CHRONIC ILLNESSES like diabetes and back pain, as well as life-threatening diseases like cancer still pose difficult challenges for Western medical science. The usual treatments recommended by Western medicine for such diseases—including the use of drugs and surgery--can be effective but can also be expensive and are not without risk.
Not all cancer patients, for example, can tolerate long-term chemotherapy. Other patients are too weak to undergo surgery. In these instances, such patients would seek alternative medicine for treatment.
However, according to Dr. Andrew Kim, who is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, non-Western modes of medical treatments are not only for those who have given up on, or cannot be helped, by Western medicine. He said that it can be a first option for treatment. 
Dr. Andrew Kim at his Paseo de Roxas, Makati clinic, "New Life Health and
Wellness Center", which specializing in applying alternative therapies and
Oriental medicine to treat various illnesses, including cancer.
Dr. Andrew Kim discusses his findings regarding a patient's illness at his
New Life Health and Wellness Center.
"Food is medicine" says Dr. Andrew Kim, explaining that raw foods and foods
in their natural state can repair the body and strengthen it. This is why
he prescribes natural, "living" food supplements to his patients. Diet is
part of the wellness lifestyle that he teaches.
Dr. Kim explains his diagnosis to his patient, Liza, and assures her that
she would not need to undergo surgery for her gallstones because undergoing
alternative therapies would be able to cure her.
Enzyme Food/Enzyme Detox. This enzyme supplement helps remove toxins from
the blood and strengthens the immune system, etc. It also improves
digestion and helps those on a slimming diet.
Oxygen Therapy. This prevents severe respiratory distress, and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis,
emphysema, and chronic asthma. It also helps treat Acute Myocardial
Infarction.
Bio-blood Analysis. A microscopic examination of blood cells to determine
amounts of toxins in the blood, cholesterol, crystals, uric acid and the
level of blood-stickiness.
Body Composition Analyzer. This assesses the body fat rate (especially in
the abdomen) as well as c arbohydrate rate; water ratio; Body Mass Index
(BMI); and Kilo-Calories.
Dr. Kim's patient, Liza, undergoes Meridian Analysis, which shows which
organs of her body are strong and which are weak. This data forms part of
the basis for her treatment.
ICT (Interferential Current Therapy) uses a mid-frequency electrical
signal to treat muscular spasms and strains. The current produces a
massaging effect and stimulates the secretion of endorphins, the body's
natural pain relievers.
Chiropractic treatment corrects vertebral subluxation; decreases stiffness
and muscular spasms; it slows or stops spinal degeneration and improves
overall health.
Meridian Analyzer is a head to toe assessment of the energy level of the
internal organs. It determines which organs is strong and which are weak.
“A lot of people think that they should only seek an
Oriental medicine doctor only after Western medicine has failed to help them.
Oriental medicine has been practiced for more than 5,000 years and a patient
can definitely go to an Oriental medicine doctor as a first choice,” said Dr.
Kim, who has been treating many cancer patients at his clinic, as well as other
patients with chronic diseases.
Patients who have been advised to undergo surgery by
Western-trained doctors—but who would rather not go through it—also go to Dr.
Kim for alternative, non-surgical treatments.
Dr. Kim’s patients at his clinic, “The New Life
Health and
Wellness
Center
”, attest to the
effectiveness of the treatments that he gives them—a bulletin board at his
clinic is filled with notes of gratitude from patients who have been helped by
him.
One of Dr. Kim’s
patients, Liza Cahilig, was advised by another doctor to get surgery after she
was diagnosed with gallstones. Liza Cahilig, however, did not want to have
surgery and so she went to Dr. Kim for a second opinion.
“Dr. Kim gave me a checkup and said that I don’t need
surgery. The gallstones are not serious enough to make surgery necessary. He
said that there are other treatments that will remove the symptoms,” she said.
Treating causes and symptoms
According to Dr. Kim, both Western and Oriental
medicine are not competitors—rather, they are systems of therapy that should be
available to all patients, depending on their needs. He said that Western
medicine is very effective in curing the symptoms and physical disorders
resulting from a disease.
However, he said, Oriental medicine offers another
therapeutic and curative aspect that Western medicine does not have.
“Western medicine is very good. For example, in a
cancer patient, Western medicine can take out cancerous tumors. It can kill
cancer cells. And yet, as we know, cancer can come back. Why is this? That’s
because Western medicine is very good at curing symptoms of a disease but it
does not address the cause of the disease.
“If you cure the symptoms but the cause of the
disease is still there, the sickness will come back. When you take away the cause of the disease,
the disease goes away. It does not come back anymore. Oriental medicine addresses what is causing
the disease to happen,” he said.
Holistic approach
According to Dr. Kim, he practices a holistic
approach in diagnosing and treating patients. He said that diseases occur when
there is an imbalance in the body’s natural processes. This imbalance could be
caused by pollution, toxins, lack of exercise, a bad diet, and even stress.
“Our body already knows how to heal itself. We only
have to help it by removing whatever is blocking its harmony and balance. That’s
why our approach is holistic. Our treatments are designed for total wellness:
wellness of mind, body and spirit,” he said.
In Liza’s case, Dr. Kim says that she needs to switch
to a healthier diet and to avoid stress as these are factors that are causing
the painful symptoms of her gallstones. He said that after Liza receives his
treatments, she will no longer need to have her gallstones nor her gall bladder
removed.
“The gallstones are not serious enough to require
surgery. When I examined Liza’s blood, I found that she has ‘sticky blood’.
This means that her blood cells are not circulating properly and are not
bringing as much oxygen as her organs need. She also has intestinal fats but
these are not so bad; they can still be removed easily. Also she is under a lot
of stress,” he said.
The holistic approach to Liza’s gallstones problem
would therefore include changing her diet, taking herbal medicines and
supplements, and teaching her how to manage stress. She also has the option to
have acupuncture or electroacupuncture, where a mild electric charge is applied
to the acupuncture points.
Dr. Kim also said that meditation is also part of his
holistic treatments. This is because, according to him, illnesses have a
“psychogenic” cause. This means that the illnesses of the body are also rooted
in a patient’s psychological state, including his or her emotions and thoughts.
If these disordered emotions and thoughts are balanced and harmonized, then the
physical symptoms of illness are also treated.
Other treatments at his clinic include Oxygen
Therapy; Chelation Therapy; Vitamin C Megadose Therapy; Brain Wave Therapy;
Acupuncture and Ventosa; Chiropractic Treatment; Aromatherapy; Ion
Detoxification; Thermotherapy; Rejuvenating Exercises; and Herbal Medication
with Red Ginseng Products.
Raw food supplements
Dr. Kim also pointed out that the right foods, by
themselves, act as medicine for the body.
“Food is not
just fuel for the body to give it energy. Foods can heal. They are a natural
medicine for the body. By taking the right foods, we can be cured of a lot of
diseases. The best food should be raw, so that we are able to absorb all their
nutrients. Also, a lot of us are addicted to sweet foods. But the natural foods
are not sweet.
“The most medicinal raw foods, in fact, can be
bitter. So we say that ‘bitter is better’ for you. In our clinic, we prescribe
raw food supplements, including raw enzyme supplements to our patients. These
raw foods and raw enzyme supplements are powerful sources of nutrition and
healing,” said Dr. Kim.
The herbal, raw foods, and raw enzyme supplements
prescribed by Dr. Kim come in freeze dried form. In this form, he said, these
foods retain all their nutrients and can be considered “living” foods. They are
part of the nutritional therapy that Dr. Kim uses to treat patients. They can
also be meal replacements—patients who wish to slim down can take them in place
of actual meals, and are packed with nutrients without excess calories.
“Our approach in our clinic is total wellness. We are
here to restore the total person--his body, his mind and his spirit. When all these are in harmony, that’s the
only time when we can say that a person is truly in good health,” said Dr. Kim.
New Life Health and
Wellness
Center
is at
Suite
12
,
2/F
Corinthian
Plaza
,
121 Paseo de Roxas,
Legazpi
Village
,
Makati
City
. For inquiries, call +632 556-9857; 632 836 0853; mobile number +632 917-801-9007. Or
email: pharmworld@naver.com Or visit their website: www.newlife-wellness.com.
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Thermotherapy i ncreases blood circulation and extensibility of collagen
tissues. It reduces pain, inflammation, edema, and treats infection and
cancer.
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