Dr Joya on Fatigue, Pt. 1

The term adrenal fatigue was introduced in 1998 but it has long been experienced by many people. Chronic stress such as poor nutrition, lack of sleep, and over exertion, our adrenal glands tend to produce excessive quantities of hormones as a response to the stress. And, when this happens, our adrenal glands will eventually wear out from exhaustion, which will in turn produce low quantities of hormones in our body.
We will eventually feel more tired or exhausted than what we normally feel on a day to day basis. This can often result in craving for sugary snacks or caffeine in order for our body to get the energy levels up. This exhaustion causes even more stress and we find that we are not able to function normally or think clearly.
Helping patients regain energy and strength for healing is one of Dr. Schoen's gifts. She is willing to spend the time necessary with her patients and to study their individual case to reach the recommendations she feels will improve their level of health.

Change is Inevitable – Improvement is Optional

As I was chatting with a patient about good nutrition and weight loss this week she mentioned that she has lost hundreds pounds in her life but she always gains them back. This is an experience that many of us have had as we attempt to improve ourselves and keep our body at a healthy weight.

Health experts as well as our moms have shared the advice needed to give us a healthy life. The following is just a short list of the ideas I have heard and read lately.

• Mini goals are easier to achieve and will help me reach my ultimate goal. By congratulating myself as I make even the smallest changes allows me to feel accomplished and gives me the energy needed to continue. So I look at the big picture, having the ultimate goal in mind, but breaking it down to achievable actions.


• Journal and Track. Connecting food to energy and mood. There is a corresponding positive result when I keep track of what I'm eating and how it makes me feel. Some nutritional counselors claim that a person who keeps track of what they eat and how it makes them feel can lose twice as much weight as a person who doesn't take the time to jot it down. For that result I'm certainly willing to write it down and I even found some neat iphone Apps to help me do this.


• Pay attention to my food while eating. This seems like a "no brainer" but this is one thing that gets many people into trouble. Eating while on the computer or while watching television contributes to me losing track of what and how much I am actually consuming.
  


• Flavor my foods with spices and herbs. Monitoring my calorie intake doesn't need to mean boring foods. I experiment with the flavors I enjoy while leaving out the "bad for me" calories. Recipes for low calorie dips and salad dressing can add a lot of flavor to meals.


• Lift it and Move it. The more muscle mass I have the more calories I will burn even while sleeping. Strength training even just a couple times a week can make a big difference in my metabolism's ability to burn calories. When I add some type of aerobic fun to my week I can certainly burn some calories and help my heart.


• Set time to rest and relax. Stress hormones have been tied to weight gain. Planning times to do things for myself like reading, gardening or taking a stroll to clear my head can help me keep my stress hormones at a proper level.


• Sleep. Getting enough sleep is vitally important to keeping my appetite controlling hormones in check. An imbalance in these hormones affects me in such a way that when I don't get enough sleep I am less likely to do any of the above suggestions.


• One day at time while I hang in there for the long haul. Being aware that changing my habits can take time and that getting results may be a delayed gratification I congratulate myself at the end of each day when I've had positive changes and I look forward to tomorrow if I need to improve on my today.

The Little Blue Tube

Every year we have patients call the office asking for the little blue tube of Influenzinum. We have not formally documented the effects of this remedy but the patients who have used Influenzinum over the years report they have avoided symptoms of the flu for as many years as they have been using the remedy.

So every year we order a supply of the Influenzinum, print up the protocol Dr. Schoen recommends and we sell it to our patients and anyone else who might be interested in avoiding flu symptoms in such a simple way without taking a flu vaccine.

Along with using Influenzinum we stress a healthy life style. When patients eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, get exposure to sunlight, sleep an adequate amount and proactively manage stresses in their lives, they are less likely to fall ill.

The idea that a person can overwork, be overstressed, sleep 5 or less hours each night, live on coffee and donuts, and then at the first sign of the flu, take a dose of Influenzinum and expect a miracle is unrealistic. A Homeopathic remedy elicits a response from the vital force, but the vital force can only draw on the resources available to it.

Dr. Schoen specializes in guiding a patient to vibrant health. She offers healing modalities that build a patient's vitality and supports their immune system:

• Nutritional Counseling.
• Individualized Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation.
• IV protocols to help prevent as well as treat flu symptoms.
• Homeopathic injection: A combination of Echinaccea Compositum to modulate the immune system and Lymphomyosot to keep the detoxifying pathways open.

We hope you will take advantage of these health promoting approaches to flu prevention. Call the office if we can provide you with more information or set an appointment for treatment.
407.644.2729

It's As Easy As

Simple Prevention

• Wash your hands often. Remember that one of the most common ways people catch colds and the flu is by rubbing their nose or their eyes after their hands have been contaminated with a virus. By washing your hands often, especially:
• before, during, and after you prepare food
• before you eat, and after you use the bathroom
• after handling animals or animal waste
• when your hands are dirty, and
• more frequently when someone in your home is sick, you may avoid getting sick yourself and keep your kids from getting sick too.

• Routinely clean, with soap and water, and disinfect surfaces, toys, and objects that younger children may put in their mouths. It may also help to wipe surfaces with paper towels that can be thrown away or cloth towels that can be washed afterwards.
• Use disposable tissues to wipe or blow yours or your child's nose.
• Teach your children 'cough etiquette', which the American Academy of Pediatrics describes as teaching children to turn their heads and cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue or the inside of their elbow if they don't have a tissue, instead of simply coughing or sneezing onto their hands, which will then spread their germs onto everything they touch.
• Avoid close contact with people when you are sick. It isn't really possible to completely avoid people who are sick, so it is likely better if you just avoid exposing other people to your germs when you or your kids are sick. So don't go to school, daycare, work, etc., if you are sick with the flu.
• Avoid unnecessary contact with a lot of people for younger children, the elderly or those with challenged immune systems. It isn't easy to always tell when people are sick and some people are contagious even before they start to have symptoms.
• Take a reusable water bottle to school or work, like a Sigg or CamelBak, instead of using a water fountain, which may become contaminated with germs, especially during cold and flu season.

Take Control

Seminar to be presented by Claudia Chica, P.T., DOM in the office of Joya L. Schoen, M.D.
Tuesday, November 16 at 6:30pm.
1850 Lee Road, Suite 240
Winter Park, FL 32789
407.644.2729

A frequent concern for many people is Urinary Incontinence. When the bladder fills with urine, sensory nerves send impulses to the brain indicating that the bladder is full. The sensory nerves connect with other nerves in the spinal cord to relay this information. In turn, the brain sends impulses back to the bladder instructing the bladder to empty its contents.

Urinary incontinence is loss of bladder control. Symptoms range from mild leaking to uncontrollable wetting. Most bladder control problems happen when muscles are too weak or too reactive. If the muscles that keep your bladder closed are weak, you may have accidents when you sneeze, laugh or lift a heavy object. This is called Stress Incontinence. If bladder muscles become too active, you may feel a strong urge to go to the bathroom when you have little urine in your bladder. This is called Urge Incontinence or overactive bladder. There are other causes of incontinence, such as prostate problems, tumors, prolapsed organs and nerve damage.

Dr. Chica will discuss several therapeutic approaches she uses to promote increased control of the pelvic floor muscles and proper function of the genito-urinary and reproductive systems. All organs relate to the higher processes of communication from the brain. Acupuncture, Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation, will help re-establish this connection and allow the Autonomic Nervous System to come to a more balanced position.

Many of the restrictions and dysfunctions found on the pelvic floor, are caused by external trauma, surgeries, scars, infections and toxicity; but a great percentage (70% or higher) can be caused by emotional trauma.

Emotions go into the organs via the Autonomic Nervous System ganglia. Painful memories and disturbed emotions remain stored in the tissue/organs. The body protects the affected organ(s) and hugs the lesion. Cellular memory keeps the emotional trauma information trapped in the tissues in the form of adhesion and energy cysts, causing disruption of function to the whole system.

Benefits of using "Regulatory and Manuel Therapies" to address Pelvic Floor Weakness and/or Dysfunction are:

• Improved or recovered control of bowel and bladder.
• Heightened sexual response in women and increased sexual control in men.
• Increased strength, tone and elasticity of pelvic structures to support the abdominal and pelvic contents against the effects of gravity.
• Improvement of core strength for a strong and healthy lower back.
• Increased sense of well-being and peace.

By receiving proper care it is possible for patients to avoid surgery and to insure continued vitality.

Healing the Eye the Natural Way

Join me November 14th, 4pm-6pm at the Holiday Inn Express, 238 S. Line Dr., Apopka, Florida for a Free Presentation by Edward Kondrot, M.D. "Healing the Eye The Natural Way".
Dr. Kondrot will present vital information about Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and Other Eye Conditions. Learn to save your sight! 800-430-9328.

• 10 Essentials for Eye Health
• Homeopathic Remedies
• Vision & Color Therapy
• Microcurrent Stimulation
• Diet, Nutrition, Supplements

Take the 1st step to restoring your vision!
Make your appointment to attend the 3-Day Vision Healing Program with Dr. Kondrot, America's leading homeopathic, board certified ophthalmologist and international best selling author. Begin the alternative therapies that will help you save your sight.

The 3-Day Vision Healing Program will take place at a large rental home located at 301 N. Lake Ave., Apopka, Florida 32703 on November 15, 16 & 17 and will include:

• Comprehensive Eye Exam
• Nutritional Evaluation
• Homeopathic Evaluation
• Microcurrent Therapy
• Sytonic Color Therapy
• Vision Therapy

Space is Limited - Call 800-430-9328 for more information and to make an appointment.

Free Homeopathy Seminar

Homeopathy is a safe, beneficial, and cost-effective health solution for you and your family. Homeopaths prescribe based on an assessment of the whole person rather than just one specific disease. Even so, acute illnesses and injuries, such as colds, fevers, sore throats, muscle and joint injury can improve very quickly with homeopathic treatment. Homeopaths know that antibiotics are not the only successful treatment for infections. Ear infections, bladder infections, vaginal infections, conjunctivitis, boils and cellulitis frequently respond well to homeopathic treatment.
To learn how you can make homeopathic remedies a part of your Health Destiny Toolbox, attend a free seminar presented in the office of Dr. Joya Schoen Thursday, February 18, 6:30pm. To RSVP, email through the website: www.drj.org or call 407-644-2729. The office is located at 1850 Lee Road, Suite 240 in Winter Park Florida.