Spring 2015

Spring Newsletter
Dwayne Haus, N.D.
Volume #9, Issue #1.

Pennsylvania House Bill 516

For the past several sessions
of the Pennsylvania General
Assembly, legislation has
been introduced under the
disguise of licensing a small
group of Naturopathic Physicians. The proposed bill is a
continued attempt to put
Traditional Naturopaths out
of business, cause practitioners like Colon Hydro therapists to shut down and create issues for practitioners of
Chiropractic, Acupuncture
and Body Work. House Bill
516 will only license approximately 40 individuals,
meanwhile the bill will put
close to 500 out of business
and have rippling effects
that may eliminate several
thousand non allopathic
practitioners. Knowing this,
if you as a consumer of the

services of a Traditional Naturopath or one of the other

non allopathic modalities
would like to keep your freedom of choice in deciding
what type of practitioner you
may see for your health care
needs, then I would suggest
contacting your member of
the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives.

this newsletter, the bill is in

the license committee in the
House. However an April 1st
vote is scheduled and may
move from committee to the
full House.
Please contact you Representative today to let them
know you do not support this
proposed bill, and request
they vote against it. If you do

Express to them your

disgust that the legislature is not interested in
Imagination is more important
protecting your right to
than knowledge.
choose. Note that the
proposed bill is discrimAlbert Einstein.
inatory, arbitrary, capricious and job eliminating. This bill violates all
not know who your member
of the principles that the
of the PA House of RepreCommonwealth was founded
sentatives is, please consult
on to address persecution
the PA House web site.
and freedom of choice. As of

Inside this issue:

Pets and plants

Lyme

Microbes

Detox

Lyme

Lyme

Special points of interest:

This information has not been evalu-

Stress.
The American Medical Association reports that 80% of
all health problems are
stress related. The Center
for Disease Control reports
that 85% of all diseases appear to have an emotional
element. The field of Epigenetics claims that close to
97% of all disease is environ-

mental and only 3-5% is genetic. With scientifically

published numbers like that,
the question has to be ask:
how much of your health
issues are stress and stressor
related?
In my offices one of the areas
we have seen a lot of stress

related to is usually capable

of being addressed by some
simple lifestyle changes and
working with a few of my
competent colleagues in the
energy shifting field. All you
have to do is be willing to
want to make a change to
reduce it.

ated by the United States Food and

Drug Administration or the United
States Department of Agriculture.
These comments and or general
comments are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease
or any medically diagnosed condition.
Please check with your health care
provider before taking any supplements.
Most of the supplements mentioned
in this newsletter are available
through this office as an in-stock
item or via special order.

Pets and Common Houseplants.

Spring is almost here! Who can resist
all the bright fresh plants being offered
at local nurseries...even the grocery
store! Your pets may be one. While
some plants may appear to be completely harmless and even be edible for a
human, to some animals they are toxic.
Often a toxic plant is no problem when
placed in areas where they are out of
the way for a snooping cat or dog; when
the same plant is now sitting on the
porch, it may tempt a nibble from your
pet! Some plants we need to try and
make sure stay untasted and out of
pets digestive tracts are:

ALOE VERA. This common house

plant is very useful to humans in
the kitchen to treat burns, but, for
a critter it can create diarrhea and
vomiting as well as tremors and
depression if the shaking continues.

like to dig and are digging in a

flower bed with Begonias planted
it may prove an unexpected trip to
the vets office.

ENGLISH IVY. A lot of homes have

this vine as a hanging basket container, however the sap from the
plant is toxic as well as the leaves.
The plant produces the toxin
triterpenoid saponin.
BABYS BREATH. Yes this wonderful adornment to flower arrangements can cause diarrhea and
vomiting in pets.
BEGONIA. The root and tubers of
this plant are the most harmful
parts of the plants and if your pets

GLADIOLA. A very common flower

garden beauty that is used in many
flower arrangements. It has a bulb
that is the most dangerous part of
the plant to our pets. Hence, winter
storage and or even improper discarding of the bulbs could prove
deadly to a kitten.
Keep this in mind this
fall when you go to
store your bulbs as
many bulbs can make
our pets sick.

POINSETTIA. When one thinks of

poinsettia it is usually only associated at the Christmas Holiday Season. However, some people have
this plant growing all year round.
The usual reported problems are
extreme stomach and mouth irritation in pets and is one that has a
limited fatality rate.

POTHOS. This is a very common

plant grown in containers and
hanging baskets. If
accidentally ingested
it will cause swelling
and irritation to the
tissues in the pets
mouth, esophagus
and gastrointestinal
tract. Usually the
damage happens
when the plant is
chewed, however if
Keep pets safe for those sunny
swallowed a more
summer days ahead!
severe reaction will
happen.

LILIES. There are a

large array of species
of this flowering plant
found in many forms
from the wild to cultivated varieties. The
flowers are not toxic
to dogs, but for cats
they can prove to be very harmful.
Kidney failure in cats has been
traced to accidental ingestion of
lilies.

CYCLAMEN. Often found only in

pots and as such is not as common
for pet issues as the ones planted in
the flower garden. However, the
root of this plant is very toxic to
dogs and cats.

TOMATO PLANTS. This form of

deadly nightshade has been documented to cause death in livestock
but in the cat and dog family it is
usually just seen as a massive irritant to the digestive tract.

Contact your vet immediately if you

think your pet has ingested a poisonous
plant

Lyme carrying ticks are now in your neck of the woods!

According to the CDC there are more
than 300,000 documented cases of
Lyme reported in the U.S. every year.
Massive numbers of the infections are
never properly diagnosed and are misslabeled as other issues. An article in the
Journal of Medical Entomology last fall
reported that the tick carrying Lyme
was officially found in North Dakota
and moving west and north. These ticks
were removed from small animals and
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laboratory analyzed. It was discovered

that not only is Babesiosis present, but
I. scapularis too; both purportedly
cause Lyme disease. Hence, one has to
be very careful and if any of the Lyme
related symptoms occur, seek professional assistance immediately. An acute
issue is bad enough however, if left untreated becomes chronic and can be life
debilitating.

Tick infection bite

Spring Newsletter

Gut microbes and food cravings.

Your intestinal tract hosts over a trillion organisms including over a thousand different species of bacteria. A
large percentage of these microbes exert significant control over your eating
habits and are not just passively living
off the nutrients you ingest. Its not a
one way street, you are partially living
off of the energy that is exchanged between the foods and the microbes. Eating habits influenced by the microbial
load are things like specific food or food
type cravings while suppressing the
need for other foods. There may be a
feeling of dissatisfaction experienced
until a specific food is consumed.
The vagus nerve that connects the di-

gestive tract and the

pH.
brain is massively inBy consuming foods
fluenced in this regard
that are rich in pre and
as it contains over 100
pro biotic as well as
million nerve cells.
fermented foods and
This nerve bundle sigdecreasing sugar
nals things like taste,
overload can create a
mood and reward that
better environment for
result in the ingestion
health and wellbeing.
of the foods that the
Consuming a suppleStomach microbes.
stomach is craving.
ment for a short period
The intestinal ecosysof time to increase the friendly microbe
tem can be influenced to satiate and or
load may also help with items such as
crave specific items and this can be incravings, candida overgrowth, and
fluenced by a lack of the correct mimood/mental health.
crobes and or an overload of one species
versus another as well as items such as

Spring Detox.
Now warm spring temperatures are
arriving, the cold of winter subsiding
and fresh spring fruits and vegetables
become available, its time to consider a
spring detox.

winter months is to do a spring cleanse

and or detox. Several herbs such as
stinging nettle and dandelion are great
fresh first growth plants to accomplish
this.

During the winter months, most people

are not consuming the same volume of
fresh fruit and vegetables as they do
during the local growing season. With
that situation as a norm, a large
amount of stagnation, bloat and lethargy are present. One way to help recover
from the lack of proper diet over the

If fresh plants are not available, consider using a herbal tonic such as the formulas that I employ in the clinical setting. A tonic helps to remove the toxins,
overload and balance out the system.
If you are ready for a spring detox, but
need a gentle and non-invasive way to
help bring the body back into balance,

What the world needs is not

dogma but an attitude of
scientific inquiry
Bertrand Russell.

please contact the offices to schedule an

appointment. We will get you on the
road to health and ready for the summer season ahead!

Tick borne disease/Lyme...

With the weather starting to warm up
and more people heading to the outdoors, we need to be ever vigilant for
that little critter the tick. I have been
seeing more and more clients with issues and problems that have a basis of
Lyme Disease that has been undiagnosed by the allopathic community as
well as chronic and acute symptoms.
If you are spending time outside and

Volume #9, Issue #1.

start to notice any of the following issues, please consider the possibility of
an exposure to Borrelis burgdorferi or
one of the other related Lyme variants
and or co-infections. Some of the symptoms that may be observed are: skin
rashes, continued headaches, continued
mild fevers, chronic stiff neck, extended
fatigue, muscle aches that do not go
away. (continued on page #4.)

Deer tick: adult and

nymph.

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Lyme, etc. continued from page #3.

...swollen lymph glands, extended
cloudy thinking, sleep disturbances,
optic neuritis, neuralgia, anxiety, extended heart conditions that may not
have an underlying cardiac diagnosis,
some paralysis, etc.
In some cases, the allopathic world has
told the clients I have worked with they
have multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue,
no physical problem and that it is in
their head, etc. Yes, that is not exactly
what a person wants to hear!
Hence, confirming the issues to be addressed may be verified with specific
laboratory testing to check certain biomarkers. It is sad to say, only 2 laboratories in the United States are checking
for those biomarkers and it is not something the allopathic practitioner usually
orders.
By using some very well time proven
herbs a lot of the issues that may be
part of the whole Lyme related cycle

can usually be decreased and or eliminated.

The massive problem lies in making
sure that the client has addressed all of
the co-infections that usually accompany the initial infection of the Lyme parasite. This requires not only addressing
the diet and nutrients that are being
consumed, but, the diet and foods that
should be avoided. Making sure that
the cells are receiving all that they need
to be healthy, making sure that the
body is detoxing the underlying problems and issues as well as removing the
offending critters from the body.
If you feel that you may have been exposed to Lyme and or the tick that may
be carrying Lyme, please consider contacting my offices to assess a plan of
action to help restore your health and
wellness. This process is one that does
not correct itself overnight but takes
months to remove the Lyme spirochete

Massive fatigue is only one problem that

may be caused by Lyme.
from the body and get heath restored. If
the spirochete kill-off is not done correctly or only partially done, exacerbating symptoms may occur, and that is a
situation that needs to be avoided to get
you back to where you want to be.
Prevention of an infection is always
best but, if it happens, alternatives exist to help address the issues.