by Pavel Gershkovich — There is a nasty new type of flu making the rounds. Runny nose, sinus drainage, dry cough and fatigue lead the list of symptoms. Its victims report that just when you think you are over it, a week later it is back — this happens two, three and four times. It […]
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Are you tired of living with hip pain?
February 24, 2012
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by Dr. Fred G. Arnold — Hip pain is one of the more common complaints of patients who come to our office. It frequently results from a recent injury or past traumatic event, such as a motor vehicle accident, fall or sports injury. Patients with hip injuries rarely have pain that involves only the hip. […]
Photons healing power
February 24, 2012
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by Dr. Martha Grout — Although Western medicine has been focused on chemistry for the last century, electricity is what drives our biology. A human being is a complex organization of electrical fields. The body is about 70 percent water with a high mineral content, which makes it highly conductive to electricity. We are composed […]
Reiki drumming
February 24, 2012
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by Josephine M. Joseph — Reiki is a simple, natural and powerful hands-on healing modality that uses life force energy. Reiki acts as a portal into elevating awareness. It draws attention to the life force in all living things. A symbol-based technique, Reiki is passed from teacher to student through a ceremonial initiation. Universal energy […]
Salt room for Valley’s summer air
February 24, 2012
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by Pavel Gershkovich — The American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air Report ranked metro Phoenix as having the second dirtiest air quality in the nation. Phoenix also received a failing grade for ozone — formed when heat and sunlight react with nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The most common VOC sources […]
Cranial release techniques
February 24, 2012
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by Deanna Melnychuk — Cranial Release Technique® (CRT) is a unique, natural, hands-on approach to release your body’s innate capacity to heal itself. Although it only takes a few minutes to do, its effects are profound on your overall health and well-being. Why? Because CRT works on the nervous system to restore proper function and […]
Getting to the cause to relieve symptoms – what your eyes reveal
February 24, 2012
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by Sharon Smith — Treating illnesses with drugs not only masks the symptoms, but can also drive the causes deeper. For example, if one takes a pain reliever to quiet a headache or drinks coffee to get a spike of energy, after the drug and caffeine wear off, the body will be more worn out […]
Myofascial release — the ultimate energy work
February 23, 2012
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by Maria Troia — Have you been looking for a deeper experience from your energy work? If so, you might consider the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach™. While the human aura extends beyond the physical body and can be affected by off-the-body energy work, the energy meridians are encased in the fascial system, a […]
“Scentsational” summer mists
February 23, 2012
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by Carol E. Gutierrez — With these blistering hot summer days, keeping cool and refreshed is on everyone’s mind. Hydrosols are a light, cool, refreshing and natural way to get comfortable. Plant hydrosols are the end product of the distillation process of essential oils from aromatic plants. Low concentrations of essential oils are dissolved in […]
Unlocking the mystery of obesity with iridology and sclerology
February 23, 2012
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by Sharon Smith — Obesity stems from many causes and has one very obvious effect — being overweight. Diet and fitness programs abound, yet so many people go unsuccessfully from one diet to another, feeling that they have failed again. Even when we manage to stave off the weight, if we have not addressed the […]
Homeopathy, bulimia and crystal meth
February 23, 2012
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by Dr. Ed Gogek — Carol was in treatment for methamphetamine (crystal meth) addiction, but had a far more serious problem — bulimia nervosa. She said, “If I stop using crystal meth, I go right back to bulimia. No matter how little I eat, I feel big and fat. So I throw up. But then […]
Rolfing® – looking good, feeling good
February 23, 2012
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by Deanna Melnychuk — Is that really you in the mirror? The dress looked so great on the mannequin. But now that you have it on — with your shoulders slouched forward and your swayback — it looks like you are wearing a too-tight body stocking that shows all your flaws. It is hard to […]
Sea salt for healthy lungs and skin
February 23, 2012
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by Pavel Gershkovich — The Phoenix area could be considered something of a modern-day, natural dust bowl, and this summer’s dust storms have made the Valley’s air quality much worse than usual. When dust gets into the lungs, the body uses mucus to catch it and move it out. But when there is a lot […]



February 24, 2012
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