Alternative Cancer Spa Treatments Show Promise

For most of us a cancer diagnosis conjures up images of sterile white hallways, doctors’ long faces, bouts of constant pain, and hours of uninterrupted bed rest. In the past “alternative” treatments for something as large and daunting as cancer were akin to voodoo practices, as varied and unpredictably bogus as going to a palm reader in a strip mall. Now a new practice of healing the cancer patient—not just the tumors—is gaining popularity, although it has been around for almost 25 years.

Bryomixol is an integrative treatment of cancer through a natural product line that is oftentimes used in conjunction with traditional Western methods in order to ensure the stability and well-being of the patient. Developed in Germany decades ago, the formula behind what is now Bryomixol has been used extensively throughout Germany as a natural preventative tool for cancer and other maladies.

The formula was transformed into Bryomixol in South America by Dr. Cesar E. Bertacchini, the current owner and president of the company that finds and manufactures the non-toxic substances that are distributed to his patients. Bertacchini has been treating patients in El Salvador for over twenty years with great success in quelling pain, boosting self-esteem, and calming nerves.

Dr. Fernando Basail, a board certified doctor practicing in the United States, left his full-time medical roots to join Dr. Bertacchini’s cause in El Salvador in order to help members of his own family fight cancer. Although the program takes place outside the United States, all of the equipment and techniques are completely modernized. The treatment is considered holistic but it does not abandon the safety procedures and structure found in conventional medicine.

The herbs and formulas mixed with mineral content are not to be confused with popular over-the-counter supplements. The Bryomixol treatment uses non-toxic and all-natural substances from all over the world in order to help the immune system fight off cancer cells. When cancer settles in your body it disables Natural Killer (NK) cells which are responsible for the fight from your immune system. The blend of natural components is put into the body to reactivate NK cells by re-stimulating the immune system. Essentially, Bryomixol is teaching the body to fight against the cancer by waking up its sleeping soldiers.

The program—as the staff calls it—is more than concentrated herbs. The most important part of the program is to learn about the patient as a whole. Healing with Bryomixol also takes place outside the hospital. Staff members and 24-hour assistants (if necessary) encourage trips to the ocean and outdoor activities like hiking the nearby volcano or merely just sitting outside to absorb the electromagnetic activity of the earth and taking in the serenity of the scenery.

Stressing the individuality of the treatment, the doctors consult with each patient to figure out the best course of action. Dr. Basail stresses that each person’s treatment is different because every person’s cancer is different. Affliction not only affects the body, but the mind and the soul as well. If the doctors are able to pin down just what the patient’s fears and emotions are at any stage of the disease, they are able to better exact the best path to walk them down.

Personal time is important for the specialists because they have all had someone close to them affected by cancer. Every day of the usual ten, the doctor sits with the patient for two and a half hours of treatments, instead of most doctors’ usual pattern of jumping from patient to patient as participating in a relay race.

The feel-better approach to medicine uses psychiatric consults as well as comfortable spa environments in order to calm the patient and get to the root of their emotional pain as well as physical pain. Similar to Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines, a treatment of all three components: mind, body, and soul is integral to its success. With close to an 80 percent success rate for patients being cancer-free for at least five years, Dr. Basail considers that incredible because most of the patients treated turn to Bryomixol because they have exhausted all other options.

Dr. Basail says that five countries in South America have already approved the process—which is comparable our Federal Drug Administration (FDA)—and Bryomixol is close to getting FDA approval in the United States. Although a treatment center in the United States may make people feel more at ease and be better financially, the El Salvador clinic seems to give people the feel of a vacation rather than a medical trip.

By “treating the patient not the tumor” Bryomixol prides itself on its personal treatment and respect. One patient, a young woman working as a nurse in America, recently went through breast cancer treatment and brought her husband and kids along with her to South America. After the “opportunity fell in my lap,” she continued to say the treatment center became another home throughout the ten-day program, “I met some of my best friends there. I’ve become part of their family and I call them my second family. The professionalism I experienced [in El Salvador] compared to what you get in the States doesn’t compare. I didn’t once feel like a number.”

It is important to remember that Bryomixol is an integrative process meaning that it can be used alongside the traditional radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery but it can also stand alone because of its miraculous way of using the body’s own immune system to heal itself.

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To better serve the needs of its patients, CHRISTUS Hospital – St. Elizabeth has announced that it will celebrate the opening of CHRISTUS Health Living Spa – a Murad Inclusive Health® Center on March 4, 2009.

The innovative, state-of-the-art CHRISTUS day spa is designed to take the spa experience to the next level with individually tailored programs and treatments designed to reduce the rate of cellular aging and apply the Inclusive Health philosophies of world-renowned skincare and healthy living pioneer, Howard Murad, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and founder of Murad, Inc. The 3,400-square-foot spa will be located in a newly renovated space on the first level of the Outpatient Pavilion on the St. Elizabeth Campus at 755 N. 11th Street, Beaumont, TX 77702.

Dr. Murad founded the first Murad Inclusive Health Center in Los Angeles as a place to gather an elite team of health, beauty and fitness experts and to train them to use his Science of Cellular Water philosophy to help people take control of the aging process. Using this “inclusive,” multi-disciplinary approach to bring inner health, outer beauty and emotional well-being to each client, the new spa will offer Dr. Murad’s proven science-based services and treatments designed to improve appearance and overall well-being – all under a physician’s supervision.

“Having a full-service elite Murad spa on site gives us the ability to improve our guests’ lifestyles in a variety of ways, “said Mario Mudano, Administrator for CHRISTUS Hospital – St. Elizabeth. “Instead of just having people come see us when they are sick, we are proactively promoting wellness and healthy living.”

Benjamin Beckert, M.D., will serve as the CHRISTUS Health Living Spa’s medical director. Dr. Beckert, a plastic surgeon, has been performing procedures at CHRISTUS Hospital for five years and will oversee all medical services.

“Dr. Beckert has a wealth of experience,” Mudano says. “He gives us the security of knowing that a medical doctor has approved and is supervising all procedures; something that a regular spa doesn’t offer.”

The spa will be staffed with massage therapists, skin care specialists and other personal care experts. All skincare treatments will feature exclusive professional spa products from Murad, designed to enhance appearance by improving skin health at the most fundamental level.

In addition to the full menu of services, ranging form massages, manicures, facials and hair removal treatments to noninvasive face lifts and spray-on tanning, visitors to the spa will also be able to purchase natural cosmetics made of 100 percent crushed minerals. The Murad line of skin care products will also be available for purchase.

CHRISTUS Hospital – St. Elizabeth, a 434-bed Catholic, not-for-profit health care facility in Beaumont, Texas, is the largest hospital between Houston and Baton Rouge. The hospital is the recognized regional leader in outpatient services, cardiology, oncology, neurology, pediatrics, general surgery, birthing, neonatal care, cardiac rehabilitation, imaging, and emergency services, and is designated as a Level III Trauma Center. CHRISTUS Hospital – St. Elizabeth has set the standard for progressive health care in Southeast Texas, and is the largest hospital in the area to be recognized by the Magnet Program through the American Nurses Credentialing Center for providing the highest level of nursing care. The hospital continues to adapt and change to meet the needs of the community, following the values and mission of the founding Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston and San Antonio–to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

Murad, Inc. was founded in 1989 by Howard Murad. M.D., one of the world’s foremost authorities on skin health and a pioneer of the clinical skincare movement. All Murad products are based on The Science of Cellular Water™, Dr. Murad’s unified theory of health and aging.

The Murad brand includes 88 consumer products and 45 professional products sold in 45 countries. Murad is the best selling clinical skincare brand at many locations including Sephora and Ulta. Known globally for high performance topical and internal skincare, Murad has grown by producing innovative products that meet the needs of its customers.

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Summer Skincare: Put Your Best Face Forward

 

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Blue Turtle Spa and Le Sanctuaire
• Le Sanctuaire
San Francisco, CA 94107
415.401.6930

• Blue Turtle Spa - Outer Sunset location
4027 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121
415.699.8494

• Blue Turtle Spa (Inside Sisters Salon and Spa) – West Portal
57 West Portal Avenue , San Francisco, CA 94127
415.699.8494

As you’ve likely experienced, summer in the city can be muy caliente, which also means that sunbathing in your bikini with a margarita in hand can lead to parched, dehydrated, and generally woebegone skin. Not to worry, though; the two skincare specialists below, who have dispensed their knowledge to cadres of satisfied clients over the years, are happy to help you maintain that dewy radiance and garner envious comments, to boot.

Blue Turtle Spa

Blue Turtle Spa’s mission is simple: to feed and nourish the skin, reduce bodily toxins, help you relax, and center your mind and spirit. If that sounds like a tall order, you haven’t met Andrew Scoular yet. Regarded as less of an aesthetician and more of a miracle worker by many of his clients, Andrew’s amalgamation of leisurely spa rituals and his staggering skincare know-how keep both his West Portal and Outer Richmond locations packed with customers in need of more than just a quick beauty fix.

While Andrew’s approach to skincare is more about educating his clients on why their current products might actually be doing more to damage or clog their pores than demanding any major lifestyle overhauls, his aesthetic métier is definitely one that asks visitors to get off their butts and do a little research if they want long-term results. Andrew, whose membership in the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and his knowledge of cosmetic ingredients give him a little more street cred than most aestheticians, maintains that “each skin is unique…all Italian skin is not the same, all male skin is not the same, all 40-year-old skin is not the same…don’t be fooled by marketing. Matching the right ingredients to the uniqueness of each skin takes a lot of learning and understanding.”

While a visit to Andrew is likely to burst the bubble around all the skincare hype that product lines love to dish out, his deeper understanding of the skin’s physiology is enough to make you certain your pores are in good hands. Andrew’s approach includes a thorough consultation with clients before they climb into the treatment bed. This means going over the ingredients in the products they currently use, educating them on which ingredients might be working for or against their skin conditions, and introducing them to skincare products that could help them achieve their skincare goals.

If you want him to, Andrew will gladly suffuse your brain with lots of details and tips while you’re supine, but that doesn’t mean a Blue Turtle experience is purely clinical. The airy treatment rooms ooze with tranquility–not to mention, you get to pick your own spa soundtrack and have your senses seduced by calming aromatherapy botanicals. My treatment with Andrew was a customized Controlling Facial, which focuses on deep-pore cleansing and exfoliating with an enzyme peel and Beta Hydroxy peel to prevent acne blemishes. A purifying clay mask, antibacterial oregano oil to kill inflammatory bacteria, nearly painless extractions, and plenty of hydrating gels and antioxidant baths made the facial as close to perfect as one can get.

While 90 minutes with Andrew is enough to jostle your skincare misconceptions considerably, it would probably take a few years and countless cosmetic chemical seminars to figure out what to do and what not to do to your skin. Luckily, Andrew’s skincare philosophy is about simplicity. Rather than changing every aspect of your lifestyle, it can sometimes be merely about incorporating one great product into your three-minute routine. And of course, following a few of Andrew’s most valuable tips:

1) No strong detergent cleansers (i.e., sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lareth sulfate, sarconates, etc.): According to Andrew, they’re way too harsh. Hydrophilic (water-loving), oil-based cleansers are the best ones.

2) Glycolic, lactic, and salicylic acids in cleansers are just marketing gimmicks: “Water negates the effect of the acid in its job of exfoliating the skin, so all that a strong cleanser will do is cause the skin to operate outside its comfort zone,” says Andrew. He recommends using exfoliants as separate treatments post-cleansing.

3) A mineral (inorganic) sunscreen with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide is a must: Unlike non-mineral, “organic” sunscreens like avobenzone, these compounds don’t break down in the presence of UV rays from the sun. Andrew’s favorite sun protectant is TiZo3 Solar Protection (SPF40), which leaves a smooth and silky matte finish on the skin.

Le Sanctuaire

Simply walking into aesthetician Rebecca Whitworth’s cozy bodega, tucked away in a nondescript alcove of Potrero Hill, is enough to calm the most harried senses and allow you to forget the big bad world of deadlines, sleep deprivation, and other deadly agents of aging. Whitworth’s diminutive yet opulent studio, stocked with floral bric-a-brac and other soothing accents, is the kind of place that emblematizes her tri-part skincare philosophy of purity, balance, and compassion.

Skincare services at this petite hideaway, which tend to attract visitors by word of mouth rather than voluble advertising, include the best of both worlds: results-oriented treatments for skin that needs serious reenergizing, and a hedonistic multi-sensory experience that stems directly from Rebecca’s background as a healer. Rebecca, who exudes a girlish warmth and administers her services based on intuition, describes her journey through skincare as one that began in an attempt to address her own challenged skin during adolescence.

“I learned that what I was doing internally was crucial,” she says. “The digestive system had so much to do with how my skin looked and felt.” This got Rebecca into teaching digestive therapy as it relates to aging, which eventually set her off in a multitude of directions, including aromatherapy and energetic/spiritual healing. Since 1994, Rebecca has been incorporating her knowledge of beauty and holistic wellness into her skincare practice.

Intimate touches like sage and lavender-soaked warm towels, healing river stones placed on chakra points, and gentle massage are incorporated into Rebecca’s facials, which clients aptly refer to as “journeys.” When I visited Rebecca, I was treated to a medley of yummy-smelling potions, soothing essential oils, and sleep-inducing facial massage—in addition to lots of impurity-zapping extractions to temper all the relaxation. “Since I work intuitively, what I do on one person I won’t necessarily do on someone else,” Rebecca explains. “The way I work, I do things on a client that I would want to be done on myself…but it’s also about engulfing myself in the customer’s experience, being thoughtful and caring about what it is they need.”

Of course, a Le Sanctuaire facial ain’t merely about getting the kind of deeply relaxing treatment that’ll have you stumbling into the sunlight all disoriented and nap-happy. Rebecca’s mixture of natural products, essential oils, customized peels, and results-based chemicals (what she refers to as “science and nature mixed together”) paired with her knowledge of how digestive enzymes affect the skin are major aspects of her work. “I love energy work but I also love cleaning up skin,” she says. “It’s a long-lasting relationship that I build with clients…especially when it comes to thinking about all the different aspects of skincare, like digestive enzymes, which you are not likely to come across unless you are talking to someone with a background in naturopathy.”

Over the years, Rebecca has hand-selected products from multiple lines, but the piece de resistance of Le Sanctuaire is L’Huile de Grace, an all-natural essential oil-based serum that she developed six years ago. The oil, which focuses on cellular regeneration and penetrates the skin with a cocktail of nutrients to promote a soft, youthful glow, hails from ingredients that haven’t been chemically altered in any way, including neroli, geranium, vetiver, cardamom, and “Sangre de Drago,” an exclusively bottled sap from the Amazonian rainforest that contains what scientists consider the most potent class of antioxidants in the world.

It would be fairly accurate to refer to the serum as something of a magic potion, because it works on all kinds of skin and acts as far more than your run-of-the-mill moisturizer. For instance, it prevents dehydration and loss of epidermal water—even in oily skin, which tends to get dehydrated despite overactive sebaceous glands. In fact, using my trial-sized sample of the oil garnered visible results in two weeks, zapping zits and reducing greasiness in one fell swoop.

“I tell my clients to use it because I know there’s nothing else like it,” Rebecca says. While keeping skin hydrated and balanced, L’Huile de Grace also gives you an extra lipid layer, which means that you get additional sun protection on top of your regular sunscreen. While you can order Rebecca’s L’Huile de Grace through her website, you just might want to pay her a visit—magic potion notwithstanding, the experience just isn’t complete without some requisite R&R and healing.

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