Weight Loss Lecture Rescheduled

Tonight's lecture on Medically Supervised Weight Loss has been rescheduled to next week.
There is still space available - call 503-691-0901 to reserve a seat!

Dr. Jeff Clark will speak on Medically Supervised Weight Loss. At this time of year, many people have made resolutions to lose weight and it can be a challenge to do it alone. Beyond that, certain medical and hormonal conditions can contribute to weight gain and frustrate weight loss efforts. Dr. Clark will help you understand how a partnership with your health care provider will enhance your efforts to create lasting change, positive habits and sustainable healthy weight.

Seasonal Health Talk Rescheduled

In the interest of health and safety, tonight's Seasonal Health Talk will be rescheduled at a later date. Most appointments are also being rescheduled due to the weather. If you have an appointment and aren't sure if you should come to the clinic, please call 503-691-0901.

Planning Ahead: Holiday Hours

Our offices will be open by appointment during the holidays. We will be closed for walk-in appointments from Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 thru Friday January 2nd, 2009. We will resume normal business hours Monday January 5th, 2009. We wish you and your families a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.

Seasonal Health: Surviving Cold and Flu Season, Naturally

Dr. Bijana Devo and Dr. Wendy Rogers will present a talk on Seasonal Health on Tuesday December 16 at 7pm in the group space at True Health Medicine. Come and find ways to keep yourself and your family feeling energetic and healthy through the cold and flu season. We'll discuss preventive measures, how to assemble a simple home remedy kit, what to do if you start to feel unwell and when you need to see a doctor.


Call 503-691-0901 or email frontdesk@truehealthmedicine.com to reserve a seat or if you have questions. There is suggested donation of $10 or 2 non-perishable food items. All proceeds will be donated to the Oregon Food Bank.

Grand Opening

True Health Medicine Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

Wednesday October 15, 2008

5:30pm

8555 SW Tualatin Road
Tualatin, OR 97062

Sponsored by the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce
Questions, please call 503-691-0901

Kids Health Article

Stumbled across this article on kids' health while surfing yesterday. I was very impressed as I started reading, because they started off by talking about keeping our kids safe on the Internet, which I think is really an unrealized threat. Sure, we're all aware that there are online predators and might be talking to our kids about that, but what about basic boundary skills. This article stresses it from the college and career perspective, but what about the things you wish your friends, classmates, other family members and strangers to know. I was impressed to read something about this and agree with their advise to constantly be talking to your kids about what they're doing online.

However, towards the end of the article, I found a slightly misleading and offensive statement: that the flu shot protects against the occurance of the deadly MRSA. Scaremongering and inaccurate. The flu shot protects against the flu...sometimes. MRSA infections may occur on the heals of a flu infection, so not getting the flu may be protective against MRSA, but the flu shot itself does not boost your immunity or make one immune to MRSA. It's a bit of semantics, but I think it's an important point - not just to be factual about the actual meaning of the statement, but another reminder about the importance of reading between the lines.

Natural Pest Control

Some tips for non-toxic pest control, from Home Enlightenment & Better Basics for the Home by Annie Berthold-Bond

All-Purpose Spray
2 Tbsp liquid peppermint castille soap
1 gallon water
Spray around baseboards and countertop edges as a deterrant to flies, ants, fleas and mice.

Rodent Control
Crush an Vitamin D pill and mix with cheese or peanut butter. Lethally disrupts rodents' calcium metabolism. Keep it out of areas that will be visited by children or pets.

Homemade Nontoxic Fly Strip
Cut a brown paper bag in 2 inch wide strips. Mix 1/4 c. corn syrup with 1/2 c. sugar and spread the mixture on the strips.

Ants
1 c. borax
1 c. sugar water
Pour mixture into small jars filled with loose wads of toilet paper - punch holes and put where ants are.

Roaches -
Pour 1/2 c. beer in saucer. Sweep them up.