Episode Highlights with Dr. Mitchell Kershner

Dr. Mitchelll Kershner author "Working from Home, Mastering the Art of Sitting at Your Computer, Preventing Computer-Related Injuries." First self published book - Sugar is Not the Enemy,  Sugar does not cause obesity or diabetes.

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With more people than ever working from home, how do we combat the injuries of sitting at a desk?

• Our bodies function better with movement. (Kids spend 8 plus hours a day in front of a keyboard.)

• Helpful to get an ergonomic anatomic keyboard

  • Ergonomic - designed to help the body function in its natural state​

• Tip 20/20/20 rule every 20 mins stand up for 20 seconds and stare 20 feet  away

  • 20 ft is optimal to allow the eye to relax optic muscles most relaxed at 20ft. 20/20 vision (interesting that this is happening in the year 2020)

• Try not to place your computer against a wall. Better if where you can look out.

• Best to have a stand-up, sit-down desk. Stand for 20 mins, sit for 20mins. Helps move the lymph

• Helpful to exercise in between, yet we still need to mix it up through movement. (roll the shoulders)

• Best to have a mesh chair with a headrest at the cervical area.

• Armrests should allow your shoulders to be at a resting state.

  • Hands should reach the desk at a 90 degree angle.

  • Lower limbs, put feet up on a foot rest / get a foot roller.

    • There are exercises you can do at your desk as this will become worse over the years. (in book below)

• Helpful to see chiropractor and massage therapist

• Need to reduce EMF fields

  • We are electro-chemical beings

  • Reduce the amount of devices that are directly around you

• Blue light exposure is starting to be studied and the effects on human beings.

  • UVA/UVB light similar to sun on spectrum having an effect on eyes, skin and sleep/wake cycle plus snacking

  • Have natural light come into the room. Have shades if too bright.

  • Avoid fluorescent light and use a full spectrum bulb

• Emotional aspects of being at the computer

  • When our body is effected, it affects the mind, when our mind is effected, it effects the body

  • Can use Zoom yet still NOT the same.

    • Try to increase human connection. Can meet on the beach if the need to social distance.

    • Get out if you can

    • Can meet on the beach if the need to social distance

    • Our hormones are more responsive with true interaction versus over a computer monitor

      • Hormones dictate emotions, so we need to figure out ways to help improve (anti-aging happens from the inside.)

      • Smiling can help emotions, practice smiling! 

      • Try a smiling meditation – last weeks episode (see below)

• Hydration - make sure to consume fluids while working (can also help reduce the effects of radiation) 

• Take deep breaths (lowers the pH and decreases acidity)

• Careful with snack. Try to eat healthy and portion size.

• Focus on Ergonomics

  • Have monitor at eye level (Head weighs 10-12 lbs)

  • Stand up, sit down and practice the 20/20/20 rule

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Switching gears to your prior book, Sugar is Not the Enemy,  Sugar does not cause obesity or diabetes.

• Diabetes emerged 50 years ago

  • Microwave ovens, fast foods, convenient foods, processed foods also emerged at that time

  • 3M, Dupont, Monsanto are  3 chemical companies in charge of a large part our food supply

• Sugar: The average person consumes 26-30 spoonful’s per day. 77-80 lbs. per person yearly.

  • Most through liquids, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks

  • 74% of store bough items have sugar in them

  • Sugar has 60 different names.

    • Contact Dr. Kershner for his 9 day 9 step sugar detox problem

      • Sugar can be very addictive, yet as you decrease cravings can be broken

      • Pure sugar can change the calibration of taste buds

        • To decrease soda cravings buy soda water and fruit juice and titrate to taste- allows you the control

          • Can of soda = 9 teaspoons of sugar

          • Juice box + 4 teaspoons of sugar

  • A spoonful of sugar will not cause a problem, it is the concentration in excess

    • Sugar cane in itself is not bad, they process out the benefits

  • Great alternatives: succinat, coconut palm sugar, monkfruit

    • Flavor similar, sugar becomes way to sweet

  • Sugar substitutes: avoid at all costs!

  • Research is terrible- lots of research as to their health detriments

• Diabetes – link to heavy metal toxicity

• The triad: the body, the mind, and your spirit everything we do affects all 3

  • Stretch every morning, keep our range of motion and flexibility

• Buy organic as much as possible (avoiding pesticides as this all has a cumulative effect) Harder to eat organic when out

• Yoga in the morning

  • Book has exercises for neck, back, legs,

  • Dance at lunch break

• Leaving message

  • Sitting is the new smoking!

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