Movement Deficiency Syndrome™ is a concept informed by the idea that we all NEED exercise or physical movement! Movement is life! Movement is a biological requirement for neurological health and a vibrant, optimal life. The evidence is clear that movement is an ‘essential nutrient’ to ensure the healthy, homeostatic function, both of individual cells, and … Read more
Health
Nutrition is an area filled with differing opinions and advice. As part of our Vibrant Life Key #2 where we look at developing ideal internal chemistry we have described in general terms our recommendations for both macronutrients and micronutrients in your general nutrition plan (menu or diet). Micronutrients and Macronutrients: Macronutrients are the major food … Read more
Probiotics (the ‘good’ gut bacteria) are essential for full health. Prebiotics (if you’re confused by the term) are the nutritious fibre-dense foods that are the ‘food’ of the probiotics themselves! The gut is such a vital part of our health. It is such a critical area of what we do with Vibrant Life Key #2 … Read more
Healthier amounts, types and proportions of fats in our blood can be developed with appropriate levels of movement. A ‘Lipid’ is the technical name for fats and oils. Blood lipids are the relative amount and proportion of fats, cholesterol, and other molecules that they form which are found in the blood. Clearly this is a … Read more
It is obvious that if you exercise more, you have a leaner, trimmer body, with less fat storage and better functioning, more developed muscle – this gives us a healthier body composition that also ‘looks’ better. Body composition is in many the ‘holy grail’ for many – how we look is often (erroneously) used as … Read more
It is common sense that movement (exercise) is essential for maintaining good cardiovascular function – heart health, blood vessel health and keeping blood pressure in a healthy range. An improvement of heart and blood vessel health toward homeostatic (healthy) function can only occur as the result of the genes responding to healthier levels of environmental … Read more
Insulin sensitivity is critical in human health; one of the primary factors that contribute to ideal levels of Insulin sensitivity is appropriate levels of movement. We’ve commonly heard the word ‘Insulin’ a lot in common conversation – we know it as the ‘diabetes’ hormone, yet it has many more roles than reducing blood sugar levels. … Read more
Remember that the best way to define “health,” is not by using symptoms as a marker – in fact this is a particularly bad way to define your level of health! Symptoms are no more than warning signs of the true dysfunction (and they often come about only when your ability to adapt has hit … Read more
There is a clear relationship between Vertebral Subluxation Complex (Subluxation for short), sedentary living, negative body thoughts, somatoneurophysiology™, and less-than-ideal levels of health, or increased levels of illness. Somatoneurophysiology™ Somatoneurophysiology™ is a term coined to show the clear relationship between somato- (the body wall or body ‘structure’) neuro- (the nerve feedback messages from theses structures … Read more
Once we understand my definitions of Health and Sickness, it follows that healthcare can be defined as ANY approach or intervention aimed at helping a state of sickness move toward wellness by improving cellular function. Any intervention that identifies cells which are not operating at 10/10 function – and then works toward removing, reducing or … Read more