Saturday
Feb062010

Restorative Health Programs

Restorative Health Programs  

Restorative Health Programs are to help correct imbalances in your body's metabolism that accumulate with stress and aging.  Supporting your metabolism in this way can often improve energy and eliminate symptoms that prevent most of us from living a full life.  A customized program, based on a detailed history and lab test results often helps restore health and resolve or at least improve cholesterol problems, menopause symptoms, problems with sexual function, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue and more.

Dr. Chene works in conjunction with the Dzugan Method programs for many of her patient to provide a comprehensive, systematic approach for each individual to provide a personalized program using bio-identical hormones, vitamins, minerals and specific beneficial herbs to optimize health.  The program helps the patient obtain extensive lab testing at a reasonable cost, and provides close follow up by computer and/or phone to minimize travel for office visits.

To find out how you can obtain a personalized program for restoring or optimizing your own health click on the following link www.dzugan.com   

 

Wednesday
May062009

Alternative Allergy Therapy

Dr. Chene now offers Advanced Allergy Therapeutics (AAT).
Eliminate Your Reactions Caused By Allergies And Sensitivities.

Advanced Allergy Therapeutics (AAT) is a non-invasive treatment that effectively addresses the many symptoms caused by allergies and sensitivities.

Allergies and sensitivities are caused by an error: the body is responding inappropriately to a harmless substance. AAT treats the overreaction by reducing the stress on the body in relation to the offending substance, creating a positive association so that the body may respond more appropriately. AAT merges 21st century science with 3,000-year-old traditional acupuncture principles in offering an effective alternative in the treatment of symptoms associated with allergies and sensitivities.

Non-invasive

No needles

No drugs

No herbal remedies

No supplements

No avoidance

Click here for more information

Monday
Feb162009

Why I Recommend Supplements

I do recommend supplements for people who wish to attain their optimal health. The reasons for this are multiple:

1. The first is that most of the food supply has been grown farm land which has been depleted by current farming methods over the past 30 years. When only simple nitrogen is added for fertilizer the plants may appear normal but are actually inferior to the organically grown counterpart in which organic matter is returned to the soil for fertilizer.

2. The second reason is that, in hunting and gathering days, it's estimated that we needed to consume between 4,000-5,000 calories to maintain. It's no problem to obtain sufficient vitamins and minerals etc, in 4,000-5,000 calories of fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat. However, it's obvious that we cannot eat this number of calories these days and maintain a reasonable weight.  

3. The third reason is that most of us eat some processed foods. Since foods require vitamins, minerals and enzymes for their metabolism in the body, when we eat most processed foods, some of the nutrients that they   originally contained are no longer present in amounts sufficient to provide for their metabolism. Therefore, if you do not take supplemental nutrients, your body will actually have to donate the necessary factors to metabolize the nutritionally inadequate processed food and you are likely to become depleted of some nutrients unless you supplement.

4. Some deficiencies actually cause people to crave the wrong types of food. An example of this is magnesium deficiency which often causes chocolate craving. Having adequate levels of necessary nutrients may help weight loss efforts in some cases and at least insure that persons on a restricted diet are getting the proper micro-nutrients,

In July of 2002 the AMA actually recanted it's long held stance (due to the overwhelming evidence to the contrary) regarding vitamins and actually issued a recommendation that physicians advise their patients to use vitamin supplements.

Tuesday
Feb032009

How To Bring Flax Into Your Diet 

You can buy flax at your local health food store. Unless they sell large quantities of it, you should find it in the refrigerated area, so that it does not become rancid. You get more benefit out of the seeds if they are ground (a clean coffee grinder works better than your teeth) or at least bruised (such as with a mortar and pestle) as intact seeds pass through your system without full benefit.

At home flax should be refrigerated or frozen to prevent the fragile oil in them from becoming rancid. Rancid flax will smell like paint and will loose its slightly sweet and nutty flavor. The seeds should not be exposed to high heat or air for a prolonged period of time. Therefore, just buy a small amount (1 lb. or less), in order to keep your quantity fresh.


EASY IDEAS FOR USING FLAX

Eat plain with a spoon in a bowl as a snack
Add to hot or cold cereal,
Sprinkle on salad, plain yogurt with fruit, cucumbers
Spread on sandwiches (peanut or almond butter sandwiches)-may make paste with a few oily nuts such as pecans in food processor
Mix into dough of cookies, breads, muffin
Blend with smoothies, potato dishes,.


FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS:  

FLAX HAYSTACKS

Chocolate chips (preferably dark)
Flax seeds or meal
Orange Peel (make sure if frozen that water has evaporated off )
Cinnamon to taste (optional)

Melt chocolate in microwave or double boiler. Remove from heat source. Add in as much flax as the chocolate will hold while chocolate is still warm. Then add in optional orange peel and cinnamon to taste.  
Drop spoonfuls onto wax paper and allow to cool and become firm. Store and enjoy in a quantity of  2-1/2   Tablespoons of flax per day.

 

Tuesday
Feb032009

Cooking With Tumeric

EASY IDEAS:

-Add 1 tsp. of tumeric to each cup of rice while cooking   (add to water at start)
-Use 1/4/ tsp. of tumeric in a small amount of olive oil when frying an egg.
-Mix tumeric into ground meat, potato, bean dishes before cooking.
-Curry powder contains a lot of tumeric and can be used in a variety of dishes.
-Visit your local East Indian Restaurant for more ideas and dishes for curry use.

BAKED TANDOORI CHICKEN

Marinate chicken pieces ovenight in a mix of:
10 T. yogurt (plain)
1 tsp. Indian chili powder (or 1 tsp. cayenne and 1 tsp. paprika)
1/2 tsp. cumin (optional)
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. garlic, ground fresh or dried
2 tsp. ginger, ground fresh or dried

Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes (until yogurt absorbed into chicken and very thick sauce. Serve with basmati rice. Optional garnishes : Cilantro and lemon wedges.

EAST INDIAN LENTIL SOUP (DAHL)

2 c. lentils (I prefer the red "masoor dahl" that you can get in most Indian Grocery Stores, however you can use any lentil you like. Don't be afraid to be adventurous lentils come in red, green, yellow, brown, and white! The red lentils take the least time to cook - only 20 minutes.)

6 c. water or enough water to cook (for some lentil varieties you may need up to 12 cups
2 tsp. Tumeric
1 tsp. Chili - from the East Indian Store or substitute 1 tsp paprika and 1 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp. Cumin (optional)
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp. Salt
One onion, diced
1-2 medium tomatoes, diced
1-2 Tbsp. olive oil
fresh cilantro
1/2 lemon or 2-3 key limes

Cook lentils until soft. In a separate small skillet, heat the oil slightly and add the tumeric. Cook tumeric a few seconds until it turns a dark gold color. Then add onion, tomato ,and optional apices: garam masala, cumin, chili - you can be conservative with these if you are timid and add more to the soup later. Pour contents from skillet into cooked lentils and add the fresh cilantro and squeeze lemon/line to taste. Serve warm.

Serves 6.