Posted on November 29, 2012 by drsteveComments (6)
What if I said you could focus on just ONE THING and automatically release tension and the "uptight" feeling in your neck and shoulders?
Learning about the European "grounding" technique I demonstrate in today's episode changed the way I teach core stability and has impacted hundreds of my private clients but now I want to share it with you!
And of course, it wouldn't be an episode of Core Welllness TV without the Mindset and Nutrition pieces so…
In the mindset piece I share a simple "re-frame" of the phrase "I have to…" to one that automatically switches your mindset and automatically opens your posture…with just a thought. Powerful.
I learned if from Denise Taylor and I will be on her radio show tomorrow morning, Friday, Nov. 30th, at 10:35 Eastern U.S. time on www.newstalk1570.com/denise-taylor-show.
You can listen online through the link above. So I hope you can tune in!
Denise has an inspiring story and wonderful message. Please visit her website at www.wegetto.org
The nutrition piece is a life saver…literally.
I show (and eat) the specific fat (that most people are grossly deficient in) that makes your tissues more flexible and reduces your risk of muscle strains, heart attacks, and abdominal aortic aneurism. (first sign is sudden death in most cases…no thanks!)
So click below now to watch the video and then leave a comment letting me know how you plan to incorporate these new insights in your life.
And if you want to be the first to know when I release new "Core Nutrition" training products and get instant access to a FREE "Weight Loss Through Hormone Balance" audio training program just enter your name and email in the form below!
Keep thinking good thoughts, eating good food, and KEEP MOVING!
Dr. Steve
Also talked about in this episode…"Why do plants with high omega 3 fat content survive in the cold freezing temperature? And what does it have to do with keeping YOUR cells healthy, resilient, and young? Watch the video below!
I absolutely LOVE doing this piece of my daily routine. It combines hip stretching, balance, coordination, strength, and agility. It's also a very important move to do if you have lower crossed syndrome or you sit a lot.
I realize that many people will have knee or foot or hip issues or other things that may keep you from performing this series as shown. You can adapt the movement by not dipping down as far as I do into the lunge and squat movements.
And it was a total Drovers morning for me. I usually listen to a podcast or something educational but today I was driven by the Drovers so I decided to let you hear what I was hearing as I was doing the movement series.
It's extremely useful for improving coordination because it mimics the "contralateral" infant develop pattern as learned from Voita, Kolar, et al. in Eastern Europe that connects the right and left sides of your brain!
Pay close attention to the text cues on the screen because they point out the "little hinges" that swing big doors!
This also uses the power of "eidetic perception" or the ability to use imagery and this "Intention" is everything when you are attempting to activate you deep core stability system.
The Imagination and Intention of your movement is arguably even more important than the movement itself.
Let me know what you think of this important movement in the comments. Were you able to do it? What kept you from doing it? Balance? Strength? Knee pain? Toe inflexibility? LEAVE YOUR COMMENT BELOW NOW!
Today is another episode based on the "3 Pillars of Core Wellness",
1. Mindset 2. Movement 3. Nutrition
In the "Mindset" piece you'll learn the "go deeper" strategy for staying motivated when you're in the middle of making healthy change.
The physical "Movement" piece will let you know real quick if your shoulders and core are up to snuff. I'll admit this move from infant development will be hard for a lot of folks, especially if your upper body posture is poor or you suffer from shoulder pain, headaches, neck pain, carpal tunnel, or any other type of upper quarter pain symptoms.
The "Nutrition" piece is a case study on a recent patient who reversed Irritable Bowel Syndrome and a host of other issues in just over 1 month with a targeted nutritional protocol.
I go through the protocol in the video. Below the video you'll see the specific products and diet strategy we used in case they fit your situation and you would like to use them yourself. They are now available through our Metagenics nutritional supplement store.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome:
Of course everyone has individual issues that can lead to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. And for the case study above, I made my decisions based on an in-depth, in person consultation and history. So the protocol was specific to her issues.
1. Her gall bladder was removed and she had poor digestion so I gave her Metagest (2 per meal) to help her reduce the pH of her stomach which is necessary to stimulate proper enzyme release from the pancreas (do NOT use with active ulcers) and Azeopangin (2 per meal…Spectrazyme is vegetarian replacement) to help her break down food into small particles so the immune system did not see them as foreign invaders and set off an overinflated inflammatory response.
2. Excessive bloating, poor mental concentration, and poor sleep cued me in to improve the bacterial balance of her colon with Ultra Flora Plus (1 cap, 2x/per day). This is something I would do EVERY time with IBS or ANY gut related condition. Remember…your GUT and your BRAIN are essentially the SAME THING!
3. The Ultra InflamX Medical food was chosen to because it is specifically formulated with vitamins, minerals, and herbs to reduce systemic inflammation, especially related to the gut (GREAT for Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis, and diverticulitis, too.) In addition to providing gut and inflammation support, it provides a meal or snack replacement twice a day to make your new diet and lifestyle change easier to manage.
Although we did not use it in this case study, I often (nearly always) use Candibactin BR to kill off pathogenic bacteria and yeast at 2 tablets 2x/per day. It was simply a gut reaction not to use it in this case.
That's it for today! Using all of the above would be optimum for the best chance at recovery from IBS but amazing things can happen just by eliminating offending foods and re-balancing bacteria.
Please understand this is an educational post and these are broad sweeping recommendations that have served my patients well over the years but by no means is it meant to be specific medical advice. Please consult a naturally minded / integrative practitioner for individual care.
Posted on November 24, 2010 by drsteveComments (12)
The key concept from the new paradigm of posture and core training from Prague unfortunately kind of kicks Pilates in the teeth…YIKES!
Now don't get me wrong, I love Pilates for it's emphasis on "lengthening out" into good posture. But in this video you'll learn the critical difference in the way you should switch on the "core of your core".
And it has nothing to do with "pulling your belly button to your spine"!
"Abdominal hollowing" as it's called, has actually been proven to take you OUT of good stability.
So try the self test in this short video (it's only about 2 and a half minutes) to see if YOU can properly activate the core of your core"!
See you at Piestawa Peak!
P.S. I'm getting excited to re-open the Core Wellness Institute coaching course to the public in the new year.
The trial group is on module 6 of 12 this week (I post a new module each week) and so far I've been getting awesome feedback from the participants who are using the unique posture and lifestyle action steps to enjoy less pain, more energy, and the ability to finally get back on track with their health.
I'll be making an announcement soon about how to get on the early notification list for when the course re-opens.
You might be surprised at the results when you take this simple balance test. If you don't have good balance, you start avoiding movements that require it. And you know what that means!
If you don't use it….YOU LOSE IT!
That's a major reason for unhealthy aging. You quit moving how you used to move "when you were younger".
Plus you definitely run a much higher risk of getting injured or having a traumatic fall where you break a bone or a near fall where you "catch yourself" and pull a muscle which can put you on the sidelines of life for a long time.
I pulled this test out of the new Posture Transformation and Functional Fitness Online Course so you can get an idea of what to expect when we open enrollment.
If you haven't seen the full introduction to the course yet, you can check itat www.CoreWellnessInstitute.comand be sure to let me know how you do on the test by leaving a comment!
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