Get healthy and stay healthy the natural way! Here at the Center for Healthy Living, we offer a variety of natural therapeutic services to improve your overall health – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. With our holistic approach, we strive to help people achieve optimum balance of these aspects while encouraging healthy lifestyle choices. The services we provide will help with:

• Stress reduction & Pain management
• Mental and Emotional issues
• Physical illnesses and disease prevention
• Mind-Body connection
• Spiritual awareness

The healing power of wholesome, natural foods and a well-balance diet is well known. But even the most conscientious may not be eating the right foods or food combinations. Using a holistic approach to nutrition, we will assess your health status, evaluate your nutritional needs and guide you through the practice of conscious, whole foods nutrition, based on your own goals. Some of the nutritional issues we can help with are:

• Diabetes
• Weight management
• Food allergies
• Digestive disorders
• Cardiovascular disease

Combining the best of conventional diagnostic science and advanced natural therapeutics, naturopathic physicians focus on the underlying cause of illness and create a customized treatment plan for each individual. Patients of all ages can be treated for a variety of illnesses including allergies, digestive disturbances, diabetes, hormone imbalances, and cardiovascular problems, just to name a few. Some of the therapeutic modalities used by Naturopaths include:

• Botanical medicine
• Homeopathy
• Clinical Nutrition
• Detoxification
• Physical Medicine
• Pharmaceuticals

People of all ages can benefit from receiving therapeutic massage and many choose to make it a regular part of their health care. We offer a variety of modalities including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Acupressure, Shiatsu, Hot Stone and Pre-natal massage. Each session is designed for your individual needs and is available in a safe, comfortable and relaxing environment. Research has shown that massage therapy has many benefits, including:

• Improved blood and lymphatic circulation
• Decreased pain and tension in muscles
• Enhanced immune system
• Improved joint mobility
• Increased energy, vitality and mental alertness
• Reduces headaches

Energy medicine, also known as energy work, is the art and science of working with the subtle energy fields of the body. Many forms of energy medicine come from eastern cultures where the belief is that this vital energy that flows throughout the body in pathways (meridians) can become disturbed or blocked and therefore create illness. Below is a description of the services we provide that utilize aspects of energy medicine.

Shiatsu is a form of Japanese acupressure massage in which pressure is applied along meridians. The purpose of a Shiatsu treatment is to break down the blockages, release tension and restore circulation.

A Reiki-Acupressure session is intended to revitalize the body’s energy system and relieve pain. It is gentle and induces a deep state of calm and an enhanced sense of well-being. Some of the physical benefits of these therapies include:

• Pain reduction
• Stress reduction
• Increase in circulation
• Cleansing of toxins
• Rejuvenation and regulation of vital organs

A type of acupressure developed in Japan. Gentle, relaxing technique used to release and stimulate vital energy at various points along designated pathways of the body. This technique is done fully clothed and is appropriate for all clients.

Uses gentle hand movements and placements to balance and promote the flow of energy. Useful in reducing anxiety, stress and pain, and increasing the relaxation response. Widely accepted form of complimentary therapy in many hospitals and health care settings.

BodyTalk is a revolutionary form of energy medicine that combines both ancient and modern knowledge. It is gentle, powerful, noninvasive, and compatible with all other forms of healthcare. BodyTalk supports the individual's own unique healing abilities to effect change, thus assisting in long-lasting and on-going improvements in overall health. Some consider it to be the ultimate body-mind-spirit tune up. (Additional information about BodyTalk Therapy can be found by clicking on the BodyTalk link on our resource page). This comprehensive technique incorporates knowledge from many wonderful systems including:

• Western Medicine
• Oriental Medicine
• Osteopathic and Chiropractic philosophy
• Applied Kinesiology
• Modern Physics and Mathematics

Simply stated, EFT is an emotional version of acupuncture, but without the needles! Using meridians mapped out by Chinese healers thousands of years ago, EFT is a gentle but effective technique for balancing the body’s energy system. This technique neutralizes negative emotions, such as fear, anger and anxiety, and helps the body to find balance and start the healing process.

Clients have reported relief from a variety of issues, including:

• Chronic pain
• Migraines
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Long-standing Phobias, Traumas and Addictions

Learn the basic skills to begin and maintain a meditation practice that integrates Mind/Body/Spirit. Breathing techniques and relaxation exercises are designed to improve your energy, focus and concentration. You will learn skills to establish a personal meditation practice that suits your lifestyle and encourages access to your inner source of balance. This training uses traditional, ancient yoga meditation, through a simple five step process that respects your personal beliefs.

Using the power of imagination has become a creative and effective method to work through illness, anxiety and depression. Research has shown that guided imagery has a positive impact on health, creativity and performance.

When used properly, imagery can reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol and glucose levels in the blood, and heighten short-term immune cell activity. It can also be used to increase performances during sporting events and with creative endeavors such as writing, acting and singing. Guided imagery has been used successfully to help with:

• Chemotherapy, nausea and fatigue
• Anxiety, depression and fear
• Weight loss
• Grieving
• Pre-surgery anxiety
• Headaches and pain
• Stop smoking