CarePlus Wholistic Health

 NEW DATES FOR COOKING CLASS
DAIRY FREE/WHEAT FREE/GLUTEN FREE
DECEMBER 3RD, 2008  6PM-7:30PM

SOOOO GOOD RECEIPES
DECEMBER 3RD, 2008  8PM-9:30PM

Cost each class:  20.00  reservations required
631-262-8505 ext 1
Nicole Bubulo, from Benevolent Kitchen, as facilitator

  ***Be Responsible for your Health!*** 
                    Test…Don’t Guess! 
                              by Mariaehel Sammis

Here are some considerations if you or someone you know is taking, or considering taking, an anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medication:

Before accepting a medication, become responsible.  Ask questions!  Test…don’t guess!  Test your brain chemistry (neurotransmitter) levels.  Neurotransmitter saliva and urine tests are inexpensive ways to determine what your baseline is before taking a medication that will alter the levels.  Many of the labs doing this type of testing now take insurance.  Many healthcare practitioners are now offering this type of testing.  If they don’t mention it, ask for it.  If they don’t offer this type of testing, locate another practitioner that does. If they tell you that you don't need it, ask them how they know you need the medication without testing. 

Once you have obtained your levels, it is possible to support those levels with the necessary nutrients.  If your levels are sub-optimal, it is possible to raise them to the optimal level with the necessary nutrients.  These nutrients may be in the form of food, vitamins, minerals or herbal supplements.  Medication may not be necessary if you provide your body with the proper nutrients to support its own neurotransmitter levels.  Some factors that contribute to sub-optimal neurotransmitter levels are inadequate amino acid intake, stress, poor sleep patterns, lack of exercise, and daily life. 

If you must accept a medication, please consider a medication dispensed from a qualified psychiatrist.  As my training has taught me, and the Federal Medical Boards express, psychotropic medication is to be prescribed only after a full case history is done by a qualified psychiatrist.  Many of these medications contain side effects of suicidal ideation, and contraindications when mixed with alcohol.  In addition, taking psychotropic medications with initially low serotonin levels may result in the need for more of the medication than is normally required or in being given more than one medication just to get the desired effect. 
Choose a qualified psychiatrist who tests the levels of serotonin before prescribing.

Don’t accept medication from a well-meaning physician or physician’s assistant.  The level of training in the dispensation of psychotropic medication is different, and best left to psychiatrists who will do a complete case history and ask you the right questions around your lifestyle. They will also instruct you on how to use the medication properly.  Follow up is necessary to insure the dose is appropriate.  

If you must accept a medication, please don't drink alcohol.  You aren't going to be the one exception that can tolerate alcohol on medication.  This includes all medication.  Read the insert that comes with all prescriptions.  If it says don't mix with alcohol, this means YOU.

If you suspect that someone you know is experiencing anxiety or depression…Ask them.
While you may not always get the truth, it lets them know that the support is there if they choose it.
 
If you are feeling anxious…or depressed…tell someone!  What you need is all around you if you stop and ask for help.  It doesn’t mean that by admitting your feelings that there must be “something wrong with you” or that you must go on a medication so the feelings will go away.  A simple neurotransmitter panel can provide you with the necessary understanding, information and support you may need to change the biochemisty that may be contributing to how you are feeling. 

Please be responsible for your health...and whenever possible....support others to make the right choice for their health!
Incidentally, don't wait to tell your best friend, or someone special to you, how much they mean to you.  Near or far. In whatever way you can tell them that feels true and right in your heart.  Acts of kindness, words of love, or a smile, may make all the difference in someone's Everyday.

 

Discover Your Wellness

Essentials!

Over the last two decades, we have witnessed an extraordinary healthcare awakening here in the United States. Yet the health of Americans continues to decline!  Obesity, cancer, arthritis, asthma, heart disease, digestive disorders, chronic fatigue - all these problems have reached epidemic proportions. 

Our poor health is a direct result of serious dietary, biochemical, and lifestyle imbalances. These problems persist because we continue to follow a health model known as "crisis care". We engage the help of medical doctors and other healthcare professionals when we have reached a "crisis" and can no longer manage our own health. At the point of crisis intervention, our health may require medications, extensive procedures and surgery to attempt to initiate balance and wellness. 

At CarePlus Wholistic Health we follow a health model of "wellness care".  We provide wellness assessments, education and support to individuals and families who wish to:

• Optimize physical energy and mental clarity
• Prevent or reverse chronic illness
• Lose weight naturally and maintain an ideal weight
• Strengthen immunity
• Enhance athletic performance
• Overcome mood swings and depression
• Eliminate anxiety
• Sleep soundly

Come and explore a world of wellness...

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November 13, 2008
December 18, 2008
4pm-8pm
$199.00 internet special
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 ****please call to reserve a session-631-262-8505 xt 1

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·  Live Blood Cell  
    Microscopy

·  Bio-Impedance Analysis

·  Advanced Urinanalysis

·  Neurotransmitter Panels

·  Food Allergy Testing

·  Organic Acid Testing

·  Metabolic Typing Profile

·  Nutrition / Lifestyle
       Therapy

·  Thermography