Camp Chiropractic & Acupuncture

09/29/2022

Yet, so many of us are deficient in this important mineral.

In a recent episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discussed why magnesium deficiency is a huge problem, why most of us are deficient, how to identify if you are magnesium deficient, and what to do about it.

You can listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3TUZhQR

09/27/2022

Causes of diseases according to Chinese medicine: DIET 🍏
TCM recommends eating a whole food diet, in season and locally, and eating mostly within the person's cultural background (ie: people who are mostly of germanic ancestors would do well on a blend diet, while a person of a Thai ancestors would do well on spicy foods). The time one eats and the atmosphere he/she eats in is very important also

Let's look at what causes imbalances with certain diets:

🍏 Malnutrition due to restricted diets or just lack of wanting variety in eating habits, causes SP & Blood deficiency with symptoms of fatigue, pale face and tongue and dizziness.

🍏 Constant overeating will weaken the SP, with an accumulation of dampness and/or fluid retention, causing bloating, loose stools and cravings.

🍏 Excessive cold food (salads, ice cream, iced drinks) will deplete SP Yang causing bloating, fatigued, feeling cold, and diarrhea.

🍏 Excess sweet & sugary & greasy foods will cause an accumulation of dampness in the SP (bloating, fullness in abdomen, mucus in stools, yellowish vaginal discharge, and heavy head).

🍏 Too much spicy food (curry, alcohol, lamb, beef, chilli peppers…) will give rise to LV & ST Heat (acid reflux, heart burns, thirst, temporal headaches, and irritability).

Want more on TCM nutrition, check out my resource page here: https://acuproacademy.com/tcm-nutrition-and-herbal-medicine/

💚If you enjoyed my graphic, check out my "Chinese Medicine Made Easy" PDF or hard copy (an illustrated guide to TCM foundation & Diagnosis) here: https://bit.ly/3h7xn

09/14/2022

Clean Eating Overnight Oats 4 Ways for Breakfast Meal Prep! We've been depending a lot on our beloved overnight oats for a quick + nutritious breakfast in the mornings lately...and you know what?!! The more frequently I make them, and different varieties that I introduce = the more I'm getting...

08/27/2022

We’re up against powerful biochemical mechanisms created by food addiction. Willpower becomes useless when industrial junk food and sugar are in charge of your brain chemistry.⁣⁣
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Fake foods we’ve been introduced to in the 20th century – many of which contain high-fructose corn syrup and other added sugars – have hijacked our brains, our hormones, and our metabolism. These Frankenfoods have literally created a vicious cycle of hunger and cravings.⁣⁣

There is no such thing as junk food. There’s just junk, and there’s food.⁣⁣
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I have a simple yet radical proposal: Let’s send the trillion-dollar junk food industry a message and eat real food. That means foods nature created, which don’t come with barcodes, fake ingredients, or an ingredient list at all. ⁣⁣
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To do that, we need to rewire our brains. A researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) told me the real regulator of our weight and metabolism isn’t our stomach, but our brain chemistry. The right foods send a message to your brain to shut down hunger and cravings so you burn fat and feel great. Sugary, processed foods send the opposite message.⁣⁣
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We can start to do this by eating whole, real foods. Make sure that every meal consists of 75% plant foods, healthy fats, and sustainable protein. And try to avoid anything high in sugar, high in starches, and processed foods. ⁣

08/01/2022

👩‍👦 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months, with complementary foods introduced around six months. And continued breastfeeding for 2 years or more, as mutually desired by mother and child.​​​​​​​​
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🍼 Preliminary data reveals that human milk in the second year of life continues to be a significant source of macronutrients and immunologic factors for growing toddlers. Studies and meta-analyses also have confirmed the impact of breastfeeding longer than 12 months on maternal health, in decreasing maternal type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, breast cancer and ovarian cancer rates.​​​​​​​​
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Data shows that for children who were breastfed, the following acute and chronic pediatric disorders occur less frequently: otitis media, acute diarrheal disease, lower respiratory illnesses, sudden infant death syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, childhood leukemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, asthma and atopic dermatitis.​​​​​​​​
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💞 The AAP policy statement approaches infant feeding from a public health perspective. It states that breastfeeding is about far more than the nutrition provided to the growing child. It also is about the relationship between parent and child.​​​​​​​​
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We have always known this!! 👏 So great to see that they are getting this important information out to the masses!​​​​​​​​
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🔗 Source: https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/20528/Updated-AAP-guidance-recommends-longer?autologincheck=redirected​​​​​​​​
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07/20/2022

😬 Skittle candies contain a "known toxin" that makes them "unfit for human consumption" according to a class-action lawsuit filed against Mars Inc.​​​​​​​​
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It alleges that the company uses a toxic called titanium dioxide. Thames claims that people who eat Skittles are at a "heightened risk of a host of health effects for which they were unaware stemming from genotoxicity – the ability of a chemical substance to change DNA," according to The Guardian.​​​​​​​​
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Thames' lawsuit claims that Mars Inc has known about the alleged risks that are related to titanium dioxide.​​​​​​​​
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In 2021, the EFSA announced that “titanium dioxide can no longer be considered safe as a food additive." The lawsuit claims that Skittles are still being made with this toxic chemical.​​​​​​​​
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As if the corn syrup, sugar, artificial flavors, artificial dyes, palm oil, and other additives aren't enough of a reason to avoid them... ​​​​​​​​
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Read more here: https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/skittles-claimed-to-be-unfit-for-human-consumption-by-lawsuit-mars-candy-snickers-twix-milky-way-starbursts-titanium-dioxide-toxic-humans-mars-inc​​​​​​​​
🔗 IG link in bio ​​​​​​​​
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06/30/2022