November Newsletter

Welcome clients to my November newsletter.

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I HAVE FINISHED ALL THE HOURS REQUIRED TO BE ACCEPTED AS A FULL BOWEN THERAPIST
Further to this happy news, I can now offer health rebates for those of you who have private insurance that covers extras like Bowen.
There are many health funds that cover Bowen Therapy. Some of the main ones are as follows:
MBF Health
CUA Health Fund Ltd
NIB
BUPA Australia
NRMA

I WILL BE AWAY IN DECEMBER
I will be away from the 3rd to the 15th of December due to family commitments. Please take note if you are planning to see me around that time.
Please book in sooner rather than later.

TIP OF THE MONTH - REGULAR BOWEN THERAPY CAN KEEP YOU FROM DEVELOPING LONG TERM PROBLEMS FROM CHRONIC POOR POSTURE
Poor posture - which sometimes we have little control over due to work, driving, etc. can cause nagging pains to develop.
These pains are caused by the connective tissues gluing and not allowing the nutrients to get to your muscles effectively - starving them.
Over a long period of time, permanent damage can occur. It's a bit like not servicing your car and wondering why it breaks down.
Regular treatments are like a service for your body. They keep you running without breakdowns.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON SARCOPENIA
Last month I talked about the epidemic that effects us all.
Sarcopenia is the gradual loss of muscle mass as we age and there are several things we can all do to avoid or delay it's onset.
If you want more information, I have written a detailed article which you can read here on my blog.
Prevention is always better than cure - and usually less painful!

BOOK REVIEW - THE SWEET POISON QUIT PLAN
My book of the month is The Sweet Poison Quit Plan by David Gillespie - published 2010.
This is the follow-up to David's first book - "Sweet Poison" - which he summarizes in this book so there's no need to buy both.
As you can probably guess, this is a book about the evils of sugar and it's addictive qualities that make it harder to give up than cigarettes or drugs.
The book has one of the ugliest covers I've seen - a close-up of an over-decorated cup-cake with the slashed red circle we associate with "no smoking" across it.
At least it's memorable and as the contents are just as disturbing, I guess it's appropriate.
David is a solicitor who wondered why he (and most of the adult population of the western world) seemed to be getting fatter, despite their attempts to diet and exercise more than their forebears.
He applied his legal brain to the problem and after extensive research, he discovered the culprit was sugar - or more specifically, the fructose in sugar.
Sugar is made up of 50% glucose and 50% fructose. Glucose is necessary for cell function in our bodies but fructose is turned straight into fat that circulates in our blood system doing all sorts of damage from making us fat to causing diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's and heart disease to name just a few of the major bad effects. It is in short, poison to our bodies in the amounts we consume in almost all the manufactured foods we buy or cook.
But what about the fructose in fruit I hear you ask? David explains that we can deal with a small amount of fructose - from about 2 pieces of whole fruit per day. He stresses that fruit juice is one of the worst things you can consume because you are getting a large dose of fructose and hardly any fibre.
With apologies to my cane-growing neighbours, I can't recommend this book highly enough.
David lost 40 kilos after he got over his sugar addiction and he shows us all how to do it too.
The book also includes some great recipes that David's wife has devised so you can still get a sweet hit without the fructose - and they aren't using artificial sweeteners. I tried the banana muffins recipe and they were great!

MY WEBSITE AND BLOG SITE
If you would like to see more information about Bowen Therapy, you might like to check out my web page on the
Natural Therapy Pages at http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/therapist/25736
You can also check out updates to my blog site at http://bowentherapytips.blogspot.com/


Best wishes to you and your families,

Carolyn.