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I am chronically tired and my doctor did a blood test to see how my adrenal glands were functioning. The tests show very low adrenal function so he has put me on pills. Why would my body be like this?

Answer:

As most people have had a childhood injury which disorganized their nervous system, the body will stay heightened in its energy supply to the defense system until properly corrected. This can over work the adrenal glands more than they were built to over a lifetime, so the fatigue earlier in life. Being stuck in high adrenals also draws power away to the thyroid and pancreas and they show problems over the years as well. The priority is to first correct and disarm the nervous system out of the defense injury using the Neural Organization Technique procedures. Then we can correct the reflexes that control the hormonal system. Only then will the corrections to be made that will be long lasting and permanent.

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If I don't eat sometimes or am hungry, i start to get not only emotionally but physically agitated and grumpy. My doctor says this is called low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. Can you help?

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Yes. As most people have had a childhood injury which disorganized their nervous system, the body will stay heightened in its energy supply to the defense system until properly corrected. It subsequently draws power away from the hormonal system, and any combination of the above listed problems can arise over time. The priority is to first correct and disarm the nervous system out of the defense injury using the protocols in Neural Organization Technique. Only then will the body’s intelligence return power back to the hormonal programs, and allow corrections to be made that will be long lasting and permanent.

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I get cold hands and feet and have low energy. My doctor says my thyroid is running low and put me on medications. I don't want to be on these medications for the rest of my life. Is there a reason my thyroid is low?

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As most people have had a childhood injury which disorganized their nervous system, the body will stay heightened in its energy supply to the defense system until properly corrected. It subsequently draws power away from the hormonal system, and any combination of the above listed problems can arise over time. The priority is to first correct and disarm the nervous system out of the defense injury using the Neural Organization Technique protocols. Only then will the body’s intelligence return power back to the hormonal programs, and allow corrections to be made that will be long lasting and permanent.

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I hit my head really hard on the concrete playing around with my friends, and it hurt for a few hours. My mom took me to the doctor to see if there was damage. The doctor said i did not have a concussion and that I was fine. The pain went away after a few hours. Three weeks later my concentration at school is off, and i seem to be more tired in the day. Is this what you call a cranial inury?

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Yes, exactly. On medical imaging and other neurological tests the doctors may conclude that you are "fine", but really the program that holds your head on your body is disorganized or "off". In Neural Organization Technique we call this a Cranial Injury Complex and this body program is one of the most important programs in the body. It is how we hold our head upright. Your body is not fine, in fact it is weaker in the "jungle" and is putting all it's energy into staying in defense in case you get hit again. It was not corrected or naturally turned back on after your fall, so your energy is being drained from overworking in the defense system. Your learning circuitry is also being affected . As the months and years pass you will probably start to have issues also with your neck and shoulders, your lower back, hips, knees and ankles, and your digestive system may start acting up. Find and N.O.T. doctor to help you as soon as possible.

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We have a child who has trouble remembering things she reads. She does study and is not lazy, however she is getting frustrated that she can study so hard and be ready for a test the next morning, only to not remember a lot of the material she studied. As well we have another child who is very smart and agile, but as soon as you start to sit him down to read a book or talk to him, it is like he just cannot focus. Can you help our kids?

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Most of us have had a cranial injury in our early years which is still uncorrected, because few have had access to Neural Organization Technique to have it corrected. You must have an organized cranial program as a foundation for being able to do higher thought processes (learning and comprehending), therefore most of us have some form of learning difficulties or disabilities in some areas whether it be listening, reading, memory, or directionality. Unfortunately, most of the mainstream services provided in this field spend their time trying to correct the symptom rather than the cause. Diet is important as well as providing proper teaching and study skills. However, none of the aforementioned will be totally effective until the base neurological programs are corrected using Neural Organization Technique and other techniques in the field of Specialized Kinesiology .Read the list below to understand that dyslexia, Attention Deficit Disorder, and other learning disabilities are not a disease or single entity, but rather a combination of difficulties or neural disorganizations. These blown circuits interfere with one’s level of comprehending, remembering, and recalling information as well as making decisions that support the individual’s well being as well as those with whom the person interacts. Confusion and disorientation/coordination Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder or ADHD Bumping into things/clumsy/klutzy Difficulty remembering what you read Difficulty focusing Tongue tied/difficulty recalling words out of one’s mouth/Stuttering Strokes/cranial circulation Equilibrium/balance/vertigo Difficulty reading in a car Difficulty remembering names/faces Difficulty spinning in one or both directions Nervousness around heights/ascending or descending stairs or ladders Difficulty standing on one leg Difficulty hearing/concentrating with background noise Tired or falling asleep easily when reading/having to concentrate Difficulty with right brain skills (reading/languages/emotions/relaxing/spelling) Difficulty with left brain skills (math/logical thinking/completing tasks and projects) Overly right brain without order and focus (left brain injury) Overly left brain without flexibility and feeling (right brain injury) Neck tension or tired when reading/studying/working at a computer/driving Confusing rights and lefts Procrastination Apathy/suicidal/depression N.O.T has had tremendous success with correcting learning problems in one or two treatments. Dr. Ferreri wrote a book entitled “Breakthrough for Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia” at a time when hardly anyone was paying much attention to this now common condition. Remember, the treatments are gentle and only involve rubbing and connecting the circuitry. It is too involved for me to explain all the circuitry involved with the above list, however, there is logic and science behind each and every correction.

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I have a hernia in my groin for which I had surgery. It still bothers me and now I have also been told that my prostate gland is enlarging. Is there a logical explanation for what is causing these problems using your approach?

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If you look at the pelvic bones they form a bowl. Spread across and attached to the pelvic rim or top of the pelvic bowl is a tissue, that is suspended very much like a mesh net suspended over a big bowl. This tissue is what supports your guts against gravity and keeps them from pressing on your bladder and prostate (or the uterus for females). If your pelvis is twisted or if you are stuck in a gait fault or scoliosis ( see other conditions), the mesh is twisted. With increased internal pressure from lifting or pushing (as in a bowel movement), the intestines can poke through weaker areas of the mesh net. This is what causes the hernia. The tissue damage is secondary, which explains why the surgery was only palliative temporarily. As the years progress, (remember the causative injuries usually start in childhood), the weakened tissue cannot suspend the bowels and other structures off of the bladder and prostate/uterus. The result is that the bladder must be emptied more frequently and in women, the uterus tips or prolapses. In men, the prostate gland must now hold up more weight as the “roof above is sagging”. It’s response to the increased weight over the years is to enlarge, much like a body builders’ muscles would if they had increased demand. When the prostate becomes large enough, it can press on the ureter (the tube that brings urine from the bladder out through the penis). The symptom of this will be difficulty urinating or dripping and trickling after finishing urinating. Many men have this condition and are keeping quiet for they fear the worst, that they will have prostate cancer. This is a relatively easy condition to correct using the Neural Organization Technique protocols.

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Can you explain what you know about hyperacidity, hiatal hernias, belching, flatulence, bloating, and why chewing gum is confusing to the body?

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The reason all of these symptoms are grouped together in one question is for the reason that they are all connected to one or two sets of circuitry. The explanation below is based on the assumption that one has a good diet according to the food combining approaches suggested in my book/this website. it also assumes that they have discontinued eating on the run, chew thoroughly, and have worked through any significant emotional life stresses. The cranium, the jaw, and the digestive process all work together. There is a circuit in the neurology of the jaw muscles that relates to the digestive process. When one open’s the mouth for food to enter, the reflexes in the jaw muscles communicate to the brain which then commands the cardiac valve (the valve between the esophagus and stomach) to open. When one bites, the stomach releases some acid in preparation for the first morsel of food to arrive in the stomach. During the action of chewing, the brain commands the intestinal muscles to contract (peristalsis), a churning action similar to chewing. Side grinding (an action required for high fibrous foods), stimulates the release of certain digestive enzymes needed to digest the high fibrous material. Finally, the action of swallowing stimulates the opening and closure of the one-way valves between the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. The above-mentioned circuit works in a specific sequence like a factory line to break the food from large pieces into small pieces that are usable and absorbable by the body. If one has had a cranial injury as explained in Answer 1, had any dental work, teeth pulled, etc, or had a trauma to the jaw, this circuit will likely be disorganized. Food will now be improperly broken down on its way through the body. The result will be that the food or acids regurgitates back out of the stomach (hiatal hernia and hyperacidity symptoms) since the command to the valve is weak. The food will be broken down improperly leading to fermentation, gas and bloating, and the immune system will have to spend much more energy digesting or even attacking unrecognizable partially broken-down food particles (food sensitivities/allergies). One could be eating very healthy yet still have this process occurring. One can now understand how chewing gum would confuse the body. The digestive system, based on the commands it is receiving from the jaw, believes that food is arriving any second, when really after some minutes of chewing, nothing has arrived. What is worse is that after fatiguing and confusing the digestive system by chewing gum for 10 or 15 minutes, one may remove the gum to actually eat a meal. The tired digestive system now sluggishly digests the food. Since the food now stays longer in the bowel tract, there is more time for fermentation resulting in belching, bloating, and flatulence. N.O. T protocols are very helpful with many digestive problems.

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My child spent very little time crawling and went straight to walking. Now when he walks I notice his right foot turns out and he tends to fall frequently. Is this a sign of something?

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The act of crawling establishes the nerve pathways between the brain and body to move in a cross pattern (i.e. right brain talks to left side and vice versa). If a child has neural disorganization they will commonly find it difficult or awkward to crawl, and will move to walking; however it will be an uncoordinated looking walk. The fact that he has one foot turning out and falls confirms to me that there is disorganization and he should receive N.O.T.

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Reading your book and other materials, it makes sense to have an infant checked ASAP, with or without symptoms. Is this correct?

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You are correct. Malposition in the mother, a big baby in a small mother, C sections, forceps deliveries, premature babies, and difficult or long deliveries with lots of pushing all can create disorganization of the master cranial circuit. The babies cranial bones have not fused yet and are very supple and fragile. Therefore they are more vulnerable to disorganization under these stressful experiences, even though there was no obvious major force. The more time left uncorrected the more blockages occur in the full expression of the infants’ life force. In my opinion this significantly interferes with development, which is very rapid in the first months and few years of its life!

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Is it safe or even recommended to have treatments before getting pregnant or when one is pregnant? Can you help with difficult childbirths?

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Let’s pretend that you fell off of a horse when you were 11 years old. When you fell you landed on your rear but then fell backward and struck the back of your head against the ground. Immediately after the fall you could not really move for 10 minutes, but eventually stood up, walked, and returned to normal life. Sure there may have been pain for the next week or so, but it lessened after about a month and you eventually forgot about it. At 17 you started to notice some pain in your low back, but not much and you just became used to living with it. In addition, you have accepted that the cramping and aching during your menstrual cycles is normal since you have “always had them.” At 27 you became pregnant and had significant back pain during pregnancy. When you went into labor it was very challenging, and you were in labor for 16 hours. The doctors were even considering a C-section. After delivering, you now experience constant back pain. The above scenario is quite common. The fall at 11 caused disorganization between your head and pelvis, creating a gait fault (see Answer 3). Your pelvis is now twisted or torqued in compensation to your head, and you eventually notice some back pain. When you add the physical stress of pregnancy years later, the “hidden” problems from the fall off the horse now start to surface constantly. What is worse is that now you are going to force an infant to squeeze its head through a twisted smaller pelvic hole. He/she doesn’t want to come out because it will twist his/her cranium on exit, and the innate intelligence is aware of this potential danger. During labor, you enter the typical game of push/pull for many hours. Not only have you neglected to have your body corrected and put into optimal shape before bringing another into this world, but you have significantly increased the odds of your newborn having a cranial injury and subsequent neural disorganization! This will go on unchecked by the mainstream health professionals until the child begins to manifest symptoms such as one foot turning our more than the other, slow reflexes, difficulty walking, falling frequently to one side, etc. Even worse is that if your child grows up and experiences back pain, you will be told that it must be genetic, which I feel is an overused and irresponsible explanation for the cause of many conditions. Being checked and corrected with Neural Organization Technique is not only recommended but the responsible thing to do for any mother (and father). Before she gets pregnant, while she is pregnant, and after she has given birth. The same goes for the newborn.

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My daughter is constantly getting colds and coughs, yet I see other kids staying healthy. We eat very well in comparison to the other families, so I know that is not the problem. I don’t want to keep using the excuse that there is “just another flu or cold going around” as I know this is not a true reason. What could be going on?

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If you understand the theory of N.O.T, most of us have had at least one injury in our early years in which the body could not self correct or reboot and come out of neurologically. The innate intelligence then must put more energy into staying prepared for a future life threatening trauma (locked in fight/flight). Unfortunately, the extra energy needed for the fight/flight protective system is taken from the immune system and reproductive/hormonal systems. The weak immune system and recurring illnesses are usually secondary, and the primary correction needed is to first correct and disarm the fight/flight system, using the N.O.T. protocols. This is why you may find that antibiotics and other medications are not working.

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Both of my children have recurring ear infections. My elder child had tubes put in his ears but the infections still continued. My doctor says it’s normal. I read that dairy products increase mucous production in the body and support the growth of unfavorable bacteria which lead to infections. Even after I have eliminated dairy from the kids’ diet, the problem remains. What would your approach be?

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You are doing the right thing by limiting or eliminating the dairy products, which would always be my recommendation. From a structural standpoint, however, quite commonly several possibilities exist. The simplest possibility can be corrected by any chiropractor, in which the top vertebra or “atlas” vertebrae is stuck or fixated and needs to be mobilized or adjusted. The logic behind why the infections are recurring is due to improper drainage of the Eustachian tubes. The Eustachian tubes connect the middle ear to the inside of the throat area or nasopharynx. Not only does this allow for equalization of air pressure (as when we yawn or open our mouths in an airplane) but also to allow for a tight or taut tube allowing fluids to drain into the throat and out of the body. If the atlas is stuck off to one side, the musculature and other anatomy in the area is under more tension on one side and so the tube is more taut on one side, but lax on the other. This causes poor drainage on the lax side and the fluids accumulate. Then the bacteria move in as they have a swamp to live in! The more complex cause is that the higher centers that keep the head righted (i.e. the cranial injury complex discussed in Answer 1) are not working and the atlas is going out of optimal position in COMPENSATION to the offset cranium. In this case the chiropractic adjustments would be short lasting, and a cranial injury correction using the N.O.T. protocols would first be needed. Once the cranial circuitry is corrected and calibrated, the adjustment to the neck could be performed and the problem corrected.

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I play professional sports and had a bad injury some years ago. My trainers, physiotherapist, and chiropractor helped me get back to playing but it took 2 months. I was good for about a year, and then one day while taking out the garbage (which wasn’t heavy at all), the same symptoms of the injury returned. Because the relapse didn’t happen while I was playing, my contract was not renewed. I am doing my best to strengthen the area but the stability only lasts a few days at best. This has had an effect on me psychologically and I just want my body to be stable enough to enjoy sports with my kids and for a hobby, not even professionally anymore. Could N.O.T. have any answers for me?

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If you read my book “Let It Flow” and watch my videos, you will understand how everything is connected in the body. There are many good techniques and therapies, such as the ones that you used after your injury the first time. You were already likely already in disorganization neurologically, even before the injury you had. Then the injury caused more neural disorganization, the body was in an even more heightened state of defense, and thus the individual therapies only helped you for awhile. Nobody first corrected and reorganized the electrical circuits of your body, which are responsible for stimulating your muscles to work in synchronicity, regardless of the body position or amount of load or stress. One day while taking out the garbage, your body happened to say “that’s enough! I can’t hide or compensate anymore for this problem that happened long ago. Neural Organization Technique is a primary treatment modality for any athlete, professional or not, who is seriously concerned about performing at his or her best!

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I am an athlete and notice that during my baseball, tennis and golf swings, my body always pulls a little at the end of the swing, causing me to hook the ball and not get as much power in my swing. Sometimes muscles in either my neck or my low back will spasm after the swing. What does this tell you?

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It tells me that your nervous system is misfiring and that your structure or frame is possibly out of alignment. More than likely you have a gait fault and/or a scoliosis ( see videos back pain and on scoliosis). This can be corrected, returning to your optimum game performance.

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My tailor noticed that she always has to hem one of my pants a little shorter than the other, and suggested I see a chiropractor. My hairdresser noticed that my head was always tilted and had to cut my hair at an angle. The chiropractor informed me that this is because my spine was out of line or stuck, producing a pull more on one side of my body that the other. This was giving the appearance of one leg being shorter than the other when I lay on his treatment table. However, I have not broken any bones to cause one leg to be shorter. Initially, after a few treatments, my legs became even and I had all my pants re-tailored. Now I notice that the adjustments that the chiropractor performs don’t stay and my head and pelvis are tilting. Can you help me to understand why the adjustments won’t hold?

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This is a great question since many people experience this problem and many are unaware that it is happening in their body. After reviewing my videos on The theory of N.O.T, The Defense System, and The Cranial Injury, you will understand that the cranium is the prime cause of the problem (i.e.; and old head trauma, probably when you were very young). Your body is pulling the neck, spine, and hips more on one side than on the other in compensation for the disorganization between your head and pelvis. It is purposely doing this to be able to stay upright in a center of gravity.This gives the appearance of a head tilt, pelvis tilt, and short leg. That is why the adjustments help for a limited period of time. The spine is following the signals from the cranial gyroscope program which was disorganized ever since the head trauma. If one were to calibrate the cranial program first, the spine would recenter and gladly allow for the adjustments. They would hold permanently after only half a dozen appointments with the chiropractor.

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My ankle always twists even though I have had chiropractic adjustments, use orthotics in my shoes, and built up the muscles of my legs and ankles at the gym. Is there something neurological that could be going on?

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Definitely. What you have tried to do so far is great; however, there is probably neural disorganization of your gait mechanism and balance centers and how communicate neurologically to the legs and ankles. If the top system is disorganized (ie; the cranium), the ankles are taking the brunt of the weight being at the bottom, overcompensating to keep everything upright.

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I notice my shoes wear down unevenly. Does this tell you anything about my body and can you help?

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With falls, accidents, traumas, and sports injuries, the body can lose its calibration of where is the head in relation to the shoulders and in relation to the pelvis. If disorganized, the neurology will do everything it can to maintain center of gravity by stimulating the musculature of one side of the body more than the other, causing the spine to pull or curve out of true center. This is why the muscles of one side of the neck, shoulder, or pelvis will pull more than the other, giving the appearance of one side tilting or being higher. It is usually the reason why a person can be very strong with one arm or leg, but not with the other. This will change the length of one’s stride or “gait” when walking, and can be a main reason for why people wear out their shoes or heels more on one side than the other and appear to have one leg shorter than the other. It will affect the hips, knees, ankles and feet over time, leading to instability and sprain/strain which does not seem to get better over time. Many with this condition cannot stand on both feet or sit for very long without shifting their weight to one side. These are all signs and symptoms of a gait fault which is extremely common in most people, and fairly easy to correct. Many people who present with a minor curvature in their spine are being misdiagnosed with having a “scoliosis” when really it is a gait fault only. See section on scoliosis to understand it’s cause.

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I find that I am always so tired and foggy or unfocused in the day, but come evening and night, I have more energy and can do my studying or concentration much more efficiently. Do you have a possible answer for this?

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I wrote about the “in relation to” factor in my book “Let It Flow” and there is a video dedicated to this topic. If an accident happened during the day when it was light outside, the neural circuitry will be disorganized and test weak in muscle/circuit testing only IN THAT MODE ( i.e. in relationship to when it is light or when the treatment room is well lit). Taking it one level further, if at the precise moment of impact, the person’s eyes were open, the neural disorganization will only exhibit itself when the patient’s eyes are open. So as the doctor I would be finding and correcting their circuitry with their eyes open and in the light. If the patients eyes are closed the body will not reset because it is functioning fine with eyes closed in the light (for this example). It therefore makes sense that in order to find any circuitry faults in the body computer, we should check them with the patient eyes open in the light as well as eyes closed, and in the dark with eyes open and eyes closed. Your accident and subsequent neural disorganization probably happened at an early age, your eyes were open at the precise moment of impact, and it was light or daytime. Your innate intelligence was unable to recorrect itself and went permanently into fight/flight in that mode only. In your younger years this may have demonstrated as you having a lot of excess energy, but over time, your body has become fatigued because whenever you wake up in the morning, your body is thinking “Oh great, here we go again! This is the environment that I am not functioning in well (eyes open in the day).” So now the body has to put all its energy into just staying alive and mobile (the fight/flight system) until the environment changes to something safer (nighttime). Then it can relax and let go because in that environment it is organized and safe. On top of that, it takes away energy from the digestive and reproductive systems anymore because the fight/flight needs extra for protection. This could be the reason for your energy drain during the day. If the circuits were corrected through the N.O.T. procedures, your body would not be in weakness or struggle to the environment of eyes open in the light anymore and you could function again.

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I find that I grind my teeth and clench constantly. Even though my dentist gave me a tooth guard to wear, I still have very sore jaw muscles. She is now suggesting surgery on my jaw as it is wearing down the TMJ on one side but I don't feel the cause has been corrected. I would like to find a solution before the dentist does any invasive procedures. Does N.O.T. have a treatment protocol for this?

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Yes it does! The reason animals clench the jaw is to lock the skull muscles tight, which in turn clamps the skull bones from their normal state of subtle movement. The reason for assuming this defensive posture is to lock down and protect the central computer, the brain and spinal cord. Without this mechanism, the brain would slosh around inside the skull and spine with every trauma, creating nerve disorganization and damage. This defensive posture prepares the animal for a fight/flight stress, such as an attack or a fall/injury. As I explain in my videos and in my book “Let It Flow”, if the animal sustains a trauma to the skull in which the innate intelligence could not reset itself, the body from that day forward will recruit the jaw to stay in a more clenched or ready position. This is done to protect the brain in case there is another injury in the future. The solution is not to tamper with the jaw first, but to first fix the cranial circuitry back to normal. Then we can proceed to correct the jaw circuitry for it now has nothing to protect. This is the logic behind N.O.T. There is a reason for each correction and a logic to the order of how each treatment is performed. One of the common answers for why people grind their teeth is because they are undergoing some emotional stress at a conscious or subconscious level. If such were the case, I would use N.O.T. to correct any physical traumas, and then use an emotional technique such as N.E.T. (discussed in my book) to clear the emotional circuitry.

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When I stand in front of a mirror, I can see that my head, shoulders and pelvis look uneven or tilted. Can this be corrected?

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Yes it can. If you look at the human body, particularly the cranium/head, the shoulders, and the hip area, you will see that there are actually three pelvises, not one. The jaw bones that come together would be similar to your two collar bones coming together, and your pubic bones coming together. There are two round flat bones in the side of your head beneath the skin of your ears that move opposite to each other when you breathe. They are called the temporal bones. They would be analogous to your flat round shoulder blades or scapulae which move in a counter rotating manner, and your two flat round ileum bones which move counter to each other. You have a triangular bone at the back of your head called the occiput bone. It moves back and forth when you breathe, as does your triangular sternum in the front of your chest, and the triangular sacrum at the base of your spine. There are 4 circuits or sensors (2 on the front and 2 on the back) found in each of the three “pelvises”. If they are all calibrated to each other, they send information to the brain as to their location in space. The brain then calculates and decides which nerves it is going to send energy through, to stimulate the muscles of the head, neck, shoulders, and pelvis. This is done for one purpose only, which is to keep the animal as centered (plumb line) and upright against gravity as possible. If the person has ever struck their head or shoulders, fallen on their head or pelvis, or been struck/checked really hard from the side as in sports/car accidents, the calibration of any or all of the 12 points can become disorganized. The body will do its best to maintain plumb line/center of gravity between the jaw (the cranial pelvis) and the pubic bone (the body pelvis). It will intelligently do this by stimulating one side of the musculature more than the other side, causing the spine to pull or curve out of true center. Remember, it is doing this to maintain the head centered over the pelvis, at all expense. Without this compensatory mechanism you would be in severe pain, immobile, or even dead within a short time. This is why the muscles of one side of the neck, shoulder, or pelvis will pull more than the other, giving the appearance of one side tilting or being higher. This will change the length of one’s stride or “gait” when walking, and can be a main reason for why people wear out their shoes or heels more on one side than the other. It can be the reason why a person can be very strong with one arm or leg, but not with the other. A “gait fault” as we call it, is extremely common in most people, and fairly easy to correct in one treatment. It is as if the body program or motion picture in the brain is frozen in one frame where one arm and the opposite leg are extended forward (as in walking or your gait). Even though you may look like your standing straight with your legs together in centre, your neurology is really firing only one arm muscle group and the opposite leg group. If you watch people when they stand, many will have to lean over onto one hp when they stand or sit. They cannot stand on both feet very long without shifting their weight. This is a sign of a gait fault. It is largely responsible for why people can have a good back swing/kick in baseball, golf or other sports, but a poor fore swing. Of course if the gait fault is the reverse, they will have a good fore swing but a less than excellent back swing. It can be the cause of repetitive sprains, strains, muscle tightness, and spinal curvatures. Many people who present with a minor curvature in their spine are being misdiagnosed with having a “scoliosis”. In medical literature, about 85% of these are labeled as “idiopathic scoliosis”. Idiopathic literally translates into “origin unknown”! I find it very disturbing that information founded by chiropractors and chiropractic kinesiologists regarding the treatment of the body is being purposely ignored by the mainstream health “authorities”. Yet this same mainstream group can justify breaking segments of the spine, inserting rods into children to straighten the “appearance” of the spine (but really not addressing the “cause”, (as I have just explained) for a condition which is 85% idiopathic. They shouldn’t tamper with it if they don’t know or are refusing to listen to other approaches outside of their box of thinking. Please understand that there are cases of severe spinal malformations from genetic defects, etc, but more needs to be learned by parents and doctors alike before going to the most extreme treatment first.

Question:

I always have tight or restricted shoulders. I have tried different modalities but they only help temporarily. What could you do for me that may be more permanent?

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There could be several reasons for your shoulder restriction. Physically, you most likely have an old cranial injury complex which changes the bio-mechanics of how your shoulders move in relation to your head. This can lead to micro tearing in the muscles and tendons over time, which is where one eventually is diagnosed with bursitis, arthritis, or a myriad of other conditions with fancy names. Correct the cranial circuitry first using the N.O.T. protocols, as the neurology should be reset before the muscles, bones, joints, and organs are worked on. Lesser known in most disciplines, the circuitry of the endocrine or hormonal system is connected to the left Pectoralis Major muscle, which is a major shoulder stabilizer. If the endocrine circuitry is organized and functioning properly, the left Pectoralis Major will receive energy and test strong. When the body is stuck in fight/flight or defense, it draws energy away from the endocrine/hormonal system. Since most people have had at least one cranial injury that the body could not reset on its own, most people are stuck in the fight/flight mode. Therefore, most people’s endocrine neurology is in jeopardy, hence producing a weak left Pectoralis Major and subsequently a weak left shoulder. Toxicity of the body from years of ingesting sugar, coffee, bad fats, bread, dairy products, alcohol, tainted meat products etc, can significantly stress the organs. They constantly have to overwork to process, filter, and eliminate the above-mentioned non-foods. If the liver and/or gall bladder are over stressed, it can refer pain and restriction to the right shoulder. Stress to the stomach, spleen, or pancreas can refer to the left shoulder. My approach would be to do the N.O.T. protocols and the patient’s responsibility would be to do a series of detox cleanses under the guidance of a Doctor of Naturopathy or trained professional. Then it would be wise to modify one’s daily eating routine and minimize the ingestion of the above-mentioned stressors. Finally, emotions of anger, resentment, frustration, and stubbornness can weaken the liver and gall bladder circuitry, resulting in referred pain or weakness in the right shoulder. Low self esteem, worry, distrust, and hopelessness are just some of the emotions that cause stress and weakness of the stomach, spleen and pancreas which refer to the left shoulder. All or any of the above may be the cause or the compensation, but to thoroughly fix the problem, all must be investigated together.

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I always seem to have tightness and pain between my shoulder blades. Massage and chiropractic only temporarily help. How can N.O.T. help me?

Answer:

Usually the body will have sustained an injury to the head, which we label a “cranial injury” (refer to my book “Let It Flow”). If the program responsible for holding the head is functioning, the brain will command the nerves to stimulate both the front and back muscles of the head, neck and chest equally. With a cranial trauma, the program can become disorganized or “off”. The result is that the head now feels heavy, and the survival response by your innate intelligence is to turn down the nerve energy to your front musculature and put as much energy to your posterior or rear head, neck, and upper back muscles. Your innate survival mechanisms do this to create a back up system for the purpose of holding your head up. Without this you would not be able to see in front of you, and from a primitive survival standpoint, would not be able to see oncoming attackers! Some other signs and symptoms of a cranial injury are pain and tension at the base of the skull and upper neck, headaches, restricted range of motion of the neck, vertigo or difficult balance, difficulty concentrating or remembering, a feeling the head being very heavy to hold up, slouched posture, one leg shorter than the other when lying on the stomach, an appearance of the head always tilting to one side, jaw tension, and the list goes on. The solution is not to soften the muscles of the back or free up the joints first, but to let them do their job of staying tight to keep the backup system functioning. The solution is to fix the circuitry in the cranium (a protocol found in the N.O.T. treatment). The body will then immediately discontinue hyper-stimulating the back muscles of the body and restore power to the front muscles, so that both front and back can share the load of holding the head up. The tension between the shoulders will then diminish as the cause has been corrected. After the cranial circuitry or neurology is corrected, one may find benefit from a few chiropractic adjustments combined with massage to restore joint mobility and loosen the fibrotic soft tissue.