Barbara Berger, LAc received her acupuncture license in 1981. She spent a year in Colombo, Sri Lanka working in a hospital and various clinics. In 1982, Ms. Berger began using microcurrent for treating injuries which led to aesthetic benefits using this modality. She is a Continuing Education ProviderLecturer on the subject of Microcurrent for Pain, Injury and Facial Rejuvenation. Ms. Berger maintains a private practice in San Rafael, CA. Visit www.microcurrenttraining.com.
Structured water (H3O2) can be considered a fourth state of water between liquid and solid. It has the hexagonal structure of ice; however, missing a critical bond, it behaves more like a gel than a solid, but retains some of its crystalline structure.
In the past five years of my clinical practice, I have seen an astonishing upsurge in the chronic use of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medications for the gastrointestinal issue diagnosed by allopathic medicine as GERD. It is not uncommon to encounter patients taking these prescriptions for five-plus years.
Working with chronically ill patients entails acknowledging the reality that not all patients will survive their diagnosis. Chinese medicine and acupuncture play a crucial role in palliative and end-of-life care, addressing medication and disease side effects, alleviating pain associated with death, reducing anxiety and stress, and helping patients find peace during the dying process.
