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In This Issue
- Integrative Therapies for PTSD
- Natural Therapies: Cardiologists Examine Alternatives to Halt High Blood Pressure
- Annoucement
- Healthy recipe for September: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
- Quotes of the Month
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Annoucement:
Welcome, Paul!
We welcome Paul Cybularz to our team at Bryn Mawr office and the Philadelphia office. Paul is a Nationally Board Certified Practitioner of Oriental Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist.
With a background in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics as well as a Masters in Oriental Medicine, Paul helps his patients return to health by offering a uniquely encompassing approach to healing which includes the use of Acupuncture, Herbal Therapy, Lifestyle Consultation; as well as manual therapies such as Tui Na Cupping, and Gua Sha.
Massage and Reiki Now Available
Therupeutic Massage and Reiki are now being offered in our Mt. Laurel Office. Our massage therapist, Maggie Kaufmann, has been practicing for five years and is licensed in both New York and New Jersey. She has advanced training in neck issues and is a certified yoga instructor and a Reiki Master. She offers massage services including relaxation and medical/therapeutic treatments to customize to your needs. Please call our office at 856-802-6888 for more information.
Dr. Jingduan Yang will present a Chinese Medicine workshop at the University of Arizona Oct. 7-8
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Quotes of the Month
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
- Miguel de Cervantes
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
- Audrey Hepburn
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Give the Gift of Health
May we suggest the following:
$50 - mini facial
$80 - facial
$80 - massage
$50 - reflexology
Gift Certificates may be purchased throughout the year. Call 856.802.6888 for further details.
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Integrative Therapies for PTSD
by Jingduan Yang, MD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that some people suffer after seeing or living through dangerous events that generate fear. This fear triggers fight-or-flight responses to defend against the danger or to avoid it.
In PTSD, this reaction is generalized and sustained. As a result, people who have PTSD may feel stressed or frightened even when they're no longer in danger.
People with PTSD may have the following symptoms:
ˇ Flashbacks: reliving the trauma repeatedly, including physical symptoms such as a racing heart, sweating, nightmares, and frightening thoughts. Anything that reminds a person of the event, such as thoughts, words, objects, or similar situations can trigger these flashbacks.
ˇ Avoidance: avoiding places, events, or objects that are reminders of the experience; feeling emotionally numb; a strong sense of guilt; depression; worry; losing interests in previously enjoyed activities; and having trouble recalling the dangerous event or trauma.
ˇ Hyperarousal: being easily startled, feeling tense or anxious, having difficulty sleeping, or having angry outbursts.
Read the full article
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Mistletoe. Mistletoe extract, used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat hypertension, was identified as a potential treatment. |
Natural Therapies: Cardiologists Examine Alternatives to Halt High Blood Pressure
"Right now we're seeing a cultural shift where an increasing number of people want to avoid standard pharmaceuticals," said Bisognano, professor of Medicine and director of Outpatient Cardiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. "We're also seeing a growing number of patients who require a large number of drugs to control their blood pressure and are looking for something else to help manage it."
In an effort to better educate health care professionals and patients, Bisognano and Kevin Woolf, M.D., a cardiology fellow at the Medical Center, conducted the most comprehensive review to date of the evidence behind a wide range of non-drug interventions for the treatment of high blood pressure. The review is featured in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
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 Healthy recipe for September:
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
By: ProgressoŽ
"Here's a rich soup for an autumn day--winter squash is roasted and pureed and blended into a creamy broth seasoned with cinnamon and roasted coriander."
Ingredients
Roasted Winter Squash:
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups raw winter squash (butternut, hubbard, acorn)
Salt and pepperSoup:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup diced onion (1/4-inch)
1/4 cup diced celery (1/4-inch)
1/4 cup diced carrot (1/4-inch)
1 cinnamon stick
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 (32 ounce) carton ProgressoŽ chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon ground toasted coriander (optional)
Roasted Winter Squash (above)
1/2 cup half-and-half, if desired* (optional)
2 tablespoons toasted pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup ProgressoŽ plain Panko crispy bread crumbs, toasted light brown in saute pan over medium heat
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