Why is Your Spine Your Second Lifeline?

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Du Vessel Governs all of the Yang meridians in the body, which is critical for our health and longevity, and the energy of the Du Vessel runs through our spine. You can see how important your spine is in terms of your physical health. "Du" in Chinese means the "govern". The Du channel represents our ability to rule our lives, our transformation, survival, and grounding energy. The Governing vessel is also responsible for nourishing the five ancestral organs, which include the brain and spinal cord. 

The spine is the second lifeline of the human body and occupies a vital position in the human body, if the spine encounters problems, it will have a great impact on our health. A large number of clinical studies have confirmed that more than 80% of chronic diseases are related to spinal dislocation and compression of the spinal nerves. But not many people have looked for the real causes of their chronic conditions - spinal dislocation. Our central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves. If the spine is misaligned, it not only compresses the roots of spinal nerves, which causes neck, shoulder, and back pain, and leg pain, but also causes visceral nerve conduction disorder and spinal-related diseases.

There are many small habits that we are doing on a regular basis to damage our spine, are you aware of them? To read more, please click here.

 

Schisandra Berries - A Multivitamin for your Internal Organs and An Adaptogen for your Endocrine System

Have you heard about schisandra berries? They are lignan-rich berries that have been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for over 2,000 years. The Chinese name for schisandra is “Wu Wei Zi”, which means "five flavor seed."  Schisandra gets its name due to its complex taste; it holds five distinct flavor properties: bitter, sweet, sour, salty, and spicy. Each of these flavors corresponds to particular actions in the body. Schisandra berry is one of the rare herbs that contain all five flavors. This is why schisandra is sometimes called “the five-flavored berry.” This makes schisandra berry so precious because it can benefit multiple systems due to its unique taste, which means it works in multiple meridians within the body to restore the internal balance of energy. It can help restore kidney, heart, spleen, and lung health, and boost liver health.

Schisandra berry plant requires a cooler climate to seed. They bloom in spring and become ready for harvest in mid-summer when they show a deep red color. Currently, schisandra berries are produced mainly in the northern Asian regions, southern Russian regions, and some places in North America.

In TCM, schisandra is considered an "adaptogen" that balances the body's functions and maintains homeostasis. Schisandra berries contain various antioxidants and plant compounds called lignans that benefit our health. The adaptogens in schisandra berries are plant compounds that promote natural recovery and help the body manage stress. According to TCM, the heart houses the mind and the spleen meridian governs thinking, overthinking can weaken a person’s digestive system and also affects sleep quality. The adaptogen properties of schisandra berry can calm the mind and reduce stress, which helps restore hormone balance and prevents insomnia.

Here are a few amazing health benefits of schisandra berries.

Heart Health
Schisandra berries contain the lignan gomisin A, which has been shown to help open the blood vessels and reduces high blood pressure.

Mental Health
The adaptogen properties of schisandra berry help relieve stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression. Schisandrin B is a mineral found in Schisandra Berries, which has a positive effect on Alzheimer’s disease. It is also an anti-inflammatory mineral that further reduces neurotoxicity and the severity of Alzheimer’s disease.

Liver Protection
The antioxidants in schisandra berries reduce inflammation in the liver, protect liver against liver damage such as hepatitis and fatty liver. Schisandra berry also reduces the levels of a specific enzyme called glutamic-pyruvictransaminase, or SGPT, which is a marker for liver damage.

Menopause Symptoms
Schisandra berries reduce menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, sweating, and heart palpitations.

Skin Health
The anti-inflammatory properties of schisandra berries protect the skin against common skin issues such as psoriasis and eczema.

Physical Health
The phyto-adaptogenic and stress-protective effects of schisandra berries increase our physical work capacity. They reduce inflammation in the body and allow the body to recover faster and lead to more efficient repair to occur. Schisandra berry is a great remedy to reduce both physical and mental fatigue.

Asthma
Schisandra Berries demonstrate anti-asthma properties by inhibiting immunoglobulins that trigger allergy reactions. The berries also reduce our body’s hyper-responsiveness that causes airways to spasm and close.
Schisandra Berries can be consumed or used in a number of ways:

• Eat them raw or dried berries
• Make a tea
• In a supplement form, such as extracts or tablets

Precautions: Avoid taking schisandra berries while pregnant because it might stimulate the uterus.

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What is An Alternative to the Conventional Cancer Treatments?

 Many people choose conventional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation. But the long-term side effects are significant and survival rates are low. These treatments make the core of the DNA of the cancer cells mutate and adapt to the new environment and become more resistant to the treatments, which means they become more aggressive. There are many alternatives for cancer treatments, Rick Simpson oil is one of them.

Rick Simpson oil is an evaporated solution that is extracted from medical cannabis; it is a highly concentrated cannabis extract containing high levels of THC. It is extremely powerful and actually made from an Indica strain with very sedative effects. The oil is also referred to as Rick Simpson cannabis oil or Rick Simpson hemp oil because it was created by a man named Rick Simpson, who is a former engineer and current medical marijuana activist. In 2003, Rick Simpson discovered that he had basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer. He used highly concentrated cannabis oil, now known as Rick Simpson oil, topically to treat his cancer. He claims that his cancer was healed in a few days with this oil.
Rick Simpson oil is an unrefined and potent cannabis oil that is considered as a “whole-plant extract”, it contains not just THC but most of the molecules of the whole plant, including pigments and waxes, which give the oil dark color. It has a thick and syrup consistency and can be applied as a topical or ingested internally. Recent studies suggested that a high THC and low CBD formula not only helps treat cancers but also helps cancer cells to respond better to radiation and chemotherapy.
Here are some health benefits of Rick Simpson oil:

• Reduces symptoms of arthritis pain and other chronic pains.
• Relieves asthma by opening the airways to ease breathing.
• Reduces high blood pressure and enhances heart health.
• Contains anti-inflammatory properties that fight against inflammation.
• Reduce depression, anxiety, and stress.
• Treats and prevents cancers.

I truly believe that the whole is greater than its part based on the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is probably why the extract of the whole plant of cannabis is more potent than CBD or THC oil alone. Knowledge is power and hope more people turn to Mother Nature for answers and wisdom to heal their body, mind, and spirit instead of using toxic drugs that introduce more toxins into our environment. When more and more people join this global shift of alternative healing, we will become the healer of ourselves with the magnificent gifts from Mother Nature. What do you think? For more healing tips from alternative medicine, please visit https://optimalhealthsolutions.ca.

Unlock the Ancient Secret of Shilagit

Shilajit, also called mineral pitch, was traditionally sourced from rocks in high mountain ranges in India and Tibet. It is the result of a long process of breaking down plant matter and minerals that generate a sticky, black, and tar-like substance. It is formed for centuries by the gradual decomposition of certain plants and minerals by the action of microorganisms. Shilajit has been known and used for centuries by Ayurvedic medicine as a rejuvenator and as an antiaging compound.

Shilajit contains fulvic acid, humic acid, and many other minerals that our body needs. Humic acid and fulvic acid are two main ingredients that make up humic substances. The difference is that humic acid is only soluble in water at certain pH levels. Humic acid is not soluble in water under acidic conditions (pH < 2) but is soluble at higher pH values, while fulvic acid is soluble in water at all pH levels. Both humic acid and fulvic acid have the ability to help cleanse heavy metals in the human body.

So what makes fulvic acid so unique? Fulvic acid is one of the most powerful natural antioxidants and free radical scavengers known. It is a great source of biochemicals, supercharged antioxidants, superoxide dismutases (SOD), enzymes, and other nutrients. It is very effective in neutralizing a wide range of toxic materials including heavy metals, radioactive toxins, petrochemicals, and industrial waste, and safely renders them to harmless forms.

Fulvic acid is a powerful natural electrolyte that can act as an acceptor or as a donor to help create the balance based on the cell's requirements.  When fulvic acid encounters free radicals with unpaired positive electrons, it supplies an equal and opposite negative charge to neutralize the negative effects of the free radicals. On the other hand, if the free radicals carry a negative charge, fulvic acid can supply positive unpaired electrons to balance that charge. If the chemical makeup of the free radical is not beneficial, it can be chelated and mobilized by fulvic acid, eventually, it is eliminated out of the body as waste.

Fulvic acid can also bind with organic pollutants such as pesticides and herbicides to form new types of metal ions; it catalyzes the breakdown toxic pollutants into the waste products that can be eliminated out of our bodies. Today most of our plants are not very healthy due to our poor agriculture practice. They contain very little nutrition, especially minerals. Because fulvic acid has a low molecular weight, it has the ability to readily bond the minerals and elements into its molecular structure, which becomes easily absorbed into our body. Fulvic acid's low molecular weight also helps make the cellular walls more penetrable by reducing their surface tension, thus allow the cells to breathe easily and efficiently absorb nutrients and water, and eliminate waste.

Humic Acid is a rich source of zinc, and magnesium, which are the most important minerals for increasing collagen, so it can benefit the skin. Humic acid has been commonly used for agricultural purposes, such as stimulating the metabolism of the plants, increasing the yields of crops, and detoxifying various pollutants.

Shilajit is a wonderful gift from Mother Nature that can benefit our health significantly through efficient detoxification and enhancing the absorption of nutrients. Are you ready to give it a try? For more information on natural remedies and holistic nutrition, please visit: https://optimalhealthsolutions.ca.  

How to Reduce Your Dentist's Visits with This Simple Technique?

Do you feel hesitant to visit your dentist's office? Not only the pain and anxiety during the treatment but also the shocking bills after the treatment, which makes your visit quite unforgettable, isn't it? Well, today I am going to introduce a simple technique to reduce physical pain and financial cost. 

Oil pulling has been around for thousands of years and originated in ancient India in Ayurvedic medicine. The practice is to use oil to pull toxins out through the gums and mouth to purify the body. It is a simple oral health routine that can significantly benefit your oral health. Coconut oil and olive oil have been a popular medium for oil pulling because they have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.

Here are some noticeable benefits of oil pulling.

• Kills harmful bacteria in the mouth and prevents bad breath and cavities.
• Improves gum health by reducing inflammation.
• Reduces plaque and gingivitis and whitens the teeth.
• Stimulate saliva production

Here are the 4 simple steps to do oil pulling: 

• Put one tablespoon of oil, such as coconut or olive oil in your mouth.
• Swish it around in your mouth for 5 or 10 minutes and slowly increase the duration.
• Spit the oil into the trash bin and avoid spitting it into the sink or toilet, as this can lead to clogging.
• Rinse your mouth well with water before eating or drinking anything.

Repeat these steps a few times per week or up to three times daily. You may also want to work your way up, starting with swishing for just 5 minutes and increasing the duration until you are able to do it for a full 15–20 minutes.

Oil pulling is simple, inexpensive, and effective, which can save you $$$ in the dentist's office, all you need is to add it to your daily routine. With persistence, you will see the benefits. For more information on holistic health and self-care tips, please visit https://optimalhealthsolutions.ca.