Healthy Omelettes
August 15, 2008
Omelettes are an easy way to add veggies to your morning breakfast. This is great way to be creative with your veggies there’s lots of different veggies to include, different ways to prepare and cheeses to include for different tastes and textures for your mouth to enjoy.
Some good choices
- Onions
- Spinach
- Mushrooms
- Yellow Squash
- Zucchini
- Tomatoes
- Broccoli
- I’m not sure there’s a bad veggie for an omelette. It’s up to your creativity.
Healthy Breakfast Choices
August 5, 2008
My favorite Breakfast: Oatmeal, and I don’t mean oatmeal out of a package or cardboard box. The taste of fresh organic oatmeal is so much better than anything prepackaged and it is simple to prepare. Can you boil water?
Some Oatmeal ideas
- My #1 choice: raisins and apples sliced up into small bite size chunks.
- Bananas and peanut butter. The heat really brings out the flavors
- Pouched egg, protein
- Mixed fruit, right now blueberrys are in season
- Be creative, it’s hard to create bad oatmeal
Some other addition for oatmeal: Wheat bran, butter or coconut butter, flax-seed meal, and for sweetners, I like maple syrup or honey (lots of trace minerals). What’s your favorite way to make Breakfast?
Body Typing with Hormones
July 12, 2008
by Dr. Thomas Tumbarello
In our practice one of the first criteria we use is to actually size up a person by their physical makeup. Now this may sound strange at first, but in good doctoring, the powers of observation can help you solve many
a mystery for your patient.
Body Typing
Thyroid
Adrenal
Ovarian
Liver
Over the years various types of programs and protocols have evolved.. albeit fads especially for weight loss. With time, new things are learned. In my experience, as far as weight loss is concerned, identifying the body type based on hormone predisposition is the real keeper.
The key here is the scientific fact that hormones are substances that directly control the storing and burning of fat , they are at cause of weight problems when they are not working properly.
Body Typing
This relatively new nomenclature does not have its origin in the structure of the body as had been in the past. What we are observing is a distribution of weight that arises from faults or weakness in the glandular system that lends to cellular inflammation / weight gain in the areas localized to that gland. This can be easily observed by the body types and has been categorized as such.
For real weight loss and health to resume , the weakened gland must be cleaned up and strengthened so as to signal appropriately through complex neuro and bio-chemical processes.
The 4 major body types have been described as Thyroid, Adrenal, Ovarian, Liver.
You see anybody can go on a diet, but if the sensory system - which comprises 80% of the body´s design - is not somehow re linked, the endocrine disruptors not cleared and the hormones not balanced, then
by default compensations occur and even if weight loss is accomplished, deleterious health patterns will continue and sickness occurs.
CAUSES .. of this disturbance may be varied. However suffice to say, this is a matter for a health professional trained in environmental issues with a background in functional neurology, nutrition and a system of feedback such as applied kinesiology.
Doctors of Chiropractors that use physical or mechanical manipulation along with kinesiology are usually the best resources (www.drtumbarello.com).
Observational and clinical findings have suggested that a major cause is what has become known as endocrine disruptors. Endocrine disruptors are chemical compounds that mimic our naturally produced chemicals and therefore compete with them at the receptor sites. This confuses the body’s bio chemical feedback. Much of the endocrine disruption arises from medications, environment and foods that contain hormones.
What occurs is that the normal receptor sites of the glands /target organs become clogged by imitators (foreign chemicals). The misconceptions arise in that oftentimes traditional laboratory testing cannot recognize gland dysfunction until the gland itself becomes diseased. An example would be when someone has symptoms of thyroid gland such as: hair loss, brittle nails, bowel irregularity, weight gain yet they have no obvious blood chemistry to support this.
A reason would be that the normal feedback loop is not appropriate. The feedback tells the thyroid it has does its job, but the thyroid does not sense it as such for the receptor sites are clogged by foreign substances endocrine disruptors and hence, feedback is not appropriate.
False Notions in weight loss
Cut you calories
This has been around for eons. There is an element in truth here, but you must be prepared to constantly battle. As you reduce calories, you begin to lose weight. The battle then becomes one of metabolism. As you reduce, your body senses this as a stress and goes into survival mode. What it does is adjust your metabolism to compensate for the lack of calories as the body begins to store foods as fat in an attempt to conserve for a future events. This conservation mode will continuously effect metabolism.
Exercise:
This notion can really hurt. Based on hormones, your body utilizes various foods at different times. Fat burning with exercise is only accomplished after the residual sugar supply has been depleted. This may occur after 20 to 30 minutes of exercise, but has to be maintained in order to even begin to burn fat. This is not practical for most.
* Consumption of sugars and carbohydrates releases insulin. As you release insulin, you increase fat. Refined carbohydrates would include: Breads, pasta, cake, rice, starches and sugars, candy.
Low Fat:
Overall Americans have reduced total fat consumption by 15%; however obesity has risen by 50% since 1960. Why? The low fat fad makes lots of money and the foods are high in carbohydrates. Carbs turn into fat as they trigger off the hormone insulin. The consumption of fat is not what´s making us fat.
Body Types
Thyroid
These are the people that are generally large in stature, football types with large ankles and big up top. Excess fat is more evenly distributed with this type and is much more observable in females than males.
Associated symptoms may include: Weight gain in the upper torso and neck, cold hands and feet at night, weakness, rosy or reddening face, dry skin, depression, high cholesterol, low or poor appetite, sleepiness, fatigue, hair loss, brittle nails, bowel timing problems.
Adrenal
With these folks, fat accumulates in the lower abdominal region. They are often characterized by thin legs and arms, but weight in the middle.
Since these glands are anti-inflammatory this can lead to: Pain, fibromyalgia, sleep issues, fatigue, sweet craving, dullness, memory loss brain fog , heavy legs, excessive worry and anxiety, swollen type moon face, hair on the face, dark circles around the eyes, joint inflammation, insomnia, and often lead to diabetes.
Ovarian
These cases are your typical saddle baggers. The weight goes to the hips, thighs and upper legs. The hormones associated with this area are responsible for the female figure, so you could see how this would cause difficulty in this region.
Other associated findings may include:
History of PMS, ovarian cysts, cyclic fatigue, brain fog, hot flashes, night sweats, excessive bleeding, cyclic constipation, vaginal dryness and weight gain that time of the month.
Liver
These are the cases with large upper bellies. Although not always the case, this is often found with chronic alcoholism.
Other additional challenges to weight loss can include: Intolerance to fatty foods, burping, stiffness in lower and upper back and between shoulder blades, craving for fried foods, pickles and other sour foods, irritable and moodiness, overheating of the body, pot belly.
Mixed Types:
It is not unusual for people to exhibit signs from one or more of these categories. In this case pinpointing the weakness or going to higher levels of glandular control will help make distinctions to the observant clinician. But for this topic following these guidelines could benefit anyone that wants to shed some pounds and regain much health.
Keep in mind you want to lose weight, but equally as important is to clear out and revitalize the glands under stress. The best way to do this is as follows:
Take spinal adjustments. Why? Because as you begin to lose weight you need to change the body´s structure and reinvent yourself. Your poise must change to re pattern with the brain. Also the feedback through the sensory system is in the spine, having it adjusted not only brings down the pain threshold and inflammation (an additional cause of hormone release), but encourages better communication in the neural hormonal network, the area that needs attention.
Physical / Visceral manipulations and organ reflex techniques will accomplish great results and eliminate the need to extensive nutrition, added visits and other measures.
Feedback kinesiology with nutritional support: At our office we use a very accurate and specialized method of analysis that will identify weakness in organs and glands as well as energy / meridian systems. This accompanies a selected set of questions that serve as a guide to help you get results as quickly a possible.
The key is to balance the communication within the nerve and energy system and between the organs and glands themselves this occurs just like a computer upgrade.
After this, if need be, nutritional support / vitamin therapy for the appropriate weakened organ and gland can be accomplished and with maximal effect. I do not advise someone to take supplements without some form of professional testing otherwise it is just guess work or the selling of something, it does not uncover the primary issues the real cause or it may be an unnecessary cost or potentially harmful.
A Plan:
If you are a liver or thyroid type, then the key for this diet is lots of raw vegetables. Eat only protein and healthy fats in the morning. ½ protein and ½ vegetable carbohydrates for lunch and mostly vegetables for dinner. Eliminate sugar and refined carbohydrate.
Avoid chemicals as much as possible including hormone free foods. Also if your´s is a liver situation you want to severely reduce fats and oils as this is rough for the liver.
B Plan:
With adrenal & ovarian types eliminate sugar and refined carbohydrates, eat mostly protein and healthy fats in the morning and increase saturated fats like eggs, butter, avocado´s and meats. (Make sure it is without
growth hormone added). Avoid processed foods.
Fruit should be used sparingly and eat organic hormone free. Cut down on stimulants like coffee; replace
diet sodas with drinks made with Stevia or Splenda. Spring water is real good for you.
About Dr Tumbarello: Dr Tom has been in professional practice for 25 years. Much of his time has been in research and development of safe and effective measures to enhance life. His practice ranges includes infants to the elderly as the methods used safely and quickly access the integration of brain and body through sensory upgrades. Dr Tumbarello´s approach can include: expert spinal, axial and visceral (organ/gland) manipulation, nutrition, auriculo therapy, cranial manipulation, applied kinesiology work, body restoration technique (body energetic balancing), color therapy and disc decompression to help those seeking better compatibility with the earth plane.
Learn what works for you. Contact: DR Thomas Tumbarello Cell-F Center South / The Chiropractic Group 700 Sandy Plans Road, Marietta, Ga 30066 678 355-9090 www.drtumbarello.com
Green Tea Mints
May 15, 2008
I’ve been eating these green tea breath mints for the last 6 months or so, and really like them. No sugar, I don’t think there’s too much caffeine and they taste good. The label says 3 drops equals about 1 cup of green tea.
Breath Mint Flavors
The 3 flavors are light no menthol. Not what you would expect from a breath mint.
- Lemongrass:
- Orginal:
- Pear: This is lght and delacate but refreshing
No sugar: The two sweeteners for this product are sorbitol and xylitol.
What others are saying:
Sencha Naturals Green Tea Mints contain a unique blend of organically grown teas, botanicals and mint oils to leave your mouth feeling refreshed and clean.
The benefits of green tea have long been know: slows aging reduced cancer risk and even helps with weight loss.
Love Green Tea and don’t have time to brew a cup? Sencha Green Tea Mint is for you. Tried one and could not forget the refreshing taste that made me feel like a mountain springs in Japan soothing my soul.
Each loose-leaf mint imparts a fresh, nuanced taste created with organically grown, certified Fair Trade green tea. Sencha Naturals products help inhibit bad breath, boost the immune system, reduce cancer risk, slow the aging process, and help prevent heart disease.
These irresistible pastel mints strongly infused with organic sencha, a green tea, are shaped like tea leaves. Sencha Naturals in Los Angeles makes them in three flavors: plain, cooling lemon grass and sweet pear, all sugar-free.
Mints in the shape of tea leaves and taste great and are refreshing. Made from a blend of organic green tea are known to help inhibit the root causes of bad breath.
And they taste very good. They’re a all-natural, so you get that benefit. It goes along with the organic trend.
Unlike mints that merely mask bad breath, these inhibit oral bacteria with their blend of green tea and other supporting herbal extracts.
Ingredients
Blend - Organic Green Tea Extract, Organic Jasmine, Sweet Fennel, Tea Tree Oil,
Natural Flavors, Turmeric, Lo Han Guo. Other Ingredients - Sorbitol, Xylitol, Calcium Stearate.
Japanese Green Tea
February 17, 2008
This is my everyday Green Tea. Not only a great price, but a pretty good taste as well. Each tea bag is individually warped so it’s easy to take to work.
This Japanese Green tea is made up of 2 different types of green tea., Sencha and Matcha.
Sencha Green Tea: Hunter green, needle like leaves mark the Sencha, which brews up to a delicate green liquor that is both grassy sweet and astringent
Matcha Green Tea is a powdered green tea made from pulverizing the highest quality gyokuro tea into a fine powder.
I picked this up at Costco and it has the Kirkland brand name.
Body Typing
September 5, 2007
by Dr. Thomas Tumbarello
In our practice one of the first criteria we use is to actually size up a person by their physical makeup. Now this may sound strange at first, but in good doctoring, the powers of observation can help you solve many
a mystery for your patient.
Body Typing
Thyroid
Adrenal
Ovarian
Liver
Over the years various types of programs and protocols have evolved.. albeit fads especially for weight loss. With time, new things are learned. In my experience, as far as weight loss is concerned, identifying the body type based on hormone predisposition is the real keeper.
The key here is the scientific fact that hormones are substances that directly control the storing and burning of fat, they are at cause of weight problems when they are not working properly.
Body Typing
This relatively new nomenclature does not have its origin in the structure of the body as had been in the past. What we are observing is a distribution of weight that arises from faults or weakness in the glandular system that
lends to cellular inflammation / weight gain in the areas localized to that gland. This can be easily observed by the body types and has been categorized as such.
For real weight loss and health to resume, the weakened gland must be cleaned up and strengthened so as to signal appropriately through complex neuro and bio-chemical processes.
The 4 major body types have been described as Thyroid, Adrenal, Ovarian, Liver.
You see anybody can go on a diet, but if the sensory system - which comprises 80% of the body´s design - is not somehow re linked, the endocrine disruptors not cleared and the hormones not balanced, then by default compensations occur and even if weight loss is accomplished, deleterious
health patterns will continue and sickness occurs.
CAUSES .. of this disturbance may be varied. However suffice to say, this is a matter for a health professional trained in environmental issues with a background in functional neurology, nutrition and a system of feedback such as applied kinesiology.
Doctors of Chiropractors that use physical or mechanical manipulation along with kinesiology are usually the best resources (www.drtumbarello.com).
Observational and clinical findings have suggested that a major cause is what has become known as endocrine disruptors. Endocrine disruptors are chemical compounds that mimic our naturally produced chemicals and therefore compete with them at the receptor sites. This confuses the body’s bio chemical feedback. Much of the endocrine disruption arises from medications, environment and foods that contain hormones.
What occurs is that the normal receptor sites of the glands /target organs become clogged by imitators (foreign chemicals). The misconceptions arise in that oftentimes traditional laboratory testing cannot recognize gland dysfunction until the gland itself becomes diseased. An example would be when someone has symptoms of thyroid gland such as: hair loss, brittle nails, bowel irregularity, weight gain yet they have no obvious blood chemistry to support this.
A reason would be that the normal feedback loop is not appropriate. The feedback tells the thyroid it has does its job, but the thyroid does not sense it as such for the receptor sites are clogged by foreign substances endocrine disruptors and hence, feedback is not appropriate.
False Notions in weight loss
Cut you calories
This has been around for eons. There is an element in truth here, but you must be prepared to constantly battle. As you reduce calories, you begin to lose weight. The battle then becomes one of metabolism. As you reduce, your body senses this as a stress and goes into survival mode. What it does is adjust your metabolism to compensate for the lack of calories as the body begins to store foods as fat in an attempt to conserve for a future events. This conservation
mode will continuously effect metabolism.
Exercise:
This notion can really hurt. Based on hormones, your body utilizes various foods at different times. Fat burning with exercise is only accomplished after the residual sugar supply has been depleted. This may occur after 20 to 30 minutes of exercise, but has to be maintained in order to even begin to burn fat. This is not practical for most.
* Consumption of sugars and carbohydrates releases insulin. As you release insulin, you increase fat. Refined carbohydrates would include: Breads, pasta, cake, rice, starches and sugars, candy.
Low Fat:
Overall Americans have reduced total fat consumption by 15%; however obesity has risen by 50% since 1960. Why? The low fat fad makes lots of money and the foods are high in carbohydrates. Carbs turn into fat as they trigger off the hormone insulin. The consumption of fat is not what´s making us fat.
Body Types
Thyroid
These are the people that are generally large in stature, football types with large ankles and big up top. Excess fat is more evenly distributed with this type and is much more observable in females than males.
Associatedsymptoms may include: Weight gain in the upper torso and neck, cold hands and feet at night, weakness, rosy or reddening face, dry skin, depression, high cholesterol, low or poor appetite, sleepiness, fatigue, hair loss, brittle nails, bowel timing problems.
Adrenal
With these folks, fat accumulates in the lower abdominal region. They are often characterized by thin legs and arms, but weight in the middle.
Since these glands are anti-inflammatory this can lead to: Pain, fibromyalgia, sleep issues, fatigue, sweet craving, dullness, memory loss brain fog, heavy legs, excessive worry and anxiety, swollen type moon face, hair on the face, dark circles around the eyes, joint inflammation, insomnia, and often lead to diabetes.
Ovarian
These cases are your typical saddle baggers. The weight goes to the hips, thighs and upper legs. The hormones associated with this area are responsible for the female figure, so you could see how this would cause difficulty in this region.
Other associated findings may include:
History of PMS, ovarian cysts, cyclic fatigue, brain fog, hot flashes, night sweats, excessive bleeding, cyclic constipation, vaginal dryness and weight gain that time of the month.
Liver
These are the cases with large upper bellies. Although not always the case, this is often found with chronic alcoholism.
Other additional challenges to weight loss can include: Intolerance to fatty foods, burping, stiffness in lower and upper back and between shoulder blades, craving for fried foods, pickles and other sour foods, irritable and moodiness, overheating of the body, pot belly.
Mixed Types:
It is not unusual for people to exhibit signs from one or more of these categories. In this case pinpointing the weakness or going to higher levels of glandular control will help make distinctions to the observant clinician. But for this topic following these guidelines could benefit anyone that wants to shed some pounds and regain much health.
Keep in mind you want to lose weight, but equally as important is to clear out and revitalize the glands under stress. The best way to do this is as follows:
Take spinal adjustments. Why? Because as you begin to lose weight you need to change the body´s structure and reinvent yourself. Your poise must change to re pattern with the brain. Also the feedback through the sensory system is in the spine, having it adjusted not only brings down the pain threshold and inflammation (an additional cause of hormone release), but encourages better communication in the neural hormonal network, the area that needs attention.
Physical / Visceral manipulations and organ reflex techniques will accomplish great results and eliminate the need to extensive nutrition, added visits and other measures.
Feedback kinesiology with nutritional support: At our office we use a very accurate and specialized method of analysis that will identify weakness in organs and glands as well as energy / meridian systems. This accompanies a selected set of questions that serve as a guide to help you get results as quickly a possible.
The key is to balance the communication within the nerve and energy system and between the organs and glands themselves this occurs just like a computer upgrade.
After this, if need be, nutritional support / vitamin therapy for the appropriate weakened organ and gland can be accomplished and with maximal effect. I do not advise someone to take supplements without some form of professional testing otherwise it is just guess work or the selling of something, it does not uncover the primary issues the real cause or it may be an unnecessary cost or potentially harmful.
A Plan:
If you are a liver or thyroid type, then the key for this diet is lots of raw vegetables. Eat only protein and healthy fats in the morning. ½ protein and ½ vegetable carbohydrates for lunch and mostly vegetables for dinner. Eliminate sugar and refined carbohydrate.
Avoid chemicals as much as possible including hormone free foods. Also if your´s is a liver situation you want to severely reduce fats and oils as this is rough for the liver.
B Plan:
With adrenal & ovarian types eliminate sugar and refined carbohydrates, eat mostly protein and healthy fats in the morning and increase saturated fats like eggs, butter, avocado´s and meats. (Make sure it is without growth hormone added). Avoid processed foods.
Fruit should be used sparingly
and eat organic hormone free. Cut down on stimulants like coffee; replace diet sodas with drinks made with Stevia or Splenda. Spring water is real good for you.
About Dr Tumbarello: Dr Tom has been in professional practice for 25 years. Much of his time has been in research and development of safe and effective measures to enhance life. His practice ranges includes infants to the elderly as the methods used safely and quickly access the integration of brain and body through sensory upgrades. Dr Tumbarello´s approach can include: expert spinal, axial and visceral (organ/gland) manipulation, nutrition, auriculo therapy, cranial manipulation, applied kinesiology work, body restoration technique (body energetic balancing), color therapy and disc decompression to help those seeking better compatibility with the earth plane.
Learn what works for you. Contact: DR Thomas Tumbarello Cell-F Center South / The Chiropractic Group 700 Sandy Plains Road, A - 8, Marietta, GA 30066, 678 355 9090 www.drtumbarello.com
Mediterranean Diet
July 9, 2007
Fresh foods, plenty of veggies and grains with small amount of meat, and lots of fun make up the Mediterranean diet.
Maybe one of the best books on the Mediterranean Diet is by Nancy Jenkins. She did not just put together a list of healthy recipes. But these are real Mediterranean dishes she has been preparing for years.
If you like to cook and maybe even experiment a little, you will find the recipes are made with real Mediterranean ingredients and with alternatives you can find in any grocery store.
This book is also full of history, each recipe come with plenty of history and stories from Nancy growing up and travels.
Foods that make up a Mediterranean Diet
Vegetables and grains make the largest part the Mediterranean diet, and you probably have heard olive oil is the major fat in the diet, but you’ll see the daily menu includes yogurt, lemon juice, sea salt, wine and exercise.
Fats, Italian olive oil
Some call olive oil the liquid gold of the Mediterranean. Considered an unsaturated fat, the good kind of fat, also considered a good source of Vitamins e, a, b12, c and d.
Butter or animal fats are rarely used in Mediterranean diet.
Hydrogenated oils or margarine (trans fats) are considered to be very unhealthy fat and are thought to clog arteries and promote heart disease. These fats should not be used in any diet.
Cheese & yogurt should be less than 10% of your diet. They are considered a source of protein but also they are saturated fats, not the good kind. In American markets there are lots of choices of low fat or fat free yogurt and cheeses.
Exercise is considered the major component of the Mediterranean lifestyle. Regular daily activities are the base for the diet.
The diet does not include processed foods or trans fats (the worst of the bad fats).
One of the best things I like about the book: Nancy encourages you to try new recipes a experiment with new ingredients. I’m working on a new Tabbouleh recipe, hopefully I’ll have it posted next week.
Happy cooking.
Stress and Eating Article
February 2, 2007
Article on tips to stop the stress eating cycle.
Everyone knows that stress can lead us right to the comfort food, and that comfort food often takes the form of carbohydrates and fats. Sweets, snacks, beer, wine, bread, potatoes…pick your favorite.
What you may not know is how stress actually leads to this weight gain.
Under stress such as tension, anger, fear or worry, the body produces hormones including adrenaline and cortisol.
Why do we have stress?
When our ancestors were under stress, they needed these chemicals to help them be alert and focused, to increase the heart rate and get muscles tense and ready for fight or flight. Read more Tips to stop the stress eating cycle.
Heart Rate Monitor
Use your heart rate monitor to maximize your workout with out stressing or hurting your yourself.
Learn to keep the right pace for workout for you with a heart rate monitor.
Mediterranean Diet
Maybe one of the best books on the Mediterranean Diet. Here is a list of healthy recipes that have history and plenty of flavor.
These are real Mediterranean dishes that Nancy has been preparing for years. Mediterranean cook book.
