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How to have fun in the sun!

It’s that time of year where we head out into the sun to enjoy outdoor barbecues, swimming, vacations and sun bathing. If you are anything like me, I grew up spending my summers at the pool. There are quite a few summers I recall being so super dark from the sun and being proud of my first sunburn. Everyone always told me to be sure I wore sunscreen to protect myself from cancer. Little did I know that my years as a child of being in the sun would eventually lead to sun rash in some of my final years of being a lifeguard.

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Hopefully to spare some of you the sun effects that I have, I wanted to share how to have fun in the sun from a nutritional, non-chemical kind of way. Why? There is quite a bit of debate out there canoeing-1185309_640about your typical sunscreens and what they prevent so how about a few alternatives, eh? One of my favorite resources is EWG.org/SkinDeep/. They even have a specific sunscreen sheet and rates the various brands so you can find something that is acceptable to you. The huge thing here is knowing what you are doing and simply not accepting modern advertising as the know all to what is best for you.

Did you know that sunscreen isn’t all it’s cracked up to be anyways? There are lots of ways to reduce sun exposure so a few things to keep in mind include: clothes, shade, sun glasses, playing in the early morning or evening hours, and/or check the UV index.

Another great way to help you body from the inside is by utilizing a few of the Standard Process supplements. Some people will utilize various ratios but what seems to be quite effective is taking Cataplex F & Calcium Lactate before going into the sun and after. Some have added in Tuna Omega-3 oil or Cataplex G. The results of doing these 2-3 supplements has been such an amazing support to myself, my son, my family as well as other clients. Not long ago a fair-skinned family traveled to Hawaii and came how with wonderful golden skin instead of the previous experiences of red, blisters and burns.

For specific dosing instructions and to find the best parasailing-1557087_640regimen, please
be sure to consult with your doctor or make an appointment to figure out what is right for you.

 

So, go enjoy your fun in the sun. Stay safe and be sure to support your body as you enjoy the time of year.  We look forward to seeing you soon and helping you, help you keep your body healthy!

How to keep up with the kids

I often hear parents, mom’s specifically, talk about how they are having a hard time keeping up with theirchild-2029513_640 kids. They are tired, fatigued and are plain just stressed out after working all day and taking care of everyone. So what is it that changes when we have kids? Why is mom’s body breaking down?

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It’s Girl Scout Crack….Cookie Time!

It’s that time of year. The Girl Scouts have come out and everyone is clamoring to get their crack…oh, I mean cookies. No, they really are a bit like crack! They are just as addictive. Think about how you crave them. You hide them. You can never eat just one. Have you ever thought what all that is about and why you act like that around them?

So I went on a search to find out what is actually in these addictive little buggers and the results where astounding. There where links to pshycologists discussing addictions, health coaches, etc. I even came across a strain of weed/pot that has the name Girl Scout Cookies weed. REALLY????

One of the most helpful posts I came across was by Food Babe. Please read through her information here. She covers: Sugar made from GMO Sugar Beets, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Oils, Enriched White Flour, Artificial Flavors, Class IV Caramel Color.Samoas

She very clearly points out where the ingredients are coming from and what they do to your body. As you strive for a healthier body and lifestyle, realize that while these cookies help out a great organization…what it actually contributes to is sickness and disease. So, the choice is up to you, support the Girl Scouts through purchasing the cookies that will lead to heart disease, obesity, cancer, et al. Or support the Girl Scouts through your monetary donations and/or time. The choice is yours. Just know what you are choosing and the body that you are creating.

If you have a loved one with an addiction to the Girl Scout Cookies, be sure to share this with them. The only way we change health is through education on what has been done.

Here are some of the other links if you’d like to learn more…http://www.eatthis.com/girl-scout-cookies-earn-demerit-badge

From a mom who’s family is allergic to food dye. http://www.diefooddye.com/2012/01/23/our-cookie-conundrum-how-we-support-scout-values-without-sacrificing-our-own/

What else is in them? http://www.naturalblaze.com/2016/07/a-common-unlisted-food-additive-may-induce-food-allergies.html

Some choose not to sell and the results of that decision. http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-07-17/news/tn-dpt-0718-girlscouts-20120717_1_trefoils-abc-bakers-girl-scout-cookies

Environmental Impacts of some of the ingredients. http://forestcouncil.org/worst-food-additive-ever-its-in-half-of-all-foods-we-eat-and-its-production-destroys-rainforests-and-enslaves-children-uk/

This one points out a lot of the different effects. http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest134965-1418568-better-nutrition-for-girls-health-scouts-of-america/

The ah-ha moment that changed it all.

March 1, 2011

Dr. Freddie Ulan, DC, CCN
Founder and Chairman

Ulan Nutritional Services
1170 NE Cleveland Street
Clearwater, FL 33755

Dear Dr Ulan,

I wanted to write you and let you know how amazing it is that I stumbled across your work. I moved to St Louis because I was looking for more job opportunities as a pharmacist. I wasn’t happy in my current position so I put my house on the market and moved into an apartment in Creve Coeur.  At the time I didn’t realize it was the medical model of sick-care that I was really having a problem with.

Ever since college I have been an avid chiropractic patient. When the time came for me to find a practitioner in St Louis I did a search and found Metro Chiropractic was the closest to my apartment. I called them up to set up my initial appointment and in closing they informed me that they had recently moved. I decided to go ahead and see if I liked the office even though they had moved and were a little further away now.

As I continued along my chiropractic plan, Dr. Rob informed me of another service he offered in nutrition. I wasn’t really looking for anything like that so didn’t get an initial consult. When I got to the point I wasn’t improving for a couple months Dr. Rob suggested I get an initial consultation again. This time I decided to give it a try; I figured I didn’t have anything to lose.

At the Report of Findings visit I was informed that my body was functioning as that of a 70 year old. What? Excuse me?  How can that be? At that moment I thought about my parents and their current health statues and knew I didn’t want to end up sick so I started a program. It was time for me to move into the health-care model.

During one particular visit (about 2 months into treatment) I suddenly had this overwhelming realization that this method was truly helping people find health and get healthy.  I felt this sense of relief wash over me that I had found something to truly help people and this overwhelming urge to learn more about this work. I was able to attend the Basic workshop here in St. Louis that February, only a short time after this light bulb moment. (It really was like that-a switch went on in my head that couldn’t be turned off.)

After the first workshop, I knew there was more I needed to learn so I immediately signed up for the next two courses, purchased the basic testing & supplement kits. The Patient Management Workshop and Intermediate workshop.  These workshops required travel to Clearwater, Florida. Florida-no problem!  While I was in Florida, your company opened my eyes to a whole nother world that had not presented itself to me. I am forever thankful for the care and attention that was shown to me as a practitioner and as a human being. Your staff helped lift me from the darkness and into the bright open world. Thank you!

I am simply amazed that there is a system that allows the practitioner to “listen and read” the body to find out the underlying issues keeping them sick and holding them back from optimum health. And then the body can tell us EXACTLY what it needs to get better. To realize that I have found Nutrition Response Testing, a way to help people achieve a happier, healthier way of life, is mind-blowing. I now know there are answers to parents’ woes when it comes to dealing with a “labeled” child. Or that we can help the determined clean-up and rebuild their bodies to unrealized health. We don’t have to be part of the sick and dying, we can be healthy once more. To this knowledge I owe everything.

Forever and always,

Dr. Sarah Wilmsmeyer, PharmD