ALL AT DWC WISH YOU A REJUVENATING. SUMMER

We hope you are enjoying the summer and that you can take time-out from your busy life, to relax and regenerate your self with a nourishing vacation.

Congratualations go out to Kim on her birth of baby Nathan.

Very Best Wishes to your Health, Po & Geoff D'Arcy, Lic. Ac., D.O.M. and all of us at DWC.

Congratulations to Kim Griffin Lic.Ac.

All of us at DWC want to offer our congratulations to Kim Griffin Lic.Ac. and her husband Don, for their birth of baby boy Nathan.

Dr. Gertler M.D., Bioidentical Hormones and Antiaging Therapy

Is Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy safe?

The truth is that you do not have to live with menopausal symptoms. Evidence continues to mount that receiving hormone replacement therapy with natural hormones at the onset of menopause is not only safe but important to a woman’s ongoing health. Even more importantly, data now exists that pharmaceutical hormones can be dangerous substitutes for natural hormones which are identical in every way to those produced in the body. In fact, many now feel that bioidentical hormones may provide an anti-aging effect.

Research supports the use of all-natural, biologically identical hormones, showing them to be free of the serious side effects associated with synthetic pharmaceuticals. Biologically identical hormones, have, on the contrary, demonstrated the ability to support good health, slow the aging process, and alleviate menopausal symptoms.

After thoroughly evaluating your symptoms, state of the art diagnostic tests such as saliva, urine and blood tests are used to determine your hormone levels and your unique bioidentical hormone needs. As your hormones, nutrition, fitness and lifestyle improve you will begin to feel like your old self with improved energy, vitality and libido.

STUDY:Acupuncture heals Frozen Shoulders, Geoff D'Arcy, Lic Ac.

Over the last few years I have treated over 30 Frozen shoulders with 95% making a full recovery. Frozen shoulders are the result of inflammation, scarring, thickening, and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the normal shoulder joint. Any injury to the shoulder can lead to frozen shoulder, they occur more frequently in patients with diabetes, chronic inflammatory arthritis of the shoulder, and I’ve noticed occur more in peri-or post-menopausal women. So its gratifying that there are studies that back up my own experience

A study, published in the Hong Kong Medical Journal, found that patients treated with acupuncture and exercise demonstrated "significantly greater improvement" on shoulder assessment tests than those using just exercise (3)

Here is a typical treatment plan. ACUPUNCTURE; 3 treatments a week for 2 weeks, to include infra red heat, electro-acupuncture, acupuncture whilst exercising shoulder. HERBAL MEDICINE; Inflam Ease (herbal anti-inflammatory) 2 x 3 x day. Wobenzyme 1 x 3 x day. VITAMINS: Calcium Magnesium 1 x 3 x day. LINAMENT/BIO-FREEZE:Rub with a stripping action on tendons 2 x day. (bio freeze) EXERCISE: Finger crawling up a door jam 3 x day

After her first treatment she reported no reduction in pain or discomfort, but over 3 or acupuncture treatments she significant improvement, going on to a full recovery. Frozen shoulder will often resolve gradually without intervention, but this can take many months (up to three years).

One study reported 64% of the 172 patients so treated were cured, and all the rest (except 8 patients) showed some degree of improvement (1)

If you know of anyone with a frozen shoulder get them into an Acupuncture plan at our clinic, often more successful that PT or cortisone and powerful NSIADs pharmaceuticals,…and ....without any side effects

(1) Zhang Maohai, Treatment of periomarthritis with acupuncture at yanglingquan (GB-34), Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1991; 11(1): 9-10.

(2)Li Lingling, 61 Patients with periarthritis of shoulder treated by combined treatment of acupuncture and massage, http://www.acuhealing.com

(3) Sun KO, Chan KC, Lo SL, et al. Acupuncture for frozen shoulder. Hong Kong Medical Journal 7(4):381-91.

STUDY: ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth, U.K., analyzed dozens of studies from around the world on acupuncture for low back pain. The study results will be published in the April 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

“For people with chronic low back pain, this analysis shows that acupuncture is clearly effective in providing considerable pain relief,” says Eric Manheimer, study author and director of database and evaluation for the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine. “The research also showed that acupuncture provided true pain relief. The benefit was not just due to the placebo effect.”

“From our analysis, the message for people with chronic low back pain is that acupuncture is a truly effective therapy that provides significant pain relief,” says Manheimer.

Reported from: http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/back_pain.htm

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CHINA

I arrived in China just months after the Bamboo Curtain was dropped. Most Chinese were either giddy with, or intimidated by, their new-found freedom. I traveled over-land from Hong Kong to Nanjing. I was in China to study at a World Health Organization course for Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M) at one of the most respected colleges and hospitals in The People's Republic of China. My objective was to digest and thoroughly understand the principles T.C.M. and to experience what it was like to practice at the source -- mainland China.

I was astounded by how developed it was as a medical system, from acupuncture anesthesiology for surgery, to the providing access to free, top quality herbal medicine and acupuncture, all within a healthcare system that lacked dependence on pharmaceuticals.

Dr.Kouch, Chiropractice Case Histories

History: A 40 year old male presents with a long history of low and mid back pain. The patient works in the food industry where he is constantly bending and lifting and turning all day long. During his many previous acute attacks, he would be bedridden for days or weeks.

Upon orthopedic exam, very tight and tender fibers were located at the T12-L3 vertebraes on the left.

Outcome: Since treatment, the patient has had only one acute attack of symptoms. And instead of putting him out of commission for weeks, the pain was alleviated within a few days with the help of chiropractic.

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VITAMIN OF THE MONTH: WOBENZYME FOR INFLAMMATION

Over the years many proteases have been used to reduce inflammation, including papain from papaya and bromelain from pineapple. Generally, for the full anti-inflammatory benefit one must take these enzymes on an empty stomach, so all activity is reserved for proteins encountered in the bloodstream, rather than food. Although any combination of proteases will work reasonably well, one formula has a distinct advantage, because of its enteric coating and higher activity level of enzymes. The coating allows passage of the enzymes into the small intestine without dissolution, so that proportionally more can be absorbed into the bloodstream. Wobenzym has become internationally known for its inflammation busting effects. Rather than suppressing, Wobenzym clears inflammation by untangling snarls of protein that trap everything inside the damaged tissue, creating soreness or impairment. These oral enzymes also have been studied as a way to keep certain drugs active longer or help them work more efficiently.

Recently, connections have been made concerning high levels of a biochemical called C-reactive protein (CRP) and heart disease. Wobenzym has been shown to reduce this particular protein, thereby potentially reducing the damage to artery walls that it may foster. Unimpeded circulation helps prevent strokes and other clotting diseases, as well. Unlike aspirin, oral enzyme therapy does not suppress beneficial local chemical messengers, called prostaglandins, and they are not a contributing risk to ulcerous conditions of the digestive tract. CRP is just getting noticed and many doctors do not yet think about heart disease as linked with inflammation. However, some physicians are beginning to notice that oral enzyme therapy lessens the incidence of angina and may help prevent further incidence of serious problems.

HERBAL FORMULA: INFLAM-EASE

Cools inflammation and flare-ups.

Chronic and acute inflammations from exercise, over-activity, or the chronic flare-up of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or arthritis can be helped by this formula. Sports injuries Inflammation and swelling Spasms Traumatic injury Rheumatic or arthritic fibromyalgia Sprains and strains Sciatica Post-surgical recovery

Symptoms: Aching muscles, Anti-inflammatory, Arthritis, Athletic fatigue, Backaches, Chronic pelvic infections, Heavy, painful and fixed sensations in low back, Low back pain, Low back weakness/ pain, Pain or stiffness, Shock/Trauma, Spasms, Stiff joints, Traumatic injury

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GREEN PETS: If you are taking green medicines, why not your companion animal?

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