Yesterday was the last day of school before the Winter break, and the last day of school can be a wild time for middle schoolers. Rather than embracing the party atmosphere my 8th graders hoped for, I gave the unit test. The predictable moans and groans ensued, but order prevailed. Most did well on the [...]
Where’s the best place to walk for bone-building exercise? The beach!
Why? Not only do you get the benefit of the sun and the salty air, but you also reap the benefit of all those negative ions.
Negative ions are most plentiful in air that’s near crashing water, such as waterfalls and ocean waves. [...]
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As promised, here is Dr. Bourne’s contact information:
Dr. Ashley Bourne
Bourne Family Chiropractic & Wellness Center
2425 S. Volusia Ave., Suite B2
Orange City, Florida
386-789-0500 / Fax 386-789-8182
Dr. Bourne uses gentle techniques and specially designed equipment to make effective adjustments of the spine. I had worried that chiropractic adjustments might cause damage to my bones because of [...]
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When I first started seeing Dr. D’Antonio, he insisted that I needed more than 4 or 5 hours of sleep at night if I wanted to build bone. I asked, “What does sleep have to do with bone density?” Turns out…plenty! Inadequate sleep causes the body to stress, which causes a cortisol [...]
Recommended reading from Dr. Rogers and Dr. D’Antonio include:
The Unsurrendered Heart by Liberty Savard
Love Is Letting Go of Fear by Gerald Jampolsky, M.D.
The God Memorandum by Og Mandino
The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health by Robert O. Young
Back to the House of Health: Rejuvenating Recipes to Alkalize and Energize for Life! by Shelley [...]
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Both Dr. D’Antonio and Dr. Rogers accented daily exercise as being of paramount importance in the process of building bone. With bone mass, it’s another case of “use it or lose it.” Putting stress on the bones by exercising tells the body to make the bones stronger! So everyday, I do at [...]
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As of 8/25/07, I am taking the following list of supplements in the quest to build bone:
1) Dr. Rogers prescribed Thyroid hormone (not Synthroid) temporarily to heal my thyroid gland, which has been swollen for years.
2) He also recommended that I take Stem Enhance, the first supplement made that enhances both the release of adult [...]
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