Homeopathy – Five Things to Know before You ‘Go There’

Written by Marjorie Geiser, RD, NSCA-CPT


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Where did it come from? Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician who earned his doctorate of medicine degree in 1779 is recognized asrepparttar founder of homeopathy. Through experiments on himself, and later with his patients, he developed a system of rules and laws of medicine that he codified into a treatise calledrepparttar 114978 “Organon of rational therapeutics”, first published in 1810. The sixth edition, published in 1921, is still used today as a basic homeopathy text. It was brought torepparttar 114979 US in 1825 by several doctors who had studied in Europe. Although at one time there were 22 homeopathic medical colleges inrepparttar 114980 US, and one out of five doctors used homeopathy, byrepparttar 114981 1940’s there were no homeopathic schools inrepparttar 114982 US.

Do your homework! Naturopathic physicians are licensed as healthcare providers in 13 states with legal provisions allowingrepparttar 114983 practice of naturopathic medicine in several other states. To qualify for a license,repparttar 114984 applicant must passrepparttar 114985 licensing exam and satisfy all licensing requirements, such as have attended a resident course of 4 years and 4,100 hours of study from a college or university recognized byrepparttar 114986 state examining board. There are special certifications for various healthcare professionals. For MD’s and DO’s, there isrepparttar 114987 Diplomat in Homeotherapeutics (DHt). For ND’s,repparttar 114988 certification isrepparttar 114989 DHANP (Diplomat ofrepparttar 114990 Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians), and for homeopaths of all professions, there isrepparttar 114991 CCH (Certified in Classical Homeopathy). What is important to know is that in states without licensure requirements for homeopathy, anyone can claim to be practicing ‘homeopathic medicine’.

Homeopathic medicine could be a great alternative to traditional medicine. It’s important to look intorepparttar 114992 background and training of anyone practicing homeopathic medicine, however, as many people promote themselves as an expert withoutrepparttar 114993 proper education. The National Center for Homoeopathy (http:///www.homeopathy.org) serves as a resource and training center forrepparttar 114994 practice of homeopathy. The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (http://www.naturopathic.org) provides information on licensing and education requirements for those promoting themselves as a doctor of naturopathy. For a good overview ofrepparttar 114995 art and science of homeopathy and its basic tenets, suggested reading is The Emerging Science of Homeopathy: Complexity, Biodynamics and Nanopharmacology, 2nd edition, by Bellavite P. Signorini.

Marjorie Geiser has been teaching health, fitness and nutrition since 1982. She is a nutritionist, registered dietitian, certified personal trainer and life coach. As the owner of MEG Fitness, Marjorie’s goal for her clients is to help them incorporate healthy eating and fitness into their busy lives. To learn more about her incredible 30-Day Fitness Focus program for nutrition and fitness analysis and coaching, go to her website at www.megfit.com or email her at Margie@megfit.com


More Than Facial Exercise...Facialbuilding!

Written by Deborah Crowley


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Before anyone ops for surgery they should first invest time in training to get as much out of it as they can. Then, ifrepparttar results of their training stops short of their goal, by that time, electing to have surgery, they’ll find they won’t haverepparttar 114977 need for as much surgery and their skin will be in far better shape for healing. Once all is healed, they should jump back into their training and not let it happen again! What are your thoughts on Botox?

The most popular cosmetic procedure today is Botox. This procedure has done much to build my business. I have many clients who decided to give FlexEffect a try after trying a few injections of Botox.

Paralyzingrepparttar 114978 muscles (corrugators) to prevent frowning also causes those muscles to atrophy: within six weeks as much as half ofrepparttar 114979 muscle is lost to atrophy. Over a period of time, repeated injections will result in hooded lids (drooping upper eyelids). The area ofrepparttar 114980 injection also becomes extremely flat. This is not what I would call a fair trade off.

For every person trying to eliminate a line or furrow through Botox, there is a trainee eliminatingrepparttar 114981 same line and furrow through FlexEffect – withoutrepparttar 114982 side effects.

What type of changes should one expect to see?

Initially,repparttar 114983 change most Flexers comment on about three weeks into their training is how their face feels different torepparttar 114984 touch. They notice increased tautness and thickness inrepparttar 114985 cheek and mouth area. Lips become more defined, and there is an increase in facial oil production. This is a real bonus since it is natural oil that holds moisture inrepparttar 114986 skin -- bye bye dry skin! Three months will bring a visual lift inrepparttar 114987 cheeks, even more firmness, and smooth skin where there used to be fine lines. In six months, friends will be asking you to teach themrepparttar 114988 exercises.

How does Flexeffect affectrepparttar 114989 skin?

Without doubt, Flexeffect is a tremendous benefit torepparttar 114990 skin. The supply of blood to a contracting muscle is ten times greater than normal. Resistance Training brings a vigorous supply of blood torepparttar 114991 surface. This blood carries vital oxygen and nutrients torepparttar 114992 skin and growing tissue, while carrying away old and damaged cells. With this constant flushing of oxygen and nutrients,repparttar 114993 skin cells become healthier. Before a cell dies, it clones itself. This newly cloned cell will become healthier before cloning itself -- and so on, and so on. This means better skin tone and better texture. The bottom line: you cannot beef-up muscle without beefing-up its surrounding tissue.

Like any form of fitness training, FlexEffect takes time and discipline. Muscle builds fast but it’s going to take your skin considerably longer (re-cycling of cells) to showrepparttar 114994 benefit of your training. Give yourself a year. I know a year sounds like a long time, but it’s worth it. Besides, you’ll be watching your face improve from month to month. Can’t get more exciting than that!



Deborah Crowley IFA Certified Personal Trainer, former competitive bodybuilder and Founder of 'FlexEffect Facial Resistance Training' This article was a recent interview for Ms.Fitness. To find out more about FlexEffect you can visit Deb online at www.flexeffect.com


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