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March 24, 2011  In This Issue... - Do You Have Back Pain When You Sit?
- Play Golf? This Ancient Technique Can Improve Your Game -- How "Effortless Power" Can Make You a Much Better Golfer
- The 10 Biggest and Deadliest Heart Myths
- Closer to a Breast Cancer Cure
- No Plunger? No Problem. Secret to Unplugging Your Toilet
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Play Golf? This Ancient Technique Can Improve Your Game Whether you’re a beginner at the game of golf or you’ve been playing for years, chances are you would like to hit the ball farther and straighter, lower your scores, beat your friends more often and avoid injuring yourself in the process. Certainly, there is no shortage of tips from the Internet, magazines, your instructor or a sharp-tongued caddy, but if you really want to improve your game -- with almost no effort -- you might want to look to the East. I’m talking about applying a little ancient Chinese wisdom to your golf. Jeffrey Zimmerman is a doctor of Oriental medicine, licensed acupuncturist and founder of Body/Motion/Energy Harmonetics, LLC, in Westport, Connecticut. After treating numerous patients who gave up golf because of shoulder, knee and neck problems, Zimmerman began to look closely into what was happening. What golfers are doing wrong: Zimmerman listed for me a litany of bad practices. "Golfers are taught to put their weight on their heels or their toes -- neither is good. They overrotate, trying too hard to hit the ball. They’re told to 'grip the club harder' when that might not be their problem. They’re taught that the more taut your body is, the more power you have to hit the ball. What golfers are not taught is the one thing that will help them to both improve their golf game and protect their joints -- and that is to find effortlessness." In other words, most golfer’s bodies and movements are simply out of harmony as they swing their clubs. EFFORTLESS GOLF? Zimmerman drew on his own expertise as a professional musician, martial arts practitioner and acupuncturist to come up with the principles to achieve effortlessness, which is the basis for the coaching techniques he uses in Body Harmonetics... - Balance. This is the foundation upon which everything else flows. Before you can do anything, your balance must be firmly established. Think of the slow, careful movements of tai chi, which emanate from a completely centered stance.
- Harmony and rhythm. Just as musicians in an orchestra synchronize their playing to create a beautiful symphony, the body moves best when all its joints and muscles are aligned and moving in harmony with each other in a smooth, repeatable and rhythmic sequence.
- Energy. The essence of Chinese medicine is to recognize where the energy in the body is blocked and then to free it.
When golfers apply all three elements to their golf swings, they then can perform, in Zimmerman’s words, "effortlessly and excellently." FIRST, FIND YOUR PLUMB LINE To start establishing proper balance, you must first find your "plumb line" -- this is the imaginary line extending from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet around which you are completely centered -- not leaning with your weight on your toes or heels but on the balls of your feet, and not leaning to either side. When you have found your plumb line, you will know it -- there will be no tension in your body. When you address the ball before a swing, the plumb line establishes the path of least resistance. (For more on how to find your plumb line, see Daily Health News, "Feel-Great Posture," April 26, 2010.) SIX HARMONY CHECKPOINTS FOR YOUR BEST GOLF GAME Now that you’ve found how to position your body so that it is totally relaxed, you’re ready to begin to play better golf. These six positions help you establish the proper form, sequence and timing to maximize your game while minimizing your effort... 1. Relax into your joints: Address the ball by maintaining your plumb line as you relax your ankles, knees and hips to gently sink down so your club is aligned with the golf ball. 2. Transfer weight: Maintaining this position of effortlessness, transfer your weight to your back foot. Find your balance point on this foot (just below the ball of the foot) -- as the club moves with the body and you transfer your weight. This actually is the first part of the two-part backswing. 3. Rotate: Once you have found the proper balance on your back foot, your body can rotate with very little effort. Allow your club to flow with you as you transfer your balance to the back foot and begin the second part of your backswing by rotating your waist approximately 45 degrees. With practice, this rotation will raise your arms to the point where they are approximately level with your heart. Note: If you feel tension in any part of your body, you’ve lifted your club too high. Also, if you are not in the proper place on your back foot, you’ll feel tension as you rotate. If you notice this, start again and practice finding the tension-free position until you get it right nearly every time. 4. Strike: Now, hit the ball! As your club makes contact with the ball, you will want to be right back in the "address" position for that brief moment just before your follow through. In other words, you will want your weight to be balanced in your center once again as you move your club through the ball. 5. Shift forward: After contact, let your weight transfer to your front foot, finding the same balance point as you did on your back foot -- ideally, this looks like the mirror image of position 2. 6. Follow through: Rotate your body as you follow through your golf swing while maintaining your balance points, essentially creating a mirror image of your backswing, making sure it is easy and effortlessness throughout. Once you’ve achieved complete effortlessness by applying these checkpoints, you’ll free up your natural energy from any constriction. This will allow you to hit the ball farther and straighter... you will feel the difference and your golf game will improve. As soon as you are comfortable with the feel of the checkpoints, just play. Source(s): Jeffrey Zimmerman, OMD, LAc, doctor of oriental medicine, martial artist, Qi Gong master, former classical musician, and president and founder of Body/Motion/Energy Harmonetics, LLC, Westport, Connecticut. http://JeffreyCZimmerman.com/golf
The 10 Biggest and Deadliest Heart Myths The number of heart attacks has increased by 27 percent over the past 20 years, in spite of all the supposed advances of modern medicine. What's going on here? Could we be mistaken about some things? Perhaps we're under some major misconceptions about heart disease. Like... Myth #1 -- Heart disease and heart attacks are an inevitable part of aging. Myth #2 -- Cholesterol is the main cause of heart disease and heart attacks. Myth #3 -- Blood pressure drugs help you avoid heart problems and live longer. Myth #4 -- Aggressive, "type A" behavior increases your risk of a heart attack. Myth #5 -- Low-fat, low cholesterol diets are good for you and your heart. Learn more...
Closer to a Breast Cancer Cure You’re no doubt familiar with the old saying that if you want to succeed in business, you must "build a better mousetrap." Well, some cancer researchers have taken the concept a step beyond and built what amounts to a better mouse... one that has enabled them to pin down once and for all the connection between inflammation and the growth of cancer cells -- in this case, breast cancer, bringing new hope on the road to finding a cure. That the two are linked has been postulated for years, but proving it has been impossible because researchers were unable to isolate inflammation in the breast tissue of mice (a good starting proxy for human research for this "tissue line"), I learned from Richard G. Pestell, MD, PhD, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. And, he explained, "If you knock out all of the inflammatory genes in a mouse, the mouse doesn’t survive." So Dr. Pestell and his colleagues approached the problem from a different direction -- they created a new breed of mouse in which inflammation could be incited only in the breast tissue. This enabled them to design an experiment in which inflammation in the breast could be blocked in one set of mice but not others. The researchers could then demonstrate that blocking the inflammation in the breasts of these mice reduced the number of breast cancer stem cells... and dramatically reduced the number and rate of onset of breast tumors. What Happens Next? Calling this "a very novel finding," Dr. Pestell told me that it opens the door to the development of safer therapy that will specifically treat inflammation and can be targeted directly to the breast. This will be a vast improvement over the current chemotherapy approach for breast cancer, which nonselectively targets all cells that divide rapidly -- killing not only cancer cells but also cells in the digestive tract, bone marrow and hair follicles, the reason for the many serious systemic side effects that accompany cancer treatment, including digestive disturbances, immune system suppression and hair loss. Dr. Pestell notes that these mice also will be helpful in studying the role of inflammation in illnesses such as heart disease and neurodegeneration as well as other cancers. The study’s results appeared in the December 15, 2010, issue of Cancer Research. Do This Now to Fight Breast Cancer While Dr. Pestell and his researchers continue their lab studies, you can get to work at home to reduce the influence of inflammation on your body. We know what breeds inflammation -- poor diet (sugar, highly refined grains, processed foods and inflammatory fats), lack of exercise, stress, chronic infections and exposure to toxins in the environment. Focus on reducing inflammation by taking the following steps... - Eat more whole foods and fewer processed ones. Follow a high-fiber, plant-heavy diet based on unrefined foods rich in anti-inflammatory phytonutrients.
- Embrace healthy fats. Replace trans fats and saturated fats with olive oil, nuts, avocados and omega-3-packed fish such as wild salmon, sardines and herring.
- Take a deep breath. Choose your favorite stress-management strategy -- meditation, deep breathing, building model ships, reading (or writing!) poetry -- and make room for it in your daily life.
- Get moving. Exercise is a cornerstone of a healthy, anti-inflammatory lifestyle.
- Consider supplements. Take a daily probiotic to improve the balance of bacteria in your gut. Other anti-inflammatory supplements include fish oil, vitamins C and E, selenium, quercetin, flaxseed oil and resveratrol.
Source(s):
Richard G. Pestell, MD, PhD, director, Kimmel Cancer Center, professor and chairman, department of cancer biology, and associate dean, cancer programs, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, and vice president, oncology services, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia.
No Plunger? No Problem. Secret to Unplugging Your Toilet "My toilet was stopped up. My guests were on their way. And I couldn't find a plunger!" Lucky for me, I'd learned the secret: Just squirt some liquid dish detergent, wait 15 minutes, and my home and guests were good to go. How often have you been caught in a situation like this -- or any of thousands of other household mishaps? Spills, breaks, lost items -- family heirlooms nearly ruined. Too often, right? Joan and Lydia Wilen, better known to TV viewers as "The Wilen Sisters," have the secret to saving the day on these and thousands of other potentially disastrous mishaps. Learn more...
Be well, 
Carole Jackson
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