Your Local Guide to Better Living
HEALTH Spring 2019
INSIDE This Issue
FACING YOUR MORTALITY ....2 Hospice of the Valley debunks hospice myths
PRESERVE YOUR SIGHT ..6 Associated Retina Consultants focuses on the retina, mucala
MILITARY BENEFITS APLENTY ...........18 Airman & Family Readiness Center is never the wrong place
WELLNESS Special Supplement to The Glendale Star and Peoria Times
PEMF mats have a wealth of benefits BY SUMMIT MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS
As more people focus on improving health and wellness, a number of new devices are in the market that are claiming to do everything from boosting energy to curing diseases. While in the past people relied solely on their doctor’s information and education, today’s consumers hold the power of the internet to educate themselves and access beneficial information outside of their doctors’ scope of knowledge. Health-focused consumers now have the ability to empower themselves with accurate, up-to-date information so they can determine which health devices are worthwhile and helpful, and which ones are expensive wastes of money and time. One health device in particular that is clearly worthwhile and helpful is a pulsed electromagnetic field mat, more commonly known as a PEMF mat. A PEMF mat is a portable mat that produces pulsed electromagnetic fields around an individual’s body. This field then delivers healing energy to the body by producing negative ions and far infrared waves. Specifically, negative ions directly change cellular signaling and open cell channels, which improve cellular functionality (i.e., more nutrients enter, more waste is removed). Far infrared waves stimulate and strengthen the body’s nervous, endocrine, circulatory and lymphatic systems. Widely used in Europe, and growing in popularity across North America, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy has been used for decades by doctors, chiropractors, naturopaths and veterinarians. In the past, PEMF devices were large and pro-
PEMF mats can heal and restore the body and mind to good health. (Submitted photo)
hibitively expensive for most of the general public. Today, however, PEMF devices are used in many homes, and costs have fallen considerably. In terms of specific health benefits, to date, PEMF therapy has been used to: • Decrease pain • Improve post-surgery healing • Treat psychological disorders • Improve sleep • Improve blood circulation • Provide chronic pain relief • Regenerate nerves • Improve wound healing • Improve immunity • Increase bone density • Improve energy and vitality • Enable relaxation and reduce stress • Eliminate bodily toxins
• Help burn calories, improve muscle tone and control weight • Reduce stress and fatigue • Relieve anxiety and promote relaxation New studies also point to the possibility that PEMF therapy can help diseases, positively affect cartilage homeostasis and even increase nitric oxide activity, which is linked to a number of benefits such as improved memory, stronger immune system, reduced inflammation, increased endurance and strength, improved gastric motility and more. Put PEMF therapy to the test at the Summit Medical Weight Loss Clinics and discover how it heals and restores the mind and body to good health. For more information, call Summit Medical Weight Loss at 480-306-4410.