Health Counseling / Services
As a nurse who has worked in the health care industry for over 30 years, I can assure you that America’s Health Care system is in desperate need of fundamental change.
Dominated by the pharmaceutical, insurance and biotechnology industries, both patients and doctors are often left feeling powerless and disillusioned within its context. As a result, many consumers are increasingly frustrated with the system and are seeking alternative healing methods.
Medicine My Way was created to meet this growing demand. Based on the new paradigm of Wellness Medicine, Medicine My Way addresses the health of the Whole Person – body, mind and spirit — and empowers individuals to actively participate in their own health and wellbeing.
As your personal health counselor and mentor, I will support your in making positive changes based on your unique needs, lifestyle, personal preferences and background. We will explore concerns specific to you and discover the tools you will need to create a lifetime of balance.
Issues can include, but are not limited to: weight management; eating disorders; alcohol/drug addiction; anxiety; depression; phobias; or simply wanting to improve your health and not knowing quite where to start.
Outline of Services:
Nutritional Counseling: Most of us tend to think of food/diet in a very limited way, in connection with weight, or perhaps digestion. Relatively few people are aware of the truly miraculous powers of food; food has the ability to effect change on a cellular level, the seat of health in all its aspects — body, mind and spirit. We thus ignore one of the most powerful healing tools at our disposal.
As Dr. Andrew Weil explains in his book Natural Health, Natural Medicine, “Diet has the distinction of being the only major determinant of health that is completely under your control . . . It is a shame to squander such a good opportunity to influence your health.”
An effective diet is one that is unique to each individual. Together, we will design a diet that both supports and improves your health and is workable given your lifestyle. You will develop a deeper understanding of the foods that work best for you, whether you are after weight loss, wish to reduce food cravings, suspect you have food allergies, are low on energy, or simply want to feel the best you possibly can.
Health Education: Knowledge is power. Receive a crash course in the fundamental biology of a healthy body and one that is affected by chronic disease. Learn about the five major contributors to illness; what causes illness in the first place; and what you can do to prevent it. Examine your current lifestyle and develop a plan for prevention.
Finally, learn how to navigate our current health care system so that, as a patient, you can get the best care available.
In addition, should you receive what appears to be a life-changing diagnosis, I can support you in making informed decisions as to your care. There is now ample scientific evidence that being handed such a diagnosis is literally traumatic in nature, and most often, within minutes of receiving the ‘news,’ you are propelled into making critical decisions as to your next steps.
While I am certainly not a physician, I am an ‘insider’ when it comes to the System. I can help you access the best information available and provide an objective sounding board so you proceed as calmly and confidently as possible given the situation.
Energy Psychology: Have you ever wondered why making changes is so difficult – even when you recognize that those changes will, without question, radically improve your life?
ACEP – The Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology – defines Energy Psychology thus: ”Energy psychology combines physical interventions using the acupuncture system, the chakras and other ancient systems of healing with modern cognitive interventions such as imagery-based exposure therapy to bring about therapeutic shifts in the thoughts, emotions and behavioral patterns that are involved in a very wide range of problems.”
In short, Energy Psychology techniques offer an extremely powerful way to create lasting change. I am pleased to offer sessions and instruction in a number of these techniques, many of which you can then apply to yourself as the needs arises.
These techniques include:
- EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
- TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique)
- Reconnective Healing
Contact: Tina Marian at 508-523-7132 or tmarian@aol.com