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www.trilogymedical.net Soquel: (831) 600-8117 4105 Soquel Drive Watsonville: (831) 724-1164 65 Aspen Way Homeopathy for children of all ages and stages By Dr. Jeff Lester, D.O. The use of homeopathic medicine is a spectacular life enhancing treatment for so many conditions that children commonly face in childhood. Whether it is an immune system chal- lenge, behavior difficulty, skin conditions or low self-esteem, homeopathic medicines can provide significant results. These amazing medicines can often cure conditions rather than suppress or just provide temporary relief. Homeopathy has been around in the US since 1825 and was used by most physicians up until around the 1940's. They are natu- ral, free of side effects and administered commonly by chewable pills. The most exciting effect is that children can be and often are permanently cured of the ailment that they suffer from in a very short time. Chronic skin conditions like eczema or dermatitis will often resolve rapidly. Recurrent infections will rapidly resolve. Gastric upset such as constipation, diarrhea or frequent stom- achaches are often easily treated. Allergies and asth- ma are commonly cured permanently. Migraine headaches can reduce significantly or disappear completely over time. Homeopathic medicines are made into potencies from dilutions of natural substances most common- ly from plant or mineral extract. They can help modify a child's behavior by removing abnormal impulses or emotional states that cause children to struggle. By making a child less impulsive they become more social- ly accepted and gain more self-esteem. These amazing remedies are able to increase focus and im- prove memory. Children on the autism spectrum can make great improve- ments over time with well-prescribed treatment along with educational techniques such as speech therapy. The only reason that ho- meopathic medicines are not widely used is from the lack of education in the training of practitioners. The study of homeopathy is a great undertaking similar to medical school. The reward of many years of serious study is the abil- ity of obtaining frequent cures of all kinds. Children enjoy taking the remedies as they are chewable and sweet tasting. They also get excited at the prospect of having hope of change and improvement. With accurate homeopath- ic care there can be more peace in families. Calmness can prevail when the whole family is treated. Teachers will often notice that the child's behavior has no- ticeably changed in a very short time. The remedies can quiet talkativeness and on the other extreme decrease shyness. I recall one 12 year-old boy who underwent treatment for extreme shyness with anxiety where he was too hesitant to raise his hand in class. After 4 months he began raising his hand an- swering questions in class. His self-esteem grew rapidly. His tendency to stutter resolved and he became more social. His mother was greatly appre- ciative of his progress. A child's appetite can often improve with con- stitutional homeopathic care over 4-5 months with more interest in healthy foods. As fear decreases an adventuresome spirit can appear. Subsequently we often see growth spurts develop more rapidly. Dark circles can disappear from under the eyes as the immune system comes into better balance. If you are interested in learning more about this gentle but profound and truly healing system of medicine, see our website at trilogymedical.net and trilogytalks.net. The soon- er you incorporate this comprehensive medical system into your child's life the more you will help your child thrive. This may improve the trajecto- ry of their lives forever. How to Winterize Your Dancing By Peggy Pollard www.PeggyDance.weebly.com Don't worry, it's a nor- mal process -- our annual human winterizing of our bodies. Just as we winterize our homes, shuttering win- dows, wrapping water pipes, hauling winter clothes down from the attic, our bodies too, need an an- nual powering-down time. We humans, like most mammals, need to hunker down into winter hiberna- tion mode, both physical and emotion- al low energy phase. This week I really felt it. Right at its usual time. It does not feel great. Our summer of cool fog at last dissipated into our golden annual October bliss. The balmy air felt so glo- rious. Until, last Wednes- day, it didn't. The temperature dropped into that joy-killing chill. Even the sun couldn't summon up enough enthu- siasm to arc so high above the clouds. The trees lacking suffi- cient moisture into their roots this drought year, failed to push their sap up, up, way up into those high branches. So their leaves glowed a last glorious blaze of yellow orange, crimson red, before withering into crumpled flakes. Along with the leaves and daylight, down, down falls all my physical energy too. I felt it drop wayyyyy down into my gut. Then with a dastardly turn, bulges outward into my overflowing belly fat. ABFOF strikes again! I've just learned from Howard LeWine, M.D. Editor in Chief, of Har- vard Men's Health Watch that ABFOF has another name: "Visceral Fat." I'm not sure that makes me feel any better about it, especially because Dr. LeWine warns that "excess belly fat creates serious health risks, even if you are only mildly overweight." But identification is 50% of solving any problem, I believe, so I'm learning from him that it's import- ant to get rid of it, and encour- aged that social dancing can accomplish that. LeWine recommends at least 30 minutes of moder- ate-intensity stress-reduc- ing aerobic exercise, five days per week. So social dancing is per- fect! Because, right about now, end of October, just as the sunlight and thermometer drops lower, so does our energy for physical activity. Thus, our schedule, even our DANCE schedule needs to be winterized. I've seen the pattern every year. A burst of September ambition. A new school year! A new dance class! But oh how quickly it becomes too much. My usually very man- ageable schedule sudden- ly feels overwhelming, requiring far more effort than I now can muster. What reports can I now avoid? Will anyone notice if I ghost that meeting? So, what is the wise thing to do, in this predictable slowing down time of year? We have three choices in this annual battle of sea- sonal energy change: 1. SURRENDER-- to your depression: a shock- ing number of people choose this… and stop exercising completely, soooo easy to do, but at a big cost to your health-- not very rewarding. 2. MAINTAIN -- an unrealistic schedule: force yourself to keep up your high-energy summertime pace, and feel like a fail- ure when you, most likely can't keep doing all the things that only a month ago felt so easy. Thus feeling like a failure if you don't live up to your normal goals. OR 3. ADJUST -- your exer- cise routine to a gentler standard, acknowledge that your "Winterized" energy now, but not give up entirely. Instead set SMALLER SURVIVAL GOALS to get through the minimizing months of Autumn, Holidays and then winter. Be gentle with yourself. Don't stress about main- taining a constant high performance level year round. Don't drive yourself to exhaustion. Annual resting is important too. Adjust your expectation of "success" in exercising. Aiming for a survival maintenance schedule is OK. I Give You PERMIS- SION! Perhaps instead of daily, every other day, or every other week is OK. A half hour of dancing instead of a full hour is still highly beneficial. In fact the key secret to successful health is . . . -- Lower Your Expecta- tions -- Appreciate what you already have; respect your limits. How do we Winterize our Dancing? In little bits, that's how. Keep dancing but do it in little bits. And you will feel good about it. Over Flow Bellyfat be- GONE! To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn, and a time for every pur- pose under heaven. A time to plan, and a time to uproot, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Winterize your social dancing with us in Santa Cruz Waltz & Swing October is National Audiology Awareness Month! By: Dr. JeanneAnne ("Jeannine") Ramacho- Talley, CCC-A, CH-TM American Board of Audiology Certified Do you find yourself having trouble following a conversation? Or maybe you misheard a word or sentence but you find it happening more and more often. Do you suspect you may have trouble hear- ing? Who do you go to? Often times, hearing loss concerns are first brought up with your primary care physician who will then refer you to an audiolo- gist. An audiologist is a healthcare professional who evaluates, diagnoses, and provides treatment services for hearing loss, balances disorders, and tinnitus. Most audiolo- gists have a doctor of au- diology degree or Au.D. (this degree became the entry-level degree for clinical practice in 2007). They work in a variety of settings like hospitals, private practice, schools, and research facilities. An audiologist will test your ability to hear certain sounds and words or sentences. The results will help determine if you need to follow up with a physician for a medically treatable condition or if hearing devices can help. If hearing devices are the best option, an audiologist will recommend and fit hearing aids to your specific loss. An annual hearing test is often recommended to monitor hearing and make any necessary hearing aid adjustments. To find out more, check out American Academy of Audiology at www.audiology.org, American Speech-Lan- guage-Hearing Associate at www.asha.org, or the Ida Institute at www.idainsti- tute.com