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Foods that Lower Your Risk of Cancer

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      It is no secret that your diet influences your health, including your risk of developing chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer. Scientists have found that the development of cancer, in particular, is extremely influenced by your choice of foods. Many foods contain beneficial compounds, like vitamins, minerals, and oils that can help decrease the growth of cancer, so it is ultimately up to us to make the healthier decisions instead of a quick run through the drive-thru. At The Get Well Center , we practice holistic and alternative healthcare, right in Mansfield, Ohio, so we believe that taking precautionary measures by eating well and taking care of yourself is the way to go.      Scientists have found that certain foods contain certain compounds that could help decrease the growth of cancer, and several studies have shown that a higher intake of certain foods could be associated with a lower risk of the disease. Let's go over...

The Benefits of Seeing a Holistic Doctor

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  Have you ever been in a conventional medical setting and got the feeling that you weren't being considered as a whole person? That your mental and spiritual needs weren't being factored into your health diagnosis, treatment, and overall health? If so, you may have sought out or wondered about holistic medicine. What is  holistic medicine ? Holistic or integrative medicine is much what it sounds like    —  Holistic medicine is a whole-body approach to healthcare. It aims to improve health and wellness through the body, mind, and soul.  The Principles of Holistic Healthcare The practice of holistic medicine integrates conventional and alternative therapies to prevent and treat disease, and most importantly, to promote optimal health. In other words, holistic medicine encompasses all safe and appropriate modalities of diagnosis and treatment. It includes analysis of physical, nutritional, environmental, emotional, spiritual, and lifestyle elements. Holi...

The Benefits of Colon Therapy

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    Colon Cleansing is normally used as preparation for medical procedures such as a colonoscopy. However, colon cleansings can also be used for other things such as detoxification. Alternative medical practitioners, like the ones here at the Get Well Center , offer colon cleansings to help with a variety of issues.       The main procedure is the Wood Gravitational Method . It is an internal bath that helps cleanse the colon of poisons, gas and accumulated fecal matter. Unlike an enema, it does not involve the retention of water. While this is ongoing, patients are also given an abdominal massage to stimulate the colon to recover it's natural shape and tone. There is no discomfort, no internal pressure during the procedure. Just a steady flow in and out of the colon.      You may be wondering to yourself, how is this all being administered? First, the person receiving a colonic lies on a table 18" below a temperature-controlled inp...

Popularity of Alternative Medicine

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           Many people don't know how common alternative medicines are. With more than half of the adults within the United States having used a form of alternative medicine. Alternative medicine refers to treatments that are unconventional or nontraditional. Some more popular examples of alternative medicines are Chiropractic and Acupuncture. Some other forms are; Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, both are available at the Get Well Center in Mansfield, Ohio.      The Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy or PEMF, is meant to re-energize the damaged cells of the body. This type of treatment can lead to the restoration of damaged and diseased tissue, reduction of pain and swelling, it can even restore torn tendons and fractured bones. Not only can it do more than just these, but having this therapy has little to no side effects whatsoever. This type of alternative medicine has been growing in popularit...

Natural Cancer Therapy at The Get Well Center

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The Get Well Center is passionate about providing holistic healing and alternative medicine for our patients. We believe that the more natural a medication is, the better off our patients are. Cancer therapy is one of our niche offerings. In this blog, we’ll be discussing the  natural cancer therapy  options we can provide here at the  Get Well Center  in Mansfield, Ohio! The Get Well Center in Mansfield, Ohio, is pleased to offer holistic healing and natural cancer therapy options. We believe that several therapeutic modalities when given alone or with targeted low-dose chemotherapy have been shown to dramatically increase survival times in virtually all stages and most cancer types. They also augment the base treatment efficacy in tumor cell destruction and help fortify the body’s immune system thus minimizing side effects. These include: Insulin Potentiated Therapy  (IPT) for Cancer, Arthritis, and Infections Specific Cancer cell Enzyme Inhibitors (Poly MVA) ...

The Benefits of Vitamin C

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 Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has a multitude of benefits! It’s essential for the growth, development, and repair of all body tissues. Everyone reaches for vitamin C when the common cold arrives, but this great vitamin has other health benefits, too! Vitamin C can protect against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease, and even skin wrinkling. This vitamin is involved in many body functions, including the formation of collagen, absorption of iron, the  immune system , wound healing, and the maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth. Consuming vitamin C regularly is great for your immune system, wound healing, and the maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth.  So, if vitamin C offers so many wonderful benefits, you might be wondering how you can incorporate it into you diet more often. Surely, you know that oranges and many other citrus fruits have the vitamin, but we are pleased to provide a list of some veg...

Preventative Health Tips

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With flu and cold season coming up and coronavirus still spreading in the U.S., it’s important to take steps to keep yourself  healthy . Keeping yourself well is certainly better than trying to get well again once you’re sick. In this blog, we’ll go over tips and suggestions to do daily to help ward off sickness. Wash your hands. You cannot wash your hands too much. Also, don’t be in a hurry. Give handwashing the time it deserves to be thorough. The  CDC  recommends washing your hands for a minimum of 20 seconds each time. They also say that hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol-based is acceptable if soap and water is not readily available. Don’t sneeze into your hands. If you must sneeze, make sure you’re sneezing on the inside of your elbow and not on your hands. Even better, sneeze into a tissue and throw it away! Whenever you sneeze, it also couldn’t hurt to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer, too. Washing your hands is the best defense against sickness....