ( watch video below ) This company is called True Essentials based in Detroit. This is backed by Manoj Bhargava who is worth about $5 billion. He is the founder of the famous 5 hour energy product which has been a gigantic success. He also owns 14 other companies including parade magazine and 50 other magazines, a pharmaceutical division, Alzheimer’s therapy centers, water division, 4 tv stations including a 24 hr news channel, sports channel, German tv channel and home shopping network. For our water hydration, beauty, weight loss and sleep products, we have just launched a Direct Sales co. with a very attractive earnings opportunity. We’ve hired the best veterans in the industry to run the business and are now looking for top leaders to take advantage of the ground floor opportunity. 

BILLIONS in Change video ( click) 

This is the Corporate Zoom recording 3/28…at least as they go over the launch packs in the beginning it is very clear:
https://youtu.be/MkTVhKlFy0M

For anyone going to the pre-lauch in Detroit...
Fly in on Thursday, April 18th for an all day event on Friday April19Th
( Up to $500 Reimbursement for each person for flights)  
Hotel:
Hotel for the event is Courtyard by Marriott Detroit Farmington Hills, 33043 Hamilton Ct, Farmington Hills, MI 48334.
Phone number for the hotel is 248-516-1400.                        You can reserve a room using group code SIR (company is Simplify Inventions).

What is your Programming? By Lisa Gilmore

Posted on | by Lisa Gilmore

Computer Programmers

I used to hear and repeat the idea that:  “You can’t control what happens to you, but you always have a choice in how you respond.”  I now believe that only partially.  I’ve learned that I/we all have programs running that cause us to act automatically in certain ways.  If something happens automatically, there’s no conscious thinking involved; therefore, how can one choose a reaction before an automatic one happens?  Sometimes there is no choice.  So the key to conscious living (one that is intentional and full of choice) is found in the programming.

Just like a computer, our programming can change as well.  

Sometimes the computer just updates, making minor changes to keep things functioning smoothly.

Sometimes new programs are created to fit a need or desire of a community.

Sometimes the computer crashes and renders much of it useless.

How do we change our programming–our automatic responses that no longer serve us, those we love, or the world at large?

Let’s begin by changing our language.  Let’s begin to take ownership of the life we’re living.  We often do things we don’t want to do because of obligation, duty, sacrifice, or love.  And those can be honorable choices, so I didn’t include “I want to” in the list below as I believe choosing is more powerful than wanting.

Instead of: Change to:

“I have to…” “I choose to…” or “I choose not to…”

“I should…” “I choose to…” or “I choose not to…”

“I don’t have enough (money, time, etc)” “I choose other priorities”

“I can’t” “I choose not to” or “I can’t…yet!”

Next, let’s begin to be aware of what programs we’re running.  Many programs are designed for survival, to keep us safe.  In fact, we are hardwired for survival.  The limbic brain is the part of the brain that holds the “fight, flight, or freeze” response.  Thanks to the hippocampus and amygdala, our memories are stored in such a way that the most traumatic ones are kept alive and waiting for us to pull from to keep us wary of other similar experiences.  The normal, daily, happy life experiences get stored in long term memory. The traumatic ones stay in short term memory and become the programs that we run automatically, whether helpful or not.  The problem is that most of us aren’t in life/death situations every day in which we need the survival programs running; but the stress (or what we perceive as stress) in our lives keeps them active as if we were.

So it’s time to begin to analyze our programs.  Next time you notice an automatic response (behavioral or emotional) to a trigger/stimulus, ask yourself this question:  “Would I ever consciously choose to feel like this or behave like this?”  If the answer is “yes,” keep it.  It might just be saving your life.  If your answer is “hell no!” then it’s time for an upgraded program.

Just a tip here:  when you find a program you can say “hell no” to, first be grateful for it.  It’s kept you alive and well.  In LifeLine we say, “Thank you, subconscious, for the gift of this protection.”  

The next essential step in reprogramming is to decide what the new program is you want to run.  This one is your choice.  What’s the next best version of  yourself?  How would that next best version of you feel and behave?  Who would you choose to be in the face of that trigger/difficulty?  What would you choose?  Then we can say, after thanking ourselves for the gifts of protection, “I now have the tools, strategy, and support to think, feel, and act with love.  I am__________, feeling ____________.”  That will become the new program.  Granted, it still needs lots of repetition to replace the old pattern, but that’s where we start.  

Every LifeLine session begins that way.  We acknowledge the old pattern and bring in a new one.  Then we find the areas of the subconscious that are not in agreement with the new pattern and get them on board.  These include finding areas of imbalance, gifts of protection, elements of change, expression channels, and holding patterns.  It’s an amazing process. 

 Sometimes we just need an upgrade. Sometimes we need a brand new program that we’ve never considered.  Sometimes we need to completely reboot.  No matter what, changing our language and our programs will help us become the next best version of ourselves.  And isn’t that what life is all about?  Growth and improvement?  I also acknowledge grace in my life.  There are times that grace and mercy have intervened and changed me.  I also believe we’ve been given stewardship of our own bodies and life creations.  We are creators and co-creators once we become aware enough to choose.  May we all awake and arise to conscious living a little more each day by improving our programs is my challenge this month.  

Love and light to you all,  

Infinite love and gratitude,

Lisa

lifelinewithlisa@gmail.com

Imperfection By Lisa Gilmore

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I’ve been reading Brene Brown’s book The Gifts of Imperfection.  My favorite line from it so far  “As a recovering perfectionist and aspiring good-enoughist…” describes myself very well.  She clarifies the difference between healthy striving to be our best and perfectionism.  Perfectionism is actually armor we choose for protection and a mask we choose to hide behind.  The book gives great tools and help for overcoming perfection, so if you’re interested in that, please invest in her book.  Now for part of my journey with this.

I wouldn’t say my perfectionism was all-consuming in my life.  My home has never been perfectly organized and clean.  My meals are usually slapped together and casually presented.  My hair is usually pulled back into the easiest, most comfy, practical ponytail.  So why do I think I have struggled with perfectionism?  Straight A’s since the 3rd grade.  Voted “most likely to succeed” as a senior.  Dutifully signing up for every service opportunity that came my way.  Those are all fine and dandy, so….

How I know that these were laced with the drug of perfectionism is because of my feelings.  Despite all of these good things, I felt misery.  I was never really happy with myself or my situation.  

Another semester of all A’s:  “Who cares, there’s another one coming to prepare for and a GRE to study for.”

Voted most likely to succeed:  ”So what, now the real work begins.”

Serving/volunteering at every chance:  no conscious thoughts about this one.  Just a pattern for me to be “good” and distract myself from caring for and loving myself.

I began to notice my perfectionism patterns after reading another of Brown’s books called Daring Greatly because of the level of shame she helped me identify in my life.  So it’s been a journey since then.  I noticed myself apologizing for the state of my house if someone popped by.  I found myself apologizing to the family about the meals I made.  I discovered that it felt excruciatingly hard to say “no” to anyone.

When I recognized those patterns in my life I decided to outwardly change them.  I committed to myself that I would never apologize about those things again.  If someone doesn’t like my housekeeping, they don’t need to come over or they can do it themselves.  If I burn dinner or make a simple one-pot meal I might say:  “Oops.  I burned dinner.  If you don’t want to eat it that’s fine.” Or “Dinner is simple tonight.”  It was so easy for me to start or finish those sentences with “Sorry”, but why feel sorry when I did my best?  The “sorry” was really a declaration of shame.  What I learned to do is separate my failings from my self-esteem/self-worth.

Making those changes has improved my life significantly. Now I tend to sit awhile on decisions to help someone, and decide if it’s something that resonates with my mission/purpose/passion at the time.  Is there anyone else more qualified to help?  Can I give myself fully and joyfully to this situation?  Is the need real or pretended, exaggerated or inflated?  

After a year of improvement, it was time to level up again.  This time by way of a trigger.  I took on the role of “team mom” of my 6th grade daughter’s basketball team.  I was mostly there to encourage and provide bandaids; that fit my nature and desire to be helpful.  But one day the head and assistant coaches didn’t make it to practice.  I was in charge. I’ve never played basketball!  I was so angry after that pre-game practice!  When I dove deeper–past the blame game–I discovered the underlying belief of “not good enough.”  Just as a tip, they say if you’re angry, it’s a cover emotion for something much deeper and not necessarily about the person you’re angry at; it’s all about you.

As a LifeLine practitioner, my way of dealing with such things is to run a session with myself. The intention I chose:  “I am enough; feeling successful and confident.”  I was able to drop the judgment, fear, and anger I was experiencing and back to a place of loving what is.  For me, a miracle happened that I totally wasn’t expecting.  Our team won 3 games in a row, when they hadn’t won a game yet.  Granted, there were lots of variables to create that, but what if my hidden limiting emotion of “not good enough’ emanated from me, contributing to the previous losing season.  What if my shift to “I am good enough” radiates outward to my family and friends?  That would be amazing.  But the shift within me is enough.  

I’ve now added to my mantra “feeling fulfilled” as I’ve needed to do another round with this one.  I now feel the added weight of the perfection armor lightening and the mask lowering and enjoying the process.

Keep shining bright!

I’m here for you if you need support.

lifelinewithlisa@gmail.com

Peptide Phenomenon

Posted on | by Alexander Gilmore

The phenomenon of peptides and the miracles they can do. One special peptide is called semaglutide and it has the remarkable ability to help in the category of weight loss. We’ll also discuss some of the latest peptides and how you might stack them for optimal health. We will have a guest speaker who has dropped 70 pounds in the last 9 months on a healthy, steady path to regaining the body of her dreams, and her health back. ..Let’s just say wow! Find out some details this Sunday @ 4:30pm. This is all immediately following the Group LifeLine Session at 3pm all at Total Family Wellness and the 24hour gym Respond with questions or to reserve your spot.

We have an exciting and relatively inexpensive new tool in our belt when it comes to regenerative medicine today! Yes, we’re talking stem cell activation, antiaging, weight loss, immune modulation and more. The category of peptides is incredibly diverse and research is expanding at a breath taking rate. Here are some highlights in case you’ve never heard about this.

What is Peptide Therapy?

In recent years, the use of peptides in healthcare has grown and is now widely available as a treatment option for numerous conditions. I am always researching new advances in medicine to ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care. As such, we are proud to offer peptide therapy to our patients as a method of improving their overall health, wellness, and quality of life.

What are peptides?

Peptides are the building blocks of proteins and are composed of amino acids that work to regulate a variety of biological functions and processes. These naturally occurring peptides act as signaling molecules within the body and instruct other cells and molecules on what functions to perform.

There are over 7,000 known peptides within the human body and though some may be similar each is responsible for facilitating a different response and action within the body. Some common functions of peptides include providing pain relief, aiding in soft tissue repair, accelerating healing processes, promoting weight loss and lean muscle gain, reversing symptoms of sexual dysfunction, and improving hormone production and cognitive function. The unique property of peptides can be harnessed and used to treat specific conditions; this treatment process is known as peptide therapy.

What is peptide therapy?

Though our bodies naturally produce peptides, the production of peptides can vary greatly by individual and as we age, the number and quality of peptides within the body may decline. Peptide therapy refers to restoring the number of peptides to stimulate cellular regrowth systems within the body as a treatment option for specific conditions. Peptides are typically administered directly into the bloodstream through subcutaneous injections, but may also be applied as topical creams, nasal sprays, or oral forms. This form of treatment can be entirely customized to the patient’s unique needs and goals. By using this targeted method, we can produce a specific reaction in the body and treat a variety of conditions.

What are the benefits of peptide therapy?

As stated above, peptide therapy is an extremely unique treatment option that can be used to treat a variety of concerns. Some of the benefits of peptide therapy can include but are not limited to the following:

  • Accelerate healing processes
  • Boost hormone levels
  • Build muscle mass
  • Decrease joint and muscle pain
  • Enhance cognitive function and memory
  • Help reverse symptoms of sexual dysfunction
  • Improve sleep quality
  • Increase levels of energy, stamina, and strength
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Promote healthy immune function
  • Reduce signs of aging
  • Stimulate hair growth

Why should I consider peptide therapy?

Since peptides are naturally found throughout the body, it is no surprise that when disordered, they can create ripples of effects across multiple systems that may affect other bodily functions such as your digestion, metabolism, weight loss, sexual desire, inflammation, neuropathy, and a myriad of age-related conditions.

Peptide therapy can aid in treating these conditions by mimicking your body’s own peptides, which elicit a particular desired response. As peptides are naturally occurring and specific in function, they are well tolerated within your body with minimal to no side effects of treatment. Generally, peptides used in therapy are crafted from animal or plant protein sources such as eggs, milk, meat, soy, oats, flaxseed, hemp seed, and wheat.

If any of the benefits mentioned regarding peptide therapy sound appealing to you, consider scheduling an appointment to talk to your doctor about the benefits of peptide therapy. A consultation with our team is the best way to ensure you find the right treatment option for your lifestyle and goals. For more information on peptide therapy and how we can help you, contact:

Commonly Recommended Peptides:

BPC-157(or, Body Protective Compound 157) is a peptide chain consisting of 15 amino acids that has been researched for its extremely high level of biological healing activity. It is derived from a protective protein found in the stomach and can be administered orally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or intranasally. BPC 157 is a type of peptide therapy that has been recently studied to produce systemic effects on both the brain and the gut, and repair those systems. It also has protective effects extending beyond the stomach and intestinal tract. It has been shown to benefit: ulcers in the stomach, intestinal damage such as fistulas and inflammatory disorders, bone and joint healing and growth rates, and organ damage. It also has influences on the brain.

TB-500 is a synthetic peptide of the naturally occuring healing protein present in about all human and mammalian cells known as Thymosin Beta 4 (TB4). TB 500 is thought to have beneficial effects on wound healing, injury recovery, flexibility, and inflammation. Research indicated the effects of TB 500 are on blood cell and blood vessel development, cellular differentiation, and cell migration. The healing capability is due in large from the peptide’s regulation of actin, a cell building protein essential to healing and wound repair. TB 500 is produced in the thymus gland and is found in high concentrations in wound fluids. Research demonstrates it has wound healing properties in addition to healing and repair of skin, cornea, and heart.

TB 500 is a naturally occurring peptide also found in high concentrations in blood platelets. TB-500 peptides for research are not growth factors; rather major actin regulating protein peptides. TB 500 plays an important role in protection, regeneration and remodeling of injured and/or damaged tissues. The gene that codes for Thymosin Beta-4 was noted in a study to be one of the first to be stimulated after an incident of injury. Present in almost all human and animal cells, Thymosin Beta 4 is naturally occurring wound healing peptide. TB 500 , a synthetically made version of TB4 that facilitates comparable healing and recovery by helping building new blood vessels, muscle tissue fibers, blood cells, and facilitating cell migration. For a stressed and injured person, TB 500 can offer an extremely desirable wound healing effects.

CJC-1295 is a synthetic GHRH (growth hormone releasing hormone) analogue made up of 30 amino acids. It has been found to be highly effective with regards to the increase of growth hormone secretion and IGF-1 without negatively affecting the pulsatility of GH secretion. CJC-1295 is often combined with Ipamorelin due to its enhanced specificity as a GHRH. This peptide generates similar increases in growth hormone secretion, but without the appetite stimulation and increase in cortisol, acetylcholine, prolactin, and aldosterone seen with other peptides in its class. This peptide has been found to be very well-tolerated and perfect when combined with Ipamorelin.  Gland Stimulated: Pituitary

CJC 1295 offers many benefits to the body, including: Increased growth hormone secretion and IGF-1 Levels with no increase in prolactin, increased Body Weight and Length through increased protein synthesis, increased Muscle Growth, Bone Density, Immune Function, Cognition and Memory, Collagen Production, Fat Loss, increased Cellular Repair and Regeneration. CJC-1295 also promotes slow wave deep sleep, which is responsible for the highest level of muscle growth and memory retention and rejuvenation.

AOD 9604 has become a real heavyweight among people looking to become both leaner and lighter. While many consider it a weight loss wonder, this peptide is actually a fragment of human growth hormone (HGH). It’s natural ability to stimulate the pituitary gland helps to speed up your metabolism, which helps you burn fat and boosts your calorie burn—all without increasing your hunger or blood sugar. Fat doesn’t stand a chance against this naturally powerful peptide, whose impressive fat-fighting abilities can provide the following benefits, such as: Reducing body fat, increasing calorie burn, triggering fat release, boosting your metabolism, preventing non-fatty foods from turning into body fat, and reducing your appetite. In addition, there are no negative effects on blood sugar levels or tissue growth.

According to clinical studies, the remarkable power of AOD 9604 is found in its ability to regulate your body’s metabolism. By stimulating the metabolism’s natural fat-burning process, it triggers the release of fat from obese fat cells, while also working to decrease the growth of new fat in the surrounding fat cells. This results in greater weight loss and less overall body fat, without any uncomfortable effects on your appetite or blood sugar. Along with its recognized fat-burning qualities, additional studies have found that AOD 9604 may have a regenerative influence on bone & cartilage repair, particularly when it’s used along with peptide BPC 157.

PEG-MGF Pegylated Mechano Growth Factor is used for muscle recovery and new muscle growth. It binds to receptors and recovers the damaged muscle tissues, as well as signaling satellite cells to grow. This can be helpful to workouts, but also to age-related muscle loss issues and conditions. The benefit of PEG-MGF over the past variants of IGF, is that it doesn’t just repair damaged muscle tissue. Primarily, MGF is used in conditions requiring anabolic enhancement, including bony and soft tissue repair (e.g., tendon, ligament, muscle) following injury, sarcopenia (muscle wasting), stroke, or heart attack. PEG-MGF is a safe and effective option for use in patients who are looking to improve recovery and repair through anabolic signaling.

Intermittent Fasting

Posted on | by Alexander Gilmore

What is fasting?

It is as simple as stopping eating completely, or almost completely, for a certain amount of time. You may be thinking, “ok and why would I want to stop eating, that sounds hard?”. That would be a great question, there are many reasons why you should consider fasting.

The many why’s to fasting include:

  1. Healing the metabolism and burning fat
  2. Restoring insulin sensitivity
  3. Reducing inflammation
  4. Increasing cellular autophagy
  5. Increasing stem cell production
  6. Boosting youthful hormones
  7. Reducing chronic disease risk
  8. Improving relationship with food
  9. Improving mental health and focus
  10. Improving energy

There is much to fasting and the many ways it will benefit you. So let’s break it down even further to why these aspects are so important to your health and your life, and hopefully by the end, you will be convinced that fasting is for you.

Healing the metabolism, Fat burning, and Restoring Insulin Sensitivity

Besides the obvious reason of looking good and having an endless supply of energy, these components are important for staying healthy, not getting diabetes, staying lean and not being obese, keeping a healthy heart, and preventing cancer.

To sum up, what is in this diagram, when there is insulin resistance in the body, the consumption of carbs causes insulin in the body to increase but the cells resist it and so there is more insulin secreted which causes inflammation in the body and increases the carb craving. Insulin also is in charge of delivering certain nutrients to the cells but when the body resists it, then it can’t do its job. Insulin resistance causes fat storage and people who find themselves with this resistance will have more abdominal fat, fatty liver disease, elevated triglycerides, and other unhealthy fat deposits.

This is where fasting comes into the picture. Fasting naturally gives your blood and cells a chance to use up their glucose storage and reset insulin receptors. This means that fasting uses the fat that is already stored within the body and processes it so that our body can catch up. Another thing that fasting does is it naturally kicks you into ketosis, which is a form of metabolism that creates a lower amount of oxidative stress. Inducing ketosis improved almost every marker of metabolic health.

Boosting Youthful Hormones

If you still aren’t convinced that fasting is what you need, how about preventing aging and increasing your youthful looks? Sound enticing yet?

Fasting is proven to increase your HGH which is the hormone that keeps us young. Why waste thousands of dollars on anti-aging creams when all you need to do is eliminate food for a certain amount of time? Also, hormone replacement therapy of HGH helped the above but caused side effects of elevated blood sugar, elevated blood pressure, and increased fluid retention. But with fasting elevated levels of HGH were produced with no shown negative side effects. And did you know that HGH prevents the body from going into starvation mode while fasting and enhances skin repair, heals internal organs, protects the brain from deterioration, and maintains bone marrow? If you want to look good and stay looking good, fasting is the way.

Increasing Stem Cell Production

Stem cells are the cells that develop into blood, the brain, bones, and all of the body’s organs. They have the potential to repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells, and could possibly be used to treat many medical conditions and diseases. Here are all the different types of stem cells within the body:

When you fast, you increase the stem cells in your body The level of stem cell activity seems to be dependent on the length of the fast. The longer that you fast, the higher levels of stem cells are produced for up to 5 days, and then the stem cell production plateaus.

Now that this is all clearly laid out, what is still holding you back? Oh, you have heard all the myths about fasting! You’ve probably heard that you lose muscle or that it will cause nutrition deficiencies, well I am here to ease your mind and put your worries to rest with those myths.

First, some have said that you will be nutrient deficient, which is a myth. Fasting actually aids with being able to absorb nutrition better. Fasting does this by giving your gut bacteria and the whole digestive system a break that is well deserved. What actually causes nutrition deficiencies are:

  1. A low-nutrient diet
  2. Poor digestion due to low stomach acid levels
  3. Leaky gut
  4. Blood sugar imbalances, which prevent insulin from transporting nutrients into the cell
  5. Chronic stress

Second, it was said that you’d lose muscle if you fast, which is not true if you eat enough nutrient-dense calories and protein, fasting promotes the ideal hormonal conditions for building muscle and burning fat at the same time.

The last thing you may be asking is, how do I fast? There are several ways that you can fast which I will share with you below.

How to Fast

Here are the 7 ways that you can fast, the easiest being the simple fast which is 12 hours.

For some this may still be hard so you can gradually ease your body into the idea of eating less food by:

  • Week 1 & 2–Eliminate sugar and fast daily for 12-14 hours.
  • Week 3–Crescendo or cycle fasting with ketogenic refeeds (16-hour fast 2-3 days/week)
  • Week 4–Daily 16-18 hour fasts with ketogenic refeeds
  • Week 5–Add a 24-hour fat fast once per week
  • Week 6–Add 24-hour water fast once/a week

If this is even too hard for you, you can start by eliminating sugar, and here are a few strategies to help with sugar cravings.

1.Low Carb, Ketogenic Lifestyle

2.Lemons, limes, apple cider vinegar

3.Super brain squats

4.Water and good salts

5.Stevia and monk fruit

6.Reduce stress and adapt stronger

7.Support dopamine production

Hopefully, you are convinced why you should fast and have gotten an understanding of what fasting is, what it is good for, and the myths about it to help you on your journey to better healing, and a happier, healthier self.

Fulcrum

Posted on | by Alexander Gilmore

The doctor keeps telling me to fulcrum, but then I forget how to do it.

Well not anymore, here are some websites, videos, and instructions to help you fulcrum either your lumbar, cervical, or sacrum.

Fulcrum are an essential part of spinal rehabilitation. They provide support for your lumbar (low back) and cervical (neck) regions while performing rehab exercises on them. The exercises are targeted to retrain the muscles and ligaments of the spinal system to function in a more optimal position.

Dr. Gilmore on Cervical(Neck) fulcruming

Sacrum fulcrum

https://fb.watch/f3nnIP6FwI/

Cervico-Dorsal fulcrum

https://www.cpwwellness.com/cervico-dorsal-fulcrum-exercises

Neck Fulcrum instructions

https://www.ptakfamilychiropractic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Beginings-Neck-Fulcrum-Exercise.pdf