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MANY HERBAL PRODUCTS FOUND TO HAVE QUALITY ISSUES

Essentially, herbal remedies consist of portions of plants or unpurified plant extracts containing several constituents which are often generally believed to work together synergistically. The recent resurgence of public interest in herbal remedies has been attributed to several factors some of which include (i) various claims on the efficacy or effectiveness of plant medicines, (ii) preference of consumers for natural therapies and a greater interest in alternative medicines, (iii) erroneous belief that herbal products are superior to manufactured products, (iv) dissatisfaction with the results from orthodox pharmaceuticals (v) high cost and side effects of most modern drugs, and (vi) a movement toward self-medication.

A review of 46 studies on 727 herbal products showed quality problems including large variations in chemical composition that ranged from absence of the expected compound to unnaturally high concentrations.

(Did You Know?  The classification of many herbals as food or dietary supplements is the reason why there is little regulation.)

Adverse events related to herbal products are due to improper use or poor product quality. Other specific quality issues included poor-quality or misidentifying herbs; incorrect processing, manufacturing, and storage methods; and contamination of starting materials or products.

These variations not only make it difficult for consumers but also for there to be effective studies on these supplements. Quality control can only help both of these factors.

– Tuft’s Health & Nutrition Letter and National Institutes of Health

LA DOLCE VITA, JOIE DE VITA

Leftover Corned Beef and Cabbage? Rueben Sandwiches or…

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In an oven proof pan, sauté a diced onion and a minced clove of garlic in butter or olive oil. Remove. Add more olive oil and cook or reheat diced potatoes. To get crunchy, don’t turn until brown on one side. Add diced leftover corned beef, the onion and garlic mixture and if you want, chopped up cabbage. Cook until warm through. (Hot sauce here is good too.) Crack 2-4 eggs on top and place in oven until eggs cooked to your liking.

Patient Testimonial:

“Everything & everyone was excellent- thank you for everything.”

-C.R.

SKIN CARE:

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Prices going up…

It’s been many years since we last increased our prices particularly with micropeels or the lunchtime facials that have such a loyal following. I’m sure everyone can appreciate how costs of labor, materials and manufacturing have gone up. Beginning April 1st, the costs of skin care products will go up commiserative with what the companies have increased to us. We will however have deluxe samples to go with many of the skin care products during the month of April.

On May 1^st, services are going up but there will be packages for each of them to save in costs. For example, micropeels will be $130 each but a package of 3 will be $360 and a package of 6 will be $660. May’s special will be 50% off for referrals to skin care for micropeels as well as for our patient who made the referral.

Dr. McKenna’s Skin Care routine:

The secret to his skin appearance is that he has been using our skin care products for many years. He said, “the skin care nurses tell me what to use and how to use it and I just put it on.”

AM routine: CE Ferulic, DOSE product customized specifically for him, and sunscreen.

PM routine: Retin-A and TNS Advanced Serum.

(By the way, he hasn’t had a facelift! ;))

Peter McKenna, M.D.

513.793.5772