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Whole 9 Life and Dr. Emily Deans are coming to Arlington!

By pranapt on April 15, 2013   /   Latest News, Paleo, Physical Therapy, Whole9   /   Leave a comment
Whole 9 Life

You’ve heard me talk about Whole 30 and maybe you’ve read the New York Times Best Seller It Starts with Food by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig. Now you get to hear the straight talk from Whole 9 Life and Dr. Emily Deans!

Prana Physical Therapy is proud to co-sponsor a Whole 9 Life seminar on June 22, 2013 at Crossfit South Arlington! Come hear all about how the 9 factors affect your health!

Register early, as this workshop is sure to fill up quickly! Register here now.

Please call me at 571-527-9192 with any questions.

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AHS12

By pranapt on August 14, 2012   /   Blog, Paleo, Physical Therapy, Whole9   /   2 Comments
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#AHS12

We just got back from The Ancestral Health Symposium (AHS12). For any readers who are unfamiliar with AHS, it is a three day conference which brings together scientists, healthcare providers, and lay people who share an interest in living healthier lives, based on Ancestral principals such as whole foods, movement, stress management, community, and sleep. The symposium was held on the campus of Harvard Law School.

In the fall of 2011 I submitted a proposal to present a poster at AHS12. I felt that we had some important information to share with the community regarding the use of Ancestral nutrition as an adjunct to treatment for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). As many of you know, this is an issue that hits close to home for us, as Dave (my husband) was diagnosed with T1D when he was 32 years old. We have learned so much in the past 6 years, and want to help other T1D’s navigate this journey. We were ecstatic when our proposal was accepted, and began collecting and sifting through the data. All of our hard work was worth it when we saw the finished product presenting the Effects of Ancestral Nutrition of Type 1 Diabetes.

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 First, I have to say that the whole experience of AHS12 was so overwhelming and exciting that I could barely think straight! The response to our poster was really positive, and we got to talk with a number of people and answer their questions. We were also visited by some of our favorite people in the community. We met many of our online friends for the first time, and were able to spend more time with people we had met before.

photo 1 AHS12Badier Velji AKA The Lazy Caveman

 

photo 2 AHS12Bill and Hayley from Primal Palate

 

photo 3 AHS12The D.C. Area Crew including Bobby Gill AKA Ultragrassfed and Robert Morton from Power Supply

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Dallas and Melissa Hartwig of Whole 9 Life

The lectures were interesting and informative, covering topics from The Role of Play in the Development of Social and Emotional Competence to The Science and Policy of Insulin Signaling. I “live Tweeted” the sessions I attended in lieu of taking notes. It was difficult to choose between two sessions taking place simultaneously, and I am looking forward to watching the videos of every presentation again. I will most likely write more about certain lectures in the future; but, some of the highlights for me were:

  • City Zero: How Markets and Evolution Can Revolutionize Medicine by Robb Wolf
  • Health vs. Performance by Keith Norris
  • Using EvoBio to Optimize Training for Endurance Sports by Jamie Scott
  • Paleolithic Diets and Diabetes Control by Lynda Frassetto
  • Craniofacial Dystrophy by Mike Mew
  • Ubuntu: A Paleolithic Perspective on Human Community and Health by Frank Forencich

For me, the lecture on Ubuntu really drove home the importance of living as part of a community, the idea that if one of us does well, then we all do well. I really hope that as the Ancestral Health community grows, we can all support the work of others and bring the message to the people who most need to hear it. I had the sense of being part of a tribe for three days, and had fun while connecting and learning. I’m sure that many people will do re-cap posts in the next week, and there will be the inevitable criticism of presentations (this is normal and necessary for the growth of any group/profession/movement); yet, I for one feel very fortunate to have been part of this event. I’ll close with a few more photos of my tribe:

 

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Robb Wolf, who told me multiple times throughout the 3 days “I like standing next to you…you make me feel tall!” Such a cool guy – really down to earth and easy to be around.

 

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J. Stanton of Gnolls.org, with whom I had the pleasure of talking during dinner one night with the Whole 9 Life Team.

 

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The remnants of our amazing dinner at The Garden at The Cellar where we had the most incredible meal crafted specifically for us by Chef Brandon Arms with input from Melissa.

 

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Q & A with Mark Sisson and Robb Wolf

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My fellow tiny Paleo Warrior Amy Kubal

 

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Our Kiwi and Aussie pals Jamie and Anastasia

 

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And the one and only Jude AKA SmartSexyPaleo, who is one of our favorite people on the planet!

We are already looking forward to AHS13 and hoping to present again!

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Review of It Starts With Food by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig

By pranapt on June 9, 2012   /   Blog, Latest News, Paleo, Physical Therapy, Reviews, Uncategorized, Whole9   /   Leave a comment
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Review of It Starts With Food

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You know how you look forward to Christmas morning? Even as an adult, you wake up a bit early, filled with expectation? That’s the way I felt waiting for It Starts With Food to arrive in the mail. I was fortunate enough to receive an advance copy to review, and as luck would have it, my copy arrived just before Memorial Day weekend. I spent three days sitting in the sun (soaking up Vitamin D!) while reading this book with a highlighter in one hand and a pen in the other.

I recommend that you buy a few highlighters before your copy arrives! You will most definitely want to take notes in the book and mark things to refer to later. This book is filled with good information throughout. Whether you are brand new to the idea of eating real food, or a seasoned veteran, you will open this book again and again over the years to refresh your thinking on important topics such as hormonal factors which influence our brain and body (insulin, leptin, glucagon, and cortisol), the mechanism behind leaky gut syndrome (bouncers defending Club Body), inflammation and autoimmune illnesses, balancing Omega 3 and 6 consumption, and emotional factors that drive our nutrition choices.

Along with the good science-y stuff, It Starts With Food teaches you how to plan meals, what a portion looks like, and how to create a meal focusing on delicious, healthy ingredients rather than complicated recipes. They discuss nutrition for special populations (pregnant women, kids, folks with autoimmune illnesses, active individuals and vegetarians/vegans) to help fine tune the plan for your individual needs. I have referred to this section several times in the past few weeks while consulting with my clients, as I tend to see folks who have a number of issues that they are trying to address through nutrition.

I love Dallas and Melissa’s ability to say really brilliant things in short, easy to understand one-liners. I don’t want to spoil the fun for you; but, here are a few of my favorites:

  • With regards to the myths about Paleo: “We are far more concerned with health than we are with history.”
  • With regards to research, clinical experience, and observation: “Scientific research + Clinical Experience + Self-experimentation” = win-win-win.
  • Persistent biological signals lead us to overeat sweet, fatty, salty foods while keeping us malnourished.
  • It’s all about hormones.
  • You cannot “out-exercise” poor food choices and the resulting hormonal disruption.
  • Sugar = sugar = sugar.
  • Gluten-free is not a get-out-of-jail-free card.
  • This does require effort on your part.
  • Start thinking of eating as a nourishing experience.
  • You are not that busy, you just choose to spend your time elsewhere (in regards to sitting down to eat well prepared, nutritious, delicious foods).
  • This. Is. Not. Hard. (when compared to birthing a baby, quitting heroin, or beating cancer).
  • At some point, you need to start making positive, sustainable changes in other areas of your life too, so…
  • Don’t (only) look for a nutritional solution to a lifestyle problem.

 

The best news is that It Starts With Food will begin shipping on June 12th, so the wait is almost over! I highly suggest that you buy this book (I recommend the hardcover so you can use your highlighter, but I tend to be old school!). You will refer to this book over and over as you continue your journey to health. I am so impressed by Whole 9’s first book, and happy to call Dallas and Melissa friends. These guys are going to change your life.

 

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Catching Up

By pranapt on May 26, 2012   /   Blog, Latest News, Paleo, Physical Therapy, Whole9   /   Leave a comment

Sorry for the lack of posts on the blog in the past month! Here is a quick update of the fun things I have been up to:

I have joined the Consulting Team for Whole 9 Life. I am so thrilled and honored to join such a talented, bright group! Here is a link to the services I now offer (just scroll down the page):

http://whole9life.com/personal-consulting/

and here’s a link to my guest post for the blog:

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http://whole9life.com/2012/05/ann-wendel/

On a day when I thought things couldn’t get any better, my guest post for Robb Wolf’s blog went live on the same day as my post for Whole 9 Life!

http://robbwolf.com/2012/05/18/paleo-autoimmune-illness/

I am still pinching myself to make sure I am awake!

photo3 225x300 Catching UpIn the midst of all that excitement in the virtual world, we had some exciting happenings in the physical world! We moved to a new office space on May 1st, right across the street from our old space. Prana Physical Therapy at Core Wellness and Physical Therapy is now at 2212 Mount Vernon Ave. in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria. We are ecstatic about our new, freestanding office, with storefront space in the heart of a neighborhood with a great deal of walk-by traffic. We had a great opportunity to meet with local residents during May’s First Thursday Health and Wellness Celebration. Stop by and see our beautiful new space, complete with a large, open gym area, Pilates Reformer, plenty of fun rehab equipment (Kettlebells, Pilates mat tools, bands and the dreaded foam rollers), and 2 private treatment rooms. Look for more health and wellness related classes and workshops to come soon!

My monthly post for WebPT recently went up as well – the topic was new Tweet Chats for Physical Therapists and Healthcare Providers:

http://www.webpt.com/blog/post/solvept-and-socialortho

I am happy to say that I have joined the WebPT team as a blogger!

And, just today, I had a quote on Dr. David Geier’s blog:

http://www.drdavidgeier.com/heat-versus-ice-advice-from-sports-medicine-experts/

David is an Orthopedic Surgeon in Charleston, SC. We co-host the #socialortho Tweet Chat on the first Wednesday of every month at 9pm EST. Anyone is welcome to join and we encourage patients to join us as we discuss issues that matter in the intersection of orthopedics and social media.

I hope everyone is doing well! Enjoy your Memorial Day Holiday and, as always, feel free to post comments/questions and/or contact me through the contact submission form on the website!

Be well,

Ann

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The Whole 30, Day 4

By pran6588 on January 5, 2012   /   Blog, Paleo, Whole9   /   Leave a comment

This week is flying by! This morning I was in a rush to get to work, and I made a smoothie as I was running out the door. I put it in my coffee mug, since I no longer enjoy my coffee (geez, thanks Whole 9)   icon wink The Whole 30, Day 4

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It was the same smoothie as yesterday, and I did have a small cup of black coffee. I liked Whole 9’s Tweet this morning that “If you have to add something to your coffee to make it taste good, you are either drinking poor quality coffee or you really don’t like the taste of coffee.” I have realized this week that I fall into the latter category – I really dislike the taste of coffee. What I really love is the ritual of having something warm and sweet in the morning as I start my day. Before we had a Keurig, Dave made my coffee for me every morning just the way I like it, and it was a special little ritual for us. Even now, if I’m running late, he will still make it. So, I realized that it’s not really the coffee I like, but what it signifies. I think this is a really important realization! So many of our rituals are based around food – we continue them day after day without really thinking about whether they are good for us or not. Doing an intense 30 day focus on eliminating certain foods makes you really look at what you put in your mouth and why you do it. This has been the most valuable lesson yet – to stop and think about what I am doing and whether it supports me in my goal of living a healthy, active lifestyle. I realize that my one cup of coffee in the morning has turned to two cups just to get going, and many days a third cup about 4 pm to make it through the evening with work, kids’ homework and running around to sports and activities. Since I no longer enjoy my sweet coffee, I only drink one cup in the morning now. I think this is a huge reason why I am sleeping better at night – that afternoon coffee was killing me, even though it felt like it woke me up. So, it’s a good thing to be down to one cup, and I may switch to tea at some point.

I grabbed some snacks to bring to work and ate them halfway through my day (almond butter, macadamias, tea) and then went to a kabob place on the way home from work at 3pm. I went with something simple to stay away from problematic ingredients – ground beef and onion kabob with salad and water. It was really filling and good.

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For dinner, we got to try out our new Kitchen Aid mixer. We have wanted one for a long time, and finally got it for Christmas this year. So, Dave ground salmon fillets with the meat grinder attachment and mixed in some other fantastic stuff to make salmon patties. Delicious! We ate them with “lettuce buns” and apple slices. (And more water for me). I really don’t miss my glass of wine that much anymore. Just like what happened with the coffee, I have realized that the one glass of wine became two some nights, and some nights it was NorCal Margaritas instead of wine. I believe that cutting out alcohol has also helped me to sleep better and to wake up feeling better. Because of my Hashimoto’s, I never know what alcohol is going to do to me any given night – some nights I feel awful after one glass, some nights I am fine after 2 or 3 glasses at a dinner party or restaurant. There is no way for me to know until the next day. I really like waking up feeling good, so I doubt I will go back to nightly consumption of wine after these 30 days.

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I feel like a 20 year old during the day; but, by 9:30pm I’m ready to hit the hay like I’m retired or something! Until tomorrow……..

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