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HCG Weight Loss - My personal story - Day 4 Detoxification

Greetings WWC blog followers!

Please excuse me for not blogging...just too much going on but I am going to try and blog on a more regular basis.

I have started another course of HCG.  Many of you may remember that I successfully lost 38 pounds last Spring on the program.  I maintained this weight until some slight regression over the holidays...stuff happens!

I am on Day # 4 of the HCG Detoxification program.  Have lost 5 pounds so far and I am quite please about such.  I did experience a severe headache for two days and some fatigue but am doing pretty good today.  Slept well last night and I am not hungry.  The next 4 days of the detoxification are the most difficult with only vegetables and fruit allowed.  I will then move into Phase 2 - Rapid HCG Weight Loss - next Saturday.

My goal is to lose 40 pounds over the next 40 days...only 35 more to go!  I am in a friendly competition with Michael Patrick Shiels from the MPS In The Morning radio program - 1240 AM WIJM Lansing.  Michael is doing the program with me and we will see who is able to lose to most weight.

Keep following this blog for periodic updates and wish me some more success!

John O. Wycoff, D.O.

January 7, 2012

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Dietary Supplement Controversy

You may have heard about the recent study published in the Archives on Internal Medicine revealing concerns that dietary supplements increased mortality rates in women.  Well, as with most studies, you only will hear part of the story.

Remember that many earlier well controlled studies have revealed a lower risk of heart disease and certain cancers by taking supplements, this study has taken a broad brush approach by saying in essence that all supplements are of no value.  This statement is as far from the truth as possible.

The Alliance for Natural Health, in an article entitled Shame on the AMA Archives of Internal Medicine, criticizing the blatant lack of science behind the study.  "In this study, all of the relative risks were so low as to be statistically insignificant, and none was backed up by any medical investigation or biological plausibility study.  No analysis was done on what combinations of vitamins and minerals were actually consumed, and no analysis of the cause of death was done beyond grouping for 'cancer,' 'cardiovascular disease' or 'other' - there was certainly no causative analysis done.  The interactions of potential compounding risk factors is always tremendously complex - and was ingnored is this so-called study." 

In an ideal world we would be able to receive all the essential nutrients to obtain optimal health from a balanced diet.  The reality is the quality of the foods we consume has deteriorated markedly over the past 30 years.  Even a person who strives to eat "healthy" will find it difficult to achieve optimal nutrient levels without supplementation.

At the Wycoff Wellness Center we often perform sophisticated blood testing for nutrient levels and seldom find anyone who is not deficient in several key nutrients.  We often find specific deficiencies even in patients who are taking supplements.  Patients who feel healthy will often exhibit many important nutrient deficiencies.

The take home message - we recommend you continue to take quality nutriceutical supplements.  A good quality multivitamin/mineral supplement, omega 3 fish oil and vitamin D form a solid foundation for most individuals. 

Don't be swayed by articles such as the one mentioned above.  There are many strong forces working against us who believe in natural ways to improve health and optimize wellness!

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Gluten Sensitivity - Dr. Thomas O'Bryan

Justed wanted everyone to know I am still blogging.  Was at a complimentary medical conference last week so have been trying to catch up.  Updates on the HCG Weight Loss progess are forthcoming.

We have a very special guest on Health & Wellness Solutions with Dr. John Wycoff this Saturday morning.  Dr. Thomas O'Bryan will be joining me again for another show.  Dr. O'Bryan is a national speaker and expert on gluten sensitivity.  We will be discussing issues including:

          *   Is gluten an allergy, sensitivty or intolerance?

          *   Why gluten issues are more than just stomach or GI problems?

          *   Making sense of wheat and gluten free shopping & meal planning.

           *  How to identify sources of gluten and understand cross-contamination.

           *  Find out about new "cutting-edge" diagnostic testing to accurately diagnosis gluten sensitivity.

Health and Wellness Solutions airs live every Saturday morning from 9:00 - 11:00 AM on the Michigan Talk Network.

Plan to join me this Saturday.  Dr. O'Bryan will be giving complimentary autographed copies of his DVD - Unlocking the Mystery of Wheat and Gluten Intolerance to the first 12 callers with questions!

Saturday, April 16th

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

1240 AM WJIM - Lansing

1340 AM WJRW - Grand Rapids

1250 AM WNEM - Saginaw

Across the state of Michigan on the Michigan Talk Network - go to www.michigantalknetwork.com.

Available on the Internet via streaming media at www.wjimam.com

Plan to call in with your questions - 888-900-9966!

 

 

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HCG Weight Loss - My personal story

As you may know, the entire Wycoff Wellness Center's office staff is on the HCG Weight Loss Program (including me).  I am doing the HCG Complete Program which includes the appropriate supplements along with two measures to assist in detoxification - colon hydrotherapy & far infrared sauna.

I chose to do HCG injectable which is very easy with just a small injection (1/2 inch 30 gauge needle) each morning.

I lost 9 pounds on the detoxification (Phase 1) of the program and 1.5 pounds on the first two days of the HCG rapid weight loss phase.  I have felt great!  Lots of energy and very little hunger pains (I have to admit just a little).

Find more specifics about the HCG program by going to the Wycoff Wellness Center's web site at http://www.wycoffwellness.com/treatments/hcg-weight-loss-programs.

Keep following my blog for updates as my journey and the journey of the office staff continues.....

 

John O. Wycoff, D.O.

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HCG Weight Loss - Detoxification Phase 1

Dr. Wycoff and the entire Wycoff Wellness Center staff have started the HCG Weight Loss Program.  This includes me (Dr. Wycoff) and the rest of our staff.

We are currently on day 8 of Phase 1 - the detoxification phase.

Everyone is doing well.  I have lost 8 pounds and have to admit that the detoxification phase where I have given up most common allergenic foods has caused some fatigue and sinus drainage.  It has really cleaned me out but I think I am through the worst of the process.

Overall, I feel great.  I think I am ready to move onto the rapid weight loss phase - Phase 2 - of the HCG process.  During the first two days of Phase 2 of the program you are allowed to "gorge" and eat any and all foods you want.  This is followed by the low calorie (500 calories/day) portion of the program.  I have chosen to do the injectable once daily HCG.  This involves using a very small caliber needle and self-injection a precise amount of HCG daily.  Sublingual (under the tongue) drops are also available to use.

Plan to continue to follow this blog and we put together a chronology of my progress and the Wycoff Wellness Center's staff progress!

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Far Infrared Sauna

 

Detoxification with a Far Infrared Sauna!

Thermal Life Far Infrared Sauna

Our bodies have become virtual dumping grounds for hundreds of thousands of toxic compounds that invade our air, water and even the soil in which our food grows.  Today more than 80,000 chemicals are in active production in this country and more than 3,200 chemicals are in our food supply.

These chemicals and heavy metals create a situation of chronic toxic overload.  As these toxins build up, they can cause enzyme dysfunction and nutritional deficiencies, create hormonal imbalance, damage brain chemistry and can even contribute to cancer and other debilitating chronic illnesses.

To stay healthy in this chemical-ridden world, it is essential to help the body with the removal of harmful waste products (detoxification).  One way to accomplish such safely and effectively is by using far infrared sauna treatments. Far infrared sauna boosts the body’s ability to detoxify, leading to significant health improvement and lasting health benefits.

The Thermal Life Far Infrared Sauna is a medical grade sauna that uses a specific type of wood and avoids the use of glue, adhesives, lacquer or plastics that may cause toxic gases to be released during the infrared heating process.  The Thermal Life Far Infrared Sauna is recognized worldwide by medial doctors & practitioners as one of the safest and most effective ways to remove toxins from the body safely.

How Does Far Infrared Work?

Far infrared is a section of the natural band of light that is not visible to the human eye but can be felt as heat.  Unlike the high heat produced in traditional saunas, far infrared heat is able to penetrate the body to a depth of 1.5 to 2 inches at lower temperatures.  This stimulates the body’s cellular detoxification process much more effectively than a traditional sauna.

What Medical Conditions Does Far Infrared Help?

Far infrared sauna therapy will help any number of chronic medical conditions in which detoxification may be useful.  Common conditions include:

            *  Fibromyalgia                          *  Chronic fatigue                      *  Brain fog

            *  Depression                            *  Anxiety                                 *  Headaches

            *  Chemical sensitivity               *  Candidiasis                            *  IBS

            *  Allergies                               *  Insomnia                               *  Detoxification

            *  Chronic fatigue                      *  Eczema                                 *  Memory loss

            *  ADHD                                 *  Autism                                  * Stress reduction

            *  Weight loss                           *  Cellulite removal                    *  Pain relief

            *  Arthritis                                *  Bursitis                                 *  Low back pain

How Much Does It Cost?

  • Far Infrared Sauna Treatments -  $ 30 for each 30 minute session (typical session length)
    • Purchase six 30 minute sessions - $150
    • Purchase twelve 30 minute sessions - $250
    • Consultation required with Dr. Wycoff before initiating treatments - $30.
      • Must be repeated at least once yearly
      • Fee waived for current WWC patient and those who purchase a package of twelve treatments.Treatments are typically performed once or twice weekly for 30 minutes (healthy adult – less time for children) but may be administered more frequently as needed or recommended.  Talk to a Wycoff Wellness Center staff about specific treatment recommendations and protocols.

 

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Colon Hydrotherapy

Colon Hydrotherapy

The Key to Good Health and Vitality!  

A healthy colon is a key to living a healthy life full of vitality!

The colon, commonly know as the large intestine, is the end portion of the human digestive tract.  The colon is shaped like an upside down U and traverses from the right to left side of your abdomen.  The colon is a tube 5 to 5 ½  feet long and 2 ½ inches in diameter.

The colon has two major functions: to conserve water in the body and to eliminate waste and toxins from the body.  There are a number of beneficial or “friendly” bacteria in the healthy colon which produce valuable nutrients such as vitamin ‘K’ and portions of ‘B’ complex vitamins.  But unfortunately the average American does not have a healthy colon.

Did you know that the average person – one who is neither overweight nor noticeably allergic to things – may have 10 to 25 pounds of dried fecal matter in their colon!  But that’s for someone who is at their normal weight.  If you’re over weight or a highly allergic individual, you might be carrying around a lot more than that!

The typical America diet, consisting of high-fat, low-fiber, refined carbohydrate foods…including flour, meat, fat, sugar, alcohol, preservatives and toxins, is the primary reason the colon becomes unhealthy.  The toxins generated from accumulated waste in the colon, are responsible for many body imbalances which can lead to a number of significant and serious health problems including obesity.

Furthermore, the intestinal tract is a major part of a healthy immune system.  The average American diet includes less than a fraction of the high fiber foods necessary to promote elimination of toxins from the body.  Toxins that are not eliminated have only one option but to accumulate.  Accumulated toxins may be the cause of a number of chronic health issues including:  Chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, autoimmune illnesses, insomnia, depression, anxiety, IBS and even cancer. 

Poor diet, improper food combining, lack of critical nutrients and lack of dietary fiber make maintenance of a healthy colon virtually impossible.  As a consequence it is very common to find people with an unhealthy and weakened digestive system leading to a poor immune system and then chronic illness.

Virtually all weight challenges can be traced to imbalances in the colon/digestive system as either a primary contributor…or a secondary problem which accentuates slowdowns in other critical body systems, like the endocrine (hormone) system and the circulatory (heart & blood vessel) system.

Toxins present in the unhealthy colon can be transported into the circulatory system and soon the body may be unable to properly metabolize food and fat, or to provide vital energy for living.  Fatigue becomes a bigger issue.  No matter what, without a healthy digestive tract your ability to have optimal health and wellness is nearly impossible.

A classic sign of colon toxicity in women – and one of their most common complaints about their figures – is a developing pot belly.  This condition may be very simple to correct by adopting an improved health regimen and restoring normal colon health and function. Men also find an ever expanding mid-section as a sign of poor colon function and is clearly associated with a number of chronic ongoing health issues.

Colon Hydrotherapy

Colon hydrotherapy is a method of cleansing the colon.  Colon hydrotherapy is often referred to as a ‘high colonic’ or ‘colonic irrigation.’  Colon hydrotherapy has been used for hundred of years to cleanse the colon of impacted waste material, relieve constipation and stimulate the peristaltic (normal muscular contraction) movement of the colon to improve elimination.

Enemas and colon hydrotherapy are markedly different from one another.  An enema flushes out approximately 5 – 10 inches of the lower portion of the sigmoid colon only.  After filling the sigmoid colon with water, the person must jump and rush to the toilet for elimination.  With colon hydrotherapy, the entire length of the colon (5 – 5 ½ feet) is gently flushed with water using a sophisticated irrigation system through a tube that leads directly into a properly plumbed waste line (sewer).  No odor is present and no waste or gas is released outside of the tube.  This provides a comfortable and modest experience resulting in the elimination of waste.  The removed waste is channeled away from the body through a closed irrigation system which allows for complete evacuation easily.

State-of-the-art, FDA-cleared, sanitary colon hydrotherapy systems allow regulated temperature water to thoroughly cleanse the colon while maintaining maximum safety.  Skilled, trained colon hydrotherapists guide you through the entire process with lasts approximately 35 to 40 minutes.

Benefits which may be accomplished by Colon Hydrotherapy include:

  • Cleaning – toxic material is broken down so it can no longer harm your body or inhibit assimilation and elimination.  Fecal debris built up over a long period is gently removed over a series of irrigations.  Once this impacted material is removed, your colon can again begin its normal elimination functions.  A colon hydrotherapy session may be considered a rejuvenation treatment for your body.
  • Exercises – the build up of toxic debris weakens the colon and impairs its function.  Gentle filling and emptying of the colon can improve peristaltic (natural muscular contraction) activity, which aids efficient removal of waste material.
  • Reshapes – over time, the natural shape of the problematic colon will become distorted causing even more problems.  The gentle water action and massage techniques of the therapist will help eliminate protruding pockets of waste and narrow, spastic constrictions.  After a series of colon hydrotherapy treatments, the colon gradually begins to resume its natural healthy shape.
  • Stimulation of Reflex Points – Every system and organ is connected to the colon by reflex points.  A colon hydrotherapy session stimulates these reflex points, thereby affecting the corresponding body parts…in a beneficial way similar to reflexology.

What conditions can colon hydrotherapy help?

Colon toxicity may be the underlying cause of many commonly reported health problems.  Listed below are just a few of the chronic health issues that may be improved with colon hydrotherapy:

                        *  Constipation             *  Headaches              *  Hemorrhoids

                        *  Backaches                 *  Arthritis                 *  Allergies

                        *  Diarrhea                    *  Chronic Fatigue     *  Bad breath/halitosis

                        *  Skin problems            *  Asthma                   *  Depression

                        *  Weight loss                 *  Frequent colds        *  Prostate problems

                        *  Insomnia                   *  Food cravings         *  Hypoglycemia

                        *  Hypertension             *  Foul body odor       *  Menstrual problems

                        *  Anxiety                     *  Cancer                     *  Autoimmune illnesses

                        *  Fibromyalgia             *  IBS                          *  Chronic yeast issues

An unhealthy colon can adversely affect your total health, including all body systems and lead the problems such as:

  • Bowel Toxemia – a problem caused by years of buildup of waste material – impacted feces, bacteria, fungi, viruses, dead cellular tissue, accumulated mucous, parasites, worms, etc. – on the colon walls.  This condition can inhibit muscular action of the colon causing sluggish bowel movements, constipation, inflammation and serious disease.
  • Leaky Gut Syndrome – is a problem where toxins from the colon may be absorbed and circulate into the bloodstream.  These poisons can impair normal liver, lung and kidney function.  A person with this condition will feel tired, ill and weak almost constantly.

Summary 

Many chronic health conditions have a basis that involves gastrointestinal dysfunction including colon issues.  Improving and restoring normal colon function may be critical to improving your health and wellness naturally.  Colon hydrotherapy offers a safe and effective way of gentle cleansing of the colon thereby improving normal colon function.  Colon hydrotherapy should be considered in any program that emphasizes detoxification naturally!

If you are trying to improve or regain your vitality, maybe colon hydrotherapy is for you.  Find out more and take the steps to get onto the path of improved health and wellness naturally!

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Detoxification - The Key To Vitality

Detoxification – The Key to Vitality

We all live in a toxic environment.  Toxins are found everywhere (e.g. the air, food, water and metabolism of bacteria) as well as within our own human metabolic processes.

Are you feeling tired or out of sync? Having fatigue, brain fog, headaches, difficult sleeping, depression or anxiety?  Skin problems such as psoriasis, eczema or acne?  Joint or muscle pain, stomach issues such as gastric reflux, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, nausea or irritable bowel problems?   Have you been diagnosed with medical conditions such as migraine headaches, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, insomnia, depression, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis or chemical sensitivity syndrome?   If you answered yes to any of these questions, it may be time to consider detoxification as the key to unlocking the door to health and wellness.

Detoxification is about removing and eliminating toxins.  It is about resting, cleansing and nourishing the body from the inside out.  Detoxification works because it addresses the needs of the individual cells, the smallest units of human life.  Detoxification allows toxins to be eliminated from your liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs, lymphatic system and skin.   

There are many methods to assist you body in detoxification.  Medical food programs such as Metagenic’s Ultra Clear in one that supports healthy metabolic detoxification by assisting the liver’s ability to excrete toxins.  Ionic foot bath treatments, intravenous vitamin and mineral infusions, ultraviolet blood irradiation and low dose allergy immunotherapy are just a few options that can improve your ability to detoxify and improve your health and wellness naturally. 

The way we live determines our health and how well we are able to detoxify.  Detoxification is easy if we eat a wholesome natural organic diet and live life in a more natural way.  But for those who want their cake and eat it too, detoxification may be compromised.  A change in your lifestyle may be needed and detoxification will be forthcoming.  Nature has afforded us the chance to live in a toxic environment and not be adversely affected.  Of course, you have to live right to get that chance.  Without detoxification you may not get a second chance! 

The Wycoff Wellness Center has recently added two excellent ways to improve detoxification – Colon Hydrotherapy and Far Infrared Sauna.  Both of these modalities allow for natural detoxification and improved health and wellness. 

Good health is within our reach, but first we must cleanse the ‘temple’ we have been blessed with and eat a wholesome natural diet that provides us with maximal nutrients critical for vitality.  Herbs can help stimulate the liver, lungs, kidneys and bowels when needed but diet is the first priority.  Many people living today have never know what good health ‘feels’ like.  They survive with an abundance of toxins and live an existence much less than healthy.  Understanding detoxification is the key to unlocking the door to great health and natural wellness!

 

 

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