Hair, Skin and Nails

Hair tends to be less lustrous as we get older, Nails more brittle and Skin more saggy. Is there a common thread? Of course, not just the obvious generic aging syndrome but also deficiencies that we can actually point to (and replace). Here are some basic tips: Use an antimicrobial shampoo before you use the fancy, nice smelling, super conditioning stuff. make sure the producte you use dont cause build up. Consider massaging coconut oil into the scalp before washing, leave on for a minimum of 20 minutes. Get the supplements on our list for whichever is problematic for you, hair, skin, nails or all of the above. If you notice rapid aging check for hormone imbalances, thyroid etc and vitamin deficiencies. Maintain your internal anti-oxidant levels and of course use the Stop-Aging Skin therapy twice a day. This would be a good time to stock up on maintenance items for the New Year, if you were registered for today's seminar because of the 10% discount. Yours in health Dr. Nadu A. Tuakli

PREVENTION, CONTROL AND CURE OF ARTHRITIS Have you ever heard that there is nothing that can be done about Arthritis? Its not true! An Aunt of mine was having a terrible time earlier this year with bad arthritis of her spine causing so much pain she couldn’t move. Unfortunately she is not in the States and I could not get to her. She told me she was hospitalized and was put through the ‘usual’ paces. MRI’s, Spinal taps and injections, pain medications and anti-inflammatories and then the usual ‘nothing can be done’. My first thought was: that’s a lot of money, time, energy and pain to end up with “nothing”. My second was : Of course something can be done, they are just staying with the same old paradigm. One of the most magnificent things about the body is its ability to heal itself, those of us who practice traditional medicine just need to learn to tap into that ability. If we do, the sky is the limit, we will even ‘find’ the cure for cancer! As always prevention is better than cure but what do you do if you are already afflicted? I have read 9 books on Arthritis over the past month (I am happy to share the titles with anyone who is interested) and I am so excited about the information I was going to discuss it this afternoon at my ‘Skin” seminar! Not that arthritis and skin are not related because they are, but it certainly is a stretch on the ‘looking great for the holidays’ theme! (By the way for those of you who keep asking me ‘when is your next seminar’, arranging a huge seminar like the last one is really time consuming so I will be doing mini-seminars at my office and sharing new information periodically.) So why the excitement? I do believe that arthritis can be prevented, contained and cured! But not by managing it the way we are taught in medical school. i.e take anti-inflammatories to decrease the inflammation while your joints get worse and you suffer from the side effects. Oh, and then when it completely breaks down replace the joint with an artificial one. I now believe that the non pharmaceutical measures you can take are much more powerful than drugs for the treatment and prevention of arthritis. These do not suppress the symptoms while the disease gets worse, they stop it. So here’s a summary of what may be needed: Oral Hygiene measures. Dietary changes. Healthy Oils Supplements Vitamins Exercises Maintain a healthy weight Antimicrobials when indicated Allergy testing Balance your Hormones Nothing invasive! If you have an interest in generating a personalized program for arthritis treatment then please feel free to schedule a consultation. If you have arthritis personally or in your family I would strongly encourage you to do so SOONER than later. (Those of you who signed up for today’s seminar will be mailed the supplement sheet we prepared for today). Yours in health Dr. Tuakli

Video from the Spring Seminar

What a busy summer! My son videotaped me (from the side) at the last seminar and has put it on youtube. I thought it was worth sharing the link with those of you who might be interested in listening to the kinds of topics I cover at my seminars. The angle is not deliberate but hopefully it is informative.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1p2bd0UN5w

Resolving Headaches and other Symptoms

I had a patient come in today with surprisingly good news. "I feel great" she said
"almost all my symptoms are gone. I can now focus on my foot pain because I feel so good!"
When the patient was referred to me by the local health food store 2 weeks ago and she began to tell me all the things that ailed her, I wondered where to start. Her over-riding concern was the headache she was getting daily along with some dizzy spells but as the tale unraveled she had a host of other complaints too.

Given the number of physicians she had seen in the past I wasnt expecting miracles.But when all else fails start with the basics!
I put her on magnesium and gave her a book to read about self help for headaches, ran some routine tests and asked her to make a follow up appointment.

Magic! Apparently that's all she needed to get rid of her migraines,she completely changed her diet, stopped caffeine and wine and there they went!
Interestingly enough it seems a lot of the other symptoms she was having were tied in with her migraines so once we fixed them, everything else just fell into place.

As she said earlier today: Once I was given the information I had the tools to take control of my condition, and that's all I needed.
Aah! how nice if all my cases were that simple.

Its your life take control!