A& - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 1, 1997 "TERRACE STANDARD _ BusIngss Review _ Natural health clinic to open soon . HER METHODS ARE a little unusual. After all, how do you explain having a tumip-seed taped to your ear? alternative medicine, then take a look at the new Viva Clinic, Frances Birdsell is open- ing the natural health clinic on Saturday, October 11. It’s located at 4506 Lakelse Ave,, in the old Volunteer Bureau offices. Birdsell just returaed to Tersace after studying alternative medicine for four years in Central America. Birdsell will specialize in life energy assessments and allergy testing, She’s also offering aromatic bodywork, acupressure, reflexqlogy, sacral-cranial] aligament and herbology. Acupressure is similar to acupuncture, but uses mas- sage instead of needles to achieve similar effects. Blocks in the flow of ener- gy through the body can be telieved through these meth- ods. Birdsell combines aromatic oils with acupres- sure to intensify the effects of the treatment, Reflexology is acupres- sure done on the hands and feet, “Tt stimulates the reflexes in the feet, giving the body a whole workout,” — said Birdsell. ‘‘And it gives the immune system a boost.” Birdsell’s interest in alternative medicine is per- sonal. She developed debilitating allergies ten years ago when living in Vancouver, “] had to wear a pas mask,”’ she says. She was forced to give up her job, and saw a top al- lergy specialist. But he only: - codld offer limited help. **T refused to lead a partial life,’ she says, _ So she found a Mohawk woman who prescribed herbs, teas and fasting, and suggested she get her liver tested. When OBirdsell moved back to Terrace she asked .for the tests and they showed that her liver was “way out of whack, but with no outward signs,”’ After following the pro- gram designed by the Mohawk woman, Birdsell gradually became healthier. Within three months her liver was back to normal. But if you’re interested in FRANCES BIRDSELL is gathering loca! plants to use in her new Viva Clinic. She's specializing in life energy assessments and allergy testing. “T know natural medicine works,”’ she says. From there Birdsell began studying aromatherapy and reflexology, but wanted to increase her skills further. She applied for and won a scholarship from the Cana-' dian International Develop- ment Agency ta study altemative medicine in Nicaragua. So she packed up her two daughters, Brie and Kara, the dog Ginger and a. cat named Blondie, and drove to Central America. When her Spanish reached a more advanced level Birdsell enrolled in courses in naturopathic medicine at the Instituto Naturista in Guatemala. The school is famous across Central America. , She completed nearly four years of studying with them, and wrote a thesis to finish her degree. While she was enrolled at the school she moved to Nicaragua. There she began studying with a famous Japanese doc- tor, known throughout Latin America simply as Atom, She was one of few stu- dents he agreed to take on. It was from him she learned the technique known as Life Energy Assessment. It’s a bio-energy exam which uses a copper rod to determine if people have any medical difficulties, such as kidney stones, para- sile infections, allergies or stomach ailments. Alom taught her haw to perform the exam and that each person’s body knows what is needed to heal it. “The herbs you need grow right around you,”’ she says, She leamed what herbs people used in Central America and is now learn- ing what herbs aboriginal peoples use here. That’s part of some ad- vance work she’s doing be- fore ' she opens’ her new ‘Clinic, The clinic will incorporate all the different types of nat- ural medicine she’s studied, “It’s an integrated ap- proach. 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