Friday, Octobe &. 2000 — North Shore News - 5

istic treatment a viable alternative

Acupuncture
helps reduee
Cravings

Katharine Hamer

News Reporter
kkamer@nsnews.com

WEST Coast Holistic
Heaith have become
well-known for its
homeorathic treat-
ments since it opened
a year and a half ago.

The one-and-a-half year
old West Vancouver practice,
which Gillian Krizoveusky
runs, along with partner
Lushea Simone, offers treat-
ments for all manner of ail-
ments, ffom back pain tw
colds, depre ion to
tumours, using acupuncture,
dict’ therapy, herbal) medi-
cine, and “Tui Na (Chinese
massage ).

Krizovensky has now
added addiction therapy wo
her list of alternative treat-
“ments — with auricular (ear)
acupuneture as a central
compoftent.

Having needles poked in
your ear may not sound par-
ticularly enjoyable, bur
acupunctere is nowhere near
as painful as it sounds — and
Knizovensky says it’s already
helping 2 reduce nicotine crav-
ings for patients who've tied
unsuccessfully to give up
smoking with patches or
gum. ;

The method she uses is
also designed for addictions
to drugs and alcohul.

It reduces the cravings,
mood swings, and depres-

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2. Control every muscle
3. Shrink your waistline
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. 8 Baby your back
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he althr

sion which are common
side-effects of withdrawal,
and helps improve sleep.

Krizovensky, a doctor of

traditional Chinese medi-

cine, travelled vo Portland,
Oregon in the spring to train
ata detoxification centre
specializing in) acupuncture
treatment,

She has singe reecived
certification from the
National Acupuncture
Detoxification Association,

Simone also offers anoth-
er unique service at the cen-
tre: holi jals, pedicures,
and massages using nature-
pathic produets trom home-

NEWS photo Mike Wakefleid

GILLIAN Krizovensky of West Coast Holistic offers
acupuncture treatment to help combat addiction.

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