Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Weight Loss, Beyond the Calories, Part I

Today we are discussing "Weight Loss, Beyond the Calories, Part I." For decades the prevailing notion in dieting has been that obesity is secondary to consuming too many calories, and by reducing caloric intake one should be able to lose weight. There is no arguing that this method works for some. However, the current scientific studies are suggesting that the "calorie counting" method to be a disservice to the public because it does not take into account the multitude of factors involved in Obesity.

In today's broadcast we will go into this topic with greater detail, and also know that this will be one episode in a multipart series. Our aim in this series is to give our followers better understanding as to why low calorie diets may not work and what aspects of ones health and diet need to be examined further in this setting.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Obesity, it all Starts in the Gut

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Today we are discussing the topic "Obesity, it all Starts in the Gut."

The American population, similar to other industrialized nations, has become increasingly overweight and obese, with some estimates stating that 2/3rds of our population will be obese in the next 20-30 years. In our experience, there is tremendous confusion regarding the "right diet," and also on how to sustain some of these diets so that the "Yo-Yo" dieting phenomenon does not occur.

Specifically today we will be discussing how diet affects bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract, that are now being associated with obesity. In today's broadcast we will attempt to demonstrate that weight loss goes far beyond simple calorie counting, and how this issue is far more complex than we once thought.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth - SIBO

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Today we will be talking about SIBO.

SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, and is a relatively newly acknowledged entity which causes symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Because many of our patients have IBS as well as SIBO, we wanted to take today to discuss the new findings regarding SIBO in how it is diagnosed as well as how it is treated. Please enjoy, and forward your questions to www.powerhealthtalk.com. 

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Female Pattern Hair Loss, Hirsuitism and Testosterone in Females

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Today we are discussing female pattern hair loss, hirsuitism (excessive and unwanted hair growth often on the face or chest), and congenital causes of elevated testosterone in females.

These are all issues that can cause considerable emotional angst. Because of this, we will be discussing the underlying mechanisms and physiology behind these complaints.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment - Power Health Talk

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Today we will be discussing treatments for Peripheral Neuropathy, a condition affecting 20 million people where individuals suffer with burning, tingling, numbness, pain, cramping or weakness starting in the feet progressing up to the hands.

As many of you are aware, we have done hours of video on neuropathy, primarily discussing the different causes of neuropathy aside from diabetes. However, in today's broadcast we will discuss more specifically the current research regarding non drug treatments for this disabling condition.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Balance Disorders - Their Causes and Potential Solutions

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Today we are discussing balance disorders.

Problems with balance can be caused by a multitude of issues, ranging from inner ear disorders, lack of sensation in the feet, as well as disorders of the brain. Due to the disability caused by balance impairment, we will be discussing this topic in greater detail today as well as new insights on how balance can be managed without drugs or surgery.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Alternative Medicine - Beware of the Cookbook

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In today's broadcast Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gates discuss the newest trend in alternative medicine (as well as traditional medicine) where many conditions are treated in a cookbook fashion allowing in many cases minimal or temporary results.

They will discuss why each individual needs to have a program designed just for them and carefully monitored and tweaked to ensure the best long term results.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

New Findings for Fibromyalgia Part 2

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Today we will be doing a second update on the new findings relative to Fibromyalgia.

Upwards of 5% of the American population suffers with this debilitating disorder, characterized by severe pain all of the body, and other symptoms such as depression, headaches, and IBS. Last week we discussed the new data relative to scientific articles demonstrating that a significant percentage of fibromyalgia patients have dysfunction or damage to the nerves which transmit pain, termed small fiber neuropathy.

This week we will be discussing "hot off the press" research articles discussing other new findings regarding Fibromyalgia, and how this relates to new clinical interventions.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

New Findings for Fibromyalgia Sufferers

This week we have a topic that we are both excited about, Fibromyalgia and small fiber neuropathy. In the last year there have been numerous landmark scientific studies demonstrating that fibromyalgia patients have problems with the nerves sensing pain. These issues can range from the pain nerves discharging spontaneously and abnormally in fibromyalgia patients to actual nerve degeneration involving the pain nerves, a condition termed small fiber neuropathy.

These studies are of great significance as our understanding of fibromyalgia has drastically changed over the last 25-30 years. What was once a condition that was termed a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning "you don't have rheumatoid arthritis but you have pain like someone who does and we don't know what is wrong with you," has become an entity with many recognized problems in the brain, spinal cord, the immune system, and now the peripheral nerves. We will use today as an update on Fibromyalgia from our broadcast earlier this year.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

The Paleo Diet - Positives and Negatives

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In today's broadcast Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gates will be discussing the benefits of the Paleo Diet as well as, while it is a diet they embrace, how it is not necessarily the best for certain individuals.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Stress and its Destructive Effects on the Human Body

Many patients come to us having been through severe stress. These very unfortunate events in life are not only unpleasant to go through at the time that they are occurring, but also they can remodel our brain. Many of our patients who have been through atrocious stressors will produce heightened responses to stress for the remainder of their lives to seemingly low stress environments.

Today we will discuss the brain chemistry involved in this process and tips you can use on a daily basis to nullify the destructive effects of stress in your life.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Berberine - A Powerful Natural Compound | Dr. Martin Rutherford | Dr. Randall Gates | Power Health Talk

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Today we are doing our broadcast on the effects of Berberine. Berberine has been used for millennia in Asia in the treatment of diarrhea and gastrointestinal problems. In the 1990's it was observed to have powerful effects on reducing blood sugar in diabetic patients. Since that time Berberine has been shown to decrease blood sugar nearly on par with other anti-diabetic medications as well as reducing cholesterol levels. There are many other effects of berberine that are being observed in mice, however the limitations at this time mainly center around the fact that Berberine is not well absorbed. Therefore, we have read several articles where pharmaceutical researchers have attempted to modify berberine so that it can be absorbed more effectively. Please enjoy this broadcast, as in the coming years you will likely hear more about this powerful natural compound.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Benefits of Glutathione and the Problem With Most Glutathione Supplements

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Today we are discussing the antioxidant glutathione. Glutathione is no ordinary antioxidant, and that needs to be emphasized in an age where many products are touted as being the best antioxidant. The uniqueness of glutathione is that our body produces it. However, some individuals may not be able to produce adequate amounts, and also in other instances certain toxins can deplete our body of glutathione. Glutathione production and treatment with this compound is an area of hot research at the moment as there are early signs to indicate its efficacy in treating neurodegenerative as well as autoimmune disorders.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The Adrenals - Not the Only Target | Dr. Martin Rutherford | Dr. Randall Gates | Power Health Talk

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This week we will be discussing the Adrenals as the wrong target. No, we will not give the adrenals completely bad press, as we will discuss the obvious positives in treating the adrenal glands for those with functional adrenal fatigue and also functional hypercortisolism. We will then go on to discuss other factors that are equally important as the adrenals, but may be often neglected.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

The Truth About Liver Detox

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Today we are doing our broadcast on the truth about liver detox.

Many of our patients come to us having been through liver detoxification protocols. Many report feeling better for a couple of weeks, yet in our observation often the symptoms come back. Today we will be discussing the underlying mechanisms as to why the symptoms return and the complexities involved in elimination of toxins from the body.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity | Power Health Talk | Dr. Martin Rutherford | Dr. Randall Gates

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Today we are discussing a very hot topic in the media, termed non celiac gluten sensitivity. We have had a tremendous amount of feedback from patients regarding reports of a recent study which showed that non celiac gluten sensitivity does not exist, and even more interestingly the study was conducted by the gentleman who pioneered the diagnosis of non celiac gluten sensitivity, Peter Gibson.

In today's hangout we will discuss how the study in question was potentially flawed and how other very important data, published just this year by Peter Gibson, is not consistent with what is being reported in the mainstream news. So please tune in, enjoy, and forward us your questions!

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

The Truth About Fish Oil | Power Health Talk

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Today's hangout is on the "Truth About Fish Oil"

Many of our patients come to us taking high doses of fish oil, in an effort to decrease their inflammation, lower cholesterol, and promote vascular health.

While fish oil can do all of these things, we have found several other factors to be more important in decreasing inflammation and cholesterol, so that an individual does not have to rely on taking fish oil, or frankly some other antioxidant product. Therefore, we will discuss the nuances of this in our broadcast today.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Hot Flashes, Going Beyond Hormone Replacement Therapy | Power Health Talk

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This week we have another fantastic broadcast! We will be discussing the topic "hot flashes, go beyond hormone replacement therapy."

Many with hot flashes, including doctors, are faced with the challenge of using hormone replacement therapy to alleviate their symptoms. Hormone replacement therapy typically consists of taking estrogen derived from a horse and a progesterone derivative. Unfortunately, chronic administration of these hormones has been associated with increased risk of breast cancer, stroke, and dementia.

Therefore, we will be discussing how to approach hot flashes without the use of medications. We will be discussing other hormones of interest that may be significantly safer to use, as well as the effects of the stress response and blood sugar on hot flashes.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Natural IBS Remedies | Dr. Randall Gates | Power Health Talk

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Today's hangout will be on natural IBS remedies. Dr. Gates will be going over the main causes and symptoms of IBS and natural remedies he has found to work with his patients as well as what the current research is showing.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and Andropause as They Relate to the Gut

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This week we are talking about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and Andropause as they relate to the gut.

We will discuss the underlying mechanisms of PCOS including androgen dominance, obesity, and insulin resistance. Also, we will discuss Andropause as it relates to males having lower testosterone and elevated estrogen levels, and why taking testosterone is not always the best fit for male patients.

Then we will tie in the gastrointestinal tracts relationship to one of the key mechanisms for both of these disorders, obesity. Tune in if you or a loved one suffers with PCOS or Andropause, and feel free to direct your questions to us so that we can answer them live!

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Pre-diabetes, as They Relate to the Gastrointestinal Tract

This week we have a fantastic hangout on Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Pre-diabetes, as they relate to the gastrointestinal tract. If you, a loved one, or a friend have one of these conditions, this hangout is a must to watch (we know, we are biased). In this broadcast we are going to cover the nuances of these conditions and a plethora of literature which supports the gastrointestinal tract as a key player in these conditions.

For some time it has been known that inflammation is associated with these conditions, yet the newest literature is showing that this inflammation is in part coming from the gastrointestinal tract. Even more interestingly, it has now been shown that this inflammation from the gastrointestinal tract, which is actually from pieces of bacteria that are floating around in our blood stream, lead to insulin resistance and eventually diabetes. More importantly, the literature is also demonstrating that this bacterial and inflammation problem in the gut can be corrected.

Please enjoy the hangout!

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Human Gut Microbiome and It’s Influence On Chronic Pain and Disease

In this episode Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates discuss the human gut microbiome and it's influence on chronic pain and disease.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Neuroplasticity Neurological Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients, Balance Disorders, and Chronic Pain with Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates

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In this weeks episode Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates discuss neurological rehabilitation for stroke patients, balance disorders, and chronic pain.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Natural Remedies for Migraines | Power Health Talk with Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates

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In this weeks episode of Power Health Talk Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates discuss migraines, their many potential causes, and natural remedies they have found to work.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Restless Leg Syndrome with Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates

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Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is surprisingly common. The prevalence of occurrence is approximately 10 percent of the “adult” population. The diagnosis is often vague, but essentially RLS is:

Characterized by an irresistible urge to move the legs, particularly at night when lying or sitting down. May be accompanied by symptoms of “skin crawling,” tingling, or a sense of pressure in their calf muscles. Symptom relief when moving around Waking up in the middle of the night with these symptoms again.

If symptoms occur more than twice a week, and result in severe disruption of sleep patterns and marked daytime symptoms, the case is severe and requires immediate investigation and intervention.

The causes of RLS are varied. Often, the “cause” is a combination of two or more of the following components:

Genetic, especially if appearing before the age of 30. Secondary variations that are reversible (pregnancy, kidney failure, and anemia’s). Associated conditions that exacerbate RLS and must be treated to resolve the condition (spinal cord compression, peripheral neuropathy, iron and B-12 anemia’s, kidney failure, iron deficiencies).

There are many lifestyle factors that make RLS worse. Central nervous system stimulants and depressants must be evaluated in a thorough history, and be reduced or eliminated for maximum recovery.

The mechanism of RLS is primarily dysfunction of a part of the brain called the basal ganglia. It controls neurological output from the brain and allows our central nervous system to be calm relative to body movements. When the basal ganglion is not functioning properly, excessive movement while at rest occurs in the body. A very well known and severe manifestation of poor basal ganglia function is Parkinson’s disease. RLS is a less severe manifestation of the same brain dysfunction.

The medical approach is to treat with dopamine medications, to calm down the basal ganglia and benzodiazepines to keep the patient asleep. The approach is typically successful, but the side effects of long term use of these medications can often create psychiatric side effects, and can damage internal organs.

There are other approaches. Functional medicine treats the body as a whole and evaluates all components–musculoskeletal, neurological (i.e. basal ganglia), and metabolic (i.e. anemia’s, iron deficiencies, diabetes, etc)–that contribute to destabilizing the basal ganglia itself, and thus allowing the excess movements to occur. Neurologically, other parts of the brain (cerebellum and frontal lobes) “fire” on the basal ganglia and cause it to work properly. If they are not functioning correctly, they need to be, and can be, “strengthened” through specific brain exercises. As they strengthen and function better, the basal ganglia calms down and can recover; so does the RLS.

The brain needs proper nutrients to function well. Those patients are evaluated metabolically for indicated nutritional and dietary changes, or herbal/botanical support that will allow the frontal and cerebella lobes to function better, and do their job in correcting the basal ganglia and subsequently the RLS. The advantage of the functional model: no medications, no long term side effects, and an individualized operating manual for that patient to follow, to control the condition permanently.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Am I Gluten Intolerant? Symptoms of Gluten Intolerance/Gluten Allergy|Power Health Talk with Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates

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In this episode Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates discuss gluten intolerance, some of the odd items gluten is found in, as well as some of the symptoms people may suffer from if they are gluten intolerant. They will also be discussing gluten intolerance vs celiac disease and some of the new research that has come out that may help us to understand why gluten has become such a big problem lately.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Dizziness and vertigo issues

Vertigo, or dizziness, affects millions of people around the world each year. In a majority of the cases, vertigo is nothing than a temporary inconvenience. In some cases, vertigo is a debilitating condition. Day-to-day activities is kept to a minimum due to the severe dizziness.

In many cases, the area of dysfunction in the nervous system is the cerebellum. The cerebellum is in the posterior aspect (back part) of the brain and controls our coordinated movements.

There are specific neurological tests that we utilize to determine cerebellar function. Standing with your feet together and eyes closed, the test is positive if the patient sways back and forth. Other tests include, touching the index finger to the nose with the eyes closed, walking heel to toe, moving the fingers rapidly as if playing the piano, or touching all of your fingers to your thumb as fast as possible. These tests and others are used to determine the function of the cerebellum.

Treatment of the cerebellar dysfunction may include:

Unilateral (one-sided) Adjustments: Extremities (arms and legs), lumbar (low back) and cervical (neck) spine will be manipulated on one side only to fire muscle spindle cells (muscle receptors) and joint mechanoreceptors (joint receptors) into the same cerebellum and opposite cerebra cortex (brain). The thoracic (mid-back) spine will be globally manipulated to fire the dorsal columns (back part of the spinal cord) and reduce rib fixations.

Caloric: A warm water caloric of 180 milliliters may be administered in the ear to stimulate the ipsilateral (same side) cerebellum.

Eye Exercises: Eye exercises may be used to increase the frequency of firing to the cerebellum and frontal lobe of the brain.

Heat Therapy: Heat therapy is used to promote an increased metabolic and healing rate to the involved tissue. Increased heat helps increase activation to the brain. Heat has immediate soothing and palliative effects as decreased joint stiffness, decreased muscle spasms and releases histamine and bradykinin causing vasodilation of the tissues.

One or all of the procedures may be employed to restore the cerebellum to its normal function.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Natural Weight Loss Tips | Dr. Randall Gates | Power Health Talk

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Dr. Randall Gates discusses natural weight loss tips and why some people have a harder time than others losing weight.

Have you tried everything to lose weight with little to no results? Are you tired of hearing how it is just calories in calories out that you need to work on? Perhaps it is time to find out what is truly preventing you from losing weight.

As stated in the video above there are many reasons that people can not lose weight no matter what they try or what “diet” they go on. The problem with most diets is that they are short term and in many cases un-healthy for you if you were to do them over a long period of time.

The Power Health Functional Weight Loss program looks at you from an entirely different perspective. We look at your individual body and condition and do our research to find out what could be preventing you from losing weight. Once we are able to find those issues and work on them you will be amazed at how quickly you are able to lose weight.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates | Power Health Talk

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Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates discuss Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it's symptoms, possible causes, and treatment options.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Small Fiber Neuropathy With Dr. Martin Rutherford and Dr. Randall Gates

Most people who suffer from small fiber neuropathy pain don’t have any idea what their full spectrum of treatment options are. Most believe that (a) they have to take medications that give some relief and have side effects or just don’t work or (b) that there isn’t anything else they can do. To start let’s get a big myth out-of-the-way – “only diabetics or multiple sclerosis sufferers get neuropathy”. There is a myriad of different causes of small fiber neuropathy.

Peripheral neuropathy is a problem with the nerves that carry information to and from the brain to the legs and feet. This produces pain, loss of feeling, and inability to control muscles. But already there’s a problem with this definition — just because you feel a symptom in your hands or feet doesn’t mean that’s where the problem is. This is a huge, gigantic misunderstanding and this is where diagnoses and treatment of most peripheral neuropathy goes wrong because peripheral neuropathy is in fact a complex web of neurological, hormonal, immune, and/or nutritional problems.

So with so many potential causes or combinations of causes of peripheral neuropathy it’s important that peripheral neuropathy sufferers explore them all as “one size diagnoses and treatment” does not fit them.

One of the potential causes of peripheral neuropathy is a “functional disconnection syndrome” affecting the parietal lobe of the brain. The right parietal lobe of the brain receives and processes all the signals that come from the nerves in your muscles and joints on both sides of your body. When the right parietal lobe is functioning properly you have normal sensation — no numbness, no tingling, no shooting pains. But if the parietal lobe starts to weaken or slow down then the signals don’t get processed correctly and you feel numbness, tingling and pain in both of your feet, and then months or years later in your hands. This is what happens when the functional disconnection syndrome occurs in the brain. Functional disconnection syndrome is an electrical imbalance in the frequency of firing between the two sides of the brain. The two parietal lobes should fire equally. When one starts to fire less frequently than the other (due to traumas, emotional stresses, inflammatory or toxic triggers) then neurons in the parietal lobe lose their firing “timing” and we get all sorts of symptoms like numbness, tingling, weakness, pins and needles, and pain — the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.

Another major trigger of this condition is an autoimmune response against peripheral nerve tissue. Basically what happens is your immune system attacks and destroys nerve tissue. It can even attack brain tissue itself. These attacks can be triggered by food sensitivities, viruses, infections, high amounts of insulin (diabetics) and high amounts of inflammation. The immune system mistakenly destroys nerve tissue and causes all of the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy whether attacking brain or peripheral nerve tissue.

So to properly assess and treat peripheral neuropathy each system of the body must be reviewed and evaluated. Triggers must be eliminated and problems and imbalances in the hormonal, G.I. and immune systems must be corrected, also the various imbalances unique to the individual need to be addressed with a coordinated, non-drug approach all at the same time. If this is not done the sufferer often will spend months and years going from practitioner to practitioner evaluating the various above-mentioned “pieces of the puzzle” one at a time. Although the patient may occasionally “luck out” by accidentally addressing the correct cause this dis-organized approach to a problem as complex as peripheral neuropathy is usually doomed to fail and is the reason why medications and surgery yield poor long-term results when utilized as treatment options for the peripheral neuropathy patient.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Natural Remedies for Fibromyalgia - Fibromyalgia Natural Treatment - Dr. Martin Rutherford & Dr. Randall Gates Power Health Talk

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Pain is the most prominent symptom of Fibromaylgia. It usually affects the entire body, although it may start in one area, such as the neck and shoulders, and spread to other areas over a period of time. Fibromyalgia is a form of generalized muscular pain and fatigue. The name, Fibromyalgia, means pain in the muscles and the fibrous connective tissues (the ligaments and tendons).

You (or someone you know) may be experiencing moderate or severe fatigue with a lack of energy, decreased exercise endurance, or the kind of exhaustion that results from the flu or lack of sleep. Sometimes the fatigue is more of a problem than the pain. Headaches, especially tension and migraine headaches, are common in Fibromyalgia. Abdominal pain, bloating, alternating constipation, bladder spasms, and irritability may cause urinary urgency or frequency. Your skin and blood circulation can be sensitive to temperature changes, resulting in temporary changes in skin color.

Have you suffered with for a few months, a few years, or too many years to mention? Some may suffer only minor symptoms, while others (perhaps you or a loved one) feel the debilitating affects of Fibromyalgia and are kept from participating in their life, making even simple daily activities almost impossible.

Here at Power Health we look at the person and not the diagnosis. Our goal is to find out what is causing the problem and help you to correct that without drugs or surgery.

Fibromyalgia Natural Treatment

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Natural Thyroid Treatment

Are you tired of being told you are “normal” when you are still experiencing thyroid issues such as Weight issues, Fatigue, Brain fog, Memory issues, Mood Swings, Hot flashes, Heart palpitations, Depression, Anxiety, Hair loss, Constipation, Insomnia, and more?

DON’T BE LABELED, SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT… It’s not menopause, old age, senior moments, clinical depression, bipolar, hypochondria or any other label that has put you in a treatment box where one drug after another seems to be your only option.

In this hangout Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gates want you to truly understand what is causing those symptoms and that your hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, Hashimoto’s, or other thyroid condition may be able to be helped.

Here at Power Health we look at the person and not the diagnosis.  Our goal is to find out what is causing the problem and help you to correct that without drugs or surgery.  

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