One of the first issues I was able to relieve after taking my first two levels of Touch for Health classes was hip and lower back pain I was having. When I would bend my lower back for an extended period during the day, I would have terrible aching in my hips and lower back. Sometimes this would happen from leaning over a table to stamp scrapbook pages or sitting at the computer for a long period of time. It was very painful at the end of the day and I could not get comfortable and could not sleep. I soon discovered after testing my muscles that my gluteus medius, adductor, periformis and gluteus maximus muscles were weak (circulation/sx acupuncture meridian line). Also, this circulation meridian was the first under energy after Triple Warmer (fight or flight response) overstressed energy. Through strengthening my Circulation/Sx meridian, I was able to find great relief from the hip and lower back pain.

I figured out that I could rub the origin (where the muscle is attached to the more stable skeleton bones) and insertion (where the muscle is attached to the more movable skeleton bones) and find great relief very quickly. Rubbing across these fibers created heat and increased circulation. Spending ten minutes rubbing the origin and insertion for all four of the circulation/sx meridian muscles would bring great relief and I could then lay down and sleep.

A wonderful side affect from balancing the Circulation/Sx acupuncture meridian was that after a couple months I no longer had a extremely heavy 2nd day of my menstrual cycle. Now that was a great surprise that I was not expecting but made me very happy!
During the past 20 years

• Aching and some cramping in the muscles in the hip area
• Lower back pain

During the past 5 years

• Aching and some cramping in the muscles in the hip area
• Lower back pain
• Very heavy menstruation on the 2nd day

May 2010

• Attended a preparedness fair and Red Cross Blood Drive in Lapeer (shortly after mentruation) and was unable to give blood because my iron level was too low

November 2010

• Touch for Health Balance
• Strengthened gluteus medius, adductor, periformis and gluteus maximus muscles (circulation/sx acupuncture meridian) for great relief

December 2010

• Stamped scrapbook pages for Christmas gifts doing too much reaching and leaning over
• Extreme pain at the end of the day in the hips and lower back
• Late at night before bed, rubbed origin and insertion for gluteus medius, adductor, periformis and gluteus maximus muscles (circulation/sx acupuncture meridian) for quick relief - able to lay down comfortably and go to sleep

January 2011

• Periodic pain in hips and lower back
• Rubbed origin and insertion for gluteus medius, adductor, periformis and gluteus maximus muscles (circulation/sx acupuncture meridian) for quick relief - able to lay down comfortably and go to sleep

February 2011

• Hip and lower back pain only a few times this month
• No extremely heavy 2nd day of my menstrual cycle

April 2011

• No hip and lower back pain
• No extremely heavy 2nd day of my menstrual cycle

May 2011

• Attended a preparedness fair Red Cross Blood Drive in Lapeer (shortly after mentruation) and was able to give blood because my iron level was at a healthy level - Yeah!

Asthma and Allergy Ailments (part 2)

NES Health Body Field Scans

UPDATED 2015

Supporting the Lungs

I don’t mind being a guinea pig but since last Wednesday (June 8, 2011), I have felt a bit like a laboratory rat. That is the exact day that the grass in my yard caused my body to try to protect itself by blocking my nasal and lung passages. I have tried to avoid taking nettle leaf, a natural antihistamine so that I could try a few different therapies to control the congestion. I did give in a couple times and took some nettle leaf in the middle of the night so that I could sleep. Massaging lymphatic points, hand and foot reflexes and ileocecal valve were very helpful for subsiding my congestion and asthma but I didn’t want to do these at the expense of waking myself up too much in the middle of the night and not be able to go back to sleep.

The reaction to getting bombarded by grass pollen after having weeks of rain creating a high mold count is a bit more overwhelming to my body than a bit of mango salsa seemed to be. Relieving the allergic reaction of congestion in my head and lungs and eventually, asthma proved to be much more difficult.

Here is the chain of events including what I tried for preventing and/or relieving my asthma and allergy congestion and stiffness all over my body that I began to feel from my lymphatic system becoming overwhelmed.

June 8, 2011
Worked under the pool deck where some tall grass had tassels growing (not the best idea)

• Lots of sneezing
• Congestion in my head
• Asthma and congestion in my lungs
• Learned that accident victims who had allergies always had red and inflamed ileocecal valves (found between the small and large intestions) when they were observed during operations
• Massaged ileocecal hand and foot reflex points
• Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines, strengthened latissimus dorsi (spleen meridian)  with spinal reflex point brought relief

June 9, 2011

• Suspect that my body is not assimilating vitamine C (very common allergy) which is the recommended supplement when lung acupuncture meridian is weak
• Massaged ileocecal valve area, hand and foot reflexes for ileocecal valve to help prepare my body for acerola vitamin C tablets
• Took 3 vitamin C tablets
• Massaged lung neurolymphatics which cleared the lungs but needed to be done often thoughout the day
• Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines by strengthening supraspinatus (central meridian) and gluteus medius (circulation/x meridian) with neurovascular points which brought the best longer term relief for the day
• Took 2 nettle leaf capsules before bed and again in the middle of the night

June 10, 2011

• Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines by strengthening Supraspinatus (central meridian) Teres Major (governing meridian) and Anterior Serratus (lung meridian)
• Massaged ileocecal valve
• Massaged kidney meridian points 19 and 24 for Soleus Medial Tendon (for Parathyroid)
• Massaged entire Soleus Medial Tendon muscle (for hay fever, asthma, allergy to grasses, pollens and flowers) which was very, very sore, Ouch!

June 11, 2011

• Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines by strengthening Supraspinatus (central meridian) and Gluteus Medius (circulation/sx meridian) with neurolymphatic points for relief

June 12, 2011

• Outside throwing a beach ball around with my family
• Chest and lungs began to feel tight
• Lots of hacking and painful coughing
• Ran around the trampoline about half a dozen times which really opened my lungs and after clearing my lungs with a few productive coughs could breath easily and much more deeply

June 13, 2011

• Spent the day sewing and didn't stop to do a balance all day
• Ran before bed to relieve asthma which worked great
• Could not get to sleep till midnight - thinking that maybe too much adrenalin was released from running

June 15, 2011

• Made sure I did a balance in the morning, strengthened Supraspinatus (central) spinal reflex and Gluteus muscles (circulation/sx) acupuncture meridian
• Felt great most of the day
• Swept garage and after 15 minutes, nose started to run and throat became itchy
• Immediately came in the house and did a balance, corrected weak Supraspinatus (central) spinal reflex and Pectoralis Major Sternal and Rhomboids (liver) meridian neurolymphatic points
• Symptoms subsided in about 10 minutes
• Watched my sons baseball game with no asthma problems
• Learned that cortisol release in the body controls inflammation and helps control blood sugar - maybe it is cortisol that was released when running that helped my asthma

1. Hypothalamus (imbalance associated with cravings and addictions to sweets, alcohol, etc.)alerts Endocrine System and Autonomic System. 
2. Endocrine Systems Pituitary gland releases Adreno-coricotrophic hormone (ACTH) which stimulates Adrenal Glands. Adrenalin creates sudden rush you feel when your body is endangered.
3. Thyrotrophic Hormone (TTH) which stimulates Thyroid Gland.
4. The Autonomic Nervous System regulates all involuntary organs such as liver, heart, kidneys, etc. which do much of the work to break down stress hormones. 
5. Stress hormones accrue as our stress continues causing imbalance.

This Stress Reaction causes a myriad of ill affects such as:

• Arteries Constrict 
• Heart Beats Faster 
• Blood Clotting Increases
• White blood Count-Fight Infection
• Red Blood Count up-Carry Oxygen
• Immunity Weakens with Continued Stress
• Digestive Processes Slow
• More Sugar Released into Blood
• Corticoids Release-Causes Thymus Gland to Shrink and Lymph Nodes to Atrophy and Development of Ulcers
• Brain Control goes from Frontal Lobes (where conscious decision making is done) to back of Brain (where automatic responses occur)

Today's Hands On Healthy Journey entry is short and sweet. 

For Several Decades

• Painful leg cramps in my calves when I stretch and lengthen my feet  in the morning

Most Recent Years

• Relief from leg cramps after taking 2  Krebs Magnesium(250 mg)-Potassium(100 mg) Chelates tablets

Mid-May 2011

• Ran out of Magnesium-Potassium Chelate tablets

May 28, 2011

• Painful leg cramps
• Found weakness in Peroneus, Anterior Tibial muscles in the lower leg
• Found weakness in Fascia Lata, Hamstrings, Quadratus Lumborum muscles in leg and above hip
• Strengthen weak muscles

June 6, 2011

• Have not taken any Magnesium-Potassium tablets for several weeks
• No leg cramps for over 1 week
• I continue to be amazed at the affects of increasing circulation by balancing weak muscles

Have a wonderful and joyful painfree week!

Joy Kortas

NOTE: Watch for more information about the stress release workshop.  We will be learning how to test just what thoughts cause you stress and how to avoid those reactions.  Please email me with your questions or if you are interested in a video of the class.

UPDATED March 2015

NES Health MiHealth PEMF/Microcurrent 

Finally Long Lasting Asthma Relief 

The NES Health MiHealth PEMF/Microcurrent device has many settings to support the lungs.  Here is a list of my favorites that have created the corrections needed so that I rarely have asthma anymore

NES Health MiHealth PEMF/Microcurrent Device
Energetic Rejuvenators (ER's) for Lung Support:
ER 68	Acoustic Nerve
ER 03	Bronchial (L/R)
ER 66	Bronchial Mucosa
ER 37	Heart
ER 02	Large Intestine
ER 38	Larynx
ER 70	Larynx Mucosa
ER 06	Lungs L/R
ER 40	Paranasal Sinus

Running miHealth ER 6 Lungs setting for about 10-15 minutes near my lungs,  does a phenomenal job of balancing the energy in my lungs.  Fantastic to help clear any inflammation!