Conscious Human Medicine

06/14/2022

In our practice, we see A LOT of folks with leaky gut.  Leaky gut syndrome, otherwise known as intestinal permeability, is a problem where the gut lining becomes damaged. The gut lining is one of your MAJOR defenses against bad intestinal bugs & it prevents large food proteins from leaking into the bloodstream, where they shouldn’t be.  This causes your immune system to become active & can lead to food sensitivities & systemic problems, like autoimmune disease.

If you have IBS or other gut problems, it is likely that you have leaky gut.  Medications like antibiotics, birth control & anti-inflammatory medications can cause this syndrome too.  A BIG problem that goes hand in hand with leaky gut is NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY.  Because the gut lining is damaged you don’t absorb nutrients, like vitamins & minerals properly.  These vitamins & minerals are VERY important for both your physical and mental well-being.  When you have nutritional deficiencies it is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to be the best version of you.

This is where Intravenous (IV) Nutritional Therapy SHINES! IV Therapy delivers high-quality vitamins & minerals directly into your bloodstream.  Our Conscious Myer’s IV Infusion is our GO TO IV treatment for folks with leaky gut & nutritional deficiencies.  Chock full of B vitamins, vitamin C, magnesium, hydrating fluids and many other powerful highly-absorbable nutrients, this IV Infusion rapidly replenishes your body of what it has been missing!

Who should receive our Conscious Myer’s IV Infusion?  EVERYONE! Because such a huge proportion of the population experiences leaky gut & nutritional deficiencies IV Nutritional Therapy is a MUST to help get you back to optimal health.  

How do you know if you have nutritional deficiencies?  Common signs to look out for are fatigue, brain fog, anxiety or depression, insomnia, coldness, tingling or numbness in your hands or feet, hair loss or brittle nails.

We have seen DRAMATIC turnarounds in our patients’ health with IV Nutritional Therapy - sometimes within just a few treatments!

Contact us today to get started!
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06/07/2022

We’ve been covering the different uses of Nutritional IV Drip Therapy in the past several posts (go check’em out if you haven’t already 😊).
Today we want to cover hormones!  
We ALL know the vital role that hormones play in not just how our body functions, but also how we feel and interpret the world around us. These magical chemical messengers regulate your metabolism, body temperature, body weight, energy, libido, mood, brain function, and more!
So, it’s paramount that you adopt a lifestyle that supports your hormones and stay away from things that cause an imbalance there.
And one of the most POWERFUL things you can do to improve your hormone levels is to get adequate levels of micronutrients (i.e. vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids). Vitamins and minerals are cofactors used for making hormones as well as converting them (from an inactive form to an active form). And amino acids and fatty acids provide your body (mainly liver 🥰) with the means and energy to detoxify (excrete) excess hormones as well as support your hormonal glands.
And, that’s exactly what we’re doing with nutritional IVs. We’re providing your body with direct access to these nutrients without any concern regarding absorption issues.
This can be even more important if you’re actively working on balancing your hormones (thyroid and/or s*x hormones) because depending on your health status (especially the health of your gut) you might not be absorbing adequate levels of these nutrients even if you’re having a balanced diet.
Not to mention our food may not have adequate levels of some of these nutrients to meet our needs.
So, regardless of what aspect of hormonal imbalance you’re dealing with, hair loss, weight issues, loss of libido, energy problems, metabolic dysregulation, etc. nutritional IV therapy can be an AMAZING and EFFECTIVE tool.
Nutritional IVs do wonders in lowering the physiological stress that comes with nutritional depletion while providing your endocrine glands with the ingredients that they need to make ample amounts of the right hormones.
What are you waiting for? Contact us today!
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05/30/2022

Vitamin C is one of the MOST crucial nutrients for your well-being! It is heavily involved in regulating your immune system & is needed to produce healthy collagen, helping to create amazing shiny skin & repair damaged or injured tissue.  

Most of us can’t take more than about two to four grams of vitamin C by mouth without feeling the effects in our gastrointestinal tract.  Taking too much vitamin C can cause uncomfortable gas, bloating & diarrhea.   
What if we told you that intravenous (IV) infusions of vitamin C (IVC) bypass the intestines & don’t cause any upset stomach at all?  It’s true, AND you can receive up to 25 times the amount of vitamin C through IV infusions!

One of the main effects of high-dose IVC infusions is to SUPER-CHARGE your immune system, helping the white blood cells be more efficient in fighting off bad bags.  More and more people these days have autoimmune conditions & high-dose IVC infusions have been shown to help regulate the immune system.  This causes a shift from the body’s immune system attacking its OWN tissue (autoimmunity) to a healthy response and a reduction in the disease process!

High-dose IVC infusions have also been shown in research to be able to help in the battle against many forms of cancer by strengthening the immune system & making the environment inside the body inhospitable to the growth of cancer.  High-dose IVC is a mainstay treatment in integrative oncology & it should be considered to not only help keep cancer from growing but also to reduce the side effects of some of the medications used in cancer treatment & improve quality of life.

Lastly, high-dose IVC is one of the SUPREME healing treatments out there! It is a VERY important treatment if you are feeling the effects of aging &  looking to have amazing, glowing skin & is one of our go-to’s for helping to regenerate & repair when you have an injury.  We have many folks who see us for high-dose IVC as part of their beauty regimen & to help recover from sprains, strains & muscle tears.  

Are you ready to get started on high-dose vitamin C? Click the link in our bio to learn more and get scheduled!

05/20/2022

We’ve all heard that beauty (or beautifying) is an inside job and we could not agree more!
In fact we feel like there isn’t enough emphasis on the importance of your overall health on how you look!
Your hormonal status, nutritional status, gut health and stress levels ALL impact not just your energy levels but also your weight, your skin, your hair and how much of it you get to keep! 😉
One of the things that we’ve seen time and again is the importance of micro-nutrients when it comes to encouraging naturally glowing skin and luscious hair! By micro-nutrients we’re talking about vitamins, minerals, amino-acids and fatty acids.
Most of us just don’t get enough of them in our diet.
Even if you supplement, depending on the health of your gut, you might not properly absorb these vital nutrients.
This is where IVs can be SO helpful!
Nutritional IVs help get these amazing nutrients straight into your bloodstream and therefore to your cells!
Remember, if your body is not even getting enough nutrients to do its vital tasks such as making sure your vital organs (heart, brain, liver, etc) function then how can you expect it to care about your skin, hair and nails.
Your body always prioritizes survival!
What are our FAVORITE elements of nutritional IVs when it comes to your health?
💦 HYDRATION: do we even need to say more? And with IVs we’re talking about CELLULAR hydration.
🍊 VITAMIN C: One of the building blocks critical for synthesis of collagen. And by now we’ve ALL heard about the importance of collagen production in order to look and feel youthful (inside and out).
💉 MAGNESIUM: One of our MOST favorite minerals. Magnesium is involved in over 500 enzymatic reactions, you NEED magnesium for hormonal balance as well as metabolic health - both of which DIRECTLY impact your appearance. Magnesium is also very healing and anti-inflammatory for the skin.
We can keep going on and on about the benefits of each of the micronutrients we use in our IVs, so instead of toxic procedures do something that can improve your health from the inside and OUT!
Use the LINK in our bio to contact us and schedule your 🌸 Beauty IV 🌸

10/02/2020

Could It Be A Thyroid Imbalance?
Are you curious about the health of your thyroid gland, or do you feel like you're experiencing some symptoms?
Then take a minute to fill out this short quiz to learn about your risk for thyroid disease!

This quiz will provide a useful dialogue about the symptoms of thyroid disease.

08/27/2020

🔥🔥 NATUROPATHIC CARE – MEDICINE THAT WORKS 🔥🔥
If you want to learn about NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE, how it can help YOU, and if you like to know how we operate at our clinic here in Santa Monica, , please go check out our article.
Here are a couple of excerpts from the article:
“ At Conscious Human Medicine, one of the foundations to help prevent and treat chronic disease is by using lifestyle factors, including nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep and relationships that when stacked together can have a powerful and profound effect on health. Dr. Cavaiola stated, ‘Chronic disease does not happen overnight – it is usually years in the making. We are firm believers that no matter where along the health spectrum you are, you always have the capacity to return to a state of health’.”
“ When asked about what she would like residents of Santa Monica to take away from this article, Dr. Hashemi said, ‘Your body is resilient and has an amazing ability to heal itself – you just need to provide it with the optimal environment to do so. Team up with a doctor who is serious about getting to the root cause(s) of your health concerns, has a true holistic approach and provides you with an individualized treatment plan. The one size fits all model of medicine does not work. Lastly, be proactive about your health — your well-being is the most precious commodity you have’.”
Please note that our services are NOT exclusive to Santa Monica residents, so if you’re serious about your taking your health to the next level or have questions, please feel free to reach out to us. We offer FREE 15 min health evaluations, and we would love to hear from you and see how we can help you through your health journey!
To access the full article copy & paste the link below into your browser
https://smmirror.com/2020/08/conscious-human-medicine-helping-santa-monica-residents-reverse-chronic-disease-and-boost-health/
Thank you to Santa Monica Mirror, , for helping spread our message and featuring our clinic!

08/06/2020

🌸🌸 PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) + HAIR GROWTH 🌸🌸
Did you know that PRP can help with hair loss?
There can be MANY causes of hair loss like hypothyroidism, menopause, nutritional deficiencies and autoimmune conditions. Whatever the cause, we understand that hair loss can make you feel self-conscious and disrupt your quality of life. We work with you to get to the bottom of why your hair is falling out and come up with a PRECISION plan to, first, stop the hair loss in its tracks and, second, to begin to REGROW new, supple healthy hair!
A few tests that may be helpful in understanding the cause or causes of your hair loss include:
🔥 Comprehensive HORMONE testing - Some of the most important hormones we look at include thyroid and s*x hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone)
🔥 Nutrient Analysis - This looks at ALL levels of vitamins and minerals in your body. When certain vitamins and minerals are deficient or due to gut health issues, when you may not be absorbing those vitamins and minerals, this can cause hair loss.
🔥 Food Sensitivity Testing - You may be asking, what’s food got to do with hair? A LOT! Some foods may cause inflammation and inflammation can cause immune-related hair loss. By finding out what foods are causing inflammation in your body we can calm your immune system and help your hair re-grow!
Platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) is one of the best regenerative tools in our naturopathic toolbox. Remember, PRP contains stem cells and platelets that release repair and growth factors assisting your body in creating NEW tissue, including hair.
We’ve seen remarkable results in our clinic using PRP for hair regeneration! While multiple treatments can be needed, even after just one session new hair is seen “sprouting” and the effects can be permanent.
When we combine PRP with our CUSTOMIZED treatment plan for you - the results are even more dramatic!
So, if you’re looking for TRUE, permanent solutions for your hair loss, contact us TODAY!

05/01/2020

Stuck Inside?? Let us come to YOU (virtually)! 💻 - https://mailchi.mp/e50cc185ddb6/breathe-your-way-to-better-immune-health-1327702
Did you know that we’ve been offering telemedicine to all of our out of state or traveling patients? We wanted to send you a reminder that we can come directly to your living room (no facemask needed) - via one of our secure TELEMEDICINE options. Ready to sign up? Head on over to our brand-spanking-new Telemedicine page at Conscious Human Medicine to learn more or call us to get your appointment on the schedule!

03/26/2020

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Please make sure to get your information about Coronavirus from a source, like a . There’s a lot of misinformation out there!
For all those in and out of the Los Angeles area, we are offering consultations to help you improve your immune system health, prevent you from becoming infected with Coronavirus and continue to be a part of your journey.

02/27/2020

What do we have here? A SIMPLE, HEALTHY and DELICIOUS meal.
When we talk about nutrition with our patients, many times they ask: “so what do you eat?”
Well, this is a good representation of what a typical meal looks like for us.
In the picture you see a chicken drumstick, Brussel sprouts, sweet potato and avocado. And the second photo is a bowl of bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks. What is missing in the photo is a BIG salad that we have EVERYDAY.
This post is to remind you that nourishing your body with good quality food DOES NOT have to be complicated.
As much as possible, stick to organic fruits and vegetables and when it comes to consuming animal foods, stay away from conventional meat. Purchase grass-fed AND grass-finished meats and organ meats, pasture-raised eggs and wild game.
This post is a reminder that:
1️⃣ YOU CAN prepare/cook for yourself.
2️⃣ You can eat HEALTHY yet eat DELICIOUS food that YOU ENJOY. You do not have to choose!!
3️⃣ You do not have to spend your entire day in the kitchen if you plan your meal preps right.
4️⃣ As you get comfortable, listen to your body and start experimenting. Become CREATIVE.
5️⃣ And DO NOT FORGET, one staple ingredient in all of your dishes needs to be .
On the next post we will be talking about a few foods/ingredients to look for and avoid as much as possible AND WHY? So, stay tuned… @ Conscious Human Medicine