More Advice on Staying Healthy and Treating the Flu Naturally

Just posted new information from a Naturopath in San Francisco. Go to the “Healing Tips” page and scroll to the bottom. More tools to give you the edge in staying healthy.

Dr. Andrew Weil Pushes Prevention

The Charlotte Observer wrote a story about Dr. Andrew Weil who will be in Charlotte next Tuesday to speak at Queens University of Charlotte about his new book, Why Our Health Matters: A Vision of Medicine That Can Transform Our Future. The article is well written, and it may be worth one’s while to go to Charlotte to see him. Read the article here

Quick SCENAR Treatment for Respiratory Infection and Flu

For those of you who own SCENARs for your personal use and get a respiratory infection or the flu, a quick treatment that we have found helpful over the years is the Six Points protocol (for those of you who have bought SCENARs from Healing Innovations, go to the “SCENAR Owners” page for complete instructions) coupled with holding the device for five minutes on the suprasternal notch (the dip between the collar bones where the Thymus gland is located). We have found that using the Six Points can reduce or eliminate congestion and improve your sense of well being for one to three hours depending on the severity of symptoms. We repeat the protocol whenever the congestion comes back. Stoking the sides of the neck where the lymph glands are located is also helpful, keeping them open and flowing. If the infection moves into your chest and you are coughing, hold the SCENAR in continuous mode at a high frequency over the spot that feels like it is causing your cough. Usually in one to five minutes the area will calm down and the cough will stop. I sleep with my SCENAR if an infection has moved to my lungs, so that if I wake up coughing, I can easily treat the spot that is causing the cough without getting up.

In conjunction with using the SCENAR we also drink lots and lots of medicinal teas. We combine teas for immunity, respiratory health, and throat health and drink them all day. This helps hydrate the body as well as provide the body the support it needs to combat the infection. Camomile tea also helps the body relax and rest.

Recession Related Stress Increases Physical Pain

In a recent online survey of 2,192 Americans, the American Pain Foundation discovered that 68% of people who experienced acute back pain or other minor muscle strains and sprains, believe the stress of the economic recession contributed to their pain.

• 27% said that greater stress, pressure, anxiety, and worry related to the recession had a big impact on their pain.
• 29% said that working harder on the job or at home impacted their experience of pain.
• 21% said health problems related to the recession like sleeplessness, eating habits, or cutting back on health care affected their pain levels.

These responses reflect the impact that stress can have on the body. This survey reveals an actual physical effect that translates into pain and injuries for Americans working harder to make ends meet. As many take on more work on the job and at home to cope with economic uncertainty, it is affecting their health.

The survey also found that only 43% sought help from a healthcare professional, preferring to “tough it out.” Without proper treatment of acute injuries, chronic pain and other conditions can develop.

SCENAR treatment can not only reduce stress, but can facilitate rapid recovery from acute injuries and pain. Don’t let the pain from an incompletely healed injury become chronic. If you have back or muscle pain, call Healing Innovations at 227-6854 to discuss what SCENAR treatment can do for you.

A good resource for pain information and pain support is The American Pain Foundation.

Neutralize The Negative Effects of Vaccines

Just found out that a local Naturopathic Doctor here in Asheville, has put together a homeopathic kit that will neutralize or help neutralize the negaive effects of all vaccines. Kits are $15 (plus shipping if necessary) and comes with directions for use. If interested, you can get them from Dr. Steven Coward. His office location is 54 Merrimon Ave. and the number is 828-254-3004.

Southeast Women’s Herbal Conference

Next weekend, October 2-4, is the annual Southeast Women’s Herbal Conference. Featured speaker is Susan Weed. Days of classes, educational walks, and intensives are planned. If you are interested in living closer to the earth and exploring the native plant resources for health and well being, you don’t want to miss this conference! Doubtless, there will be a great deal of information about using herbs to boost one’s immune system and stay healthy during this flu season. For more information go to www.sewisewomen.com/index.php

Healing Innovations will be at the conference. Because SCENAR is so complementary with any other modality used for health and well being, we will be there to provide free demonstration sessions to conference participants. If you have been interested in trying out the SCENAR, here is a free opportunity. You can also put your name in a drawing for three free sessions – a $195 value! Coupons will also be given to interested participants for two sessions at a reduced cost.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Natural Hand Sanitizer

Used to be you only saw hand sanitizer in the doctor’a office, but anymore, you see it sitting out everywhere. If you are concerned about using the harsh chemical sanitizers, there is a natural one made of essential oils. It is commonly called Thieves Oil and is made of  the anti-viral and anti- bacterial clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus, and rosemary oils. It can be purchased from Young Living Oil for $41.78 for a 15ml bottle. Or you can make it yourself by mixing equal parts of the oils and adding the mixture to a carrier oil such as jojoba or olive oil. One tablespoon of the mixture to 1.5 ounces of carrier oil is recommended. These essential oils are potent, so test a small amount on sensitive skin areas. If the skin feels hot, add more carrier oil to the mixture.

The name comes from the Middle Ages when Europe was being ravaged by the Black Plague. The story goes that four perfumers (or spice traders) would douse themselves with a mixture of the above oils and then rob the dead of their valuables. They never got the Plague.

Thieves Oil has many applications. It can be diffused in your office or home. The aroma will remind you of Christmas. The amount of diffusion time recommended is twenty minutes. As a hand sanitizer, place one drop in your palm and rub your hands together. Or before you leave home, put one to three drops into one palm and rub your palms together. Cup your hands close to your face and inhale the aroma of the oil deeply. Rub some at the hair line on the back of the neck. Rub the rest on the bottom of each foot. This will boost the immune system as well as provide protection. You can find more information on Thieves Oil at www.thieves-oil.com

SCENAR History Stories

Having hung out in the “SCENAR world” for the last five years, I’ve learned some interesting history of the device, both from those who know, as well as rumor. I have pieced together this perspective.

When we took the Masters Level Training with Dr. Revenko and his wife, Dr. Galina Subbotina (who taught the Cosmotology class), we spent 11 hours a day with them for three days. We had some time, before and after class and on breaks, to hang out with them. Dr. Revenko speaks little English, but his wife is very fluent.

On a break, I asked Dr. Subbotina how Dr. Revenko and Dr. Karasev (the engineer in the SCENAR space program) got together over the development of the SCENAR.

This is the story she told me:

Dr. Karasev originally developed the technology. When he felt like he had the device to where he could present it for funding for further development, he went to several government agencies as was turned down because of lack of research. So, he went to Dr. Revenko, the head of the neurology department at the university where Karasev was a student. Dr. Revenko also turned him down. That evening Dr. Revenko was the last to leave the office and when he stepped into the waiting area, there was Karasev.

Karasev asked him to just look at the device, give it a chance, before he decided he wasn’t interested. So, they talked and Revenko took the device home with him. He was intrigued with it. The next day when Karasev arrived, Revenko had a list of questions about what Karasev might be able to add to the way the machine worked. Karasev had the updated device to him the next day. Impressed, Revenko asked for another amendment which Karasev delivered. This happened a few times. Then they teamed up to do the preliminary research and to later present the device to the government for funding. They were funded and together set up the top secret SCENAR Russian Space Program. They ran it until Peristroika shut the program down.

Dr. Revenko, Dr. Subbotina, Penny Bond, Kathy Austin

So, this is what I’ve been able to piece together from my immersion in this field. What I write below is not verifiable but it makes an interesting story. It has come from reading and talking to other SCENAR practitioners.

After the SCENAR space program shut down, Karasev offered for Revenko to take the prototype and develop it, because he wanted to develop his own line of SCENAR devices. Revenko took the prototype and developed the RITM SCENAR. Karasev set up his own company and has created his own line of SCENARs.

The two men have very different ideas about how the machine should be used most effectively. Karasev believes that the machine should be capable of doing the treatment itself with little input from the operator. Revenko believes that a well trained and experienced pratitioner is central to the effectiveness that can be achieved. Karasev wants every home to have one in their first aid kit. Revenko sees the the machine being most effectively used in a therapeutic office environment with a skilled practitioner.

In reality, the RITM and Let Medical machines are being used by practitioners as well as by people at home. We use one of Karasev’s SCENARs as well as the RITM SCENAR in our treatments. Each machine has its strengths. We like both of them for different reasons and the combination seems to work well in our sessions.

I have read that what motivated Karasev to develop the SCENAR was the loss of two of his relatives to a disease that devastated his home town. He wanted to create something that would protect and promote health. Revenko is a doctor and an educator, both fields endeavoring to improve the well being of others. The SCENAR has had an organic evolution. It was not developed as a “get rich quick” quackery device. Our FDA accepted it into this country as a Class II Medical Device in 2003.

Healing Innovations was created out of our desire to share this amazing technology and help people to achieve pain relief and renew their sense of well being.

Foot Pain

The foot is a highly complex structure consisting of 26 bones, 33 joints, and 100 tendons, ligaments, and muscles. In an average lifespan, an individual will take enough steps to circumnavigate the globe three times. The force on the feet is 120% of the body weight. Feet are all too often unappreciated.

At Healing Innovations we have treated many people with foot and ankle pain. We have been successful with reducing or eliminating pain from bunions, Morton’s neuromas, and fibromas in the arch. With neuromas and fibromas, there has also been a dramatic shrinking in their size. Although it is necessary to own a SCENAR for treating athlete’s foot, we have also found it to work as well as any cremes without the concern of what chemicals were being absorbed into the system. In working on the feet with the SCENAR, you are also treating the whole body through the Reflexology points and acupoints.

The most common complaint we have encountered is Plantar fasciitis. Often experienced in the arch, ball of the foot, or the heel, this kind of foot pain can be very disabling. As we age and the muscles of the foot get weaker, the foot tends to flatten which stretches the band of tendons (called the Plantar fascia) that cover the bottom of the foot. When they become inflamed as a result, the pain (especially the first steps out of bed in the morning) can be remarkably intense.

Since there is a structural issue going on, SCENAR is most effective when coupled with providing the foot with some structural support to offset the flattening of the arch that is happening. In these circumstances we refer our clients to Krista Kelley, a physical therapist at Mission Hospitals Rehabilitation Services, for orothotic support. Krista uses soft orthotics that are molded to the individual’s foot so that there are few, if any, adjustment difficulties. (We have known many clients who have paid a great deal of money for “hard” orthotics only to find them so uncomfortable as to be unwearable.) Krista knows feet, and we have yet to have a client we referred to her have anything but very positive things to say about her competence, attention, and quality of care. Once the foot is supported in an appropriate fashion, the SCENAR can resolve the pain in a very short time.

There are many things you can do to relieve foot pain and prevent issues from developing in the feet. Be sure to go to our “Healing Tips” page to learn about what you can do for yourself.

And, if you are having foot pain, we can help! Call us at 828-337-6854 for an appointment!

So What is Quantum Activism?

In the effort to wrap the mind around the concept of Quantum Activism, a search led to an explanation on the Quantum Activist website. Go to the page “Quantumly Curious?” to find out what Dr. Amit Goswami says about it.