It's that time of year -- Thanksgiving. It's the time when we start receiving all the emails and cards from businesses thanking us for our loyalty and patronage, to the point where we are desensitized. I'm going to tell a different story today, and after you read it you will see gratitude in a whole new way.
First, I would like to thank you for being part of my list, for reading and responding to my messages (yes, I get responses quite often and welcome them). If you haven't already surmised, I love to write and teach. When people are touched by my words and moved in some way I receive a great deal of satsifaction from that. It wouldn't be possible without you.
Gratitude. Giving thanks. Being "thank-full". It's cliche at this time of year. So, let's remove the cliche right now and look deeply into what gratitude really is. Once you finish reading, I'm certain you will see the magical energy that gratitude generates and you will be excited to begin incorporating this magic into your life.
The Energy of Desire
It's human to want things. Gathering resources around us makes us feel stronger and safer. When we lack resources, we naturally feel more vulnerable. So, desire is one of the foundational energies of our lives.
We want to be loved, noticed, appreciated. We want a comfortable home to live in and enough food to sustain us.
But, "wanting" is not "having". When we want, we imply that we lack. And, when we don't have something, it is easy to become anxious about the lack of that thing in our lives.
We wish we had a higher income, we want to take that trip to Vegas in the spring but we're not sure if we will have the money. We see things our friends have, like nice cars and big houses, and we want that, too.
Unfulfilled desire, or delayed fulfillment, often creates excess tension in the body. If we allow it to, this tension will begin to affect every aspect of our lives. And, the desire itself becomes the blocking factor to us actually getting what we want.
When we constantly want more, we fall prey to the illusion that more will make us happier. "If I just had that Mercedes in that 3-car garage, then I'd be OK." But, this is an illusion. Nothing more than a fantasy.
Truthfully, the only thing that's keeping you from being OK right now is your idea that you lack something.
The Magic of Gratitude
You can stop the constant worry and anxiety at any time by being thankful for the gifts you already possess, and cultivating this thankful energy at every opportunity.
"I am thankful for the people who love me today. Thankful for those who I have the opportunity to love. Thankful for a car that gets me to my destination and back. Thankful for the music I love to listen to. Thankful for the opportunity to be kind to others."
When you cultivate gratitude, you relax, your heart opens, and you begin to find a deep well of inner peace and tranquility that you forgot was there. Suddenly there is SPACE for more to enter your life. And, undoubtedly it will, because this is simply how life works. You create space, and that which you desire naturally comes your way without effort.
THIS is the magic of gratitude. Use it starting today, and continue through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and into the New Year.
Recognize all the blessings of today. More will come tomorrow. I promise.
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Eating Late Not So Good for Your Weight
Back in 2005, I wrote an article describing a simple principle I had discovered about the timing of meals. Actually, it's not quite right for me to take credit for "discovering" it. This simple principle is based on the Yin/Yang concept from Traditional Chinese Medicine. I called it, at the time, "The Sun-Cycle Diet", and it is way of eating that aligns the complexity, quantity, and time of our meals with the movement of the sun through the day.
One of the KEY principles of this diet is to not eat a large meal after dark. Hence, the smallest, simplest meal of the day on this diet is dinner. This is the exact opposite of the way most people eat. Most of us eat very little to nothing for breakfast, and dinner is the big blowout meal of the day.
Well, some recent research is "proving" that I was onto something with my idea 5 years ago. Again, I'm not taking credit for this idea, for it is founded on the holistic principles of Chinese Medicine. However, I will say that nobody ever taught me this in school, and I didn't read it anywhere. I just did my best to use my common sense and come up with a way of eating that followed the Yin/Yang principles I had learned in my training.
The research points out a simple fact: Mammals (the experiment was done on mice) that are exposed to light at night gain more weight, even eating the same amounts of food. However, the mice who were exposed to light at night also tended to eat MORE if allowed to. This compounded the problem of weight gain.
Explaining this is simple from a Yin/Yang perspective. Our bodies are absolutely, irrevocably "in tune" with the Sun/Moon cycle of day and night. Our brains perceive when it is daytime, and a hormonal cascade is initiated that supports wakefulness, activity, and work. The same subtle perception of night and darkness leads to a hormonal cascade that brings rest, rejuvenation, and tissue repair.
No matter what we do, we cannot escape this evolutionary feature of our bodies. Whether we use artificial light or not, our brains "know" it is night. It is beyond just "seeing" the light. It is a perception of radiation, heat, and sun energy. So, at night our metabolism slows down as our bodies prepare for rest and recuperation, whether we are at a club, in front of the TV, at a party, in a lit building, etc...
And, it is then that most people pile the biggest, most complex meal of the day onto their waning metabolic fire. The result? Unused calories, toxic byproducts of half-metabolized foods, and increasing weight. Over the long-term this leads to all of the chronic, congestive diseases that are so rampant in our world today.
You can read my article here:
http://www.axelradclinic.com/Sites/a/Pages/Learn/Articles/Articles.aspx?article=Sun-Cycle-Diet
And the research I am referring to is here:
http://news.discovery.com/human/light-obesity-weight-gain.html
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
One of the KEY principles of this diet is to not eat a large meal after dark. Hence, the smallest, simplest meal of the day on this diet is dinner. This is the exact opposite of the way most people eat. Most of us eat very little to nothing for breakfast, and dinner is the big blowout meal of the day.
Well, some recent research is "proving" that I was onto something with my idea 5 years ago. Again, I'm not taking credit for this idea, for it is founded on the holistic principles of Chinese Medicine. However, I will say that nobody ever taught me this in school, and I didn't read it anywhere. I just did my best to use my common sense and come up with a way of eating that followed the Yin/Yang principles I had learned in my training.
The research points out a simple fact: Mammals (the experiment was done on mice) that are exposed to light at night gain more weight, even eating the same amounts of food. However, the mice who were exposed to light at night also tended to eat MORE if allowed to. This compounded the problem of weight gain.
Explaining this is simple from a Yin/Yang perspective. Our bodies are absolutely, irrevocably "in tune" with the Sun/Moon cycle of day and night. Our brains perceive when it is daytime, and a hormonal cascade is initiated that supports wakefulness, activity, and work. The same subtle perception of night and darkness leads to a hormonal cascade that brings rest, rejuvenation, and tissue repair.
No matter what we do, we cannot escape this evolutionary feature of our bodies. Whether we use artificial light or not, our brains "know" it is night. It is beyond just "seeing" the light. It is a perception of radiation, heat, and sun energy. So, at night our metabolism slows down as our bodies prepare for rest and recuperation, whether we are at a club, in front of the TV, at a party, in a lit building, etc...
And, it is then that most people pile the biggest, most complex meal of the day onto their waning metabolic fire. The result? Unused calories, toxic byproducts of half-metabolized foods, and increasing weight. Over the long-term this leads to all of the chronic, congestive diseases that are so rampant in our world today.
You can read my article here:
http://www.axelradclinic.com/Sites/a/Pages/Learn/Articles/Articles.aspx?article=Sun-Cycle-Diet
And the research I am referring to is here:
http://news.discovery.com/human/light-obesity-weight-gain.html
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A Quantum View on How Acupuncture Works
While this explanation is technically correct according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (the medical system that includes acupuncture), it is hardly satisfactory to most Westerners, including myself. Even though I am a practicing acupuncturist, I still have a Western mind that is conditioned to love scientific, biological data.
After many years doing thousands of treatments, I have observed time and again acupuncture's remarkable efficacy. And, through these observations I have come to know acupuncture's mechanisms very intimately. I have seen pain disappear in the blink of an eye, and long-term chronic ailments like migraines, arthritis, and hormonal imbalance correct themselves in a matter of days or weeks. I have seen women previously unable to conceive go on to deliver beautiful, healthy babies.
Initially, these results left me dumbfounded. Even with all my training and indoctrination into the system of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, my Western brain could not comprehend how placing a few painless needles into a few points on the legs, arms, and torso could affect such a drastic change in the health of my patients.
Over the past 7 years since graduating from acupuncture school, I have taken countless courses and read many, many books on neuroendocrinology (the study of the connection between the brain, nervous system, and hormones), psychoneuroimmunology (the study of how emotions and thoughts affect the nervous system and immune function), and quantum physics. In hindsight, this was all in an attempt to better explain to myself what the heck was happening in my patients' bodies to produce these seemingly miraculous results.
Eventually I found a way to explain it to myself and my patients. And this understanding has become the foundation of how I practice every aspect of my art, including acupuncture, therapeutic nutrition, lifestyle coaching, and herbal medicine.
The explanation starts with the fact that your body is an incredibly subtle instrument of perception. In fact, its entire job is to interact with the external world while protecting itself from internal harm and healing itself when harm does occur. Your body does this every minute of every day, and will continue to do so as long as you live.
And, put simply, acupuncture amplifies this natural ability of your body to protect and heal itself, by stimulating that subtle mechanism to act when it may be having trouble getting started.
When the skin is punctured -- even with no sensation (as most of my patients experience little to no sensation with the needles) -- your nervous, immune, and circulatory systems perceive this and communicate the event to the rest of the body. The message travels literally at the speed of light, enters the brain, and from there a cascade of healing chemicals and signals are released in response. These signals are designed to enlist other parts of your body -- including glands, immune cells, bone marrow -- in a coordinated healing effort.
In short, acupuncture stimulates your body to start making and using its own medicine.
Because your body is a unified entity, all things are connected together. When that rush of medicine is released, it travels not only to the site of the acupuncture, it infuses your entire body with positive signals that unlock your healing response.
Additionally, the brain receives different signals different depending on where the needles are placed. This is because the brain knows which nerves are being stimulated, and it responds to each set of signals in a unique way, much like a radio makes different sounds based on the frequency to which it is tuned.
The end result is that with consistent, repeated acupuncture signals, your body reawakens its healing potential on multiple levels, and expresses that potential by repairing damaged tissue, calming overactive nerves, and replenishing depleted cells.
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
The Secret to Long-Term Weight Management
The vast majority of the patients I see have some type of hormonal issue. Whether they are having difficulty getting pregnant, feeling fatigued, anxious, and/or depressed, or suffering from an autoimmune condition, there is something out of balance with the hormones that is feeding their disharmony.
One of the most sure-fire ways to keep your body in a hormonal cacophony is unmanaged excess weight. It's not always about obesity, either. Even 20 - 30 lbs. of extra weight can create enough hormonal "static" to generate all kinds of unpleasant symptoms and circumstances, such as those listed above.
So, in just about every case where one of my patients is significantly overweight, I take it upon myself to educate them about how that weight is part of the other problem(s) they want my help with.
In conventional medicine, obesity is now acknowledged as a major contributing factor in most chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, diabetes, and others. In Chinese Medicine, for centuries the sages followed the fundamental principle that a body that accumulates "dampness" (a physiological concept that includes what we now know as excess fat) cannot function properly because the dampness "clogs" the free flow of Qi and Blood (vital energy and nutrients) throughout the body.
When Qi and Blood cannot flow where they need to go when they need to get there, the result is like damming a river -- everything downstream that depends on the flow of water will suffer. Hence, obstructed Qi and Blood flow causes the organs, cells, and tissues that depend on it to have difficulty. And, as a result, we don't feel so good. If prolonged, the lack of Qi and Blood can cause serious diseases like those mentioned above.
So, keeping this obstructive dampness to a minimum should always be an important maintenance task for health and wellness.
To keep this dampness to a minimum, you must employ a long-term strategy. And, this is where most people have difficulty because it requires a fundamental change to how you eat.
And, THAT is the secret, my friends. It's that simple.
Losing the weight is one thing. There are many, many ways to go about that. Sometimes you have to be patient with your body because it is "wound up" into a vicious cycle hormonally, so it may take a while to even START losing the weight. (That's a topic for another day). But, once you have achieved a new physiological balance and lost the weight, you MUST literally change your entire way of eating.
In my next seminar, The Tao of Healthy Weight Loss, on August 1st, 2010 at NiaMoves, I will go into detail about the specifics of how to make that change and then keep it going. It is literally learning a new way of life, a healthy way of life, a way of life that increases and sustains your Life Force, instead of decreasing and depleting it. We will talk about the role that hormones, food choices, exercise, and stress play in weight issues.
And, I will teach you how to devise your OWN way out of your struggles with achieving and maintaining your healthy weight.
Early bird registration ends this Saturday, July 24th, so take advantage of that. Past attendees have always given me great feedback on this seminar. I want you to take advantage of this opportunity as well. I really hope to see you there!
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
One of the most sure-fire ways to keep your body in a hormonal cacophony is unmanaged excess weight. It's not always about obesity, either. Even 20 - 30 lbs. of extra weight can create enough hormonal "static" to generate all kinds of unpleasant symptoms and circumstances, such as those listed above.
So, in just about every case where one of my patients is significantly overweight, I take it upon myself to educate them about how that weight is part of the other problem(s) they want my help with.
In conventional medicine, obesity is now acknowledged as a major contributing factor in most chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, diabetes, and others. In Chinese Medicine, for centuries the sages followed the fundamental principle that a body that accumulates "dampness" (a physiological concept that includes what we now know as excess fat) cannot function properly because the dampness "clogs" the free flow of Qi and Blood (vital energy and nutrients) throughout the body.
When Qi and Blood cannot flow where they need to go when they need to get there, the result is like damming a river -- everything downstream that depends on the flow of water will suffer. Hence, obstructed Qi and Blood flow causes the organs, cells, and tissues that depend on it to have difficulty. And, as a result, we don't feel so good. If prolonged, the lack of Qi and Blood can cause serious diseases like those mentioned above.
So, keeping this obstructive dampness to a minimum should always be an important maintenance task for health and wellness.
To keep this dampness to a minimum, you must employ a long-term strategy. And, this is where most people have difficulty because it requires a fundamental change to how you eat.
And, THAT is the secret, my friends. It's that simple.
Losing the weight is one thing. There are many, many ways to go about that. Sometimes you have to be patient with your body because it is "wound up" into a vicious cycle hormonally, so it may take a while to even START losing the weight. (That's a topic for another day). But, once you have achieved a new physiological balance and lost the weight, you MUST literally change your entire way of eating.
In my next seminar, The Tao of Healthy Weight Loss, on August 1st, 2010 at NiaMoves, I will go into detail about the specifics of how to make that change and then keep it going. It is literally learning a new way of life, a healthy way of life, a way of life that increases and sustains your Life Force, instead of decreasing and depleting it. We will talk about the role that hormones, food choices, exercise, and stress play in weight issues.
And, I will teach you how to devise your OWN way out of your struggles with achieving and maintaining your healthy weight.
Early bird registration ends this Saturday, July 24th, so take advantage of that. Past attendees have always given me great feedback on this seminar. I want you to take advantage of this opportunity as well. I really hope to see you there!
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The Courage to Change
Change isn't easy. The nature of life is to keep things in a pattern that is predictable, repeatable, and safe. All living things -- including humans, birds, dolphins, even plants, and any other organism -- naturally seek safety, comfort, and survival via the path of least resistance.
We know that it doesn't always work out so well when we try to take the most comfortable road. Where there is order, there is chaos, and chaos always comes in to shake things up and challenge us. Whether it is a major storm, a layoff, an accident, or any other unforeseen drastic event, chaos brings with it stress and struggle, as well as opportunity for growth.
In fact, life is constantly beckoning us to change -- sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. It is impossible to stand still and those of us who fight the currents of change by trying to stay the same are fighting the Universal life force itself. That's when life is always a struggle, a challenge, and things never seem to go "our way".
One of the things I love most about what I do is that I get to meet amazing people who want to change. They come to me to help them facilitate that change in their lives. Whether it is losing weight, reducing anxiety, getting pregnant, or navigating menopausal changes, all of my patients are seeking to CREATE change.
And, this takes a lot of courage.
It is easy to just stay where we are. In fact, the majority of people will suffer through a life of mediocrity and poor health as long as it is safe and predictable. This is by no means a character flaw or something to criticize. It is simply an urge born of the desire to avoid pain. The thought of change can be very scary and I don't blame anyone for wanting to avoid upheaval, chaos, and heartbreak.
But watching hundreds of people courageously step up to the proverbial plate and intentionally create change, I can tell you that the fear of change is entirely unwarranted. Positive, self-motivated change is always liberating, uplifting, and invigorating. It presents opportunities for growth that are unmatched anywhere in life.
The hard part for most of us is simply deciding to do it in the face of that one thing we all fear: The UNKNOWN.
I can tell you with absolute certainty, however, that when you choose to change out of a desire for self-improvement and increased life energy, you WILL succeed if you have the courage and will to start and follow through. The exact result may be unknown from where you stand today, but one thing is certain: You will be in a better place in due time. You will be changed for the better.
The longer I practice, the more I realize that all I do is help other facilitate change. My chosen methods of acupuncture, therapeutic nutrition, herbs, and coaching are powerful tools that create the conditions for change to occur. They open the door to physiological states where the body, mind, and spirit can shift into a new "normal", a new "routine", a new "easy and familiar" that brings the opportunity for increased health, happiness, and life energy.
But, in every case, it's the patient who courageously steps through that open door into a new way of being. It is an honor and privilege for me to be a part of that, no matter how large or small my role may be.
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
We know that it doesn't always work out so well when we try to take the most comfortable road. Where there is order, there is chaos, and chaos always comes in to shake things up and challenge us. Whether it is a major storm, a layoff, an accident, or any other unforeseen drastic event, chaos brings with it stress and struggle, as well as opportunity for growth.
In fact, life is constantly beckoning us to change -- sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. It is impossible to stand still and those of us who fight the currents of change by trying to stay the same are fighting the Universal life force itself. That's when life is always a struggle, a challenge, and things never seem to go "our way".
One of the things I love most about what I do is that I get to meet amazing people who want to change. They come to me to help them facilitate that change in their lives. Whether it is losing weight, reducing anxiety, getting pregnant, or navigating menopausal changes, all of my patients are seeking to CREATE change.
And, this takes a lot of courage.
It is easy to just stay where we are. In fact, the majority of people will suffer through a life of mediocrity and poor health as long as it is safe and predictable. This is by no means a character flaw or something to criticize. It is simply an urge born of the desire to avoid pain. The thought of change can be very scary and I don't blame anyone for wanting to avoid upheaval, chaos, and heartbreak.
But watching hundreds of people courageously step up to the proverbial plate and intentionally create change, I can tell you that the fear of change is entirely unwarranted. Positive, self-motivated change is always liberating, uplifting, and invigorating. It presents opportunities for growth that are unmatched anywhere in life.
The hard part for most of us is simply deciding to do it in the face of that one thing we all fear: The UNKNOWN.
I can tell you with absolute certainty, however, that when you choose to change out of a desire for self-improvement and increased life energy, you WILL succeed if you have the courage and will to start and follow through. The exact result may be unknown from where you stand today, but one thing is certain: You will be in a better place in due time. You will be changed for the better.
The longer I practice, the more I realize that all I do is help other facilitate change. My chosen methods of acupuncture, therapeutic nutrition, herbs, and coaching are powerful tools that create the conditions for change to occur. They open the door to physiological states where the body, mind, and spirit can shift into a new "normal", a new "routine", a new "easy and familiar" that brings the opportunity for increased health, happiness, and life energy.
But, in every case, it's the patient who courageously steps through that open door into a new way of being. It is an honor and privilege for me to be a part of that, no matter how large or small my role may be.
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
3 Ways to Avoid Added Hormones in Meat - Dr. Weil's Daily Tip
Shocking, but true... Many conventional meat producers routinely use reproductive hormones to affect growth and development of their livestock. Estrogen and testosterone consumed via meat products is one way to potentially affect fertility, especially in those who are hormone-sensitive or who are predisposed to hormone imbalance. Dr. Weil's site has just posted a nice article on some simple ways to avoid these hormones when eating/purchasing meat.
3 Ways to Avoid Added Hormones in Meat - Dr. Weil's Daily Tip
My general recommendations to fertility patients is to follow a mostly-plant-based diet, with meat comprising at most 20% of any given day's intake. Even if you are not trying to conceive, a plant-based diet can do wonders to help harmonize hormonal function.
The life-giving energies in plants are second to none, being a natural blending of Sunlight (Yang), Earth, and water (Yin). Meats, on the other hand, are secondary sources of energy and, while nutritionally useful, they fall into the category of what I call "hormone-triggering foods".
If you have a health condition, it is a good idea to consult with your health practitioner before making any major changed. Be certain that your diet will support and not exacerbate your imbalance.
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
3 Ways to Avoid Added Hormones in Meat - Dr. Weil's Daily Tip
My general recommendations to fertility patients is to follow a mostly-plant-based diet, with meat comprising at most 20% of any given day's intake. Even if you are not trying to conceive, a plant-based diet can do wonders to help harmonize hormonal function.
The life-giving energies in plants are second to none, being a natural blending of Sunlight (Yang), Earth, and water (Yin). Meats, on the other hand, are secondary sources of energy and, while nutritionally useful, they fall into the category of what I call "hormone-triggering foods".
If you have a health condition, it is a good idea to consult with your health practitioner before making any major changed. Be certain that your diet will support and not exacerbate your imbalance.
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Longitudinal association of vitamin B-6, folate, and vitamin B-12 with depressive symptoms among older adults over time -- Skarupski et al., 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29413 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
"Vitamins B6 and B12 are essential nutrients required in the synthesis of many neurotransmitters including serotonin, melatonin, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and GABA, which are brain chemicals that help modulate mood, our emotional state and sleep."
Longitudinal association of vitamin B-6, folate, and vitamin B-12 with depressive symptoms among older adults over time -- Skarupski et al., 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29413 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
Longitudinal association of vitamin B-6, folate, and vitamin B-12 with depressive symptoms among older adults over time -- Skarupski et al., 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29413 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Women's Healthcare, is a recognized expert in women's health, natural treatment of hormone imbalance, and fertility enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients. Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX. Visit the clinic website to schedule your free 30-minute initial consultation.
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