Amatsu Therapy - Balance for Life

Amatsu Therapy - Balance for Life Ulrike Klöffel Amatsu Practitioner Call/email for appointment/free consultation amatsubalance@hotmail.co.uk www.amatsutherapy.net

Amatsu is a ground breaking, holistic and far reaching therapy that treats the whole body, not just the symptoms. It is a modern adaptation of an ancient Japanese manual therapy and can be administered to most musculo-skeletal and visceral problems for alignment, pain management and rehabilitation. Amatsu can help with back pain, sciatica, frozen shoulder, migraine, whiplash, tennis/golfer's elbow, IBS, trapped nerves, sports injuries, sprains and strains, insomnia and more...

02/10/2022
28/05/2022

Foods for Detoxification

27/05/2022
26/05/2022

When I’m teaching, it’s just as important for practitioners and students to understand why they’re performing a particular treatment and what they’re affecting as it is for them to understand the how of the treatment application. For example; you may have heard a doctor or therapist rational...

23/05/2022
12/05/2022

Using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according to researchers from McGill University and colleagues in Italy. Their research puts into question conventional practices used to alleviate pain. Normal recovery from a painful i...

03/05/2022
16/04/2022

ACTIVATE YOUR VAGUS NERVE

The Vagus Nerve is the brain’s method of controlling the parasympathetic nervous system – the rest and digest system. It is not the only nerve controlling our ability to decrease stressors, but it is by far the single most important nerve due to its far reaching effects. The word “vagus” means wanderer, as this nerve wanders throughout the body to many important organs and imparts signals from the brain regarding their level of function.

This nerve connects the brain to the gut (intestines and stomach), heart, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, kidney, ureter, spleen, lungs, s*x organs (in females), neck (pharynx, larynx and esophagus), ears and the tongue. No other nerve in the body has such a broad and far reaching effect as the Vagus Nerve.

FUNCTIONS:
• In the brain, the vagus helps control anxiety and depression.
• In the gut, it increases stomach acidity, digestive juices, and gut flow.
• In the heart, it controls heart rate variability, heart rate, and blood pressure. Vagus activation will lower the risk for heart disease and stroke.
• In the liver and pancreas, it helps controls glucose store and balance.
• In the gallbladder, it helps release bile, which can help you get rid of toxins and break down fat.

Vagus nerve stimulation has the potential to help those suffering from various health conditions, including but certainly not limited to anxiety disorders, heart disease, some forms of cancer, poor circulation, leaky gut syndrome, alzheimer’s, memory and mood disorders, migraine’s and headaches, fibromyalgia, obesity, tinnitus, addiction, autism and autoimmune conditions.

So how can we stimulate this nerve to ensure that this nerve is functioning optimally? Here are a few ways you can exercise and stimulate your vagus nerve:

COLD SHOWERS
Any acute cold exposure will increase vagus nerve stimulation. Studies have shown that when your body adjusts to cold, your fight or flight (sympathetic) system declines and your rest and digest (parasympathetic) system increases, which is mediated by the vagus nerve.

MASSAGE
You can manually stimulate your vagus nerve by massaging several areas. A foot massage can stimulate vagus nerve activity, as can massaging your neck. A neck massage along the carotid sinus (the right side of your throat near where you check your pulse) can also stimulate the vagus nerve.

YOGA
Yoga increases vagus nerve activity and your parasympathetic system in general.
A 12-week yoga intervention was associated with greater improvements in mood and anxiety than a control group who just did walking exercises. The study found increased thalamic GABA levels, which were associated with improved mood and decreased anxiety.

BREATHING TECHNIQUES
Deep breathing is always relaxing to your body, but you can use other breathing techniques to stimulate your vagus nerve. Alternate nostril breathing or yogic breathing is a great way to stimulate the vagus nerve. Another breathing technique that you may never have tried is inhaling deeply and then closing your airway while pushing your breath against the inside of your chest and bearing down with your abdominal muscles (like you are trying to pass gas). This method of applying internal pressure from the lungs out to the surrounding organs stimulates the vagus nerve as it connects your heart, spleen, lungs, stomach, and small intestines.

15/04/2022

The lung microbiota-brain axis

The gut microbiome is well-known to shape local and distal immune responses, both in health and disease.

In a recent publication, the researchers demonstrate how the lung microbiome regulates the magnitude of autoimmune inflammation in the brain.

The authors detected a tight interconnection between the lung microbiota and the immune reactivity of the brain. A dysregulation in the lung microbiome significantly influenced the susceptibility of rats to developing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system.
https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(22)00138-8
http://sciencemission.com/site/index.php?page=news&type=view&id=publications%2Fthe-lung-brain-axis-a&filter=22

06/04/2022

Did you know this?! The food industry is determined to sell us the idea that vegan food is healthy and natural, when actually some 'plant based' products are...

31/03/2022

Wichtiger Beitrag zur Gesundheitsvorsorge!

//Unsere Videos auf TiKTok. Link im Kommentar.//

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Körper-MRT-Scans mit zwei dramatisch unterschiedlichen Körperzusammensetzungen - BMI 40 (fettleibig) 👈 vs. BMI 20 (gesund) 👉
Auf der linken Seite 👈 sehen wir Viszeralfett, das die wichtigsten Organe umschließt und die Insulinresistenz, den Blutdruck und die Plaquebildung in den Arterien erhöht, was das Risiko von Herzerkrankungen drastisch steigert. Beachten Sie das vergrößerte Herz auf dem linken Bild.
Was können wir noch sehen 👀?

- Die Leber: Vergrößert aufgrund von Fettablagerungen, die zu Zirrhose führen können

- Hüfte: Beschleunigte Arthrose aufgrund von Übergewicht, das eine Verschlechterung des Knorpels und ein anschließendes Knirschen der Knochen in dem verengten Gelenk verursacht hat

- Dickdarm: Übermäßiges Bauchfett, das das Risiko von Dickdarmkrebs erhöht

- Gehirn: Erhöhtes Schlaganfallrisiko aufgrund von Blutdruck, Arteriosklerose und Entzündungen

- Bauchspeicheldrüse: Stress für die Bauchspeicheldrüse als Folge von Insulinresistenz und Risiko des Ausbrennens, d. h. Diabetes

- Augen: Schädigung der Blutgefäße in der Netzhaut und beschleunigte Katarakte der Linse durch den Blutzuckerspiegel

Fettleibigkeit ist auf dem Vormarsch und ist im Großen und Ganzen eine Folge unserer "modernen" westlichen Ernährung und unseres sitzenden Lebensstils. Sich aktiv zu bewegen 🚴🏊🏋 und auf seine Ernährung zu achten 🍐🍓🍳 verbessert die Gesundheit des gesamten Körpers, sowohl äußerlich als auch innerlich 🔍.
Wenn es um unsere Gesundheit geht, ist Wissen Macht 💪 und Prävention der Schlüssel 🔑.

30/03/2022

PEACE & LOVE: a guide for soft tissue rehabilitation 💪

Read our post here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3pz7rkA

19/03/2022
17/03/2022

How knee pain can stem from an o***y or colon: 60% of women have a Ligament of Cleyet attaching the cecum to the right o***y. The genitofemoral nerve passes under this ligament. If it’s irritated by a restricted ligament, or inflamed o***y or cecum, one could get nerve pain down the thigh or into the right knee. It happened to me! The problem is not always where the pain is.

Are your ovarian problems digestive related? Because of the proximity to the cecum and appendix, problems with the right o***y could have a digestive root cause. A right o***y may become inflamed if there are problems with the cecum (poor diet, or adhesions from surgery or infection).

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17/03/2022

🔈 WHY ARE THE PSOAS MUSCLES CONSTANTLY CONTRACTED DURING PROLONGED PERIODS OF STRESS?

Whether you run, bike, dance, practice yoga, or just hang out on your couch, your psoas muscles are involved. That’s because your psoas muscles are the primary connectors between your torso and your legs. They affect your posture and help to stabilise your spine.

The psoas muscles are made of both slow and fast twitching muscles. Because they are major flexors, weak psoas muscles can cause many of the surrounding muscles to compensate and become overused. That is why a tight or overstretched psoas muscle could be the cause of many or your aches and pains, including low back and pelvic pain.

👩‍🔬 ANATOMY

Structurally, your psoas muscles are the deepest muscles in your core. They attach from your 12th thoracic vertebrae to your 5 lumbar vertebrae, through your pelvis and then finally attach to your femurs. In fact, they are the only muscles that connect your spine to your legs.

Your psoas muscles allow you to bend your hips and legs towards your chest, for example when you are going up stairs. They also help to move your leg forward when you walk or run.

Your psoas muscles are the muscles that flex your trunk forward when bend over to pick up something from the floor. They also stabilize your trunk and spine during movement and sitting.

👩‍🔬 THE PSOAS AND FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE

The psoas muscles support your internal organs and work like hydraulic pumps allowing blood and lymph to be pushed in and out of your cells.

Your psoas muscles are vital not only to your structural well-being, but also to your psychological well-being because of their connection to your breath.

Here’s why: there are two tendons for the diaphragm (called the crura) that extend down and connect to the spine alongside where the psoas muscles attach. One of the ligaments (the medial arcuate) wraps around the top of each psoas. Also, the diaphragm and the psoas muscles are connected through fascia that also connects the other hip muscles.

These connections between the psoas muscle and the diaphragm literally connect your ability to walk and breathe, and also how you respond to fear and excitement. That’s because, when you are startled or under stress, your psoas contracts.

In other words, your psoas has a direct influence on your fight or flight response!

During prolonged periods of stress, your psoas is constantly contracted. The same contraction occurs when you:

➡️ sit for long periods of time
➡️ engage in excessive running or walking
➡️ sleep in the fetal position
➡️ do a lot of sit-ups

💡 Here are some tips for getting your psoas back in balance:

✔️ Avoid sitting for extended periods
✔️ Add support to your car seat
✔️ Try Resistance Flexibility exercises
✔️ Get a professional massage
✔️ Release stress and past traumas
✔️ Stretch

💡 HOW TO STRETCH

Roller Psoas Stretch
Use a foam roller for this passive, relaxing stretch that lengthens your psoas, one of your deep hip flexors.

1. Place the roller perpendicular to your spine and lie with your sacrum (the back of your pelvis) — not your spine — on the roller.
2. Pull your left knee toward your chest, keeping your right heel on the ground. You should feel a stretch on the front of your right hip.
3. To increase the stretch, reach your right arm over your head and open your left knee slightly out to the left.
Hold for 30 seconds, then switch legs. Repeat as needed.

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