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Revealed: Why Susan Can’t Lose Weight

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Susan sat across from me and I could see her chin quivering as she tried to hold back the tears. “I am trying so hard to lose weight, doctor! Look at my diet diary. I’m at the gym almost every day. My thyroid numbers are perfect. And so what happens? This past month I actually gained three more pounds!” Having battled weight issues myself since Read More

Reversing Mental Decline Part 4: Nine Immediate Steps to Prevent Dementia

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We’ve covered a lot of scientific territory in this series, from the basics of Alzheimer’s to the tests used to evaluate risk. This final installment is something you can follow up on right now, regardless of where you fall on the risk spectrum. Concerning your brain, let’s say you’re in one of these four situations: There’s dementia in your family and you’ve checked your APOe Read More

Reversing Mental Decline Part 3: Tests For Alzheimer’s Prevention

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Dale Bredesen, MD, author of The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program To Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline, refers to the tests you should undergo if you’re concerned about brain health as a “cognoscopy,” sort of a colonoscopy for your brain. Perhaps thinking back on your own colonoscopy, it’s reasonable to ask, “Do I really need a cognoscopy?” There are three groups of people I Read More

Reversing Mental Decline and Preventing Alzheimer’s, Part 2

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Last week I explained the current thinking about cognitive decline, whose worst manifestation, Alzheimer’s disease, occurs because a protein called amyloid accumulates in the brain, destroying delicate brain cells. Focusing on clearing out amyloid as a treatment of Alzheimer’s has been unsuccessful. The answer is prevention. In his important book The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline, Dale Bredesen, Read More

Reversing Mental Decline and Preventing Alzheimer’s, Part 1

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You saw a movie last week and in discussing it with friends simply can’t remember the important parts. Plus you just missed another appointment. Planning to drive to a north suburb, you instead got on the southbound expressway and after 15 minutes of Loop traffic realized your error. You’re mixing up words and forgetting too many names. Reading anything has shifted from pleasure to struggle. Read More

Rabbit-Hole Medicine: Are Too Many Specialists Dangerous To Your Health?

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Many years ago, shortly after I’d finished my residency training, rather than opening a medical office I took a job in a tiny town in northern Minnesota covering a general practitioner’s practice while he took a well-deserved vacation. He was the sort of doctor who could do just about everything, including attending the births of every soul in town. He also performed surgery and was Read More

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Belly Health, Rosacea, and A Starring Role for Mites

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You might want to wash your hands before reading this. Start by placing your fingertip to your cheek. Go ahead, really. Now slowly move it toward your lips and into your mouth, paying attention to the uninterrupted inward turn of skin as it changes from cheek to lip to mucous membrane. You probably never thought about this (and may wish you never had), but your Read More

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Six Commonly Missed Diagnoses +1: Rx Drug Side Effects

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Posted 01/25/2012 I’d planned a series of six commonly missed diagnoses, but today I have one more, a life-threatening addition you’ll want to add to your mental list. If you’ve been following this series you know we’ve covered low levels of vitamin B-12 and vitamin D, subtly underactive thyroid, gluten sensitivity, intestinal parasites, and candida (yeast) overgrowth. These all share several characteristics: symptoms are generally Read More

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Yet Another Mystery Rash

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These mysterious rashes that patients want help with are a real diagnostic challenge. Usually the visit begins with “I’ve been to dermatologists about this and all I get are steroids. Once I’m done taking them the rash comes right back.” In previous health tips, we reported on a young man who developed a very real sensitivity to latex that began after he walked along a Read More

2012: Time for Mini-Resolutions

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As we approach the new year, here are a dozen or so small resolutions that will boost your health, are likely to prolong your life, and will just make you feel good:   1. Have one small square of dark chocolate each day. 2. Use more garlic in your cooking. 3. Have a cup or two of green tea each day. 4. Eat more organic Read More

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**Facial Guasha Class
The Ultimate DIY Anti-Aging Facial!
With Mari Stecker, LAc
Thursday, September 13, 2018, 6:00-7:30 PM,
$75 course fee (includes take-home facial guasha tool and custom anti-aging facial oil!)

Join us and learn a traditional Chinese facial rejuvenation technique that you can do yourself! Guasha treatment is a 2,000 year old Chinese massage technique that uses a flat tool to apply pressure to the skin to increase circulation as it moves along acupuncture channels.

Facial guasha is an easy to learn technique that:
* encourages blood flow and promotes radiance
* prevents wrinkles
* activates cells to regain facial elasticity
* drains fluids to detoxify skin and reduce puffiness
* sloughs off dead skin cells
* uplifts and tones skin
* firms up facial muscles
* minimizes dark circles
* promotes a healthy, younger and more radiant look

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**Thursday, September 20; 6:00-7:30 pm
Registration: $65

Join Katie Oberlin, shamanic healing practitioner, and Mari Stecker, licensed acupuncturist, for a special evening of healing in preparation for the autumn equinox.

In both Traditional Chinese Medicine and shamanism, autumn is a time to celebrate the harvest. This pertains to crops as well as other things that we grow and nourish such as ideas, dreams, relationships, our bodies, and the fruits of our labors.

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**Relief from Joint Pain
October 4th; 6 – 7:30pm     Registration: $45 (includes take-home materials)
Presented by Renee Zambo, RTY, WholeHealth Chicago’s Yoga Therapist

Joint pain affects many people throughout their lives, the causes of which vary from person to person. This Yoga Therapy workshop is for anyone experiencing joint pain, whether a novice to yoga and movement or not.

For additional questions, please contact Renee at Renee@wholehealthchicago.com.

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