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weight loss news / compiled by Kelly Potts How Processed is Your Diet? Research shows that ultra-processed foods account for over half of an average American’s diet, which is leading to lower levels of cardiovascular health. This lifestyle is leading to increased heart issues, lower levels of physical activity, higher weight, and more. The American Heart Association is recommending eating less processed foods and more whole foods and greens. Source: www. sciencedaily.com. Body Heat Happenings Body heat and weight loss may go hand in hand, according to research. Results from a new experiment showed blocking a brain receptor that usually regulates body heat resulted in significant weight reductions. The researchers noted that up to 50% of what humans eat every day is used as energy to maintain body temperature. But when food is minimum, mammals adapt by lowering their internal temperature, limiting energy expenditure, and the loss of body weight. Source: www.medicalxpress.com. Banned on Instagram Social media can be used for good – sharing good news with your friends and family, finding healthy new recipes to cook up, and even using it to keep you accountable on different progress areas. Now, Instagram will ban some of the more controversial uses. The social media platform has announced it will block promoted and non-promoted posts for detox drinks, extreme cosmetic procedures, and excessive weightloss incentives from the platform. They will also go the extra step to ban these accounts and posts for those under the age of 18. Source: www. huffpost.com. Blame the Bacteria Did your weight loss hit a snafu? Your gut bacteria may be partly to blame! In a recent study, participants were asked to follow a lowcalorie diet and were tracked for three months. Researchers found that those who lost at least 5% of their body weight had a different gut bacteria makeup than those who lost less than 5% of their body weight. The goal is to potentially create a probiotic with specific gut bacteria that can lead to successful weight loss. Source: www.npr.com. 24 <strong>Scottsdale</strong><strong>Health</strong> 01/20
THE EFFECTIVE MEDICAL MASSAGE: MYOFASCIAL THERAPY Dr. Bryan Geier talks a new treatment for pain management Wouldn’t it be great if you could treat the majority of all pain related symptoms with a non-invasive approach? Now, you can. As a Chiropractor, my education and training was focused on relieving pain by influencing the nervous system through the use of spinal manipulation. However, in my practice I intently focus on the myo, which is the Latin term for muscles and connective tissue called fascia. Here in lies the term Myofascial therapy. When treating pain, I chose to focus on the myofascia of the body because this is the most important component to influencing the Central Nervous System to decrease pain, specifically honing in on treating this pain by taking an alternative, non-invasive approach. Unfortunately, myofascial therapy receives little attention as a major source of pain and is seldom taught in modern medical school training. Even more unfortunate is the lack of insurance reimbursement for this important therapy. So, let’s dig into the topic a little deeper. running through, around and crisscrossing every inch of your body including muscle, organs, blood vessels, nerves, spinal cord, brain and skin. The central nervous system receives its greatest amount of sensory nerves from myofascial tissue. This means that the fascia is as important or more important than muscle in sensory input delivery. The key to this statement is that your myofascia becomes the byproduct of your environment without you even realizing it. It experiences stress, memorizes chronic poor posture, feels the weight of your head sitting at the computer all day, and permanently holds onto old untreated injuries. As a result of never ending signaling to the brain, the body develops symptoms like pain and endocrine dysfunction like adrenal fatigue, dysfunctional mood and brain fog, to name a few. If the fascia controls the information that can influence the brain, then this is the first step to calming down the body’s pain response and also improving overall global body function. THE SCIENCE BEHIND PAIN AND MYOFASCIA The muscular system is the largest sensory organ. Approximately 50 percent of your body weight is made up of about 400 skeletal muscles. Your fascia is actually one giant interconnected web of connective tissue WHAT IS MYOFASCIAL THERAPY? It is a deep tissue treatment involving the breakdown of fascial adhesions known as trigger points. These trigger points ultimately create a permanently shortened muscle, resulting in pain and muscle dysfunction and, in turn, weakness and uncoordinated movements. Myofascial therapy can be performed in many ways including by a practitioner’s hands, using tools that break down adhesions and stretching. This therapy proves to be a very efficient and effective therapy for pain management, improving athletic performance and reducing cellulite. HOW DOES HEALTHY FASCIA BECOME UNHEALTHY FASCIA? This happens when extra layers of fascia grow due to stress, trauma, repetitive motions, dehydration and inflammation. Inflammation comes from repetitive working out or even eating inflammatory foods such as (but not limited to) sugar, fried food, certain oils and processed wheat. COMMON INJURIES RELATED TO MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS • Pain or stiffness in your neck, mid- or lowback • Headaches or jaw pain • Sciatica and other nerve related symptoms like numbness and tingling • Tendonitis, Bursitis and Plantar Fasciitis • Joint pain especially in your shoulder, knee or wrist • Generalized dull, achy pain • Athletic performance issues CALL 480.800.4924 AND MENTION SCOTTSDALE HEALTH MAGAZINE TO RECEIVE 20 PERCENT OFF A PACKAGE OF THREE VISITS, EQUALING $179. Dr. Geier is located inside Jewish Community Center (JCC). A JCC membership is not required to be treated. Sign up to see Dr. Geier and also receive a one week pass to the JCC!
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