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Archives for March 2022

Prime Real Estate

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When you think of prime real estate, you think of places like Manhattan or Hong Kong. Lots of action in a tight space. You have maritime traffic, airports, and multiple freeways in and out of these places. These places are also major epicenters of finance and commerce for the entire world.

It reminds me of the space between the head and neck. It’s THE prime real estate in the human body. This joint is the most unique in the human body. It is where the brain connects with the spinal cord – an area that is called the Brainstem (see diagrams below). It is also where two arteries curl around and enter the skull bringing oxygen and nutrients to a needy, energy-hungry brain. The CSF, or cerebrospinal fluid, has only one exit from the skull – guess where it is? Yup, that’s right, where the head and neck meet.

It is vital to keep the skull and neck properly aligned for optimum health and wellness. Too often one of the most important areas of the body is neglected. Remember to get your head on straight!

Superstition

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Did you know that the superstition around the number 13 is so prevalent that Otis Elevator company reports that 85% of their elevators that are installed in skyscrapers do not include a 13th floor? I grew up in NYC so I can personally attest to the truth behind this. How wild and crazy is it that all of these people involved in the process of constructing and installing an elevator believe in this superstition enough that hundreds of buildings are built without a 13th floor?! We are talking about the owners, architects, building inspectors, and tenants – they all have to go along with it for this to happen. I don’t think there is a grand conspiracy here, but it is important to note the dangers of groupthink and how we all can get carried away.

Let’s think about some other superstitions when it comes to our health… women must give birth laying down…. fats are bad for you… milk is good for your bones… cholesterol is bad for you…

Check out these Time magazine covers from 1984, 1999, and then 2014:

The science and our understanding of it are constantly evolving. It is easy to go with conventional thinking but also remember all the “missing” 13th floors around the world. This is about more than just superstition, it’s about your health and well-being. Ask good questions, do the research, and when you know better, do better!

Yours in good health,
Dr. Jane

On Solid Ground

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Laying the foundation is the first and most important step to building a house. Without this step being done correctly, everything else eventually falls apart. The floors will creak, you will have cracks in your drywall, your doors will hang crooked, and the windows will get jammed.

In utero, the first major step in fetal development is the formation of the central nervous system. More specifically, the first organized structure of a human embryo is the brainstem from which the brain and then the rest of the spinal cord is formed. Without a healthy and functioning central nervous system, you can not be fully healthy or 100% functional. This is the foundation of your house!

One way to take care of your nervous system is to remove any bony impingement and interference. Especially ones that have the ability to squeeze and choke the brainstem. That’s why our care is so essential. That is also why we get results no one else can get. We are focusing on leveling the foundation and not repeatedly putting nails in floorboards or spackling drywall.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Jane

A Lie Told Enough Times

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“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie.”

This very popular quote has been used to described propaganda, but today I’m going to try and use it to help us understand why our health care system is failing. By virtually every metric we have the most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet it produces some of the worst healthcare outcomes amongst first world nations. We are spending Wagyu beef money and getting McDonald’s cheeseburgers.

The problem is not how much we spend but what we spend it on. Instead of health being the focus, most of our attention and money is directed towards disease. But isn’t disease just the manifestation of a lack of health? Look at the commercials that we see on TV – how many different types of pharmaceutical commercials do we see? Compare that to commercials for exercising or eating well. Didn’t see any of those? Me neither.

What is the message/lie that keeps getting told? Your body is broken down. This is just how it is. You are getting old. It’s your genes. This is as good as it gets and you’d better get used to it.

The answer that is provided is always a solution that comes from the outside – a new product, a drug, an intervention. Not a word about bolstering what’s on the inside.

There is something innate in you. It was there when you were in your mother’s womb. This is how we grew from 2 cells to 30,000,000,000,000 cells. It’s what knits your skin back together when you get a cut. It’s what runs and organizes all those cells so that YOU can be YOU.

There is a time to discuss what we can do to promote health and to acknowledge where medical intervention is appropriate and life-saving, but for the purpose of this email, the most important thing is to remember the truth.

Here is the truth: we are wonderfully made creatures. We are not meant to be broken down. Being healthy is the default.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Jane

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