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The Faraday Cage

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BJ Palmer’s Revolutionary Tool in Chiropractic 

BJ Palmer, the developer of Chiropractic and son of DD Palmer (inventor of chiropractic) ran the Palmer Chiropractic School and the world class BJ Palmer Clinic.  The Faraday Cage at the BJ Palmer Clinic was one a revolutionary scientific advancement, designed to block electromagnetic fields (EMFs) to maintain the accuracy of diagnostic procedures, ensuring the most precise results.

What is a Faraday Cage?

A Faraday Cage is an enclosure made of conductive material that shields its contents from external electric fields and electromagnetic radiation. Named after the scientist Michael Faraday, who invented it in 1836, the cage works by redistributing electric charges around its exterior, thereby neutralizing the effects of external electromagnetic forces inside the enclosure. This makes it an ideal environment for conducting sensitive experiments or procedures that could be affected by these external forces. 

The Role of the Faraday Cage in the BJ Palmer Clinic

Palmer recognized that these unseen EMF forces could potentially interfere with the accuracy of clinical findings and the effectiveness of chiropractic adjustments. The Faraday Cage was implemented in his clinic, placing diagnostic equipment within it to ensure EMFs would not distort the readings or outcomes of his procedures. 

The Importance of Blocking EMFs

Today, we live in an era saturated with electromagnetic fields. From cell phones and Wi-Fi to power lines and household appliances, we are constantly surrounded by EMFs. While these technologies have undoubtedly improved our lives in many ways, there is growing concern about their potential impact on human health. Research has suggested that prolonged exposure to EMFs could lead to various health issues, ranging from sleep disturbances to more serious conditions like cancer.

In the context of chiropractic care, EMFs are particularly concerning because they can interfere with the body’s natural energy flow—what we refer to as Life Force in chiropractic philosophy. The human body is an intricate, interconnected system designed to be healthy and self-healing. However, when external forces like EMFs disrupt this system, they can interfere with the flow of Life Force, leading to dis-ease and potentially more severe health problems.

By using a Faraday Cage, Palmer was ahead of his time in recognizing the importance of creating a controlled environment, free from these disruptive forces. This not only ensured the accuracy of his clinical results but also protected his patients from potential harm caused by EMFs.

The Legacy of the Faraday Cage in Chiropractic

The use of the Faraday Cage in the BJ Palmer Clinic is a testament to the forward-thinking nature of chiropractic care. It highlights the importance of precision in diagnostics and treatment, as well as the need to protect the body’s natural healing processes from external interference. As we continue to explore the impact of EMFs on health, Palmer’s work serves as a reminder of the importance of safeguarding our bodies from these invisible forces.

As chiropractors, we recognize the body’s innate intelligence and Life Force are essential to healing. Adjustments remove interference from subluxations enhancing our body’s Life Force connection. By honoring BJ Palmer’s legacy and utilizing tools like the Faraday Cage, we can continue to protect and nurture the body’s innate healing abilities, ensuring the most precise and effective chiropractic care possible.

The Electric World

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  • EMF 101 and the Electromagnetic Field 
  • Human Bioenergetic and Magnetic Energy
  • Sources of EMF Radiation  
  • Effects on your health
  • How to Reduce Harmful Expures

Electromagnetic Frequenies (EMF’s)

“If you could eliminate certain outside frequencies that interfered with our bodies, we would have greater resistance toward disease.” – Tesla

EMF’s exist all around us both. In our modern technological age, they’re increasingly everywhere all the time.  We may not realize because we can’t see them.  The effects the 5G experiment are largely unknown but are increasingly damaging to our health.  Here’s what to know and how to procect yourself and your home. 

Basic Understanding of Electromagnetic Spectrum 

Radiation exists all around us and is in two forms: Ionizing and Non-Ionizing radiation.

Ionizing radiation is a form of energy that acts by removing electrons from atoms and molecules of materials that include air, water, and living tissue. It can travel unseen and pass through these materials.  Ionizing activity can alter molecules within the cells of our body and may cause eventual harm (such as cancer). 

Non-ionizing radiation has less energy than ionizing radiation. It does not remove electrons from atoms or molecules of materials that include air, water, and living tissue. 

Low frequency EMF radiation. They have lower frequencies than visible light and are non-ionizing radiation. Examples include EMFs from microwave ovens, computers, visible light, smart meters, WiFi, cell phones, Bluetooth, power lines, and MRIs.

High frequency EMF radiation. These have higher frequencies than visible light, which are ionizing radiation. Examples include ultraviolet (UV) light, alpha particles, beta particles, positrons, X-Rays, and Gamma rays.

Natural EMF’s

Electric and magnetic fields are an essential part of the physical and unseen world of our atmosphere. We have evolved with the natural EMFs of Earth’s and planetary magnetic field – the earth, sun and moon which synch with our healthy biological rhythms. The earth’s magnetic field is how we use a compass to find the north pole. Earth’s EMF is called the Schumann resonance (7.83 Hz). The sun is a big source of natural EMFs, including visible light and UV radiation.

Your Body is Electric and Magnetic 

Our bodies are electrical in nature. We’re made up of atoms, including protons, electrons, and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge, neutrons have a neutral charge, and electrons have a negative charge. When these charges are out of balance, an atom becomes either positively or negatively charged. The switch between one type of charge and the other allows electrons to flow from one atom to another. The flow of electrons (negative charge) is what creates electricity. Our bodies are huge masses of atoms, so we can generate electricity.  Electric and magnetic fields occur naturally within our bodies in association with nerve and muscle activity.

We’re electrical in nature and our brains respond to the fields of energy. Scientists have discovered our bodies contain the magnetic material magnetite, in the human brain. Magnetite is a mineral that is especially susceptible to magnetic attraction, and allows us to respond to external fields. 

EMF’s Negative Effects On Health 

Excessive and chronic levels of radiation in your environment can lead to nervous system imbalances from neurotoxicity. 

At the cellular level, EMF waves interrupt major enzymatic processes in the body. Mitochondria and liver enzymes operate based on electrical conductivity and light energy. Our mitochondria sense EMFs as an environmental danger and release an immune reaction of inflammatory cytokines and endotoxins. This immune response causes internal stress and increases our susceptibility to contracting acute and chronic disease. This may lead to the following malfunctions:

  • Memory loss and Dementia
  • Leaking of the Blood Brain Barrier
  • Headaches, Migraines and Dizziness
  • Insomnia and other Sleep Disorders
  • Immune Deficiency, Infections and Cancer
  • Hormonal Imbalance, Infertility and Miscarriage
  • Mood imbalances, Irritability
  • Depression and Anxiety
  • Metabolic Disorder, Heart Disease and Diabetes:

EMF radiation has been shown to interfere carbohydrate metabolism, leading to blood sugar imbalances and an increasing prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes. It has also been shown to interfere with the body’s metabolism of dietary fats, contributing to instances of high blood pressure, cholesterol and heart disease.

While these natural EMF’s are essential to your well-being and life, EMF’s from man-made sources — electric currents and voltages from the power system — are harmful to us. EMFs impact our bodies on a cellular level, interfering with our natural bio-electromagnetic functions, causing negative impacts on health including cell membrane damage, loss of calcium ions and DNA damage. Long-term exposure to EMF’s has been linked to significant diseases, including cancer, brain tumors, diabetes, depression, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and even suicide.  Studies also link EMFs to premature aging. 

Sources of Artificial EMF radiation

Exposure to these harmful EMFs come from a wide range of sources including your TV, Wi-Fi, AirPods, Ear Buds, Bluetooth, Smart Watches, Infrared Saunas, Smart appliances, Microwave ovens, cell phone radiation, smart meters on homes. WiFi routers, WiFi-enabled devices, and Bluetooth energy.

EMF Protection/ Detoxing

“It is virtually impossible to achieve high levels of health in the 21st century unless you are addressing your EMF exposure.” —Dr. Joseph Mercola

Any lifestyle change that reduces stress (exercise, nutrition, environment and chiropractic care) can help with EMF related symptoms, but nothing replaces removing EMF exposure altogether.  Here are simple ways to reduce EMF exposure. 

Buy An EMF Protection Cell Phone Case.

Avoid Body Contact With Your Cell Phone and Computer

Use Ethernet when possible 

Turn off your Wi-Fi whenever you are not using it, especially when you go to bed

Use Airplane mode on phone at night when sleeping

Avoid Bluetooth-type wireless headphones

Get a Radio Frequency Meters Used to detect EMF Radiation

Grounding- Put your bare feet on the ground and allow them to soak up the Earth’s negatively-charged electrons, which help remove heavy metals and can reduce inflammation.

Spend More Time In Nature- Time daily to disconnect from modern technology

 

Ligamentous Creep

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Move It or Lose it 

I Like to Move It- Reel to Real ft the Mad Stuntman

 

 

You’re either growing or declining. Anything you try to maintain will decrease over time. Whatever we don’t use, is lost. 

Motion is life. The brain and body rely on movement to stimulate and enhance nerve communication pathways. This ensures cognitive health and body function.  Muscle weaknesses occur through lack of use.  Wolf’s law states that bones will adapt to the degree of mechanical loading exerted on them.  Skeletal muscles are strengthened when resistant forces are applied to them, and weaken due to inactivity.  We must move and be physically active or the body breaks down. 

Ligamentus Creep is defined as the progressive deformation of a structure under constant load. 

Think a rubber band. If you repeatedly or consistently pull, stretch, or hold the rubber band to stress it, it begins to lose its original elasticity, causing it to be more lax or even break.

Long term sitting has negative structural and physiological consequences. 

In the sitting position, your hip flexors (psoas, iliacus, and rectus femoris) are in a shortened state. As creep sets in your body adapts to having shortened hip flexors, limit ing your ability to reach full hip extension, causing joint tension, pain and affecting movement. After about 30-45 minutes of being sedentary, the soft tissues of the body begin to stiffen, cause pain, muscle imbalances and are more prone to injury. 

Ligament creep commonly occurs because of forward head posture from hours of computer work, playing on mobile devices or texting. Keeping the head and neck in this position stretches the neck ligaments beyond the point they should be stretched while stabilizing the head. 

The effects of creep deactivate the spinal stabilization system (activation of muscles in your trunk), and you lose the ability to stabilize your spine.  This causes back pain and puts increases risk for injuries.

Killer Effects of Sitting 

Over a lifetime, the effects of sitting add up. Alpa Patel, an epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society, tracked the health of 123,000 Americans between 1992 and 2006. The men in the study who spent six hours or more per day of their leisure time sitting had an overall death rate that was about 20 percent higher than the men who sat for three hours or less. 

Do This Everyday- Move. Be Active. Stretch. Walk

Get up and move every 20 minutes. Avoid long periods of time sitting at work/ school.  

Most people today live sedentary lives.  In our technologic world, we need to consciously move daily.  If you’re feeling the effects of inactivity, it’s important to have your spine checked. Schedule a complimentary consult today to get your spinal evaluation and see how we can help you start living better.