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* Neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, ALS, and Multiple Sclerosis have been shown to greatly benefit from IV antioxidant protocols that help heal the inflammation in the brain often found with these diseases.

 

* Chronic fatigue states such as Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Brain Fog have mitochondrial energy deficits shown to be helped when specific natural supplements are given intravenously.

 

* Many immune system and detoxification functions can be improved with IV protocols.

 

* A number of cancers are very responsive to IV nutritional therapies which can be used to help treat cancer as well as to improve tolerance of conventional cancer treatments.

 

* Some treatments involve 1-3 hour drips and others are 30 minute treatments, depending on the nutrient mix and concentration being infused. 

 

To name a few:

            IV Glutathione

            IV Alpha Lipoic Acid

            IV Vit C

            Amino Acid infusions

            Vitamin and Mineral drips

            Myers' Cocktail

Other Protocols for Energy and Immune System Function

 

We have a dedicated Infusion room that is relaxing and peaceful for all these therapies.

  

Dr. Marcel Hernandez has been trained in IV therapeutic protocols and will be offering treatments for those patients for whom treatments are appropriate and safe.

 

Phone now to get on the list for treatment consideration.  650-917-1121.  An initial 30-minute consultation and current blood test is required for existing patients.  A 90-minute first office call and blood test is required for new patients.  Space is limited to four people receiving treatments a day.

 

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Many people can both list and easily prepare the functional foods currently in vogue: avocados, blueberries, wild caught salmon, asparagus, artichokes, extra virgin olive oil, almonds, hemp and flax seeds, the darkest of chocolates. I thought I'd add a few words re other functional foods and recipes to try in the New Year.

 

Watercress is one of my ongoing favorites. Hippocrates, famous for his use of plant based medicine, referred to watercress as "the cure of cures".  Watercress is full of minerals, beta carotene, lutein, vitamin C and vitamin K. While it is possibly best known for its anti inflammatory properties, the sulphur content (higher than any other vegetable except horseradish) makes it a fabulous blood cleanser and liver remedy. It is a great herb for spring cleaning. Our favorite recipe is a simple one:  Use.chopped watercress with a dressing of equal parts lemon juice and olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. For additional help with liver detox, add in grated beets and grated carrots.

 

Cilantro is another food used for detoxification.  Cilantro is rich in iron and magnesium. Among many other medicinal uses, cilantro can stimulate digestion, and bind and transport heavy metals out of the body. We incorporate cilantro into many dishes. One of the choice ways people intake therapeutic amounts of cilantro is through cilantro pesto. Look online and you'll find many recipes. Here's one from www.healthynevertastedsogood.com 

 

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Cilantro Pesto Recipe

• *  4 cloves garlic (viral and bacterial)
• *  1/3 cup Brazil nuts (selenium)
• *  1/3 cup sunflower seeds (cysteine)
• *  1/3 cup pumpkin seeds (zinc, magnesium)
• *  2 cups packed fresh cilantro (detox)
• *  1/2 cup Italian parsley (detox)
• *  1/3 cup flaxseed oil (omega-3)
• *  1/3 cup coconut oil (anti fungal)
• *  1/8 t turmeric (cancer prevention and brain enhancer)
• *  4 tablespoons lemon juice (vitamin-C )
• *  Bragg's Liquid Aminos™

 

Process the cilantro, parsley, flax seed oil and coconut oil in a blender until finely chopped.

Add the garlic, nuts, and seeds, turmeric and lemon juice and mix until the mixture is finely blended into a puree paste.

Add a dash of Bragg's Liquid Aminos to taste and blend again.

Store in dark glass jars.

 

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Gaining in popularity, and readily available at Bay Area Farmer's markets, are fermented foods, already functional foods made more functional by the fermenting process. Beneficial bacteria are present in far greater numbers in fermented foods than in probiotic supplements. These bacteria enhance immunity and promote digestion. Think kefir, yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut, tempeh, raw organic apple cider vinegar.  Check out this website if you're interested in fermenting your own vegetables.  

 

Combinations of foods can also be impactful. Especially during acute respiratory ailments, we turn to soups with anti viral, mucolytic and immune stimulating ingredients such as onion, garlic, ginger and cayenne. Back in medical school we were given a recipe for an immune stimulating vegetarian soup, treasured and now revised. If you find you don't have time to prepare your own, try hot and sour soup from a favorite Chinese restaurant. Or, if you are a bone broth person, try loading your chicken or bone broth soup with the following very useful ingredients.

                          

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Immune System Soup Recipe

 

Coconut Oil

Shitake mushrooms and broth

Wakame seaweed

Onions

Garlic

Ginger

Bean Sprouts

Greens

Cayenne

Sea Salt

Lemon juice

 

Sautee onions in coconut oil until soft. Add minced garlic and ginger. Sautee for another minute or two. Add shitake broth or other vegetable broth. Or create or fortify your broth by throwing in dried shitake mushrooms and wakame seaweed. When the broth is ready, add bean sprouts and whatever greens you might have handy. Season with cayenne and sea salt.  Serve with a squeeze of lemon.

 

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One last, and very easy recipe comes to us from Parmahansa Yogananda, who proposed a lime water drink as nourishing to the nervous system.  Full of vitamin C, yet with an alkalinizing effect on the body, lime juice is anti inflammatory, dissolves uric acid, promotes digestion, reduces fever, strengthens the gums.  Yogananda suggested an early morning tonifying glass of water with lime juice sweetened with (raw organic local) honey. Quench your thirst and be well!

 

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Jane Hernandez, CCHT

 

 

I know this month's newsletter is about the ecstasy of food and the agony of wanting and having too much of it. There's a lot of advice out there that we have all tried but the thing we most need is how to get a handle on it once and for all. That's a particularly apt issue where the Dynamic Duo can help. Each can stand on its own quite successfully but together they pack a powerful punch. So what am I referring to? Why hypnotherapy and EFT (Tapping), of course.

 

Hypnotherapy is a temporary, altered state of consciousness that can help you focus on what you need to achieve for weight-loss success. First, the hypnotherapist helps the client discover what it is that is at the root of their problematic behaviors around food. These behaviors are programmed in your subconscious because of negative emotions due to people or events from the past. With hypnosis you're bypassing the conscious mind and going straight to your subconscious, where all your memories are, and feeding it with positive suggestions. Oh yes, the mind will continue to set up obstacles to prevent change but if you really want the benefits of change and believe it is possible...then it will be. What you are doing is changing your mindset.

 

According to the Mayo Clinic, when you're under hypnosis, your attention is highly focused and you're more responsive to suggestions - including behavior changes that can help you lose weight.

 

Then what about EFT (or Tapping), the second part of the Dynamic Duo? EFT on its own is very effective with addictive food cravings. The wonderful thing about it is that you can use it wherever you are. It's a tool that is easily learned and you can access it when cravings arise. The way EFT works is to clear energy blocks in your body that are caused by underlying emotions. By doing this your frustration is relieved and the craving diminished or eliminated. Perhaps Tapping might seem strange to people at first but once you experience it you "get" what it's all about. In research studies, EFT has been found to reduce cravings quickly and reliably. In one study (published in the peer-reviewed journal Integrative Medicine), EFT reduced cravings by 83%. Now, that's pretty good.

 

  It's not just about losing weight but about getting rid of your internal saboteur and creating a new relationship with food and your body. It's about living more honestly and happily with yourself. Here's the most powerful message about the Dynamic Duo: You are the one with the power to choose, will it be another piece of pie or the realization that you don't actually have to have it. Imagine that kind of freedom.

 

 

Jane sees clients at both Pacific Naturopathic in Mountain View  and at her private practice in Oakland.

 

 

 

 

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4 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon salt

black pepper

1/3 cup sour orange juice (or equal parts lemon and orange to equal 1/3 cup)

1 cup olive oil

3 tablespoons chopped sweet onion 

3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

 

Grind garlic and salt in mortar and pestle to make a paste.  Alternately, combine garlic and salt in a food processor until mixed and chopped.

 

Then, combine all ingredients except the parsley in a food processor or blender and blend lightly.  Add the finely chopped parsley and stir well.

 

Use as a marinade on meats, fish and poultry or as a dressing for salads and vegetables. 

 

Keeps for about a week in the fridge.

 

 

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Thermography is noninvasive and offers therapeutically useful information   Food choices impact every aspect of body functioning and wellness. Poor food choices promote inflammation, congest the lymph and impair the liver's ability to clear toxins and metabolize hormones.  On breast thermography, we then see inflammation (in the form of heat differentials between the breasts) and excess estrogen stimulation.      Thermal risk ratings radically improve when patients go on detox diets, choose anti inflammatory foods, and work with estrogen metabolism through liver work and functional food choices. Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables are high in D.I.M. (di indole methane), which helps convert estrogens to less inflammatory and non proliferative forms. Ground flax seeds enhance elimination of adverse metabolites, and also promote conversion of estrogen to estriol, an estrogen metabolite thought to be protective   We have often seen higher risk breast thermography readings convert to lower risk readings within three months with targeted dietary change.    ***     The cost to you of breast thermography is $225.   Find out more about thermography at Pacific Naturopathic at:   Thermography at Pacific Naturopathic

* Helps with fatigue, depression, brain fog,  memory problems, numbness and tingling in hands and feet and many other conditions.

* 5 minute appointment necessary.  Please phone 650-917-1121.  

* Available to established patients only.

* Only natural methylcobalamin used.

 

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Here's how it works. We will need to see a comprehensive blood test not older than three months. If you have a recent blood test, you will need to have one more lab test, a G6PD, to rule out a genetic condition that is a contraindication for IV therapy.  If you do not have a recent comprehensive blood test, we can order it for you.  

 

Next, you will need a short office visit before onset of treatments to determine if I.V. therapy is safe and appropriate for your needs.  Your unique personal protocol will be discussed with Pacific Naturopathic doctors and you can start IV therapy the same day as the office visit.

 

We offer a comfortable, quiet, peaceful atmosphere where you may read, work on your computer, listen to music or watch movies (with earphones), or just sit back and relax or nap. There is minimal discomfort.  You will be able to drive yourself to and from the appointment without any difficulty.

 

At first, we will only be able to accommodate a maximum of four people a day for treatments.  If you feel you may be helped with I.V. therapy, or would like to just explore the possibilities please phone to reserve your space soon.  

 

 

We are delighted to have found a far infrared sauna at a price most of us can afford.  

 

Dr. Connie enjoys the sauna between patients

We have long owned two far infrared saunas -- one at our home here in the Bay Area and one at our Hawaii retreat.  They are both big, bulky wooden structures that dominate the space they are in.

 

We have reached an arrangement with the manufacturer to distribute a high tech, state of the art portable far infrared sauna for a very reasonable price -- just $995 plus tax.  Shipping is free!

 

Like to try one before you invest? Easy...we have one in our office specifically for you to try out at no cost.  Just give a call, 917-1121, to make sure the room is free.

 

There are many reasons why a sauna is one of the best investments you can make for your health.  Click here to read about why we think this is a deal just too good to pass up.