Estrogen Dominance can happen through many different ways such as:

• Consumption of commercially raised meats and dairy that contain large amounts of estrogen given to them by the company raising them.
• Environmental items, emotional issues and food products that mimic estrogen at the estrogen receptor sites such as:
  • Pollution (such as weed killers, BHA, sunscreen lotion, FD&C Red No. 3 food dye, household cleaners, paint fumes, petrochemicals,DDT, etc)
  • Stress
  • Processed soy products
  • PCOS and/or endometriosis

How do these items affect the estrogen receptor sites?

All of these things and more bind to our estrogen receptor sites on certain cells within our reproductive system. They are also known as endocrine disruptors. By binding to these sites they produce an estrogenic effect. By pretending to be our natural estrogen hormone they can block other hormones from binding to receptor sites and can alter how natural hormones are produces, metabolized and eliminated.

May women who are estrogen dominant are also progesterone deficient. Both of these affect fertility in all ages.

What are the other symptoms of estrogen dominance?

• Agitation or anxiety couple with depression, allergic symptoms such as asthma & hives, breast tenderness, breast cancer, decreased sex drive, endometriosis, menstrual cycle onset at an early age, fat around the middle, fatigue, foggy thinking, headaches, thinning hair, fertility Issues, irregular periods, PMS, insomnia, PCOS, sluggish metabolism

What are some of the ways to heal this naturally?

• BodyTalk, Reiki and Acupuncture are three alternative treatments that can help rebalance your endocrine system.
• Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Tibetan Medicine are natural remedies to help lower the level of estrogen as well as remove toxins from your body that have accumulated in your fat cells and organs.

Call today to book a session at 403.452.2445!

• 6 oz sliced blanched almonds (not slivered; 2 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 3 large egg whites
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• Red or pink food coloring

For chocolate raspberry ganache

• 3 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (60 to 64%  cacao), finely chopped
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
• 1/16 teaspoon raspberry extract (preferably McCormick  brand)

• Special equipment: parchment paper; a gallon-size  sealable plastic bag (not pleated)

Make macaroons:
Line  2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Pulse almonds with 1/2  cup confectioners sugar in a food processor until very finely ground, 2 to 3  minutes, then transfer to a bowl. Sift in remaining cup confectioners sugar,  stirring to combine.

Beat egg whites with salt  in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until they just hold soft  peaks. Add granulated sugar, a little at a time, beating, then increase speed to  high and continue to beat until whites just hold stiff, glossy peaks. Add drops  of food coloring to reach desired shade and mix at low speed until evenly  combined. Stir almond mixture into meringue with a rubber spatula until  completely incorporated. (Meringue will deflate.)

Spoon batter into bag,  pressing out excess air, and snip off 1 corner of plastic bag to create a  1/4-inch opening. Twist bag firmly just above batter, then pipe peaked mounds of  batter (the size of a chocolate kiss) onto lined sheets about 1 1/2 inches  apart. Let cookies stand, uncovered, at room temperature until  tops are no  longer sticky and a light crust forms, 20 to 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, put oven racks  in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 300°F.

Bake cookies, switching  position of sheets halfway through baking, until crisp and edges are just  slightly darker, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely on sheets on racks, about 30  minutes.

Make ganache while macaroons bake:
Melt chocolate with cream in a metal bowl set over a pan of barely  simmering water or in top of a double boiler, stirring until smooth. (Bowl  should not touch water.) Remove bowl from heat, then add butter and raspberry  extract, stirring until butter is melted. Let stand at room temperature until  cooled completely and slightly thickened.

Assemble cookies:
Carefully peel cookies from parchment (they will be fragile). Sandwich a thin  layer of ganache (about 1/2 teaspoon) between flat sides  of cookies.

Children will especially enjoy dipping, decorating, and arranging the pretzel  treats. And while red, pink, white, and heart-shaped sprinkles are perfect for  Valentine’s Day, you can substitute different colors and styles to craft a  centerpiece suitable for almost any holiday. Decorated pretzels can be stored in  an airtight container at room temperature, up to 1 week.

The exact cause of Morning Sickness is unknown, but there is a theory that states that it may be an ancient mechanism for protecting the fetus from poisons in food ingested by the mother, as well as elevated levels of pregnancy hormones. 

Why is our Liver so important?

In both conventional and Eastern medicine, the liver’s main functions include storage and filtration of blood from toxins, and numerous metabolic activities, including hormone metabolism. 

What are the causes of Morning Sickness in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

According to Chinese Medicine, morning sickness arises from a disharmony within our digestive organs, in particular of the spleen, stomach and the liver. To provide nourishment for the growing fetus, the mother’s body increases blood production. Since the production of new blood sometimes exceeds  the baby’s demands, and due to cessation of the menstruation, the extra blood produced  is stored in the liver. The overabundance of blood can cause the liver to be overly full.  Due to our body’s ability to regulate its own functions, the normal physiological response for the liver is to transport  the excess blood to the stomach. This, in turn, causes nausea and vomiting in order to decrease the excess in the liver. In TCM this is termed “Rebellious Qi Energy”.

Traditional Chinese medicine’s approach to settling the rebellious Qi- is to soothe the liver, and regulate the functions of spleen and stomach. This is done by Acupuncture, Acupressure and the use  of mild Chinese herbs suitable for pregnancy.

Where are the needles inserted for a typical treatment of Morning Sickness?

Most points for morning sickness are located on arms and legs, although other parts of the body may be used. Typically, the treatment does not involve many needles (approximately 4 to 8).

 How many Acupuncture sessions will I need to get rid of my Morning Sickness?

Every mother’s body responds differently to Acupuncture treatments. In some cases, the results are seen after 1-3 treatments, but sometimes a series of 5-6 treatments are needed to alleviate and address the underlying causes of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

Other tips for alleviating morning sickness:

v  Key out any foods that may be triggering your nausea.

v  Avoid greasy, fried foods; eat more carbohydrate-rich foods (rice, millet, barley, and potatoes).

v  Eat smaller meals more often to avoid being too hungry or too full at one time.

v  Keep bland foods, like crackers, toast, or cereal handy; eat a few before getting up in the morning.

v  Avoid acidic foods.

v  Avoid lying down right after a meal.

v  Keep hydrated; drink most of your fluids between the meals; increase fluids if you have been vomiting. Morning elixirs – water, herbal tea, vegetable broths, green drinks (wheat/barley grass or spirulina), vegetable or fruit juice.
All should be drank at least slightly warmed (drinking cold fluids is not settling to the stomach).

v  Make yourself a grapefruit peel decoction by boiling 15 to 20 g grapefruit peel in water. Drink it as tea to relieve morning sickness.

Call Lasya Healing today to book an appointment with Dr. Ganna Shalygina 403-452-2445

This reading includes what your major lesson is in this lifetime, aspects of your personality to work on and specific lessons you must attend to.

You will learn what your being and basic nature is in order to achieve the inner goal of whom you aim to be.  You will become aware of the inner you, what your true motivation is and how to make the most of your talents and abilities
to help you move easily through life and so much more.

Personal Forecast for the Year Numerology Reading:

This reading looks at the current cycles you are in, how they are influencing your life today, what trends and circumstances you will experience during the year and the particular lessons you are currently working on.

Learn what Personal Year number you are working in, along with details on your monthly numbers, enabling you to better plan and prepare for the year ahead.

Your Challenges, and Additional Lessons
Numerology Reading:

This reading gives you insight into areas you are currently weak in that must be faced and worked on in this lifetime.   You will learn which specific challenge you are currently working on and which you were learning in the past.

You will receive guidance on how best to deal with difficult or threatening situations, as well as how to make your talents and abilities easily available to fit the needs of your main lessons.

You will also learn about any specific expertise or concentrated talents that are available to you in this lifetime.

A Deeper Profile Numerology Reading:

This reading will provide you with a deeper insight into your talents, abilities and characteristics that are available to you as you learn your life lessons.  You will gain awareness of your level of confidence in your competence and abilities to deal with sudden events and situations, as well as your approach to opportunities or obstacles.

Birth date and full birth name are required a minimum of 48 hours prior to reading, and will be requested at the time of booking.

If you are like me and have been struggling for a while to conceive then you want to punch people in the face for that comment. I was a charting junkie, a temperature junkie, herbal supplements, kookie positions…you know the one – raise your hips with a pillow which I did to the point that I needed chiropractic adjustment, went on a vacation, got drunk, etc, etc. This is a difficult thing to do when conceiving becomes a mission.

The problem is how do you relax and why is that so important when today’s lifestyle is go-go-go and then go some more? Let me clear it up for you in easy terms. Our reproductive system is an amazing complex system
that repeats itself over and over again each month. When those hormones go out of balance the system crashes. When the hormone Progesterone goes MIA from the reproductive system to assist our adrenal glands we are in trouble. Let me
explain.

Stress interferes with our lives in many different ways and one of them being our reproductive system. 80% of infertility and miscarriage with unknown cause is due to stress. Of course this emotional and biochemical process can be very difficult to diagnose. The reason is basically a lack of progesterone.

Progesterone in a nutshell means “for gestation”, in other words you need this hormone in perfect balance in order to become pregnant and stay pregnant.  This beautiful little hormone tells the body to nourish the uterine lining and thicken it in preparation for implantation of your fertilized egg. This hormone needs to be continually produced and provided to our reproductive system to ensure that our uterine lining is fed and nourished for the duration of the pregnancy. A drop or discontinuation of this hormone causes our menstrual cycle to kick into gear and the lining is shed.

Here is where stress comes in to mess things up. Stress as we all know causes our body to be in “fight or flight” mode. This emotion requires our adrenal glands to create additional cortisol and adrenaline which is a normal bio chemical process for our survival. In order for our adrenal glands to produce these two hormones they require progesterone.

This scenario is known as the “progesterone steal”. Your body automatically defers your progesterone in whatever amount is required in order for it to produce cortisol.  This steal causes a deficiency in our reproductive system and therefore causes an imbalance of progesterone to estrogen and testosterone. Here is where people will start supplementing with progesterone. DON’T!!

Just supplementing with this hormone does not support your exhausted adrenal glands and does not heal the issue around stress. Being pregnant can be stressful and having a newborn is as well.  This is a basic cause and effect and without
working through the healing process of your stressful lifestyle you will never get your reproductive hormones back to normal and your adrenal glands will be burnt out. This can lead to more complications down the road with your
pregnancy and toxemia. BodyTalk ™ is an easy way to rebuild the communication within your body and balance your hormones. It is a beautiful way to gently and non-invasively rebalance your progesterone to where it should be
naturally and rebuild your adrenal glands. This was the ticket to our first child after 3 years of chaos and craziness. My adrenals wanted progesterone and they got it!

Call today and let’s get your body back on track!

Lasya Healing Centre 403-452-2445 or www.lasyahealing.com

Because humankind has depended on nature for sustenance and survival, the instinctive urge to health and accumulated knowledge has guided us to discover certain remedies for common ailments from natural sources. For example, applying residual barley from chang (Tibetan wine) on swollen body parts, drinking hot water for indigestion, and using melted butter for bleeding are some of the therapies that arose from practical experience and gradually formed the basis for the art of healing in Tibet. The Tibetan medical heritage is based on the book of the Four Tantras (rgyud-bzhi), which remains the fundamental medical text even today.

During the pre-buddhist era, Tibet had religious and cultural influences from the indigenous Bon tradition. There is some evidence to suggest that several forms of medical practice existed at that time. The precise influence of these practices on the evolution of the Tibetan medical tradition, however, is unclear.

The basic theory of Tibetan medicine is to maintain or restore the balance the three subtle energies of the body. The long-term causative factors of these three energies are the three poisons of attachment, hatred and closed-mindedness which as foundational afflictive emotions create a common basis with Buddhist philosophy.

Tibetan medicine is a combination of three elements – science, art and philosophy which provides a holistic approach to health care. It is a science based on its principles that are enumerated in a systematic and logical framework. This is based on an understanding of the body and its relationship to the environment. It is an art because it uses diagnostic techniques based on the creativity, insight, subtlety and compassion of the medical practitioner. And it is a philosophy because it embraces the key Buddhist principles of altruism, karma and ethics.

Buddhist philosophy states that everything in the universe is in a constant state of flux – that all phenomenons are characterised by impermanence, and that the only permanent feature is impermanence itself. As Buddha said, “No matter
whether perfect beings arise or not, it remains a fact, and a hard necessity of existence, that all creations are transitory.” It is this impermanence that causes each and every being to suffer at one stage or another. Suffering
is thus not accidental but springs from a specific cause, whether from this life or a previous life. Only through proper learning and the genuine practice of Dharma can we liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of suffering

Tibetan medical theory states that everything in the   universe is made up of the five proto-elements. Although all five   proto-elements are responsible for the formation of each tissue and cell,   each element has a specific influence:

1. sa ( Earth ); exerts a greater influence over the formation of muscle   cells, bones, the nose and the sense of smell

2. chu ( Water ); responsible   for the formation of blood, body fluids, tongue and the sense of taste

3. me ( Fire ); is   responsible for body temperature, complexion, the eyes and the sense of sight

4. rLung ( Wind ); is   responsible for breathing, skin and the sense of touch

5. Nam-mkha ( Space); is   responsible for body cavities, the ears and the sense of hearing

Contact Lasya Healing for a session with Amchi Kunga Chodak @ 403-452-2445 today!

ANSWER: Not to worry. This is why we light candles, use essential oils, etc. Besides we all know that nothing is worse than a dog fart which is why Lasya Healing Centre has a strict no pets allowed policy.

2. What happens if I get aroused?

ANSWER: Unfortunately for you we only hire good looking people. Some helpful tips for you are: Think about your mother, baseball, work, chewing tinfoil.

3. What happens if they ask me if I want a happy ending?

ANSWER: The only happy endings are ours when you refer your friends and family.

4. What happens if it hurts?

ANSWER: Not to worry. Just let us know it is your treatment and we want you to enjoy it and come back many, many times. To make you feel better we have massaged all types of sissies, wussies and whiners. We accommodate you.

5. What if the therapist thinks I am fat?

ANSWER: We really do not care. Honestly we don’t. We care more about your health and see all kinds of people in every shape and form.

At Lasya Healing Centre, we offer a result oriented holistic weight management approach, where patients are directed to get into shape and maintain that great shape by applying simple and effective NLP techniques.  In this
program, we boost motivation, confidence and self-esteem while eliminating drivers (the underlying causes) for things like overeating, habitual or emotional eating, and  various food addictions (such as sugar, carbohydrates etc.).
At the same time we change one’s self image (or body image) to a more slimmer and attractive one, reprogram the mind and body to adapt healthier eating habits and to be motivated to exercise regularly.   All of the above mentioned changes take place on the deep subconscious level.

It’s all in your mind!  Dieting in most cases tends to be unsuccessful because it creates an inner conflict  As we know, our regular comfortable eating habits are unconscious and as we start dieting, eating simply becomes uncomfortable for our neurology.  It causes unconscious stress and it makes us irritable while on it.  Why?
Because the unconscious mind is not getting what it expects (or got used to getting for a long time).  Sooner or later we finish the diet and return to the good-old comfortable, stress-free eating.  The stress and the diet-related
discomfort disappears right-away.  And our weight will return to normal.

The best thing about hypnotherapy, is that it quickly ends this conflict; maintaining motivation to develop healthier eating habits, to exercise and to stay on track.  The new program will override and replace the old behaviours with more empowering ones.

Hypnotherapy for weight management can help you achieve and maintain your ideal weight  enabling you to feel so much more positive and confident about being you.

Author:
Thomas Orban, DCH, Clinical and Medical Hypnotherapist, specializing in reprogramming the subconscious mind to get results quickly and efficiently.  Thomas helps clients to overcome psychological challenges and unwanted habits by deprogramming and removing psychological blocks and trapped emotions.  By lining up conscious and subconscious resources, clients become empowered to move more confidently through the process.