Center For Holistic Medicine

Two Cool Documentaries

"What Plants Talk About," PBS

Just watched a great PBS documentary last night that I picked up at our next-door neighbor's, "What Plants Talk About." This movie follows experimental plant ecologists as they explore how plants communicate with each other, with their pollinators, and with beneficial insects. One of the coolests segments was regarding the wild tobacco that grows in the southwest. The plants at first bloomed at night and were pollinated by moths. However, the moths laid eggs and the caterpillars that emerged ate up their leaves. After a while the same plants started to bloom during the day, with a different flower shape and smell that attracted hummingbirds to pollinate them instead! No more caterpillars! I liked the documentary because it highlighted how plants are living beings that interact and respond to their environment and the other creatures around them. There is a ton of time-lapse filming in this documentary, giving their movements and behavior a more observable obviousness. You can watch this cool documentary in its entirety on PBS's website for free by clicking on the link below.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/what-plants-talk-about/video-full-episode/8243/

"The Secret Language of Plants," BBC

This documentary was recommended to me by a regular at the Center and it is quite interesting. It opens with a woman in China receiving open heart surgery with the assistance of acupuncture anesthetic. She is conscious throughout the procedure and recovers much faster because no toxic anaesthetics were used, walking out of the hospital in just two days! Plus, the cost of the surgery is much lower. The host of the documentary is a British scientist who has a hard time reconciling her inability to fit acupuncture and the concept of chi into the model of western scientific medicine, with her inability to ignore how many people use it and benefit from it. Eventually she sets up an experiment where there are two different groups: one group receives real acupuncture and the other fake. The reposes of the patients' brains are recorded in MRI machines and show that different areas of the brain are triggered in the two different groups. You can watch this intriguing documentary in its entirety on youtube by clicking on the like below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cssrlIhmK_o

Join Us in Welcoming David Marn, Chiropractic Physician!

David obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Missouri and received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College in St. Louis in 1994. He is most interested in mind-body dynamics: how every thought produces a biochemical reaction in the brain, and how chemical signals release by the brain are messengers of thought. In addition to his formal chiropractic training, he became Board Certified in Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) in 1996. He trained with Dr. M. T. Morter, former president of Logan College of Chiropractic and creator of BEST. Under Dr. Morter he learned about the important cause-effect relationship between mind and body. The primary idea of BEST is that the mind is primary/cause and the body is secondary/effect. In this philosophy you cannot change the body without first changing the mind.

5 Quick Little Bits: Vote, Walk, Tailgate, Grace, Rick

1. Vote for Best of WNC by June 5th

It's time to do your civic duty and vote for your favorites in the Mountain Xpress' annual Best of Western North Carolina. Please keep in mind that even though there are almost twice as many categories this year, you only need to vote for a minimum of 25 to make it count. And thank you for voting for us last year in three different categories: Alternative Healing Center, Acupuncturist, and Massage Therapist! This is a great honor for us - we love working with you and appreciate your support!

2. 6th West Asheville Urban Plant Walk Saturday 5/18

The 6th West Asheville Urban Plant Walk will be starting at the Center at 10:30 on Saturday the 18th. It is $5 for adults and kids are free. this walk will be co-hosted by Nancy Hyton of the Center and Ceara Foley, Director of the Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism. Half the slots are gone already so call 505-3174 or email JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING if you are interested! We suggest prepaying to guarnatee a spot. You can call us at 505-3174 to pay over the phone with a credit card or drop your $5 in our mailbox.

3. West Asheville Tailgate Market Tuesday 5/14

We are happy be an official sponsor of the West Asheville Tailgate Market this year! We will be there next week on Tuesday the 14th, and on 6/11 and 9/10 as well. We will be offering free chair massage and craniosacral therapy, raffeling away free sessions, giving away samples and more so stop by and say hello!

4. 1/2 Off Your Second CranioSacral Therapy Session with Grace

Grace Wormwood, our CranioSacral Therapist, is offering 1/2 off your second session. Come in by the end of this May and you will have until the end of May 2014 to receive a second session at 1/2 price! First session $65.00, second session $32.50. Grace has over 10 years experience in this field which works to free the membranes and fluids that protect and nourish the central nervous system to address pain, tension, stress, headaches and more. the treatments are very gentle and super relaxing.

5. Rick Gloor Retiring at the End of May

Rick Gloor, our Doctor of Osteopathy, will be retiring from the Center as of the end of this May. Rick has been here for over three years and has helped many with his Osteopathic Manual Medicine. We are sad to see him go but wish him well on his adventures! For those who are established with him he will be avaialble by appointment, but he will no longer be seeing new patients. Happy 65th birthday, Rick, and what a pleasure it has been working with you!

Chiropractor Starting in June!!!

We are very happy to announce that we have a chiropractor starting with us this June. David Marn, Chiropractic Physician, will officially start on Monday, June 3rd and comes to us with over 18 years experience. You can call us at 505-3174 to make an appointment with him and his schedule is already open on genbook for online booking. He will be doing very thorough one hour initial appointments that include an adjustment for $65 and 20-30 minute follow-ups for $45. He will also be available for emergency appointments after hours for a surcharge of just $30. Yes, he will come to meet you at the Center any time if you need him! You know you've got a true and compassionate healer on hand when they are volunteering to be on call for emergencies! His main techniques include Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique, Sacro Occipital Technique, and Kinesiology.

6th West Asheville Urban Plant Walk, Saturday May 18th @ 10:30

Come learn about the medicinal and edible plants growing in the sidewalks, gardens, and wild spaces in downtown West Asheville! This event will be happening Saturday, May 18th, from 10:30 to 12:00 and is on rain or shine. It will start at the Center for Holistic Medicine, which is located at 779 Haywood Road in the heart of downtown West Asheville. The walk will be co-hosted by Nancy Hyton, Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Herbalist, and Director of the Center, and Ceara Foley, Director of the Apalachia School of Holistic Herbalism. The cost for the walk is $5 for adults (kids are free!) and includes a free handout of local plants. Sign up in advance at the Center or just come by on the day of the event. You can also call us at 505-3174 or email JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING and we'll put you on the list.

Two Cool Documentaries

Join Us in Welcoming David Marn, Chiropractic Physician!

5 Quick Little Bits: Vote, Walk, Tailgate, Grace, Rick

Chiropractor Starting in June!!!

6th West Asheville Urban Plant Walk, Saturday May 18th @ 10:30

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