Summary: This week on Beating Neuropathy, we have special guest Maria Iacozza. Maria was living a very active, non-stop lifestyle. She did not realize the effect stress was having on her body. One morning, she woke up with a very stiff shoulder and neck. When she went to her doctor, she got an x-ray and found out that she had arthritis. The doctor wanted to put her in a neck brace and take prescription muscle relaxers, which she did not want to do. Eventually she tried Reiki and massage therapy and increased her supplements. She also increased the amount of exercise she was doing. Within six weeks she was back to feeling like herself. Maria now practices Reiki and holistic healing techniques. She realized she was very intuitive and began to seek training to do this kind of work. She considers herself a very spiritual person and incorporates spirituality into her practice. The first thing she does when meeting a patient is an "energy scan", where she looks at the patient's chakras (energy centers; a concept taken from Hinduism) and sees what needs to be opened up for energy to flow easily so healing can begin. For those who are skeptical about energy medicine, Dr. Hayes recommends the work of Dr. Robert O. Becker. Reiki is a Japanese traditional medicine used to balance the chakras. Maria uses her intuition to find out which areas need healing the most, then uses Reiki to begin the process. To learn more about Reiki, Dr. Hayes recommends Dr. Herbert Benson's work. Maria practices at Copper Eagle in Bourne. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments please contact us at neuropathydr@gmail.com.
