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Touch for Health Education Newsletter
Last Chance for Reunion Discount December 1, 2004
November 17, 2004
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-- Fat Futures
-- Circulatory Chocolate
-- Cold Hearts
-- Shunning Exercise May Be Worse Than Excess Weight
-- Matthew Teaching Metaphors in Australasia
Greetings!
In this issue we are commenting on a number of interesting articles
selected by Brian Sutton DC from Chiroweb.com. I read a lot of various
newsletters and share what I feel would benefit you most who are using
TFHK. I hope you enjoy my comments about the items in the medical news
and can put them to use with your clients and in your own life. .
Fat Futures
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The World Heart Federation, a Geneva-based group, recently issued a
warning that children are becoming more at risk for cardiovascular disease.
Children are gaining more weight than ever and are developing unhealthy
lifestyle habits that will shorten their lives. The group says that
a child who is overweight is three to five times more likely to have
a stroke or heart attack by age 65. The excess weight is blamed on outdoor
activities being replaced by computers and video games, readily available
high-calorie foods, poor nutritional planning in school lunches, and
a decrease in physical education classes in high school. Reuters, Sept.
20, 2004.
Dr. Thie's Comment: since my grandson
Tim has been living with us for the past 5 years, I have had a new opportunity
to be with young people again. Many stop exercising because they have
minor pains that are slow to go away. Last weekend, we had the entire
Colorado State University Women's club Water Polo Team here for the
day. I was asked to balance two of them and they were amazed at how
much better they felt after just a 14 muscle/meridian balance. Both
of these young women said they really felt "great." I think
we can do a lot for young people and encouraging exercise by teaching
more people to balance for faster and more effective recovery after
exercise.
John Thie
Circulatory Chocolate
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A small study from Athens Medical School in Greece reports that dark
chocolate appears to exert a rapid, beneficial effect on blood vessels.
Using ultrasound exams soon after subjects consumed a 3.5 oz. dark chocolate
bar, researchers found an increased activity of arterial endothelial
cells. The study was placebo-controlled, and the chocolate and placebo
groups were switched on different days to rule out individual variations.
The effects of the chocolate lasted for three or more hours. Associated
Press, Aug. 29, 2004.
Dr. Thie's comment: When I am sharing
about food sensitivities in my 5 day intensive, we find some of almost
every class not having a sensitivity to chocolate. It is often a surprise
to people, as there is so much bad press about chocolate. Maybe the
fact that dark chocolate enhances some cellular function could be one
of the reasons chocolate sometimes comes out as a biogenic or biostatic
food.
Cold Hearts
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It has long been known that cold weather tends to increase the incidence
of heart attacks, but a new study suggests that this effect occurs mostly
in people with high blood pressure. The study, involving 748 heart attack
victims, found that the incidence doubled when the temperature dropped
below 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 degrees F) in hypertensives. But researchers
also found that a simple 9 degree drop in temperature, even on a mild
day, precipitated more attacks. The researchers theorize that a temperature
drop causes vasoconstriction which raises blood pressure even more,
especially in hypertensive patient whose arterioles may be more sensitive
to begin with, adding an extra strain on the heart. They suggest that
such individuals dress warmly in cold weather. Associated Press, reporting
on research from the University of Burgundy in France (presented to
the European Society of Cardiology), Aug. 30, 2004.
Dr. Thie's Comment: When using the
TFH Element Metaphors, we recognize that the heart meridian is on the
fire element. The other 3 meridians associated with the Fire Element
are the Small Intestines, Triple Warmer and Circulation Sex. All of
these meridians have a heat involvement. I wonder how much benefit people
that are effected by cold weather would benefit from learning about
balancing these four meridians and being sure that the muscle indicators
are testing strong. We have had some anecdotal reports that people with
high blood pressure find that it is reduced immediately after a basic
14 muscle balance. Let us know your personal experiences.
Shunning Exercise May Be Worse Than
Excess Weight
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A report from the University of Florida concludes that you are better
off being overweight than underexercised. The study looked at 906 women
over four years, examining both weight and exercise habits. The mean
age was 58. Analysis of health problems and cardiovascular incidents
revealed a decrease in problems in those who were at least moderately
active, no matter what weight category they were in. However, another
study published in the same journal concludes that for adult-onset diabetes,
weight is a bigger factor. I recommend both: staying trim and exercising
regularly. Journal of the American Medical Association, Sept. 8, 2004.
Dr. Thie's Comment: The amount or type of exercise
isn't as important as doing some exercise at least three times a week,
more up to a point seems to be better. One of the successful combinations
of strategies is to push away from food (before that stuffed feeling)
and doing your exercise either right before or after meals; seems to
be the best. Goal setting for having an ideal fat and weight composition
and getting your energy in harmony for that goal with a 14 muscle balance
is amazing in its motivational assistance to exercising.
Matthew Teaching Metaphors in Australasia
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Matthew who co-authored Touch for Health and the Chinese Five Element
Metaphors book with me has just finished teaching in Hong Kong with
great reviews of his program on Metaphors. He is now in Japan teaching
the metaphor program. November 2,0 21 in Osaka, Tokyo 25, 26, advanced
Metaphor training (Instructor) 27, 28. Contact onebrain@nifty.com He
will next be in Australia and New Zealand.
In Australia, December 2, 3, Instructor certificate
4, 5 Contact toni@biokinetics.com.au. New Zealand December 10, 11 Instructor
certificate 12, 13 contact bruce@ikpkp.com If you can make any of these
programs I urge you to do so as it will really add to your ability to
help others even more. All the comments about Matthew's previous programs
in the USA, Europe and Central and South America have been very positive
and say "this really rounds out the TFH program." It will
benefit any practitioner using Kinesiology.
Contact Information
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email: thie@touch4health.com
voice: 310 589 5269
web: http://www.touch4health.com
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