Are you suffering? “Chronic pain is a problem that has reached near epidemic proportions,” said Edward Covington, M.D., director of the Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program at the Cleveland Clinic. “The ‘can do, can cope’ spirit of Americans can lead to untreated chronic pain, which has a severe impact on people’s work, personal relationships, hobbies, and even sex, and can greatly diminish their quality of life. In addition to physical disability, it may also lead to irritability, anxiety, or depression.”

Do you endure discomfort to the point that it is affecting the way you live your life? Are you sick and tired of conventional methods of pain management? Are you taking pills that aren’t effective? Is your medication creating negative side effects? Are you ready to try something new? Perhaps it is time to consider an integrative approach to healing… a new way based on ancient methods. Are you aware of Hypno-Reiki?

Hypno-Reiki is a combination of two powerful methods of healing, Hypnosis and Reiki. Each method has proven to be effective, but when used together, the modality has great potential. Hypnosis is a deep state of relaxation, or altered state of consciousness created by focused attention. For thousands of years, it has been used as an effective method for relief of physical pain and discomfort. In the hypnotic state, we are open to positive suggestions and imagery which will create change. It is an ideal time to implement other therapeutic modalities, such as Reiki, because our whole system is primed to healing. Reiki, a healing practice originated in Japan, is a non-invasive, gentle modality which translates to “spiritually guided life force energy or universal healing energy”. It helps the body’s natural ability to heal itself though the flow and focusing of energy.

The Center for Disease Control reports in 2002 that 62% of U.S. adults had used some form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), often in conjunction with other alternative and conventional medical treatments. The 2007 National Health Interview Survey, which included a comprehensive survey of CAM use by Americans, found that “people use Reiki for relaxation, stress reduction, and symptom relief, in efforts to improve overall health and well-being. Reiki has been used by people with anxiety, chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, and other health conditions, as well as by people recovering from surgery or experiencing side effects from treatments.”

Hypnotherapy can help with the perception of pain, by changing the expectation. In studies about how the human brain and nervous system work, Dr. Kenneth Casey, a professor of neurology at the University of Michigan and a neurology consultant to the VA Health Care System in Ann Arbor states that “the brain has mechanisms to directly control what we feel, it actively controls the flow of sensory information that results in our perceptions.” In fact, key regions of the brain appear to react as much to the expectation of pain as much as they do to actual painful stimulation. The mind can alter the feeling of pain by substituting another feeling such as heat, tingling, numbness. It can also divert the location of pain to another body part, thereby allowing relief.  In a January 5, 2004 article by Benedict Carey, The Los Angeles Times reports “the brain can virtually shut down pain signals when preoccupied.”

At that point, the body’s energy system is aligned with thoughts of health and wellness. The body-mind connection is fully functioning while in the state of hypnosis. The mind doesn’t know the difference between what is imagined and what is perceived as reality. When Reiki is administered to someone in the hypnotic state, the benefits are magnified. The healing power of life force energy is added and the whole body becomes at peace.

Though Reiki may be an unfamiliar term and may sound “new-agey,” the effectiveness of this ancient treatment has been shown. The International Journal of Behavioral Medicine reviewed 66 clinical trials on biofield therapies. It was concluded that there was strong evidence that biofield therapies such as Reiki help reduce the intensity of pain. Julie Kusiak, MA, a Reiki practitioner in the integrative medicine department at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, states, “Recent studies on Reiki therapy reflect a broad spectrum of its benefit for pain relief.” Examples cited were decreased anxiety and pain, lower fatigue, reduced depression and better quality of life.

Hypnosis and Reiki create profoundly relaxing effects, which make the combination of Hypno-Reiki even more effective for the treatment of anxiety, stress and pain. Hypno-Reiki complements any other form of medical treatment, as there are no contraindications. There is a long history of both scientific and anecdotal evidence to support the use of behavioral and relaxation approaches to treat chronic pain. The American Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock stated, “Complementary and alternative medicine has shown great promise in supporting and stimulating healing. It’s one of the many tools hospitals look to as they continue to create optimal healing environments for the patients they serve.”

Much research concludes the effectiveness of hypnosis as an alternative method of healing. Scientific American Mind’s (July, 2005) article titled “The Truth and the Hype of Hypnosis” which stated that “hypnosis has been shown to be a real phenomenon with a variety of therapeutic uses- especially in controlling pain.” The article further cites a meta-analysis published by the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis which found that “the pain relieving effect of hypnosis is often substantial, and in a few cases the degree of relief matches or exceeds that provided by morphine.”

In Biofield Therapies:A Best Evidence Synthesis,a systematic review examined 66 clinical studies and found “equivocal evidence for biofield therapies’ effects on fatigue and quality of life for cancer patients, as well as for comprehensive pain outcomes and affect in pain patients, and for decreasing anxiety in cardiovascular patients”. Currently, there is a peer review method for analyzing the state of scientific studies done on Reiki programs in hospitals and clinics. The process is rigorous, impartial and incorporates the best practices for scientific review. Dr Mehmet Oz is a proponent of Reiki and is often quoted as saying, “Reiki has become a sought-after healing art among patients and mainstream medical professionals.”

According to a 2008 American Hospital Association survey, 84% of hospitals indicated patient demand as the reason for offering Complementary and Alternative Medicine services because of “clinical effectiveness”. Simply stated, it works.

More and more, science tells us that the condition of our body is directly related to our positive thoughts of wellness or our negative thoughts of stress, anxiety and pain. Thoughts are energy. Thoughts create. Your body is a manifestation of the thoughts of your sub-conscious mind. You have the power to change the way you think and to change the way you feel. There is an unlimited supply of “spiritually guided life force energy”  available to you to help create your natural state of being, which is a state of well-being. If you are suffering, you can give yourself permission to let go of the pain. You can change your expectations and move toward a better, more joyful life. Perhaps Hypno-Reiki is the way to do it!

It has been said that your brain is your largest sex organ. If your brain is not healthy, your sex life can suffer, too.

Your brain function can affect some really fundamental aspects of your love life. How you treat that special person in your life, the one important to you in a sexual way, can be a good indicator of your brain’s health. Expressing an unkind remark, shortness of temper, withdrawal of affection, along with other unhappy symptoms, often indicate that your brain chemistry is somehow awry. An unhealthy brain can cause all sorts of mental and physical problems. One of the saddest is the loss of the physical and mental sensations of love and affection that are fundamental to your well-being.


The brain only weighs about three pounds and consists of 60% fat, it contains 100 billion nerve cells. As each cell has up to 30,000 connections, there are about 1000 trillion total connections in the brain, more than there are stars in the universe.
No matter what your age or station, an ever-growing body of research shows that you always have a second chance to shine.


The brain fitness term suggests that cognitive abilities can be maintained or improved by exercising the brain the same way physical fitness is improved by exercising the body. There is strong evidence that aspects of brain structure remain plastic throughout life, and that high levels of mental activity are associated with reduced risks of confusion, lack of focus, difficulty thinking and age-related dementia. Eat healthy brain foods like good fats (nuts, salmon, seeds, and avocados) for better sex.

You may have heard of IV nutritional therapy and wondered if it could help you. This treatment is also known as a “Myers’ Cocktail” after Baltimore physician John Myers.

While this is not a definitive treatment for all diseases, it has the potential to affect many different medical conditions because it tends to enhance the body’s immune response, decreases inflammation and repairs cells.

Some of the conditions for which it has been found useful include:

• Chronic fatigue
• Nutrient deficiencies
• Fibromyalgia
• Connective tissue disorders
• Autoimmune disorders
• Cancer
• Asthma
• Chronic allergies and sinusitis
• Acute or chronic infections
• Migraine or severe headaches
• Neurological disorder
• Infections
• Arthritis
• Drug and alcohol abuse
• Mood disorders
• Coronary artery disease
• Hepatitis/liver failure
• Poor wound healing
• Post-operative care
• Post-gastric bypass or other weight loss surgeries

This therapy may also help those who are unable to swallow vitamin pills, who have a history of digestive problems and who want to improve their overall health.

IV therapy ingredients include several vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and trace minerals. These vitamins and minerals can certainly be taken orally, and many patients do with success. However, in bypassing the digestive tract, basically 100 percent of the treatment’s ingredients go directly to the cells that need them. Plus, IV treatment delivers concentrations that would be impossible with oral doses.

Most IV treatment regimens involve one infusion per week over a period of time that depends on the severity of your symptoms, your condition and your tolerance of the treatment.

Many ask if they get enough vitamins and minerals from eating a healthy diet. Eating well is always advised, but today’s typical food supplies grow in nutrient-poor soil and may be harvested long before they get to you because they must be shipped over great distances. These situations greatly reduce the nutrients in these foods.

Eating organically grown meats, fruits, vegetables and dairy products can help, because in these products you are not getting the pesticides, hormones and other additives that can create even more problems. However, be careful to wash the organic produce carefully as they often contain more bugs.

For more information give us a call!! Your health depends on it!

What Grandma didn’t tell us and probably didn’t know: Food is also sex. Certain foods can light up your lovemaking.

So what foods will help you have mind-blowing sex?

The journey from lifting a fork to increased gratification begins in the brain. “From a psychological standpoint, if you take care of your body by eating well, you’ll have a better attitude about sharing it. You’ll be more open to sensations and experiences,” says Lou Paget, author of several best-selling sex guides, including The Great Lover Playbook. “But if a woman eats well, she’ll feel better about herself and”, Paget says, “Her sexual attitude can improve immediately.”

Lynn Edlen-Nezin, Ph.D., a clinical health psychologist who co-wrote Great Food, Great Sex: The Three Food Factors for Sexual Fitness.  “You can absolutely eat your way to better sex. As a rule of thumb, what’s good for the heart is good for the genitals,” she explains. “If your plumbing — your heart — is clear above the waist, you’ll also have better blood flow and more sensation below.”

To find arginine in the supermarket, swing by the nut aisle and toss bags of almonds and walnuts into your cart, then cast your eyes toward the seafood counter for salmon, cod and halibut. An added benefit to fish: Omega-3 fatty acids, which can improve cardiovascular health and lower triglycerides and may increase dopamine production and reduce the risk for depression — all pluses for the libido and orgasm potential. Edlen-Nezin recommends salmon and herring. (Non–fish lovers can have omega-3-fortified eggs.)

Load up on antioxidant-rich produce in all colors of the rainbow, including tomatoes, red peppers, garlic, spinach, broccoli, beets, berries and red grapes. Another good source is dark chocolate. In fact, a study of 163 women in The Journal of Sexual Medicine found that those who consumed at least one cube of chocolate daily reported significantly greater desire and better overall sexual function than the individuals who abstained.

“A healthy, balanced diet sets the table for being sexually satisfied,” explains Marrena Lindberg, author of The Orgasmic Diet: A Revolutionary Plan to Lift Your Libido and Bring You to Orgasm.

Increasing your level of “free testosterone” — may fuel friskiness. Because magnesium and zinc counteract the effect of a protein in your blood that binds with the hormone, adding more of these minerals to your diet to help increase the free testosterone circulating in your bloodstream and ramp up your desire. According to the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, “Zinc is an essential nutrient and plays an important role in growth and sexual function.”

Quality fish oil, vitamins, minerals and healthy foods can actually enhance your sex life.

To bring the WOW factor back into your sex life, call the Mind Body Spirit Center 818-707-9355 for a consultation with our nutritionist and get your customized food plan!

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Sex 2! Hormones and neurotransmitter that revitalize your sex life!!

Cholesterol

Preventing heart disease requires much more than simply screening for high cholesterol. Fifty percent of all people who have a heart attack have normal cholesterol. What’s more, an estimated 80 percent of patients who develop coronary artery disease have cholesterol levels comparable to those in healthy individuals, according to the American Journal of Cardiology.

Cholesterol is carried throughout the body in little balls called lipoproteins. It is the lipoproteins, not the cholesterol in them that leads to clogged arteries. Standard cholesterol testing provides only part of the picture, leaving many people with “normal” cholesterol numbers unaware they are still at risk for a heart attack. Prevention of heart disease really means “preventing” disease and should not be confused with early detection using the standard cardiovascular testing. While these tests are important they are “after the fact”. Having a detailed lipoprotein particle profile specialty test gives you and your doctor the information needed to make effective treatment decisions to reduce your risk of heart disease and even a heart attack. This test could save your life.

Coronary artery disease (CAD), one type of heart disease, is the leading cause of heart attacks. The most common cause of CAD is atherosclerosis, a condition that occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. “About three-quarters of the population older than 30 years has some lesion related to atherosclerosis in the arterial tree. This lesion gets worse almost every day in all these people and will eventually result in closure of a vital artery in half of them, causing their death,” said William P. Castelli, MD, director Framingham Heart Study.

Heart disease, like so many other diseases is primarily caused by inflammation. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an inflammatory condition like arthritis. A recent article published in Arthritis Rheumatism noted, “Overall, there was a 50 percent increased risk of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). When looking at causes of specific deaths, patients with RA had a 59 percent increased risk of dying from ischemic heart disease (heart attack) compared with the general population and a 52 percent increased risk of death due to strokes.” This evidence underscores the urgency of assessing patients with more advanced cardiovascular risk biomarkers than those included in standard lipid panels.

Statins

The National Institutes of Health recommends that if you are diagnosed with high cholesterol you should use lifestyle changes for 12 weeks. If your cholesterol has not lowered after 3 months then consider using a statin. Unfortunately, most physicians do not follow these guidelines. Most physicians reach for the prescription pad and write an order for a statin. A study published in the American Heart Journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, January, 2009 found that nearly two-thirds of patients admitted to hospitals for heart attacks and cardiovascular events had low LDL-cholesterol levels, indicating they were not at high risk for heart problems. Statins should be carefully considered. Statins can also lower your cholesterol to a dangerously low level. An analysis at the University of California at San Francisco of studies on ”a heart drug” showed that 96% of authors with drug company ties showed it to be safe, compared to 37% of authors with no ties. American Medical News. Sept 2000.

Coenzyme Q10

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a lipid-soluble antioxidant. CoQ10 is an essential cofactor in the mitochondria which are located in the cell and responsible for energy production. CoQ10 deficiency has been implicated in several clinical disorders including but not limited to heart failure, hypertension, Parkinson’s Disease, and cancer. Statins lower CoQ10. This is a long-overlooked but grave problem. CoQ10 supplementation is essential for anyone on a statin. In the Archives of Neurology, June 2004 research showed that after 14 days of using a statin, the levels of CoQ10 were lowered.

Low Cholesterol

Unfortunately the dangers of low cholesterol have been less well publicized. There is a wealth of articles and health books that discuss how to prevent high cholesterol, but very few on how to prevent or treat abnormally low cholesterol. At an international medical conference in London in November 2010, speakers presented the data showing cholesterol below 160 was associated with doubling the risk of cancer.

Abnormally low levels of cholesterol may indicate:

•  Hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid gland
•  Liver disease
•  Inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestines
•  Malnutrition
•  Poor metabolism
•  Compromised health

Similarly, patients with environmental illness often have low cholesterol including those with sensitivity to foods, chemical or frequencies, like Wi-Fi. Infertility has been linked to low cholesterol.

Cholesterol is essential for:

• Formation and maintenance of cell membranes (essential for life)
• Formation of hormones (progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, cortisol)
• Production of bile salts, which help to digest food
• Conversion into vitamin D in the skin when exposed to sunlight.

Very low cholesterol may mean your body is “shutting down” and not able to make its own cholesterol.

Stress
It is common knowledge that stress plays a major role in symptoms and illnesses. The relationship between stress, heart disease and sudden death has been recognized since antiquity. The incidence of heart attacks and sudden death have been shown to increase significantly following the acute stress of natural disasters and more common in individuals subjected to chronic stress such as job stress.

William Harvey wrote in 1628, “every affection of the mind that is attended either with pain or pleasure, hope or fear, is the cause of an agitation whose influence extends to the heart.”

Neurotransmitters

Stress imbalances neurotransmitters and an imbalance of neurotransmitters cause stress. Neurotransmitters are chemicals in our body affecting our moods, actions, physical condition, and thinking. Research shows, obesity, hypertension, anxiety, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance is associated with high levels of nor-epinephrine, low epinephrine, and low cortisol. Nor-epinephrine and epinephrine are excitatory neurotransmitters and cortisol is produced by the adrenal glands regulating metabolism. Low epinephrine impacts lipids. Low cortisol which can cause adrenal fatigue can contribute to increased triglycerides and low levels of HDL-C, the good cholesterol. .” Have your neurotransmitters tested and use natural substances without side effects if at all possible to balance them.

Hormones

Low testosterone in men increases the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pain and arthritis. Normal levels of testosterone can also decrease cholesterol, increase bone and muscle mass, and increase libido. Normal levels in men and women also result in more energy, a better sense of well-being, and less pain. On the other hand, low thyroid increases cholesterol. Treating low thyroid can lower cholesterol. Always have your thyroid tests done checking your free T3, free T4 and TSH.

Vitamin D

If your levels of vitamin D are too low, you may be at significantly increased risk for stroke, heart disease and death, a new study suggests. Researchers followed 27,686 people, aged 50 and older, with no history of cardiovascular disease. The participants were divided into three groups based on their vitamin D levels. After one year of follow-up, those with very low levels of vitamin D were 77 percent more likely to die, 45 percent more likely to develop coronary artery disease and 78 percent more likely to have a stroke, and twice as likely to develop heart failure compared to people with normal vitamin D levels, the researchers found. “We concluded that among patients 50 years of age or older, even a moderate deficiency of vitamin D levels was associated with developing coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke and death,” said study co-author Heidi May, an epidemiologist with the Inter-Mountain Medical Center in Utah, who presented this study at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in 2010.

Have your doctor check your level of vitamin D. The current optimal level is 60 ng per ml. This will help you decide if you should take 1,000 mg, 5,000 mg, 10,000 mg or for a short period of time 50,000 mg.

Supplements

Research continues to document that good nutrition and appropriate supplements can improve health and decrease the risk of CVD, chronic illnesses and cancer. Taking vitamins, minerals and other supplements orally may result in only about 35 to 40 percent absorption, however. For preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and for your overall health, consider intravenous (IV) nutritional therapies. They are given in higher doses, work faster, and are 100 percent absorbed. Documented case studies have shown that using specific nutrient IV therapies can lower cholesterol significantly (100-185 mg in some cases), decrease LDL, and lower triglycerides.

What about tea and chocolate?

This research could put a smile on your face. Numerous studies have shown that cocoa has a protective effect against cardiovascular diseases. The reason for this has now been uncovered by researchers in Sweden. When a group of volunteers devoured a good-sized piece of 72% dark chocolate, it inhibited an enzyme in their bodies known to raise blood pressure. The findings, published in Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, were revealed by a group of drug researchers headed by Ingrid Persson.

“We have previously shown that green tea inhibits the enzyme ACE, which is involved in the body’s fluid balance and blood pressure regulation. Now we wanted to study the effect of cocoa, since the active substances catechins and procyanidines are related,” says Ingrid Persson. The study participants were between the ages of 20 and 45 and ate 75 grams of unsweetened chocolate. The results showed a significant inhibition of ACE activity. The average was 18 percent lower activity than before the dose of cocoa, fully comparable to the effect of drugs that inhibit ACE and are used as a first-choice treatment for high blood pressure. So will dark chocolate in the future replace your ACE inhibitor for high blood pressure? It is a sweet thought.

Lifestyle

In our efforts to provide the best possible care both for patients with established CVD and those interested in CVD prevention, it is critical to recognize the positive impact of a healthy lifestyle. A combination of achieving ideal body weight, eating good, quality natural food and less of it, exercising at least two hours each week, having no addictions and regularly enjoying happiness — the best medicine in the world — will reduce your risk for all diseases by 70 percent, with no side effects.

• Key facts about Heart Disease
• Approximately 16 million Americans have heart disease.
• Heart disease is the #1 cause of death for both men and women.
• 50% of men and 64% of women who experience sudden death had no previous symptoms.
• 68% of all heart attacks and strokes occur from clots, not from the narrowing of the arteries.
• One-third of all strokes affect individuals between 45 and 65 years of age.
• Cholesterol is not a reliable predictor of strokes

Making good choices and seeking support to help guide you is a great investment in 2012. The bottom line is keep your cholesterol and your life in balance for optimal health. Your life depends on it..

Millions of Americans are experiencing depression and unhappiness, yet commonly, they are simply prescribed the band-aid of a pharmaceutical drug. In looking at American society today, one might believe there is a massive epidemic of Prozac deficiency!

Before any treatment is given it is important to test. The good news is that there are FDA certified specialty labs that measure the levels of serotonin, GABA, nor-epinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, glutamate and cortisol. I think it is a misguided practice  to treat if you don’t know what you are treating. We wouldn’t treat cholesterol without a lab, we wouldn’t treat thyroid conditions without  a lab nor would we give insulin to a diabetic without knowing the blood sugar levels.

Once the test results indicate the specific imbalance a person can be treated as an individual. Most neurotransmitters are made from protein or amino acids and nutrient co-factors. A safe and effective way to raise neurotransmitter levels is to give your body these building blocks it needs to make them.

There is a wide range of therapeutic  lifestyle choices to enhance our well-being and balance our calming happy hormones. Happiness and optimal health have their own biochemistry. Find out how you can balance your body and brain.

You deserve to feel happy, calm, energetic, well rested, focused and pain free.

Anxiety, depression, difficulty sleeping, pain, fatigue, brain fog, hot flashes, vaginal dryness and low libido as well as lack of energy, carbohydrate cravings, lack of motivation, headaches, muscle weakness, and difficulty losing weight may all be due to estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone deficiency. They may also be due to low thyroid, an adrenal imbalance, or a neurotransmitter imbalance.

Men who experience loss of energy, irritability, loss of muscle mass, weight gain, loss of libido, loss of a morning erection and depression may not just be “growing older.” Men may also experience a gradual decline in testosterone or other hormones and notice irritability, decline in libido, osteoporosis, and depression.These symptoms are not just in your head. These are the result of hormonal imbalance and can occur at any age.

Recent research shows that low testosterone can increase the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), insulin resistance and increased mortality from CVD and cancer.

Hormone balance must include the sex hormones of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone but also thyroid, adrenal and neurotransmitter hormones. All these systems and hormones interact and support each other.

To get the best results and achieve optimum health these systems must be tested and treated appropriately using specific targeted natural amino acids, nutrients, and Bio-identical Hormone therapy. Bio-identical Hormones are a natural effective hormone replacement without the side effects of typically prescribed pharmaceutical drugs.

You deserve to feel healthy and happy. Your life depends on it. One of the most important keys to your health and happiness is balancing your hormones. Hormones are in our body for good reasons. All of your moods, emotions, mental function, and physical health are affected by your hormone balance.

Frequently, pharmaceutical drugs are prescribed for mood disorders without satisfactory results and result in many side effects. The side effects are too many to list, but include sedation, lack of coordination, impaired memory and cognition, sexual dysfunction and, after chronic use, physiological dependence and the potential for addiction.These drugs are often prescribed without even testing the neurotransmitters or hormones. Nationally certified and highly respected labs are available to do specialized testing.

Hormones and neurotransmitters can be balanced using natural amino acids and targeted nutrient therapies. The patient and the lab results improve. Bio-identical Hormones are a natural effective hormone replacement. Testing is the key to being able to treat the person as an individual and support their overall well being for optimal health.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

From 7:30 am – 1:00 pm

North Ranch Country Club  ** Dress Code – Business Casual – No Denim

4761 Valley Spring Drive, WLV, CA 91362

Come enjoy a Full Breakfast and Life-Changing Presentations featuring:

Sheila Cluff

www.oaksspa.com/

Joe Price

www.intentionalachievements.com/

Suzanne Cloutier, PhD, CPA

www.mythologyofmoney.com/

Dr. Sharon Norling

http://www.thembsc.com

Our Community House of Hope (OCHH) was founded in the fall of 2005 by a group of healthcare professionals and community leaders who came together, all with the common vision of helping the growing numbers of terminally ill in their communities. Each of these founding members have had personal and professional experience with death and dying that has changed them and made them aware of the need to help the many alone and suffering people who need a compassionate caring home as they face their last days.

The OCHH committee members are community leaders who have succeeded in opening a four-bed residential care home in the Conejo Valley. Their Future plan is to build a free-standing, eight-bed, end-of-life residential care home and education center that will serve 360 end-of-life residents annually. They need $5,000,000 to reach this goal.

OCHH is 100% funded by the local community.

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Or Call (805) 492-OCHH (6244)

Additionally, our new site will provide support and information to our patients as well as the public with articles in the Health Library and a current list of Seminars that will be happening.

We invite you to come and take a look and check back often!