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Dr. Allan Magaziner Offers Advice on Natural Treatments for Allergy Sufferers
Hi I am Dr. Allan Magaziner of the Magaziner Center for Wellness.
I want to talk to you briefly about some of the ideas we have regarding how to handle, prevent and treat cancer cases.
I think the most import thing that we can offer, first of all and foremost is cancer prevention – we work with you on an individual diet, nutritional plan, supplements, perhaps anti-oxidants, herbal supplements, that may best reduce your risk of developing cancer.
We talk about your family history, hormones may play a big role in this as well. In addition to cancer prevention, we then we have to turn to cancer treatment as well.
We have treated thousands of patients over the years who have been diagnosed with cancer. It is important that I stress that we can work along with you and your treating physician if you are receiving chemotherapy, radiation or whatever treatments you are receiving if you have been diagnosed with cancer.
Some of the things we offer, I believe that are very unique, includes some very effective treatments here, includes the use of high dose intravenous Vitamin C.
This treatment is now being evaluated, examined and the findings published by the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
In addition to high dose vitamin C we offer a group of different nutrients that may be very important in supporting your immune system while you are receiving your cancer treatments
Supporting the immune system is of the utmost importance when someone is debilitated with cancer and from some of the cancer treatments you may be receiving.
I think the best thing we can offer, and one of the most important things we offer is quality of life. Most of our patients report that their quality of life, their strength, their energy, their vigor, their zest for life, is improved when they are receiving treatments here along with the conventional treatments they are receiving.
So in conclusion, I want to stress that we treat many, many patients with a variety of cancers and we use the whole body approach to stimulate the immune system to offer our patients the best quality of life and sense of well being.
Dr. Allan Magaziner talks about naturally controlling high blood pressure. Questionc about this video? Contact us about high blood pressure at the Magazine Wellness Center in Cherry Hill New Jersey
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As we know thousands of Amercicans suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure. Unfortunately so many Americans are placed on medications to help control this condition.What we do here at our center is work with you, on your diet, exercise, weight-loss, and a variety of different nutrients that are extremely effective in a natural way to lowering blood pressure. We have found so many patients have been able to reduce their need for medications. They are thrilled to see they are spending less money, less side-effects, less angina, and most importantly the blood pressure can come down with a natural non-toxic approach or less pharamacologic agents.
So if you are suffering from hypertension or high blood pressure, consider consulting with us whereby we can put you on an individual plan to lower your blood pressure in a natural fashion.
Research has shown that older women with low estradiol levels were more likely to experience decline in global cognitive function and verbal memory (1). Now researchers at Stanford added to the evidence that bio-identical hormones offer a better choice than conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) for helping ward off memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease.(2)
What the researchers say is startling: The study involved 68 women who had reached menopause and were taking hormone replacement for at least one year. They found that compounds containing conjugated equine estrogen have negative effects on cognition whereas bio-identical estrogen (17β-estradiol/17β-E) has a positive or at least did not have negative effects.
Are you thinking of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement?
We have been treating patients with bio-identical hormones for many years. When women come to us and they tell us that they have hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia and low libido and can’t think straight and are putting on weight they are not very happy as they go into their peri-menopausal, menopausal years – the beauty about bio-identical hormone therapy is that is can be completely indivualized to each patient. We analyze each patient’s bio-chemistry on a unique basis, this may include a urine sample, it may include blood work, but the key here is to find the dose that is proper for each individual patient and adjusting them accordingly according to their symptoms and their lab work. We have seen tremendous results over the years and I want to stress that not only women, but men as come to us as well for this condition.The first step? Make an appointmentment – email us at info@drmagaziner.com
(1) Yaffe K, Barnes D, Lindquist K, Cauley J, Simonsick EM, Penninx B, Satterfield S, Harris T, Cummings SR. Endogenous sex hormone levels and risk of cognitive decline in an older biracial cohort. Neurobiol Aging. 2007 Feb;28(2):171-8.(2) Wroolie TE, Kenna HA, Williams KE, Powers B, et al. Differences in verbal memory performance in postmenopausal women receiving hormone therapy: 17β-estradiol versus conjugated equine estrogens. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011 September; 19(9): 792–802.
One of the world’s best hockey players, Pittsburg Penquin Sidney Crosby is getting ready to return to the ice after nearly a 10 month layoff. In January Crosby suffered a devastating concussion and symptoms of Post-concussion Syndrome
Post-concussion syndrome requires more than a quick fix or a lessening of symptoms, which is difficult because among sports-related injuries, post-concussion syndrome is one of the most elusive and challenging problems to treat. While many patients will recover from their concussion, just as many will not. To make matters worse, as an athlete sustains repeat concussions, the chance of recovery becomes less
likely.Since I don’t treat Crosby, I cannot speak to what his doctors are seeing. I do know that most patients who suffer from post-concussion syndrome will have normal blood work, normal MRI examinations, and normal vital signs. Since we cannot “see” an apparent cause of their symptoms by these traditional tests, a conventional treatment for post-concussion syndrome does not exist. Those that suffer from this disorder are asked to rest and possibly undergo physical and occupational therapy until symptoms resolve. They say waiting is the hardest part – add chronic pain to that and you have a recipe for disaster, proven by the Dave Duerson, the former Chicago Bears safety who suffered from the physical and psychological symptoms of post-concussion syndrome for more than 10 years before taking his own life last February. Duerson shot himself – in the heart, not the head, in order to preserve his brain which he requested be donated to science – specifically the science of looking at the long-term impact of severe hits to the head, the same type of hits that have grounded Crosby.
There is a better way to address post-concussion syndrome than just waiting it out and dealing with pain. In fact , we at the Magaziner Center for Wellness have been using innovative regenerative joint procedures to get many professional and collegiate athletes back in their respective games. We have had great success with prolotherapy, a holistic procedure that involves a series of injections into damaged ligaments, tendons, and joints that produce a healing response within the damaged tissue, ultimately leading to repair of the damage. The mechanism for this non-surgical repair is mediated through immune system modulators which cause the concentration of cells known as macrophages and monocytes along with chemicals known as chemokines, to remove microscopic debris and fix damaged tissues.
Agents used for Prolotherapy restoration include lidocaine, dextrose, phenol, glycerin, and more recently growth factors derived from the patient’s own body known as platelet rich plasma (PRP). The exact mixture or substance used in prolotherapy is not nearly as important as the precise diagnosis and treatment into the area of damage that is causing the symptoms of post-concussion syndrome.
So, how do injections into the neck and head cure the problems of concussion and head injury? The answer has to do with a complete understanding of what happens during a head injury. I have studied films of the hits that have caused devastating concussions and observed that trauma to the skull does not just damage the brain; it also creates a significant whiplash injury to the neck and the base of the skull. Within these areas lies the brainstem, an area of the brain that controls our balance and coordination, and supplies nerves to the muscles that control the eyes, ears, face, and portions of our autonomic nervous system (ANS). Injury to the cervical and skull base changes the relationship between the brainstem, base of the skull, and cervical canal, causing increased pressure on the nerve control that I have described above. This leads to many of the symptoms of post-concussion syndrome. Fortunately, prolotherapy and
PRP injections (injections of a patient’s own platelet rich plasma) into these damaged areas can normalize the relationship between the skull base and cervical canal, and relieve excessive pressure on the nerve. Once this happens, symptoms of post-concussion syndrome resolve!Prolotherapy and PRP injections are certainly the silver lining around a dark cloud, but must be used with caution. Having performed well over 50,000 procedures in my career, I know it takes an extreme amount of skill and dexterity to treat damage from concussion. However, successful treatment leads to regaining the patient’s life, allowing them to function again without pain, headache, blurred vision, and all of the other lingering symptoms of concussion. While there has never been a controlled clinical trial on prolotherapy for treatment of post-concussion syndrome, the results speak for themselves … on and off the ice.