Dr. Moyer of Moyer Total Wellness, contributed key medical testimony that helped pass the Colorado Wellness Law which bans trans fats in Colorado Schools. This is an incredible step forward to improve the wellness of our nation, the health of our children, and in combatting obesity, which effects over 1/3 of Americans.

Here is the official press release for this monumental bill.

Victory for Colorado’s Children: Senate Bill 68-Eliminating Trans-Fats in Schools is on the Governor’s desk after passing through both the House and Senate with approval. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• SB-12-068 will require the elimination of industrially produced trans-fats such as vegetable shortening, margarine or any type of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil that contains more than zero grams of trans-fat per serving.
• Schools will not be permitted to serve a food that contains any industrially produced trans-fat in the preparation of a food item or beverage that is intended for consumption by a student in public elementary, middle or high school.
• The bill requires the elimination of trans-fats in any meal provided by the school, such as breakfasts, al a carte items, vending machines and after-school snacks.
• A healthy school environment helps improve children’s physical well-being, enhances learning, minimizes behavior problems, and increases attendance.
• Children who start as young as age 3 or 4 eating a steady diet of fast food and other trans-fat laden foods such as snack foods and baked goods can be expected to have a higher risk of getting heart disease at an earlier age than kids who are eating foods without trans-fats.
• When schools offer healthy options such as trans-fat free foods, children are less likely to buy unhealthy snacks. Additionally, well nourished, healthy children are more likely to achieve academic success.

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION POSITION
The American Heart Association (AHA) is supporting efforts to eliminate trans-fats in Colorado school food programs. The AHA has long recognized the consumption of trans-fats as a health risk to Americans and has worked to encourage their removal from the restaurant and food industry.

Colorado is known as the leanest state in the country. Unfortunately that is rapidly changing as our rates of childhood obesity are steadily increasing. According to the Colorado Children’s Campaign, 2012 Kids Count report, 26% of Colorado children ages 2 through 14 are overweight or obese, and in some counties the percentage reaches over 40%. The consequences of this scary statistic are severe, and in some cases, lifelong. Obese children are at elevated risk for high blood pressure and cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and are more likely to be obese as adults. It’s our job as adult citizens to protect our children, and do what we can to create a safe and healthy environment for them, both at home and at school. A healthy school environment not only helps to improve children’s physical well-being, it also enhances learning, minimizes behavior problems, and increases attendance.

We must stand up for our health and well-being of our children. We must model a healthier lifestyle and teach our children the importance of nutrition and exercise. We must reduce the risk of heart disease in our future business and community leaders. We must act now. Senate Bill 68 is a great start, and another step in the right direction.

Take charge of your health today with Moyer Total Wellness!  Our team of certified specialists target the 4 causes of disease, chronic stress, poor diet, lack of physical fitness and toxins in the environment. Addressing these causes can help you achieve your optimal wellness.

Personal Fitness, Massage Therapy and/or Chiropractic Care, Moyer Total Wellness can help.

Trans fats have been banned in Colorado’s schools with the passing of the SB 68 bill.  Colorado joins California, Deleware, Oregon, and other states in the next move to improve our nation’s health, beginning with our nation’s youth. Dr. Moyer of Moyer Total Wellness, contributed key medical testimony in the movement of this bill. 

Most of us know trans fats are not healthy, but do we really know the damage they can do?  Dr. Moyer outlines what trans fats really are and they impact they have on our health.

“Transfats are defined by the National Academy of Science has having no nutritional value, meaning it is not food…” In addition to not being of any nutritional value, “trans fats raise LDL, the bad cholesterol, and lower the HDL, the good cholesterol. This profile is one of the leading indicators for risk of cardiovascular disease.”

While an adult may choose whether or not to eat food with trans fat, Dr. Moyer points out that school children do not have the same choice.“Trans fats cause poor health and sickness and therefore a loss of productivity. We send our children to school in the first place to become more productive and we should be supporting that goal with the right nutrition.”

Click here to get started on your path to wellness with one on one Nutritional Counseling.

According to 9 News, supporters of the bill also say that removing trans fats will help combat the increasing problem of child obesity. Currently in the U.S., 12.5 million of our children are obese according to the most recent reports by the CDC.  In fact in an article on SB 68 by MSNBC, although Colorado is one of the healthiest states, we have one of the higher obesity rates in children, with 14.2% of our children and adolescents falling into the category of clinically obese.

Click here to talk to a specialist about weight loss and taking control of your health.

Dr. Moyer discusses the consequences of trans fats, which are most often linked with obesity. “Trans fats are generally inflammatory. Inflammation is the root cause of all degenerative diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. Even more concerning is that many of the research articles on pubmed prove that trans fats cause memory loss.”

Overall, moving closer to banning trans fats in Colorado Schools is a positive step forward for the health of our children and in turn the health of the adults that they will become.

Take charge of your health today. Moyer Total Wellness is designed with a team of certified specialists to staff address the 4 causes of disease: chronic stress, poor diet, lack of physical fitness and toxins in the environment. By addressing these causes, they can help you achieve your optimal wellness.  From Personal Fitness to Massage Therapy and Chiropractic Care, Moyer Total Wellness can help.

Abc News recently highlighted America’s obsession with weight loss. Americans spend $40 Billion a year on weight loss, from diet pills to books to the latest diet trend. Ironically, more than one third of Americans are obese, the more we spend, the more the scale moves in the wrong direction. In this video, Abc looks at the “truth” in the ads for weight loss and the secret to truly becoming healthy.

The real answer? Exercising and eating right. There is no quick fix, but it is possible to be healthy, happy and well.

From personal fitness to nutrition counseling to mitigating stress through Massage Therapy, Moyer Total Wellness can help you take genuine steps towards true wellness.

A recent study show a positive correlation in bone metabolism through acupuncture and massage.  The reasearch, conducted by the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences is promising, showing another avenue where we can help prevent osteoporosis.

Researchers compared 64 subjects divided into 2 groups.

Group 1 was administered vitamin D and calcium for a period of 12 weeks. Vitamin D is an essential component for the proper absorption of calcium.

Group 2 received acupuncture combined with massage on the lower back. Acupuncture was administered a total of 30 times over a period of 12 weeks.

Both groups showed improvement in the biochemical indices of bone metabolism related to osteoporosis.

To schedule a Massage or Acupuncture appointment contact Moyer Total Wellness. Our certified therapists are here to help you achieve optimal wellness.

Reference:
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2012 Jan;32(1):13-6. Observation on influence of bone metabolism biochemical indices of senile osteoporosis treated with distant acupuncture and nearby tuina]. Wang T, Pang L, Huang H, Wang WY. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Tension headaches can takeover your day.  The pounding pain, the overwhelming ache, and the inability to rid of a headache can impact your work, your day to day activities and can even result in you missing out on events that you otherwise would have enjoyed.

Unfortunately, medication does not always provide relief and always targets the symptoms, never the cause. Chiropractic Care, however, addresses the tension that causes the headaches and has been proven an effective treatment in various research studies.

Moyer Total Wellness believes in improving your health from all avenues and overcoming illness, even in the form of headaches.

Below are excerpts of two separate studies that discuss Chiropractic Care (spinal manipulation) and headache treatment.

“Cervical spine manipulation was associated with significant improvement in headache outcomes in trials involving patients with neck pain and/or neck dysfunction and headache.” Duke Evidence Report, McCrory, Penzlen, Hasselblad, Gray (2001)

“The results of this study show that spinal manipulative therapy is an effective treatment for tension headaches. . . Four weeks after cessation of treatment . . . the patients who received spinal manipulative therapy experienced a sustained therapeutic benefit in all major outcomes in contrast to the patients that received amitriptyline therapy, who reverted to baseline values.” -Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Boline et al. (1995)

Ready to treat your headaches?  Contact Moyer Total Wellness today to schedule a Chiropractic session or Massage Therapy session.

Looking to lose weight?  A recent study has shown that the secret to weight loss is a combination of eating less foods in saturated fat, exercising more and joining a weight loss program.  The study also presented evidence that diet pills, fad diets, and liquid diets are unsuccessful in achieving weight loss. CBS News brings us the details.

Contrary to popular belief, the new study in the April 10 online issue of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine showed not only that obese Americans can and do lose weight, but that using the tried and true methods of eating less fat and exercising more are most effective.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 4,000 obese people over the age of 20 with a body mass index of 30 or more and then interviewed them one year later. Over half of them were trying to lose weight when the study began. By the end of the study, 40 percent said they lost at least 5 percent of their body weight, while 20 percent of participants lost 10 percent or more. Among the participants who shed pounds, they often reported working out and eating fewer fatty foods. Those who were in weight loss programs lost even greater amounts of weight.

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“This is great news because studies have shown that even a 5 percent reduction in weight can lead to improved health,” lead author Dr. Jacinda M. Nicklas, a clinical research fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School said in a written statement. “With more than a third of Americans now obese and fifty to seventy percent of them trying to lose weight, this is important because the health risks associated with carrying that extra weight are substantial.”

Obesity can lead to heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some kinds of cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35.7 percent of adults are obese. A recent study found that number might be an underestimate, with U.S. obesity rates closer to 60 percent of Americans, HealthPop reported. The southern U.S. has the highest obesity prevalence, followed by the Midwest, Northeast and West.

Ready to take the next step?  Schedule a personal fitness session today!

What didn’t work? Those people who participated in popular diets, liquid diets nonprescription weight loss pills and diet foods/products didn’t see the scale tip in the right direction. 

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“It’s very encouraging to find that the most of the weight loss methods associated with success are accessible and inexpensive,” senior author Dr. Christina Wee, co-director of research in the division of general medicine and primary care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,  said in the statement. “There are lots of fad diets out there as well as expensive over-the-counter medications that have not necessarily been proven to be effective, and it is important that Americans discuss product claims with their doctor before trying such products.”

Moyer Total Wellness can help you achieve you ideal weight and maximize your health.  Contact us today!

Read the full article here.

The SB 68 bill has just passed the Senate in Colorado, joining other states like California, Oregon, and Delaware. The result is an incredible step forward in our nation’s health, beginning with the move to ban trans fats in Colorado schools. The bill will now need to gain approval in the House of Representatives.  Dr. Moyer of Moyer Total Wellness, contributed key medical testimony in the movement of this bill. 

Most of us know trans fats are not healthy, but do we really know the damage they can do?  Dr. Moyer outlines what trans fats really are and they impact they have on our health.

“Transfats are defined by the National Academy of Science has having no nutritional value, meaning it is not food…” In addition to not being of any nutritional value, “trans fats raise LDL, the bad cholesterol, and lower the HDL, the good cholesterol. This profile is one of the leading indicators for risk of cardiovascular disease.”

While an adult may choose whether or not to eat food with trans fat, Dr. Moyer points out that school children do not have the same choice.“Trans fats cause poor health and sickness and therefore a loss of productivity. We send our children to school in the first place to become more productive and we should be supporting that goal with the right nutrition.”

Click here to get started on your path to wellness with one on one Nutritional Counseling.

According to 9 News, supporters of the bill also say that removing trans fats will help combat the increasing problem of child obesity. Currently in the U.S., 12.5 million of our children are obese according to the most recent reports by the CDC.  In fact in an article on SB 68 by MSNBC, although Colorado is one of the healthiest states, we have one of the higher obesity rates in children, with 14.2% of our children and adolescents falling into the category of clinically obese.

Click here to talk to a specialist about weight loss and taking control of your health.

Dr. Moyer discusses the consequences of trans fats, which are most often linked with obesity. “Trans fats are generally inflammatory. Inflammation is the root cause of all degenerative diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. Even more concerning is that many of the research articles on pubmed prove that trans fats cause memory loss.”

Overall, moving closer to banning trans fats in Colorado Schools is a positive step forward for the health of our children and in turn the health of the adults that they will become.

Take charge of your health today. Moyer Total Wellness is designed with a team of certified specialists to staff address the 4 causes of disease: chronic stress, poor diet, lack of physical fitness and toxins in the environment. By addressing these causes, they can help you achieve your optimal wellness.  From Personal Fitness to Massage Therapy and Chiropractic Care, Moyer Total Wellness can help.

Physical contact may lessen depression, lower blood pressure, and even improve immunity according to an article on Oprah.  The article reviewed a study by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that looks at the links between touch and health.

According to the article, “Blood tests revealed that those who had a Swedish massage with moderate pressure experienced decreases in stress hormones and increases in white blood cells, indicating a boost in the immune system.”  Mark Rapaport, MD, who participated in conducting the study, sees the results as promise for future treatments in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Check out all of the wonderful benefits of massage or peruse the menu of massage therapies offered by Moyer Total Wellness.

Read the article in its entirety here.

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For the first time, the American Cancer Society on Thursday published formal guidelines for cancer survivors, focusing on the health benefits of maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, and eating a healthy diet. The guidelines are published online in CA: Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

First-Time Post Cancer Guidelines Unveiled, the article by CNN’s Ann J. Curley brings us the following.

“These recommendations, while we now have evidence that they work for cancer survivors, they are good guidelines for everybody,” said co-author Colleen Doyle, MS RD, director of nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society, “If you’re eating right and are being active and maintaining a healthy weight, you just feel better.”

• Maintaining a healthy weight. This includes avoiding weight gain during treatment, and losing weight if you are obese or overweight. A healthy weight is important for fighting recurrance of cancer, as well as beneficial for fighting other health problems.
• Exercising regularly – up to 150 minutes per week. This has many health benefits including improved physical function, helping mood and mental clarity, and may even help patients to complete chemotherapy by fighting fatigue and making them feel better.

They state that these guidelines are beneficial to the health of any individual, even if they have not had cancer.  Eating well, exercising regularly, and maintaing a healthy weight can help reduce the risk of disease, increase optimal wellness and promote longevity.

Moyer Total Wellness believes in a total approach to wellness.  We offer nutrition counseling, personal fitness as well as wonderful indulgences for your health and well being through massage therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, and more.

Contact us today at (303) 756-9355 (WELL).

Mother’s Day is only a month away! This year, give a mother in your life the gift of massage. We have so much gratitude for all the hard work, love and time that mothers everywhere give.

Let them indulge and relax to celebrate this special day. Our certified and experienced massage therapists can pamper and soothe their tired muscles, leaving their body and mind rejuvenated and renewed.

Here are just a few of the massage services we offer, click here to view more.

Deep Tissue Massage
Pre-Natal Massage(for the expectant mother)
Hot Stone Massage

Schedule the gift of a massage for a mother today!
Even if it’s you! All of you wonderful moms out there deserve it!