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We have got a wonderful special for this month. It may not feel like fall here in Florida but Labor Day is coming this weekend, and the kids are back in school already. So it is not too early to start thinking about preparing for the cooler weather, and what is called the “cold and flu season”. It is easy to get off our health regimens during vacation time, so why not get a preventative check up. This would give you a head start on a healthy immune system for the coming season. In Nutrition Response Testing we do not diagnose or treat disease. We do a complete analysis and from that we design a personalized health improvement program. By using your body’s own neurologic reflexes, we have a system of monitoring your body at each visit to help us identify exactly what your body needs and how well those needs are being met.

We are offering the initial visit, which is a complete diagnostic session for only $25. Wouldn’t it be nice to know exactly what your body’s nutitional needs may be instead of just going to the health food store, and guessing! Most of the time we are wasting our money with supplements that our body does not want and/or cannot use. We hope you take advantage of this super special, and see the results that so many of our patients have had.

Have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend and give us a call at 727-323-2793.

Your partners in health,
Drs Dennis, Fern and Terri

Cinnamon is a simple flavoring, but it is the most pungent, popular, and common of all the spices. It has some surprisingly potential health benefits and is one of the world’s most important medicinal spices. Cinnamon was used as medicine by medieval physicians to treat coughing, hoarseness, sore throats, colds, and flu, as well as problems with the digestive system. In addition to medicinal use, cinnamon was used as a preservative because it has phenols which inhibit bacterial growth; thus, it was used to preserve meats.

Studies have indicated that cinnamon has antifungal, antibacterial, and antiparasitic qualities. It has been found effective in fighting vaginal and oral yeast infections, stomach ulcers, and head lice. Cinnamon has anti-inflammatory properties which aid in decreasing body inflammation that is caused by our Western diet of fried, fatty, and processed foods.

In recent studies, cinnamon may actually help people with Type 2 diabetes by controlling blood sugar levels, while possibly lowering bad cholesterol and triglycerides. In a study in Pakistan, people with Type 2 diabetes were given a gram of cinnamon a day for forty days. The results showed a significant decrease in blood sugar levels, LDL (bad) cholesterol, total cholesterol and triglycerides.
Historically, cinnamon and cinnamon oil are mentioned 130 times in the Bible. In fact, they are mentioned in Exodus 30: 22-25 where Moses used these ingredients for his anointing oil. They were burned at funerals, and the Egyptians used them in their embalming process.

Cinnamon is a native of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and dates back to 2800 B.C. where it was found in Chinese writings. Early cinnamon came from the bark of the laurel tree. Modern day cinnamon comes from the cassia tree. Cinnamon was once so highly-prized that wars were fought over it; it was used as a currency and for aphrodisiacal powers. Cinnamon, once grown only in Sri Lanka, is now grown in Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Mauritius, Reunion and Guyana, in addition to America, the West Indies, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and other tropical-climate countries.

In the late 17th century cinnamon was so popular that the Dutch, French, English and Portuguese fought for control of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to gain the monopoly of the cinnamon crop. Today, cinnamon is still in demand all over the world; there is an abundant supply of it and it is affordable for most people.

Cinnamon not only smells good and tastes good but is also good for you. If you want something different to spread on your toast at breakfast, mix a teaspoon of cinnamon into a cup of honey and spread this on your toast for a delicious treat. Furthermore, add a tablespoon of cinnamon to the raw apples when making applesauce. This will help to preserve the applesauce in the refrigerator for weeks.

Source: Natural News

Your partners in health,
Drs Dennis, Fern and Terri

Popcorn is one of the add-ons that rarely fails to make watching a movies more fun, but the modern way of preparing this popular snack may harbor an unhappy secret. Researach by the U.S. goverment now reports that microwarve popcorn may contain chemicals that can cause health problems. At issue is that commerical popcorn companies often coat their microwarve popcorn bags with a chemical called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) which has been found to cause both cancer and lung disease in laboratory animals. Making matters worse, the butter substitute that generally accompanies microwavable popcorn contains a chemical called diacetyl, a common food-flavoring agent that, according to health scientists, is responsible for bronchiolitis obliterans, a serious debilitaiting lung disease. For and easy and fun healthy alternative, nutritionists suggest that we pop our own popcorn. All that’s needed is a large, high pot, about four tablespoons of peanut oil or canola oil (we recommend olive oil: editors) and a small handful of organic popcorn kernels. When the kernels start popping, shake the pot to let the steam escape and to let the unpopped kernels fall to the bottom. As soon as the popping slows down, remove the pot from the stove, pour the popcorn into a bowl, season with a small amount of real butter or olive oil and natural salt or brewer’s yeast to taste, et voila, happy eating

This weekend we are offering a special opening for students and non-students. This weekend is the second in our series of Daoist Classes. It includes a lesson in Calligraphy. The Calligraphy class will be this Saturday, August 7th from 9-4. While this is part of the Daoist series, anyone interested in learning Calligraphy is welcome to attend. We will have an expert in Chinese Calligraphy and Talisman creation teaching the class. She has lived and studied in China for 7 years and is fluent in writing and speaking Mandarin Chinese. Full kits for you to work with will be in class and you will be walked through each step of the proper way for moving your brushes and applying your inks. The cost of the class is $100 and the kits are available for $22.

Your partners in health,

Drs Dennis, Fern and Terri