There are three types of exercise:

• Strength/Resistance Training
• Cardio/Aerobic Training
• Flexibility/Stability

Strength/Resistance Training

The primary hormone response invoked by strength and resistance training is elevated levels of Human Growth Hormone. This hormone is essential for fat mobilization. It also signals fat burning enzymes and aids in muscle mass development. HGH levels are raised most during sleep, in direct proportion to exercise intensity during your workout.

Strength training will improve your glucose tolerance and increase insulin receptor sensitivity. This will help your body become a fat burner, rather than a sugar burner. This type of exercise also creates a bigger metabolic after burn than aerobic training, while also increasing fat free muscle, bone density and metabolism.

Cardio/Aerobic Training

There are many benefits associated with cardio and aerobic training, but also many negatives. Cardio training will lower your resting heart rate, lower blood pressure, keep your brain young by increasing circulation to the brain and aids in detoxification by stimulating the lymphatic system.

But long distance cardio training decreases testosterone levels, decreases the immune system post exercise, and raises stress hormone levels (cortisol). Increased levels of cortisol stimulate the appetite, will increase fat storing and slow down or inhibit exercise recovery.

So how do we get the benefits without the negatives? Burst train to burn fat.

What is Surge Training?

Surge training involves exercising at 90%-100% of your maximum effort for 30-60 seconds in order to burn your body’s stored sugar (glycogen), followed by 30-60 seconds of low impact for recovery. This causes your body to burn fat for the next 36 hours to replace your body’s vital energy (glycogen) stores.

You only need to do 4-6 sets of 30-60 second bursts 3 times a week to see marked changes and improvements. More is not always better–make sure you have days of rest.

The information comes from the Archives of Internal Medicine.

In one study, researchers found that people may be exposed to up to four times as much radiation as previously estimated by earlier studies.  They determined that a patient could get as much radiation as 74 mammograms, or 442 chest x-ray.  (That’s a lot of radiation).

Young people have the highest risk from excess radiation, partly because they have many years ahead of them in which cancers can develop.

However, not all doctors agree about the risks of CT scans. Scientists have not yet determined whether low doses of radiation actually increase cancer risk or whether the risk rises only after exposure levels reach a certain threshold, says James Thrall, chairman of the American College of Radiology.

He says it’s also tricky to compare cancer rates between people who have had CT scans with those who haven’t. People undergoing scans may have underlying health problems that predispose them to cancer, he says.

In many cases, CT scans can be lifesaving. In other cases, there’s no evidence a CT scan is really better than other approaches. It is estimated that up to one-third of all CT scans are unnecessary.

So what should you do if you or someone you know is considering a CT scan?

First, ask your doctor about alternative options that may be available to you.

Second, make sure you keep all of your medical records handy should you need to consult with another doctor.

Third, ask your doctor if the CT scan facility has been accredited by the American College of Radiology.

Have a great day and I’ll talk to you soon,

Dr. Jason Gerard DC

A report was recently released that showed bans on smoking in public places really do work at reducing heart attacks from second hand smoke.  The major study by the U.S. Institute of Medicine showed that smoke free policies can reduce the risk of heart attack by up to 47% and significantly reduce the likelihood of other heart problems.

Another interesting thing the study found was compelling evidence that even a brief exposure to secondhand smoke can trigger a heart attack.

The findings in the report show that implementing smoking bans in public areas like restaurants and bars significantly reduces the risk of acute coronary events.

The doctors who did the study said they did conclude a “cause and effect” relationship between heart disease, heart attacks, acute coronary events, and secondhand smoke exposure. 

This new study further proves that smoke-free laws result in fewer heart attacks.  Because of this new information, more states might pass smoke free legislation for public areas. 

Danny McGoldrick, the Vice President for research at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said “If policy makers are paying attention to the science, and this is one more piece of evidence that says you can actually save people’s lives and save health care costs, then those states that have yet to act should do so.  How many dramatic findings do you need before you are finally going to act and protect everybody’s right to breathe clean air?” 

To read the article in its entirety, visit the link below at the US World and News website: 

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/10/15/smoking-bans-reduce-heart-attacks-study.html 

I don’t know about you, but I like the smoke free environment in restaurants and bars.  Not being exposed to the second hand smoke makes my evening much more enjoyable!

Dr. Jason Gerard, D.C.

In the coming weeks and months, you will hear things on the news about the swine flu, and the vaccine that is coming out.  But you are not going to get the full story on TV or in the paper.  I will share with you information you’re not supposed to know about and information that authorities will refuse to admit.

I found this information on the natural news website.  The information below is written by Mike Adams.  Make sure you read it and stay informed about this hot topic.

Here are 10 things you’re not supposed to know about the swine flu vaccine.

#1 – The vaccine production was “rushed” and the vaccine has never been tested on humans. With any testing or safety data, nobody knows if the vaccine will be safe, or if it will cause side effects.

#2 – Swine flu vaccines contain dangerous adjuvants that cause an inflammatory response in the body. This is why they are suspected of causing autism and other neurological disorders.

#3 – The swine flu vaccine could actually increase your risk of death from swine flu by altering (or suppressing) your immune system response. There is zero evidence that even seasonal flu shots offer any meaningful protection for people who take the shot. Vaccines are the snake oil of modern medicine.

#4 – Doctors still don’t know why the 1976 swine flu vaccines paralyzed so many people. And that means they really have no clue whether the upcoming vaccine might cause the same devastating side effects. (And they’re not testing it, either…)

#5 – Even if the swine flu vaccine kills you, the drug companies aren’t responsible. The U.S. government has granted drug companies complete immunity against vaccine product liability. Thanks to that blanket immunity, drug companies have no incentive to make safe vaccines, because they only get paid based on quantity, not safety (zero liability).

#6 – No swine flu vaccine works as well as vitamin D to protect you from influenza. That’s an inconvenient scientific fact that the U.S. government, the FDA and the pharmaceutical companies hope the people never realize.

#7 – Even if the swine flu vaccine actually works, mathematically speaking if everyone else around you gets the vaccine, you don’t need one! (Because it can’t spread through the population you hang with.) So even if you believe in the vaccine, all you need to do is encourage your friends to go get vaccinated…

#8 – Drug companies are making billions of dollars from the production of swine flu vaccines. That money comes out of your pocket — even if you don’t get the shot — because it’s all paid by the taxpayers.

#9 – When people start dying in larger numbers from the swine flu, rest assured that many of them will be the very people who got the swine flu vaccine. Doctors will explain this away with their typical logic: “The number saved is far greater than the number lost.” Of course, the number “saved” is entirely fictional… imaginary… and exists only in their own warped heads.

#10 – The swine flu vaccine centers that will crop up all over the world in the coming months aren’t completely useless: They will provide an easy way to identify large groups of really stupid people. (Too bad there isn’t some sort of blue dye that we could tag ‘em with for future reference…)

The lottery, they say, is a tax on people who can’t do math. Similarly, flu vaccines are a tax on people who don’t understand health.

(Source: Natural News, July 28, 2009)

Dr. Jason Gerard
Forest Lake Chiropractor

Now living in the USA all my life, I have just always assumed things are better, safer, and more technologically advanced here.  When it came to health, I assumed we were also the best, no questions asked.  That’s when I read this in the Journal of the American Medical Association : The US ranks as the 37th healthiest country in the world.  In fact, our health system lies between Costa Rica’s and Slovenia’s, and is just barely ahead of much poorer neighbors to the south, Cuba.  If “how could that be right” came to your mind, join the club.  But here are the facts…

1.  In the US :  we’re the most medicated country in the world, BY FAR.  We take 5x more Ritalin in this country for example than all the other countries in the world COMBINED!  The average retiree is on 5 or MORE meds everyday! 

2.  In the US : adverse reactions to PROPERLY prescribed meds kills 106,000 people/ year.  That is the equivalent to THREE jumbo jets crashing every TWO days!  Not only that, but routine medical errors account for another 100,000 deaths/yr!

3.  Our infant mortality rate is AT THE BOTTOM, compared to the thirteen other major industrialized countries of the world!

4.  That doesn’t even factor in the millions of unnecessary hospitalizations every year, antibiotics given, and surgical procedures performed. 

There’s another way… it comes from within your body!  Remember the body is self healing, and self regulating.  Get checked today, and unlock that POWER!

Note: all info comes from the article ”Death By Medicine”, with 80 plus references.

In a world filled with ever increasing health and life stress, we have found to these four exercises to be at the top of our superstar list to change one’s life.  So here they are…

1.  Swimming.  What can we say, simply a better overall body exercise than anything else with little to no joint compression.  Lap or aerobic suggested.

2.  Surge training.  New and exciting.  Can do at home, and incredibally effective in a short period of time.  You will be sweating a ton in just a ten minute workout.

3.  Cross country skiing.  Get the family out.  Great overall body workout with little pounding on the joints.  Outside time is crucial for the body.

4.  Pilates.  Super for strengthening and balancing that core part of the body which is so weak with so many people.  Cheap too.

We  at Lakewoods want to be your health leaders, your health visionaries. You see, your body doesn’t care what the Dow says, what financial markets in China predict for the next day, when your house will go in foreclosure.  We have a saying here that says “The Power that Made your Body is the Power that Heals your Body”.  Unlocking that Power is not only the key to your health, but the key to your life!  Research scientifically and biblically has shown that we should live 80-120 years of GOOD health, not continual disease.

Three Ways How To Make 2009 A Health Triumphant One:

1. Get your spine checked 1x/week.

2. Get involved with our programs like The Extreme Body Makeover, Movie night 2009, The Extreme Lifestyle Makeover.

3. Tell others…