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Richard C. Gerardo, D.C.
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Dr. Richard Gerardo – D.C., C.S.C.P., D.A.C.B.N.

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Dr. Richard Gerardo, D.C., C.S.C.P.

Use Flax Oil to help you with an internal cleanse

One of the very best things you can do for yourself is to give your body a chance to cleanse and detoxify its liver and gallbladder. Here’s an easy, effective, safe and enjoyable way to accomplish this task.

The Liver & Gallbladder Cleanse

Your liver, gallbladder and colon work synergistically (they all work with one another) to keep you healthy. They overwork when you consume too much fat. To encourage bowel movements and to aid your liver and gallbladder, fresh beets are a truly remarkable food. This is ever truer for women.

Besides getting more beets into your diet in general, here is a 6 Week Program to stimulate your gallbladder and enervate your liver and colon.

Beet Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

-1 cup of finely shredded raw beets (preferable organically grown)
-2 tbsp of either Virgin First Pressed Olive Oil or Raw Flax Oil
(Flax Oil is available in the health food store. Be sure the name is “OMEGAFO” on the bottle)
-½ lemon – fresh squeezed juice

*COMBINE all ingredients

1. Take a teaspoon of this mixture every 1-2 hours during the day for 3 days.
2. After the first 3 days, take 2 tablespoons of the mixture 3 times daily, before meals for a week.
3. After the initial 10 days, continue taking 2 tablespoons of the mixture 3x a day, 3 days a week, for a month.

Is your Gallbladder up to par?

If has long been my suggestion that EVERYONE do a liver and gallbladder cleanse once a year. Although there may be some people with a very healthy liver-gallbladder-colon system, most people can use some help.

If you would like to check your liver and gallbladder without spending a few hundred dollars, here’s a simple test. If you have a majority of the flowing symptoms, your liver and gallbladder are not up to par:

• Dry skin
• Falling hair
• Metallic taste in your mouth
• Crave sweets
• Frequently dizzy, bilious, anxious or insecure
• Sensitive to hot weather
• Burning feet
• Nightmares – needs laxatives often
• Upset by greasy foods
• High blood fats (cholesterol and triglycerides)

Super Charge your Cleansing Program

When you begin to purge the liver and gallbladder, you are going to get a change in your bowel movements. To encourage the removal of toxins and debris from your system a bowel cleansing program with psyllium can be instituted during the same time as your liver and gallbladder purge. This will “super charge” your cleansing program.

How to use Psyllium

First of all, you need to get a good psyllium product. This should be 100% pure psyllium husk fiber with no sugar, salt, starch or ADDED ANYTHING. Most health food stores carry this type of product. We use a product called Colon Cleanse by Health Plus, Inc., but any brand fitting our description will do.

Start your colon cleanse slowly, taking only a teaspoon of psyllium per day with at least 8 ounces of water, If you have any bowel problems, talk with your physician before starting this program,

If you have no problems with a small amount of psyllium, progress to a tablespoon then up to 2 tablespoons daily. Always mix the pysllium in a tall glass of pure water then follow it with another glass of pure water with no pysllium. At 2 tablespoons daily, almost everyone will begin to notice a change in their bowel movements. Most noticeable the still will become bulky and there be signs of dark material or mucus.

To get a really good colon cleanse, you can use up to 2 heaping tablespoons in water, 3 times daily. Most people will not need this psyllium but if you start slowly, use care and work with your physician if necessary. It is completely safe.

Once you reach your “cleansing level” of psyllium intake, you will maintain at least on bulking stool daily with lots of psyllium flakes throughout. Along with the flakes, there will be plenty mucus, debris and dark material that will pass also. Maintain this level of psyllium for the duration of your liver and gallbladder cleanse.

Conclusion

When your cleanse is complete, don’t stop taking the psyllium “cold turkey”. Rather, slowly reduce your intake until you are no longer using the product. In some cases, it may be necessary (and normal) to take a tablespoon of psyllium daily for a prolonged period of time or even indefinitely.

Any problems encountered with psyllium, generally result from:

1. Using too much too soon.
2. Using too much psyllium with too little water
3. Not following your psyllium drink with an additional glass of water
4. Starting a program when you have serious bowel problems (ex: diverticulitis, colitis) without consulting your physician.

A money-saver and a life-saver

You can use this information to help determine if you need a liver and gallbladder support, cleanse your system, and greatly enhance your digestion and energy levels. You can also help control your blood fat level and add years to your life by using this cleanse yearly.

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~Robert Fried, Ph.D. Breathe Well, Be Well 1999

Reasons to Nose Breathe

Dr. Richard Gerardo, D.C., C.S.C.P.

1. Warms the incoming (inspiration) air to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the optimal temperature for the lungs.[space]
2. Nose breathing moisturizes the incoming air. With the average person breathing 20,000 per day, by breathing through the nose, you add one liter of water to your internal environment.[space]
3. The hairs and membranes of the nose filter the air during inhalation and help to secrete mucous, preventing coughing and throat clearing.[space]
4. The movement of air through the nose keeps the environment around the inner auditory tube free form stagnating debris.[space]
5. Nose breathing triggers the release of anti-bacterial molecules, helping to clean the incoming air and increase the function of the immune system.[space]
6. Air coming in through the nose stimulates the release of odiferous molecules, which attach to incoming molecules so that we can smell the quality of the air.[space]
7. Nose breathing sensitizes us to the quality of the air, giving us choices about which air is healthy and which is not so that we can take action.[space]
8. Nose breathing increases our sense of smell, linking it to the limbic system which is the seat of our emotional body. We can then make more choices on how we feel about things. Smell is very important environmental factor for our survival.[space]
9. It brings air in the sphenoid sinuses to cool the pituitary gland and help regulate body temperature.
10. Breathing though the nose keeps the nasal passages open.[space]
11. Having a clear nasal passage allows light to reach the pituitary gland through the sphenoid sinus to help regulate sleeping patterns.[space]
12. Nose breathing activates movement at several head and neck joints. There are the atlanto-occipital joint, the atlanto-axial joint, the sphenobasilar joint sutures of the facial and head bones.[space]
13. Breathing through the nose lightens the head by filling the sinuses with air and keeps the sinuses membranes lubricated and functioning, lessening the chance of sinus infections.[space]
14. Children breathing through the nose helps to form the sinuses by activating their growth with the movement of air. Children who mouth breath often have very few narrow faces. The sinuses do not start growing until about age 4.[space]
15. Nose breathing moves the air to pass along the nasal septum, slowing the movement of air and facilitating a more complete integration of the process of ventilation with other biological processes (ie: the filling and empting of the lungs).[space]
16. Nose breathing allows the excess tears to have a clear passageway for drainage.[space]
17. Nose breathing facilitates the production of nitric oxide, which is a bronchodilator and sterilizes the air in the sinuses on the way to the lungs.[space]
18. Nose breathing reduces the volume of CO2 released during exhalation. The sinuses trap CO2 at the end of exhalation. CO2 helps to reduce constriction in the airways and blood vessels and facilitates the release of oxygen from the red blood cells and oxygen delivery to the other cells of the body by helping to balance the Ph of the blood.[space]
19. Nose breathing adds a huge reservoir of sensation to tap into to deepen your connection to yourself and bring your attention to the present moment.[space]
20. Breathing through the nose allows the air to pass by the structures that mark the center of the head, keeping your energetic balanced and centered.[space]
21. Nose breathing facilitates a deep meditation.[space]
22. Nose breathing reduces anxiety.[space]
23. Nose breathing reduces snoring.[space]
24. Nose breathing activates the production of immunoglobulins to strengthen the immune system.[space]
25. This helps increase the fluctuations of the cerebral spinal fluid by activation and movement of the sphenobasilar joint, thereby nourishing the central nervous system.[space]
26. Robert C. Fulford, D.O. states that: “Remember: always try to breathe through your nostrils, and not through your mouth because air must contact olfactory nerves to stimulate your brain and put it into its natural rhythm. If you don’t breathe through your nose, in a sense you’re only half alive.“[space]
27. Breathing through your mouth causes the tissues in your nose and other airways to swell and become congested and thus make it more difficult to breathe.[space]
28. “Breathing through the mouth tends to inflate only the upper lobes of the lungs, which are connected to sympathcs nerve fibers, the branch of the nervous system that t activates the fight or flight response. When you switch to nose breathing, you inflate the entire lungs, including the lower lobes, which are connected to the parasympathetic branch of the nervous systems (the branch that calms the body, slows the heart rate, relaxes and soothes). Through proper nose breathing, you employ both branches of the nervous system. At times the foot is on the brake and the other times, it’s on the gas. The back-and-forth fluctuation is a balancing act that you intrinsically know how to do and that your mind appreciates.”
    ~Peg Jordan, The Fitness Instinct

Dr. Richard Gerardo

D.C., C.S.C.P., D.A.C.B.N.

Reasons to Nose Breathe – Burbank & Thousand Oaks CA

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