Happy Halloween from Integral Body

HAPPY ACU-HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! 

STOP BY & TRICK OR TREAT AT INTEGRAL BODY 6-8PM MUAHHHHHH!

Hard to wake up in the morning? Try poking yourself with a stick!

Transitions aren't easy, so give yourself options.

I woke up this morning and discovered there was no milk. And no coffee.  

"I'M GOING TO DIE" were the first words out of my half-awake mouth.

"Aw, Mom, you always say other people are going to DIE, if they don't do this or that. I've never heard you say you're gonna die", my daughter said laughing.

This was not funny! I LOVE coffee. I only drink 4oz a day now, but gosh darnit, I love it. But it had gone too far. The sun was shining, it was a beautiful morning, and all I could do was plot and scheme about how to get coffee. I realized I had kind of painted myself into a corner here, and I had to stop being such a whiny addict right away. I needed some morning happiness options and fast. 

So I made a list.

1. Have a hot drink, any hot drink, even hot water. It's very nice, it really is. 

2. Move around. even doing 3 sun salutations for 5 minutes, made me feel awake and more happy.

3. Kiss someone. Anyone, even your pet, willing to take kisses from you first thing in the morning, truly loves you unconditionally, and nothing will make you feel better than that. 

4. Ok, ok if you really want coffee go get it. But walk, run or ride your bike to the cafe and it will make even the worst coffee taste great. 

I hope your mornings go great from the get go. With coffee or without. And now that you have options, there's just that many more chances they will! 

Integrated Chiropractic & Acupuncture Treatments

Buddha's Back.

Integrated Chiropractic and Acupuncture treatments

John Deroy, DC and I have created a profound collaboration between chiropractic and acupuncture care.

Each treatment is a healing synthesis of the structural, orthopedic work of chiropractic and the deeper energetics of chinese medicine.

Within one treatment, we will address the spine, the muscles, your internal organs and your emotional state.

Your health is multifaceted, and now, so is your health care.

Our schedule is available to book, beginning November 6th. 

To sign up, click here.

Allergies? Acupuncture can help!

Seasonal Allergies can be a serious drain on your well-being. The phlegm, irritation and fatigue can make it hard to function. The standard antihistamines available may reduce symptoms, but will likely leave you feeling "medicated", and not in a good way. Acupuncture combined with Herbal Allergy Supplements can make a real difference, without side effects. Now that's something to celebrate! 

Article to check out: Treat Allergies with Acupuncture

Ready for allergy relief? Come in for Acupuncture & Herbs today.  Book now

GMO's & Obesity. What's the connection?

Simple fact: 

If your food does not contain the nutrients you need, in the right ratios, your body will compensate by eating more and more to catch up. The result: you get fat AND malnourished. I'm not talking full figured and healthy here, I'm talking WAY out of health. 

Question: Why do we have nutrient empty food? 

Answer: It's cheap. And addictive. Like crack. It costs very little to produce bad food. If you liven it up with salt, msg, sugar, aspartame, dyes, etc, then it become a drug food. And people get addicted to it. Because it doesn't actually satisfy, you need to eat more and more. Just like a drug. This makes tons of profit and ruins the health of millions, especially the poor. 

Simple truth:

Your body needs non-genetically altered foods, grown in vital soil, full of nutrients, eaten shortly after being picked, in its most un-modified state, to actually contain the greatest amount of vitamins & minerals possible to truly feed your body. 

Question: Why is this so hard to achieve? 

Answer: Time, Money and Ethics. Doing what's best over doing what's easy (& profitable) can be a hard change for a country of fake food addicts, not to mention all the economic pressure from the agri-chemical & commercial food industries to keep doing it wrong. 

The solution: You. Me. Us. 

We are the "Slow Food" Revolution. The Slow Food Revolution is about real people supporting, consuming and being passionate about real food. It's called Slow, because it's a return to simple, non-rushed eating. It's called Slow to encourage all of us to make time for the gift of food in our lives. It's about bringing joy, taste, sensuality and recreation back into food. Make real food a priority and it will make a real difference in your life. 

Once you go Slow, you'll never go back!

Stay tuned for 101 solutions that are easy, powerful and will make you feel like a real Slow Food Revolution Super Hero!


Solution #1- start your new Slow life with a simple Detox. 
click here to sign up: 7 or 14 day Detox Package

Let yourself be yourself, from the center out to the farthest parts. You are a Gift.

Kale salad- Who knew an anti-inflammatory could be this delicious!

recipe for kale salad with avocado and apple

ingredients:

*1 bunch of kale, thick stems removed and coarsely chopped

*1 ripe avocado, diced

*sea salt and freshly ground pepper

*1 small garlic clove, peeled and minced

*3 tablespoons olive oil

*1 carrot, peeled and sliced into thin half moons

*1 small, green apple, sliced thin

*1 scallion, green part only, thinly sliced

*1 large handful of raw or toasted pine nuts (or toasted almonds)

*1 handful of dulse flakes- optional

*1 handful fresh mint, chopped- optional

directions:

1. Place kale in a large bowl with the avocado. Add salt, garlic, and olive oil. Mix very well, "massaging" the greens for about 3 minutes.

2. Reserve a small handful of the carrot and apple slices for garnish, then gently fold the rest into the kale mixture with the scallion, pine nuts, dulse flakes, and mint. Taste and season with additional sea salt, if necessary (the dulse is salty, so it be careful you don't add too much)

Kale is highly nutritious, has powerful antioxidant properties, and is anti-inflammatory. One cup of cooked kale contains an astounding 1,328 percent of the RDA for vitamin K, 192 percent of the RDA for vitamin A, and 89 percent of the RDA for vitamin C. It's also a good source of calcium and iron.

Kale is in the same plant family as broccoli and cabbage, and, like its cruciferous cousins, it contains high levels of the cancer-fighting compound sulforaphane, which guards against prostate, gastric, skin, and breast cancers by boosting the body's detoxification enzymes and fighting free radicals in the body. The indoles in kale have been shown to protect against breast, cervical, and colon cancers. The vitamin K in kale promotes blood clotting, protects the heart, and helps build strong bones by anchoring calcium to the bone. It also has more antioxidant power than spinach, protecting against free-radical damage. Kale is extra rich in beta-carotene (containing seven times as much as does broccoli), lutein, and zeaxanthin (ten times the amount in broccoli). In Chinese medicine, kale is used to help ease lung congestion.