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Integrative Care
Integrative Care utilizes multiple healing systems to resolve health conditions. In my practice, Integrative Care includes not only Acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medicine, but Functional Endocrinology, Functional Blood Chemistry, Counseling, and Therapeutic Bodywork & Massage. In addition, my approach to Integrative Care also includes working with other health practitioners on behalf of my patients.
Functional Endocrinology:
The endocrine and metabolic systems are essential regulatory functions in human physiology. Alterations to these systems are complex and deeply intertwined. An imbalance in one aspect of the body can adversely affect other endocrine and metabolic systems. Comprehensively balancing and restoring metabolic and endocrine function with acupuncture, herbs, and nutritional support are key parts of the Integrative Acupuncture Care I offer.
Functional Blood Chemistry:
Functional Blood Chemistry is the practice of looking beyond 20-20 vision into an immense, complex and fascinating microcosm of the body. Traditional Oriental Medicine can qualify this microcosm, while Functional Blood Chemistry can quantify it. By using routine blood chemistry reports with an eye for early disruption patterns in the balance of metabolic and endocrine functions, nutritional and herbal interventions can be made to support the body before more serious conditions take root.
Potential Benefits of having your blood work done are:
1. Early detection of physiologic imbalance prior to reaching a disease states, which may not be considered in traditional settings.
2. Documenting change, marking progress & mid-stream course corrections if results are not being demonstrated.
3. Advancing diagnosis & accurately treating underlying health issues.
4 Time and money effective health-care
5. Objective Confidence in health status.
The Optimal Wellness Blood Chemistry screening I offer...
through my office is a comprehensive lab work-up that will screen for numerous bio-markers.
Including: Lipid Profile (Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL), Thyroid Function (TSH, TT4, T3 etc.), Kidney & Adrenal Function, Systemic Inflammation Markers (Uric Acid, CRPhs, Sedimentation Rate), Liver, Kidney, Heart, Bone and Muscle Health, Anemia, Chronic Infections (Complete Blood Count with differential), Blood Sugar (Glucose, LDH, Triglycerides) and much more.
Counseling:
Everyone on this road of life has a health-story. It seems we are always dancing between feeling well and some kind of sickness or suffering. When we find ourselves meeting the issues of health and healing, we are often on uncertain ground. Uncertain ground can be the result or the cause of health issues. When healing is sought, being met with compassion and having the opportunity to tell the story of our health journey is essential. In my practice, I always have an ear for not just the objective aspects of health, but for the deep subjective journey of living and living through the challenges that life gives us. To that end, authentic listening, honoring and mindful support is a key part of my practice.
Therapeutic Bodywork & Massage:
Therapeutic bodywork and massage were my original introduction into the healing-arts. This craft of addressing health through the art and science of touch has had a profound influence in my life. Therapeutic Bodywork is an invaluable tool when working with health matters. Relieving pain, transforming emotional states, improving range of motion and flexibility, calming the nervous system and enlivening the vital energy of the body are all frequent outcomes of time on the table.
My therapeutic training in bodywork and experience has been extensive. I will either integrate the different bodywork modalities into an intuitive, healing session, or I take parts of systems and apply them with Acupuncture treatments for specific orthopedic issues, stress management and other situations.
Bodywork Methods:
Orthopedic Bodywork, Structural Integration, Deep Tissue, Esalen Massage, Jin Shin, Thai Massage, Tui Na, and Sensory Re-patterning.
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