Comprehensive Health Association

ALLERGY THERAPY

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ANTI-AGING THERAPY

Present Revolution in the Research of Aging

Introduction
The research of aging had been, until recently, confined to the study of aging of human cells in vitro (i.e. studying the aging of human cells "in the bottle" - instead of studying the aging of a real, living human body). For this reason, it is not surprising that very little has been done to combat the complexity of problems associated with "growing old".

Studies of human cells showed conclusively that it is not possible to prolong the life of human cells past about 120 years. We can state categorically that whoever makes claims to the contrary is either a well meaning fool or, much worse, a person who makes misleading claims deliberately - for reasons one can only speculate about.

The life of our cells cannot be prolonged past certain limit - this is the bad news. The good news is that our life itself can be significantly prolonged - and its quality can be dramatically improved - by applying the latest results of first-rate medical research in clinical practice.

All cells in our organism are controlled by the combined function of the three governing systems of the body: The central nervous system (the brain), the endocrine system (the glands) and the immune system (the spleen, thymus and other lymphoid tissues, the bone marrow and the circulating white cells in our blood). These three systems constantly communicate with each other in a never ending exchange of messages. The result of this communication determines every single process in our body: whether we are healthy or sick, whether we are happy or depressed - indeed, whether we live or die.

A cell is a very brilliant, a truly intelligent "personage". It functions like a huge compound of intricate factories, capable of producing thousands of substances as a response to some very specific chemical stimuli. It is capable of memorizing whole sequences of complicated information for later use - a real jewel in the crown of this universe.

On the surface of our cells there is a battery of molecules called "receptors" - intricately shaped openings to the center of cells - making each cell look like a pincushion. If a chemical molecule, which is specific for a particular receptor (i.e. which has exactly the same shape as the receptor's opening), enters the receptor and, through the receptor's "hole", reaches the center of the cell - the cell starts manufacturing various substances which can be either very beneficial to our health - or downright disastrous to us, causing disorganization, within the body, diseases, death.

We call these chemical messengers "ligands" (which means "binders") - and we are here specifically interested in one type of them - neuropeptides.

These neuropeptides flow ceaselessly through the extra cellular fluid which continually bathes all cells of the human body. Whenever particular neuropeptides find receptors on the surface of a cell which correspond to their shape, they slip through the receptors' openings right into the center of the cell - and a string of different chemical reactions burst out of the cell, producing whole range of changes throughout the organism.

Most of the time, i.e. in a healthy body, these bindings of receptors and neuropeptides result in a positive balance within the body - what we call homeostasis: our bodies have a natural tendency to produce a harmony among the myriad of interlocked systems constituting a human organism.

However, a real problem arises if one of the following three abnormal processes takes place:

When the receptors, essential for receiving positive signals (e.g. receptors which are essential for a successful defense of the body against foreign intruders), become blocked by various molecules of similar shape, preventing the "positive" peptides from entering the cell, very serious consequences can occur. For example, when fragments of the HIV protein, called gp120, burst into the extra cellular fluid and block some essential receptors on cells - such as the receptor for the very important natural peptide VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide) - the body's defenses literally crumble: the result of this mechanism is the feared complex of immune disorders generically called AIDS.
Virus can sometime use one of the receptors to "illegally" enter a cell, insert its own DNA into the cell - and replicate within the cell, safely protected there from body's own defenses as well as from any anti viral treatments - until it destroys the cell completely and cascades into the organism to cause various disorders, from transitory mild ailments all the way through to many serious, even fatal diseases.
For reasons only partially understood at the present, the body sometime produces sort of "rogue neuropeptides" - molecules which enter the receptors on the immune cells and cause the cells to produce antibodies against the organism's own tissues. This mechanism is responsible for variety of serious progressive diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis and many other ills of mankind.

The human organism has a tremendous capacity for self-repair - a capacity which is literally mind-boggling. There are many theories attempting to explain why this capacity declines with age. However, whatever their differences, all the theoreticians agree that this ability to continuously repair damages to cells and organs indeed does progressively decrease with age - with resulting deterioration of the quality of life, dramatic increase in onsets of various diseases - and eventually in shortening of life span.

For a clinician, the proliferation of hypotheses is relatively unimportant. What is of paramount importance to both doctors and patients is the question whether the results of the latest research could be utilized for practical reversal of the progressive decline of the whole organism - which is otherwise irreversibly associated with the process of aging.

Reversing the Symptoms and Signs of Aging
Research of the biochemical causes of aging - and discovery of new methods how to reverse this process - make it now possible to eliminate many symptoms and signs of aging. Application of these new methods also results in a dramatic decrease of diseases caused by the process of aging.

More than 25 years ago, a small group of medical researchers on three continents commenced a coordinated effort to understand the biochemical changes associated with aging.

The first problem had been to find out which specific processes in the human body cause the typical problems associated with aging. In order to answer this fundamental question, the researchers first analyzed the blood samples of some 6000 people of older age group - and compared the findings with the results of blood analyses from 6000 people of much younger age group.

The results of this study showed some marked differences between the two groups. Some neuropeptides which are plentiful among the younger subjects are noticeably less abundant in the older people. Other neuropeptides are present among the older group in much higher numbers than they are among the younger people.

As a result of these changes in levels and functions of neuropeptides (and also differences in several other bodily mechanisms), the people belonging to the "older group" develop in their bodies high levers of unwanted antibodies - substances which keep ceaselessly attaching their own tissues such as the thyroid gland, sexual glands, pancreas, lung tissues, heart and blood vessels, liver, the lining of stomach and bowels, T-lymphocytes (the white blood cells responsible for defense of the body against foreign intruders), the joints, the kidney tissues, several parts of the brain etc.

The combined effect of these unwanted antibodies and deficiencies of certain essential neuropeptides and other substances produce the complex of symptoms and signs we call "aging":

Older people have the tendency to put on weight, or, on the contrary, suffer from a lack of appetite; they become sluggish, lacking their precious energy; they have difficulties tolerating sugar; their sexual potency decreases - some even become impotent; they become stiff, especially in the morning - some have tendency to break their bones; they experience shortness of breath, often suffer from palpitations and other heart problems; they experience chronic constipation, anemia, urinary problems, depression, forgetfulness etc.
Our research team had investigated every single detectable chemical abnormality in the bodies of the "aging group" - for over twenty years - before applying their findings clinically. At the end, a clear sort of "map" emerged, showing conclusively not only what was happening in the bodies of the studied people - but also why.
The next - and the most important - step was finding out how to eliminate the biochemical changes which cause the dramatic decrease in life quality of aging people - as well as how to eliminate or prevent the frequent diseases of aging people, which often result in unnecessary shortening of their lives.

It would require thousands of pages to explain, at least in simple terms, all the intriguing processes finally utilized in this new methodology of practical reversal of many of the symptoms and signs of aging.

We will mention here just a small example: one of the grave signs associated with aging is the lack of thirst and a disproportional loss of water (through breathing etc.) - resulting eventually in a dangerous chronic deficit of water in the body (a situation typical to almost every older person). This water imbalance sooner or later causes a number of serious disorders, ensuing in urinary tract problems, kidney malfunctions, anemia, uremia, mental impairment and, sometimes, renal failure and death.

After many years of having tried in vain to understand this process, the researchers finally discovered that older people have low levels of an important peptide-hormone, angiotensin, which is responsible for the urge to drink and for preserving water in a body - and another small part of the complex puzzle has been solved...

The desire to escape the natural process of aging is as old as humankind itself. Ancient fairy tales tell us all about the magical "fountain of youth", alchemists of the middle ages endlessly searched for their "elixir of life" - and Dr Faust was willing to sell his soul for at least a temporary escape from the limitations of old age.

Unfortunately, cellular aging is irreversible - and no "fountain of youth" or "elixir of life" is going to alter this fact. However, the "governing systems" of our bodies - which control each individual cell - can be positively influenced - and this intervention can produce results to cells and bodies which can be truly "magical".

It was unequivocally demonstrated that the multifaceted malfunctions of these "governing systems" (malfunctions which inevitably occur, and keep progressing, with growing age) - and not merely the cellular aging of organs - are the real cause of most of the problems experienced by aging people.

The new approach to reversing the symptoms and signs associated with aging, which is the subject of this article, can only address the various manifestations of aging - but it can also target the most subtle molecular changes which are responsible for the process of aging itself.

The years of theoretical research not only illuminated the underlying causes of various pathological manifestations in aging organisms but, for the first time in medical history, also resulted in a practical method of dealing with these pathological manifestations.

Solutions of Peptides addressing this complex of "deviation from normal", which exists in aging organisms, had been finally developed. They had been first applied in human clinical trials conducted in several European countries just over five years ago.

The results of some 6000 treatments administered to the participants on these trials were evaluated during and after the five years clinical study. It was ascertained that these specific Solutions of Peptides are:

Almost completely non-toxic to humans and animals if administered correctly, producing no serious side-effects whatsoever: No treatment throughout the five years period had to be stopped owing to any serious undesirable side-effects.
Extremely effective in reversing the signs and symptoms commonly associated with aging: Scores of people, previously severely limited by "problems of advanced age", some of them fully dependent on other people for day-to-day living, marked improved to the point of becoming completely independent again. The elimination of pain, increased energy and vitality etc. of the study group of patients were remarkable.
Affordable and very easy to administer - by one small intra muscular injection once a month with no other medication necessary. The elimination of the various side-effects, produced by the usually batteries of pharmaceuticals, routinely swallowed by people in this age category, results by itself in a striking improvement of the quality of their life:

The application of the Solutions of Peptides allow people to stop moving in the vicious circle of being perpetually under the influence of various medicaments - with their plethora of side effects and all the long term damages to their organism - damages necessitating further pharmacological intervention - etc. etc. - until death.

Instead of endlessly covering different symptoms with the use of various toxic means, it will be now possible to address the very roots of the problems of aging people by using a method which is immediately effective, highly specific and completely natural.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THESE SOLUTIONS OF PEPTIDES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CLINIC.
IF THIS INTERESTS YOU PLEASE CONTACT US.
(713) 932-0552.

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CHELATION THERAPY

Chelation Therapy is a cost-efficient, extremely safe, non-invasive alternative to By-Pass surgery and other complications of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) such as stroke, coronary artery disease (angina pectoris), heart attack and gangrene

This reduces/reverses hardening all over the body and improves body function without serious consequences and no fatalities. There is new hope of recovery for victims of these and numerous related diseases. Despite what you may have heard from other sources, EDTA chelation therapy, administered by a properly trained physician and given in conjunction with lifestyle and dietary changes with specialized nutritional supplements, is an option to be seriously considered by persons suffering from coronary artery disease, cerebral vascular disease, brain disorders resulting from circulatory disturbances, generalized atherosclerosis and related ailments which lead to senility and accelerated physical decline

Clinical benefits from chelation therapy vary with the total number of treatments received and with severity of the condition being treated. More than 75 percent of patients treated have shown significant improvement from chelation therapy. More than 90 percent of patients receiving 35 or more treatments have benefited when they have also corrected dietary, exercise and smoking habits, which are known to aggravate occlusive arterial disease. Symptoms improve, blood flow to diseased organs increases, need for medication decreases and, most importantly, the quality of life becomes much more enjoyable.

When patients first hear about or consider EDTA chelation therapy, they normally have lots of questions. Undoubtedly you do, too. Here are the answers to those most commonly asked questions, explained in non-technical language.

What is "Chelation"?
Chelation (pronounced KEY-LAY-SHUN) is the chemical process by which a metal or mineral (such as lead, mercury, copper, iron, arsenic, aluminum, calcium, etc.) is bonded to another substance. It is a natural process, basic to life itself. Chelation is one mechanism by which such common substances as aspirin, antibiotics, vitamins, minerals and trace elements work in the body. Hemoglobin, the red pigment in blood which carries oxygen, is a chelation of iron..

What is "Chelation" as a medical therapy?
Chelation is a treatment by which a man-made amino acid called ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (commonly abbreviated to EDTA) is administered to a patient intravenously, prescribed by and under the supervision of a fully licensed physician (possessing a M.D. or D.O. degree). The fluid containing EDTA is infused through a small needle placed in the vein of a patient's arm. The EDTA in solution bonds with metals in the body and carries them away in the urine. Abnormally situated nutritional metals, which speed free radical damage, and toxic metals, such as lead, are most easily removed by EDTA.

Is it done just once?
On the contrary, chelation therapy is a course of treatments which usually consists of anywhere from 20 to 50 separate infusions, depending on each patient's individual status. Thirty treatments is the average number required for definite benefit in patients with symptoms of arterial blockage. Some patients eventually receive more than 100 infusions. Each treatment takes from three to four hours or longer and patients normally receive one or more treatments each week. Over a period of time, these injections halt the progress of the free radical disease, which is the underlying condition triggering the development of atherosclerosis-and many other degenerative diseases of aging-giving the body time to heal and time to restore blood flow through diseased blood vessels. After several months these injections bring profound improvement to many metabolic and physiologic processes in the body. The body's regulation of calcium and cholesterol is improved by normalizing the internal chemistry of cells.

Chelation benefits every blood vessel in the body, from the largest to the tiniest capillaries and arterioles, most of which are far too small for surgical treatment or are deep within the brain and other vital organs where they cannot be safely reached by surgery. In many patients, the smallest blood vessels are the most severely diseased. The benefits of chelation occur from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet, not just in short segments of a few large arteries which can be bypassed or opened by other invasive treatments.

Do you have to go to a hospital to be chelated?
No. In most cases, it is an out-patient treatment available in a physician's office or clinic

Does it hurt? What does it feel like to be chelated?
Being "chelated" is quite a different experience from other medical treatments. There is no pain, and in most cases, very little discomfort. Patients are seated in reclining chairs and can read, nap, watch TV, do needlework or chat with other patients while the fluid containing the EDTA flows into their veins. If necessary, patients can walk around. They can visit the restroom, eat and drink as they desire, or make telephone calls, being careful not to dislodge the needle attached to the intravenous infusion they carry with them.

Are there risks-or unpleasant side effects?
EDTA is relatively non-toxic and risk-free, especially when compared with other treatments. The risk of serious side effects, when properly administered, is less than 1 in 10,000 patients treated. By comparison, the overall death rate as a direct result of bypass is approximately 3 out of every 100 patients undergoing surgery, varying with the hospital and the operating team. The incidence of other serious complications following surgery is much higher, including heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, permanent brain damage with personality changes and prolonged pain. Chelation is more than 300 times safer than bypass surgery.

Occasionally, patients may suffer minor discomfort at the site where the needle enters the vein. Some temporarily experience mild nausea, dizziness, or headache as an immediate aftermath of treatment, but in the vast majority of cases, these minor symptoms are easily relieved. When properly administered by a physician expert in this type of therapy, chelation is as safe as taking aspirin. Patients routinely drive themselves home after treatment with no difficulty.

If EDTA is given too rapidly or in too large a dose it may cause harmful side effects, just as an overdose of any other medicine ca be dangerous. Reports of serious and even rare fatal complications have stemmed from excessive doses of EDTA, improperly administered. If you choose a physician with proper training and experience, who is an expert in the use of EDTA, the risk of chelation therapy will be kept to a very low level. The International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM) and The American Board of Chelation Therapy (ABCT) examines physicians for competence in the specialized field of chelation therapy.

While it has often been stated that EDTA chelation therapy is damaging to the kidneys, the newest research (in one study consisting of kidney function tests done on 383 consecutive chelation patients, before and after treatment with EDTA for chronic degenerative diseases) indicates the reverse is often true. On the average, there is significant improvement in kidney function following chelation. An occasional patient may be unduly sensitive, however, and physicians expert in chelation monitor kidney function very closely to avoid overloading the kidneys. Treatments must be given more slowly and less frequently if kidney function is not normal. Patients with some types of severe kidney problems should not receive EDTA.

What types of examinations and testing must be done prior to beginning chelation therapy? Prior to commencing a course of chelation therapy a complete medical history must be obtained. A detailed listing of diet will be analyzed for nutritional adequacy and balance. Copies of pertinent medical records and summaries of hospital admissions will be obtained. A thorough head-to-toe, physical examination will be performed. A complete list of current medications will be recorded, including the time and strength of each dose. Special note will be made of any allergies.

Blood and urine specimens will be obtained for a battery of tests to insure that no conditions exist which may be worsened by chelation therapy. An electrocardiogram and chest x-ray will be ordered. A hair specimen will be tested for tissue levels of various nutritional and toxic metals. Noninvasive tests will be performed, as medically indicated, to determine the status of arterial blood flow prior to therapy. A consultation with other medical specialists may be requested. Follow-up examinations and testing will be performed at regular intervals during and after therapy.

Is chelation therapy new?
Not at all. It's earliest application with humans was during World War II when the British used another chelating agent, British Anti-Lewesite (BAL), as a poison gas antidote. BAL is still used today in medicine.

EDTA was first introduced into medicine in the United States in 1948 as a treatment for industrial workers suffering from lead poisoning in a battery factory. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Navy advocated chelation therapy for sailors who had absorbed lead while painting government ships and dock facilities. Physicians then observed that adults receiving EDTA chelation treatments who had atherosclerosis also experienced health improvements-diminished angina, better memory, sight, hearing, sense of smell and increased vigor. A number of physicians then began to treat individuals suffering from occlusive vascular conditions with chelation therapy and reported consistent improvements.

Chelation therapy remains the undisputed treatment-of-choice for lead poisoning, even in children with toxic accumulations of lead in their bodies as a result of eating leaded paint from toys, cribs or walls.

But from 1964 on, despite continued documentation of its benefits and the development of refined treatment methods, the use of chelation for the treatment of arterial disease has been the subject of controversy.

Is it legal?
Absolutely. There is no legal prohibition against a licensed physician (M.D. or D.O.) using chelation therapy for whatever conditions he deems it to be correct, even though the drug involved, EDTA, does not yet have atherosclerosis listed as an indication on the FDA-approved package insert. The FDA does not regulate the practice of medicine, but merely approves marketing, labeling and advertising claims for drugs and devices in interstate commerce.

It costs millions of dollars to perform the required research and to provide the FDA with documentation for a new drug claim, or even to add a new use to marketing brochures of a long established medicine like EDTA. Physicians routinely prescribe medicines for conditions not yet included on FDA approved advertising and marketing literature.

Several respected physician organizations sponsor educational courses in the proper and safe use of intravenous EDTA chelation. The American College of Advancement in Medicine publishes a physicians' protocol for the safe and effective method of treatment with EDTA. This protocol is used in training courses and in a certification program for chelating physicians. ACAM's educational programs for physicians, followed by oral and written examinations, lead to credentials which certify demonstrated competence in the proper use of EDTA chelation therapy.

On the question of legality the interpretation of laws pertaining to "informed consent" is evolving in the courts and it is now possible that a physician who withholds information about the availability of other treatment choices, such as chelation therapy, prior to performing vascular surgery (along with all other treatment modalities) could be found legally liable. Withholding information about a different form of treatment may be tantamount to medical malpractice, if as a result, a patient is deprived of possible benefit. Thus, it is the doctors who refuse to recognize and inform their patients of chelation who are risking legal liability-not those chelating physicians who provide an innovative treatment which they feel to be the safest, the most effective and the least expensive for many of their patients.

What proof do you have that it works?
Physicians with extensive experience in the use of chelation therapy observe dramatic improvement in the vast majority of their patients. They see angina routinely relieved, patients who suffered searing chest pains when walking only a short distance are frequently able to return to normal, productive living after undergoing chelation. Far more dramatic, but equally common, is seeing diabetic ulcers and gangrenous feet heal. Many individuals who had been told that their limbs would have to be amputated because of gangrene are thrilled to watch their feet heal with chelation, although some areas of dead tissue may have to be trimmed away surgically. The approximately 1,000 American physicians practicing chelation therapy have countless files to prove they are able to reverse serious cases of arterial disease. Men and women often arrive at their offices near death with diseases caused by blocked arteries. Weeks or months later, they're remarkably improved. There is a wealth of evidence from clinical experience that symptoms of reduced blood flow improve in more than 75 percent of patients treated.

In addition, several research studies have been published with results of before-and-after diagnostic tests using radioisotopes which prove statistically that blood flow improves following chelation. Copies of those published reports are available from ACAM, (refer to the order blank at the end of this booklet). Regardless of blood flow studies, if claudication is relieved if angina becomes less bothersome, and if physical endurance or mental acuity improves, such benefits would be quite enough to justify EDTA chelation therapy. Quality of life and relief of symptoms are far more important than the results of laboratory tests.

What does it cost?
A course of treatment for a patient with advanced hardening of the arteries generally requires from six weeks to six months and costs up to $3,000 or more for 30 treatments. This is considerably less than bypass surgery which often costs over $35,000. A person who receives fewer treatments for preventative benefits can expect to pay approximately $100 for each 3 to 4 hour treatment, including the associated kidney test.

What about bypass surgery?
Coronary artery bypass surgery, the popularly-prescribed procedure in which occluded portions of major coronary arteries are bypassed with grafts from a patient's leg veins, has never been proven by properly controlled studies to offer an advantage over non-surgical treatments, other than relief of pain in a minority of patients who cannot be controlled with medicine. It has even been suggested that the relief of pain following surgery might result from the cutting of nerve fibers which carry pain impulses from the heart and which also stimulate spasm of coronary arteries. It is not possible to perform bypass surgery without interrupting those nerves.

Indeed, the most recent research suggests that many of the 200,000 or more bypasses and other invasive procedures performed each year for the relief of pain and other symptoms brought on by clogged or blocked arteries are not necessary. A good case against rushing into surgery is made by the findings of a ten-year, $24 million study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which compared post-operative survival rates of "bypassed" patients with a matched group of equally diseased patients treated non-surgically.

The study uncovered no additional benefits for most patients who had been operated upon, compared with non-surgical therapy. It is important to note that the non-surgical therapy reported in that study did not include either chelation therapy or the new calcium blocker drugs, and that only half of the patients received beta blocker drugs. Having surgery didn't improve their chances to live longer, live healthier live better, or enjoy life more, when the results were statistically analyzed. The incidence of heart attacks (myocardial infarction) and both employment and recreational status were the same in patients treated surgically and non-surgically, even without using chelation therapy for the non-surgical treatment group.

Most important, cardiovascular surgery does nothing to arrest or reverse the underlying disease which exists in varying degrees throughout the body. It is at best a piecemeal "cure" for a system-wide problem. Bypassing a restricted portion of the body's blood vessels can have little lasting benefit when the same degenerating condition which caused the most extreme blockage at one or two sites must of necessity be taking place everywhere, throughout the circulatory network.

One thing the general public is not fully aware of is that many people who have one bypass operation later have a second bypass. Sometimes the blood vessels that weren't bypassed become clogged; sometimes the transplanted vessels used in the first graft become filled with new plaque; sometimes the transplants malfunction or turn out to be too small for the job. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that by ten years after surgery, grafted vessels had closed in 40 percent of patients, and in the remaining 60 percent, half developed further coronary narrowing. Once you've had a bypass, your chances of having another go up about five percent a year. After five years, some specialists estimate, your chances of receiving a second operation could be and high as 30 to 40 percent. And some patients go on to even a third operation or more. And approximately 2 to 3 out of every 100 patients undergoing bypass surgery die as a result of the procedure-even more if they are severely ill at the time of surgery. The balloon treatments and other invasive procedures to open arteries are also risky.

Chelation patients are frequently able to return to work and to resume their sports and other activities, without the need to undergo surgery. Chelation is equally as effective in patients who have previously undergone one or more bypass operations or balloon procedures. If they stay on a proper diet, exercise regularly, continue to take the prescribed program of nutritional supplements and receive periodic maintenance chelation treatments (monthly, more or less, depending on the severity of the underlying medical diagnosis) they can usually go many years without suffering further heart attacks, strokes, senility or gangrenous extremities.

If you, like most people eager for additional information about chelation therapy, have been told you have advanced arterial disease, you may have been advised to have vascular surgery, If so, it is essential for you to understand the nature of your disease and all possible treatment choices, before you can make an intelligent decision concerning the various options. Even if chelation and other nonsurgical therapies should fail, bypass still remains a choice.

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COLON HYDROTHERAPY

Healing takes place "from the inside out." Health of the colon contributes significantly to our total body health. Bowel cleansing rids the body of chronic and degenerative disease conditions. Colon Hydrotherapy not only improves bowel health and quickens bowel transit time, but it helps to reduce the incidence of bowel-related diseases elsewhere in the body. By cleansing the colon of impacted and putrefied waste matter on a regular basis, high colonic irrigation offers relief from a variety of disturbances such as: chronic fatigue, excessive gas, headaches, irritability, depression, skin problems (psoriasis), lethargy, constipation, chronic diarrhea, parasites, yeast infections, colds and flu, distended abdomen, bad breath, insomnia, and allergies.

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FAR INFRARED Sauna Therapy

THERMAL LIFE SAUNAS VS TRADITIONAL HIGH HEAT SAUNAS... Traditional heat saunas operate at temperatures of 180ºF to 220ºF. Most people cannot tolerate this high temperature for very long and it causes the mucous membranes to dry out. This is why water or steam is introduced. Patients use the far infrared saunas at between 100ºF and 130ºF. This feels like a warm dry room and the perspiration characteristics are significantly improved. Not only does the perspiration contain more toxins and less water but also more toxins will be expelled out through your kidneys, liver and even hair due to "resonant absorption".

Benefits Received from FAR INFRARED Sauna Therapy Include

ELIMINATE HARMFUL TOXINS... Take the detoxifying load off your liver and kidneys by the direct elimination of toxins through the skin. Two to three times more sweat is produced in the far infrared sauna than is possible in conventional hot air saunas. Greater detoxification of heavy metals is achieved, including: lead, mercury, aluminum, cadmium, and fat-soluble toxins. The combination of "resonant absorption" and low heat makes this the detox method of choice for chronically ill patients as well as those that are well and wish to stay that way by reducing their "toxic burden".

REMARKABLE PAIN RELIEF... Deep heat helps blood vessels dilate, bringing relief and healing to muscle and soft tissue injuries. Increased blood circulation carries off metabolic waste products and delivers oxygen rich blood to oxygen depleted muscles, so they recover faster. In Europe, radiant heat therapy is widely used to treat patients suffering from many forms of arthritis. Far infrared therapy in Japan has been effective in providing pain relief with those suffering from bursitis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, headache, sprains, strains, and many other muscular-skeletal ailments. Much of the stiffness and soreness that comes with aging is reduced or eliminated in the infrared saunas.

BURNING CALORIES, CONTROLLING WEIGHT AND REMOVING CELLULITE... Although weight loss due to perspiration (water loss) is quickly regained, sending more blood to the capillaries and converting fats and carbohydrates results in as much as 600 calories burned during one short sauna session. That's as many calories as you would burn rowing for 30 minutes. Weight loss occurs because body fat becomes water soluble at 110ºF and the body can sweat it out, this includes cellulite, the gel-like lumps of fat, water and debris trapped in pockets beneath the skin.

CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING... The body's natural reaction to heat is to cool itself. It does this by diverting blood from internal organs to the extremities and skin. This increases heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate. Medical research indicates that use of a Far Infrared Sauna therapy may be as effective a means of cardiovascular conditioning as regular exercise. This is especially important to those individuals who are not physically capable of exercising. NASA concluded in the 1980's that far infrared stimulation is the ideal way for astronauts to maintain cardiovascular conditioning during long space flights.

BOOSTS IMMUNE RESPONSE... This radiant therapy may shorten your recovery time colds and flus and improve the immune response. A typical sauna session will cause a brief increase in body temperature. Fever is the body's defense against bacteria, microbes and consequent infection. This beneficial side effect triggers the production of white blood cells (leukocytes) by your bone marrow and killer T cells by your thymus. The result is immune system improvement.

IMPROVES SKIN... The profuse sweating achieved carries off deeply imbedded impurities and dead skin cells, leaving the skin glowing and immaculately clean. Skin tone and elasticity are improved. It has been shown to relieve acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns and also removes roughness.

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HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD THERAPY

It's a Toxic World
Today more than 77,000 chemicals are in active production in this country. Our exposure to these chemicals is greater than at any time since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. More than 3,000 chemicals are added to our food supply, more than 10,000 chemicals in the form of solvents, emulsifiers and preservatives are used in food processing and storage. When ingested these chemicals can remain in the body for years, altering our metabolism, causing enzyme dysfunction and nutritional deficiencies, creating hormonal imbalances and lowering our threshold of resistance to chronic disease. We are continually subjected to poor air quality, chemically contaminated food and water, household cleansers, paint fumes, pharmaceutical drugs, pesticides, heavy metals (including mercury) and the list goes on and on. Today, studies show that most of us have between 400 and 800 chemical residues stored in the fat cells of our bodies. These chemicals and heavy metals make up the "total toxic burden". When our bodies exceed the limit that we can excrete, we begin to store these toxins. This bioaccumulation seriously compromises our physiological and psychological health and leads to chronic disease.

Toxicity Symptoms
The following symptoms are often related to toxicity: allergies, acne, anxiety, burning skin, brain fog, chronic fatigue, chemical sensitivities, depression, eczema, frequent colds or flu, feeling "sick all over", insomnia, loss of dexterity, low body temperature, memory loss, mood swings, muscle and joint pains and poor concentration.

Methods of eliminating toxins in the body are few, they include the urine, feces, perspiration, and respiration. When the liver, kidneys and lungs have been damaged by chronic exposure to environmental toxins our ability to rid our bodies of toxins becomes severely limited. The good news is through various methods we can cleanse the liver and kidneys, which will help us, address future toxins. We also are able to help you eliminate the fat-stored (lipophilic) toxins and heavy metals stored in connective tissue and the brain.

For more information on Mercury overload please read Mercury on the Mind by Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD at www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller14.html

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LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE THERAPY

Lymphatic drainage massage is a profound technique to help increase lymph flow. With an increase of lymph, flow immune function is increased. Harmful substances are removed from the tissues and neutralized in the nodes. Lymphatic drainage can be applied to clients who are suffering from a lack of energy, or a sluggish immune system. It has been shown that an increase in lymph flow stimulates an increased production of lymphocytes- enhancing immune function. Not only is lymphatic drainage useful for sports injuries, but it can also help scars. Lymph work has been shown to help the scarring process by enhancing circulation and immunity. As the lymph flow around the scar is increased, lymph vessels that have been damaged are stimulated to heal, and the increased lymph flow also draws away toxins, improving the health of the tissues.

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NUTRITIONAL THERAPY

Nutritional, intravenous therapies of vitamins and minerals replenish those lost in chronic digestive disorders as well as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer and candida to mention a few. This therapy is cost effective, and beneficial to the body without the side effects of prescription drugs.

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OXIDATIVE THERAPY

Oxygen is a key to life we cannot live without. All body processes require this precious gas in the utilization of food and the production of energy. We have the ability to raise the internal amount of oxygen to levels which stimulate the immune system and purify our bodies from viruses, bacteria and fungi.

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RECONSTRUCTIVE THERAPY

Ligaments are the primary stabilizing structures of bones in the spine and joints (muscles move the joints). Ligaments become lax with age and/or trauma, and involved joints including the spine, become painful. Surgery is often recommended but re-constructive non-invasive therapy to strengthen and shorten ligaments often obviates the need for surgery.

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