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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from Serenity Health Care Center! We have been so blessed this year. This first year has been stressful and exciting all at the same time. I appreciate all the patience and support we have received from our patient’s, without you we would not have survived. We look forward to providing you with new services that will expand your health and wellness over the next year.

Thank you and enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Deb Muth

Cold and Flu Support

It is cold, and flu season, are you ready?

Many of us cannot afford to be down for 3-4 days with a cold or flu. There are many different remedies that can be used; herbs, homeopathic remedies and good old fashion treatments. Serenity Health Care Center now offers a German biofeedback machine called Ondamed. This machine has treated many conditions and illnesses with great success! Dr. Muth loves this machine for its instant relief of colds and flu. She has been able to pull people out of these viruses within 48 hours using this machine.  A little secret she has used it herself many times with great success!

If you find yourself in a bind with the start of a cold or the flu call us to see for yourself what the Ondamed can do for you!
Serenity Health Care Center is offering a special this winter for the cold and flu program. Call to find out how we can help you 262-522-8640.

Natural Statin Substitute from Pure Encapsulation

Have you been looking for a natural substitute for Statin medication?

With many various alternatives to statin medications on the market it is important to understand the benefits from particular supplements and their ability to lower cholesterol.

Pure Encapsulation created a supplement called CholestePure Plus an advanced cholesterol and triglyceride support using phytosterol esters and Bergamonte.

Phytosterols are structurally homologs of cholesterol that occur naturally in plant foods, soybeans, grains, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetable oils. They compete with cholesterol for uptake through the intestinal lining.

The efficacy of using phytosterols in maintaining healthy cholesterol has been documented for over 30 years in the literature.

What is Bergamot?

Bergamot is a citrus fruits cultivated from the southern coast of Italy. In the liver, this unique molecule binds and modulates an enzyme, which plays a central role in lipid breakdown. This targeted enzyme maintains healthy lipid balance.

Meta-analysis of over 40 clinical trials suggests that phytosterols provide significant support for healthy lipid profiles.

The FDA approved health claim states that supplements containing at least 0.5 gm per serving of vital steroids eaten with meals or snacks for daily total intake of 2gm as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.

A serving of CholestePure Plus supplies 0.5 G of vital sterols in accordance with the FDA approved health claim.

If you’ve been looking for a new lipid support product and have used vital sterols in the past consider using pure encapsulation CholestePure Plus this can be purchased from serenity health care Center’s website directly.

Is your supplement all it’s cracked up to be!

Is your supplement all it’s cracked up to be

By now you’ve heard many remarkable claims regarding supplements. How they can slow the aging process provide you with better skin, increased energy, weight loss, supporting joint health, and allowing you to feel younger.

Supplements can be very helpful in maintaining your health. However, many are not as good as they look. Even some doctors endorse supplements that may not be the best quality. 

Even experts can be fooled! If you do not know what to watch out for, you could end up taking a supplement that’s worthless!

Supplement companies can play many tricks to hide the fact that their products fall short. Sometimes, you can’t even tell how much a product contains by looking at their labels.

Example: A

Supplement facts

  • Amount per serving daily value:
  • Vitamin C (50% as ascorbic acid)…200mg

Example: B

Supplement facts

  • Amount per serving daily value:
  • Vitamin C (5% as ascorbic acid)…1,000mg

If you are like most people, you may think the example B is better than the example A. After all you can see it gives you 1000 mg of vitamin C versus hundred milligrams of vitamin C.

The truth is the example A is better! This is because the higher quality product actually gives you more of the vitamin C available for use.

In order to tell how much vitamin C is in a supplement, you have to know the strength. If you look at the example B closely you’ll see the 5% of ascorbic acid that means only 5% of the thousand milligrams is actually vitamin C. If you multiply 1000 mg by 5% you get 50 mg. Example B gives you just 50 mg of vitamin C.

When we look at example A; it actually uses 200 mg of a higher quality product. Therefore 50% of 200 mg is actually 100 mg of delivered vitamin C. In example A; you would actually get twice the amount of the product from example B!

Another sneaky trick that some supplement company’s use in describing their product is “proprietary blend.” This proprietary blend often contains multiple ingredients that are unknown. This is done so the company can be set aside as unique.

This allows the product to look as though you’re getting a lot for your money. A proprietary blend basically tells you nothing about the product.

Another example is to use a dosage in micrograms instead of milligrams. An example of this is vitamin C 200 mg or 2000 ug. If you look at these labels, you can tell these products both contain the same ingredients. But the 2000ug appears as though it has a larger amount of product.

However it takes 1000 micrograms or ug to equal 1 mg. To convert micrograms to mg you divide it by 1000. If you look at it this way the 2000ug only allows you 2mg of vitamin C. It would take you 100 pills of this last example to equal the 200mg.

This is not a good deal!

I cannot stress how important it is to watch out for these sneaky label tricks when choosing any supplement. In order to get the benefits from supplements it is important to know what you’re taking and understand how to read these labels if you are uncertain of the quality of your product you should take it to a qualified health practitioner who understands dietary supplements and have them review your supplements with you so that you know you have a quality product.

At Serenity Health Care Center we are happy to help you determine if your supplements are quality or not. Serenity Health Care Center offers quality supplements that you can depend on.

If you’re looking for quality supplements contact us. You can order place supplement orders directly from our website we are happy to answer any questions you may have.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It is almost that time again for all of us to rally together and support breast cancer awareness! The Longevity Center is offering $25.00 off an initial thermogram in support of breast cancer screening.

Medical infrared imaging also known as thermography;detects surface heat which is a; biochemical reactions. A good way to describe this is that it is looking for an inflammatory condition which usually occurs before disease. As such, the test adds valuable physiologic information that cannot be obtained from any other imaging procedure. Thermography is designed to be used as an adjunct (an additional test) to a woman’s regular breast health care.

Hot ladies!

I have to pass this awesome idea along! For all you hot ladies out there the Forever cool mat is the answer. If you have hot flashes and night sweats and are sleeping with an ice pack and are tired of the wet bed you need to try this Forever cool mat. I was given this tip by a client of mine and it works great! Check it out Walgreens has them for an inexpensive price.

For Hot Ladies!

Auricular Acupuncture Treatment (NADA)

The auricular acupuncture (NADA) treatment helps anxiety and trauma by having a calming effect on the central nervous system. In this way, it can be very beneficial for withdrawal symptoms from drugs and alcohol, and also cravings.

We have found it beneficial for food cravings as well. If people are suffering disrupted sleep patterns, they may experience a better nights sleep after having the acupuncture.

Generally people feel a greater sense of calm and relaxation with a course of treatment.

NADA is a well known form of acupuncture used for the treatment of detox as well as post traumatic stress. It is commonly used in countries where their is active war and terror to assist the people in stress reduction. It is also used in the US for chemical detox and substance abuse.

The auricular acupuncture is a very simple treatment to give and involves placing up to 5 small acupuncture needles into acupuncture points in the ear. It is given whilst the person is seated, and the needles are left in place for 20 – 40 minutes.

The treatment is very gentle and people usually feel pleasantly sleepy and peaceful, providing a welcome relief from the stresses and strains that life can sometimes bring. It is given in a group setting within a comfortable quiet environment and many people are able to experience the treatment at the same time.

If you are suffering from addictive behaviors whether substance or stress give NADA a try. The practitioners and patients find NADA very helpful in relaxation and stress reduction.

Call to schedule an appointment are talk with our staff about the benefits of NADA therapy, 262-522-8640.

Lyme disease is endemic in Wisconsin

It is true that Lyme disease is an endemic in the state of Wisconsin

Have you wondered before if you have Lyme disease? Have you called your doctor and told them about a tick bite only to be told it is nothing to worry about?

This happened to one of my patients over Memorial Day weekend. Their 12 year old son had a tick bite and noted the start of a rash. She called his doctor concerned requesting an inexpensive antibiotic for 21 days to prevent Lyme disease. She was told there was no need because only 20% of the people who have a tick bite get Lyme disease.

I was outraged by this when she called me to help her out! I was outraged because she and her husband have Lyme disease, this child’s grandparents and an uncle all have Lyme disease.

What is our medical community thinking?

If 20% of the people with a tick bite convert to Lyme then why is it that 40-50% of the people with Lyme disease never remember a tick bite and more so never see the classic rash that occurs? Instead what people experience is a variety of symptoms which begin within a few days or a few weeks? Many will feel fatigue like they have never felt before.

Migratory joint pain which usually begins with the hips, knees, elbows, ankles, fingers and toes. Headaches and pain in the back of the neck begin these are described as flu like symptoms.

Later memory issues begin with the inability to remember names or retrieving thoughts occur. The most unique part of this is that there is no history of arthritis, and no personal or family history of depression.

Why is it so difficult to diagnose Lyme Disease?

Borrelia burgdorferi, is a bacterial spirochete, which causes the condition. According to Rhinebeck Health this bacteria can invade all parts of the body, including skin, muscles, joints, nervous system, the cardiovascular system, ocular tissue, sinus tissue, gastrointestinal tract, and lungs.

Lyme disease is known as the great mimicker therefore people get diagnosis of many other diseases. What makes this more difficult is that every person infected can have various symptoms.

The spirochete actually protects itself by creating a cell well and can change its structure to survive. We now believe it can stimulate an immunological response, including autoimmune responses. With the growing numbers of autoimmune disease we have to wonder how many of these people have untreated Lyme disease.

So you have had a Lyme test and it was negative, do you believe the results are accurate?

This is an easy answer, it depends.

Conventional PCR testing is only about 20-30% accurate not because of the test method but because of the spirochete itself.

Western Blot is more accurate if you can get your doctor to order this without a positive PCR test. There are new testing methods available from IGENEX lab in California, and Neuroscience Osceola WI.

What should you do if you suspect Lyme disease?

Find a Lyme literate doctor in Wisconsin there are a few; Steve Meress in Fon du Lac, Rebecca Keith NP, in Hayward, Dr. Hoffmann in WI Dells, Kim Saxe in Brookfield, and Debra Muth in Waukesha.

You need to have appropriate testing for not just Lyme disease but also co-infections. You will need antibiotic therapy and herbal supplementation with homeopathic remedies to assist in treating you disease.

Depending on how long you have had Lyme disease is what determines your treatment plan and how long it will take to reach a recovery period.

The most important thing is to find someone who understands this devastating disease and is willing to work with you.

Body lotion and breast cancer

There is significant research that indicates the chemicals used in body lotions have been linked to breast cancer. Many women and girls are using these scented body lotions lathering them all over their bodies, including their breasts. The skin is the largest area of the body. Chemicals can easily be absorbed through the skin. If the immune system is not able to detoxify these chemicals disease can occur.

Would you knowingly place toxic chemicals on your body?

It is important to read labels on these lotions and body washes. Know what chemicals are in these products. A good rule of thumb is if you cannot pronounce an ingredient you should not be using it. There are alternative sources for scented body lotions that do not contain these toxic ingredients. You can purchase these items at natural health stores or use essential oils from Young Living.

Food dyes pushing the FDA for a ban

In our practice we have known for years that food dyes have a link to behavioral issues, especially things like hyperactivity and attention deficit. Last year the Lancet published research that supports what we have known to be true and have see in our office.

The European Parliament is now requiring warning labels for foods containing synthetic food coloring.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration as also held a hearing to decide if these food dyes impact a child’s health. The Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking for a synthetic food dye ban. This is exciting to me!

We do not need enhanced food coloring!

If you think you or your child suffers from a sensitivity to food colorings avoid them and come see us for testing.

We can show you in the office specific symptoms that you may not have realized were a result of food colorings.