If anyone has ever taken care of aging parents, you know this is not just a question causing a giggle, but rather a serious inquiry affecting every aspect of your life. Our life span is much longer than previously expected, with researchers endorsing a hundred and twenty-five years as an achievable number. The average lifespan of Americans is currently only seventy-seven years; of those living to age eighty-five, fifty percent are severely demented and close to one hundred percent have severe medical afflictions. We are missing out on a potential fifty productive, happy years.
The Hall Center is deeply committed to take the "decline" out of aging. Imagine sleeping deeply, waking each morning with unbridled energy and joy, free from the burdens of stress; possessing a tranquil, clear mind and a strong, flexible body; free of chronic disease; squeaky-clean from environmental toxins and impurities.
How do we achieve this goal? The answer lies in correcting glycation, inflammation and oxidation, which are the three main processes which age the body, while promoting alkalization, detoxification and energetic harmony which are the healthy processes that rejuvenate the body. (read more)
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What is the unhealthy process of glycation? When our blood sugar is too high, a damaging layer of sugar forms on the cells in our body. This brown crispy layer causes an enormous amount of diseases such as cancer, high blood pressure, cardiovascular illness and dementia.
Inflammation is the second process we work to eliminate. It causes 90% of all cancers (good data for this) as well as autoimmune diseases, heart disease and dementia. Most inflammation comes from unhealthy digestion, parasites and food intolerances. Our fat cells are also responsible for creating inflammation; they are actually small factories spewing out molecules of inflammation causing illness.
Oxidation is the third process causing premature aging. This process creates free radicals through stress and inefficient toxin removal. It has to do with a healthy cellular metabolism and a happy liver.
While decreasing the unhealthy processes, we need to promote the healthy ones. Detoxification is a critical healthy process that results in substantial health benefits. We are exposed to sophisticated toxins needing to be managed and eliminated by our body. Most researchers agree that exposure to pesticides and toxic substances play an important role in cancer formation. Chronic fatigue states and other chronic diseases of aging also result from toxic exposure.
Alkalinization is a second extremely important process that promotes lifelong vitality. An alkalinized, or less acidic, body results in much more efficient hydration and metabolism, reducing cancer and chronic diseases of aging.
Creating energetic harmony is an equally important piece of the puzzle for health. This is not just the recognition that stress kills, but understanding at a more profound level that we are energy; energy that is blocked and weak results in illness, while energy that is more fully connected manifests as love, joy and resulting vitality.
At The Hall Center we evaluate and immediately begin correcting the abnormal processes while promoting the healthy ones. As a first step, we replace any deficient hormone systems with natural bioidentical hormones. We replace not only the sex hormones, thyroid and human growth hormone, but also the adrenal hormones such as natural cortisol, DHEA and aldosterone. Correcting these deficiencies is an enormously beneficial tool we use to limit glycation and inflammation. You actually grow younger by correcting your hormone deficiencies. You will begin to sleep more profoundly, see improved moods, have more energy, loose weight and enjoy more libido, to name a few benefits.
Diet is an equally important aspect of our program and as the hormones come into balance, most people are much more capable of sticking to a "health promoting" eating plan. Our Hall Pyramid eating plan alkalinizes the body, decreases toxins and lowers glycation. In fact, glycation is completely preventable and reversible, with diet playing a critical role. We use state of the art Meridian testing to identify allergic foods, and prescribe an anti-inflammatory rice protein, whey or raw milk smoothie to heal the gut, which is a primary site of inflammation.
This leads us into a primary area of work with patients, which is detoxification. Become pure and squeaky-clean from environmental toxins and body impurities to combat core causes of fatigue, chronic illness, cancer and autoimmune diseases. Our state of the art detox program combines medical foods, German homeopathies, the far infrared sauna, acupuncture and colon hydrotherapy. Detoxification decreases all the unhealthy processes, which is why it is so important to health.
The energetic medicine we offer spans from mainstream treatments such as acupuncture and bodywork, to treatments that are less conventional but highly transformative. Falling into this later category is Core Transformational Healing with Russell Feingold and workshops with visiting Shaman-Mystics and transformational teachers, such as the phenomenal Maria Elena Cairo, Ger Lyons and Caroline Conger. Miracles in healing occur everyday as we open to "source".
Here are some rejuvenation suggestions, achieved with a bit of effort, that will profoundly benefit your health:
* Decrease glycation with supplements of lipoic acid (600mcg), chromium (800 mcg) and green tea extract. Carnosine is also a powerful anti-glycation agent (450 mg). Get the sugar out of your diet!
* Drink pure alkaline water with a ph of at least 8.5 from glass containers or a good filtration system. We like the Jupiter Aquarius Ionic Alkalinizer. Come fill up a bottle in our Wellness Store to try the benefits. (bring your bottle!)
* Begin probiotics to decrease intestinal inflammation.
* Take C3 (curcumen) 1000 mgs per day and Resveratrol 200 mgs per day. These are natural and effective supplements to reduce inflammation.
* Sleep!! 8-9 hours per night are necessary. Sleep detoxifies you.
* Relax with yoga and meditation. Stress is involved with most unhealthy aging processes and the process of oxidation. Our teachers are masters.
* Take an antioxidant such as "Three-a-Day Antioxidants" to reduce oxidation.
* Join us for a complementary evening of Core Transformational Healing with Russell Feingold on the 7th of each month. (details are in this newsletter)
In closing, I'd like to thank you for walking with us on this vital and sometimes unusual journey of health, for sharing your successes and insights, and for being a part of our community. Here's to living 125 vital years together, and the wisdom that "elder-hood" offers!
Prudence Hall, MD
Founder, The Hall Center
This information is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to treat or diagnose any health condition.