FOHAC News Strengthen Your Back issue # 138

Published: Sun, 03/18/12

Fair Oaks Health News

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This newsletter is about how to strengthen your back to relieve or prevent chronic back pain.

March 18, 2012

Strengthen Your Back

Hi ,

One of the things I have been telling my patients for the last 30 years is that the human body was never designed to sit. We were designed to squat, but not to sit. Sitting weakens the back muscles and creates an imbalance between the muscles of the front of the body and the back of the body. This imbalance can cause pain to appear almost anywhere in the body, but especially in the low back, mid back, and neck areas.

Over the years I have tried to address this problem with various muscle balance exercises such as those done on a therapy ball. Most recently I have brought a Tai Chi instructor into the office to teach classes to improve balance through Tai Chi. But 2 weeks ago one of my patients, Chuck, brought me a book to look at about how to correct this specific muscle imbalance. This was very important for Chuck because he is a CPA and it is tax season right now. So you can imagine the stress on his back right now.

I read through the book and I can say that I am excited about the program this book offers. It directly addresses the very concerns I have had for years in a very simple manner. No special equipment is needed, and anybody that has the ability to stand up can do it. Most importantly, they have a proven track record that this program works.

This is not magic, but it is likely the best thing I have seen for dealing with chronic back pain of most any sort. Although it is simple - to begin is simply 5 basic postures you hold for 15 seconds at different positions, it is not without effort. Most of us have really weak back muscles. You will want to move into these exercises slowly and easily, as they will work those back muscles in a way they are probably not used to.

The best place to start is their book. It is written in a way

real people can understand, and the pictures are excellent at helping you to understand your back. Here is a link to Amazon where it is considerably cheaper than it is on the Foundation Training website. Link But their website is also great to visit, as they have a number of videos you can watch to better visualize the proper positions for the exercises. Here is a link to their video page.

I would like to see every one of my patients doing these exercises. They look like essential training for everyone that has a back. The book will show you how your back works and what happens when things go wrong in simple layman's language. The exercises are clearly demonstrated and described. As I say, I highly recommend each of you get a copy of this book and read it cover to cover. Here is that link to Amazon once again.

Take care,
David

Announcing Tai Chi classes beginning in April

Class availability:
Monday (beginning on April 2, 2012) - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (already filled)

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (3 spaces open)

Thursday (beginning on April 5, 2012) - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (2 spaces open)

Please contact Kathy Villegas at 916 425-0732 for any questions about the classes or class times.

Looking forward to introducing more of you to the wonderful art of Tai Chi!
Kathy Villegas

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On the Wire

Exercise and caffeine have beneficial effects on DNA

Exercise alters the expression of our genes in our muscles. This is how it stimulates the genes to manufacture more muscle in response to exercise. Interestingly, caffeine has the same effect when used in the right amounts and at the right times. The effect is greatest when combined with exercising, especially exercising on an empty stomach. So a cup of organic coffee or tea on an empty stomach just before you workout can help you build muscle faster. You can boost this impact even more by drinking a rapidly assimilated protein like whey concentrate (20 grams) immediately after the exercise (within 30 minutes).

Caffiene

Caffiene and exercise

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"Life is not about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself."

~ George Bernard Shaw

White rice linked to Diabetes

There seems to be this general myth that the way people eat in China and Japan is somehow healthier than how we eat here in the US. Rice has been carried along with this myth as a somehow healthy food. Rice, especially white rice is almost entirely carbohydrate. Within a few minutes of digestion, that means it is almost pure sugar. Carbohydrate equals sugar, so rice equals sugar! This huge study primarily in China and Japan shows not surprisingly that the more rice you eat, the more likely you will come down with type 2 diabetes.

Rice

"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."

~ Aldous Huxley

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Pudding vending machine tells kids to scram

I thought this technology was amazing. Jello Temptations wants to target its product specifically to adults, so it developed a pudding sample vending machine that actually looks at the faces of the folks asking for a sample, and decides if a kid is doing the asking. If it is a kid, it tells the kid to step aside because these samples are for adults only.

Pudding

"Other men's sins are before our eyes; our own are behind our backs."

~ Seneca

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About Dr. DeLapp

Dr. DeLapp has been a philosopher, non-force Chiropractor, medical intuitive, and health innovator for over 30 years. He began experimenting with medical intuition in 1972 while studying physics at UC Davis. In addition to physics he designed and completed an individual major in the philosophy and psychology of education. Shortly after he choose to pursue a career in the only truly health oriented profession available at that time, Chiropractic. He graduated with honors in 1981 with his doctorate and opened a private practice.
Since that time he has continued his research into the effects of consciousness and learning on health.
He developed the Biomagnetic Retraining system for correcting movement abnormalities.
Since 1991 he has focused on developing a powerful system for uncovering and assisting the mind-body connection in health and personal growth. The in-depth coaching, guided by the subconscious direction from the body, is called Heartflow and the simpler mind-body retraining for health and unfoldment he has named Gracework. Both are available at Fair Oaks Health.

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