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AcuHealth of Wicker Park
1121 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
847-905-0440

Did you know YOU play a role in your life insurance premium?  Join Tyler Carlson with State Farm Insurance & Dr. Ryan Lombardo with Five Phase Wellness Center as they guide you through ways to improve peace of mind by offering security to your loved ones and improving your own health.  Tyler will explain the benefits of having a Life Insurance Policy and how your health affects your premiums.  Dr. Lombardo will share tips on what YOU can do to prepare for your life insurance medical exam and how to reverse inflammatory conditions such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Attendees will receive gift certificates and wellness handouts.

Location:    Five Phase Wellness Center, 708 Main St. (2nd Floor) Evanston, Il 60202
Date & Time:    Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 at 7:00pm
Fee:  Free
Register:  847-905-0440 or Care@FivePhaseWellness.com

Pre-registration is strongly recommended, as space is limited.

Are you interested in increasing energy, weight loss, improving sleep, eating better and feeling better?  You don’t need to wait for another New Year to set a resolution.  Set one TODAY and achieve your goals before the holidays.  Dr. Lombardo’s Anti-Inflammatory diet program avoids extreme fad diets and allows participants to eat all the foods they love in a wholesome and filling manner.  All of the foods, spices, and other ingredients in the program have documented anti-inflammatory properties that will assist in reducing inches and losing weight.  Stop feeling defeated and make the decision to feel fit, energetic, healthy and happy NOW.

Presenter: Dr. Ryan Lombardo is board-certified in Acupuncture & Anti-Aging Medicine and is the Wellness Director at Evanston’s Five Phase Wellness Center on Main Street.

Location: Whole Food Market South, 1111 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Il 60202

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 7:00pm

Fee:  Free

Register:  Contact Ann at 847-905-0440 or Care@FivePhaseWellness.com

Pre-registration is strongly recommended, as space is limited.  

Thursday, November 1, 7:00 pm

Evanston Transcendental Meditation Center

2734 Central Street, Evanston, IL

Trupti Gokani, MD & Paul Morehead, Ph.D.

Dr. Trupti Gokani is a board-certified Neurologist who is the Founder and Director of the North Shore Headache Clinic in Highland Park, IL. She has evolved her headache practice into an integrative model utilizing non-pharmacological approaches for treatment of conditions ranging from headache and neck pain, to insomnia and mood disorders. Her approach utilizes functional healing of the various body systems utilizing supplements, herbs, ayurvedic medicine, along with Yoga, PT, chiropractic treatments, acupuncture, massage, nutrition and holistic psychology to transcend her patients to a higher level of well-being.

Dr. Paul Morehead is Associate Chair of the Department of Physiology at Maharishi University of Management, in Fairfield, Iowa, and Chair of the Evanston Transcendental Meditation Center. Dr. Morehead has taught and developed curriculum in Maharishi Ayurveda for 25 years. He is a Maharishi Ayurveda Wellness Consultant, as well as a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation program for 39 years.

Join us for an inspiring and important evening of knowledge.

Please RSVP 847 563-8437

 Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Headache and Mood Disorders

 Ayurveda is the “science of life” that comes from the ancient Vedic tradition. Ayurveda is prevention-oriented, natural and time-tested. Ayurveda approaches health from every level: mind, body, and environment.

Maharishi Ayurveda is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s revival of the ancient system of health care. Maharishi Ayurveda aims to enliven the field of consciousness, the inner intelligence of the body, through meditation, diet, herbs, daily and seasonal routine, purification procedures, and others.

Maharishi Ayurveda does not just focus on disease. This system addresses imbalances in the underlying intelligence that may be associated with lack of optimum health. These imbalances obstruct the full functioning of the body’s self-repair mechanisms. Removing them helps enliven the body’s inner intelligence to promote health from within.

Ayurveda describes three fundamental principles of intelligence (doshas) that govern the mind body system:

Vata: Principle of movement, communication and transportation

Pitta: Principle of heat, digestion and metabolism

Kapha: Principle of structure, cohesion and lubrication

The balance of these three principles is the basis of good health. The imbalanceof these doshas are seen to be the cause of discomfort and disease.

In Ayurveda headache is known as SHIRA SHOOLA or head pain.

Three Main Types of Head Pain

In Ayurveda there are 3 main types of imbalance that may lead to headache:

Vata: corresponds to tension headache

Pitta-Vata: corresponds to migraine headache

Kapha-Vata: corresponds to sinus headache

Therefore the approach to removing the underlying imbalances must be individualized to be most effective

It is also interesting that similar imbalances may also lead to disturbances in mood and emotions. The mind and body are so closely associated, that one affects the other. Obviously pain will disrupt the mood and chronic pain can lead to chronic mood disorders.

CAUSES

The causes of tension headache (Vata) may include mental and emotional stress, work-related stress and multi-tasking, irregular daily routine and improper diet.

Migraine type pain (Pitta-Vata) may be caused by digestive imbalances (sharp or irregular digestion), accumulation of toxins, anger, frustration, mood swings or excessive eyestrain.

The third type of head pain (Kapha-Vata), may be caused by digestive imbalances, (leading to toxins that block the channels of the head), overeating, eating between meals, eating very heavy foods, sedentary lifestyle and irregular routine.

HOW TO RESTORE BALANCE

The first thing to restore balance is always to remove the causative factor. Improper digestion is common in these imbalances, so a balanced, light diet, taken at the same time each day is usually very helpful. Undigested food becomes toxic and blocks the channels of circulation and communication in the body, leading to pain and discomfort.

Lunch should be the main meal of the day, with breakfast and dinner being lighter. This is because the power of digestion is strongest when the sun is highest, at midday. Very heavy foods or leftovers are best avoided.

Maharishi Ayurveda has many natural modalities to bring back balance, including specific dietary recommendations for the different imbalances, herbal formulas to balance the three underlying principles of the mind and body, yoga asanas, and Transcendental Meditation, which removes stress and directly enlivens the fundamental intelligence of the mind and body.

To effectively restore balance one should have a personalized program. This requires a consultation with a trained expert.

For more information please contact Dr. Paul Morehead 847 563-8437 pmorehead@tm.org or Dr. Trupti Gokani, at North Suburban Wellness 847 266-8000; info@nswellness.com

Location: Whole Food Market South, 1111 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Il 60202
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 30, 2012 at 7:00pm
Fee:  Free
Register:  Contact Ann at 847-905-0440 or Care@FivePhaseWellness.com

Pre-registration is strongly recommended, as space is limited.

Action Needed in Illinois

Oppose Senate Bill 2936 as written and
request health freedom exemption amendment!

OPPOSE and AMEND Illinois S.B. 2936, the Illinois Dietitian Licensing bill!
Illinois current monopolistic Dietitian law is scheduled to be automatically repealed in 2013 and Senate Bill 2936, introduced in 2012, is attempting to extend the law until 2023. The Illinois Dietitian and Nutrition Services law is one of the most restrictive monopolistic Dietitian laws in the U.S and needs to be repealed or amended. Click Here to Take Action.

Illinois S.B. 2936 would perpetuate an oppressive law in Illinois which has civil fines for unlicensed practice of nutrition services of $5,000, including anyone who recommends, advises, or practices in the area of nutrition if they are not licensed as Dietitian Nutritionists. Click Here to read S.B. 2936 as introduced:

This law needs to be repealed NOW! Or, in the alternative, this law needs to have the health freedom safe harbor amendment added to exempt unlicensed citizens who give nutritional advice from charges of violations. The bill has received some amendments from licensed occupation interest groups but those amendments are inadequate to protect the rights of all citizens to recommend nutritional advice. In addition those amendments would keep in place all of the violation penalties for practice without a license. The bill is the Senate Assignments Committee and will continue to move forward at the start of session in November 2012.

What you can do to TAKE ACTION:

If you live in Illinois Click Here to Take Action by entering your Zip Code and sending an automatic message directly to your Illinois state legislator opposing SB 2936!

Illinois is in the process of determining which services will be included as Essential Health Benefits under the State’s Insurance Exchange.  Without sufficient support, Illinois citizens will not be able to access acupuncture as essential health benefits.

Please pass this on to any Illinois residents you know!  This is a crucial step toward providing Illinois residents with access to the affordable acupuncture care that everyone deserves.

Students’ Transcendental Meditation Association

University of Chicago

Norman Rosenthal, M.D.

Bestselling author of Transcendence

September 5, 2012 6 pm

Gleacher Center

450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60611

Talk is Free of Charge.  Click here to RSVP.

For information call 773 324 8695, or email: Chicago@tm.org

Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal is the distinguished Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical School, former senior researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, and author of the New York Times and Washington Post bestselling new book, Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation.

During his 20 years at the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Rosenthal achieved renown by leading the team that identified and described Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and pioneered the use of light therapy to treat it.

Dr. Rosenthal was awarded the prestigious Anna Monika Foundation Research prize for his contribution to research in treating depression. He has been listed as one of the Best Doctors in America and as one of this country’s top psychiatrists.

Please RSVP to this free event, as space is limited.

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