Catch Phrase
Two in one day. Playing a bit of catch up.
Lets begin with some new terms I learned at my first appointment.
Integrative Medicine: Integrative medicine is the combination of the practices and methods of alternative medicine with conventional medicine. My center specifically combines the traditional benefits of conventional Western Medicine and evidence-based alternative healing therapies like acupuncture.
FSM: Frequency Specific Microcurrent is a new way of treating nerve and muscle pain and many other conditions using specific frequencies and micro amperage current. FSM is different from most other stimulation units. It is sub-sensory (i.e., you cannot feel it) and has profound healing effects.
Elimination Diet: An elimination diet is a method of identifying foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects. Adverse effects may be due to food allergy, food intolerance, other physiological mechanisms (such as metabolic or toxins), or a combination of these. Elimination diets typically involve entirely removing a suspected food from the diet for a period of time from two weeks to two months, and waiting to determine whether symptoms resolve during that time period.
Leaky Gut: Leaky gut is a name used to describe intestinal or bowel hyperpermeability. Tight junctions (TJs) represent the major barrier within the pathway between intestinal epithelial cells that line the digestion tract. Disruption of TJs leads to intestinal hyperpermeability (the so-called "leaky gut"), which has been proposed by some researchers to involve a relationship with acute and chronic diseases.
Definitions not mine. Ulcerative Colitis, definitely mine!
Pursuing Healing,
Caroline
Lets begin with some new terms I learned at my first appointment.
Integrative Medicine: Integrative medicine is the combination of the practices and methods of alternative medicine with conventional medicine. My center specifically combines the traditional benefits of conventional Western Medicine and evidence-based alternative healing therapies like acupuncture.
FSM: Frequency Specific Microcurrent is a new way of treating nerve and muscle pain and many other conditions using specific frequencies and micro amperage current. FSM is different from most other stimulation units. It is sub-sensory (i.e., you cannot feel it) and has profound healing effects.
Elimination Diet: An elimination diet is a method of identifying foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects. Adverse effects may be due to food allergy, food intolerance, other physiological mechanisms (such as metabolic or toxins), or a combination of these. Elimination diets typically involve entirely removing a suspected food from the diet for a period of time from two weeks to two months, and waiting to determine whether symptoms resolve during that time period.
Leaky Gut: Leaky gut is a name used to describe intestinal or bowel hyperpermeability. Tight junctions (TJs) represent the major barrier within the pathway between intestinal epithelial cells that line the digestion tract. Disruption of TJs leads to intestinal hyperpermeability (the so-called "leaky gut"), which has been proposed by some researchers to involve a relationship with acute and chronic diseases.
Definitions not mine. Ulcerative Colitis, definitely mine!
Pursuing Healing,
Caroline
Labels: acupuncture, Elimination Diet, Integrative Medicine, Leaky Gut
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1 Comments:
Carol, I understand and can totally empathize wth your feelings of utter frustration. I have had 'gut' issues which are worsening...I am trying a different gastro doc and then may try a holistic path. It is incredibly debilitating and depressing...and affects your entire life. You have my prayers on this journey.
Debbie
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