| Naturopathy & Energy Medicine |
| NATUROPATHY covers many facits of healthcare from a natural approach. I ask what has caused the problem or imbalance and work at bringing the body back into balance through Nutrition, Detoxification, EDS (Electro Dermal Screening), Ultra-Lite Fat Loss Program, Microcurrent, and using homeopathics. I use EDS to assess the meridians, organs, allergy sensitivities, and to check if your supplements are compatible with your body or are toxic. I use nutrition to balance and education to put you on a new path to health. Natural health works with the imbalance before it becomes a diagnosable disorder per the traditional medicine model approach. Naturopaths do not diagnose; we educate and support the body in encouraging it to return to a healthy state. |
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT & SUPPORT:
It is important to assess and treat the whole person, not just our emotions or specific organs. Nutritional imbalances and delayed food allergies can be a direct cause of emotional instability including depression, anxiety, hypoglycemia, mood swings and attention disorders, etc.. Physical illness, disease and weight gain or loss can also be a by-product of an improper diet or imbalance in the physiology.
I use several superb nutritional product lines & homeopathics to balance the body. Many of my products are whole food organic products, which offer better absorbtion at the cellular level. My clients always say they learn so much about their bodies and nutrition when they come in.
ULTRA-LITE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM:
Ultra-Lite has been the #1 FAT Loss Program in Australia for the past three years as voted by Slimming Magazine.
This program is new in my office as of January, 2006. I have researched and tried many weight loss programs and found them to all be deficient in one manner or another. Many insist that you buy prepared foods, allow foods that are poor choices, or are so high protein that they ultimately hurt your liver and kidneys. Low-fat or high carb diets do not work either. What we really need to focus on is to learn to eat real foods.
At the turn of the century, the cancer rate was 1 in 20, now it is approaching 1 in 2 - 3. I believe this is diet related, with all the pesticides, prepared foods, microwaved foods, fast foods and tons of sugar. It is past time to get back to basics and repair the damage before we get sick.
This program works because it uses real food, presented in a balanced fashion to burn fat not muscle. You feel alert and focused on the program and cravings are eliminated. The nutrition is properly balanced with protein, carbohydrates and fat to enhance fat loss.
This program is designed to transform your health, and in the process empower you to stay well over time. It offers the following:
- FAT loss while protecting muscle mass
- Lowers high blood pressure
- Decreases inflammation, fatigue and pain
- Improves blood lipids, sleep and mood
- Pinpoints food sensitivities that may compromise health and cause weight gain
- Teaches you how to eat foods to promote health
- Encourages you to prevent colds and flu
- Helps identify where the weight loss came from: Hormonal imbalance (thyroid, sex hormones), Food sensitivities, Blood Sugar Imbalance, Metabolism, Toxins, etc.
This program uses real food. No special bars, magic pills or prepared food. Just real food you select from a list you are given. You chose what you want to eat from the list. It is simple and very effective!
I decided to try the program first prior to bringing it into the office. So, I started on December 1st - right before the holidays. Thought this would be a great test and if it worked and I did not gain the weight back, then it would be a great success. Now during this time I had a dinner party to attend, my husband's XMas party and two Christmasses. One was here and one in Boston during a three week vacation to visit our respective families. My husband's family is Italian & Lebanese - food anyone!! My brother's family eats fast foods and eats out in restaurants a lot!! I was on the diet for three weeks prior to going to Boston, then while staying with relatives I ate consciously and intelligently - and I splurged a little! I gained only two pounds after losing 10 - so that was amazing to me. Upon returning home on January 10th I resumed the diet and continued to lose weight. After 15 weeks on the diet, including the holidays, I lost 30 pounds!
So if I can do it I know anyone can. I love to cook and enjoy entertaining and gourmet foods. Yet, it is important to know that one does not gain food only through over eating. My downfall was that if I even ate one piece of wheat bread, I would gain two pounds by the next day! I also had heavy metal toxicity from mercury fillings and metal crowns that I took care of and detosed from. So it is important to our health to know why you gained the weight. Quick weight loss diets, with gimmicks simply don't work.
We all have food sensitivies. Other culprits are hormonal imbalances (thyroid, adrenal, sex hormones, Toxins, Blood Sugar Balances, Metabolism, Liver problems, not digesting food properly and always being hungry. It is important to our health to find out what imbalances or triggers we have so that we won't get sick.
ISAGENIX CLEANSING & WEIGHT LOSS SYSTEM
It is so important to cleanse frequently. Our society is now so toxic that we can no longer avoid being toxic ourselves. This easy to use system has many wonderful products. One is a 9 day cleanse. If you want to lose weight you can lose 6 - 9 pounds during this time by following the program exactly. If you simply want to cleanse and not lose weight you simply eat more. There is also a 30 day cleanse which is much more gentle for those with compromised health. You may visit another site to view my product offerings. Please call me for any additional information as this is the only MLM product that I offer to date and approve of. It is best to buy wholesale. Do call first with any questions. www.savinelli.isagenix.com
EDS (ELECTRO DERMAL SCREENING:
With EDS, I test your meridian points to access organs and systems of the body. I can also screen your supplements against the allergy point to determine if they are beneficial for you. By screening a supplement on the meridian it is supposed to help also provides information as to whether it will be supportive or detrimental to your healing. This technique provides a myriad of information to provide optimal health for my clients. The result also helps you to know what supplements to purchase that will help you. This way you only purchase the supplements that will work for you and not those that will not.
With the EDS Wavemaker Pro system I screen your meridians and it provides information as to which systems are out of balance. ie. Lymph, circulation, hormonal, liver/gall bladder, etc. A program is instituted to help you regain health by using homeopathics, nutritional products and detoxing if necessary.
My program includes EDS screening for food allergies and helps to pinpoint any imbalances in your system needing correction. This program is rewarding because it is easy and it works!
When I received my first EDS system I tested my supplements and 6 out of 8 I was allergic to. How can you get healthy ingesting supplements that you are allergic to and are toxic to your system? Dr. Darrell See, MD Endocrinologist of UC Irvine did a study with over 200 supplements and found that 97% were toxic. I have found typically 50 - 75% of what my clients bring in to be in this category. Testing your supplements and purchasing the ones that will work for you saves you money and insures your health.
|
HORMONE TESTING & HOMEOPATHIC BALANCING:
Personally I tried all types of hormonal regulation on the market prior to locating the system I am currently using. It is simple and it works! I use the circadian rhythm of your body to test, which means you collect saliva in a tubes 7 times per day. The doctor who deesigned the sytem interprets the lab results and then the results are forwarded to my office. At this point homeopathic remedies are recommended. The test the following: Progesterone, Testosterone, Estrogen, DHEA, TSH and 6 Cortisol levels throughout the day and evening. Cortisol relates to the adrenal glands and to how you respond to stress. The adrenal asessment will place you in one of four categories of adrenal stress, which is balanced with homeopathic or glandular remedies.
I have had clients with severe PMS, and clients who could not get pregnant respond to this simple treatment. I have some very thankful clients, who desperately wanted a baby and even after adoption, or on invetro, actually became pregnant. Women who are menopausal are releaved from hot flashes and mood swings. Most women in North America have a reduced production of Progesterone at about age 38, which causes a myriad of symptoms: weight gain, mood swings, frustration, etc. THis also causes a problem with estrogen dominance as progesterone is nowtoo low.
Caution: Many Progesterone creams have caused weight gain of up to 40 pounds. This can reported happen in approximately 1/3 of the women. As a result, I find that homeopathy provides a natural solution. No more HRT scares. Some hormone creams increase progesterone levels to dangerous levels and takes years to leave your system. Homeopathy helps your system to bring itself back into balance. If your estrogen is too high it will bring it down; if it is too low it will increase it to a natural balance.
|
MICROCURRENT FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT:
The Microcurrent system I use allows ATP, the prime energy of your cells, to regain and use its energy to heal. It is used for pain management, carpal tunnel, frozen shoulder, sore muscles and bones. Many clients who have had months of treatments of physical therapy remark that they wished they began microcurrent treatments sooner. The process allows the muscles to open and relax, therefore allowing stuck toxins to be released. It is important to drink plenty of water after treatments to support in flushing toxins out of your system.
|
DETOXIFICATION:
This is crucial to your health. During the 1990's more toxins were put into our world than any previous time combined. We absorb these toxins on a daily basis. This affects our immune system and detiorates our health. Car exhausts, chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, poisons, xenoestrogens, hormones given to livestock, antibiotics, radiation, poor water quality, etc., play havoc with our delicate systems that become overloaded and unable to elimnate them.
It is important to detoxify on a regular basis, especially your liver, which is your main detoxification organ. The intestines build up toxins as well, and a good detoxification program can greatly assist in supporting the correct balance of good bacteria to ward off infections. Probiotics are needed and fermented vegetables help populate good bacteria as well. Heavy metals from mercury amalgam fillings, and metals from crowns can affect the nervous system and disrupt the functioning of any organ it is resident in. This can include memory and attention issues, as well as thyroid problems, and disrupt any of the physical systems of your body. Heavy metal detoxification programs are crucial to emotional and physical well-being.
I have tried many programs and feel that I can provide you with the best products on the market to help you detoxify properly. |
| ENERGY MEDICINE: I use the following in my assessment of clients: EDS to measure acupuncture meridians, Microcurrent for pain management, Kinesiology to muscle check if necessary. Energy medicine is exciting and fun to use. It provides information from an energetic principle which is new to our world of traditional medicine. It has helped many clients learn more about their body, while offering support in balancing the body energy so it can use its innate sense of wisdom to heal. The body is brilliant. With over 65 trillion cells, it takes quite a lot to get out of balance, yet one simple imbalance can play havoc with our body ecology. |
NEUROLOGICAL BALANCING:
There are many ways to balance neuronal irregularities. Sometimes my evaluation indicates glandulars for a short period of time to support the part of the brain to come into balance, and sometimes I use homeopathic formulars to encourage balance.
When using homeopathic formulars, the body uses what it needs to retrain itself to make more or less. Interestingly enough, this way you do not end up with excesses, but more importantly balance. EEG Neurofeedback can also be used in the case of stress or ADD/ADHD or OC as diagnosed by your psychologist or psychotherapist. I do have a master's degree in counseling psychology, but I do not practice this modality as my practice is focused upon natural health.
Stress and NeuroEndocrine Imbalance:
Stress affects the brain causing health issues and chemical imbalances. Determining and addressing the cause of stress is the most important factor in creating wellness.
Ten stressors can cause endocrine breakdown. The stressors are genetics, neurotransmitter dysfunction, dental abscess or issues, scar tissue, diet, infection (virus, bacteria), environmental toxins, medications including HRT, mind/emotions, and of course, the immune system. All of the above factors can cause significant adrenal stress and endocrine burnout.
By using a Saliva Hormone Test, I can determine what is out of balance. Additionally, I work with EDS to evaluate the neurological "nervous" and "endocrine" systems for imbalance. Often the adrenal cortisol production is typically low. What is recommended is an endocrine rebuilding diet, various nutrients, detoxification, exercise and any thing else that might be particular to your situation.
The prominent field of Psycho-neuroimmunology has researched the effects of emotional stress on the human body to find that stress is an important factor in immune related problems. One marker used to measure stress is the adrenal steroid hormone cortisol. Since hormones are a powerful influence over all physical, intellectual and emotional behavior. Prolonged exposure to stress may be devastating to the body and mind.
Typically low cortisol levels are more common than high cortisol levels. Although, an extremely elevated cortisol level will then plunge to a low level hours or days later. However, test results indicate that when two or more cortisol levels are elevated, there is a strong probability that the patient has a sugar imbalance, in medical terms called diabetes or hypoglycemia. A medical referral is given in these cases. We can do a lot to improve the situation in many cases. Homeopathic formulas, good nutrition, glandulars and proper sleep can go a long way to support the health of your adrenal glands and levels of stress.
Neurotransmitters & Hormones
Neurotransmitters are the regulator of the biological computer, affecting thoughts, moods, hormones and overall mental, emotional and physical well being. Homeopathic formulars can teach the body/brain to repair itself and balance all neurotransmitters.
In handling stress, the brain uses large quantities of certain chemicals called Neurotransmitters. It is important to point out that neurotransmitters are also found in abundance in the gut. Neurotransmitters induce or inhibit impulses. At some point, the amount of stress we endure causes the brain and endocrine systems to use up these chemicals.
If your neurotransmitters are out of balance it can cause hormonal problems, adrenal stress, insomnia, weight gain, depression and the symptoms below.
Neurotransmitter Related Symptoms
Fatigue and chronic muscle/joint pain
Adrenal cortisol burnout
Alzheimers/ memory problems
Inappropriate hunger/food cravings
Irritability/hostility
Inability to focus/concentrate
Depression or agitation
Excessive body fat
Obsessive/compulsive behaviors
Sleep disturbances
Physical or emotional stress
Recurrent diarrhea /constipation
Headaches
ADD
ADHD
Parkinsons Disease
Bipolar Conditions
Hot flashes
Autism
Typical laboratory evaluations of neurotransmitter levels has shown that approximately 70% of the population has some degree of neurotransmitter imbalance. An alarming figure confirmed by the increase in the number of patient visits regarding these conditions, as well as the number of prescriptions written for antidepressants and the growing number of obese people who cannot combat their weight due to a lack of appetite control or adrenal burnout.
How do chemicals released by our own brain damage our bodies?
The body responds to emotional stress exactly as it responds to physical danger or stress. Your body produces chemicals for extra strength or energy. This chemical reaction to stress is a physiological process that has evolved over millions of years.
These chemicals, called adrenaline and dopamine, which power the "fight or flight" alarm reaction, can do great damage to all the internal organs, especially the heart.
Can we run out of these precious chemicals?
When we use up these chemicals or when different chemical levels decrease or increase, we experience feelings such as anger and fear, perhaps a lack of sleep, irritability, anxiety, depression, insecure feelings. Not to mention the constant release of adrenaline, which can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, gastrointestinal disease and dozens of other problems. (Over 75% of all medical appointments made in America are directly related to stress caused illnesses.)
In my office we help balance the body/brain connection, paying specific attention to assisting the body in rebalancing itself through the proper addition of targeted nutritional products, homeopathics, neurofeedback and psychotherapy.
|
|
