A Call for Grandma’s and Grandpa’s
What we really need, and I’m being serious here, is
grandma’s, (and grandpa’s). Hear
me out on this. In years gone by,
when someone was sick, injured or had contracted a disease, professionally
trained doctors were not always available. As a result, people had to take it upon themselves for the
vast majority of health related problems.
This care typically fell into the hands of those who were the most
compassionate, patient, experienced and no nonsense individuals. Who could that be? You guessed it – Grandma! With a
lifetime of experience, grandma (not all grandma’s but many) always seemed to
have a remedy for just about everything.
As years and technology pressed itself upon us, established
authority, using tactics of fear and intimidation, began to undermine the
confidence of many of the tried and true remedies of the past. Most of our mothers were conditioned to
take their kids to the doctor for a myriad of conditions that in times past
were simply treated at home. As a
result, the health of our nation is in poor shape. Those who are in positions of authority are driven by deep
pockets urging, even demanding, the prescribed course of treatment, which is
usually a drug. While there are
many in the medical field that are sincere in their intent to truly do what is
best for the patient, the system truly is broken.
I have seen some significant positive changes in the nearly
30 years I have been in practice as a chiropractic physician, but the
greed/profit motives behind so many powerful organizations (medical, insurance,
pharmaceutical, government and food processing companies) are corrupt and I am
afraid beyond reform.
So this is where you come in. If you’re a grandma (or a grandpa), GREAT! If you are not, but you love a grandma,
then you also qualify. We need to
learn as much as we can to take care of those we love. We are not inviting you or even
encouraging you to get involved in HEROIC Medicine. When a life is at risk or teetering on the brink, heroic medicine
is truly in order. Get them to the
emergency room for the lifesaving care that they may need. What you want to be is an UN-HERO. Someone who takes care of minor
problems. Those aches and pains,
those minor injuries – the bumps and bruises. The fleeting digestive pain. The fatigue, the blues and ‘I just don’t feel good’
syndromes. By taking care of the
uneventful and mundane, little problems can be turned around before they become
big problems and a crisis that needs a siren and catastrophic insurance
reimbursement.
We need Grandma’s (and grandpa’s). We
need your love, your wisdom and your no nonsense approach to life. You’re life has not been an easy one.
You’ve been there, done that and truly learned from the school of hard
knocks. We need to you learn
natural home remedies. We need you
to learn to put your compassion and heart into your healing hands. And then, we need you to teach your
children and grandchildren, so they can become the grandmas of the next
generation. The world is not going
to get better without you. If you
feel at all called to this work, please take it seriously. I am convinced that the world cannot be
saved without grandma.
Please check out our series of classes on Healing at
Home. These classes include the following:
1) Cold Laser Therapy at Home
2) Allergy Elimination at Home
3) Trapped Emotions, Energy and Angels
4) Herbal First Aid and Health Care
5) Healing in the Kitchen - What to buy, store, eat and
how to make it.
Blessings,Dr. Kyle Christensen
Healing @ Home
What is Cold Laser Therapy?
Cold
laser therapy is a relatively new technology (about 30 years old) when compared
to many alternative therapies like acupuncture (which has been used since
8000-3500 B.C.), chiropractic (since 1895) and physical therapy. Just like the
abacus evolved into the computer, many alternative medicine practices are
evolving to include light therapy. Recent innovations in low-level lasers now
make it possible for the average physician or consumer to own cold laser
equipment. Cold lasers are sometimes called Low Level Lasers (LLL) or soft
lasers.
In general, cold lasers can
be used in 2 distinct ways:
- Targeting acupuncture trigger points (similar to acupuncture but without the needles)
- Broad coverage of deep tissue with laser photons to stimulate changes in the tissue
Cold
Laser therapy offers a non-intrusive option to acupuncture and surgery. It also
provides a non-addicting treatment that eliminates the complications of
long-term drug treatment programs. Cold laser are widely use for treatment of:
- Acute and chronic pain
- Ligament sprains
- Muscle strain
- Soft tissue injuries
- Tendonitis
- Arthritis
- Tennis elbow
- Back pain
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Warts
- “Suspicious” moles
- Acne or skin problems
- Wound healing
Healing With Cold Lasers
The
cold laser produces an impulse of light at a specific wavelength that minimizes
reflection and scattering but maximized absorption of the energy (in photons)
at a desire depth.
The
goal of laser therapy is to deliver light energy units from infrared laser
radiation, called photons, to damaged cells. It is the consensus of experts is
that photons absorbed by the cells through laser therapy stimulate the
mitochondria to accelerate production of ATP. This biochemical increase in cell
energy is used to transform live cells from a state of illness to a stable,
healthy state.
Over
4000 studies have been conducted in recent years to validate the effectiveness
of cold laser therapy. Cold lasers treatment systems may be cleared by the FDA.
Benefit of Cold Lasers
- Easy to apply
- Extremely safe
- Non-Toxic
- Non-Invasive
- No side effects or pain
- Cost effective for both the practitioner and patient
- Highly effective in treating ailments (more than 90% efficacy)
- Superior alternative to analgesics, NSAID's and other medications
- Reduces the need for surgery
- Works synergistically with other modalities like Chiropractic, Acupuncture, and Physical Therapy
General Therapeutic Laser Biological Effects
- Increased Cell Growth: Laser photons accelerates cellular reproduction and growth.
- Increased Metabolic Activity: Photons initiate a higher outputs of specific enzymes, greater oxygen and food particle loads for blood cells and thus greater production of the basic food source for cells, Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP).
- Faster Wound Healing: Cold laser photons stimulates fibroblast development and accelerates collagen synthesis in damaged tissue
- Anti-Inflammatory Action: Laser photons reduce swelling caused by bruising or inflammation of joints resulting in enhanced joint mobility.
- Increased Vascular Activity: Laser photons induce temporary vasodilation that increases blood flow to effected areas.
- Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation: Laser photons reduce the formation of scar tissue following tissue damage from: cuts, scratches, burns or post surgery.
- Stimulated Nerve Function: Laser photon exposure speeds the process of nerve cell reconnect ion to bring the numb areas back to life.
- Pain Reduction: Almost all systems have a mode of operation specifically designed to reduce pain.
Healing @ Home
Allergy Elimination
Like A Computer Virus
Allergies can be
compared to a computer virus. If
you retrieve an email that is carrying a computer virus, that virus (a computer
programs designed to cause problems) may lie dormant on your hard drive until
something activates it. It may be
the change of the date or accessing a certain file or program.
When the computer virus is activated, it
can cause all kinds of problems.
To remedy this situation, you may need help from someone who is able to
delete or remove that virus from your computer. Once the virus is gone, when the date changes, or you access
the program again, you will no longer have a problem or reaction, because the
computer virus has been deleted and is gone. Like a computer virus, an allergy is a faulty program that
gets written into your immune system.
It will lie dormant until you are exposed to the triggering mechanism
(pollen, corn, chocolate, etc.).
Once exposed, your immune system sounds the alarm and you have a hyper-immune
response. Allergies are nothing
more than the immune system over-reacting.
Of course, as we
all know an over-reaction of the immune system can be life-ending. If the immune system reacts rapidly and
violently to an allergen, it is called anaphylaxis. I am well acquainted with the deadly consequences of
allergies, as it was the cause of my fathers’ premature death. Allergies can range from a trifling
annoyance to life altering disabilities.
Going back to
our computer analogy, there are two types of allergies, as I have learned to
understand them. The first I would
call hardwired allergies.
Hardwired allergies a person is often born with that can cause the
severe anaphylactic response.
Typical allergens that are hardwired in people can be things like
peanuts, shrimp and bee stings.
The other type of allergies is acquired allergies, which I have compared
to software computer viruses.
These are the allergies that are associated with hay fever, seasonal
allergies, and most food allergies causing digestive upset or eczema.
If the body is
able to create a faulty response (an allergy) to a normal substance, it makes
sense that the body can un-create that abnormal response. Many people who have suffered from
allergies “out-grow” them.
This is because
their body changes as they mature or their immune system gets healthier and
reprograms itself. I have
discovered along with many others an amazing Allergy Elimination Treatment
which can help the body change this faulty programming much quicker. This
amazing treatment will be discussed later in this report.
Having Studied and practiced 3 separate allergy elimination
techniques (NAET, BioSET, and Precision Meridian Therapy), I have been able to
combine the best elements of each into a treatment method that is easy to learn
and far more effective than each technique done individually. I invite you to learn this powerful
technique so that you can benefit and bless the lives of those within your circle
of influence.
Healing @ Home
Emotions, Energy & Angels
When we experience events in our life and do not have the
support, experience or tools to adequately deal with often the subconscious
will suppress or trapped an emotion.
Culturally, we are often encouraged to hold in or not show emotions such
as grief, fear or anxiety. Emotions or feelings that are stuffed down and
repressed don’t go away but will often manifest as physical, mental or
emotional symptoms. Ever feel how
tight someone is across the shoulders.
Often the response is “Oh, that’s just where I hold my stress”. That is my point exactly. Holding on to stress, or any other
emotion will affect your health and well being.
Fortunately, there are some very effective ways to release
these trapped emotions so that the body no longer feels it is necessary to hold
them in. The beauty of this
treatment process is that we do not need to discuss the trauma, incidents or
trauma that resulted in the trapped emotions. In essence, we give the body the message or signal
that we no longer want to hold on to any trapped emotion, grudge or negative
feeling. Through activating or
stimulating acupuncture points, the body can begin to release those latent
emotions. Most often what is felt
after a treatment is very subtle or not at all. People report feeling lighter or freer than before. Often
feeling light a weight has been lifted.
Occasionally, I will get a report that “I went home and cried for three
hours, or I had the giggles all night.
I had one woman return the follow week asking “ What the heck did you do
to me?!, I went home and was a little tired so I decided to lay down on my
bed. I woke up 23 HOURS
later!!! I hadn’t even moved on
the bed. It took me a while to
discover I had lost a whole day!”
The same week another person declared, “Whatever you did to me gave me
so much energy, I was cleaning the house until 3 in the morning!”. I tell people to not expect anything,
but should you experience something, just take a step back emotionally and say
to yourself, “Hmmm, isn’t that interesting.”
We have learned that we are all energetic and
electro-magnetic in nature, meaning that our chemistry and physiology and
nervous system operates through positive and negative electric and magnetic
charges. As a result, we can be
influenced from a healing perspective through the use of magnets, through
rubbing or stimulating acupuncture points and through a variety of other types
of therapies that are not intrusive or invasive to the well being of our
bodies. During this workshop, we
discuss, demonstrate and learn how to influence our bodies to heal safely and
effectively.
Many years ago, I was working on a patient using a technique
called CranioSacral Therapy. I had
my hands on her head and after a short time she began speaking to me in a
deeper guttural voice with an English accent. Weird, I know.
She said “We are the boys” “We don’t want you working on Susan (not her
real name) anymore.” Well the hair
on the back of my neck stood straight up!! I was totally creeped out, but
decided to figure out what was going on.
I asked ‘the boys’ to let me talk to Susan. “Susan”, I said, “It seems like something is going on
here. Like there are other spirits
or personalities inside of you.”
She acknowledged that this was true. I told her that we could work together to get them to
leave. Her reaction was direct and
straight to the point. “If you make them leave, then I will be alone.” With that she got up and left. I never saw her again.
I have come to learn that we are not alone on this
world. There are powers and forces
for both good and ill. And while there are negative and evil influences in our
lives, it is important that we focus and move toward that which is positive and
good. In this workshop, we review
how to get rid of or cast out negative or bad spirits or influences. We also discuss angels. What they are and how to work with
them, not in a New Age sense, but as a follower or disciple of Christ.
Healing @ Home
Herbal First Aid and Health Care:
Medicine for a New Millennium
I wrote and had this book published in 2000. My feeling was to provide an manual
that could be used, just in case emergency medical help was not available. While true emergencies may require
trained professionals, this book is a guide that can be used to help a myriad
of problems using herbs or natural therapies.
In our workshop, we learn how to make and the difference
between an herbal infusion and a decoction. We learn to make tinctures and ointments – there are a few
secrets that make it much easier.
You will learn to make a poultice and a fomentation along with how and
why you may use them.
Once you have walked through making some of these herbal
preparations, it is not nearly as intimidating. One of the keys to a healthy life and taking care of others
is to focus on problems when they are minor and easier to work with. Of course, injuries or acute illnesses
must also be dealt with and herbal medicine and natural health care has much to
offer.
We invite you to begin using Herbal First Aid and Health
Care as you care for those you love into this new millennium.
Healing @ Home
Healing in the Kitchen
Truly, the kitchen is the key to health and vitality. Health never was and never will be
found in a supplement. True
health, real health can only be obtained the way our bodies were designed to
enjoy it. And that is with
nutritious wholesome foods.
In this workshop, we will discuss, demonstrate and taste
foods prepared in a healthy way that may be a little different that what you
were taught. We learn the importance
of soaking grains – such as in making sourdough. You will learn how to incorporate fermented or naturally
cultured foods into your meals.
Creative applications of bone broth for rebuilding the digestive tract
will be discussed. All of this and
much more will be centered around menus and recipes that are absolutely
delicious.
The key to health really is delicious foods like our great
grandmothers made. The food in a
healthy diet is hearty, filling and nutritious. We will share with you what, how and why we do things as we
do. It is not necessary to spend
long hours in the kitchen. Let us
teach you how to work smarter, not harder and longer.
With this class, we will share with you many of our favorite
recipes.
Stroganoff
Stew
Soups (egg drop, fresh ginger chicken noodle, miso,
vegetable)
Enchiladas
Tamales
Chili Rellenos
Quiche – with four varieties of crusts
Sourdough (bread, pancakes, waffles, pita, foccacia,
biscuits, tortillas)
Shepherds Pie
Fermented Vegetables
Eggs (easy and amazingly prepared)
Hummus
Baba Ganoush
Condiments (ketchup, BBQ sauce, mustard, mayonaisse, chili
sauce, salsa, sweet & sour sauce)
Rice pilaf
Mexican Rice
Bone broth soups
Cooking with stored foods
Most important, you will learn concepts and understand why
and how to adapt your favorite recipes making them super healthy without
compromising the great taste.
Seriously, the key is not recipes, but understanding why and how you
make things. We will demonstrate
recipes that will teach the underlying principles of healthy cooking.
Conclusion:
From our family to yours, we hope that you will have the
desire to grasp the concept of Healing @ Home. Whether you study with us or follow your own inspiration, it
is our prayer that we all strive to do everything within our power to bless the
lives of those within the circle of our influence and love.
Dr. Kyle Christensen
September 2012
