Archive for November, 2009

Vitamin C is an antioxidant. Which might be an easy way to say it gives itself up for the intruder. The intruder which could be a chemical, harmful portion of sunlight, virus, bacteria, mycoplasm or hormone (the bad, recycled type).  These are all looking for an extra electron. It is like when you rub your sock-feet on the floor and touch someone to shock them. You are the “intruder” here and you stole an electron from them to make up for the ones you rubbed onto the floor.  What is the point? Vitamin C gives up the electron instead of one of your cells! If you have enough vitamin C, you will not be damaged in an attack by these intruders.  Here is the big question: ” How much Vitamin C is enough?”. Let’s let Linus Pauling, a Nobel prize winner for his work on (ascorbic acid)Vitamin C, answer this question. He suggested that you take enough  to cause diarrhea and back off a little. In other words, without ruining your day- as much as you can! It has more benefits than I can outline here. It should be one of your first considerations for enhancing your immune system. Come in for a customizing of your nutritional profile.

These are the starter exercises for your shoulder problem. They are meant to reduce the discomfort and restriction. If you have pain at night, it may because the shoulder rides up into the joint. This routine before bed, may help.

Bed forward at the hips, dangle the injured arm down loosely. If  instructed by Dr. Bowers, hold a weight in your hand as well.  Sway your body around to get your arm swinging in small circles. Continue for a minute in one direction then reverse the direction (swinging around the circle in the opposite way). The intent is to have a passive arm and let the weight pull the arm “longer”.  This routine is done several times a day and 3-4 days in duration. You may hear small noises or feel little shifts. They should not be painful. If you run into painful clicking, contact  Dr. Bowers.  

After your pain reduces, you will be moving to the Diagonal exercises aka ” the sword and the beer”. You’ll find these on our website as well.

Stay consistent! Press on. Let’s get this arm better!