1. Healing Injury
with Nutrition
and Supplements
We didn’t invent the practice of medicine….
we’re just changing the way it’s provided.
Enrique Saguil, M.D.
First Health Associates
Arlington Heights IL

2. The First Health Approach
We didn’t invent the practice of medicine….
we’re just changing the way it’s provided.

3. Your Team
Ric Saguil, MD
Jason Gruss, MD
Joe Musolino, DC
Jennifer Green, ND
Katrina Christie, LCPC
Tom Jordan, RD
Aimee Weber, EP
Emery Paredes, PT
Yu Zhu, MD China
Paul Kolaski, DC
Cheryl Broderick
You

4. We didn’t invent the practice of medicine….
we’re just changing the way it’s provided.
-DrRic

5. The “Last 50” Injuries
• Hamstring tear (6 weeks)
• Trapezius muscle spasm (chronic)
• Patello femoral syndrome (2 months)
• Full thickness rotator cuff tear right (chronic)
• Ilio tibial band syndrome (4 months)
• Plantar fascititis (2months)
• Chronic headache (5 years)

6. Our Healing Workhorse

7. The Incident

8. High Fiber not good for health!!!

9. Fibroblast search and repair

10. The “Milieu”
When calm/order maintained
When inflammation erupts/policing difficult

11. Providing the Right Milieu
• Organic foods
• Home cooked meals
• Low GI
• Low preservatives
• High fiber
• Low dairy, industrialized meat, fructose,
gluten, alcohol
• Good water (7:14/60:60)

12. Your Milieu “Un-mentionalbles”
• Counseling
• Relaxation response
• Meditation
• Prayer
• Love
• Breathwork
• Nature

13. Slow down to speed up

14. Do No Further Harm
RICE FMLA

15. Rest is Relative
• Marathoner – cut back to 10 k distance
• MMA – yoga
• Weight training – cross train
• Weekend warrior – back to couch
• Broken bone – immobilize
• Warehouse job – light duty/restrictions
…..but rest has side effects…...

16. Contracture from immobilization

17. Altered body mechanics from injury

18. Local spasm from compensation

19. Splint = Exit Plan
• Orthopedic second opinion
• Sports Medicine second opinion
• Physical therapist second opinion
• Exercise physiologist second opinion
• Yoga therapist second opinion
• Your Coach
• The Internet

20. In a Hurry?
Anabolic Steroids
Testosterone
Creatine Mono
Caffeine
Tribulus Terrestris
Thermogenics

21. Pick your Pill
• Turmeric (+pepper)
• Magnesium
• Glucosamine sulfate/chondroitin sulfate
• Bromelain/Boswelia
• White Willow Bark
• Passionflower/Lemonbalm/Valerian
• KavaKava
Naturopath Only!!!

22. Pick your Potion
• Helicrysium (Tea tree+/-)
• Traumeel
• Capsaicin
• Peppermint
• Lavender/sandalwood
• Peas and Corn
• Topical/Compounded
……”Meyer’s Cocktail’s”

23. Pick your Rx
• Relafen/Lodine/Cataflam
• Toradol
• Prednisone
• Flexeril/Skelaxin/Soma
• Klonopin/Valium
• Codeine/Ultracet

24. Medicines = Exit Plan
• Know options (within medication family)
• Know side effects (PDR.net)
• Know interactions with supplements
• TCM has to be with well versed (DiplAc)
• Know interactions with lifestyle
• Know Nutrient Depleation

25. Find a Healer
• Physical Therapy (manual therapy/ASTYM)
• Massage Therapist
• Thai Massage/Naprapath
• Chiropractor
• Acupuncturist
• Reiki
• Your kid/a tennis ball/theracane

27. Getting Green in your Life
Wed July 31st 530-800pm
Wed/Wine/Woods-Morton Arboretum
Lisle IL
Call to reserve a place