Optimal Life
Epigenetics and our ability to alter our environment
We are more than our Genes. Traditionally we looked at our genes as if we got one set from mum and one from dad and that’s it, they’re set, and this is your limit for life. We now know that this is not the case, and it’s a new field of Epigenetics that really explains what happens. Epigenetics says that
Relative Nutrient Deficiency
Sometimes you just don’t feel right. But when you get your blood test results, the doctor tells that everything is within the range and your fine. You’re tired, but they suggest you are depressed. Here try this script and see how you go. To start with, you feel better but rapidly start to feel worse. Sadly, this is not an
Look under the hood
Nutrition is the lever with which we use to alter our Biochemistry. Biochemistry underpins neurophysiology. Without nutrition, physiology cannot occur optimally. The premises of nutrition medicine: For disease and symptoms to occur, human biochemistry must be abnormal. Behind all changes in health leading to disease and symptoms are cellular and nutrient resource management issues. If a biological system had the resources
Alcohol, Your Brain and Your Body
I get asked lots of questions about food and drinks especially by those that are on new a diet and making lifestyle changes. Alcohol seems to come up again and again, which indicates the social importance of this lubricant which is to all intents and purposes a poison. So, let’s have a look under the lid: Australia sits 2nd in
Cryotherapy for Beauty and Anti-Aging Effects
Whole Body Cryotherapy is a cutting-edge technology to achieve your desired flawless fresh youthful look. Athletes have been the early adopters, but models and celebrities have found it and use it to maintain gorgeous skin. But this technology is available to everyday people looking to achieve health and beauty goals by using a non-invasive natural therapy, shown to enhance activation
Weight Loss and General Wellbeing – Can Cryotherapy Help?
Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) has so many applications to improve health and wellbeing. Researchers in Russia, Europe and Japan have found significant benefits of Whole Body Cryotherapy with more than 40 years of use helping patients suffering from chronic health conditions, such as fatigue and obesity. It is a safe non-drug therapy which dates back to ancient Greece. The arguable
Cryotherapy for Rehabilitation
Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) is demonstrated to effectively reduce pain and enhance rehabilitation programs. It is a non-drug therapy which dates back to ancient Greece. Hippocrates recommended treatment with snow an ice to recover from injury after battle. The arguable inventor of Whole Body Cryotherapy Dr. Yamaguchi[i], used short sessions of cold applied to the skin of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Cryotherapy to Enhance Sports Recovery
Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) is the latest and perhaps the most technological incarnation of a therapy that traces its use back to ancient Greece and Hippocrates. The benefit of temperature differential has also been used in Scandinavia with converts running from a sauna to the snow or even jumping through a hole in a frozen lake. As a therapy WBC
Overcoming Joint Pain and Movement Restriction
Patients come in for many reasons, among the most common include pain, and movement restriction in their joints. This can result from many causes, trauma, movement compensation, repetitive stress, autoimmune and inflammation amongst others. At Optimal Life we have a golden rule “listen to your Patient” and respect what they have to tell about their issues. They want the security
Back Pain and Pelvis Instability
Back pain is a leading cause of disability according to the World Health Organisation[1] (WHO). Up to eighty per cent of Australians will experience back pain at some point in their lives and 10% will experience significant disability as a result[2]. In the United States which also has similar statistics it’s estimated that back pain costs about 77 billion dollars