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March 2012 Newsletter Issue 3
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Greetings!
Tips to Keep Your Joints Healthy
 1. Keep Moving: The more you move, the less stiffness you'll have. Whether you're reading, working, or watching TV, change positions often. Take breaks from your desk or your chair and move around.
2. Wear Protective Gear: Injury can damage joints. So protecting your joints your whole life is important. Wear protective gear like elbow and knee pads when taking part in high-risk activities like skating. If your joints are already aching, consider wearing braces when playing tennis or golf.
3. Keep a Healthy Weight: Joints hurting? Lose just a few pounds and you'll take some strain off your hips, knees, and back. Extra pounds add to the load placed on these joints, increasing the risk of cartilage breakdown. Even a little weight loss can help. Every pound you lose takes four pounds of pressure off your knees.
 4.Strengthen Your Core: How can strong abs help protect joints? Stronger abs and back muscles help with balance. The more balanced you are, the less likely you are to damage your joints with falls or other injuries. So include core (abdominal, back, and hips) strengthening exercises in your routine.
5. Eat Fish: If you have joint pain from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), eat more fish. Fatty coldwater fish like salmon and mackerel are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s may help keep your joints healthy, as well as reduce inflammation, a cause of joint pain and tenderness in people with RA. Don't like fish? Try fish oil capsules instead.
Click here to read more about joint health
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Revolutionary New Research and Brain-Based Treatments in the Fight Against Autism
Learning/behavioral disorders such as autism, Asperger's syndrome, AD/HD, and Tourette's syndrome are physical, neurological conditions involving dysfunction of brain. Dysfunction does not imply damage or disease, it indicates that certain clusters of cells in your brain are under-functioning and are not as active as they should be. Specifically, in children on the autism spectrum there exists an electrical imbalance in brain stimulation and activity between the right and left hemispheres. The scientific term for this  phenomenon is Functional Disconnection Syndrome. The result is a global decrease in brain activity primarily affecting the right hemisphere. This profoundly affects executive functions performed by the frontal lobe region of the right hemisphere such as cognition, motivation, mental focus, concentration, and body movements. The symptoms can range from impulsivity and hyper-activity to emotional outbursts and excessive rough play. Evidence of inappropriate social graces can alienate classmates causing feelings of low self-esteem. As a result of the poor concentration and mental focus, learning becomes a real challenge.
Understanding the functions of the right hemisphere allows for an extrapolation of what occurs when there is an imbalance of brain function. The right hemisphere is associated with stopping movement and filtering thought, controlling gross motor/postural movements utilizing the trunk, social learning, creativity, responding  to new concepts, and processing low frequency sound and light. The results of decreased right hemispheric functions can be seen in the majority of children in the autism spectrum which include: preference for routine and rituals, difficulty engaging in lengthy conversation, poor social skills/how to play knowledge, tendency to fidget, tantrum episodes, clumsiness/poor muscle tone, and challenges with depth perception.
Treatment options include Hemispheric Integration therapy (H.I.T.). This therapy is centered around maximizing the child's brain function, focusing on the specific under-stimulated area of the brain and utilizes specific unilateral (one-sided) sensory/motor modalities. Careful observation is taken not to exceed the stamina  of the cells involved in the brain, not unlike the feeling of soreness after "overdoing it" at the fitness club. Therefore, the therapies are given at a specific intensity and frequency to match those stamina levels. Examples include hemispheric appropriate frequencies of light and sound stimulation, olfactory (smell) stimulation, cross-crawl mechanisms, specific eye movement exercises, vestibular (inner ear) rehabilitation utilizing spins and abrupt changes in head positions, one sided chiropractic adjustments, hemistimulation computer exercise, and balance activities.
Parents seeking to have their children partake in hemispheric integration therapy and to gain more information in general should purchase the book "Disconnected Kids" written by Dr. Robert Melillo. This publication will shed much needed light on how the brain and autism spectrum disorders are intimately related. Other great resources include the FAU Center for Autism and Related Disorders and the Developmental Delay Resources Foundation. Lastly, a new magazine called The Parent Notebook is a great guide for parents looking for new cutting edge information regarding nutrition, therapies, and events in the area.
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Question of the Month
What is Chiropractic Neurology?Chiropractic Neurology is a three year post-doctorate specialty that
focuses on optimizing the function of the nervous system using
conservative, non-pharmaceutical based methods.  Subtle changes in the function of the nervous system
will affect things such as muscle tone, joint alignment in the spine
and the extremities, flexibility, balance & coordination. This
dysfunction may result in chronic pain (fibromyalgia), vertigo,
headaches, neck-back pain, sciatica, scoliosis, carpal tunnel, and other
symptoms. In some cases, these changes may lead to difficulty with
focus and attention, decline in academic performance, and cognitive
processing disorders. The chiropractic neurologist marries
traditional chiropractic care with cutting-edge, functional neurological
rehabilitation protocols to promote a faster transition from pain and
neurological dysfunction to wellness.
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Supplement of the Month
CoQ-10 ST features 30 mg of a stabilized, all natural encapsulation of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) manufactured to achieve exquisite quality, purity, and bioavailability.
Coenzyme Q10 helps support cardiovascular, nervous system, and periodontal health through its bioenergetic and antioxidant activity; some research suggests coenzyme Q10 nutritional status may influence immune function.
Coenzyme Q10 shows considerable cell-membrane-stabilizing activity.
An oil-base formula supports CoQ10's lipophilic nature, thereby enhancing absorption and bioavailability.
Supplies vitamin E, which may support the activity of CoQ10.
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Recipe of the
Month
Roasted Salmon With Walnut-Pepper Relish
Salmon health benefits range from strengthening your muscles and heart to reducing your chances of developing some diseases. Studies have shown that consumption of the fatty acid rich salmon, Omega 3, can help you live longer and be healthier. Those Omega-3 fatty acids help your brain work better and improve your memory. In conjunction with Vitamins A and D, amino acids and selenium those acids also protect your nervous system from the deteriorating effects of aging. This makes salmon work as a natural antidepressant.
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Optical Illusion of the Month
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Julia's Wellness Corner
I have made it a rule to give every tooth of mine a chance, and when I eat, to chew every bite thirty-two times. To this rule I owe much of my success in life.
-William Gladstone
Chewing
When it comes to increased health, it's not just what we eat but how we eat. Digestion actually begins in the mouth, where contact with our teeth and digestive enzymes in our saliva break down food. But these days most of us rush through the whole eating experience, barely acknowledging what we're putting in our mouths. We eat while distracted-working, reading, talking and watching television-and swallow our food practically whole. On average we chew each bite only eight times. It's no wonder that many people have digestive problems.
There are many great reasons to slow down and chew your food.
· Saliva breaks down food into simple sugars, creating a sweet taste. The more we chew, the sweeter our food becomes, so we don't crave those after-meal sweets.
· Chewing reduces digestive distress and improves assimilation, allowing our bodies to absorb maximum nutrition from each bite of food.
· More chewing produces more endorphins, the brain chemicals responsible for creating good feelings.
· It's also helpful for weight loss, because when we are chewing well, we are more apt to notice when we are full.
· In fact, chewing can promote increased circulation, enhanced immunity, increased energy and endurance, as well as improve skin health and stabilize weight.
· Taking time with a meal, beginning with chewing, allows for enjoyment of the whole experience of eating: the smells, flavors and textures. It helps us to give thanks, to show appreciation for the abundance in our lives and to develop patience and self-control.
The power of chewing is so great that there are stories of concentration camp survivors who, when others could not, made it through with very little food by chewing their meager rations up to 300 times per bite of food. For most of us 300 chews is a daunting and unrealistic goal. However, you can experience the benefits of chewing by increasing to 30 chews per bite. Try it and see how you feel.
Try eating without the TV, computer, Blackberry/iPhone, newspaper or noisy company. Instead just pay attention to the food and to how you are breathing and chewing.
This kind of quiet can be disconcerting at first, since we are used to a steady stream of advertising, news, media, email and demands from others. But as you create a new habit, you will begin to appreciate eating without rushing. You have to eat every day-why not learn to savor and enjoy it?
Julia C. Kadel CPT, CHHC
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
Nutrition & Functional Fitness Coach
561-414-4441
www.CoachKadel.com
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Dr. John Conde is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist. He holds diplomate status through theAmerican Chiropractic Neurology Board. His office is located at the Atlantic Grove in Delray Beach, Florida. For more information, or to make an appointment, please contact us at 561-330-6096 or email us at info@thecondecenter.com.
I hope you've enjoyed the additions to this month's newsletter! If you have any questions, you can reach the clinic at the phone number above or at our website: TheCondeCenter.com
Sincerely,
Dr. John Conde
The Conde Center for Chiropractic Neurology
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