Network Healing Centre - NHC Newsletter

Chop nuts and fruit and measure out all ingredients first. In a large saucepan, heat almond butter, rice syrup, molasses and vanilla over medium-low heat until blended. Remove from heat and add fruit, nuts and seeds. Mix well. Add cereal and oats- mix to coat. Press mixture firmly into an 8” olive-oil greased pan. Cool in fridge and cut into bars.

We have 5 parking spaces available to our patients when they are visiting the Centre. These spaces are located at the end of Danforth near Roosevelt. There is a business which sells Snow blowers, lawn mowers, etc. and our parking spaces are just to the left of this business when you are looking at it. The parking spaces are the first five and are marked by red and white signs which saying Network Healing Centre on them.

Consider giving that person you care about a

gift certificate from the

Network Healing Centre

We offer 4 different modalities at our Centre;

- CranioSacral Therapy

- Massage Therapy

- Naturopathic Medicine

- Network Spinal Analysis Chiropractic

Ask Andrea at the front desk for more information

Special for the first 15 patients!!

The Network Spinal Analysis Office is once again offering our Christmas Package to the first 15 people who are interested.

This package is valued at $150.00 and consists of a consultation, two entrainments and a report of findings. All you have to do is to sign your name to the invitation and provide an address for the gift receiver so that we may mail the invitation. We do all the rest.

Ask Andrea at the front desk for more information

Massage Therapy

By Angela Soberal, RMT

It’s that time of year when all our thoughts turn to gift giving. Is it possible that one of the most well received gifts of the season doesn’t necessarily fit nicely into a box? A massage is a great way to give the gift of health. A massage can help relieve all the stresses of holiday shopping and preparations or even help with aches that have been there all year long. Massage can not only help improve physical dysfunction and reduce pain, but it can also help to maintain or improve your current well being. Imagine giving a gift that does all that? There are no “batteries not included” or “accessories extra”. A gift certificate for a massage can provide a complete therapeutic experience during the very first session. Massage is one of the oldest forms of therapy and has proven its effectiveness over the centuries, but this is a gift that will never go out of style. Perhaps with all of the gift giving you do this season, maybe the gift of massage you give doesn’t have to be to a friend or loved one, but the gift you give yourself!

The Most Important Exercise

By Dr. Michael Tucker, DC

The single most important exercise we can do to decrease stress and release pain is to turn our attention inwards. We could let go the urge to hold our attention outside of us. If we are in pain we often hold ourselves out, search and struggling for a cure or a way to reduce the pain.

When we are aware in a inward sense there is nothing to do. We simply allow our mind to come to the body. We feel our foot, our heart, our neck and our breath. We make use of the thousands of kilometers of sensitive nerves in our body to find out how our body feels. We touch the body through the body not through the judgment of our mind. We experience the mind in the body. We connect to the impulse to hold, to tighten, to close down around our pain and we might be curious what would happen if we let go. Often when we drop the defense, we touch the truth of our body and there is more openness, more space and more breath.

Going within doesn’t require special equipment, doesn’t take long and can fit with our life style. There is not a right way or wrong way to bring your awareness in. We can develop an internal sense of how our body feels when we sit, take a shower, exercise, or when we are sad. Taking the time and having the kindness for yourself to bring your awareness inward is an important part of your NSA care.

In the Flow

By Rosemary Brown- Tucker, RMT

UCLA Study on Friendship Among Women

A Landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special. It’s a stunning find that has turned five decades of stress research – most of it on men – upside down.

Until this study was published, scientists generally believed that when people experience stress, they trigger a hormonal cascade that revs the body to either stand and fight or flee as fast as possible, explains Laura Cousins Klein, Ph.D., one of the study’s authors. It’s an ancient survival mechanism left over from the time we were chased across the planet by saber-toothed tigers.

Now the researchers suspect that women have a larger behavioral repertoire than just fight or flight. In fact, it seems that when the hormone oxytocin is released as part of the stress response in a woman, it buffers the fight or flight response and encourages her to tend children and gather with other women instead. When she actually engages in this “tending or befriending”, studies suggest that more oxytocin is released, which further counters stress and produces a calming effect. This calming effect does not occur in men because testosterone – which men produce in high levels when they’re under stress – seems to reduce the effects of oxytocin. Estrogen seems to enhance it.

The fact that women respond to stress differently than men has significant implications for our health. Studies show that social ties reduce the risk of disease by lowering blood pressure, heart rate and cholesterol.

There’s no doubt, says Dr. Klein that friendships help us live longer. When life gets busy we can counter the effects of stress by making the time to be with friends.

Excerpter from Gale Berkowitz

Send date:	Friday, 25 November 2005
Mailing subject:	December 2005 Newsletter
Mailing content:
Network Healing Centre Newsletter December 2005 Important Dates to Remember! ö Monday, December 26^th – Sunday, January 1^st Office Closed for Holidays Healthy Nut Bars Dr. Leesa Kirchner, N.D. ½ cup smooth almond butter ¼ cup chopped almonds (raw) ½ cup rice syrup ¼ cup chopped cashews (raw) 3 Tbsp Blackstrap molasses 1/8 cup sunflower seeds (raw) 2 tsp pure vanilla 1/8 cup pumpkin seeds (raw) ½ cup dried fruit (cranberries, raisins) 2 ¼ cup puffed brown rice cereal ¾ cup rolled oats Chop nuts and fruit and measure out all ingredients first. In a large saucepan, heat almond butter, rice syrup, molasses and vanilla over medium-low heat until blended. Remove from heat and add fruit, nuts and seeds. Mix well. Add cereal and oats- mix to coat. Press mixture firmly into an 8” olive-oil greased pan. Cool in fridge and cut into bars. You can vary the nuts/seeds and fruit to your liking. Parking We have 5 parking spaces available to our patients when they are visiting the Centre. These spaces are located at the end of Danforth near Roosevelt. There is a business which sells Snow blowers, lawn mowers, etc. and our parking spaces are just to the left of this business when you are looking at it. The parking spaces are the first five and are marked by red and white signs which saying Network Healing Centre on them. Gift Certificates Consider giving that person you care about a gift certificate from the Network Healing Centre We offer 4 different modalities at our Centre; - CranioSacral Therapy - Massage Therapy - Naturopathic Medicine - Network Spinal Analysis Chiropractic Ask Andrea at the front desk for more information Special for the first 15 patients!! The Network Spinal Analysis Office is once again offering our Christmas Package to the first 15 people who are interested. This package is valued at $150.00 and consists of a consultation, two entrainments and a report of findings. All you have to do is to sign your name to the invitation and provide an address for the gift receiver so that we may mail the invitation. We do all the rest. Ask Andrea at the front desk for more information Massage Therapy By Angela Soberal, RMT It’s that time of year when all our thoughts turn to gift giving. Is it possible that one of the most well received gifts of the season doesn’t necessarily fit nicely into a box? A massage is a great way to give the gift of health. A massage can help relieve all the stresses of holiday shopping and preparations or even help with aches that have been there all year long. Massage can not only help improve physical dysfunction and reduce pain, but it can also help to maintain or improve your current well being. Imagine giving a gift that does all that? There are no “batteries not included” or “accessories extra”. A gift certificate for a massage can provide a complete therapeutic experience during the very first session. Massage is one of the oldest forms of therapy and has proven its effectiveness over the centuries, but this is a gift that will never go out of style. Perhaps with all of the gift giving you do this season, maybe the gift of massage you give doesn’t have to be to a friend or loved one, but the gift you give yourself! The Most Important Exercise By Dr. Michael Tucker, DC The single most important exercise we can do to decrease stress and release pain is to turn our attention inwards. We could let go the urge to hold our attention outside of us. If we are in pain we often hold ourselves out, search and struggling for a cure or a way to reduce the pain. When we are aware in a inward sense there is nothing to do. We simply allow our mind to come to the body. We feel our foot, our heart, our neck and our breath. We make use of the thousands of kilometers of sensitive nerves in our body to find out how our body feels. We touch the body through the body not through the judgment of our mind. We experience the mind in the body. We connect to the impulse to hold, to tighten, to close down around our pain and we might be curious what would happen if we let go. Often when we drop the defense, we touch the truth of our body and there is more openness, more space and more breath. Going within doesn’t require special equipment, doesn’t take long and can fit with our life style. There is not a right way or wrong way to bring your awareness in. We can develop an internal sense of how our body feels when we sit, take a shower, exercise, or when we are sad. Taking the time and having the kindness for yourself to bring your awareness inward is an important part of your NSA care. In the Flow By Rosemary Brown- Tucker, RMT UCLA Study on Friendship Among Women A Landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special. It’s a stunning find that has turned five decades of stress research – most of it on men – upside down. Until this study was published, scientists generally believed that when people experience stress, they trigger a hormonal cascade that revs the body to either stand and fight or flee as fast as possible, explains Laura Cousins Klein, Ph.D., one of the study’s authors. It’s an ancient survival mechanism left over from the time we were chased across the planet by saber-toothed tigers. Now the researchers suspect that women have a larger behavioral repertoire than just fight or flight. In fact, it seems that when the hormone oxytocin is released as part of the stress response in a woman, it buffers the fight or flight response and encourages her to tend children and gather with other women instead. When she actually engages in this “tending or befriending”, studies suggest that more oxytocin is released, which further counters stress and produces a calming effect. This calming effect does not occur in men because testosterone – which men produce in high levels when they’re under stress – seems to reduce the effects of oxytocin. Estrogen seems to enhance it. The fact that women respond to stress differently than men has significant implications for our health. Studies show that social ties reduce the risk of disease by lowering blood pressure, heart rate and cholesterol. There’s no doubt, says Dr. Klein that friendships help us live longer. When life gets busy we can counter the effects of stress by making the time to be with friends. Excerpter from Gale Berkowitz I