October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
For Americans, the word “cancer” is thrown at us all the time. Some may find a sense of negativity and fear being served to us about breast cancer every year, especially in October.
Isn’t it time we focus on breast cancer prevention rather than awareness?
Let's think of October as Breast Health Awareness Month and educate ourselves on earlier detection and looking at some preventable strategies and root causes.
Tags: cancer, breast thermography
Human beings tend to overcomplicate a lot of things.
Many of us are guilty of thinking that anything worth achieving requires a lot of time and effort. For example, if we want to lose weight, we must go on a complicated diet program designed by some famous doctor or health guru on the best sellers list. Or, if we want to gain muscle, we have to work out every day for hours. On the other hand, we think if it's easy it’s probably too good to be true or it won’t help, yet many of us want "easy" in this complicated, busy world. The bottom line is, whether easy or hard, the basics of a healthy life need to be adhered to. What are the basics?
Healthy eating habits: Eat fruits, vegetables, proteins, minimize sugars
Rest/Sleep: Get 8 hours of sleep per night, take naps and vacations
Low stress levels: Minimize stress by setting boundaries at work, meditate and be grateful
Hydration: Drink enough water (64 oz./day minimum) to sustain life in your body's tissue
Personal: Do things that make you feel fulfilled, incorporate things that are your passion and inspire you
Work: Do something that provides for the necessities in life, but also makes you feel like you are helping others or contributing to a greater good
But, there is one more important thing you must do for health and that is-
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The Mind-Body Connection Lecture Series new talk:
Date: September 24, 2019
Time: 6:30- 7:45 p.m.
Place: National Integrated Health Associates
5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 402
Washington, D.C. 20015
Speaker: Kuno Bachbauer, LMFT
If you feel you have done everything “right”- and you are still not getting well…
You may benefit from a deeper understanding of the “LANGUAGE OF ILLNESS.”
If you are still not feeling better after doing all the right things, then maybe your health status is not because you missed the latest and greatest treatment, or have not taken enough supplements, but just maybe….
Your Body/Mind is trying to tell you something - and you don’t know how to listen.
As a holistic therapist, I have seen this in so many patients. They come to me with “the list” and yet, do not progress.
You did a perfect integrative medical work-up. ✅
You have searched for and destroyed those hidden viruses, bacteria, mold, Lyme. ✅
You have suffered through the “right” diet- maybe it is the starchy McDougall diet, or it’s the exact opposite, foregoing all carbs with Keto. ✅
You did your colonics, sauna, or another detoxification cleanse. ✅
You had your dental check-up and maybe even a vitamin I.V. drip. ✅
And you are still not getting well. So, what is the body trying to tell you?
The following is a small attempt of a TRANSLATION of the “LANGUAGE OF ILLNESS:"
1. Illness may tell you: “PLEASE STOP!”
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National Integrated Health Associates (NIHA) is pleased to welcome holistic & biological dentist Stephen Jaeger, D.M.D., to the Holistic Dental Team.
Holistic or biological dentistry focuses on the whole person, not just the mouth, as the health of the mouth, teeth and gums affect the body. As a mercury-free dentist, Dr. Jaeger promotes safe, effective treatments and uses dental materials that are non-toxic and bio-compatible so that there is little impact to the rest of the body. This dental approach is good for the overall health and wellness of the patient.
Meet Stephen Jaeger, DMD
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The health of the mouth is intricately connected to the overall health of the body.
Recent studies show that plaque in the mouth from periodontal disease may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. There is a lot of information about the gut microbiome, but the oral microbiome greatly influences the GI tract as well as systemic health. The mouth can be a reservoir for healthy as well as unhealthy bacteria. The immune system in the mouth is similar to the small intestine. The tonsils help determine if the bacteria that enters the mouth is good or bad.
As a dental hygienist in a holistic & biological dentistry practice, part of the preventive dental appointment may include a sample of the bacteria in your mouth which you can see on the microscope. Any areas of concern can then be evaluated by the dentist and monitored. We are able to check your mouth for the types of bacteria that can cause inflammation and give you suggestions on changing your dental routine if needed.
What's in Your Mouth?
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Hypertension, or HTN, is a diagnosis for persistent high blood pressure. You may have received a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN) from your physician based on the numbers of your systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings. If there is no identifiable cause to explain the persistently higher than normal blood pressure, you will be given the diagnosis of essential HTN.
Risks of High Blood PressureThe adverse effects of high blood pressure are well known. HTN can cause many complications and puts one at increased risk for stroke, heart disease, heart attack and kidney damage. Therefore, a variety of medications are designed to control the blood pressure. This approach has reduced the motility and mobility of certain serious complications of HTN. More public awareness is needed concerning the effectiveness of HTN treatment. Protection of the vital organ function is just as important, if not more so, than the blood pressure reading alone.
Underlying Issues of Hypertension
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Are you taking medications and wondered if they are the right ones for you?
If you have been taking them for a long time, have you been concerned that they might be adversely reacting with each other or taking a toll on your long-term health? Are the doses too high or too low?
Do you suffer from sleep problems, mood shifts or fatigue and ever wondered if these symptoms are side effects of your medications?
These are good questions that millions of responsible healthcare consumers ask, and now with genetic testing there is technology that can help you get some answers.
Tags: functional medicine, genetics, Dr. Gant
The Mind-Body Connection Lecture Series new talk:
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Time: 6:30-7:45 pm
Place: National Integrated Health Associates
5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20015
Presenter: Kuno Bachbauer, LMFT, CCEP, Dr. med. (Austria)
This lecture and mini-workshop will expound on what we have learned in the Mind-Body Connection series, but you do not have to have attended previous lectures to participate.
Please join us at any time- we never stop learning!
First, a Short Story
When I was in medical school in Vienna, Austria, our professors told us that the brain stops growing after 24 years of age. Whatever you have by then- that was what you would have for the rest of your life. I remember that this seemed very depressing and not quite acceptable to me. But what was I going to say in the face of my “God-in-the-white-coat” professors?
That particular limiting belief was held until only maybe 20 years ago, partly due to the findings of another Austrian, namely Nobel prize winner Eric Kandel, MD. He discovered how the brain learns. He and other neuroscientists developed an understanding of how Neuroplasticity works.
They created a truly amazing sea change in psychotherapy, bodywork, trauma science, memory, neurology and related fields that revolutionized what we are doing as practitioners! Please come to my free class to learn more about how this will benefit you.
PLEASE NOTE: My talks are highly “experiential” and that is why they are done live with those attending! We will do exercises and experiences. Because we learn better when the whole body and emotions are involved, my aim is that you can sense and feel the concepts I will teach. No prior experience is necessary.
A Quick Review- Starting with Resiliency
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Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient for your health at every age. In fact, the illnesses associated with vitamin D deficiency are numerous. Recent studies on vitamin D reveal the hazards of D-deficiency and the benefits by maintaining an optimum level:
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH is one of the most common ailments faced by men as they age.
In fact, 50% of all men between 50-60 years of age, 75% of men in their seventh decade of life, and 90% of men over 80 will be affected to some extent by changes in their prostate. While not a malignant progress (not cancer), BPH is characterized by increased growth of the prostate gland due to proliferation of the cells of this organ. As the prostate enlarges it compresses the urethra impeding the flow of urine out of the bladder during urination. This leads to the common lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) that bring men with BPH to the doctor.
Interestingly, while the symptoms of BPH can be very disturbing for men, the enlargement of the prostate may not represent a diseased state. In fact, the prostate goes through two cycles of growth, the first at puberty and the second beginning around the age of 25. This second cycle of growth continues for the rest of a man’s life and while some men do not experience symptoms due to this growth cycle, those with BPH can attribute their discomfort to this normal growth cycle.
Tags: natural medicine, men's health
