HAVE YOU GOT THE GUTS TO LOSE WEIGHT?

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HAVE YOU GOT THE GUTS TO LOSE WEIGHT?

• WAYNE GARD
• CHIROPRACTOR ? ACUPUNCTURIST ? NATUROPATH
• 1 Secant St Liverpool (Near Westfields)
• 96009593
• gardchiropractic_at_people.net.au

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Who Am I and Why Should You Listen To Me?

• Wayne Gard is a qualified Chiropractor,
  Naturopath, and Acupuncturist
• He has been serving Liverpool residents for 23
  years.
• Served as a Sports Chiropractor at the 2009 World
  Masters Games.
• Examiner and Tutor at Macquarie University
• He is a keen amateur athlete, enjoys swimming,
  running and bike riding.

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• This seminar is a brief look at Natural
  Treatments for weight loss.
• For those who want more detail a full copy of
  this presentation is available on my website.
• This website also contains an offer to a great
  book called The 7 Things Your Doctor Forgot To
  Tell You
• www.gardchiropracticclinic.com.au

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HAVE YOU GOT THE GUTS TO LOSE WEIGHT?
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What is Going On???

• Australia, new Zealand and the United States are
  now officially the fattest nations in the world
• A staggering 60 of Australians are overweight or
  obese
• Skyrocketing since the 1980s
• In 2010 obesity took over smoking as the major
  contributor to ill health - including diabetes,
  cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoarthritis
  and dementia
• WHY???
• We are living in an OBESIGENIC ENVIRONMENT a
  lifestyle that creates obesity!!!
• 24 hour supermarkets providing affordable, never
  ending supply of calories
• Portion sizes sold that are twice the recommended
  meal serving size
• Our primitive appetite regulation centres are
  bombarded by highly palatable foods, and these
  centres act to increase our intake in preparation
  of leaner times, which never arrive
• Time is scarce many people find it hard to find
  the time (or are too tired) to cook healthy meals
  and exercise
• Modern conveniences/gadgets that reduce our
  physical exertion

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What is Fat?

• How Does Your Body Store Fat?
• After puberty the number of fat cells remains the
  same - Each fat cell simply gets bigger!
• Fat is stored in 3 places
• 1. Subcutaneous under your skin
• 2. Organs around your internal organs
  liver, kidneys
• 3. Muscles large muscles (eg football
  players) can simply be too much fat in their
  muscles.as opposed to a lean runner little
  muscle fat
• These 3 fat areas are related to each other so
  if you have fat in one area you tend to have fat
  elsewhere!.therefore any treatment needs to
  target all 3 areas.
• BUT it is the Organ Fat that is the major health
  risk factor!
• Organ Fat can occur in skinny people !!! eg
  high Cholesterol
• - we have all heard of the skinny person who
  suddenly dies of a heart attack, and the fat
  person who never seems to have heart problems
• Some people say I have large bones OR I am a
  naturally large person OR my weight is due to bad
  genes.however these are just excuses!
• Where fat is concentrated in your body depends
  upon whether you are a man or woman
• An adult man tends to carry body fat in his
  chest, abdomen and buttocks, producing an "apple"
  shape.
• An adult woman tends to carry fat in her breasts,
  hips, waist and buttocks, creating a "pear"
  shape.

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What Does Fat Do?

• Traditional View fat is an inert stored energy
  source it has no other purpose or function
• Current view fat cells secrete a wealth of
  chemicals and hormones that alter your
  metabolism
• These hormones are significant drivers of chronic
  (long term) diseases (eg heart disease, diabetes,
  and cancer) and inflammation
• Inflammation causes PAIN and FATIGUEso
  overweight people commonly have more aches and
  pains, and more easily become tired and
  fatigued!!!
• Common organs that become damaged/diseased in
  overweight people include the heart, liver, and
  pancreas

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Why Do Compliant Patients Fail?

• How come that getting weight off AND keeping it
  off is so difficult???
• If we assume that Poor Diet and Lack of Exercise
  are the most common reasons that people become
  overweightthen how come even people who eat well
  and exercise regularly are getting fatter and
  cant seem to lose their weight???
• Australians spend billions of dollars every year
  on weight loss products and ideas, yet we are
  getting fatter with each passing year!!!
• How many people here tonight are taking a weight
  loss supplement? Or some other natural medicine?
  Show of hands
• What is the missing link???
• While diet and exercise are undoubtedly the path
  back to a healthy weightmany people PLATEAU
  after some initial results.
• keeping people moving on the weight loss path
  requires skilful assessment and treatment of
  OTHER HEALTH factors!
• In this talk I will discuss Natural Treatment
  Strategies to target some of these key factors
  that confound weight loss attempts.

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Briefly - Dietary Supplements???Do I need
them?Which one?

• A trip these days into any chemist, health food
  store, or supermarket and you will see a HUGE
  range of vitamin and mineral products
• Should you consider a supplement? Dont I get
  everything I need from my diet??
• Bottom line - Food quality is not what it used to
  be most people require some sort of
  supplementation
• Many people choose a MULTIVITAMIN TABLET
• However a much better choice would be a quality
  Protein Supplement

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• KEY CONCEPT
• Being Overweight is a Disease
• Just like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis,
  cancer
• What is the disease Slow Metabolism
• We all know the skinny person who eats whatever
  they want and never put on any weight.and the
  overweight person who just has to look at food to
  put weight on ?
• What is going on?
• Well just like any disease, it just doesnt
  happen! It develops over time
• The SLIDING HEALTH SCALE

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1. Health is a Sliding Scale

• Strength
• Flexibility
• Fitness
• Positive Mental Attitude
• Posture
• Immunity
• Digestion
• Sleep
• Pain Free
• Good Skin and Hair
• Fertility
• Energetic
• Ease of breathing
• NORMAL METABOLISM
• All tests normal

• Loss of Strength
• Loss of Flexibility
• Loss of Fitness
• Negative Mental Attitude
• Poor Posture
• Lowered Immunity
• Decreased Digestion
• Sleep Problems
• Frequent pain
• Skin hair problems
• Fertility problems
• Fatigue
• Poor breathing
• SLOWING METABOLISM
• Chiropractic/Naturopathic tests positive.
• Medical tests normal

• Arthritis
• Bulging Spinal Discs
• Pinched Nerves
• Depression Anxiety
• Cancer, Colds Flus
• Reflux. Ulcers, constipation
• Insomnia
• Pain
• Heart Disease
• Eczema, Psoriasis
• Infertility
• Asthma
• SLOW METABOLISM
• Chiropractic/Naturopathic/ Medical tests all
  positive

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• First Step Decide where you are on this scale
• If you are not in Optimal Health make a decision
  to do something about it! TODAY!
• Recognise that being Overweight is a disease
  process that has taken time to develop
• Therefore be patient with your body to get
  results
• 1 to 2 years is a realistic time frame

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• How Do You Know if You Are Fat?
• Central obesityCentral obesity is when the main
  deposits of body fat are around the abdomen and
  the upper body. The greater your waist
  circumference, the higher your risk. A persons
  risk for central obesity varies depending on
  their gender and ethnic background. As a general
  rule, if your waist measures 94cm or more (men)
  or 80cm or more (women), you probably need to
  lose some weight. Men from Middle Eastern, South
  Asian, Chinese, Asian-Indian, South and Central
  American ethnic backgrounds are considered at
  risk if their waist measures 90cm or more.
• How to Measure Waist measurements
• Waist measurements should be taken as you
  breathe out. You should relax and not contract
  any abdominal muscles. The tape measure should be
  aligned at the level of the belly button, and
  circle the whole way around the body and back to
  the starting point.

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• FASTER METABOLISM THE GOAL

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A Healthy Gut and Weight Control?

• A key concept in Natural Medicine is that we need
  to have a healthy functioning Digestive System or
  Gut in order to have Good Health, Including Good
  Weight Control
• Our Gut had 3 main Roles
• 1 Absorb nutrients from our diet
  food and drink
• 2 Remove Toxins from our body
  bowel and kidneys
• 3 Eliminate excess Fat
• The following Disorders all cause the gut to not
  work properly

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6 Disorders and Treatment Strategies

• Fatty Liver
• Thyroid Gland Type 2
• Acid/Alkaline Balance
• Adrenal Fatigue Stress
• Insulin Resistance Syndrome
• Gut Nerve Supply

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FATTY LIVER

• A condition where large vacuoles of
  triglyceride fat accumulate in liver think
  marbled steak!
• Fatty liver disease is the most common liver
  complaint in Western countries.
• It affects about 15-20 of people.
• It is THE MOST COMMON Metabolic Disorder in
  man!!!
• It is caused by a build-up of fats in the liver,
  which replace healthy tissue and trigger
  enlargement of the rest of the liver cells.
• The healthy liver regulates fat metabolism and is
  the major fat-burning organ in the body.  Indeed
  the healthy liver not only burns fat, it can pump
  excessive fat out of your body through the bile
  into the gut. Thus, if your liver is healthy you
  will not have much difficulty in controlling your
  weight.

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• Normal Liver
• A healthy liver is much redder in colour and has
  a uniform texture
• Fatty Liver on leftNote it is slightly
  enlarged and yellow in colour and "shiny" or
  "greasy" in appearance because it is
  congested with fat.
• Severe Fatty LiverThis is a more severe degree
  of fatty liver and is more often due to incorrect
  diet, alcohol excess or obesity.

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• How do you know if you have a fatty liver?
• You will probably be overweight, especially in
  the abdominal area
• You will find it very hard to lose weight
• You may have elevated cholesterol and
  triglycerides in your blood
• You may have Syndrome X Metabolic Syndrome
• You may have diabetes type 2
• You will be very tired
• You may have problems with your immune system
• Diet Guidelines
• Reduce the consumption of refined carbohydrates
  from sugar and bread, pastry, pasta, noodles,
  cakes, biscuits and desserts.
• Increase the amount of raw fruits and vegetables
• Use raw vegetable juices
• Avoid deep fried, fatty, and processed foods
• Aim to limit dairy foods including milk,
  processed cheese, cream and butter.  Opt for
  organic yogurt and cheese such as ricotta,
  parmesan or cottage. Try some different brands
  and varieties of soy as they vary greatly. The
  fresh soy products in the dairy cabinet are much
  lighter and not as strong in taste as the long
  life products. There are also rice milks and oat
  milks to try.
• Avoid ALL margarines and similar type spreads.  
• Avoid sugary processed foods and drinks
• Limit chicken and turkey that is not free range
  as this contains artificial growth hormones,
  antibiotics and steroids that increase the
  liver's workload.
• Drink 2 liters of water each day.

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Fatty Liver Treatment

• 2 Treatment Concepts Internal
  Nutrients..External Nerve Signals from
  Brain/Spine
• Increase Fibre Psyllium Husks
• Nutrient Lecithin
• Cocoa Powder! yes the natural ingredient in
  chocolate ?
• Phytosterols the stuff that is now being put
  into margarines, milk etc
• Globe Artichoke herbal medicine
• Sugar Can Wax alcohols
• Spinal Nerve Supply Neck C1-2 and Mid Back T4 -
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• Product
  CHOLESTAHEALTH

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THYROID TYPE 2

• there is a complex relationship between thyroid
  disease, body weight and metabolism.
• Thyroid hormone regulates metabolism in both
  animals and humans
• an underactive thyroid (HYPOTHYROIDISM) is
  generally associated with weight gain
• Lack of thyroid hormones leads to an increase in
  fat, salt, and water in your body
• There are 2 types of Hypothyroidism
• Type 1 Hypothyroidism is where there is a lack of
  the hormone produced. This is easily detected in
  a blood test, and commonly treated with drugs
  though there are some natural alternatives!
• Type 2 Hypothyroidism is where there is enough
  hormone produced but this hormone is unable to
  get into your cells, and therefore it is rendered
  ineffective. This is NOT detected in blood tests!
  But by other clinical tests such as Basal
  Temperature Testing.
• Type 2 is thought to be due to be due to genetic
  thyroid imbalances, autoimmune dysfunction, and
  environmental toxins
• Interestingly thyroid disease is commonly
  associated with chronic PAIN SYNDROMES, and
  therefore must be treated in order to help with
  pain levels.
• Also it is commonly associated with poor
  Sleeping patterns. So if you are a poor sleeper
  then it is worthwhile having this checked.

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Thyroid Imbalance Treatment

• STRESS - A large body of scientific evidence
  suggests that the impact of stress can affect the
  body on multiple levels and that there is indeed
  a STRESS SYSTEM that responds and deals with
  stresses in our lives
• What is STRESS - it is comprised of Neurological
  (Spinal Misalignments), Endocrine (Hormone)
  imbalance, Psychological (Emotions) and
  Environmental (Toxins) components.
• Spinal Nerve Supply Neck Vagus nerve C1, C2
• - Upper
  Back T1 T4
• Herbs Rehmannia, Coleus, Bladderwrack, Broccoli
  Sprouts, Turmeric
• Nutrients Tyrosine, Selenium, Iodine, Zinc, B
  Vitamins, Vit C, Vit E
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  Product P2 Detox

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ACID / ALKALINE BALANCE

• In patients who are eating well and exercising
  but still not losing enough weight. An important
  consideration is acid/alkaline balance in you
  body
• As a general rule we want our bodies to be
  slightly alkaline. to have a proper functioning
  digestive system or gut
• Much of the Western diet consists of refined
  carbohydrates (sugars) that creates a low grade
  metabolic acidosis.
• As a general rule
• - Meat, Dairy, and Animal Proteins
  acid forming
• - Fruit and vegetable alkaline
  forming
• HOWEVER a dilemma exists that helps explain why
  we stop losing weight losing weight creates a
  breakdown of fat that creates body acidity!!! So
  this is one of the reasons why weight loss stops
  or plateaus, just when your weight starts to
  reduce.
• So your body starts to look at ways to alkalise
  itself and one way of doing this is to
  breakdown protein in muscles to excrete thru your
  urine!!! Which then creates LESS muscle mass,
  which leads to our metabolisms slowing, leading
  to weight gain ?
• It is crucial then that throughout weight loss
  that sufficient alkalising foods and supplements
  are consumed

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Acid/Alkaline Imbalance Treatment

• Magnesium
• Potassium Citrate
• Cherry Extract
• Celery Extract
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  Product ALKA CAP

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ADRENAL FATIGUE STRESS

• Stress comes in many forms over work,
  relational difficulties, poor diet, financial,
  lack of sleep, pain, health problems,
  environmental toxins etc
• These Stressors deplete our energy reserves, and
  so we dig deeper and deeper into ourselves we
  push even harder which creates even more
  fatigue!!! Its a vicious cycle.
• Long term stress has been shown to increase
  appetite especially craving high fat, high
  carbohydrate, high salt foods
• Chronic stress raises the hormone Cortisol
  which breaks down muscle massleading to slower
  metabolism and weight gain
• Cortisol also suppresses Serotonin production,
  leading to depression, and then we choose simple
  carbohydrates and Binge or Comfort eating to
  temporarily boost your mood !
• The organ that tries to regulate or cope with our
  stressors is the Adrenal Gland sits just above
  our kidneys
• Eventually the Adrenal Gland becomes exhausted or
  run down and we enter a state of Hypoadrenia.
  Which is a long term underactive performing
  adrenal gland.
• Apart from stress response, the adrenals also
  control blood pressure, sugar levels, growth
  (therefore critical in children), and sexual
  function.
• Hypoadrenia often leads to weight gain and
  conditions such as - chronic fatigue syndrome,
  fibromyalgia, allergies, pain and inflammation,
  anxiety and depression, blood pressure high or
  low, stomach ulcers, menopausal syndrome in
  women, and prostate problems in men

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How is Adrenal Fatigue Treated?

• NUTRIENTS
• Magnesium
• Taurine
• Glutamine
• HERBS
• Licorice
• Tribulus
• Reduce Stress on your body similar to the
  Thyroid Gland, too many stressors on your body
  lead to adrenal dysfunction and disease
• Spinal Nerves Neck C1-2 and Mid Back T4 - 12

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Insulin Resistance Syndrome
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• Insulin resistance
• Insulin is the hormone that regulates sugar
  metabolism in our bodies. Most of us are aware of
  insulin deficiency leading to Diabetes (an ever
  increasing disease!)
• Insulin resistance means that your body does not
  use the hormone insulin as effectively as it
  should, especially in the muscles and liver.
• Normally your digestive system breaks down
  carbohydrates into glucose, which then passes
  from your intestine into your bloodstream. As
  your blood glucose level rises, your pancreas
  secretes insulin into your bloodstream. Insulin
  allows glucose to move into your muscle cells
  from your blood. Once inside a cell, the glucose
  is burned along with oxygen to produce
  energy.
• When a person has insulin resistance, the
  pancreas needs to release more insulin than usual
  to maintain normal blood glucose levels. This
  fatigues the pancreas and can lead to diabetes.
• It is thought that more than a quarter of the
  population (25) has some degree of resistance to
  insulin.
• NOTE - it is possible to have NORMAL Blood Sugar
  results, but still have Insulin Resistance!
• Also linked to High Blood Pressure, Heart
  Disease, Sleep Apnoea, Respiratory Problems

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• How is Insulin Resistance Syndrome Treated?
• Herbs - D-Purslane, Gymnema,
• Nutrients chromium, zinc, magnesium,
  selenium,manganese and B vitamins
• Spinal Nerve Supply Neck C1-2
• - Mid
  back T4 12
• Product
  Gluco Control

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• YOUR SPINE AND YOUR GUT

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Your Spine Controls Your Body
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• Did you know that your Brain and Spine control
  every other part of the body?
• Nerve signals Brain gt Spine gt Organs gt Spine gt
  Brain.
• Its a never ending, constant process
• SO if your spine is misaligned then your body
  cant work properly!
• This includes controlling your metabolism
• Your Spine is easily misaligned from birth
  trauma, falls, injuries, bumps, poor posture,
  incorrect sporting technique, car accidents etc.
• 60 of spinal disorders are genetic inherited
  from your family!
• Most spinal problems do not cause pain - waiting
  for pain is waiting too long!!!
• We only feel 10 of our misalignments.

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• It is a great idea to have your spine checked by
  a chiropractor.
• Chiropractors use X-rays, computer scanning, and
  physical examination to find nerve pressure
• Modern Chiropractic Care is safe, gentle and
  effective
• Chiropractic is suitable for all ages, from
  babies to elderly, including pregnant women
• The bad old days of chiropractic involved
  twisting and cracking the spine into alignment.
• However modern chiropractic is gentle and pain
  free.

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Posture Check
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Computer Spinal Scan
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Spinal X-Ray Analysis
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So What is the Next Step?

• Option 1
• Keep doing what you are doing now
• Definition of insanity doing the same thing but
  expecting a different result ?
• The Risk here is that you will get poor
  resultsoverweight plus all the associated health
  problems!!!
• Option 2
• Do something different ?
• Your body needs to be stimulated into a faster
  metabolism HOW???

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• Do Something Different???
• Over many years I have seen good results with
• 1. Get your spine checked by a Chiropractor to
  stimulate the nerve flow from your brain and
  therefore speed up your metabolism.
• 2. Get your organs checked by a Naturopath to
  find out which nutrients you need to take to heal
  your organs and so speed up your metabolism

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• To make it easy for you I am offering a Free
  Initial Consultation and Assessment.
• Simply fill in the handout and we will contact
  you for an appointment time.
• If you wish to speak with me about a specific
  health concern or your suitability for treatment,
  please visit my website or phone me on 96009593
• Linda and I will be available after this seminar
  to talk with anyone.

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