KANTI WELLNESS CENTER

  BC for beginners   I am not a medical doctor and I suggest you must talk all your concerns with your primary doctor / OB-GYN / parents. Although hormonal birth control options are great in nearly all cases, using them correctly can require a bit of planning. Starting birth control can bring about all sorts of bodily changes, and whatever method you choose needs to be used regularly in order to work properly.   The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends parents talk to their adolescents about how  not  having sexual intercourse is the best way to prevent STIs, HIV infection and pregnancy. However, these discussions should also address reliable contraception options. Pediatricians start talking about  sexual behaviors , birth control, and ways to  prevent sexually transmitted infections  (STIs) at about the 11-year-old checkup. They can provide or prescribe contraception in the office or give referrals to o...

  Wholetones: Healing with Ancient Frequencies You probably know how much music can affect your thoughts and emotions. But did you know that music also has a profound effect on your  physical health ? Even a single tone or frequency can have monumental healing effects, according to  Michael S. Tyrrell , musician, author, speaker and founder of  Wholetones: Healing Frequencies Music Project . The theme of our 2019 SHAPE Symposium for SHAPE practitioners was all about the brain and its connection to sleep, inflammation, addiction and emotions. We were honored and excited to have Michael as our keynote speaker. It was divine intervention how this came to be. SHAPE ReClaimed’s co-founder, Linda Frisch, shares the story: “I heard about Wholetones from a friend just after it came out in 2014. We were waiting for our husbands to finish at a seminar and she insisted I listen right then and there. I was so impressed at the peace I felt that I ordered the CD set immediately an...

  What is Inflammation? You may know that the  SHAPE Program  helps reduce inflammation. But, what exactly is inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s healthy response to injury or acute infection. If you break your arm, you want your body to send all of its efforts to that area so it can heal. With an infection, like food poisoning, your body creates inflammation to get that poison out as quickly as possible so that it doesn’t cause serious damage. This is why you have an inflammatory response! It can keep you alive and accelerate healing in certain situations. Inflammation becomes a problem when it doesn’t go away after a threat subsides or shows up when there’s no real threat at all. This is considered chronic inflammation, and it is one of the main underlying  causes  of many common symptoms and conditions. If you experience any of these, you are dealing with chronic inflammation:  Acne Anxiety Asthma Chest pain Cough    Depression  ...

  Taking SHAPE Drops as a Daily Supplement Can I take the SHAPE Drops every day, even if I’m not in Phase I of the SHAPE Program? We are asked this question all the time, and our answer is absolutely yes! In fact, since SHAPE ReClaimed was founded in 2010, we’ve learned that most individuals report feeling much better when they add the  SHAPE Drops  to their daily regimen after reaching Phase III. Here are some reasons why you should consider taking the SHAPE Drops daily: The SHAPE Drops support energy production at the cellular level.  This means that they can help restore, repair and regenerate failing systems. It’s also better absorbed and more usable than most other vitamins and supplements. The SHAPE Drops contain ingredients that address the most common causes and symptoms of disease.  These include hormone imbalances, gallbladder function, digestion, thyroid function, mood, metabolism, kidney support and pH balance. The SHAPE Drops help you maintain a hea...

  Let’s Get Physical: Exercise and the SHAPE Program Is it okay to exercise during Phase I of the SHAPE Program? Yes! That said, we always recommend light to moderate exercise over a strenuous exercise program. Exercise and Stress From a metabolic perspective, exercise can add stress to an already stressed-out body. Carrying excess weight can also make exercise hard on your joints, increasing your chance of injury and inflammation. A less obvious concern, however, is adrenal insufficiency (sometimes called “adrenal fatigue”). Your adrenal glands sit on top of your kidneys and secrete stress hormones like cortisol. If you’ve experienced trauma or been under too much stress over a long period of time, your adrenals can become tired, causing your body to adapt poorly to  stress . Exercise and Weight Loss Exercise has been shown to improve metabolism and help you shed excess weight. But when your body isn’t adapting well to stress, exercise can have the opposite effect. Your stres...

  Dry Brushing – Get Your Glow On! Dry skin brushing is a simple, time-honored therapy with big benefits. Because it takes just a few minutes a day, dry brushing is an easy, effective and enjoyable way to get healthy, vibrant, glowing skin. And if that’s not enough to love, dry brushing also supports the body’s ability to release excess weight. The skin is the body’s largest organ. In fact, it’s often considered the third kidney because it plays a vital role in ridding the body of waste and toxins. We actually eliminate more than one pound of waste through our skin every day. Every cell in the body depends on the lymphatic system for nourishment and waste removal. This system works like a sewer system with more than 600 sites or “nodes” that collect and remove waste. In order to work efficiently, the lymphatic system requires exercise and adequate water intake. Dry brushing is an excellent way to promote the flow of lymphatic fluid and cleanse the body of wastes and toxins. Dry bru...

  SHAPE Made Easy with these One-Pan Meals When you begin your SHAPE Program journey, we encourage you to start simple. Phase I might be an entirely new way of eating and cooking for you and we want you to feel confident and successful right from the start. If you’ve found yourself struggling on the program, try going back to basics with simple Phase I meals. Many find simplifying the program helps them to recalibrate and continue seeing success. We have put together ten simple, one-pan meals to make your Phase I journey easy and delicious: Beef & Broccoli   Chicken Curry Chicken Lo Mein Chicken Teriyaki Egg Roll in a Bowl Skirt Steak & Green Bean Stir-fry Texas Dirty Rice Thai Chicken & Cabbage Stir-fry Tuscan Chicken Skillet Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls How do I count a serving? With each of the SHAPE Certified  recipes  (and most of the others), we have included serving sizes. At the top of the recipe page, you’ll see how many servings are in the full recip...

  Bibliotherapy: Healing Through Reading Bibliotherapy is the use of books to encourage healing, improve emotional wellness and treat mental disorders. The concept is not new. In ancient Greece, the  library of Thebes  was considered “a healing place for the soul.” In 1916, Atlantic Monthly published an article called “ A Literary Clinic ” where the author shares a conversation with friend, Bagster, who ran “Bibliopathic Institute: Book Treatment by Competent Specialists.” Bagster explained that not all books have a therapeutic effect, but some he considered “stimulants” which “do not so much furnish us with thoughts as set us thinking. They awaken faculties which we had allowed to be dormant. After reading them we actually feel differently and frequently we act differently. The book is a spiritual event.” Most resources indicate that bibliotherapy only applies to fiction, but  SELF ReClaimed  and Welsh psychiatrist Neil Frude expand that definition. In 2003, Fr...