May 2012 Springs Natural Medicine Newsletter

Our office is moving!

We are moving our office just down the street to beautiful downtown Colorado Springs. Our new office will be located at 104 South Cascade Suite 205 in the Sun Plaza building. Free parking is available to the south of the building. Take Sahwatch south off of Colorado Avenue and the parking lot will be between Sun Plaza building and Pikes Peak Event Center. We hope you will enjoy our new location and spend a few minutes in the beautiful atrium located in the center of the building.

Sincerely,
Dr. Faith Christensen and Dr. Allison Nabours

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Eczema can be a sign of internal imbalance, and a general nuisance.

Although the physiology of eczema is not fully understood, there are several factors that tend to be present in most cases. These factors include food sensitivities, imbalance in gut flora, decreased levels of anti-inflammatory essential fatty acids, and an overall increased level of inflammation in the body.

Springs Natural Medicine offers solutions for childhood eczema and adult eczema. Treatment exists that banances the whole body and can significantly benefit Eczema symptoms.

Natural Childhood Eczema Treatment in Colorado Springs

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Dr Faith Christensen received a silver medal for Naturopathic Doctor in the Independent Best of Colorado Springs 2011. Thank you for voting for us. We are dedicated to providing quality, individual, comprehensive, health care options for you and your family and friends in the Colorado Springs area.

We offer free initial meet and greet appointments over the phone or in person. Contact us today at Springs Natural Medicine and lets see if we can help!

Colorado Springs Independent Best of 2011

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CranioSacral Therapy is a powerful yet gentle form of bodywork that focuses on restoring balance and optimal movement within the CranioSacral system and the fascial system of the body.

Craniosacral Therapy for infants and children

How is CranioSacral Therapy helpful for the newborn?

During the birth process, the baby’s head molds to fit through the mother’s pelvis. During labor it is normal and necessary for the cranial bones to override each other. After birth, these overrides and other accommodations in the baby’s skull should not persist. If they do not correct themselves, they can interfere with proper cranial nerve function potentially leading to colic, breathing, swallowing, digestive or sensory-motor impairments and more. Sometimes babies experience a stressful birth experience. The stresses may be both physical and emotional. CST can address these tensions as well as the effects of precipitous or prolonged labor, vacuum extraction, forceps delivery, and cesarean birth.

What are the benefits of treating children?

Children’s bodies are resilient. They can correct easily and quickly because they have spent less time organizing themselves around their physical and emotional restrictions. Left untreated, these restrictions can take more time and effort to correct in adulthood, causing pain and dysfunction in the meantime.

CranioSacral Therapy may be helpful in the following childhood conditions: Chronic Middle Ear Infections, Infant Colic, Headaches, Learning Disabilities, Sensory Integration Problems, Breastfeeding Difficulties, Autism, Developmental Delays, Chronic Pain, Difficult Mobility, ADD/ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Genetic Disorders, Neurological Conditions, Reflux, and more.

What should my child expect in a treatment?

Children rest fully clothed on a massage table or while in the parent’s lap. The therapist assesses the subtle patterns of tension within the child’s body and assists the body towards release with gentle manual techniques. Sometimes children release emotions or cry during treatments, but the techniques do not hurt babies or children. Seldom does the pressure exceed five grams (the weight of a nickel).

CranioSacral therapy for children offers solutions for a wide range of symptoms including colic, ADHD, ear infections, trouble nursing, odd shaped heads and much more.

Most children find the sessions to be relaxing. Babies and children will often sleep for a longer stretch than usual after a session. Craniosacral therapy sessions for children generally last from 15 minutes to 30 minutes, depending on the child’s individual tolerance and need. It is good to note that that cranial work isn’t done when the session is over and to expect that the body will continue releasing restrictions over the next few days.

Who performs craniosacral therapy?

CranioSacral Therapists are usually healthcare professionals including MD, ND, PT, LMT, LM, LNP and RN who receive additional training in the practice of CranioSacral Therapy. It is important to ask your provider about his or her pediatric CranioSacral training. The techniques used for children vary subtly from those used on adults because the cranial bones are still developing.

We offer this profound work at our office and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Contact us today!

Dr. Allison Nabours, Colorado Springs Naturopath and Midwife

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Combining Naturopathy and Midwifery services

Dr. Allison Nabours, Colorado Springs Naturopath and Midwife

Dr. Allison has taken all of Dr. Faith’s craniosacral classes and has acted as a teaching assistant for many of Dr. Faith’s classes. Dr. Allison brings a very compassionate heart and strong desire to help others to her work. She has recently graduated from Bastyr University with a degree in Naturopathic Medicine as well as a Midwifery certification. We are excited to expand Springs Natural Medicine’s services to include Midwifery services which is a natural extension of our passion and specialty for treating women and children.

Dr. Allison’s Cranial training and vital force palpation skills allow her to do much of the same testing existing patients seeing Dr. Faith and Dr. Julie.

Dr. Allison will be training with Dr. Faith for August and September this year on the clinical details of Springs Natural Medicine. We are really excited to have this compassionate, highly trained and competent doctor joining our staff.

Dr. Allison’s bio and more information is available here: Colorado Springs Naturopath and Midwife

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• ADD/ADHD
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger
• Bipolar cycles
• Parkinson’s Disease

Knowing what the neurotransmitter levels in a person with any of the above conditions and more can give the doctor invaluable information on how to properly support and improve these conditions.

Using a patient specific combination of cost effective high quality supplements, herbs, pro-biotics, and specific homeopathy, the doctors at Springs Natural Medicine are able to bring balance back to brain chemistry.

The test is done with a simple saliva collection and urine collection.

Check Neurotransmitter Levels:

Check out this page which describes all the neurotransmitters we test at Springs Natural Medicine

Contact Springs Natural Medicine today and identify  your’s or a loved one’s exact neurotransmitter levels. With proper support, we can help bring balance to brain chemistry.

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Surviving Cold and Flu Season Naturally

Topics to be covered include:

• Top 10 immune suppressive activities
• Specific strategies to speed recovery
• Specific strategies for infants and children
• Immune stimulating vs. immune supportive herbs
• Post-illness herbs to prevent relapse
• and Questions and Answer session

As an added bonus, Dr. Faith’s new baby will also be in attendance.

Hope to see you there!

Space is limited. Please RSVP asap. 719.227.3674

If you can not make it this week, you can still get Dr. Faith’s book at an over 50% discount here: Surviving Cold and Flu Season Naturally.

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The Springs Natural Medicine home page a general practice introduction to Naturopathic medicine and practice specialties/techniques, laboratory tests and services offered as well as a link to Dr. Faith’s book, Surviving Cold and Flu Season Naturally.

On the right of any page is a search feature which searches for keywords throughout the site. This is already a useful tool and should become more specific when all the in-stock supplements, tinctures, essential oils, and pro-biotic fact sheets are added. Adding all the supplement fact sheets will take some time as there are literally hundreds of pages needing to be created!

Some useful information already uploaded are the collection of Healing Handouts:

• Homeopathy Guide for Remedy Selection for Colds and Flu
• Balancing Blood Sugar Naturally
• Castor Oil Pack
• Iodine Guide
• Vitamin D Guide
• HCL Challenge
• Egg Allergy
• Gluten Intolerence Diet
• Dairy Allergy
• Skin Brushing
• and more…

A short list of conditions addressed with Naturopathic medicine is available, meet the doctors pages and new patient intake forms can be downloaded. A CranialSacral Therapy overview as well as the other modalities offered have resource pages. Look to the left for a quick access menu and along the top for drop-down options and child menus.

Feel free to explore for yourself the different features and resources here at Springs Natural Medicine. Share what ever you would like with anyone who could benefit. Facebook and email links are on the bottom of every page.

Have fun and we wish you health and happiness!

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