Archive for 2005
United by the hand of destiny
Saturday, December 10th, 2005
Fate worked in mysterious ways to bring Jean Fitzgerald and Felipe Reitz together
Writes Sarah Caden
Jean FitzGerald speaks quietly but firmly, her accent just about impossible to pin down. She speaks carefully, as though English is a language she has learned as an adult but, in fact, she is a native of Kildare, her unusual hybrid accent, which some think antipodean, Spanish or even German, is due to an adult life away from Ireland, but must also have something to do with her Brazilian fiancé Felipe Reitz.
They share a clear, deliberate and soothing manner of speech. Some couples are striking for their similarities, some for their drastic differences, but with Jean FitzGerald and Felipe Reitz, it’s about being complementary. In every way.
Felipe Reitz was practising Tai Chi in London’s Regent Park When Jean approached him. She had been intrigued by the sight of him practising this martial art alone in the park and approached in the hope of learning more. And that was that. “He taught me a little,” says Jean. (more…)
Lack of Copper made my hair white
Sunday, September 4th, 2005
Grainne Kelly was grey by the age of 28, until a simple blood test changed her life
Roisin Williams
Grainne Kelly looked at herself in the mirror and couldn’t believe what she saw. At just 28 years old her hair was grey and there were dark circles under tired eyes.
The petite brunettre from Cabra West. Dublin says: “I think I always lacked energy. I just felt extremely tired all the time.”
It got to the stage that it stopped her from socialising and interacting with people.
“I had just enough energy to hold down a job, but that was it. There was no energy left for anything else.”
When her hair turned completely white Grainne was forced to dye it, and lost confidence in her appearance.
She says: “I started to do some research of my own on nutrition because I felt that was where my problem lay. (more…)
Top Harley Street Doctor Joins Naas Clinic
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
By Sylvia pownall
A top doctor from london’s harley street has joined the team at a Naas clinic to help meet demand for a new cancer screening service which is the first of its kind in Ireland.
Dr Harald C Gaier will practise three days a week at the Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine on Pacelli Road, Naas, to assist with two of its most successful treatments – medical thermography and live blood analysis.
Dr Gaier has held the position of director of Medical Research at two major clinics in London, the Hale Clinic and the Diagnostic Clinic, and is one of the world’s leading authorities on homeopathy and non-orthodox medicine.
“It’s a fixed arrangement and it suits me very well,” said Dr Gaier, who is a registered homeopath, osteopath, herbalist, acupuncturist and naturopath. “It will keep me very busy, but I’m happy to be working here because they are genuinely passionate about what they do.”
Having written the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Homeopathy for Harper Collins and numerous papers for a variety of scientific journals, Gaier’s name is synonymous with modern contemporary medicine.
“I always like to see success and they do it with such care and devotion so it’s lovely to be a part of that,” he remarked of the centre’s directors, Felipe Reitz and Jean FitzGerald.
“I’ve taken some of the workload so hopefully that will make a difference. It was needed to cope with demand which has been phenomenal.”
Felipe said it was a further endorsement of the clinic’s pioneering work to have such a respected figure associated with ICIM. “This is a very important medical and health gain to County Kildare,” he added.
Medical thermography, which uses infra-red imaging to detect the increase in heat produced by cancerous tumours, is already widely used in America and across Europe and can play a vital role in early detection of all forms of cancer.
Specialised infra-red cameras photograph the breast, or other soft tissues in any area of concern, and there are no risks or side effects associated with the non-contact procedure.
Thermography is especially useful in detecting breast cancer, long before it would show up on a mammogram, since it spots metabolic changes within the breast tissue itself which suggest the beginnings of a possible tumour.
Cells can begin to turn cancerous long before they turn malignant, the increased blood supply causing abnormal heat activity which a specialised infrared camera can detect at up to 0.001 degrees.
Thermography has been given a cautious welcome by Dr James Geraghty, one of the leading oncologists and breast cancer specialists in Ireland. He said if used in tandem with traditional methods it can help with early detection of cancer.
The service is fully booked weeks in advance, as is the centre’s live blood analysis which is invaluable in the early detection of serious health conditions by using a high definition microscope and state-of-the-art computer technology to analyse just on drop of a patient’s blood.
You can contact the Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine at 045-844819 or log on to http://www.icim.ie/.
Groundbreaking Cancer detection device available at Naas Clinic
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
BY Lisa-anne crooks
A Naas clinic is pioneering a break-through screening process that can detect early signs of breast cancer ten years before a mammogram.
The Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine in Naas has recently introduced a thermography machine to the clinic, the very first of its kind in Ireland.
Thermography is an imaging technique that uses specialised infra-red cameras to take a picture of the breast or other soft tissues. The camera can detect temperature patterns of heat emission from the skin surface to a depth of six millimetres. It is a non-contact, non-invasive procedure with no side-effects or risks to the patient.
Felipe Reitz ATCM MCGS, the main medical adviser and head of the Advanced Microscopy Research Department at the Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine, describes the importance of the groundbreaking technology. (more…)