Advanced Functional Medicine Clinic

Advanced Functional Medicine Clinic

ABDOMINAL PAIN

"I had been sick for a year. I had had two abdominal operations, and was
still in and out of hospital with recurrent abdo pain. I was having problems
with my diet, as well as nausea, vomiting and bowel problems. My medical
specialist was continually prescribing different medications, most of which
didn't seem to help and some caused my bowel to completely stop working.
This meant I had to take more meds to get things working again. Throughout
this time I wasn't able to work due to the amount of pain and lethargy.
Everything seemed to be going around in circles with the specialist and
medications and nothing seemed to work. My partner suggested trying a
'natural alternative' - maybe trying a naturopath. I was very sceptical of
this, being a medical professional myself, but decided to give it a go. I
had nothing to lose. I began treatment with 'Scenar Therapy' shortly after,
commenced on natural herb mixture - which was to help with pain relief and
aid digestion, as well as Aloe Vera juice, and was guided to changing
certain food groups in my diet.
After a few sessions with the Scenar treatment I began to notice a
difference. I was experiencing less pain throughout the week, I was able to
do more things around the house and my energy levels were increasing.
Through 1 1/2 to 2 months of scenar therapy, with a session once a week, I
amazed myself, my partner, family, friends and work colleagues with the
progress I made. I was able to function as I normally would. I had lots of
energy. I was told 'you look fantastic', and I was able to go back to work
and begin to live my life again. I haven't needed to take any medications -
including Panadol - for around 5 months now. The pain became less and less
where some weeks I wouldn't feel it at all. Such a change from being
'doubled over' on the couch 'popping pills' day after day. I have become
more aware of my needs and to look after my body now, with the help of the
natural mixtures.
I am so grateful I went to the 'natural way' of treatment and frequently
wonder where I would be now if I stayed in the 'medical side' of treatment -
back on the operating table??"

Miss L.S - Auckland

CERVICAL DYSPLASIA AND BLOCKED FALLOPIAN TUBE

I am so grateful that I discovered Nerena. I had been diagnosed by an

Obstetrician with precancerous cells on the cervix, also an X-ray showed

a blockage in one fallopian tube. He wanted me to go for surgery and have

a tube taken out and wanted me to sign an agreement that he could take

whatever else needed taking out at the surgery. I was very reluctant - it

would probably have meant no more children. We have a young boy of 6.

Nerena prescribed me Folic Acid and and a Chinese Herbal mixture. My next

pap smear showed no signs of ANY abnormal cells or thickening of the

fallopian tube. I was given the all clear. I was so elated. Nerena prescribed

various vitamins in certain dosages and I fell pregnant this year and am

expecting a baby at the end of December. To me Nerena is a "miracle

worker". If I or my family have any health problems I go straight to Nerena.

I recommend Nerena to everyone. She is amazing.

Mrs S.B - Auckland

EAR PROBLEMS

I had a blocked ear that had been bothering me for weeks. Nerena worked on

my sinuses and around my ear with the scenar over two appointments and it

cleared it up straight away. It was great to hear properly again!

Mrs N.L - Auckland

ULCERATIVE COLITIS

I am writing this letter for the benefit of those who seek treatment, where

conventional medicine failed to produce the desired results, as it happened

to me.

I have been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, which is an autoimmune disease,

affecting the colon. In severe cases, as it happened to me, there was severe

bleeding of the colon, inflammation and damage to the colon lining. I was in

hospital where my condition was stablised with triple immunosuppressants -

Prednisone, Cyclosporin and Azathioprin, Pentasa - Mesalazine, Asacol enema

and Colifoam. This stablised my bleeding but I had spontaneous haemorrhage

and the colon polyp biopsy was Positive CMV - PCR. I still had mucus and loose

motion four or more times a day. After more than 2 months treatment, I was

looking at the prospect of a surgery to remove the colon. It was at this stage that I

contacted Nerena Morris for alternative treatment.

Within two weeks' treatment - four sessions with the Scenar and Laser treatment,

with Nerena, there was a marked difference in my toilet habits and general health and

vitality improved.

If there is anyone who is contemplating alternative treament they should give it a go.

I would strongly recommend Nerena for her professional approach and her skill with

herbal remedies and of course, the Scenar and Laser treatment. You would thank

your lucky stars for giving it a go.

Thank you.

Mr G.A - Auckland

HEADACHE AND FACIAL SWELLING FOLLOWING ASSAULT

The scenar and LLL was applied to the head and face immediately following the

incident There was cessation of the headache and reduction of swelling within minutes.

Mr M.C - Auckland

TENNIS ELBOW AND CALF MUSCLE STRAIN

"Before Nerena's treatment I had a chronic elbow injury due to over use from playing squash. I had resigned

myself to giving squash away. After six treatment sessions I was back playing again. Unfortunately after a

few weeks I tore a calf muscle. Numerous physio appointments later with no success I went back to Nerena.

She had me back on the squash court after five appointments. Without Nerena's help I'm sure I would not

playing squash today"

Mr G.A - Auckland

TENNIS ELBOW

Nerena Morris was referred to me by a friend who had suffered from tennis elbow for approximately 2

years. She cured him of this ailment plus a nagging calf muscle injury in approximately 6 sessions.

I have suffered from tennis elbow too for a year. I have tried physiotheraphy including acupuncture.

Whilst, the problem decreased whilst I was not playing squash, it immediately returned as soon as

I resumed playing. I have had 7 sessions with Nerena and I am pleased to say that the problem is

90+% better. I have had 3 games since completing treatment with no ill effects so far.

I am delighted with this outcome and thoroughly recommend Nerena's treatment over conventional

physiotheraphy for a range of sporting and other injuries.

Mr G.M - Auckland

BACK PAIN

I often have lower back pain when I do a lot of gardening. A couple of scenar sessions with Nerena

makes a world of difference to my pain. I can function again!

Thankyou so much.

Mrs A.W - Auckland

CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT

After only one month of being on Nerena's natural cholesterol lowering programme my levels are

within the normal range. I didn't think it would work that quickly, but it did. I would totally recommend it.

Mr P.P - Auckland

PERIOD PAIN

I have had period pain for many years and nobody could find the problem or help me. I was taking pain killers

every month.

A friend in New Zealand told me that she has had results with two herbal supplements that Nerena gives her.

Nerena posted them over to me and I am really pleased with the pain relief without using pharmaceuticals.

Miss J. McDuffy - UK

MENIERE'S DISEASE

In July 2008 I went to my doctor feeling unwell. He told me I had an enlarged liver. In August I began having

violent giddy attacks, with vomiting. After being twice admitted to hospital, I was finally referred to an

Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. I was diagnosed as having Menieres Disease. I was prescribed medication,

which didn't help. A grommet was placed in one ear, which didn't help with the problem either. The specialist

told me there was no known cure. He led me to the door of his rooms, shook my hand, and said if there was

anything more that we can do for you please contact us. The door closed. I had another Menieres attack on

the way home.

I have always been a fiercely independent individual: no one has ever had to help me with anything. I started

hearing people say to me "here, let me grab your arm", "I'll help you inside" or "wait here Dad, we'll get the car".

I felt like I would have rather crawled on my hands and knees than get help!

I began to wonder what the future held. There seemed to be "no light at the end of the tunnel". If the medical

professionals couldn't help me, I wondered if a good Naturopath could come up with something. I was

recommended to see Nerena Morris.

As I sat in the clinic I told Nerena about my medical history and present symptoms. I have been on pain tablets

for nearly 45 years and was taking a minimum of 2 pain tablets a day. I had a history of skin cancer, prostate

cancer and a ruptured appendix. I was also presenting with excruciating pain under my right shoulder blade.

I had lower back ache, sleeping problems and a few digestive problems.

Nerena started me on supplementation and dietary changes and told me she wanted to use the scenar on me weekly.

I asked how long it would be before I got some results. Nerena told me I would see improvement within 3 months.

I thought it had taken my body 71 years to get to the state it was in, so 3 months was not a big ask to wait.

I decided I would have weekly treatment.

By the time I had the second treatment, I had already seen results. The pain under my shoulder blade was gone.

Nerena had decided that my liver, pancreas and nervous system were contributing to my unhealthy state and also a

build up of toxins. In my earlier years, I had been a commecial grower, growing tomatoes and cucumbers in

glasshouses for 20 yrs, which involved spraying with chemicals.

I am pleased to say after following all Nerena's advise, taking the supplementation and doing the scenar treatments,

I have no itching, rashes, I lie in bed comfortably every night. I haven't had a Menieres attack for 7 months and I

don't believe I will ever have one again. I don't know if I am allowed to say that I am cured, because the specialist

told me there was no cure. I am a 71 year old lawn mowing contractor, following a lawnmower 9 hours a day, and

then come home to work in my garden. I feel like a young person again, with so much energy. The light is sure

"shining at the end of the tunnel". I just want to say "thank you Nerena for giving me my life back!"

Tom Aitchison

Papakura

GRAVES DISEASE

I was diagnosed withGraves about nine years ago; the diagnosis came as a shock. I had never even heard

of Graves , let alone knew how to recover from it. Yes I had had a stressful situation in my life, caused by

someone else.

The Dr gave me the 3 options for recovery, PTU, radioactive iodine or surgery. Not being keen on surgery

(it�s so final) and not wanting the RAI either, I opted to take medication. (I was later able to discontinue this)

I also believed that Graves had to be reversible, I hadn�t always had it, there had to be a reason I got it, and

there had to be a way to reverse it. The Doctors options seemed to me to be just treating the symptoms and

not the cause.

I began researching everything I could find about Graves, on the internet, and at the library. The first site

I found that wasn�t actually trying to �sell� me anything was by a man called Bill, where it seemed that the

lack of vitamins and minerals may be the cause. Copper was very important, so off I went and bought some

copper tablets from the local Health Shop. If only recovery was that easy!!

I soon came to the realization that I would need to totally eliminate stress from my life. This is not always easy,

especially where the source of some of the stress was from a family member. However I realized that in

order to get better I needed to draw away from this person in order to survive. I also took a long hard look

at my diet to see if any improvements could be made. The other thing I did was to look at things such as

products I used, to see if it was possible there could be a link to my immune system attacking me.

I wrote to a Dr I knew in America who advised me to take Bugleweed, and I found this helpful. I also

added essential fatty acids to my diet along with colloidal minerals. I consulted many Naturopaths.

I tried everything I could possibly think of to get better. When sleeping was a problem I used natural

sleeping aids from the health shop, as a good nights sleep, I believe is crucial to getting better. During my

illness I had also been tested as being deficient in Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D.

Since I developed Graves, my TSH had been stuck on LL, my FT4 and my Free T3 had been high.

Gradually my FT4 and Free T3 have slowly come back to normal, however when I began my scenar

treatments my TSH had been stuck on LL for the duration of my illness.

There were many times that I thought that perhaps I had made the wrong decision in refusing the Doctors

options. Many days when an attack sent me crawling into bed, in the hope that I would be able to sleep, and

the pain would go. Then in October 2008 I made the decision to go to a health retreat in Australia and do

a de-tox to see if that would help me. We did juice fasting 2 days each week, and every day we had a �steam�

which helps the body to throw off toxins. The Dr at the health retreat said we are all poisoned because we

live post-industrial.

But I still wasn�t feeling well. I didn�t know what to try next, and I didn�t know who could help me. My

Doctor said there was no more they could do for me. I was on my own. A little while after that a friend

told me about Naturopath who had helped her husband. The treatment used was �scenar� along

with supplements. Desperate to be feeling better, I decided to give it a try. So I made an appointment to

see Nerena at Advanced Functional Medicine. After the first treatment I walked out feeling as if I was 20

again!!

I had weekly scenar sessions for 14 weeks along with supplements of Metagenics Cardio X, Luteol Plus

and Thyro Calm. The next time I had my blood test my TSH was 0.96 and the comment written beside

it was �Results suggest normal thyroid function�. I was ecstatic. So was my Naturopath.

It has been a very painful journey to get to this point. As I write this I am still taking my supplements and

having the occasional scenar when finances allow. I now have energy, am sleeping better and beginning to

feel like my old self again. I would not hesitate to recommend Advanced Functional Medicine to anyone.

Nerena is very helpful, kind and empathetic to her patients.

R.M.