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The Toxic Connection to Chronic Illness
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n accurate diagnosis for those who suffer from a miscellany of symptoms can prove elusive to Western medicine’s mechanistic approach. Sharon Reese Chud, AFMC, and founder of SRC Diet and Wellness, shares “Mainstream medicine doesn’t recognize the effect toxicity may have on the body. Symptoms such as brain fog, confusion, anxiety, joint pain, numbness, tremors, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia pain, and weight loss resistance may all be caused by a toxin overload. That’s where functional medicine comes in.” Chud is a certified functional medicine practitioner, certified detox and toxicity specialist, and nutrition counselor. She uses inexpensive functional medicine testing to help identify toxins that inhibit natural healing. Once areas of toxicity are identified, she uses a 6-step detoxification program to help restore health. Clients are seen remotely on Zoom. In additional to reasonable fees, Chud offers a free 20-minute consultation to discuss symptoms, and testing and treatment options. Location: Yardley, PA. For more information, call/text 215-680-2354, email schud1234@ gmail.com and visit heal.me/sharonreesechud. SRCDietAndWellness.com. See ad, page 13.
The Power of Touch for Healing
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t a time when the world is in chaos and we’ve been devoid of human touch and connection for years, now is the time to reconnect with yourself and harness the stress-reducing biochemistry of the human body through the healing power of touch. In Your Arms Holistic is a practice that embodies alternative modalities, including platonic touch/cuddling therapy, to facilitate overall wellness, mind, body and spirit. Shares owner Karen Schweiger, “Human beings thrive on contact—physically and mentally—and it is no secret that an embrace with another person can make us feel good. Experts now claim that a touch can do more than comfort – touch can heal! Platonic consensual touch provides tangible health benefits, and on a deeper level, nourishes our soul and helps us get in touch with our best self.” Platonic touch/cuddling has proven its worth in the medical and psychological community for many years and now anyone can experience that feeling of comfort in a safe, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory environment that offers therapeutic platonic touch services. Contact Karen to discuss a therapeutic session. Clients of all genders, ethnicities, backgrounds, ages (18+), body types, abilities, etc., are welcome. Location: 1111 Route 22 East, Lebanon Boro. For more information, call 908-768-1800 or email inyourarms@zoho.com or visit CuddleInYourArms.com and Cuddlist.com/Karen.
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Let them know you found them in Natural Awakenings Central NJ!
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ood herbalists treat people, not diseases. David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies Herbalist Training program strives to teach the skills necessary so that each student can accomplish that goal. The instruction focuses on differential diagnosis skills, materia medica and therapeutics which are essential to individualize treatment and help patients to not only resolve symptoms, but create constitutional change needed for physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. The center is now interviewing students for the program, which begins September 20. The program will be taught almost entirely online, however, several on-site live classes are planned on Saturdays in Washington, NJ, as well as live herb walks at different locations in the tri-state area. For students who are not local and cannot participate at the time, all these events will be recorded and available on the student portal. For information, please visit the Herbalist Training tab at HerbalStudies.net. See ad, page 9.
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