Enjoying Holiday Sweets Posted on November 19, 2015 by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC

Sugar now has a bad reputation, as does fat. Both have been linked to a lot of degenerative diseases and unwanted health issues. So how do you make holiday cookies, cakes and pies without the traditional white sugar and solid white oil? You use good sugars and good oil.

No all sugars are the same. There are natural sugars and man-made sugars. Man-made sugar from corn used to be known as high fructose corn syrup. It has been renamed as fructose. Fructose was considered fruit sugar, but now it is a highly processed GMO corn sugar.

Fructose as a refined sugar spikes blood sugar rapidly, compared to natural sugars that are metabolized slowly as food. Another man-made sugar that has seen a name change contains aspartame. This artificial sweetener is now amino-sweet, with the same toxic chemical compounds.

Good fat in the form of oil is needed in all baked goods. The best fats and oils to use occur naturally as foods. Man-made oils are made by adding hydrogen gas to create a solid mass at room temperature. The process is called hydrogenation, and it produces a fat known as a trans fat or hydrogenated fat.

Trans fats are flat molecules, like a pad of paper. Good natural fat is like many crumpled up papers. Natural fats are easily used as building blocks by the body for the brain, nervous system and all cell membranes due to their shape. Only 18 days are needed for the body to use a good fat, while it takes 51 days to break down a trans fat.

This holiday season can be a time of great joy, and sharing many festive foods with family and friends. Join the growing movement of healthier food choices in preparing holiday sweets. Here is a simple guideline of what sugars & fats to avoid and what to use instead. Enjoy the sweetness of the holiday season!

  Avoid These Sugars & Oils                                     Replace With These Sugars & Oils

White Sugar (made from GMO corn), Fructose AKA High Fructose Corn Syrup	Stevia, Organic 100% Cane Sugar, Organic Honey, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Raw Sugar or Organic Maple Syrup
Commercially Prepared Oils, Shortening, Margarine (Usually rancid synthetic oils with added chemicals and food colors) Canola Oil /Cottonseed Oil (from GMO seeds)	Organic Coconut Oil Organic Cold-Pressed Food Oils (best in dark bottles) Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

Not sure if you have any health issues as a result of your past dietary habits? Call( 734) 664-0339 to schedule a free dietary analysis with Dr. Sherry Yale, D.C. at TLC Holistic Wellness in Livonia, MI. She has provided holistic and nutritional recommendations using diet & whole food supplements for 26 years as a practicing chiropractor, holistic-wellness consultant.

Visit  TLC Holistic Wellness for more information and to learn about our free Holiday Gift for New Patients. 

A Thanksgiving Poem Posted on November 19, 2015 by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC

A Thanksgiving Poem

'TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,
BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.
I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS,
I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.

THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED -
THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE,
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION
WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.

TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION,
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR,
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.

I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY,
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,
MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP.
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS.
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL FROM DR. YALE, DC AT TLC HOLISTIC WELLNESS

Only 1 Week Left to Help Other Enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner posted on November 11, 2015 by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC

TLC Holistic Wellness Nov. 12th-17th          Donations will be collected at TLC Holistic Wellness in Livonia the week before Thanksgiving (Nov. 12th - Nov. 17th)  All donations will be given directly to 1000 families in Livonia in cooperation with the non-profit organization Ways to Family Self -Sufficiency.   REQUESTED NON-PERISHABLE THANKSGIVING DONATION ITEMS:  Frozen Turkeys (15# average)  Stuffing  Cranberries  Yams or Sweet Potatoes  Corn  Green Beans  Instant mashed potatoes  Boxes or bags of rice   Cans of green beans, carrots, peas etc  Cans of Turkey OR chicken gravy  Cans of cranberry sauce  Cans of soup, all varieties  Jello or Pudding  Boxes of Cereal  Cans of Fruit  Cans of Spaghetti  Jars of Peanut Butter & Jelly  Mac and Cheese  Pasta any type  Canned Spaghetti  Spaghetti noodles & Sause  Chunky Soups, Chili, Hash Help us Help Others. EACH PERSON WHO DONATES 10+ Items Will Receive a Special Gift from our Office. Call (734) 664 - 0339 for office hours. Volunteers are also needed to box the food items.

Creating New Holiday Traditions posted on Nov. 9, 2015 By Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, B.S., D.C., N.D.

Creating New Holiday Traditions

This holiday season can be a time of great joy, and sharing many festive foods with family and friends. Join the growing movement of healthier food choices in food preparation. Here is a simple guideline of some specific foods to avoid and why, along with what foods to use instead.

                    Avoid These Foods                                                Replace With These Foods

Junk Food Snacks (contain corn and other GMO foods canola/cottonseed oil) (Corn sweeteners are contaminated with mercury and GMO)	Organic Fresh Fruit or Whole Food Organic Snacks (Read labels to avoid corn or GMO. Look for minimal use of sweeteners.)
White Bread (Contains GMO, rancid oils)	Whole Grain Sprouted Bread
Prepackaged White Flour (rancid, no nutrients)	Fresh Ground Organic Whole Grain Flours
Commercial Soy Products including soymilk, tofu, soy protein and vegeburgers (90% of soy is now GMO)	Organic Almond Milk or Rice Milk or Make your own milk from organic nuts/seeds good filtered water and a blender.
Man-Made Artificial Sweeteners   White Sugar (made from GMO corn), Fructose AKA High Fructose Corn Syrup or HFCS	Stevia, Organic 100% Cane Sugar, Organic Honey, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Raw Sugar or Organic Maple Syrup
White Table Salt (contains aluminum)	Celtic Sea Salt has 86 minerals (Sea Salt has been refined and has only 23 minerals)
Commercially Prepared Oils, Shortening, Margarine (Usually rancid synthetic oils with added chemicals and food colors) Canola Oil /Cottonseed Oil (from GMO seeds)	Organic Coconut Oil, Raw Organic Butter (both are solid at room temperature - use as shortening) Organic Cold-Pressed Food Oils (best in dark bottles) Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Dried Fruits with sulfur and food coloring (food colors are now mixed with aluminum)	Organic Dried Fruits

Avoid overeating during the holidays, and overindulging in too many sweets. Both of these can cause digestive stress that can linger past the holiday season. If digestive issues remain unresolved, contact Dr. Sherry Yale, DC at TLC Holistic Wellness in Livonia for a no-charge consultation to learn how alternative health care can help solve this problem. Enjoy creating new traditions with healthy food. 

Giving Thanks & Helping Others Enjoy Thanksgiving posted on November 1, 2015 by Dr. Fischer, DC

Help Give Thanks and Feed 1000 Families

Giving Thanks

Giving thanks starts with self. Each person must be grateful for what he/she has as a person, not just in
the material sense. Everyone has a health journey and spiritual path that starts with self-enlightenment.

It is said that one must love oneself before one can love others. The most common error we make in 
life is to fail to recognize our own abilities and accept our own achievements. Acknowledge yourself for
who you are and what you have accomplished.

Following recognition of self is the gratitude and appreciation that we have for those in our family
who love and support us. We are most thankful for the family ties we have. For some these are their 
most important relationships.

Once we acknowledge family, be grateful for the groups we have and are involved with. From our
church groups, to our friends, co-workers and casual acquaintances, we are thankful for the loving 
and caring relationships we have created together.

Here at TLC we are thankful for the great support we have had over the years from all the various
groups in our area. Most of all we are thankful for being given the opportunity to both help and to 
serve others. We have been blessed with people who have assisted us as we have assisted them. We 
are thankful for all the encouragement, guidance and support we have received.

Our greatest thanks goes to all our patients who over the years have blessed us with an incomparable
friendship. At TLC we strive to live up to our name. Our purpose is to provide the highest quality 
holistic wellness care to those seeking improved health and vitality; changing lives for the better.

We encourage you to give thanks this holiday season for the family and groups that have influenced
your life. Share with others and help those less fortunate, thereby giving them the opportunity to give 
thanks too.

Help Others Enjoy Thanksgiving

Join TLC Holistic Wellness as we help the non-profit organization Ways to Family Self Sufficiency
in Livonia raise food items and turkeys to feed 1000 local families. Thanksgiving Food Boxes need 
to be filled by Nov. 18 with a selection of the following items.

450 Frozen Turkeys (15# average) (Thanksgiving only) -week of November 16.

450 Stuffing  450 Cranberries   450 Yams or Sweet Potatoes  450 Instant Potatoes (plain or buttered)

900 Turkey or Chicken Cans Gravy (large size)       900  Cereal       900  Rice (boxed or bagged)

900 Broth (chicken or vegetable)         1350 Jello or Pudding      1300 Corn     1300 Green Beans

2000 Other Vegetables (mixed peas, carrots etc)        1350 Mac & Cheese       2700 Fruit (canned)

200 Soup (all varieties)       2000 Canned Spaghetti/ravioli        400 Peanut butter & Jelly (each) 

200 Pasta (any type)  200 Spaghetti noodles & Spaghetti sauce (each)  1300 Chunky Soups, chili, hash 

Please bring any food items to donate to TLC Holistic Wellness  in Livonia by November 18.
For more information call (734) 664 - 0339.

A Thank You for Your Donation

For those who live locally bring in a generous donation of food items from the above list or a turkey
and receive an intial exam valued at $125 and a gentle chiropractic treatment valued at $75 at 
No Charge!

Dr. Yale who joined TLC Holistic Wellness in October 2015 is donating her services to those who
donate food to help others enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner.  

If you love the gentle touch of the adjusting tool, the relaxing therapy blocks, the specific nutrition
muscle testing or NRT, and the special TLC, then you will love Dr. Yale. Dr. Yale, DC was trained 
by Dr. Fischer for the past year, and many consider her to be a Dr. Fischer, DC Clone.

Help TLC Holistic Wellness help others this Thanksgiving Holiday. Call (734) 664 - 0339 to
schedule your exam and initial treatment with Dr. Sherry Yale, DC in exchange for your generous 
food donation. This special offer from Dr. Yale is valid from November. 1-30, but all food must be 
received at TLC Holistic Wellness by November 18.  

Volunteers are also needed to pack the Thanksgiving Food Boxes on November 19-20.

Please contact Dr. Yale at TLC Holistic Wellness at (734) 664 - 0339 to learn more.