Dr. Gordie's Health and Wellness Report

As I build my new practice in California, I am continually asked to explain what I do. So I have decided to again review the wholistic concepts of applied kinesiology with some thoughts on its evolution.

What is “AK” or applied kinesiology ? Today I hear the term “kinesiology” used synonymously with “muscle testing.” Like many topics these days the term has been used yet not completely understood within the context of its original definition.

Muscle testing was developed in the 1940’s at Johns Hopkins as a means to grade physical disability. Kinesiology is simply the study (ology) of motion (kinetics). All of the systems of ”kinesiology-muscle testing” stem from the genius of Dr. George J. Goodheart Jr., DC. In 1964 Dr. Goodheart used this muscle testing method to examine a patient’s shoulder problem. He was able to achieve diagnostic results previously unattainable. Since that beginning, Dr Goodheart and many others have added numerous techniques of examination and treatment to this diagnostic system, which is based on using the immediate feedback of a change in muscle strength.

One could guess that “applying” the study of motion to the body, particularly in this sense, would be to “apply kinesiology” to the body. In hindsight applied “physiology” (the study of the function and organ of a living body organism) would now be more accurate a name, as the information of this testable system has expanded far beyond the original idea of motion. Today what is immediately “testable” ranges from the simple function of a muscle acting on a joint, to the relationship of nutrition, chemical toxicity, meridian energy flow, lifestyle habits, thought patterns, and on and on. One could well ask, “What cannot be tested? Where is the limit? How do we know we are staying real and valid in our scope of evaluation?”

AK uses functional neurological evaluation to assess the important aspects related to health, and is unique in today’s health discipline as it produces a means of measuring the effect of a therapy IMMEDIATELY. In fact, a therapy is only applied/prescribed after it demonstrates an immediate improvement in muscle strength.

There are three main areas that need to be addressed when dealing with personal health. The first and often most important is structure. This is the relationship of one body part to the next. This is where the great majority of sensual input comes from and nervous output goes to. The physical alignment and smooth efficient operation of the skeletal, muscular, skin, visceral, cranial, and neurological systems are in this category.

Individual perceptual and emotional experience has a lot to do with the proper alignment and function of the physical tissues. You do not wake up in the morning and say, “Oh my amino acid one is really killing me today!” You wake up and take notice of your bodies’ “physical” parts, likely to say, “Oh my neck, back, foot, etc. are killing What are those “structures” made of? How do they repair, regenerate, grow, and communicate with one another? Chemistry. The tissues are made of cells, which are made up of molecules. These molecules we can call chemistry. So at a deeper level the presence of proper chemical molecular substances, the presence of improper chemical molecular substances (toxins) and the proper “direction” of those molecules is vital to health.

The saying at Grandmas National Foods (the health food store where I worked when I was 15) was, “You are what you eat.” More accurate to say, “your physical body is what you can assimilate (digest or absorb), then direct into play by the proper usage of those molecules relative to the information presented to the surface of the cell at the receptor site, as guided by thoughts which work within your current genetic capacity as directed by your soul’s agenda, until you change your mind, to change it all!” Most people find it easier to say you are what you eat”.

AK looks at a third category of “emotions.” Forming a triangle (see picture) of STRUCTURE CHEMISTRY AND EMOTIONS. Personally, I chose to evaluate this into STRUCTURE, CHEMISTRY AND ELECTROMAGNETICS (ENERGY) ALL EXISTING WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SOUL’S AGENDA ON CHOICE OF DNA, ULTIMATELY PLIABLE BY CHANGE OF MIND.

The chemical molecules are made up of atoms, which are made up of subatomic particles. As Amit Goswami says in What the Bleep “atoms are not things they are tendencies.” The particle wave/dilemma! The body is solid, or at least seems so, yet it is made up of sub atomic “particles” that are actually “waves” until observed. Which implies something (or some “one”) is observing your body into its health and its disease. Right?

Why this tangent? With this information we should throw all our other knowledge away and just change our minds. Right? Gladly yes! Yet clinically it usually doesn’t work that easily. First we need to develop the ability to observe (focus) deep and long enough to make instant lasting changes on these chemical and structural systems.

AK wisdom has taught us that health is a balanced triad of structure, chemistry, and energy, having an effect on mind and emotions and visa versa. Any side of the triad affects any other side.

Every muscle in the body relates to a specific organ or gland, and acupuncture meridian. Each organ has specific chemical requirements to do its job (produce other chemicals). Each meridian has a specific energy flow, season, food, emotion, and strongest hour of influence. So when a skilled AK practitioner is testing your muscles, they are not only testing the muscles, they are testing the cranial bone relationship, acupuncture energy flow, structural joint integrity, specific organ relationship with specific nutritional needs. and the presence of toxic substances. The specific muscle can represent all of these factors (and more) if the tester has knowledge of how to do the tests properly “Kinesiology” is often reduced to a parlor trick where the tester is using the strength of someone’s arm (usually in a non-specific pull-down test) to demonstrate the effect of some product or device (often that they are trying to sell). Whether the product or device is valuable not, this type of test leaves a lot of room for question.

There are various forms of “kinesiology” that have been developed that focus on only one side of the triad. Many of these help people, and that is a wonderful thing. Where difficulties begin is where, for example, a practitioner is looking for an emotional cause for a problem when the patient is suffering from a thyroid chemical imbalance that has caused excessive emotional behavior; or the doctor is trying to correct candidiases, giving all the right supplements and the patient cannot produce enough hydrochloric acid in the stomach due to thoracic spinal misalignment and cranial due to a whiplash injury.

Applied kinesiology, or holographic kinesiology (which I practice), or educational kinesiology (insert your favorite here), are all excellent evaluation tools. And yet they are only as great as the question you can ask, based on your knowledge.

“Applying” kinesiology to the spiritual realm is another matter. I once designed an experiment with a well-trained colleague to test various unknowns using muscle testing to “remote view”. Our answers (the testers were blinded to variables) averaged no better than guessing. What does that say about using kinesiology to explore unknown realms? Maybe the test is only as good as the testers’ ability to see beyond present time.

Further investigation is required with people proven to be reliable as valid remote viewer because if it is impossible to check on the validity of a test we must, as true scientists, take care not to treat it like science “fact.” All of the AK principles can be, and have been, checked with other means of investigation. Holographically I practice with the hypotheses that the soul directs the DNA (we know environment does – see Dr. Bruce Lipton’s work), and that the mind and its choices affect all of the above. I have based this hypothesis in phenomena I have directly experienced, and which I have witnessed other people who practice active forms of meditation and focus experience).

With so many types of kinesiology out there what is one to do? Start your information search at www.ICAK.com . This is the original organization based on Dr. Goodheart’s work. They try to maintain the highest of educational and scientific integrity, and are the only kinesiology organization that requires passing a test at the end of a course. They have various levels of “certification.” As with any organization they have their limitations, but it is a good place to start. Also Dr. Robert Blaich D.C. DIBAK has an excellent book on AK for the public available through my office. Find a good AK doctor and go get tested for what ails – and heals you.

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How many times have you had a conversation about the ileocecal valve? Most people have never heard of it – never mind understood its importance.  The ileum is the last part of the small intestine where it attaches to the first part of the large intestine, the cecum, There is a valve that keeps the two parts separate, thus the name ileocecal valve. Perhaps the easiest way to understand its importance is to view it as the doorway between the “kitchen and the garbage can.”

Its primary purpose is to keep fecal matter (yes, poop) from backing up into the small intestine. In layman terms it “keeps the garbage out of the kitchen.” If you use that analogy one can see how important it is. If you had garbage in your kitchen and it mixed in with your food and you ate it, you’d feel ill. Similarly, if you absorb fecal matter into your body through your small intestine this can make you toxic.

The same is true if you do not open the door often enough, and the food which should be headed out into the garbage sits and rots in the kitchen; the same possibility of toxicity ensues.

In current allopathic medicine there is no listed syndrome related to the ileocecal valve. Unfortunately because of this, many people have had that section of their gut removed; most frequently in bowel cancer surgery.  While it is possible that people can survive without it, or “function” when the valve is operating poorly, optimum health demands we look at its function.

Applied Kinesiology refers to a condition called the “ileocecal valve syndrome.” The syndrome can refer with to an “open ICV (ileocecal valve) or a “closed ICV.” In the open condition, the contents of the colon pass back up into the ileum, and in the closed condition the ileum’s contents cannot move on into the colon.

Physiologically, the control of the value is regulated via pressure in the cecum from material that has already passed through the valve as well as the presence of certain hormones released during the digestive process (i.e. gastrin released from the mucosal lining of the stomach due to the presence of food).

In Applied Kinesiology we recognize several factors that can cause the syndrome. But first let’s look at some key symptoms you might experience clinically if you had ICV Syndrome. The ICV Syndrome has been called “the great mimicker” as it can appear like many other conditions. Here is a list of possible symptoms:  Bowel irregularities, headaches, nausea, faintness, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), low back pain, dizziness, shoulder pain, pain around the heart, flu like symptoms, dark circles under the eyes, sacroiliac pain, sinus symptoms, bursitis symptoms, low stomach acid symptoms like heartburn after meals and flatulence after meals, sudden thirst, and pallor (extreme paleness) of skin.

What causes the ICV to malfunction? Several important factors must be evaluated. Emotions can trigger the valve to malfunction thus creating uncomfortable symptoms which then create more emotion … and around and around until the cycle is interrupted. Physiologically, the nervous system controls digestive function and the proper balance of the autonomic nervous system, among other things, through certain spinal segments in the low back and neck. If ICV Syndrome symptoms are present, certain functions of the cranial bone system need to be evaluated and corrected.

Changes of diet will help to correct the open or closed valve state as well. If suffering from ICV Syndrome, it is helpful to temporarily avoid certain foods such as popcorn, chips, nuts, seed, alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, cocoa, spicy foods and certain raw roughage foods. It also helps supplementing with specific nutrients which should be evaluated by a properly trained Applied Kinesiologist. There are also specific reflex points that can be stimulated to help open or close the value.

Many patients come to my office with complaints that have not improved in spite of many conventional and even unconventional therapies. I so often find that correcting the ICV eliminates a vast majority of their complaints. The remedy is so swift and complete that I am often asked, “Why didn’t my regular doctor know about this?”  The answer to that is whole subject on its own. But at least if people are aware of the possibility of ICV Syndrome than they can ask their physician about it. Who knows, their doctor may choose to find out more about this condition!

If you feel you would like to be evaluated for possible ICV Syndrome, you can contact me at www.drgordie.com.

In the past I have spoken about the adrenal glands, their function and importance in maintaining health. Today I will speak simply and briefly about the thyroid gland and the role it plays. Next to the adrenal glands and their relative function, the thyroid is probably the next most common glandular imbalance I see in clinical practice. Doctors who practice in the field of applied kinesiology often describe that, when treating a patient to bring back balanced adrenal function, thyroid imbalances begin to show up. When the doctor begins to address the thyroid, the previously balanced at adrenal glands begin to show another layer of difficulty. This teeter- totter dynamic can continue until both glands are balanced.

The Thyroid
The thyroid hormones generally regulate body’s metabolic rate – the body’s energy use. With a few exceptions, they regulate almost all tissue metabolism. The brain, testes, spleen, lungs, and eyes are not controlled in metabolism by the thyroid. Common thyroid conditions that one may hear of include myxedema (low “hypo” thyroid ) and Graves’ Disease (high or “hyper” thyroidism). Hashimoto’s Disease, and goiter are terms that refer to these common thyroid conditions. Hashimoto’s Disease is a condition in which the immune system attacks the thyroid, creating a low/non functioning thyroid. Goiter is the term that describes an enlargement of the thyroid gland often associated with over-function (hyperthyroid). While these conditions can appear in a health practice, more common and more confusing are the “sub-clinical” thyroid conditions. In this situation, people have symptoms and/or signs of dysfunction but without the obvious diseases described in medical literature.
When mainstream medical science addresses the thyroid gland, or any organ/system for that matter, they tend to only measure its function through various tests. These tests have “normal ranges,” which are determined by the observation and measurement of thyroid function in so-called “normal” healthy individuals. However, rather than actual optimum examples of proper function and health, these individuals may actually be unhealthy individuals with no apparent symptoms. In addition, even if the ranges are correct, they are after all, a range of values. For example, any given person, on any given day, might test in the lower part of the acceptable “healthy” range; and yet it is possible their individual proper “healthy normal” may actually lie in the upper end of the range. Normal for that individual is not normal – or healthy – at all.
Current medical procedures test a patient’s blood for thyroid levels, and if low, physicians usually prescribe a drug replacement. If the reading is high, practitioners will often prescribe killing the thyroid with radiation and then place the patient on thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
How does one approach thyroid conditions holistically? Is it possible to return a malfunctioning thyroid to its proper state without resorting to intrusive procedures? We Bleepers know, or believe, (or at least hope!) that our thoughts can change anything. But first of all it helps to have solid knowledge of the situation to empower change and healing.
The thyroid gland sits at the front of the throat just below and to the side of the larynx. It takes the amino acid tyrosine and couples it with iodine to produce the hormones T4 (thyroxine), and T3 ( tri-iodothyronine). Tyrosine comes from the amino acid phenylalanine. The proper conversion of tyrosine to T4 and T3 requires an enzyme called tyrosinase which is part of the vitamin C complex (the COMPLEX, not just ascorbic acid), the mineral copper, and iodine commonly found in saltwater fish, iodized table salt, or nutritional supplements.
The thyroid produces mostly T4, and very little T3which is the truly active hormone. As a result, the body converts a lot of T4 to T3 with the liver converting the greater portion, and the mucous lining of the intestines converting the rest. It is obvious then, that liver stress and floral imbalances in the bowel can contribute to thyroid conditions. Research has also shown that the salivary glands, mainly the parotid glands at the sides of the cheeks, remove iodine from food. But sufficient chewing of food (and healthy teeth to do it with!) is needed to adequately release the iodine. Women especially require sufficient iodine because healthy function of their ovaries as well as their thyroid depends on it.
Also commonly overlooked as a contributing factor in thyroid conditions is the fact that the thyroid secretes a hormone primarily into the lymphatic system. The head, neck, right shoulder, right arm, right lung, and right side of the heart all drain their lymph into the blood system through the deeper structures in the upper right chest and shoulder. Structural imbalances, i.e. misalignments, in the cervical spine, shoulder, shoulder muscles, chest muscles, back muscles, and neck muscles can decrease the drainage of these lymphatic fluids. If the lymph does not quickly and adequately reach the blood, the timely release of thyroid hormones to the tissues of the body can be affected.
Proper chemistry (nutrition) and structural balance are important for thyroid health. Another element to consider that is almost totally off allopathic medicine’s radar, is the state of an individual’s emotions and their ability to express them properly.
The thyroid sits at the throat, the center of the fifth chakra, or seal. This is the seal that is associated with the speaking of “truth.” Is it possible that when a person does not express their emotions and speak their truth that the thyroid might be affected over time? Practitioners who observe closely find this might be the case.

A person who stifles (chokes back) the expression of their emotions gives the energy of their emotions no place to go. It is possible that unexpressed, or blocked emotional energy could have a negative impact on the proper functioning of the thyroid. Equally as debilitating is the person who over-expresses their “truth” and runs the seal without rest. In regards to expressing “truth,” in quantum physics we know the quantum world makes room for all possibilities. If we speak words that are empty, meaningless or even untrue, we are NOT projecting a description of the reality being held in the frontal lobe of the brain. Instead we are creating words (and possibilities) that have no “vision,” no “will,” and certainly no integrity behind them. How can the thyroid function in an integrated, healthy manner if the words – the vibrations, the energy – flowing around and through it are misaligned, twisted and powerless? What possibilities are being created except the possibility of poor health?
Here is a short list of a few symptoms indicative of low thyroid: fatigue, weight gain even with a low-calorie diet, morning headaches that diminish as the day progresses; depression, constipation, poor circulation, hyper-sensitivity to cold weather, muscle cramps when inactive, depressed immune system function (catching colds, flu, and other infections easily), excessive sleep required.
For a human being to be healthy, the glands of the body must function in harmony (hormony?). If you desire to balance the thyroid, the health and balance of the liver and the gut, and all the factors that affect them – structural, chemical and emotional – must be considered and properly evaluated. Please consult a holistic and knowledgeable health practitioner before starting any regimen.
Dr. Gordie
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There is a lot of discussion and debate about health insurance these days. We all pretty much know the drill; pay in to the fund while your well and able, and have the opportunity to draw out when you need to pay a bill, when you are not well.

The concept, (or hope) is that there are more people paying in, than there are people drawing out. The premiums you pay are adjusted so that financially, the insurance company is always covered (or profiting from you). What you are really doing is paying money for the peace of mind, that you have access to funds if you ever need it. In essence, you are betting against yourself and the insurance company is betting on you.

That is not health insurance. That is financial hedging to cover costs or potential losses if you should become injured or fall ill and need to pay for care.

Real insurance (to insure against illness/injury) would be the things you do, and do not do to “insure” health and well being. Preventing the problem before it starts, when dealing with human beings is a very interesting concept. Why would we knowingly do anything that would threaten our well being, or our very survival? You do it more than you think.

Prevention starts with the mind. You have got to value life, your life and feel that life is worth living, and want to be healthy. Then you will be more likely to do the things necessary to promote wellness and avoid the things that create “ disease”. Your probably thinking “I do, I do!”, but how often to you put other things infront of your own health?

I am once again brought to the genius and inspired thinking of Dr George Goodheart Jr, DC, the founder of Applied Kinesiology, and his concept:

The Triad of Health.
Structure • Chemistry • Emotions

Lets rethink/reword it a bit to say; The alignment and functional relationship of all your tissues, and structures. The absence of structural interferences .The presence of all needed chemical molecules. The absence of molecules that are harmful and thus interfere with wellness. To practice and learn to choose emotional states that bring about and maintain wellness. In other words, balance.

Disease is a process, like a continuum of functional degradation, where processes change, degrade, and cease to function. Somewhere in that continuum the person experiences symptoms. But these symptoms are more often than not fairly far down the path of change. It amazes me how people will spend time and money taking their car in for preventative maintenance and completely ignore their own bodies. New cars come with built in computers that can actually tell you what’s wrong. The human body is much more sophisticated and still simple. It has the built in diagnostic system and we are just beginning to tap into it. All you have to do is take it in for maintenance!

Of course my preferred “mechanic” is a Professional Applied Kinesiologist. And my prevention tools are:

Structure:

Keep your body aligned. The bones of the skeleton, cranium, extremities; the dura; the muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia, periostium; the organs…not just their relative position, but their ability to function and interact. Find great structural therapists and get work done. Make sure they know how to ask the body what it needs. This is difficult, if not nearly impossible to do it for yourself. Remember your car! You need that car!

Nutrition:

The more you are consciously and intently exercising the better. Eating healthy and knowing what your body needs can be the best tool in your toolbox. What is your diet missing, what nutritional supplements can help keep your body working? Nutrition is Queen but EXERCISE IS KING. People forget that it’s not just what you put IN to your body, but how you move your body that helps your body function properly.

Chemical:

Chemically, our world, and thus our bodies, are exposed to so many toxic substances, that volumes could be, and have been written. When you are starting out, keep it simple. My personal rules, the closer to nature the better. Off the tree/ vine is better that from a freezer or a can (nature doesn’t use trans fats, or High fructose corn syrup). Eat flesh with veggies, skip the starches. Fresh fruit between meals. Drink your solids (chew, chew, chew) and chew your liquids. Don’t drink liquids with meals. Slow down and enjoy your food. Take supplements, but be tested for them, prevent by making sure you are getting what you need. Drink plenty of pure water. Fast/detox/cleanse, but get professional guidance. How often depends on your body, your genetics, your diet, lifestyle habits, work environment, the amount you exercise (the more you move the body the better its clears toxins). Again- take the guess work out of your routine and consult with your physician.

Emotions:

Emotionally, choose emotions that keep you healthy. Simple. Peace, love, joy. Take classes, courses or seminars if needed. Understand that emotions are chemicals in the brain (and gut- our other brain!) that we become addicted to. What you feel emotionally is relative to your attitude and beliefs. No one “makes us” feel any particular way, we choose the emotional (or perhaps it chooses us) based on the viewpoint we take. What we believe shapes our viewpoint. Ask yourself a question like “why am I so screwed up?” and your brain will begin gathering all the data as to why you are screwed up. Ask the question “what would happen if I could be happy?” and what do you think your brain does? Make the mind a study and you will have a leg up on prevention.

So now you have your tools, your ready for your preventative maintenance package on your body- remember- it’s the only one you’ve got and if it’s not working you won’t be able to do all the other things you’ve been making more of a priority than yourself.

Dr. Gordie
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“That’s the Vibe”.
“It’s the right frequency”.
“frequency specific” ….

Lets get some definitions of language so we can start on the same page or shall I say “frequency”.

Frequency has to do with a repeating pattern, more specifically, the TIME it takes for a pattern to repeat itself.

Lets examine the concept of the “Wave”.

If you tie a jump rope to a tree, pull it moderately tight and start lifting your wrist and snapping it down, you will send a “wave” that travels down the rope to the fixed end and back. This has a frequency, a vibe.

Question: Can you take the wave out and put it in a wheelbarrow, and say “here is your wave and there is your string?”

Consider Water. Take the ocean, for example. Watch the waves roll in and out. Can you remove the waves from the water, put them in a wheelbarrow and say “here is your wave and there is your water?”

Listen to a sound. They are registered by your ears and interpreted by your brain, but the sound wave is a compression and rarefaction of the substance we call air. Can you take the sound wave, put it in a wheelbarrow and say “here is your wave and here is your air?

Silly questions, right? The wave is not a “thing” but is a function of the state of change of the string, the water, the air… It is a change of the “medium”. The medium is the substance, that is doing the moving, or the changing.

Lets consider the Electromagnetic Spectrum. The “energy waves” from hertzian waves, through, infra-red, visible light, ultraviolet, xray, gamma ray, cosmic ray…. Lets take these waves and put them in a wheelbarrow. Wait, you can’t do that, duh! Ok these waves are just the movement of the medium.

What IS the medium? WHAT is actually moving? And better yet, WHAT (WHO?) is doing the moving? This is the great and deepest question. You can argue and discuss particles and sub sub sub sub particles, but the question remains!

I like to call it “Consciousness moving the Void”.

In my view, the Void, and its movement by consciousness, are inseparable, like the wave from the rope. You cannot separate the movement from its medium, the “energy” from its mover.

What is the point? What does this have to do with “Health Matters?”. Good question.

The point is that the very substance that makes up the material world comes from the “movement of a medium”. As hard to define as this medium is , you cannot separate the movement from the medium.

The very thinking you do, the electrical activity in your brain, is a chain of chemical reactions to give you the thought, the idea, the movement , the emotion. These chemicals are all made of the substance that is the vibration of the “whatever” by the “whatever”.

Point is, whatever this medium is, we are made up of it. The tougher question; “that which is doing the moving”- is it a what? A who? Is it singular? Is it plural? Do words even possibly explain it? Everything that exists, including us and our bodies, are made from the movement of this medium

Our nervous system has all the necessary components to interact with this world we live in. From registering touch, pressure, heat, through sound frequencies being transmitted by the ear drum, to registering the reflection of visible light frequencies of objects, through the lens of the eye. The brain interprets these signals, that we can navigate in our physical world.

Does the brain have the ability to receive frequencies other than those previously mentioned? Mystics and some leading edge scientists think so. I am of the personal experience that it does. What if the brain can receive information that is tuned into the very medium that is being moved? What if the brain could receive information from the mover of the medium itself? If we wanted to fundamentally change something in our lives, our body, ourselves, then we would only need to use the brain, tap into those “frequencies” and give the mover the instructions to change the movement of the medium, thus changing the foundation of reality. The challenge is that the personality, and all of its problems are grounded in the parts of the brain that are locked into the senses. The physical senses for this physical reality. The nervous system is bombarded by information for the needs and survival of the body COMPOUNDED by the needs of the personalities likes, dislikes and belief systems.

Some teachers and Gurus try to teach students to get into a peaceful quiet state, to then access the part of the brain that is tapped into this “higher frequency” (aka deeper mind, higher self, inner divinity etc). So many techniques, so many disciplines (disciples), so many belief systems on how to get there and what to say or do when you arrive. Entire religions, sects, cults and schools have cropped up with the answers. The confusion can be that it is not just the information coming into the physical senses that can cause interference, but the very chatter of your own thinking. The very belief systems you need to follow on how to get there, can themselves interfere.

We have the equipment, it’s called the brain. We have the energy, it’s called the mind. All we need is the desire and will. It should be natural. It should be simple. It doesn’t mean it’s easy. Pointing the mind takes practice and that takes time. If you can contemplate this information perhaps your relationship to this “mover of the medium” will change and improve your wellbeing.

Dr. Gordie
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If you listen to the mainstream media these days you will find advertisements selling us the health benefits of multiple pharmaceuticals, like we really suffer from Viagra or Ritalin deficiencies. Counter to that, many of those same big pharm companies and media organizations are now jumping on the “Natural” or “Alternative health” bandwagon, in their effort to appear “alternative”, they offer up the new buzz word “detoxification”. So many diets, programs, and gadgets for cleansing the body of its toxins, have cropped up that it can be dizzying.

While many of these programs are well researched and proven, every day more are still being created and are as yet untested. I am not going to address any of these programs right now as that could be an entire book, but I’d like to focus on a simple, yet powerful and mostly unrecognized aspect.

How does the body detoxify naturally?

The focus of most practitioners, even in the “alternative” world, is on the chemical aspects of detoxification, i.e., finding natural substances to aid in the detox process from the organ to the cellular level.

Regardless of how these chemicals are detoxified, what is often overlooked is, the WAY the body gets them out. The blood is pumped through the arterial system, and as it gets to the capillaries (barely larger than the red blood cell) some of its fluid gets ”pushed” into the interstitium (the space between the cells). This fluid becomes the LYMPH fluid. This lymph is where much of the cells metabolic end products and toxins end up.

This lymph “flows” to a little tube beside the spine called the cisterna chyli, where it empties into the blood system and eventually makes its way to the liver, kidneys, skin etc. The most interesting thing is that it flows up through the upper chest to the top part of the ribs before emptying. The entire body drains through the left side except the head, neck, right arm, right shoulder, right lung and right side of the heart, which drains through the right upper rib area.

The relative positioning and alignment of the bones of the upper ribs, lower neck, upper thoracic spine, as well as the balance of the neck muscles, upper chest, shoulder muscles, WILL affect the ability of the lymph to drain. We PAK people know that the above muscles and bones can mean the involvement of the above structures AND, the sinuses, stomach, stomach meridian, kidney meridian, liver, lung and lung meridian, diaphragm, the ankle, the pelvis, the feet….. and so on. It’s a “whole system” working together.

This really means that you need to keep these structures working if you want to drain the lymph and thus drain toxins. If you really want to “detox”!

What about histiocytes? These are cells found in the connective tissue that actually detoxify (as well as other functions) Can the imbalance in tissues and bones affect them?
You bet they can!

The Point is, you will never fully and properly detoxify if these structures are not balanced and functioning. Should a person undergo a detox diet/program without a thorough evaluation and treatment of these structures? I personally would not.

Are you interested in a detox program? Let’s discuss the process at your next appointment.

Dr. Gordie

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When I refer to structure I am referring to the bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments,nerves, cartilage,fascia, dura.( you get the picture) It’s flesh that we walk in. Muscles move bones by shortening ( contracting) and ligaments prevent bones from moving too far. Cartilage acts as a smooth surface so joints can move efficiently,aided by joint ( synovial )fluid.The nerves transmit signals to the central nervous system from the ” sensory “organs and then send signals back out to the tissues to make changes to the tissue. The fascia, is a sheet like tissue that surrounds and invests every muscle,is contiguous with the coverings of the organs and connects, ultimately, with every surface of every tissue cell of the body. The “dura” refers to the duramater ,latin for tough mother, which covers the spinal cord itself and is attached to cranial bones ,the first 3 cervical vertebrae, travels down the cord inside the spinal canal and attaches again to the sacrum.

When I say “correct the structure”, it is the very balance and integration of these tissues that I am referring to.The body is an amazing machine, that is incredibly complex and yet beautifully simple. Just because you have all the parts present doesn’t mean they are working properly. The balance an integration of individual parts in a subsystem, and the working of that subsystem with other subsystems, and the working of those systems to other systems ( and so on) is a very VERY important factor in health and disease.

In English please! What does any of this mean? Here is an actual example: Women complains of recurring headaches, and low back pain, gets adjusted by her chiropractor ,yet it keeps coming back. I evaluate kinesiologically and find the base of the skull( occiput) is “misaligned” on the neck. This is causing a weakness in the Psoas muscle on both sides( this muscle attaches to all th low back vertebrae) This is not uncommon, I adjust her occiput and her head immediately feels better. She sits up and some of her back pain is alleviated. We continue to evaluate and correct various low back and pelvic misalignments. When she site up she feels incredible. After a quick walk down the hall her low back is no longer comfortable and her headache begins to return.

As I evaluate further she mentions that an old ankle sprain aching on and off. Her talus ( bone in between the ankles) is sitting to far forward and sideways This reflexively causes inhibition ( turning off) off the right side neck flexors, (which, bye the way, actually attach to the base off the skul) and effects the psoas muscle ( again)l. So I correct the ankle malposition. The back pain is gone as is the headache.

She stands up and all seems well…at least for a moment, she starts to feel the headache return. I ask her to sit for a minute, after which the the symptoms subside. Stand up ,return, sit down, subside. I go back to her ankle and find that the ligaments are not holding the position. So I use kinesiology to determine the support needed and tape her ankle. Then when she stands , no more headache ,no more back pain! How do we get the ligaments to remain strong? …..another blog

What does that mean? When we consider our bodies, we are made up of chemicals that are made up of molecules that are made up of atoms, that are made up of sub atomic particles, that are quantum potentials collapsed by the observer.
So just observe something different and it’s done… That is the idea, but clinically, reality is that intervention is needed to make the change. We are STRUCTURAL beings at the most “observed level”. When we wake up in the morning we dont wake up and say “ouch my amino acids are killing me” or “my kidney Chi is blocked in my left foot” We wake up and say ouch my “body part/s) hurt” (or I feel well…).
When you properly and THOROUGHLY, correct the structure, the nervous system changes it’s INPUT. That means that the information coming in to the “brain” has drastically been changed which then adjusts the output. The body begins immediate transformation. Brain state is altered. Now you can begin to have a deeper effect on overall reality by “Pointing the Mind” in a new direction (more on this in later Blogs).
Balancing the chemistry of the body will now support what has been changed in the structure , thus continuing the effect of change in the nervous system.
Moving the Energy will make it a permanent change, once the movement becomes a Lifestyle! There are many ways to do these things and I will begin to cover them more in details in the future. Dr Gordie

While there are some 250 bones in the adult human (with some natural variation), there are 650 muscles. Muscles move bones! Ligaments hold the bones to limit these motions. Every muscle relates to an Acupuncture meridian as well as a gland/organ. Put another way, if you can imagine that the Meridians (flows of energy) are like “extension cords” then the muscle and glands/organs are “appliances” on those circuits. If you have a problem with the energy flow of a meridian,  you can interrupt the proper function of the “appliances”. This works in reverse too. Its these organ/gland meridian imbalances that often cause recurring physical problems , and not keeping the structural components working and aligned can lead to organ/gland energy imbalances. In Professional Applied Kinesiology ( PAK), as Chiropractic Physicians,  we have been trained to evaluate and treat these imbalances and misalignments. Thought you ought to know.