About Me

Dr. Dorian Quinn has been a Chiropractor and Acupuncturist for over twenty five years and is the founder and clinic director of the Priority Health Group located near Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Our clinic mission is simple: “To assist our patients to improve their health through natural therapies and education.” This happens in three steps. 1) Identify what is causing the problem. 2) Apply therapies that address the cause of the problem. 3) Teach skills that reduce the problem from coming back. The three most common symptoms we see are: Chronic pain Chronic fatigue Being overweight or out of shape The causes of these problems can range from: Repetitive motion injuries: Carpal Tunnel Rotator Cuff Bursitis Spinal disc herniations or spinal misalignment Blood sugar or hormone imbalances due to stress from: Chronic pain Emotional stress Diet-Improper food combining or pro-inflammatory foods Inadequate or improper exercise. Results of the above often cause the body to store fat, which can cause chronic inflammation and produce negative long term health effects throughout the body.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Antioxidants, the Weight Loss Tip Perfect for Any Diet

Antioxidants are all the rage today and, justifiably so. Antioxidants help neutralize free radicals which cause cell damage, that can ultimately lead to diseases of the heart and cancer. Blueberries are the most popular antioxidant today. You have your choice of wild blueberry juice, blueberry pomegranate juice, blueberry-cranberry juice and so on. However, in our rush to embrace the latest antioxidant food craze, we've ignored some very high antioxidant foods that may be sitting in our cupboards right now. Instead of the beloved wild blueberry try the small red bean!

Foods high in antioxidants are important because they can help to neutralize unstable forms of oxygen molecules in the body known as free radicals.

An atom with an odd number of electrons in its outer ring is known as a free radical. Free radicals indiscriminately pick up electrons from other atoms, which in turn convert those other atoms into secondary free radicals, thus setting up a chain reaction, which can cause substantial biological damage. In short, free radicals are very bad. Pollution, radiation, cigarette smoke, and herbicides are but just a few of the free radicals we are exposed to daily.

There are many common foods high in antioxidants and you should not just restrict yourself to one particular food source. Why? Well, have you ever heard the expression, “eat your colors?” That refers to the fact that foods are in different color “families” containing different types of antioxidants which have different benefits. Peaches and nectarines, belonging in the yellow-orange color family, help offer an immune system boost. The purple-red color family of foods helps to reduce inflammation. Eating foods from all the color groups is important to reap the full benefits of antioxidants.

By eating foods high in antioxidants raw or by juicing them yourself, you can save tons of money instead of spending it on the antioxidant juices being pushed at you in the supermarkets.

Give your blueberries some company at the dinner table. Invite some beans, spinach, potatoes and artichoke hearts and enjoy your antioxidants and your weight loss tip of the day!

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