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Listen to Dr. J Hartley discusses Specific Spinal X-Rays, Spinal Correction and Results Based Care on WFOY morning show…

Discover the secrets to Specific Spinal X-rays and how they may be the difference in solving your healthcare crisis? Listen to Dr. J Hartley discuss Specific Spinal X-Ray Analysis, Spinal Correction and Results Based Care on WFOY morning show with Kris Phillips by clicking on the following link: https://soundcloud.com/dr-j-hartley/break-throughs-in-disc-and-scoliosis-correction-at-hartley-chiropractic-02-02-16

You can contact Dr. J Hartley s staff @ 904-679-3233 to schedule a consultation today.

Hartley Chiropractic & CLEAR Scoliosis Center is located @ 1740 Tree Blvd. Suite # 115 St. Augustine 32084; Serving Jacksonville, Gainesville, Palm Coast, Daytona Beach, and all of North Florida/ Southeast Georgia

Carb Loading Myth: Why That Spaghetti Dinner May Hurt Your Performance

Today blog is about my personal journey through “The Carb Loading Myth”. And how kids,weekend warriors, professional athletes and world champions now eat to maximize their performance. First, of all in the 1980′s I drank the Kool-Aid just like everyone else. In fact in 1988 at Palmer College of Chiropractic, the Chiropractic College I attended from 1988 to 1992, they taught the theory, physiology and application of “Carb Loading”. Even at that time it came with a disclaimer that “Carb Loading” may cause dehydration. While at Palmer I was on a performance based rugby scholarship. Meaning the more games I started and completed the more scholarship money I got. And with tuition at $18,000 a year then the scholarship meant a lot. So my teammates and I would do everything naturally would could to increase our performance. We followed the “Carb Loading” plan to a T. Five days prior to the rugby match we would eat all high protein depleting our body of carb stores then the last three days prior to the event we would eat nothing but carbs. Finishing off the week with a big pasta dinner the night before the game. Then an hour or so prior to the event you would drink a cup of coffee to mobilize the energy. We were mostly 21-25 year olds, looked fit and were champions of the Iowa-Minnesota Rugby Union and competed at a high level across the United States. So we thought what we were doing was working. Then I meet seven time Iron Man World Champion Mark Allen.

Mark Allen’s mother worked at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Menlo Park, California and was a personal friend of my Mothers. My Mother, Dr. Nancy Fagen, studied and later worked at ITP. I got to meet Mark’s Mom and she but me in touch with Mark. I also read his books and watched his videos. I had a chance to read and watch some material that was never published. Mark had an entire different theory about nutrition. He believed you should eat and train in a way that you could compete in the event on any given day. He thought “Carb Loading” was a shock to the body. His program was simple he focused on organic vegetables, small amount of organic fruit, organic free range chicken, organic short grain brown rice and a few whole unprocessed grains.He consumed food that produced the maximum amount of energy over a long period of time with the least amount of work. His food choices were all complex carbohydrates or protein which burn slowly. As he got older he continued to dominate his sport.

After learning what Mark was doing I remembered a book my Mom bought me in High School. It was called Eat to Win by Robert Haas. The Author worked with Martina Navratilova, who won over 20 Wimbleton Tennnis Titles. He would have her eat steak and eggs four hours prior to a possible 5 hour tennis match. His goal was to give her body a long slow source of energy. The results speak for them selves.

In the late 1990′s I began doing distance running and Tri Athlons. Including the Disney Marathon and the Great Florida Half Iron Man. During my training I was still eating some simple carbohydrates including bread and pasta prior to training or completing the next day. For the first few miles I would be coughing and hacking but did not know why. Then I read a book called Eat for Your Blood Type. In the book I learned that if you were blood type O positive, which I am, you should be eating meat and vegetables only. So I began to eat that way most of the time. I immediately noticed that when I followed the food plan For My Type I did not cough in the morning as I began to run. And my performance immediately improved.

In 2011 I was introduced to a book called the Ph Miracle by a friend mine Dr. Tony Piana. Dr. Piana had been faced to the onset of Diabetes and High Blood Pressure. As he was faced with taking dangerous medication and suffering the side effects of medication he discovered a book called the Ph Miracle by Dr. Young. He visited my home and for breakfast asked for a collard leaf, avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes and sprouts. As he eat his breakfast wrap he told me how he had lost 40 pounds on the Raw Diet. He also brought his blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure back to a normal level. I then read the book and followed the plan for a year and a half losing 30 pounds myself. I gained lot of energy, mental clarity and needed much less sleep. The book describes how bread, pasta and processed food, especially simple carbs clog the cells and blood cells. This clogging can actual be seen under a microscope after eating bread and pasta.

Then I hired an associate in my Chiropractic office, Dr. Trevor Shaw. Dr. Shaw had studied the Paleo Diet in great detail including Paleo Diet for Athletes. Everything clicked when I began studying the Paleo way of eating with him. I also learned the World’s top Tri Athletes were eating Paleo. After their body adjusted to this way of eating the World’s top athletes were setting personal and World records. The Paleo Diet combined the best of Mark Allen, Eat to Win, For Your Type and The Ph Miracle.

In summary, to maximize your performance eat 80% raw nuts, seeds, vegetables. 20% is cooked grass feed meat, fish, chicken and vegetables. Fruit is limited and mainly used for pre and post endurance event recovery as well as an occasional creative desert option. Remember there is no human genetic need for grains or legumes only dis-ease and slowing you down.

Here is a daily menu plan for non- endurance athletes and then endurance athletes ( how your kids should eat on a soccer tournament weekend ! )

Monday
•Breakfast 2 eggs and bacon
•Lunch Big salad with romaine lettuce
•Dinner Rotisserie chicken with sliced apple

Tuesday
•Breakfast Green smoothie (kale and kiwi)
•Lunch Grilled chicken strips and asparagus
•Dinner Grilled tuna with celery

Wednesday
•Breakfast 2 eggs and bacon
•Lunch Mixed veggies and strip steak
•Dinner Grilled chicken with a side of mixed berries

Thursday
•Breakfast Fresh strawberries and bananas
•Lunch Tuna salad with an apple
•Dinner Grilled steak and mashed cauliflower

Friday
•Breakfast Sausage and sautéed broccoli
•Lunch Hamburger patty and spinach
•Dinner Salmon and avocado

Saturday
•Breakfast 2 eggs and bacon
•Lunch Steamed vegetables and grilled chicken
•Dinner Grilled shrimp salad with romaine lettuce and spinach

Sunday
•Breakfast Paleo pancakes with strawberries or blueberries
•Lunch Pork chops and sweet potatoes
•Dinner Bison burger patty with steamed vegetables

Now, you probably don’t want to eat the same meals week after week, so you might want to make your own meal plans. If you do, here are some tips:
•Eat your vegetables. Paleo doesn’t mean “eat mostly meat.” Eat lots of vegetables. (To make vegetables taste delicious, try out these paleo recipes: Roasted Radishes And Asparagus, Garlic And Herb Cauliflower Rice, and Bacon & Red Onion Brussels Sprouts.)
•Seriously, eat your vegetables. Try to have a serving of vegetables with every single meal if you can.
•Make sure you’re eating lean cuts of meat. You shouldn’t be loading up on hot dogs just because we’re cool with eating meat. Keep it lean. Keep it clean.
•Make sure you have enough fat in your diet. If you’re feeling hungry or you never feel full, add some avocado or coconut to your diet and make sure you’re getting some healthy fats into your system.
•Bacon. Bacon is always your friend. Enjoy liberally. (Here are a few of our favorite paleo recipes for bacon: Bacon & Red Onion Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potato Bacon Egg Salad, and The Bacon Method.)
•Try something new. You might not be familiar with all of the paleo foods out there. You might not like all of ‘em either, but give them a shot and try something new.

•Try something new. You might not be familiar with all of the paleo foods out there. You might not like all of ‘em either, but give them a shot and try something new.

Endurance Athlete Sample Menu for Two-a-Day Workout

5:30 AM
Pre-workout Breakfast Smoothie- 8oz brewed, chilled, natural decaf green tea with a banana, egg white protein powder, almond butter whizzed in the blender with some baked yam on the side.

6:30 AM
3-hour bike ride on the trainer-carbohydrate gel taken every 25 minutes.

9:30 AM
Immediate Post-workout recovery drink- HOME BREW (recipe in The Paleo Diet for Athletes) – cantaloupe, egg white protein powder and glucose. Drink plenty of water- keep hydrating.

10:00 AM
Raisins (to restore body alkalinity, continue to help the body recover post workout, and prepare for the session later in the day).

11:30 or 12:00 PM
Grilled Chicken breast, flash-sautéed asparagus, drizzled with flax seed oil and an apple

3:00 PM
Natural unsweetened applesauce with chopped egg whites (to prepare for 2nd workout of the day-shift from the usual Paleolithic macronutrient ratio to the pre-workout focus on carbohydrates).

4:30 PM
Sixty-minute track workout-hard, fast intervals; carbohydrate gel taken immediately post as recovery.

5:45 PM
Banana (high glycemic fruit choice to, again, aid in recovery)

6:30 PM
Poached wild salmon on a bed of steamed kale, mixed green salad, avocado & sliced strawberries, a squeeze of fresh lime juice and a splash of cold-pressed extra virgin oil; sliced oranges on top.

Endurance Athlete Sample Menu for Off-Day from Training

6:00 AM Breakfast
Poached Cod (or Barramundi) on bed of sautéed spinach (with garlic & olive oil), fresh blueberries and strawberries.

9:00 AM
Steamed broccoli, drizzled with cold pressed flax seed oil, sliced orange and chopped egg whites.

Lunch
Mixed green organic salad, with olive oil and lime wedge, served with grilled chicken, avocado and grapes.

Afternoon Meal
Sliced lean turkey breast used as a wrap, with Mache lettuce, raw almond butter and sliced pear inside.

Dinner
Kangaroo Kebabs-lean meat, skewered with red onion & yellow bell peppers, marinated over night in olive oil, lemon juice & your favorite herbs, then grilled or broiled. Serve with grilled green onion and a fresh spinach salad with tomato, walnut oil & a lime wedge.

Snack
Cinnamon dusted sliced apples-slice an apple, toss in lemon juice to prevent browning/oxidation, then sprinkle cinnamon on top. Enjoy with a cup of herbal or green decaf tea!

As I learn in recently watching Sick, Fat and Nearly Dead I and II recently on Netflix the secret to health is better eating on item at a time. Change one thing a day and you will get there. Hang around people that support your healthy options. Go for it ! The only thing you have to gain is a long healthy life and increased performance!

Non-Surgical Scoliosis Correction Now Offered in St. Augustine No Surgery No Braces

Dr. J Hartley, a St. Augustine Chiropractic Neurologist, is now applying his 20 years of experience to the non-surgical correction of scoliosis. He opened Hartley Chiropractic Scoliosis Center in November of 2014. The clinic is equipped with specialized equipment developed by Dr. Dennis Woggon and the Clear Institute. www.clear-institute.org

The unique system of “Mix, Fix and Set” has produced dramatic results. Dr. Hartley and his daughter traveled to the Clear Institute for his daughter to received corrective scoliosis treatment. His daughter’s scoliosis has reduced for a 48 degree Cobb Angle to 26 degree Cobb Angle. After seeing the miracles happening everyday at the Clear Institute. In September Dr. Hartley enrolled to be a Clear Certified Doctor. And has completed 3 of the 4 steps to be Certified.

During his training in November at the Clear Institute in St. Cloud, Minnesota Dr. Hartley under went a week of scoliosis correction himself. During the week of correction his thoracic Cobb Angle went from 68 degrees to 47 degrees.

The Clear protocol consist of a specific set of precision x-ray to give an accurate measurement of the scoliosis, series of office visits and home exercises to correct the spine and then a post x-ray to measure improvement. Clear research has found an average correction of 62%.

A consultation to see if you or a loved one is a candidate for scoliosis correction can be scheduled at 1-904-679-3233.

You can learn more about Hartley Chiropractic Scoliosis Center at www.hartleychiropracticsaintaugustine.com

Future Dad’s Diet effects ability to have children and health of future children

For years health coaches have told future Dad’s that what they eat can effect their ability to have children and the health of their future children.
Now a study proves both. Studies have long ago proven that what a Mom eats effects her ability to get pregnant and the future health of the fetus and baby. A recent study shows rats low in vitamin B9 or folate have less chance of fathering. And the babies of the fathers low in B9 or folate had a higher chance of birth defects and deformities.

Thus, not only does eating a diet of raw fresh organic produce produce healthy cells in YOU, it produces healthy cells in your future children whether you are a man or a women.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1021127/how-fathers-diet-lifestyle-affect-babys-healthy-development/

www.hartleychiropracticsaintaugustine.com

Get Healthy ” What happens when you take the rock off the hose”

Take the time to read this classic story of health and disease. Millions have benefited.

“A slip on the snowy sidewalk in winter is a small thing. It happens to millions.

A fall from a ladder in the summer is a small thing. It also happens to millions.

The slip or fall produces a subluxation. The subluxation is a small thing.

The subluxation produces pressure on a nerve. That pressure is a small thing.

That decreased flowing produces a dis-eased body and brain. That is a big thing to that man(woman/child).

Multiply that sick man(woman/child) by a thousand, and you control the physical and mental welfare of a city.

Multiply that man (woman/child) by one hundred thirty million, and you forecast and can prophesy the physcial and mental status of a nation.

So the slip or fall, the subluxation, pressure, flow of mental images and dis-ease are big enough to control the thoughts and actions of a nation.

Now comes a man (woman). And one man (woman) is a small thing.

This man (woman) gives an adjustment. The adjustment is a small thing.

The adjustment replaces the subluxation. That is a small thing.

The adjusted subluxation releases pressure upon nerves. That is a small thing.

The released pressure restores health to a man (woman/child). This is a big thing to that man (woman or child).

Multiply that well man (woman/child) by a thousand, and you step up the physical and mental welfare of a city.

Multiply that well man (woman or child) by a million, and you increase the efficiency of a state.

Multiply that well man (woman/child) by a hundred thirty million, and you have produced a healthy, wealthy, and better race for posterity.

So, the adjustment of the subluxation to release pressure upon nerves, to restore mental impulse flow, to restore health, is big enough to rebuild the thoughts and actions of the world.

The idea that knows the cause, that can correct the cause of dis-ease, is one of the biggest ideas known. Without it, nations fall; with it, nations rise.

This idea is the biggest I know of.”

B. J. Palmer, 1944

Dr. J Hartley practices Chiropractic Neurology in St. Augustine, FL

More about kids

Chiropractic Care for New Borns
The birth process can be the most violent thing any one goes through. This is partially by design. The trauma of going through the birth canal clicks on the new borns central nervous system to began breathing, eating and going to the bathroom. But, excessive pulling and twisting of the babies head can misalign the spine. C-Sections may also result in pulling on the fetus’s head resulting in a similar misalignment. The most common misalignment is of the first cervical vertebrae due to it having no muscle attachments it is easily misaligned at birth. Common symptoms are colic, not breast feeding or only to one side, constipation, ear infection, torticolis( head stuck to one side). New born usually respond quickly to gentle low force chiropractic adjustment.

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Chiropractic Care For New Borns

Chiropractic Care for New Borns

The birth process can be the most violent thing any one goes through. This is partially by design. The trauma of going through the birth canal clicks on the new borns central nervous system to began breathing, eating and going to the bathroom. But, excessive pulling and twisting of the babies head can misalign the spine. C-Sections may also result in pulling on the fetus’s head resulting in a similar misalignment. The most common misalignment is of the first cervical vertebrae due to it having no muscle attachments it is easily misaligned at birth. Common symptoms are colic, not breast feeding or only to one side, constipation, ear infection, torticolis( head stuck to one side). New born usually respond quickly to gentle low force chiropractic adjustment.

Learn more about pregnancy and kids