The Dangers of Aspartame

I have been aware of the dangerous possible side effects of aspartame for a while now (for those of you who don’t know, aspartame is the main ingredient found in artificial sweeteners). I’ve heard of studies showing there may be a link between Alzheimer’s and aspertame. Questions have been raised about the possible link between Aspartame and brain tumors and lesions, along with lymphomas. This is scary, scary stuff and shouldn’t be ignored. I always tell clients to drink more water because the body needs to be hydrated, but just as important is getting OFF diet sodas (or any kind of soda for that matter) yet another huge source of this toxic poison.

This article will open your eyes to the dangers of aspartame. It’s a poison that the FDA is letting into our foods and beverages. I think it’s important to give you all vital information that doesn’t get discussed much in the media. Special thanks to Rick Mathes in our Austin Clinic for passing this along!

http://myaspartameexperiment.com/index.php?page=1

Phil Lawler and PE4Life

If you are associated with a school in any way, you need to check out PE4Life. Founded in January, 2000, PE4Life is a non-profit organization “dedicated to inspiring active, healthy living by advancing the development of quality, daily physical education programs for all children.” Phil is the Director of Outreach and Training and is determined to bring Physical Education back to the students.

Phil has teamed with Brian Bradley, our VP of Therapy, to help The Egoscue Method introduce the Patch into school districts. Phil recently left a comment on my post entitled “New Patch Video”. If you have any questions at all regarding PE4Life, check out their website and contact them today!

New Patch Video

If you haven’t checked out the Patch Fitness website in a while, you need to. There is a great Patch video from Doug Stebbins. Doug is an elementary school Physical Education teacher from Ohio. Doug has been an Egoscue-ite for a while now, and has taken Patch Fitness to his P.E. classes. His kids are LOVING IT! Doug and I have spent some time together, and I’m extremely excited for him and how well he is incorporating it in his daily life. He’s also getting the faculty and staff working out on it. Young and old alike are realizing that Patch Fitness is not only a great workout, but most importantly, it’s FUN!

Online Therapy

For those of you who are hurting and don’t have a clinic nearby, I would strongly encourage you to check out our online therapy option.  It’s a simple and painless process, not to mention an excellent way to get started with Egoscue without even leaving your house.  You can contact the closest clinic by going to www.egoscue.com and typing in your zip code.  You can work directly with the Nashville clinic if you’d like, too (615.771.8556 or email me at johne@egoscue.com).  Our goal is to get you out of pain and get you back to living the life you were designed to live, so don’t wait!  What else do you have to lose but your pain?

Egoscue LA Owner Chris Kussoff podcast

Chris Kussoff was recently interviewed by Xtraordinary Living. This was a great interview and helps answer a lot of questions for newcomers to the Method. Listen to what Chris has to say here. You can also go to iTunes and download the podcast there. Search “Xtraordinary Living” to find Chris’ interview and archived podcasts.

Patch Fitness and the Indoor “O” Course

Some of you might have heard about Patch Fitness, but I’m guessing for most of you it’s a new term.  Patch Fitness is an extension of the Method and constitutes anything that isn’t an Egoscue therapy menu.  The Patch is designed to make fitness FUN again and get us back to a time when we played until dusk and didn’t think twice about it.  We crawled, climbed, squated, ran and had a ball without worrying about pain or injury.  We somehow knew our bodies were made to do those things, but didn’t have to ask our body’s permission to do so.  Think of us now…if someone were to ask us to lift a 10 pound medicine ball over our heads, and our response would be something along the lines of, “Really?  You want me to lift that?  Over my head?”  When we were 10 years old, we wouldn’t hesitate to lift something half of our body weight over our heads in an attempt to get that object into our favorite tree house or fort.  My, my how times have changed, but the good news is that there is hope!  Patch Fitness is changing the way a lot of us view working out.  We’re making it fun again, and the word is spreading….quickly!

Here in the Nashville clinic, I’m starting our Patch Fitness Camps this month.  They are one-week camps designed to return function to the body and, most importantly, FUN back to working out.  We will be using the Indoor “O” Course, but the ultimate goal of Patch Fitness is to get people back into the environment.  Anything can be a “Patch” workout.  You can bear crawl around your local park or crab walk down your hallway.  And, don’t forget…you can lift anything you want into your modern-day “tree house”.  So, get out there and get moving.  Check out the Patch Fitness site to learn more and call the clinic if you have any questions about our Patch Camps.

Welcome another Egoscue blog

Egoscue Phoenix Clinic Director John Cattermole has started a new blog. John brings years of Egoscue experience to the blogging world. See his new site here. Congrats John!

As a reminder, if you haven’t checked out the blog from Egoscue Austin’s Rick Mathes, check it out now. Rick’s blog has been up for almost a year now.