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AUGUST 2019 FREE NATURAL TRIAD Your Resource for Healthy Living...Naturally! What Healing Means to Me Tools for Overcoming a Toxic Chapter 2 Work Environment Alexander Augoustides, MD Aromatherapy with Dr. Mike Simpson ADD and ADHD Amber LaBorde Breathe Like Your Life Depends on It Chad McIntyre, DC Obliterating Adversity Donna Burick, BCC AUGUST 2019 1 2 NaturalTriad.com Clinical Research Studies Participants Wanted for Sunscreen Testing! • 18 – 70 Years of Age • Picture ID • Certain medical conditions or medication may disqualify you from study participation • Compensation for every study completed • Referral program Location: 533 N. Spring St., Winston-Salem Hours: M-F 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM For more information: call 336.725.6501 or email [email protected] www.suncarelab.com Our Team photo credit: Domineré Evans AUGUST 2019 3 NOT COMFORTABLE IN A CLUB ENVIRONMENT? 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Augoustides, MD 8 What Healing Means to Me Obliterating Adversity Donna Burick, BCC 12 26 Tools for Overcoming a Toxic Work Environment 15 Dr. Mike Simpson 15 8 Locals Who Make Their Living Outdoors Jo Proia 22 Aromatherapy with 28 ADD / ADHD Amber LaBorde 12 26 The Healing Properties of Bamboo 28 NEWSbriefs...11 LIVINGwell...12 NATURAL TRIADoutdoors...22 COMMUNITYresources...32 Departments COMMUNITYcalendar...36 6 NaturalTriad.com INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES A Bridge Between Conventional Healthcare and the Complementary Healing Arts August Feature: Acupuncture FREE Acupuncture Consults Through August 30 Learn how acupuncture can enhance your well-being and help you manage or improve some common health problems, such as: Low Back Pain Migraine Sleep Disturbance Colitis & IBS Women’s Health Issues Fibromyalgia Stress & Addictions Depression Muscle & Joint Pain Osteoarthritis Carpel Tunnel Syndrome And More ◆◆ Call us today to schedule a free acupuncture consult with Ning or Virginia ◆◆ We Also Off er: Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork* Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Regenerative Medicine Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT)* Myofascial & Craniosacral Therapy* Biofeedback & Neurofeedback Mental Health Counseling Women’s Health & Pelvic Floor Rehab Nutrition & Weight Management Yoga, Trager® & Movement Classes Our team is here to serve you! Most Insurance Accepted *Services provided by NC Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapists 7-E Oak Branch Dr., Greensboro (336) 294-0910 www.integrati vetherapies.net AUGUST 2019 7 What Healing Means to Me Alexander T. Augoustides, MD FAAFP ABIHM Listening with The Heart & Chapter 2 Healing With Love My Why "We are constantly invited to be who we are." Henry David Thoreau Again, I ask you, WHY? less traveled by diligent application to a journey of studying and As we start our journey, we applying a praxis to my work that gives me great joy. begin with the central question, whose answer drives all the Balance is always determined by a triangulated balancing discussion and action points of opposites. Let me explain. that follow. Why we do, feel or The opposites are the think something defines the route we take on the journey to 1. BIOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT Balance Your Health. I will – defi ned as the Triad of the endeavor to share with you, Body, Mind and Spirit. what my WHY is, which will, in turn, give you some food for thought, as you determine your 2. NATURE’S TEMPLATE – own WHY. defi ned as the ideal that Love’s My particular WHY is directly determined by a number of intention has for us. factors that have gradually unfolded in my life. These are: The fulcrum over which 1. I have come to see and thereby unfold my understanding of this process occurs, rests on the importance of balance in all areas of our lives, and specifi - the particular path that one cally in the domain of my own health and the patient’s that I see. traverses in life. 2. Each of us has a gift, that is waiting to be unpacked, and in In my experience, root my particular case, serving in the Holistic Integrative Medical cause identifi cation and pro- fi eld is what makes me tick. gressive resolution aligned with balance, is the central tenet that leads to healing. 3. 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The term "natural hormone" means the bioidentical Tree(n) - variant form of root Nhormone our bodies make, and not synthetic ones made by the pharmaceutical industry, which can be harmful as well as helpful. *deru- "be firm, solid, stead- With replacement, patients report an increase in their psy- fast," with specialized senses chological well being. PMS symptoms can be resolved, not "wood, tree" and derivatives re- uncommonly, in weeks. The medical benefits are a decrease in ferring to objects made of wood. cardiac disease, vascular disease, strokes, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and even cancers. Truth(n) - Proto-Germanic treuwaz “having or characterized Because our goal is to return hormone levels to an optimal by good faith,” from PIE *drew-o-, a suffixed form of the root range, we test the following for any deficiencies: *deru- “be firm, solid, steadfast.” Thyroid hormone, which regulates temperature, metabo- lism, cerebral function, and energy levels. It can protect against cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, fatigue Authenticity and weight gain. Symbolically speaking, authenticity is the yard stick of look- DHEA, which stimulates the immune system, can restore ing for truthful answers. So, in our quest for the disturbance(s) sexual vitality, improves moods, and decreases cholesterol and that are root-related, we must adhere to the truth balanced in body fat. It improves memory, increases energy, and has anti- the barometer of the heart. cancer properties by enhancing the immune system. Our truth should be like all good trees – united in Body, Mind Melatonin, which influences the quality and quantity of and Spirit & growing Taller and Wider.