Karima Hirani MD, Integrative and Functional Medicine Center

Since Neural Therapy is one of our most popular treatments in the office, I am sharing a little more about it below: Neural Therapy is the use of local anesthetic injections (Procaine or Novacaine) into specific areas of the body to reset the electrical communication of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). It can be effective for chronic pain and other entrenched illness and disease. In many cases the positive effects are immediate and permanent when administered correctly. N...eural Therapy is widely used in pain-medicine in other western industrialized countries. It is estimated that 35% of all German physicians use Neural Therapy to some extent, most likely due to it's discovery by two German physician brothers Ferdinand and Walter Huneke MD. In the USA, only certain subsets of Neural Therapy have been accepted and adopted by conventional physicians. These forms include Ganglion blocks used for the treatment of neck, shoulder, arm, back and leg pain. Another form of Neural Therapy called Trigger Point Injection was also brought to the US and further developed by Janet Travell MD after studying in Germany. Dr. Travell was the White House Physician for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson from 1961-1965. Neural Therapy has also made use of acupuncture points in treating various conditions. For questions on how to schedule an appointment, please call our office at (310) 559-6634.

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Here are some vitamins and minerals to consider taking that may help improve your immunity: Vitamin E This vitamin is a powerful antioxidant that helps the body fight off infection, and is found in foods like nuts, seeds and spinach.... Zinc A peer review of 575 people with the common cold, who took more than 75 mg of zinc per day, reduced the duration of their cold by one-third, compared to those who didn’t take the supplement. Vitamin D A deficiency in this vitamin may increase your chances of getting sick, so supplementing may counteract this effect. Vitamin B6 This vitamin is vital to supporting biochemical reactions in the immune system. Vitamin B6-rich foods include chicken, cold water fish such as salmon and tuna, green vegetables and chickpeas.

I am speaking at AutismOne Virtual Summit this Friday May 22 and Saturday May 23. You may watch these lectures for free real time through the link provided below. You can also register to watch other experts and presenters for free in real time.... The topics I am speaking are: 1. Detoxification and Ozone Therapy in Autism 2. Low Dose Immuno-Therapy (LDI) and Biological Allograft in Autism There is a question answer session after each presentation. Please note that if you are not able to attend in real time, you may still watch all of the content provided by AutismOne for a fee. Please click this link to register https://go.autismonevirtualsummit.org/ Hope to see you there.

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