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nowing what’s under the hood of your immune system’s engine can help you better understand why that take-away dinner, staying up late for too many nights in a row, or getting yourself worked up over life or work stuff can tank you. Immunologists have found two major immune responses that either stimulate or suppress the autoimmune response. These are known respectively as the T-helper 3 (TH-3) and T-helper 17 (TH17) responses. Basically the TH-3, are the good guys that can help The non-surgical body contouring treatment that regulate or suppress autoimmunity, so you want to do what it takes FREEZES AWAY STUBBORN FAT. to support TH-3. A TH-17 response on the other hand stimulates autoimmunity. It’s like adding fuel to the fire of autoimmunity, and its a response you want to avoid activating as much as possible. Essentially, you want to activate the TH-3 response without activating the TH-17, as this one step is crucial to dampening® the autoimmune response and to maintaining great health. So, how do you activate to dampen autoimmunity? WellCoolSculpting: let’s Show offTH-3 the body you’ve always dreamed of with start with exercise the as anon-surgical good example. The act oftreatment pushing yourself, The non-surgical body contouring treatment BEFORE 8 WEEKS AFTER that 9 WEEKS AFTER body contouring that freezes and FIRST COOLSCULPTING SECOND COOLSCULPTING even when you want to quit,eliminates creates what is called an ‘opioid release’. naturally fat from your body. No needles, no surgery TREATMENT TREATMENT (No weight change) and of all, no downtime. Developed by Harvard The best example of anbest opioid release is the euphoric feeling you getscientists, FDA-cleared, safebest andrelease, clinicallyyour proven. after you exercise,CoolSculpting the ‘exerciseishigh’. To get the Have you resolved to get back in shape for 2015? We will develop customized CoolSculpting treatment exercise has to challenge you andaget your heart rate up, even if it’s plan The team at Prescription Skin Care have a secret weapon to address your specific areas of concern so you can say just for a few minutes. Like performing push-ups to fatigue, to the goodbye to stubborn fat! for you: Coolsculpting, a non-invasive method of fat point when you feel you can’t go on, but you make yourself do just removal which trims those stubborn areas that diet and a few more. That’s when you release opioids. exercise can’t seem to shift. The good news is that when your body releases natural opioids Whether you’re bothered by back fat, a belly or Procedure by Edward Becker, MD they activate Results your TH-3 cells, which are loaded with opioid ® and patient experience may vary. Ask us if CoolSculpting is right for you. would just like to streamline your hips and thighs (inner In the U.S. and Taiwan,that non-invasive fat reduction for the flankThere (love handle)is andhowever abdomen. CoolSculpting, the receptors, the chemicals make youis cleared feelonlygood. CoolSculpting logo and the Snowflake design are registered trademarks of ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. © 2013. All rights reserved. IC1384-A or outer), Coolsculpting is ideal. Designed by Harvard a tipping point, such as in the case of exercise over-training, that scientists and Massachusetts General Hospital, it is activates an inflammatory immune protein called IL-6, which ays dreamed of with CoolSculpting: FDA approved. activates TH-17 and promotes autoimmunity. The experts at Prescription Skin CareAFTER have performed 8 WEEKS AFTER 9 WEEKS ring treatment thatisfreezes andyourself too hard, beBEFORE So, balance the key. Push it in exercise, ® hundreds of Coolsculpting treatments on both men® and FIRST COOLSCULPTING SECOND COOLSCULPTING work life, or stuck in a relationship that sucks, our body.partying, No needles, nostaying surgery TREATMENT TREATMENT women (globally, there’s been more than a million). and the wrong switch will flick in terms of immune response. It’s a (No weight change) There are no needles, no knives and no downtime and . Developed by Harvard scientists, big reason as to how those middle-aged endurance junkies wind up because the results appear over two to three months, it with clinically heart issues, proven. jacked up on medication to stem the tide. We’re d, safe and is discreet. There is a permanent 20 to 30 per cent loss also seeing it in fitness fiends who, through over-training, start to of fat in treated areas. Coolsculpting is ideal for those d CoolSculpting treatment see their bodies fall apartplan — evident with all that ‘proprioception about five to 10 kg overweight. tape’so plastered all over them to hold them together. of concern you can say Food intolerances are another contributing factor to flicking the What to expect switch the wrong way. It may be something as simple as a protein Coolsculpting targets fat bulges by holding them powder that contains casein which cross-reacts to produce an between two cooling panels – you will feel pressure autoimmune response. Simple blood tests are enough to determine and cold. You will not need a local anaesthetic. During if certain foods are a trigger to autoimmunity. treatment you can lie down, relax or read a book in your Another way to generate opioids is to get ‘high on life’ and I private room. don’t mean the mary jane or white-powder-up-the-nose type of olSculpting is right high.for Ayou. positive attitude, love, appreciation for life, positive selfQuote The Hobson on booking for a free initial or the flank (love handle) and abdomen. CoolSculpting, the esteem and having to look forward to each day/week are consultation (usually $70) to see if Coolsculpting is emarks of ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. © 2013.something All rights reserved. IC1384-A ways to increase opioids. On the other hand, a negative attitude, right for you. violence, poor relationships, excess alcohol and mental stress are ways to promote IL-6, which activates TH-17 and autoimmunity. Prescription Skin Care is led by Plastic Surgeon Stephen If your body is telling you that you’ve flicked the switch the Gilbert FRCS, FRACS (plastic). wrong way, then it’s a good time to reflect and decide if you’re 243 Remuera Road, Remuera. Phone 529 5784 to book happy, and whether you have made peace with any internal demons. It may be the most important clinical factor in determining your autoimmunity. No amount of drugs can change the effects of a negative outlook, and the stress on your autoimmunity. Remember, the current health care model does not treat silent autoimmunity or autoimmune reactivity until it becomes a disease. — Lee Parore
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