Menopausibilities at the MAC!
The Conversation for Women continues . . .
November 5, 2009 from 5-10 pm.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ladies Night Out! - Menopausibilities
The Conversation for Women continues . . .
November 5, 2009 from 5-10 pm.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Chronic Fatigue: The Whole World Starts at 3 PM
Don't let Chronic Fatigue ruin your Holiday Season! Come learn what it is and how to resolve it......
There seems to be a lot of controversy surrounding the existence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Many doctors refuse to even diagnose the condition while others believe there is a virus to blame. In this one hour presentation, Dr. Arcoma Gonzalez will demystify the controversy of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome into a very practical workable treatment and management briefing. The symptoms of unrelenting fatigue, trouble with concentration, sore throat; tender lymph nodes; muscle pain; multi-joint pain; dizziness, and problems with balance do not need to rule your life anymore. The answer for most people is not Prozac, but a life balancing strategy that can support the biochemical component as well as the specific needs of the individual. Explore with Dr. Arcoma Gonzalez, the practical steps on the path of balance and of regaining the freedom that you deserve.
This seminar will be held at Pacific Compounds Pharmacy.
When: Wednesday, November 11th at 7:00pm
Where: 327 SE 3rd Avenue, Hillsboro
Guest Speaker: Dr. Arcoma Gonzalez
Cost: $10.00
Please call 503-640-3080 or come by and reserve your seat early, seating is limited.
There seems to be a lot of controversy surrounding the existence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Many doctors refuse to even diagnose the condition while others believe there is a virus to blame. In this one hour presentation, Dr. Arcoma Gonzalez will demystify the controversy of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome into a very practical workable treatment and management briefing. The symptoms of unrelenting fatigue, trouble with concentration, sore throat; tender lymph nodes; muscle pain; multi-joint pain; dizziness, and problems with balance do not need to rule your life anymore. The answer for most people is not Prozac, but a life balancing strategy that can support the biochemical component as well as the specific needs of the individual. Explore with Dr. Arcoma Gonzalez, the practical steps on the path of balance and of regaining the freedom that you deserve.
This seminar will be held at Pacific Compounds Pharmacy.
When: Wednesday, November 11th at 7:00pm
Where: 327 SE 3rd Avenue, Hillsboro
Guest Speaker: Dr. Arcoma Gonzalez
Cost: $10.00
Please call 503-640-3080 or come by and reserve your seat early, seating is limited.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
What To Do About The Flu?
Are you prepared for the coming attack of the H1N1 virus?
In early October, the Centers for Disease Control began shipping the H1N1 vaccine across the nation. About 251 million doses will be used to protect the masses. Many reading this article may be anxiously waiting your turn to receive one. Others skeptical about whether getting this vaccine is a good idea.
For now, the best defenses are washing your hands frequently, disinfecting cell phones, door handles, and office pens. Don’t forget getting plenty of rest and exercise, and sneezing or coughing in your sleeve. However, the best defense truly lies with building a strong immune system.
You can look in your kitchen for help. That’s right – foods can be a great way to boost your immune system, keeping you healthy. Here are a few helpful tips this season to naturally strengthen you and your loved one’s immune system.
Dr. Seibert’s A through Z nutrient tips:
Vitamin A/Beta Carotene- Helps boost Natural Killer (NK) cells used as first line of defense to kill virus infected cells. Foods: carrots, pumpkin, squash, sweet potatoes, yams.
Vitamin C – Strengthens white blood cells for fighting infection. Lowers histamine levels that cause nasal congestion. Foods: broccoli, brussel sprouts, jicama, mango, oranges, papaya.
Homemade Chicken Soup - Contains natural chemical, acetylcysteine - helps thin mucous in lungs making it easier to expel. Remember to add lots of veggies – all colorful along with warming spices below– ginger, garlic, red pepper, tumeric.
Vitamin D3 – Research now shows D3 helps immune system fight off virus attacks. Best to supplement up to 5000 IUs daily during winter season.
Horseradish Root - Mucous moving foods known as mucokinectic agent - releases waves of fluids that make eyes water and noses run. Helps break up congestion in sinus and lung bronchial passages.
Garlic – Increases NK cells. Contains alliin – gives garlic its flavor and helps regulate mucous flow.
Ginger – Destroys influenza viruses.
Omega 3 – Halts inflammatory cytokines that create fever, headaches, body pains. Foods: flaxseeds, halibut, salmon, walnuts.
Quercitin – Prevents virus from multiplying and blocks histamine. Foods: apples, capers, onions, red grapes, tea.
Hot Red Peppers – Mucokinectic agent –contains chemical resembling guaifenesin – used in cough formulas without side effects! Drink 10-20 drops of Tabasco sauce in water per day will do the trick.
Shiitake Mushrooms – Boost immunity – antiviral.
Tumeric – Blocks virus from entering your respiratory system-so H1N1 can’t replicate. Foods: curry powders, mustard.
Yogurt – Increases NK cell activity, revs up antibodies. 1-2 cups daily.
Zinc – Deficiency seen in elderly and those with weak immune systems. Foods: oysters, raw pumpkin seeds, yogurt.
So don’t delay- get to your grocery store and stock up with these wonderful foods that provide the best offense to the flu!
Stay Well,
Dr. Seibert
If you cannot get enough of these foods in your diet, supplements will help to make sure you're getting all these vitamins and nutrients. Pacific Compounds Pharmacy carries many of these supplements and Pharmacist Natalie Gustafson is there to advise you. Please stop in and ask her how to protect yourself from the flu, she's there to help!
In early October, the Centers for Disease Control began shipping the H1N1 vaccine across the nation. About 251 million doses will be used to protect the masses. Many reading this article may be anxiously waiting your turn to receive one. Others skeptical about whether getting this vaccine is a good idea.
For now, the best defenses are washing your hands frequently, disinfecting cell phones, door handles, and office pens. Don’t forget getting plenty of rest and exercise, and sneezing or coughing in your sleeve. However, the best defense truly lies with building a strong immune system.
You can look in your kitchen for help. That’s right – foods can be a great way to boost your immune system, keeping you healthy. Here are a few helpful tips this season to naturally strengthen you and your loved one’s immune system.
Dr. Seibert’s A through Z nutrient tips:
Vitamin A/Beta Carotene- Helps boost Natural Killer (NK) cells used as first line of defense to kill virus infected cells. Foods: carrots, pumpkin, squash, sweet potatoes, yams.
Vitamin C – Strengthens white blood cells for fighting infection. Lowers histamine levels that cause nasal congestion. Foods: broccoli, brussel sprouts, jicama, mango, oranges, papaya.
Homemade Chicken Soup - Contains natural chemical, acetylcysteine - helps thin mucous in lungs making it easier to expel. Remember to add lots of veggies – all colorful along with warming spices below– ginger, garlic, red pepper, tumeric.
Vitamin D3 – Research now shows D3 helps immune system fight off virus attacks. Best to supplement up to 5000 IUs daily during winter season.
Horseradish Root - Mucous moving foods known as mucokinectic agent - releases waves of fluids that make eyes water and noses run. Helps break up congestion in sinus and lung bronchial passages.
Garlic – Increases NK cells. Contains alliin – gives garlic its flavor and helps regulate mucous flow.
Ginger – Destroys influenza viruses.
Omega 3 – Halts inflammatory cytokines that create fever, headaches, body pains. Foods: flaxseeds, halibut, salmon, walnuts.
Quercitin – Prevents virus from multiplying and blocks histamine. Foods: apples, capers, onions, red grapes, tea.
Hot Red Peppers – Mucokinectic agent –contains chemical resembling guaifenesin – used in cough formulas without side effects! Drink 10-20 drops of Tabasco sauce in water per day will do the trick.
Shiitake Mushrooms – Boost immunity – antiviral.
Tumeric – Blocks virus from entering your respiratory system-so H1N1 can’t replicate. Foods: curry powders, mustard.
Yogurt – Increases NK cell activity, revs up antibodies. 1-2 cups daily.
Zinc – Deficiency seen in elderly and those with weak immune systems. Foods: oysters, raw pumpkin seeds, yogurt.
So don’t delay- get to your grocery store and stock up with these wonderful foods that provide the best offense to the flu!
Stay Well,
Dr. Seibert
If you cannot get enough of these foods in your diet, supplements will help to make sure you're getting all these vitamins and nutrients. Pacific Compounds Pharmacy carries many of these supplements and Pharmacist Natalie Gustafson is there to advise you. Please stop in and ask her how to protect yourself from the flu, she's there to help!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Weight Loss and Hormone Balance Seminar
Weight Loss Seminar -
Are Your Hormones Making You Fat?
Learn how hormone balance plays a crucial role in weight loss. Balancing your hormones can help you on the road to a slimmer you!
Wednesday, October 14th At 7:00 pm
At Pacific Compounds Pharmacy
Featured Speaker: Dr. Crystal Hannan
of the
In Health Naturopathic Clinic
This seminar will cover the reasons why you may be gaining weight or suffering with some of the other symptoms of hormone deficiency. Dr. Hannan will lay out some simple, easy steps that you can take to get your weight back under control.
Seats are limited and reservations are required. Please call early to reserve your seat - 503-640-3080.
Price is FREE! The length of the seminar is approximately 90 minutes and the doctor will have a question and answer period after. One lucky seminar attendee will get a free copy of the Sonoma Diet book.
Are Your Hormones Making You Fat?
Learn how hormone balance plays a crucial role in weight loss. Balancing your hormones can help you on the road to a slimmer you!
Wednesday, October 14th At 7:00 pm
At Pacific Compounds Pharmacy
Featured Speaker: Dr. Crystal Hannan
of the
In Health Naturopathic Clinic
This seminar will cover the reasons why you may be gaining weight or suffering with some of the other symptoms of hormone deficiency. Dr. Hannan will lay out some simple, easy steps that you can take to get your weight back under control.
Seats are limited and reservations are required. Please call early to reserve your seat - 503-640-3080.
Price is FREE! The length of the seminar is approximately 90 minutes and the doctor will have a question and answer period after. One lucky seminar attendee will get a free copy of the Sonoma Diet book.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Important information for MS sufferers from an MS sufferer
I have suffered for over 12 years with MS and recently needed to retire. I am currently on Tysabri to control the progression of my MS. I’m diagnosed with Primary Progressive now and was slowly giving up my life to MS. Recently my doctor prescribed a drug called 4-Aminopyridine (4-AP for short). This drug has given me a great deal of my life back.
I suffered with a great deal of leg spasticity, balance problems and weakness. I was also always fatigued and was extremely sensitive to heat. I was a shut in and moody all the time. Now the good news, 4-AP started working after only 3-4 dosages. It was a miracle in my opinion.
It works by improving the signals to the muscles and also reduced my fatigue and heat sensitivity. My balance improved greatly and I started being able to easily move again. 4-AP is not new but getting some attention now because a sustained release version is being tested and released shortly under the name Fampridine by a large pharmaceutical company. For any MS sufferer there is no need to wait because it is immediately available with a doctors' prescription in the 4-AP immediate release form.
There is good science behind how this drug works and it has been used for years on MS patients as well as patients with spinal cord injuries. It helps to reconnect the nerves' communication and greatly improves their nerve sensitivity and conductivity. This drug has been used for over 20 years. I have recommended it to every MS friend I know and 100% of the ones who have tried it had major improvement with it and now swear by it.
I have also been able to stop taking Baclofen and my spasticity and walking speed measured by my physical therapist has improved 25%. Stopping Baclofen has also helped my fatigue and tired symptoms caused as a side effect of it. Neurological tests done by my neurologist have also improved greatly. Many MS sufferers take so much Baclofen they need to take Provigil to help them stay awake. Once you're on 4-AP you may not need or can reduce these types of drugs.
I started taking a second drug called LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone) recently and have improved even more. This drug took about 9 days to start seeing an improvement. I can now do things I have not been able to do for years.
These drugs are not cures. These medications will simply and effectively improve your symptoms and improve your quality of life. MS is something you and I live with every day. I’m happy to convey my experience to anyone interested. These 2 drugs are easy to swallow pills and are both relatively cheap (about $1 per day each).
Please take control of your life and your symptoms and get your doctor to prescribe at least 4-AP as soon as you can. You should know within 3-4 dosages if it is working for you and as you slowly increase the dosage as prescribed you will also be telling all your MS friends to take this drug as soon as possible. You may need to persuade your doctors to prescribe them because there are no large pharmaceutical companies behind them. Some doctors will ask you to wait for Fampridine. This is easy for a doctor who does not live with MS to ask, but relief is available immediately so there's no need to wait.
Here is how I measure my improvements and quality of life on these drugs. I’m now 54 and compared to last summer my bad days now are what used to be my good days a year ago. My good days now are so good and full of activity that I am constantly on the go and they far outnumber my bad days. I can now tolerate the sun on a hot day. I work out 2 times a week with no pain. What used to be impossible is now easier and I can do it now. What was hard to do is now easy. My physical envelope has doubled or tripled in size. I find the more I can do the better mental attitude I get from it. I’m now really building core muscle and strength.
Do I still have MS? Yes, but now if you ask my family they will tell you Dad's doing great and we have Dad back. He wants to participate now with the family. I travel now and I want to get out of the house. It has really helped my marriage. These drugs are unfortunately unpatentable and therefore large pharmaceutical companies have no interest in them as well as most doctors know little about them. I find this almost criminal that a drug like this is not used more and more widely known about. This means information must be spread by us, the MS sufferers, until the MS society or government no longer can ignore this type of drug.
I urge you to get better fast and start enjoying your life more. For more information search them on the web (LDN) (4AP) and read lots of positive information that other MS patients are saying worldwide. If you wish more communication or have more questions you can contact me through the good people at Pacific Compounds Pharmacy.
It is now up to you to get back your life.
R.M. - Hillsboro
I suffered with a great deal of leg spasticity, balance problems and weakness. I was also always fatigued and was extremely sensitive to heat. I was a shut in and moody all the time. Now the good news, 4-AP started working after only 3-4 dosages. It was a miracle in my opinion.
It works by improving the signals to the muscles and also reduced my fatigue and heat sensitivity. My balance improved greatly and I started being able to easily move again. 4-AP is not new but getting some attention now because a sustained release version is being tested and released shortly under the name Fampridine by a large pharmaceutical company. For any MS sufferer there is no need to wait because it is immediately available with a doctors' prescription in the 4-AP immediate release form.
There is good science behind how this drug works and it has been used for years on MS patients as well as patients with spinal cord injuries. It helps to reconnect the nerves' communication and greatly improves their nerve sensitivity and conductivity. This drug has been used for over 20 years. I have recommended it to every MS friend I know and 100% of the ones who have tried it had major improvement with it and now swear by it.
I have also been able to stop taking Baclofen and my spasticity and walking speed measured by my physical therapist has improved 25%. Stopping Baclofen has also helped my fatigue and tired symptoms caused as a side effect of it. Neurological tests done by my neurologist have also improved greatly. Many MS sufferers take so much Baclofen they need to take Provigil to help them stay awake. Once you're on 4-AP you may not need or can reduce these types of drugs.
I started taking a second drug called LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone) recently and have improved even more. This drug took about 9 days to start seeing an improvement. I can now do things I have not been able to do for years.
These drugs are not cures. These medications will simply and effectively improve your symptoms and improve your quality of life. MS is something you and I live with every day. I’m happy to convey my experience to anyone interested. These 2 drugs are easy to swallow pills and are both relatively cheap (about $1 per day each).
Please take control of your life and your symptoms and get your doctor to prescribe at least 4-AP as soon as you can. You should know within 3-4 dosages if it is working for you and as you slowly increase the dosage as prescribed you will also be telling all your MS friends to take this drug as soon as possible. You may need to persuade your doctors to prescribe them because there are no large pharmaceutical companies behind them. Some doctors will ask you to wait for Fampridine. This is easy for a doctor who does not live with MS to ask, but relief is available immediately so there's no need to wait.
Here is how I measure my improvements and quality of life on these drugs. I’m now 54 and compared to last summer my bad days now are what used to be my good days a year ago. My good days now are so good and full of activity that I am constantly on the go and they far outnumber my bad days. I can now tolerate the sun on a hot day. I work out 2 times a week with no pain. What used to be impossible is now easier and I can do it now. What was hard to do is now easy. My physical envelope has doubled or tripled in size. I find the more I can do the better mental attitude I get from it. I’m now really building core muscle and strength.
Do I still have MS? Yes, but now if you ask my family they will tell you Dad's doing great and we have Dad back. He wants to participate now with the family. I travel now and I want to get out of the house. It has really helped my marriage. These drugs are unfortunately unpatentable and therefore large pharmaceutical companies have no interest in them as well as most doctors know little about them. I find this almost criminal that a drug like this is not used more and more widely known about. This means information must be spread by us, the MS sufferers, until the MS society or government no longer can ignore this type of drug.
I urge you to get better fast and start enjoying your life more. For more information search them on the web (LDN) (4AP) and read lots of positive information that other MS patients are saying worldwide. If you wish more communication or have more questions you can contact me through the good people at Pacific Compounds Pharmacy.
It is now up to you to get back your life.
R.M. - Hillsboro
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