When the flowers began to bloom, and the world turned vibrant green, most families celebrated the arrival of spring. For a mother of a 5-year-old, however, it marked the onset of her son’s seasonal allergies. The child’s fits of sneezes, watery eyes, and itchy throat would mar the joys of outdoor play and family picnics …
Many think that trauma inevitably occurs in the midst of a traumatic event, but this is not the case. What separates a child who suffers a PTSD diagnosis from another who walks away emotionally unscathed? It is what happens immediately after the event rather than the event itself that matters most. My daughter is 4 …
You may have heard about methylation but not really understood what it was. In simplest terms methylation is the donation of a methyl group (CH3) to a molecule to activate it. It is the second most common reaction in our body, occurring in almost every cell. It is a major metabolic process with enormous importance, …
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A teen came into Renaissance Health Centre to have acupuncture for her chronic constipation. A year previous she had undergone Accutane care for her acne. After having to go through regular blood draws to track her liver and kidney function while under this protocol due to the side effects and risks, this patient was utterly …
No pediatric newsletter should be written without discussing the issue of childhood vaccines. By the time a child reaches his/hers teenage years they are required to receive 72 vaccine dose. This is significantly more than when their parents grew up. The topic of vaccination is about as polarizing as American politics. Since most parents have …
From a very young age 8 year old Luke had always been moody, irritable and defiant. The moodiness and irritability his parent could handle. But it was his defiant behavior that caused his parent to bring him to see me. Almost without fault when his mother asked him to do something, whether it was to …
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Not too long ago I was reviewing lab results with a patient with stage III colon cancer whose oncologist was pushing her to start chemotherapy as soon as possible. As we went through her results I noticed all seven of her inflammatory markers were very high. I explained that we needed to get these markers …
Over the years that I have been practicing alternative/complementary medicine I have found the treatment of anxiety one of the more challenging health condition to treat. Homeopathy and acupuncture helped many patients. However, there seemed to be about 30% of the patients suffering from this debilitating illness whom I was unable to find the therapeutic …
A while ago I was watching NBC nightly news when a segment came on talking about an increase in depression in children. As I watched this special my thoughts went back to two young adults that I had treated for depression. I am sharing their stories to show that there is hope for a cure without …
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Acupuncture, a practice known to be in use at least 3,000 years, has many practical applications. Our modern, fast-paced world that is frequently driven by lifestyle can exact a heavy toll on our health. How can we keep up when fatigue influences us with a tremendous weight? Whether emotional, mental, or physical, fatigue is most …
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