The Surprising Truth About
Alternative Medicine Methods...
Do They REALLY Work?
Compare before and after in this amazing case study...
This woman is 87 years old.*
These first 2 pictures show her on her way to Reno Alternative Medicine for her first visit. She couldn't stand or walk on her own. She hardly weighed anything. Her hands shook constantly and she couldn't hold anything without risking dropping it.
Her doctor had told her to go home and "get her affairs in order," which is doctor talk for "get ready to die."
She had to be helped into and out of her car and two people helped her into my clinic. Honestly, when I first saw her I wondered if she was going to live. Fortunately, in spite of her frail physical condition, she still had a strong will to live.
In Chinese Medicine we have a concept called "shen," which is most commonly translated as "spirit." Shen is the spark of aliveness you can see in someone's eyes when they are truly present.
After only 10 minutes of speaking with her, she was laughing and the 'shen' was back in her eyes. I knew that she was going to be okay.
Still, it took many months of regular acupuncture and herbal medicine, along with Metabolic TypingŪ to help her return to health. Here's a picture of her leaving my office after a visit. This was about half-way through the process of restoring her health:
As you can see, she's walking, although with a cane. She had also started to put on some weight and was shaking much less. We weren't out of the woods yet, however.
Is It A Setback?
At one point during her treatments, about a month after the above picture was taken, she went into a deep sleep one night. The next morning her day care nurse, alarmed that she couldn't rouse her, rushed her to the E.R. They ran a very thorough battery of tests to determine what was going on.
As is sometimes the case, they couldn't find anything with the MRI and lab tests. Nobody at the hospital seemed to know what had happened. After only 24 hours in the hospital she once again woke up and seemed to be fine.
Ironically, the same doctor who'd told her to get her affairs in order speculated that it was the herbal medicine that had caused the problem. It wasn't. She was simply going through a deep healing phase where she needed to sleep for a longer time.
Although this sort of response is extremely rare, sometimes people do go through a healing crisis regardless of the alternative medical approach they take. In her case, this was a completely natural part of the process as you'll see...
The Rest of the Story...
After she was back home we continued with the herbal and acupuncture treatments. Finally, after about 4 months of treatment, she was well enough to get around very well on her own. She even went on a cruise with her daughter and son in law.
Not everyone takes 4 months to feel better from natural healing methods. Often it is much quicker. If someone is very ill then it might take longer.
Does this woman's experience mean that everyone will have the same kinds of results with natural healing techniques? Of course not. We're each individuals with our own unique backgrounds and tendencies.
Even so, and perhaps because of this, when you are ready to improve your health, I encourage you to think about using Alternative Medicine techniques such as acupuncture, herbal medicine and Metabolic TypingŪ. Sometimes they can work wonders...
Your Next Step
Call or email me to find out if these
Alternative Medicine techniques will help you. You can reach me at
my office (775) 827-6901 or by email (Contact Us).
Whatever you choose to do, I wish you
the best for your health and your quality of life.
