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L a ke woodVe tGa z e t t e Vol ume3,I s s ue3 HappyHol i days ! ! ! L a ke woodVe tHi ghl i ght s Hol i dayPe tHa zar ds Las erTher apy& Ac upunc t ur e HappyHol i days Hol i dayPe tHaz ar ds Whi l eyouar ebus ymaki ngyourf e s t i vepl a nsf or t hehol i days ,pl e a s edon’ tf or ge tt oi nc l udeyour pe t s .Thehol i daysa r eat i mef orgi vi ng,butt he r e ar es omet hi ngsyous houl dnots ha r ewi t hyour f ur r yf r i e nds .Onc eyouknow t heha zar ds ,al i t t l e pr e c aut i onandpr e ve nt i onwi l lmakehol i daysa happy t i me f ore ve r yone . Some oft he mor e c ommonhol i da yha za r dsi nc l ude : Ri bbon,Ti ns e l ,Or name nt s and Gi f t s may be e nt i c i ng t oa ni ma l s ,butt he yc an be c omei l li ft he y i nge s tt he m. St r i ng obj e c t s ,e s pe c i a l l yt i ns e la nd r i bbons ,a r et obes a f e guar de da ta l lc os t s . The ya r e t hi na nds ha r pandc anwr a pa r oundi nt e s t i ne sorba l l upi nt hes t oma c h. Mi s t l e t oe ,Hol l y,andAmar yl l i s( bul bs )c a na l lbe hi ghl yt oxi c . Poi ns e t t i as have r e c e i ve d ba d publ i c i t ya s be i ng hi ghl yt oxi c .The ya r ea c t ua l l ynott r ul ypoi s onousye t t he i rmi l kys a pc a nc a us es e ve r ega s t r i cdi s t r e s s . Tr e eWat e r :Makes ur eyourpe tha sal a r gebowlof f r e s h wa t e rs ot ha the or s he doe s notr e s or tt o dr i nki ngf r om t hewa t e runde rt heChr i s t ma st r e e .The t r e ewa t e rc a nc ont a i nc he mi c a l sa nd/ orpr e s e r va t i ve s , whi c hc aus ega s t r i cups e t . Pi neNe e dl e sc a npunc t ur eyourpe t ’ si nt e s t i ne swhe n t he ya r ei nge s t e d. Choc ol at e : Choc ol a t ec a n bedange r ousf ormany a ni ma l s , but e s pe c i a l l y dogs , be c aus ei tc ont a i ns t he obr omi ne ,a s t i mul antna t ur a l l y oc c ur r i ng i nt he c a c a obe an.Cons umpt i onoft he obr omi nec a nl e a dt o Dec ember2010 t oxi c i t y a nd e ve n de a t h i n s ome a ni ma l s . The obr omi nei sc he mi c a l l ys i mi l a rt oc a f f e i ne .Whi l e s a f ef orhuma ns ,ot he rs pe c i e s ,s uc ha sdogs ,l a c ka s pe c i f i ce nz yme a nd c a n' tme t abol i z et he obr omi ne . Ove r dos e s oft he obr omi ne c a nc a us es e i z ur e s and c onvul s i ons . I ta l s o may be dange r ous f or c a t s t o i nge s t t he obr omi ne .Howe ve r ,c a t sa r emor edi s c r i mi na t i ng i nt he i rdi e t sa nda r eunl i ke l yt ode vouras i gni f i c a nt qua nt i t yofc hoc ol a t e . I fyous us pe c tyourdogha se a t e nas i z e abl ea mountof c hoc ol a t e i mme di a t e l y c ont a c t a ve t e r i na r i a n. I ndi vi dua lc a ni ne s va r y i n t he i r s e ns i t i vi t y t o t he obr omi ne . He r ei s an ove r vi e w ofhow muc h c hoc ol a t ec a npos eapr obl e m: 4t o1 0ounc e sofmi l kc hoc ol a t eor1/ 2t o1oz .of ba ki ng c hoc ol a t e f or s ma l l dogs ,s uc h a s Chi huahua sa ndToyPoodl e s . 1t o11 / 2poundsofmi l kc hoc ol a t eor2t o3oz .of ba ki ng c hoc ol a t ef or me di ums i z e d dogs ,l i ke Coc ke rSpa ni e l sa ndDa c hs hunds . 2t o41 / 2poundsofmi l kc hoc ol a t eor4t o8oz .of ba ki ngc hoc ol a t ef orl a r gedogs ,i nc l udi ngCol l i e s a ndLabr a dorRe t r i e ve r s . Oni onsandGar l i c :The s et wo f ood i t e msc ont a i n t hi os ul pha t e ,whi c hc oul dc a us eaf or m ofa ne mi a whe r et he dog’ sr e d bl ood c e l l s bur s t .Sympt oms i nc l ude vomi t i ng and di a r r he a ,br e at hl e s s ne s sa nd t r a c e sofbl oodi nt heur i ne ,a ndt hec ondi t i onma ynot a ppe a rf ors e ve r a lda ysa f t e ri nge s t i on.Oni onsa r ef a r mor et oxi ct odogst hanga r l i c ,butt her e s ul t swoul dbe s i mi l a r . Gr ape sorRai s i ns :Thei nge s t i onofgr a pe sorr a i s i ns c a nc a us e a dog t o have gas t r oi nt e s t i na li s s ue s , i nc l udi ng vomi t i ng,di a r r he a ,l e t ha r gy a nd s t oma c h pa i n. Bone s :Thehol i da yt ur ke yorc hi c ke nwi l ll e a veal ot oft a nt a l i z i ng bone s ,butpl e a s edon’ tf e e dt he m t o yourpe t . Be wa r e ofs t e a k bone s ,t oo. Bone sc an s pl i nt e rorbr e a kandc a nt he nl odget he ms e l ve si nt he t hr oa t ,s t oma c h,a ndi nt e s t i na lt r a c t . Ove r i ndul g e nc eofRi c h Foods :When f a c e d wi t h r i c hf oodst ha tt he ya r enota c c us t ome dt o,dogsa nd e ve nc a t sbe c omepr onet ovomi t i ng,di a r r he aore ve n ac ondi t i onc a l l e dpa nc r e a t i t i s ,ani nf l a mma t i onoft he pa nc r e a s .Panc r e at i t i si se xt r e me l y dange r ous a nd us ua l l yr e qui r e sa ne xt e nde dhos pi t a ls t a y.Tur keyi s oneoft hel a r ge s tc a us e sofa c ut epa nc r e a t i t i s . St r e s s& Co mpany :Thec ha osoft he hol i da ysc an l e a ve s ome pe t sc onf us e d. Pr ovi de a s pe c i a lqui e t pl a c ewi t habl a nke ta ndf r e s hwa t e rwhe r eyourpe t c a ns e e ks ol i t udewhe nt hef e s t i vi t i e sbe c omes t r e s s f ul . Al s o,wa t c hf orope ndoor sa nd s ne a ky,s c a r e d pe t s . Ma kes ur et he y havec ol l a r sa nd t a gson i nc a s eof e s c a pe ! Tr av e l i ng :Bef or et r a ve l i ng orke nne l i ng,c he c kt hat yourpe t shavea l lr e qui r e d va c c i na t i onsand he a l t h pa pe r s .I ft he ya r eon me di c a t i onsoras pe c i a ldi e t , havee nought ol a s tt hr ought het r i p L as e rThe r apy&Ac upunc t ur e AtLake wood,wenow of f e rbot hLa s e rThe r apy andAc upunc t ur e .Wehaveac l as sI Vl as e rt hati s us e dbyal lofourdoc t or sandt e c hni c i ans ,a ndwe al s ohaveac e r t i f i e dVe t e r i na r yAc upunc ut i s t ,Dr . J e nni f e rMe t h. Though bot h La s e rThe r apy & Ac upunc t ur epr ovi depai nr e l i e fa nd t he r apyt o t hepe t ,t he yac c ompl i s ht hi si ndi f f e r e ntmanne r s , whi c har ee xpl ai ne dbe l ow. Las erThe r apy,“phot obi omodul at i on”,i st heus e ofs pe c i f i cwave l e ngt hsofl i ght( r e d and ne a r i nf r a r e d)t oc r e at et he r ape ut i ce f f e c t s . The s e e f f e c t si nc l ude i mpr ove d he al i ng t i me , pai n r e duc t i on,i nc r e as e dc i r c ul at i on,a nd de c r e as e d s we l l i ng. The t e r m a c upunc t ur ei sf r om t he Lat i n,“ ac us ”me a ni ng ‘ ne e dl e ’a nd “punc t ur a ” me a ni ng‘ t opr i c k’ .Ac upunc t ur e ,i ni t ss i mpl e s t s e ns e ,i st het r e at me ntofc ondi t i onsors ympt oms byt hei ns e r t i onofve r yf i nene e dl e si nt os pe c i f i c poi nt s on t he body i n or de rt o pr oduc ea r e s pons e . Las e ra nd ac upunc t ur e s ha r e t he c ommon me c ha ni s m ofne ur omodul at i on. Thati s ,e ac h ac t i vat e ss omat i caf f e r e ntf i be r si nt hepe r i phe r y. Pe r i phe r a lne r ve st he n de l i ve ri mpul s e st ot he s pi nalc or da ndbr a i nt ohe l pnor mal i z ec e nt r a l , aut onomi c and pe r i phe r al ne r vous s ys t e m f unc t i on. Bot hhavet hec apac i t yt obe ne f i c i al l y af f e c tl oc alt i s s ueaswe l l ,pr omot i ngbl oodf l ow andr e duc i ngi nf l ammat i on. Thedi f f e r e nc e sr e l a t et ohow e ac ha c c ompl i s he s t he s ec ha nge s .The l i ght e ne r gy f r om l as e r ’ s phot oi r r adi at i onl e adst ophot obi omodul at i on,a pr oc e s si nvol vi ngac aval c adeofphot oc he mi c a l e ve nt st hata l t e rc e l l ul a rphys i ol ogy,i nt e r c e l l ul a r s i gna l i ng a nd mi t oc hondr i al oxi dat i ve me t a bol i s m. What make sl a s e rt he r apy s hi ne f or wound he al i ng i sr e f l e c t e di nt heway t hathe i ght e ne d mi t oc hondr i a lac t i vi t ys pe e ds s ki nc l os ur e by i nc r e as i ngc ol l age npr oduc t i ona nda ngi oge ne s i s . Ac upunc t ur ei nt e r f ac e s wi t ht i s s ue di f f e r e nt l y t ha nl a s e r ,t hough many of t he e nd e f f e c t s ove r l ap. That i s ,bot ht r e at me nt s modul at e c yt oki ne a nd c he moki ne l e ve l s ,e nc our agi ng r e s ol ut i on of i nf l ammat i on. Bot h as s i s ti n ne ur ol ogi cr e c ove r yt hr ough ne ur omodul at or y anal ge s i c and ne ur a lr e ge ne r at i on pat hwa ys Howe ve r ,t he ac upunc t ur e of t oday e mpl oys f i l i f or m ne e dl e st hatdi r e c t l ye ngagec onne c t i ve t i s s ue and c ol l age n f i be r s , al t e r i ng t he c yt oar c hi t e c t ur e off i br obl as t s and t uggi ng on s omat i ca f f e r e ntne r vef i be r si nt hevi c i ni t y. Se que l a e of ne e dl es t i mul at i on i nc l ude l oc a l c yt oki ne c ha nge s , ne ur al r e c e pt or ac t i vat i on, bl ood f l ow c hange s and ac t i on pot e nt i al s t r a ns mi t t e dt ot hes pi na lc or dandbr ai n.Ce nt r a l ne r vous s ys t e m c hange s r e f l e c t ge ne r al i z e d ne ur omodul a t i on a nd modi f i e d ne ur oe ndoc r i ne r e gul at i on. How does t he doc t orort ec hni c i a n know t hatt het r e at menti swor ki ng? Ac upunc t ur e pr ovi de s i mme di at e f e e dbac k t hr ought hede l i ve r yde vi c e ;l as e rdoe snot .Tha t i s ,as ki l l f ulpr ac t i t i one ri ns e r t i nga nac upunc t ur e ne e dl egauge st heamountofr e s i s t a nc et hene e dl e e nc ount e r sasi tpe ne t r at e soneormor el aye r sof mus c l e . Thi sme c hani c ali nf or mat i onc onduc t e dt hr ough t hene e dl ei nf or mst heac upunc t ur i s ta boutt he s t at eoft one ,t e ns i onandt e nde r ne s si namus c l e . Re ac t i ons f r om t he pa t i e ntf ur t he r advi s et he ac upunc t ur i s taboutt he de gr e e ofs t i mul at i on t aki ngpl ac ewi t hi nt hepat i e nt ’ sne r vouss ys t e m. Las e r ,l i keot he ri ns t r ume nt dr i ve nme t hodss uc h asul t r a s oundt he r apy,l i mi tt heamountoft i s s ue e ngage me ntbyt hepr ac t i t i one runl e s ss heorhe make sapoi ntofpal pat i ngt hepat i e ntdur i ngor s oona f t e rt r e a t me nt .De s pi t et hi sl i mi t at i on,bot h modal i t i e sc a nf i ts e aml e s s l yi nt oi nt e gr at i vepa i n me di c i net r e at me ntpl ans . TheFut ur ei sNOW andKLa s e ri si t ! AtLake wood,weus et heKl as e r ,whi c hi st he ne xt ge ne r at i on of l a s e rt he r apy. KLas e r ' s i nnovat i ve l a s e rt e c hnol ogy s ync hr oni z e s hi gh powe rdualwave l e ngt hi nf r a r e dl as e r si nas i ngl e be am.The c ombi ne d wave l e ngt hs e xpand t he t he r ape ut i cva l ueoft hel as e rf ort her e duc t i onof e de ma,i nf l ammat i on a nd pai n.Hi ghe rpowe r c l as sI Vl as e r shaves hor t e rt r e at me ntt i me sa nd ac hi e vebe t t e rr e s ul t st ha not he rl as e r s . ThePhot osar eade mons t r at i onoft hepowe rof KLas e r .Looki ngt hr oughanI nf r a r e dc ame r ayou c anc l e a r l ys e et hepowe rt hati spr oduc e dbyt he l as e r .I nPhot o# 3t heKLas e r ' sdoubl eI nf r a r e d wave l e ngt hi st ur ne dont os how t hepowe rt hat i sbe i nge mi t t e df r om t heKLas e r .I nt hi sphot o youc ans e et hede pt ht hel as e ri spe ne t r at i ngi nt o t hehand. I fyouhaveanyque s t i onsa boutAc upunc t ur eor Las e r The r apy or woul dl i ke t os c he dul ea n appoi nt me nt ,pl e a s ec al lourof f i c eat( 704 )662 6077. I fyouwoul dl i ket ovi e w ourLake wood br oc hur e& f l ye r on Ac upunc t ur e and Las e r The r apy, pl e as e vi s i t our we bs i t e at ht t p: / / www. l ake woodve t s . c om/ br oc hur e s . ht m. HappyHol i days ! ! ! Have you f i ni s he d your hol i day s hoppi ng?I fnot ,weha ves omel as tmi nut ei de a s f ort hec a ni ne s ,f e l i ne s ,and e ve nt hepe opl eon yourl i s t ! Fort hec ani ne sandf e l i ne swehavema nyf or ms oft r e at s ,a l lofwhi c ha r ebe ne f i c i alt ot he i rhe a l t h, e i t he rpr ovi di ngas uppl e me ntorhe l pi ngt oke e p t he i rt e e t hc l e a n.Weal s o havet heFur mi nat or t oolwhi c ht he ywi l le nj oyasyoupampe rt he m, and you wi l le nj oy a si tr e duc e st he amountofdogorc athai rt hatwi l ls he d ont ot hef l oororf ur ni t ur e ! Fort hepe opl ei nyourl i f e ,wehavet hePe tOdor Ext e r mi nat orc a ndl e s ,r oom s pr ays ,a nd c a rai r f r e s he ne r s . Thr ough t he e nd oft hi sye a rt he c andl e sa r eon SALE f or$6. 99( r e gul a rpr i c eof $8. 79) .Wehavema nys c e nt sava i l abl ei nc l udi ng t hef ol l owi nghol i days c e nt s : CANDYCANE EVERGREEN &BERRI ES SUGARED CRANBERRY We a l s o have NASCAR PETS 2011 c a l endar s f r om t heGr e g Bi f f l eFoundat i on! The c a l e nda r f e a t ur e sdr i ve r sGr e gBi f f l e ,Da l eEa r nha r dt ,J r . ,Kur t Bus c h, Cl i nt Bowye r , A. J . 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