Issue 2 Volume 1
In This Issue
Seasonal Health Tips
Patient Insight
Alternative Therapies
Mindful Living

Additional locations!   

NOW OFFERING massage and acupuncture services at AF Williams Family Medicine in Stapleton, acupuncture at Lowry and massage therapy at the CU Sports Medicine clinic.

 

For a comprehensive map of where all of these clinics are located and directions on how to get to each: TCFIM Services Map and directions 

 

Call us at 720-848-1090 to schedule an appointment.

Words to Live By    

More often than not, we don't like learning lessons about ourselves because it can be confronting. Many of us don't like to be wrong or acknowledge there is a part of us that is flawed or needs to change. This is why the same lessons keep appearing over and over again for so many of us. If you can find a way to learn something from what is happening, then you will change for the better and you will find that the constant problems you once had no longer appear.

 

Want to get involved? 

The Center for Integrative Medicine is supported in part by philanthropic donations. We raise money to help cancer patients access massage therapy and acupuncture who may not otherwise be able to afford these services. If you would like to donate, please click here for a list of funds you can contribute to or contact Jordan Mann, Practice Manager, at Jordan.Mann@uchealth.org for more information.

Complementary Cancer Support Funding Program

Thanks to generous donations and fund raising efforts, TCFIM is often able to offer some of our CAM therapies at no cost to patients undergoing active cancer treatments.  While our program can only enroll a limited number of patients at one time, we encourage you to apply if you are in active treatment and we will let you know if we have funds available. See the brochure for more information on the program.

Featured Story
Acupuncture for Cancer Patients

The Colorado Cancer Blog wrote an article about acupuncture at the Center for Integrative Medicine. The article focuses on cancer patients finding relief with acupuncture.

 

Read the full article here.

Wellness Tools
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Greetings!  

Winter brings with it tendencies that often increase stress levels, such as consuming fatty comfort foods, skipping social events and cutting back on exercise. When stress is at its peak, it's hard to stop and regroup, but you can work to prevent situations that cause you the most stress and anxiety in the first place. Read on for some health tips, patient insight, alternative therapies and mindful practices to preventing stress and anxiety and staying healthy during the colder months.

 

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Sincerely,
The Center for Integrative Medicine  

Seasonal Health Tips      
Winter 2014

 

Winter brings fluctuations in weather, temperature and light that have physical and psychological effects on your body, which in turn, can impact your overall health. Your risk of becoming sick, feeling tired and craving carbs increases.

 

Read on for some healthy living tips from our providers to combat these vulnerabilities!

Patient Insight
An Alternative Appproach to Treating Fibromyalgia
Jordan Mann

       

Fibromyalgia is a common condition that The Center for Integrative Medicine's practitioners help treat. Although there is no cure for fibromyalgia, certain therapies can help relieve some of the symptoms. Recent studies have verified that the best outcome for each patient results from a combination of approaches that involve the patient in customization of the treatment plan.

 

Read the full article for insight from The Center for Integrative Medicine's practice manager and fibromyalgia patient, Jordan Mann, and medical director, Dr. Lisa Corbin.

 

 

Alternative Therapies
Exercise is the key for your head, just as it is for your heart 
Lacey Patton
 
February is healthy heart month. A sedentary lifestyle is one of the top risk factors for heart disease. Furthermore, scientific evidence shows that  exercise has the capacity to exhilarate and relax, to provide stimulation and calm, to counter depression and dissipate stress. The downstream effect in eliminating stress is a strong immune system to fight off bacteria, viruses and infection in the winter months.

Read on for some advice and recommendations for staying active and keeping your heart and mind healthy. 

Mindful Living
The Shadow

 

 "Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, the blacker and denser it is." ~ Carl Jung
 

Your shadow can include everything outside the light of consciousness, and may  be positive or negative. It is typically referred to as the least desirable aspects of our personality that we reject or deny. We can learn about our tendencies and grow when we put the effort into finding out what these are.  

 

Read on for some background on this Jungian psychological theory and an exercise to help pinpoint your shadows.


  
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