Friday, April 12, 2013

Are you convinced no doctor can help you? Think again!

How do the healing methods (non-pharmaceutical) of the Hansa Center measure up to serious "incurable" illnesses? 



Abstract

Background and Objectives: Few reviews have examined the overall effectiveness of a complete treatment philosophy upon the suffering of the chronically ill whose only inclusion requirement to be in the study is that nothing they have done in the conventional or alternative medicine treatment philosophies had ever provided any relief. This case review used a daily interview approach to examine the improvements experienced in the wide range of symptoms after 5 and 10 days of the various tailored treatments and therapies unique to the healing philosophy of American Biological Medicine (ABM) as performed at the Hansa Center for Optimum Health in Wichita, Kansas.

Goals: The goal of this study is to take participants through a maximally applied knowledge and effort to restore the functional and structural integrity of the entire human organism, as opposed to the minimum effort and reductionist philosophies of conventional medicine.

The goal is to document the rapid relief that is possible even in cases that had not responded to any natural or conventional medicine. The ultimate goal in Biological Medicine’s philosophy of treatment is to restore health in order to provide  lasting improvement, although the long-term tracking of improvements is outside of the parameters of this report.

Methods: Twenty-nine individuals experiencing diverse chronic unresponsive symptoms were accepted for participation and completed the full 2-week protocol.  The treatment protocol included ten days (Monday through Friday) for two straight weeks. Each day included at least one hour of one-on-one doctor treatments and approximately four additional hours of therapies.

The group reported a total of 385 symptoms. Although every participant in this study had previously received classical diagnosis of several named diseases, it is not the philosophy of American Biological Medicine to diagnose and treat named diseases.  American Biological Medicine specializes in restoring health and functional integrity to the entire human being, using all the sciences, and from this stance the various symptoms are improved.

Statistics were gathered after completing five days and ten days of treatments.

This non-sham, non-blinded, in-house study was conducted and results compiled and reported from daily interviews of the participants by the attending doctor .

American Biological Medicine is unique in its healthcare philosophy in that it encompasses the knowledge of the complete interconnectedness of all the body systems, as well as the concept of the body being set up on somewhat dedicated circuits with each organ sharing an energetic connection with specific glands, neurological tissues, joints, muscles, and emotions. As such, anything that goes wrong along any aspect of one of these circuits will cause the entire circuit to suffer a decrease in functional integrity. 

American Biological Medicine is also unique in that it views all the healing sciences, techniques, and technologies as tools that are to be skillfully and synergistically implemented within each office visit by the doctor.  The more various healing tools a doctor can bring to bear on a case the more likely it is that they will have the correct tool for the task at hand.  The knowledge level of the doctor of ABM enables all of the various treatment modalities to be used dynamically by the attending doctor under one roof.

The AMB doctor seeks to utilize the correct tools for the condition at hand., applying virtually all the various treatments himself dynamically as determined by his testing. Doctors specializing in ABM are trained to have mastery of physical medicine, radiological and conventional laboratory testing, nutritional and energy medicine, and all of the natural life and healing sciences. The goal of each doctor treatment is to identify and address any issue that may be interfering with the body’s own ability to heal. Each treatment is applied with the understanding that it must work with the body’s own wisdom and design and each treatment, whether manual, energetic, or nutritive must work synergistically with each other and synergistically with the efforts of the body, without harming or disrupting any aspect of the human organism. The true restoration of health of any aspect of the human organism is addressed in ABM, no matter how remote the issue is to the area in which the symptoms are being experienced.

The testing protocol used the dynamic adjunctive testing techniques of American Biological Medicine, to include BioResonance Scanning, Computerized Regulation Thermography, Tongue and eye diagnostics, physical examination, neurological and orthopedic testing. 

Treatments included one hour per day utilizing but not limited to, dynamic testing to systematically align all body systems, electromagnetic field balancing, neurological balancing,, musculoskeletal alignments, Multi-posture/Intraoral Cranial Fixation therapy, NeuroPhotonic Therapies, homeopathy, botanical medicine, nutrition, essential oils, polarity treatments, myofascial release therapy, detoxification therapies, dietary counseling, lifestyle counseling, and emotional counseling, and lymphatic stimulation.

No symptom-masking remedies were utilized throughout this study, such as natural, OTC, or pharmaceutical pain relievers.

Analyses examined self-reported, subjective, symptom severity or improvement. Objective improvements were apparent, yet are outside of the confines of this report.

Symptoms Followed by this Study: 

1. Fatigue
2. Malaise
3. Muscle Soreness/Pain
4. Muscle Twitching
5. Muscle Fasciculation
6. Environmental Sensitivities
7. Chemical Sensitivities
8. Food Allergies
9. Cognitive Difficulties
10.  Joint Popping
11.  Stomach Pain
12.  Nausea, chronic
13.  Vomiting, chronic
14.  Headache, Throbbing/Pulsating
15.  Headache, Occipital
16.  Headache, Frontal
17.  Headache, random
18.  Headache, Migraine
19.  Strange Sensations in Head
20.  Uneven Bite
21.  Plantar Warts
22.  Finger Nodules
23.  Lymph Node Tenderness
24.  Sound Sensitivity
25.  Finger skin cracking
26.  Toe skin cracking
27.  Sinus Congestion
28.  Cold Extremities
29.  Cold Body
30.  Skin itching
31.  Insomnia
32.  Nightmares, chronic
33.  Alcohol-intolerance
34.  Sugar Cravings
35.  Personality changes
36.  Emotional Detachment
37.  Irritability
38.  Brain Instability
39.  Stomach Bloating
40.  Weight Fluctuations, unexplained
41.  Liver pain, hot
42.  Paleness of face
43.  Dark Circles under Eyes
44.  Excessive Perspiration of Hands
45.  Excessive Perspiration of Feet
46.  Axillary Lymph Node pain and swelling
47.  Tongue tenderness
48.  Teeth, cold sensitivity
49.  Jaw stiffness
50.  Nose Twitching
51.  Light Sensitivity
52.  Dyslexia
53.  Attention Deficit
54.  Bipolar (Manic Depressive)
55.  Decreased Sex Drive
56.  Shortness of breath
57.  Kidney Pain
58.  Bladder Pain
59.  Bladder Incontinence
60.  Bladder Spasms
61.  Rash, face
62.  Irritable Bowel Syndrome
63.  Undigested Food in Bowel Movement
64.  Constipation
65.  Diarrhea
66.  Loss of Sense of Wellbeing
67.  Heaviness in Legs
68.  Leg stiffness
69.  Ankle/Foot Edema
70.  Global Edema
71.  Heavy/Sluggish Feeling
72.  Head movement, involuntary
73.  Arm twitching/involuntary movement
74.  Brain Fog
75.  Can’t Turn Brain Off
76.  Obsessive/Compulsive
77.  Eye Fatigue
78.  Acne
79.  Cherry Angiomas
80.  Abdominal Pain
81.  Global Muscle Pain
82.  Chest Pain, band-like
83.  Knee Pain
84.  Neck Pain
85.  Throat Pain
86.  Ear Pain
87.  Upper back Pain
88.  Elbow Pain
89.  Wrist Pain
90.  Finger Pain
91.  Teeth Painful
92.  Low back Pain
93.  Hip Pain
94.  Tailbone Pain
95.  Ribcage Pain
96.  Solar Plexus Pain
97.  Shin Pain
98.  Heel Pain
99.  Jaw Pain
100.Wandering Pains
101. Joint Popping, chronic
102. Arm Tremors
103. Skin eruptions
104. Decreased Endurance
105. High Blood Sugar
106. Cough, chronic
107. Cough, Nervous
108. Lung Pain
109. Menstrual Cramping
110. Frequent Urination
111. Urinary urgency
112. Night Urination
113. Rectal Incontinence
114. Sciatica
115. Hot Flashes
116. Sadness
117. Depression
118. Anxiety
119. Shoulder stiffness/pain
120. Vein pain in Legs
121. Foot neuralgia
122. Blurry Vision
123. Double Vision
124. Neck Stiffness
125. Thirst, excessive
126. Anger
127. Dizziness
128. Vertigo/Equilibrium
129. Dandruff
130. Vision, floaters
131. Toxic Feeling
132. Mid-back, Numbness
133. Foot Numbness
134. Rash
135. Skin Infections, chronic
136. Dry Skin
137. Hair Loss, excessive
138. Brittle Hair and Nails
139. Neuralgia (Nerve Pain)
140. Heart Palpitations
141. Heart Tachycardia
142. High Blood Pressure
143. Low Blood Pressure
144. Positional Low Blood Pressure
145. Urine, odd odor

Results: The case review goals were met with 85%, 327 of the 385 total symptoms for the group showing improvement after 10 days of treatment and 273 symptoms (71%) after just five days of treatment. Significant to this study was that 110 symptoms (29%) reported as no longer present by the end of 5 days of treatment. There were 174 symptoms (45%) reported as no longer present by the end of 10 days of treatment

With respect to symptom variability, 2 distinct subgroups were observed, with approximately ninety-four percent of participants reporting high levels of improvement and six percent reporting low levels of improvement. There were no significant variations in response to treatment based upon the severity of the symptoms, how long the patient had suffered from their symptoms, age, or gender. No serious adverse events occurred during or after 10 treatment sessions.

Total number of patients:   29

Average age:  35
Average number of years being sick: 11
Average number of major symptoms: 13

Total number of symptoms reported by group:                            385
Total number of symptoms improved in 5 days                           273            71%
Total number of symptoms improved in 10 days                         328           
85%
Total number of symptoms that did not improve in 10 days          57            15%

Total number of symptoms reported 25% better in 5 days           68             18%

Total number of symptoms reported 25% better in 10 days         42             11%
Total number of symptoms reported 50% better in 5 days           61             16%

Total number of symptoms reported 50% better in 10 days         58             15%
Total number of symptoms reported 75% better in 5 days           35                1%

Total number of symptoms reported 75% better in 10 days           5             14%
Total number of symptoms reported "No Complaint” in 5 days   110            29%

Total number of symptoms reported "No Complaint” in 10 days 174            45%


Discussion: It has been reported that 88% of all conventional medicine treatments address an illness by seeking to suppress the symptoms through pharmaceutical drugs or invasive interventions. This is the definition of the Allopathic Medicine philosophy. Allopathic Medicine’s philosophy treats pain with pain-relievers, allergies with antihistamines, infections with antibiotics, depression with antidepressants, and so on. Due to the fact that the symptom suppression treatment never seeks to identify the interfering causative factors the best that can be hoped for with this philosophy is drug-dependence and remission of symptoms.

The results of this short case study demonstrate that it is possible to enable often rapid and dramatic improvements by seeking to restore the health and integrity of the whole organism.  With the ABM goal of true restoration of health, the patient does not need to continue with years of treatments, or continue taking medicines, supplements, or remedies in order to continue feeling well.

Conclusion:
 The criterion for being included in this case review was any person with chronic symptoms who has not improved with any conventional or alternative treatments. Many studies have been performed reporting on the efficacy of the various treatment modalities utilized in this review, such as meridian therapy, homeopathy, nutrition, etc. Very few studies have attempted to study the effectiveness of a complete healing philosophy (American Biological Medicine) that encompasses many different modalities applied as a functional system.


This study is designed to answer some primary questions.  How effective is the treatment system of American Biological Medicine, and can it improve the lives of a group of chronically ill patients whom no conventional or alternative medicines had been able to improve.  The study is limited to what occurred within the first two weeks of care.

The significance of these results must be recognized in the context of the fact that each of the 385 symptoms was reported as non-responsive to all previous conventional and alternative medicine. The limitations of this study are that the long-term correction and symptom relief was not followed at the time of this publication. 

Excluded from this review were any persons suffering from suicidal tendencies, severe psychological disorders, late-stage cancer, and anyone without the ability to get themselves on and off the treatment/therapy tables.

In conclusion, this case review effectively demonstrated the ability of the comprehensive healing philosophy of American Biological Medicine to dramatically provide the restoration of health by addressing core interferences resulting in significant relief of chronic, unrelenting symptoms. While the long-term improvement and true restoration of health is always the ultimate goal, ten days of treatment is a not realistic amount of time and treatments to completely address all the dynamic nature of conditions that have been present for many years. With continued support, beyond the two weeks, it is believed that lasting relief can be achieved in virtually any type of chronic illness.

This case review would ideally be repeated with an independent reviewer and a grant to enable a six to twelve month study based upon the same initial two week protocol followed by a determined amount of follow up treatments. A review of these patients would be carried out over a five and ten year interval to determine the long-term effect of the treatment philosophy of American Biological Medicine.

Disclaimer: This was not reviewed by or approved by the FDA, and was not done under peer-reviewed IRB proceeding. This case review is observational in nature, based upon individual case studies as specified herein. This study was not commissioned by any entity, nor was it subject to approval by any State or Federal agency. This case review is for informational purposes only.











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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Natural Ways to Address Insomnia


This article is a compilation of a series on natural ways to treat insomnia from Dr. Jernigan's Daily Health Tips on Facebook. Join us at www.facebook.com/doctordavidjernigan

You must create the most ideal sleeping experience for yourself. Take the time and effort to make your bedroom as aesthetically pleasing as you can afford. Clutter and chaos is not conducive to rest and sleep. If you have the money, invest in a completely organic, nontoxic mattress from The Healthy Bed Store. (www.healthybedstore.com) At the very least, buy yourself an organic, non-toxic mattress topper. Buy the best organic pillows and organic cotton sheets you can afford.

Never use any scented laundry soaps or scented fabric softeners. These scents can kill...literally! Use fragrance-free everything in your room. Diffuse essential oils instead of poisonous scented air "fresheners" and plug-ins! Place broad-leaf plants in your bedroom to add negative-ions into the air. Broad-leaf plants can also clean the air of your room, as well as shift the energy of the room. Just get advice from your local garden center as to how to keep it watered to prevent mold in the soil.

Put a Grounding Mat on your mattress to enable your body to continually discharge any accumulated static electricity and other environmental frequencies that may be bombarding your body from the wiring and electronics of your house, wi-fi, and computers.

Resist the temptation to lie or recline on the bed to read, rest, or watch television. As it is said, the bed is for sleeping and dying. Psychologically you want your brain and body to only think of the bed as the place to sleep.

Turn off your wi-fi and computers all the way. Don't leave them on "sleep" mode.
We need to start winding down our day pretty soon after 8 p.m. This means turning off the news, getting off the internet, letting go of the challenges of the day, telling all of your friends and family to not text, call, or email after 9 p.m. or so. If they do, don't answer it unless you can remain calm and it is something that wont stimulate your stress levels. Set good boundaries with your friends and family. If you have children, establish a "quiet time" for reading or just settling down before bedtime. Night time is not your time to worry and try to resolve all the problems of the day.

Take 1000 mg of L-Tryptophan just before dinner. This will start the process of resetting the satiety center of the brain. About an hour before bedtime, drink about three ounces of fruit juice, or eat the equivalent of a 1/4 of an apple about 5 minutes before taking 1000-2000 mg of L-Tryptophan. The fruit sugar will cause a small release of insulin. Insulin is needed to grab on to the Tryptophan, which then rushes it up to the satiety center of the brain. L-Tryptophan is the "enough" amino acid. It enables your brain to feel like you have done enough, eaten enough, and said enough, so that you can let the challenges of the day go.

Use a Dry Skin Brush all over your body, stroking towards the heart to stimulate the lymphatic system and knock the dead skin and caked soap off of your skin. This will also bring the blood to the surface so that the bath you are about to take works better. Take an Epsom Salt and Hydrogen Peroxide bath and soak for 20 minutes. Do this about 30 minutes to an hour before going to bed. Drink a large mug of Nighty Night tea from Traditional Medicinals Inc. Once you finish your bath and are dried off, apply Solum Aesculus oil, from Uriel Pharmacy, on your legs, feet, arms and hands. Solum Aesculus oil helps restore the warmth organization of your body and puts a protective barrier around your body to shield it from environmental and weather-related sensitivies that might be keeping you awake.

Take 50 mg of vitamin B-6, (Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) not the cheaper forms, such as Pyridoxal-hydrochloride. Take this amount for a week, then increase by 50 mg each week until you reach a maximum of 200 mg a day in divided doses throughout the day. If you start getting tingling in your extremities you are taking too much. It is not harmful if you just back down on your dosage again.

Just before closing your eyes to go to sleep take 3-6 mg of Melatonin. Once you take the Melatonin do not look at any light source. If you have trouble darkening your room completely, it may be very neccesary to use a sleep mask and even possibly wrap your head in a dark scarf that will cover the head and forehead, since the pineal gland can sense even the smallest amount of light and negate the melatonin from your body and from the supplement. It may help to diffuse an essential oil, such as Peace and Calming blend by Young Living Oils.

 A half hour before bed drink an 8 ounce glass of water with a 1/2 tsp of Alkalime powder, by Young Living Essential Oil company, or just use 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda (Not Baking Powder). This will alkalize the brain and can often prevent nightmares and exhausting busy dreams, not to mention help keep you from having to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

The following are tools and techniques to help get your brainwaves in sync with sleep and keep you asleep until morning. Combining all of the tips in this series will go a long way to not only getting to sleep, but also having restful sleep.

If you have speakers that you can put on either side of your bed place them so that they both face your pillow. Good quality external computer speakers work well for this purpose, although any good speakers will work. If you don't have speakers then you can use the best quality headphones or in a pinch you can use Earbuds.
 
Download into your ipod, or mp3 player the CD's called Deep Relaxation and Super Sleep from HemiSync company. You can make a playlist that can have just a couple of songs. Use the HemiSync Deep Relaxation CD when you lay down to sleep.

Adjust the volume to your comfort level. It does not need to be loud. Then have the very next CD be the HemiSync Super Sleep. The Deep Relaxation has verbal guidance that instructs how to relax your body and mind. Most people fall asleep by the end of this CD, however if you don't fall asleep, just continue relaxing, keep your mind quiet, and let the next CD which is the Super Sleep CD do its work. You can let the Super Sleep play all night if you like. Set your alarm on your player to awaken you with the HemiSync CD called Morning Exercise. Upon awakening to this CD just lay there and let your body and mind wake up to the entire CD.

Make sure your room is as dark as possible. If you have any light getting in around your curtains or blinds you need to mask it somehow. Use a natural fiber sleep mask, if it is impossible to have a completely dark room. A good option to promote sleep is the Nikken Magnetic Sleep Mask. Turn the dimmer of your alarm clock to its lowest setting. If it does not have a dimmer then wrap it in a black pair of hose to dim the light. Turn off any night lights.

It can help to calm the neurons of the brain by placing a 1/2" x 4" x 6" ceramic magnet under your pillow with the negative polarity facing the head. Never use the positive polarity of the magnet facing your head as this will over-stimulate the brain and promote hyper-acidity. (Available by calling our clinic 316-686-5900)

If you awaken in the night to go to the bathroom, stay as "asleep" as possible and only open your eyes just enough to not run into anything. Keep your mind completely quiet. Be sure not to look at any light to and from the bathroom. Go right back to bed without checking the time.

Other considerations must be addressed by your doctor of natural medicine depending upon your unique sleep problems.

Many sleep problems can be resolved by Biological Dentists that specialize in correcting the position of your bite and tongue. The tongue often falls back in your throat compromising the airway. When this happens, the adrenals kick out adrenaline to wake you and get you breathing again. This adrenaline also causes your bladder to want to empty. It can cause panic and anxiety, not to mention nightmares that wake you up.

Chinese medicine describes a busy brain syndrome that prevents sleep that is caused by what is called a Spleen Qi Deficiency. Chinese formulations, such as Gui Pi Wan by Plum Flower brand, or Gather Vitality, by K'an Herbals company, were developed over 1000 years ago to correct the fluid regulation and transportation problems that are caused by too much mental stimulation. This over mental stimulation is very common in the chronically ill person because their body is too sick to have a real life, so the person is stuck essentially living in their head. This busy brain can lead to obsessing over figuring out one's illness, digging and pouring and surfing the internet until you are causing this Spleen Qi syndrome. This is also seen in college students who become overloaded mentally.

Epigenetic miasms are described in homeopathy that deal with inherited tendencies to being a night owl and groggy and/or grumpy in the morning. The homeopathic remedy that addresses this is called Medorrhinum. Only a doctor or practitioner highly trained in homeopathy should determine which miasm remedy you need.

Progesterone can help both men and women with sleep issues if it is tested as being too low. A saliva test should be performed to test progesterone levels. It is a good idea to have a 24-hour saliva cortisol test and DHEA test performed for those who are feeling stressed out all of the time or those who are exhausted yet cannot sleep. This test can be done using a test kit from DiagnosTech, Inc.

Use EFT to address the emotional distress revolving around the conviction that you are not going to be able to go to sleep. Learn how to do EFT at this link from Dr. Mercola: http://eft.mercola.com/

Control your thinking and don't let yourself get uptight about anything. Do the best you can at what you do each day and at the end of the day, let the issues of the day go. You have done all you can do for one day. "Lean not unto your own understanding" of how things will work out.

When I trained in Anthroposophical Medicine in Germany, the doctors taught me a process that can help not just with sleep, but with life in general. The point of the exercise is to allow the subconscious to finish processing anything that was incompletely processed from the day. Remember, almost 90% of what your brain processes each day is on the subconscious level. Anything that your subconscious brain didn't get fully processed during the day will set up an irritation to the conscious brain. This loss of equilibrium between the subconscious and conscious mind often feels like anxiety about something you cannot quite define.

To correct this problem, the German doctors said you should take 15-20 minutes when you first lay down to sleep and replay your day in reverse. In your mind, see yourself like you are watching a movie of yourself starting to get into bed, and retrace in your mind everything prior to that, such as you getting ready for bed, and see yourself all the way through your day when you first woke up that morning.

The point is NOT to rehash things in your mind, or to do the "woulda-shoulda" thing about the situations in your day. You should simply watch it without judgement. The point is not to resolve things on an emotional and/or mental level, but to allow your subconscious to have the chance to revisit and find balance about things it didn't process through completely. This process gets easier once you get used to it. You will notice you go to sleep and awaken more settled in your mind and spirit.
 
I also want to discuss those people who may get to sleep fine, yet awaken at specific times during the night.

You may recall my health tip on the fact that if all of the body's energy had to go to all the organ circuits all the time, there would not be enough energy to go around. Each organ circuit has its time of highest energy being dedicated to it.

Often there is a body clock "time zone" problem that is the issue, causing a circuit that should only be active during the daytime to be getting its time of highest energy at the wrong time, night time. For example, the bladder circuit, which should have its time of highest energy between 3-5 p.m. This type problem can only be addressed by a doctor trained to correct the body's "clock" and "time zones."
 

My primary focus here is on those whose organ clock and time zones are correct, yet problems within those organ circuits are so bad that they wake you up.

A common time to awaken in the night is between 1-3 a.m., which is the liver's time of highest energy. People who awaken every night during this time might benefit greatly from taking some liver support supplements during the day and again just before going to sleep. It could help to take more if you still awaken between 1-3 a.m. even after taking a supplement during the day and at bedtime.

A good general liver support supplement for this purpose is Total Liver Detox, by NutriWest Inc. A general recommendation of 1-3 pills, 2-3 times a day for most adults is well tolerated. Check with your doctor before starting any new supplement.

I feel it is worth finishing with this tip for those people who awaken every night between 3-5 a.m.

The lung circuit is getting the most energy from the body between 3-5 a.m. and by supporting the lung circuit you can often just “cruise” right on through to a more reasonable time for the rooster to crow.

People who awaken between 3-5 a.m. often have acid reflux, though not always. Having acid reflux/heart burn is due to the fact that the diaphragm muscle is on the same circuit with the lungs. When there is a problem with the lungs, the diaphragm muscle loses tone and the hole in the diaphragm where the esophagus passes through to the stomach gets bigger. This allows the stomach to herniated up into the chest cavity and often causes acid reflux.

Your doctor of natural medicine is likely able to pull the stomach down and out of the chest cavity manually…no surgery required! Then you must support the integrity of the lungs with a good supplement, such as Core Level Lung, by NutriWest, Inc.

A good general adult dosage recommendation would be 2-3 pills, 2-3 times a day, or as directed by your doctor, whom you should check with before starting any new supplement.

There are obviously many potential reasons your lungs might be having problems, such as infections, toxins, asthma, and other breathing problems. These will need to be addressed by your healthcare team.

Hopefully these tips, when combined, will result in a very restful and satisfying night’s sleep, allowing you to awaken refreshed and ready to face the day!

May you find a peaceful nights sleep tonight and every night!

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