OUR SERVICES
Below you will find links to the categories of services our practitioners provide.
Because of our collaborative and (w)holistic approach to health and wellbeing,
some services fall into multiple categories of healing.
NUTRITION SERVICES
Trying To Eat Healthy Can be Confusing
Are you confused about nutrition? Do you want to eat healthy but don’t know what to eat? There are a ton of different diets that we’re presented with these days: the Keto diet, the Palio diet, a low carb diet, the no nightshade diet, the no lectins diet, or any of the other myriad of “diets”.
But are you confused by the choices and approaches? What is right, or optimal, for you? At IIM we understand that one diet does not fit all. Now we can test your APOE gene and can know exactly what nutrition plan is ideal for your genetics.
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The APO E gene was discovered in the late 1970’s and is responsible for cholesterol transport in the body. There are three APO E genotypes – 2, 3 and 4. Each person gets one from their Father and one from their Mother, so each person has one of 6 different pairs: 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 3/3/, 3/4, or 4/4. Each of these 6 genotypes has their own fuel source requirement. For instance, a 2/2 and 2/3 needs more of a long-term fuel source, i.e. healthy fats. Whereas a 3/4 or 4/4 needs has a very difficult time clearing fats and cholesterol and needs more of a short-term fuel source, i.e. healthy carbohydrates. This is why one diet does not fit all. When one knows their APO E and follows a diet based on their APO E gene, inflammation (which is the root of all chronic diseases) is reduced, reversed and/or prevented.
The cost of the APO E gene test is $350 which includes:
APO E gene testing
Office visit to review your results
Perfect Gene Diet Book
Nutritional handouts to help you understand and apply your results.
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Healthy nutrition is one of the most important interventions that we employ at IIM. Much of our food system in America is toxic. It is laden with chemicals, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and pesticides that are destroying gastrointestinal and endocrine health. We teach you how to:
Eat healthy,
Choose nutritious foods, and
Determine which foods need to be organic and which foods can be conventionally grown.
We use the foundations of the APO E gene diet. This gene was discovered in the late 1970’s and is responsible for cholesterol transport in the body. When one knows their APO E and follows a diet based on their particular APO E gene, inflammation (which is the root of all chronic diseases) is reduced, reversed and/or prevented. The APO E gene diet and exercise program is a very exciting part of our wellness and disease prevention strategy. We know that 1/3 of all chronic illnesses in America (including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke and auto-immune diseases) can be prevented with diet and exercise. The APO E gene diet and exercise program is a significant contributor to greater health, well-being and disease prevention!
THERAPEUTIC
BODY WORK
Body Work is essential to your overall wellbeing
Many times we are unaware of how much we hold onto in our physical bodies until we have some body work. We realize that releasing that through body work processes is optimal to health and wellbeing. Here at IIM have practitioners offering multiple forms of therapeutic body work, and can assist you in finding which ones are perfect for you and your body.
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Amma Therapy is a complex system of bodywork based on Traditional Chinese Medicine that focuses on the balance and movement of energy within the body. Amma literally means push/pull and includes manipulation, massage and acupressure along the major meridian channels. The techniques of Amma Therapy aim to remove blockages and free the flow of energy in the body, thereby restoring, promoting and maintaining optimal health.
Amma therapy is more than just a physical treatment, as each meridian holds emotional energy. For example, the :
Lung channel holds grief
Kidney channel holds fear
Liver channel holds anger
Heart channel holds nervous energy
Gall Bladder channel holds frustration and/or deep resentment
Mobilizing the energy in these channels can help relieve deeply held emotional energy. Thus, Amma Therapy is a powerful mind/body treatment.
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By exploring through these gentle easy-to-do exercises, you will sharpen your 'body sense' and reawaken the pleasure and ease of moving!
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Hot Stone Massage therapy melts away tension, eases muscle stiffness and increases circulation and metabolism. Each session lasts about an hour. The massage therapist uses the hot stones that she/he holds in their hands to massage the muscles and tissue to cause muscle relaxation through the placement of smooth, water-heated stones. The hot stones are very soothing and therapeutic. Benefits of a hot stone massage may be to relieve stress and anxiety, promote better sleep, relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia and increase the immune system.
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Infrared Hot Sauna Sessions
Come and experience our Healthmate infrared sauna. Benefits of Infrared Sauna include:Natural Pain Relief for many conditions such as arthritis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, headache, backache, muscle pain, sprains, and bursitis.
Aiding in elimination of pesticides, heavy metals, and accumulated toxins from PCBs in plastics, environmental pollution and GMOs (genetically modified organisms.
Weight loss – Regular use of a sauna compares to the same cardiovascular effect of running. The heat raises your core body temperature which boosts your cardiovascular, lymphatic and immune system.
Natural Immune system support – Detox your body quickly from a cold or flu.
Cost is $15 per session. Multiple session packages are also available.
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Research has shown that "regular use of massage therapy leads to improvement in pain, stiffness, range of motion, hand grip strength and overall joint function?"
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A gentle hands-on healing technique to assist the body's natural healing processes, and develop emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. It induces a deep relaxation, to help people cope with difficulties, relieve emotional stress, and improve overall well-being.
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Yamuna is a revolutionary method that teaches one how to feel the inner logic of the muscular system. Each body has its own logic and its own language of release. Yamuna body rolling targets the skin, fasciae, muscle fibers, tendons, ligaments, bones, internal organs and the nervous system. The greatest benefit of Yamuna is its multidimensional elongation of muscle fibers. Besides the regular longitudinal elongation achieved by conventional stretching, Yamuna enables the transversal and diagonal expansion of muscle fibers so the body can move more dynamically. Yamuna Body Rolling helps muscles and fascia become unglued from each other so that the bone, muscle and joint can perform more efficiently. Yamuna develops bone density, resilience and core strength to tone your body so you can move with greater ease while developing an awareness of how your body supports you.
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Stress IS Literally
killing us
Research has shown that over 80% of visits to primary care providers are stress induced or stress related. Therefore, managing stress is an important part of creating optimal health and well being. Some say there is no such thing as stress, it’s just people having stressful thoughts. Chronic stress is killing us.
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Advanced Integrative Therapy is an energy-based therapy that helps to identify and treat conscious and unconscious traumas and clear the trauma energy out of your body and your chakras.
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The Indigo Biofeedback System helps manage & retrain stress patterns, empowering you to make lifestyle changes to support overall health & wellbeing.
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A stress management system that will help you synchronize your brain and heart for optimal stress resistance and mental performance. With the use of a biofeedback software called Inner Balance that will show you when your body is in a balanced place, you can learn to retrain your body to manage stress more effectively.
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A Spiritual Healing Practitioner is... “someone who acts as a conduit between the spiritual realm and the world of thought and uses the medicine and wisdom of the bible, sacred writings, prayer and meditation, along with other healing modalities to bring about healing and balance.”
But what is a Spiritual Healing?
” Spiritual Healing” is an integration of the mind, body, soul and spiritual elements based upon the belief that all healing begins in the spiritual realm.
A spiritual practitioner is trained to recognize that all illnesses have a spiritual component and that everything is connected–the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental. Therefore, if one of these systems is out of balance the disharmony can be felt within the entire energetic field or web. The goal of a healing is to create balance within this web and create harmony where there is a disconnect. A spiritual practitioner is trained to work in the spiritual realm and identify the root cause of the dis-ease. Some of the tools the spiritual practitioner uses are storytelling, listening and discernment. Applying spiritual wisdom brings about healing and restoration for the whole person.
Practitioners and their training vary greatly and each specialize in their own field. Generally, in a spiritual healing session the practitioner will use certain tools to assist in moving the unwanted or blocked energy. Depending on the tradition, some tools may be guided meditations, essential oils, sacred music, herbal or plant medicines, and energy therapy, to name a few.
If you are feeling helpless and hopeless, please consider a Spiritual Healing session. We address issues of anxiety, depression, stagnancy and apathy in habits, PTSD, triggering of past events, or chronic illness that you don’t necessarily know the root cause of. These are just a few examples of blocked energies that a spiritual healing session could address. Healings are performed with the understanding that it’s not actually the practitioner that is doing the healing work-but God; the practitioner is simply a qualified, skilled and experienced vessel who has developed a long-term relationship with the spirit world. Spirit can now work through the practitioner to facilitate the healing.
The participation of the client is imperative as intention plays an enormous role in the efficacy of a spiritual healing. If a client refuses to disengage from one’s suffering, then a spiritual healer can be of little service. But if one is willing, a spiritual healer can engage and activate the spiritual and self-healing capacities of the body that are often overlooked or pushed aside by traditional therapies and modern medicine.
Yvonne McCoy is a Spiritual Healing practitioner and the director of The Transformation Institute, Holistic Life Healer. She is an ordained minister in the Christian Church and is certified in Healing Touch and Reiki Energy Therapy, along with several other healing modalities. To schedule an appointment, please contact her at 502-664-0373 or email at yvonne@holisticlifehealer.com.
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"Havening Techniques are powerful tools that use touch, attention and imagination to alleviate the negative consequences of traumatic or stressful events. Havening or Delta Techniques™ is a method which is designed to change the brain to de-traumatize the memory and remove its negative effects from both our psyche and body. Results are reduced stress, increased resilience, higher levels of achievement, and emotional, psychological and physical healing.
The Havening Techniques have been developed by Ronald A. Ruden
M.D., Ph.D. and his brother Steven J. Ruden, D.D.S., ICF/ACC.
“Havening techniques engages our inherent biological system to permanently heal, strengthen and empower our minds and bodies." Ronald A. Ruden M.D., Ph.D.
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By exploring through these gentle easy-to-do exercises, you will sharpen your 'body sense' and reawaken the pleasure and ease of moving!
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Finding a (w)holistic approach
Integrative medicine makes use of all appropriate therapies, working together to help you reach your health goals through both conventional and non conventional methods. At IIM we use a wide array of therapies to help people achieve their optimal health and well being. We have many tools in our toolbox other than just usual prescriptions and surgery approach.
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Advanced Integrative Therapy is an energy-based therapy that helps to identify and treat conscious and unconscious traumas and clear the trauma energy out of your body and your chakras.
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APO E Genetic Testing
The APO E gene was discovered in the late 1970’s and is responsible for cholesterol transport in the body. There are three APO E genotypes – 2, 3 and 4. Each person gets one from their Father and one from their Mother, so each person has one of 6 different pairs: 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 3/3/, 3/4, or 4/4. Each of these 6 genotypes has their own fuel source requirement. For instance, a 2/2 and 2/3 needs more of a long-term fuel source, i.e. healthy fats. Whereas a 3/4 or 4/4 needs has a very difficult time clearing fats and cholesterol and needs more of a short-term fuel source, i.e. healthy carbohydrates. This is why one diet does not fit all. When one knows their APO E and follows a diet based on their APO E gene, inflammation (which is the root of all chronic diseases) is reduced, reversed and/or prevented.The cost of the APO E gene test is $350 which includes:
APO E gene testing
Office visit to review your results
Perfect Gene Diet Book and
Nutritional handouts to help you understand and apply your results.
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The Indigo Biofeedback System helps manage & retrain stress patterns, empowering you to make lifestyle changes to support overall health & wellbeing.
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By exploring through these gentle easy-to-do exercises, you will sharpen your 'body sense' and reawaken the pleasure and ease of moving!
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Cynthia Bowling, who is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, has over 35 years’ experience as a therapist working with adults, children, adolescents, families and couples. Now she integrates AIT (Advanced Integrative Therapy) and other energy therapies into her sessions which enhances client outcomes in a gentle way to help people achieve complete and permanent healing.
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A Spiritual Healing Practitioner is... “someone who acts as a conduit between the spiritual realm and the world of thought and uses the medicine and wisdom of the bible, sacred writings, prayer and meditation, along with other healing modalities to bring about healing and balance.”
But what is a Spiritual Healing?
” Spiritual Healing” is an integration of the mind, body, soul and spiritual elements based upon the belief that all healing begins in the spiritual realm.
A spiritual practitioner is trained to recognize that all illnesses have a spiritual component and that everything is connected–the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental. Therefore, if one of these systems is out of balance the disharmony can be felt within the entire energetic field or web. The goal of a healing is to create balance within this web and create harmony where there is a disconnect. A spiritual practitioner is trained to work in the spiritual realm and identify the root cause of the dis-ease. Some of the tools the spiritual practitioner uses are storytelling, listening and discernment. Applying spiritual wisdom brings about healing and restoration for the whole person.
Practitioners and their training vary greatly and each specialize in their own field. Generally, in a spiritual healing session the practitioner will use certain tools to assist in moving the unwanted or blocked energy. Depending on the tradition, some tools may be guided meditations, essential oils, sacred music, herbal or plant medicines, and energy therapy, to name a few.
If you are feeling helpless and hopeless, please consider a Spiritual Healing session. We address issues of anxiety, depression, stagnancy and apathy in habits, PTSD, triggering of past events, or chronic illness that you don’t necessarily know the root cause of. These are just a few examples of blocked energies that a spiritual healing session could address. Healings are performed with the understanding that it’s not actually the practitioner that is doing the healing work-but God; the practitioner is simply a qualified, skilled and experienced vessel who has developed a long-term relationship with the spirit world. Spirit can now work through the practitioner to facilitate the healing.
The participation of the client is imperative as intention plays an enormous role in the efficacy of a spiritual healing. If a client refuses to disengage from one’s suffering, then a spiritual healer can be of little service. But if one is willing, a spiritual healer can engage and activate the spiritual and self-healing capacities of the body that are often overlooked or pushed aside by traditional therapies and modern medicine.
Yvonne McCoy is a Spiritual Healing practitioner and the director of The Transformation Institute, Holistic Life Healer. She is an ordained minister in the Christian Church and is certified in Healing Touch and Reiki Energy Therapy, along with several other healing modalities. To schedule an appointment, please contact her at 502-664-0373 or email at yvonne@holisticlifehealer.com.
TRAUMA WORK
Healing From Trauma
We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Sometimes that experience contains significant traumatic events that can significantly affect our ability to live a complete and fulfilling life. Our practitioners are skilled in multiple therapies to help resolve trauma.
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Advanced Integrative Therapy is an energy-based therapy that helps to identify and treat conscious and unconscious traumas and clear the trauma energy out of your body and your chakras.
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A gentle hands-on healing technique to assist the body's natural healing processes, and develop emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. It induces a deep relaxation, to help people cope with difficulties, relieve emotional stress, and improve overall well-being.
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"Havening Techniques are powerful tools that use touch, attention and imagination to alleviate the negative consequences of traumatic or stressful events. Havening or Delta Techniques™ is a method which is designed to change the brain to de-traumatize the memory and remove its negative effects from both our psyche and body. Results are reduced stress, increased resilience, higher levels of achievement, and emotional, psychological and physical healing.
The Havening Techniques have been developed by Ronald A. Ruden
M.D., Ph.D. and his brother Steven J. Ruden, D.D.S., ICF/ACC.
“Havening techniques engages our inherent biological system to permanently heal, strengthen and empower our minds and bodies." Ronald A. Ruden M.D., Ph.D.
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By exploring through these gentle easy-to-do exercises, you will sharpen your 'body sense' and reawaken the pleasure and ease of moving!