Rebound Mini-Trampoline

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"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease."
- Thomas Edison

"If you see somebody jumping up and down on the second floor of the White House that's me rebounding." - Ronald Regan

Most women who have breast cancer also wear a restrictive brassiere. This cuts off blood and lymph to some extent, and to that extent it puts the breasts in jeopardy. You should not wear a bra if you have breast cancer, and if you do anyway, it should be made only of cotton or silk, and should be loose enough to avoid restricting blood and lymph flow. If you can, wear a camisole or thin-strapped tank top instead.

Moderate exercise gives all the health benefits of vigorous exercise, without the injuries.

Athletes with an abundance of enzymes in their body recover from injuries 50% faster. 

"A vegetarian diet can prevent 97% of coronary occlusions." Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 176, No. 9, June 3, 1961, pg. 806.

Weight-bearing exercise is the very best thing you can do for your bones. That includes running, dancing and using aerobic machines, as well as lifting weights. - www.drweil.com

Before you fold your rebounder, it is very important to use the velcro straps to pull the spring cover away from the hinges. If you do not do this, then the spring cover will be torn and when you unfold your rebounder the torn spring cover will be caught in the hinges. Messy!

Oxygen is FREE. Obtain all you can by ALWAYS using the full capacity of your lungs when you breathe. Slow, deep breathing.

In both Chinese medicine and the traditional medicine of India called Ayurveda, the doctor's role is to prevent illness, not to diagnose and cure illness after it has ravaged your body.

Interest in health and fitness in North America is growing, yet practical involvement in daily exercise such as jogging is declining. 80% of people who join fitness clubs drop out within the first 8 weeks. Three workouts a week is not practical for most people.

The real answer for fitness is a simple diet of wholesome foods and the integration of physical activity into your daily life. Climb stairs, walk to the store, ride a bicycle, wash the dishes by hand, use a push mower to cut the grass, plant a garden, shovel show instead of using a snow blower, do a set of yoga asanas before each meditation, go for a walk after dinner each day... Search every aspect of your life to find opportunities to integrate physical activity into your daily routine.

Beyond this, if you want to do some "exercise", then we recommend you purchase a rebound mini-trampoline for your home.

The rebound mini-trampoline is about 3' in diameter and 9" high. Foldable models are available for traveling. It is safe, easy to use, and effective. Research has led some scientists to conclude that, "Rebound exercise is the most efficient and effective exercise yet devised by man."

The rebound mini-trampoline subjects the body to gravitational pulls ranging from zero at the top of each bounce to 2 - 3 times the force of gravity at the bottom, depending on how high the person is rebounding. Unlike jogging on hard surfaces which puts extreme stress on certain joints such as the ankles and knees eventually damaging them, rebounding affects every joint and cell in the body equally. Plus, there are no cars, dogs, and bad weather to contend with.

Doctors recommend that everyone get moderate exercise three to four times each week. Dr. Dean Ornish's program for reversing heart disease, for example, includes walking 30 minutes daily or 60 minutes every other day. This recommendation is due to the body's inbuilt need for activation. The lymph system, for example, bathes every cell, carrying nutrients to the cell and waste products away. Yet the lymph is totally dependent on physical exercise to move. Without adequate movement, the cells are left stewing in their own waste products and starving for nutrients, a situation that contributes to arthritis, cancer and other degenerative diseases as well as aging. Vigorous exercise such as rebounding is reported to increase lymph flow by 15 to 30 times. Bones become stronger with exercise.

Women who exercise regularly reduce their risk of breast cancer by 72%. - New England Journal of Medicine, May 1, 1997.

The lymph fluid moves through channels called "vessels" that are filled with one way valves, so it always moves in the same direction. The main lymph vessels run up the legs, up the arms, up the torso, and down from the face into the neck. This is why the vertical up and down movement of rebounding is so effective to pump the lymph.

Restrictive clothing prevents the flow of blood and lymph. Wearing a bra to prevent sagging breasts actually weakens the muscles and connective tissue helping to create sagging breasts. The free movement of the breasts during walking and exercise helps to pump lymph through the breast tissue.

*Singer and Grismaijer, 1995. (see reference section below for more information)

In addition to exercise, Dr. Dean Ornish's 4 step program to prevent and reverse heart disease includes vegetarian diet, non-smoking, and meditation (Individuals practicing Transcendental Meditation have 87% fewer hospital admissions for heart disease). So you can see that our 8 step program to prevent and reverse cancer should be effective against heart disease as well. Clean arteries are necessary so that oxygen can be freely distributed to all parts of the body, an important factor in cancer prevention and removal. EDTA chelation also effectively cleans out the arteries. "While 800,000 Americans die every year from heart disease, a cheap, effective medical remedy continues to be suppressed." - Dr. James P. Carter, M.D. Intravenous hydrogen peroxide "will clean arteries of atherosclerotic buildup," - Dr. Douglass, page 36. Dr. Ornish's program has the advantage that you can do it on your own at home and on an ongoing basis so that your arteries remain clean. Other ways to help the arteries are described on our Healthy Heart page.

Rebounding is a zero-impact aerobic exercise that improves blood circulation and increases the capacity of both the heart and lungs. With regular rebounding the resting heart rate can decline 10 beats per minute, which means 5,000 fewer heartbeats in a single night's sleep.

The rebounding motion stimulates all internal organs, moves the cerebral-spinal fluid, aqueous fluid within the eyes (many people claim improved eyesight), and does wonders for the intestines. Many immune cells such as T-lymphocytes and macrophages are self-propelled by amoebic action. These cells contain molecules identical to those in muscle tissue. All cells in the body become stronger in response to the increased G force during rebounding, and this cellular exercise results in the self-propelled immune cells being up to 5 times more active. The job description of these cells includes eating viruses, bacteria and even cancer cells, so it is good that they be active. This exercise directly strengthens the immune system. 

You will recall from our Cancer Self Treatment page that when the outer coating of cancer cells has been dissolved by proteolytic (protein digesting) enzymes then the cells of the immune system will attack the cancer cells. Therefore, enzyme supplements combined with vitamin C and rebound exercise are a useful way to combat cancer. This simple program gives cancer a triple whammy, because you have up to three times as many immune cells that are each up to five times more active, eating cancer cells that are now vulnerable to attack by these immune cells. A vegetarian diet is also helpful because the pancreatic enzymes trypsin and chymotrypsin are used by the body to digest animal proteins. If you do not eat animal proteins then the body's store of trypsin and chymotrypsin is available for attacking cancer. Plus, we saw on the Hyperthermia page that hyperthermia is most effective when used together with exercise and enhanced nutrition.

Adults start with 5 minutes of rebounding and increase their time as fitness improves. Seniors start with 2 minutes ten times per day, with at least 30 minutes between sessions. It is necessary for older people to start gradually in order to give the connective tissue holding internal organs in place time to strengthen. This prevents the possibility of prolapsed organs - the only contra-indication to rebounding reported in the literature. Inactive or wheel-chair bound seniors find that rebounding gives them renewed vigor and zest for life. Blind or handicapped people can purchase a hand rail that attaches to their rebound mini-trampoline. Hyperactive children are reported to calm down after a few days of rebounding. Rebounding is for everyone. People can use the rebound mini-trampoline whenever they have a few minutes during the day.

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Approximately 65% of the population of North American is now overweight or obese.

  Walking 30 minutes daily prevents weight gain.

Much of the fat deposited in the modern body may be there simply because the body lacks adequate enzymes and oxygen to metabolize it.

Iodine plays a key role in regulating your energy level and, subsequently, your level of body fat. 

A diet high in nucleotides helps improve cellular metabolism and energy level.

People who eat coconut oil each day tend to have normal weight and less cancer. Coconut oil is good for cooking.

 Resveratrol is a powerful anti-cancer nutrient found in the seeds and skins of grapes. Resveratrol is also becoming popular for its ability to remove excess fat from the body.

 Green tea is another food that helps you prevent cancer and lose weight. 

Vitamin C helps prevent cancer and plays a key role in the conversion of fat into energy by cells.

Vitamin D is also important for fat metabolism and cancer prevention. Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D.

Essential fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) in equal quantities help prevent cancer, increase the metabolic rate and are converted to prostaglandins that help keep you thin.

Glyconutrients can help you lose fat while increasing muscle tissue.

  A survey of 300 people who lost 50 pounds and kept it off for 2 years showed only two lifestyle differences: daily exercise, and less watching television.

"Staying supple requires that you keep your connective tissue healthy. You do that by giving it an appropriate level of use. Appropriate use means, among other things, avoiding traumatic loading."
- John Jerome

For more information go to http://www.needakrebounders.com

Read about rebounding and exercise:

Brooks, Linda, Rebounding to Better Health, KE Publishing, 1995.

Brooks, Linda, Cancer - A Simple Approach.

Carter, Albert E., The New Miracles of Rebound Exercise, A.L.M. Publishers, Fountain Hills, AZ 85260, 1988.

Carter, Albert Earl & Larry Lymphocyte, The Cancer Answer, A.L.M. Publishers, Fountain Hills, AZ 85260, 1988.

Jerome, John, Staying Supple - The Bountiful Pleasures of Stretching, Breakaway Books, 1998. The only thing any muscle can do is contract. All stretching is aimed at pulling it back out to its proper length. Contracting muscles keeps them alive, stretching them keeps them elastic. Keeps them, and thus you, supple. Function is maintained by use. Every hard training day should be alternated with a rest day. Use the rest day to stretch. Pull out the sorenesses. Work them but don't stress them. A lot of hatha yoga is in general use in physical therapy but isn't called by that name, in order not to scare people off. Avoid injury (traumatic loading) by doing things the easy way. "More moves go bad because they're launched too early than because they're too late. As a canny old pro once told me, you have to have the confidence to take the time."

Singer, Sydney Ross, and Soma Grismaijer, Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras, Avery Publishing Group, 1995. Fibrocystic Breast Disease is "Tight Bra Syndrome" - Sydney Ross Singer, September 27, 1998:  "When Soma and I did our research for Dressed To Kill we were not aware of how easily women can recover from fibrocystic breast disease by foregoing the bra. Bras, by their very design, alter the shape of the breasts for fashion. To alter breast shape you have to apply constant pressure on the breast tissue. That is why bras are elastic garments. This pressure from the bra impedes the circulation in the breast tissue, specifically, the circulation of the lymphatic system. This system is composed of microscopic vessels that originate in the breast tissue and drain the tissue of fluid, which is directed through these vessels to the lymph nodes. The lymphatic vessels are extremely thin and small, and have no pump, such as the heart, to propel its contents forward. As a result, lymphatic vessels are easily constricted by external pressure, such as that applied to the breast tissue constantly by the brassiere. It is compression of these lymph vessels that prevents the proper draining of the breast tissue, leading to fluid accumulation in the breast. Medically, this is called lymphedema of the breast, secondary to constriction from the bra. This fluid accumulation leads to breast tenderness and pain, and ultimately the fluid develops into cysts. The cysts over time become hard, and we have a picture of the creation of fibrocystic breast disease. Within days or weeks of ending breast constriction by bras, the breast tissue is allowed to flush out this excess fluid, cysts disappear, and breast pain and tenderness are minimal if at all present. From our research with hundreds of women, getting rid of the bra has resulted in remarkable recovery of breast health in over 95% of the cases. Since foregoing the bra for a month is cost-free and risk-free, and may prove beneficial, we encourage all women who wear bras to partake in a self-study to see for themselves, on themselves, whether their bras have been damaging their breasts. Keep in mind that breast disease is only a problem in bra wearing cultures. Women who are bra-free have the same breast cancer incidence as men. And don't wait for the cancer detection and treatment industry to endorse this information before you try it. Billions of dollars are made each year treating breast cancer. Nobody will make money by women loosening up to prevent this disease. The prevention of breast disease is up to each individual woman. Just stop binding the breasts with bras in the name of fashion, and begin to love yourself and respect your body." For more information see www.selfstudycenter.org. Editor's note: Enzymes and vitamin E can also dissolve breast lumps, and potassium iodide has been found to help fibrocystic breast disease.

Sneider, Harry, and Sarah Sneider, Harry and Sarah Sneider's Olympic Trainer: Fitness Excellence through Resistive Rebounding, Sneider Family Fitness, Inc., 2000.

Walker, Dr. Morton, Jumping For Health - Guide to Rebounding Aerobics, Avery Publishing Group Inc., Garden City Park, New York, 1989.

If you enjoy walking, buy a pedometer and try to walk 10,000 steps per day. The average North American adult walks 3,000 to 5,000 steps per day. A study of an Old Order Amish community in Ontario, Canada found that the women walk an average of 14,196 steps each day and the men averaged 18,425 steps a day. Most of these steps were while doing hard physical labor. Despite healthy appetites, very few of these people were overweight. (Med Sci Sports Exers 04;36(1):79-85). Regular walking for about 45 minutes two or three times per week increases the blood flow to the brain and results in improved learning, memory, and attention span in older adults. (Proc Matl Acad Sci 04;101(9):3316-21 and Brain Behav Immun 01:18(3):214-20)

To have optimum weight and stay healthy, consume equal quantities of omega-3 (flax oil) and omega-6 (olive oil) essential fatty acids, eat an enzyme rich, nutrient dense diet and get sufficient exercise so that you burn all the calories that you eat. A small amount of sugar helps the food go down. Too much sugar displaces the food and leaves you with a starving fat body.