The following exercise is from Chapter 3, "The Nervous System" in the book, Health Is Simple.

The Cross Crawl Exercise - Crawling is not merely a step toward walking. Infants learn to crawl because crawling actually helps strengthen the communication between the two hemispheres of the brain. Many of us either did not have sufficient experience in the crawling mode, were made to walk too early, or have developed a brain imbalance by over performing one-sided activities, such as golfing, hammering or shoveling, checking groceries, or vacuuming. Rebalancing offers tremendous benefits.

The following Cross Crawl Exercise is the easiest and best exercise I know for improving that cross patterning in the brain. It is extremely helpful in improving problems with coordination, erratic body movements, an overall sense of confusion, attention deficit disorders, disorientation, problems involving sense of direction and an inability to perform tasks well on both sides of the body. The exercise can also be helpful with vision problems, including reading difficulties, when both eyes do not work well together, or in instances when eye-hand coordination is impaired.  read more »

Along with movement and alignment with gravity, flexibility is a characteristic of a healthy neuromusculoskeletal system. Flexibility is the ability of your body to be elastic and flexible, which relates to your neuromusculoskeletal system’s ability to recover from trauma. Elasticity specifically refers to the body’s ability to bounce back after any form of multidimensional stress. Children often provide a clear reference point for the normal function of the neuromusculoskeletal system, much of which has been lost in the adult.  read more »

Does Chicken Soup Really Work?

THE IMMUNE SYSTEM has to be one of the great miracles of the human body. It is the most sensitive and extensive surveillance system ever contrived. In fact, it is so sensitive that it can hear a biochemical pin drop. In relationship to our immunity, this awareness is ultimately translated into a recognition of what is self and what is not self. Our Internal Intelligence has the ability to observe and analyze myriad events that occur simultaneously throughout the body, and take immediate action when a problem is perceived.  read more »