The Vision of Functional Medicine

This excerpt is a part of a white paper put out by the Institute of Functional Medicine. To see the paper in its entirety you can download it here. Wouldn’t this be nice!

“The doctor of the future will be an integrative healer whose practice differs in many ways from that of today’s typical physician. The doctor of the future will provide care that is patient-centered and comprehensive (body, mind, and spirit), care that is both high-tech (using genomic prediction tools, systems biology, and functional medicine, for example) and high-touch. Care will focus more extensively on preventing disease and injury.

The practice of the future will be provided by smoothly working teams that will include primary care physicians, complementary and alternative health practitioners, health coaches, and wellness mentors, as well as medical specialists, allied health and nursing practitioners.

Putting the patient in the driver’s seat allows representatives from any number of disciplines to serve as navigator through the healthcare system, helping people sort through conflicting data as well as the many difficult choices they must make during their lives in times of both wellness and illness. Tomorrow’s physicians will consistently assess new evidence, to ensure that their practices meet the highest standards of quality and patient outcomes.

To a great degree, the body has the capacity to heal itself; this concept, in some ways, opposes the mechanical model in which doctors act as fixers. One goal of future practitioners will be to guide and empower patients toward self-healing.  Consonant with this approach will be use of prevention and health promotion, the full range of natural treatments, use of the safest and least expensive interventions first, and also the mobilizing of community and social support for healthy living.

This vision of the future doctor does not reflect a purely in-the-clinic model.  Future clinicians, if they are to be integrative healers, need to be out where people are and to participate in social and environmental policy change.”

Latest Quantum Health Magazine

Here is the latest edition of a magazine that has, for me, a fascinating slant.

The Quantum Health magazine is one of the most relevant, to my particular questions, that I have found. Healing has been a fascination with me always coming from my background of having polio as a two year old. In looking at the idea/reality that health/healing reveals, I’ve researched and written about it on many different levels. It has been a journey, which has brought me up on Quantum Theory and its implications. Check out Quantumly Curious for more, if you are interested.

Cosmodic Session

In case you might not have seen the Cosmodic at work, here is a picture taken by professional photographer, Max Poppers.

Alexander Karasev – The Mystery Man

I’ve learned through my entrepreneurship experience of over seven years that a picture of oneself is an important marketing tool. It lets people see you and get a better sense of who you are. Thus, I have used that tool in my own marketing of my work as a SCENAR practitioner.

Although much has been written about Alexander Karasev from his followers, I realized I had never seen a picture of him. So, after about an hour of searching the web, I actually found one. So, for what its worth, here is the mystery man.

The Newest Offering in SCENAR/Cosmodic Technology

Alexander Karasev has brought forth a new model called “The Slider” which combines the action of both the SCENAR and the Cosmodic during the treatment. Rather than the machine choosing which modality to work in related to an issue (as the Modific does), it determines the optimum relationship of the two modes for the area and treats with both at the same time.

We had found through experience that using the two devices (the Modific and SCENAR) in a treatment session was more effective than using either one alone. Apparently, we were on to something.

The Slider is now being field tested. Of course, it is expensive – $6069, and who knows if Dr. Karasev will ever submit his devices for FDA approval. If you are interested in the “older” Cosmodic/Modific technology, it appears that the prices now have dropped significantly, making it affordable for those who are interested in possibly purchasing one. Be aware that the primary protocol for the Cosmodic is on the back, so you will need someone else to be able to provide that treatment. However, it can be used for spot treatment, and unless the issue is on the back, one can self-treat (this is the same drawback for self-treatment with the SCENAR as well).

It is always wise to seek out those professionals who have experience with the SCENAR devices to explore what treatment and purchase options might best address your needs. We have helped numerous people who have contacted us from across the country to find SCENAR practitioners in their areas, as well as assisted them in understanding the philosophy and capabilities of the devices. If you would like help in exploring the usefulness of this technology, feel free to contact us as 828-337-6854.

Cosmodic Musings

Over the last several months we have worked with the Modific device developed by Alexander Karasev, the inventor of the SCENAR. This device has both the Cosmodic and Scenar modalities in it, and is nearly completely automatic. For instance, it decides whether to use the Cosmodic or Scenar modalities on a particular spot. It is claimed that the focus of this new technology is regeneration of the tissues. In using it over the last few months, we have noticed some things about it.

1. It is quick to use, sessions usually are only 30 minutes in length.
2. It is easy to use. Basic ability can be learned in one training.
3. It appears to noticeably improve general health with ongoing sessions, and in some situations relieved symptoms of issues that were not the complaint we were working with. Enlarged prostate symptoms seem to be dramatically relieved.
4. It appears to soothe the nervous system and improves mood during a session.
5. It is not as sedating as Scenar and leaves a “spacious” feeling on spine after session (as reported by clients).
6. The sensation level is automatic (although it can be overridden and operated manually). It can vary wildly while holding it on spot, but the signal is so gentle, that even at increasing sensation levels, it doesn’t bite or become too intense. The signal doesn’t appear to have the “edge” that the Scenar signal can.
7. For us, working with Scenar for the last nearly 7 years, the Modific provides another perspective with which to evaluate what is happening in the body.
8. It is not as quick acting on chronic conditions as Scenar can be.
9. You cannot “stroke” the skin with it. It is a spot by spot kind of device. One of the strengths of the Scenar is in being able to search the skin for possibly related asymmetries. Thus, finding asymmetries doesn’t seem to be as easy and exact as with the Scenar. Additionally, being stroked with the Scenar is soothing and relaxing to the client.
10. Support for the Cosmodic is very limited. It doesn’t have the organization behind it that Revenko has with RITM. That lack is very much like our experience in 2005 with the Scenar. From what I was told in a Modific introductory session last spring, Karasev is the “mad scientist” in his lab pursuing the goal of regeneration through vibration, and not really interested in such things as business and marketing, FDA approval, etc. I have no idea about the truth of that, but judging from the lack of structural business support and affordable/available training, it would seem that is the case.
11. It is a delicate device, never to be dropped, and ergonomically it is extremely difficult to hold. The Scenar, which is not ergonomically the best either, is more of a workhorse: reliable, less expensive batteries, and easy to care for (I have to admit dropping my Scenar several times in the time I’ve been working with it, but it has never failed to work).
12. There is a limited network of practitioners here in this country. Scenar has a large network of practitioners, with training and support available. Revenko provides training here twice a year.

We have used the Modific and SCENAR together, which seems to provide the best outcome. They appear to compliment each other and enhance the overall healing effect. Time will tell where the development of the technology of both devices goes.

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A Mother’s Day Gift

Mother’s Day is May 8th! What would be nicer to receive for Mother’s Day than a gift of pain relief? Wouldn’t that be more meaningful than flowers to give to someone you love as much as your mother? In honor of Mothers on their special day, we are offering a gift certificate for two pain relief sessions for the price of one. Call us (828-337-6854) or email us (healinginnovationsnc@gmail.com) by May 4th  for a gift certificate that we will immediately send to you by mail. The treatment sessions will be scheduled as soon as payment is received.

Show your mother you love her by providing her the opportunity to relieve her physical pain and improve her well being!

SCENAR Research in Peer Reviewed Journal

Although there is a great deal of Russian research on the SCENAR, there have been few blinded, randomized, controlled studies in the West. One such study, published in 2007, was carried out by a research team at Macquarie University in Australia. The device studied is called the ENAR which is the same device as the SCENAR. The condition chosen to study was chronic neck pain.

Twenty-four people, who had not received therapy for three months prior, were divided into three groups. The first group was treated with Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS) therapy, another group received ENAR therapy, and the control group unknowingly received a sham treatment. The sham treatment was set up by telling all participants that they may or may not feel any sensations during the treatment. In the sham group, the device was turned off. The study was therefore a single blinded study, as the researchers knew who was receiving the sham treatment.

Results showed that people who received the TENS therapy were no better off than if they received no therapy at all, whereas people who received the ENAR therapy found that not only had their pain levels improved, so had their functional capabilities and quality of life.

You can find the full study at Chiropractic and Osteopathy. It is also listed in PubMed.

Avocado – A Health Food

We have found over the six years of providing SCENAR therapy, that an individual’s nutrition can enhance the effectiveness of the therapy. The body is being asked to produce the resources to heal itself. If the nutrition is optimum, the body has all of the resources it needs to answer the request for a healing response. For this reason, talking with our clients about health promoting nutrition is important to facilitating our efforts in helping them recover.

One of the most interesting, nutritious, and delicious foods that nourishes the body in healthy ways is the avocado. This tasty green food is believed to originate in Peru, as archaeologists have found avocado seeds buried with mummies dating back to 750B.C. The avocado is technically classified as a fruit because it has seeds.

In Guatemala the fruit, dried leaves, bark, and seeds have been used medicinally by the indigenous natives. The soft green tissue of this fruit holds nearly 20 vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients and is a source of healthy fat. Many parents serve mashed avocado to their babies as it is a nutrient-dense food that helps with brain development. Avocados are also considered to be the second least pesticide contaminated food available (but, to be safe, always buy organic). Read more »

New SCENAR Training

On April 15th through 20th SCENAR training with Dr. Alexander Revenko and Dr. Galina Subbotina of the Russian Scenar Academy will be held in Dallas, Texas. The two hold trainings twice a year in the United States. Dr. Revenko led the development team for the SCENAR in the Russian space program and is considered the authority on the RITM SCENAR.

The training will include the following courses:

SCENAR THERAPY COURSES: Lectures and hands-on 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

More information is available at the Tomatex website.