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Obesity statistics are more staggering than you might imagine. The latest information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) shows 39.6 percent of Americans are obese.

Overall, there are over 100 million obese people in this country and these numbers continue to climb.

Half of the world’s adult population will be overweight or obese by 2030!

Studies show we have a global epidemic of obesity in all age groups for both developed and developing countries. In 2017, The Guardian reported that there are now 124 million obese children worldwide.

Researchers define obesity as a condition where fat accumulates in the body to become a risk factor or marker for many chronic diseases including type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, mood disorders, heart disease, reproductive disorders, liver disease, hypertension, and even cancer.

Research shows obesity is often a major risk factor for development of disease, significant disability, and premature death.

Obesity also creates lost productivity and missed economic growth because of things like lost workdays, lower work productivity, mortality, and permanent disability.

What is even worse is that there are self-proclaimed world-renowned experts with their endless "miracles,' tips, tricks, hacks, and products all in the name of being "healthy." Every year new diet books appear, fad diets or “superfoods” get positioned as “miracle cures” to melt away fat.

And yet, obesity rates continue to skyrocket!

Then you have missed your routine of going to the gym and so does your body. While much of the world is slowly reopening after being under quarantine for months, you still have this tremendous hesitation about going to your gym, sharing equipment, and maybe sharing air with too many.

There is a great alternative that will put you back into pre-lockdown shape, ready for the beach, and keep you there without exposure to potential illness. Come into Lotus Health & Aesthetics for our Medical Fitness Center treatments or Medical Gym .

Undo the quarantine damage with EMSCULPT , a non-invasive technology that induces powerful muscle contractions also known as HIFEM (High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetics). These contractions cannot be achieved with voluntary muscle action. Emsculpt causes 20,000 muscle contractions in 30 minutes! This also causes the fat cells to break down their contents and release them as fatty acids that are metabolized by the body and excreted as waste. It has been cleared by the FDA for the improvement of abdominal tone and strength as well as buttocks. Recently, the same technology has begun to bring back your beautifully toned arms and legs.

A handful of visits has the same effect on your body as 6 months of dieting and attending the gym religiously…except you are laying down comfortably and allowing technology to do the hard stuff. You will love it so much, you will want a monthly membership!

Many people prefer this over sweating and straining at the gym. Rather than spending hours working out to lose or gain weight and to look healthy, a Medical Fitness Center focuses on managing your health, not just if you appear healthy. WE offer nutrition and nutritional counseling to get back to healthy food choices to boost your immune system and energy level. Medical Fitness becomes key, many individuals are slim and trim and appear healthy, but have they really embraced wellness as a whole?

Our clients are overseen by medical professionals who help them achieve goals safely and effectively. Lifestyle changes include a successful mix using stress relief, dietary changes, and some preventative care. We help you find any underlying conditions by examining your blood work to be sure you are getting supportive nutrients.

We offer services for men as well, so don’t forget Father’s Day gift certificates!

• Hydrafacial
• "Brotox" or Botox
• Laser hair removal
• Dermal fillers
• Coolsculpting
• Ultherapy
• Massage

GIFT CARD SPECIALS

$100 gift card for $75
$250 gift card for $200
$400 gift card for $300
$500 gift card for $400

As a trusted Medical Facility, we are committed to the health and well-being of our patients and staff. You will not some important changes in our office to assure your safety upon our reopening mid-June. We have taken every precaution to keep you well, as wellness is what we are all about.

We at Lotus want to wish everyone a future of health, happiness,

and a life filled with beauty .

46 Newman Springs Road East, Red Bank NJ 07701

info@LotusHealthAesthetics.com

732-219-8699

www.lotushealthaesthetics.com

Apparently, it is part of human nature to develop appreciation for things we always took for granted as well as new and different people, places, and things after going through a traumatic experience.

For many of us, living the last few months with the fear of illness, death, financial ruin, loss of a loved one, and so many other emotions that have plagued us with this plague, has opened our eyes to the importance certain people have played in your life. No one came out of this unchanged.

Saying thank you cannot communicate the deep sentiment many of us have. The words are used so often, that no matter how deeply we feel them, we want to express more.

For the Moms and Dads out there, I bet you never had such great appreciation for your children’s teachers after home schooling them since Mid-March. Their infinite patience and careful mentoring of your child’s future has not gone unnoticed after the world became The Land of Covid.

If you or a loved one sought medical treatment recently and realized that all your loved one had was the hospital staff to rely on, since no visitors were allowed, your gratitude runs far and deep.

If there was healing, you fought off the urge to give a tremendous hug to respect the social distancing. If you experienced a loss, you, unfortunately, missed the usual aftermath of being surrounded by your support system as they were sheltering at home.

What better way to say thank you than a gift card to an unbelievable place of healing and harmony…Lotus Health & Aesthetics. Giving the gift of health shows thought and caring. If affords the recipient a chance to take care of themselves and rejuvenate after their stressful time. Whether they choose a massage, nutritional counseling, a beauty treatment or a combination to meet their needs, they will forever remember your thoughtfulness and appreciation of what they have done to help you in your time of stress and uncertainty.

Thank you, teachers
Thank you, caregivers
Thank you, first responders
Thank you, hospital staff

Thank you, essential workers
Thank you, spouse
Thank you, friends
Thank you, God,that we have made it through

Not to mention thank you Lotus for running a May promotion to make thanking those you appreciate with discounted gift cards!

GIFT CARD SPECIALS
$100 gift card for $75
$250 gift card for $200
$400 gift card for $300
$500 gift card for $400

You can even take advantage of the promotions now and put some away for your own use, because you stayed strong, came out of this intact, and you deserve it.

We at Lotus want to wish everyone a future of health, happiness, and a life filled with beauty.

Life is pretty rough right now, you have the threat of physical illness, financial worries, shortages of necessities, children home 24/7 driving you nuts, weak and elderly loved ones you can’t get to and a sense of isolation. When will this all go away?

It is so important, now more than ever, to let our loved ones know you love and support them and that they are on our minds. Social isolation is depressing and living in quarantine puts walls between us and the ones we want to hold dear.

Spring is here, it should be all about renewal after a long, colorless winter. What can we do to renew the spirit? You can’t visit because of Social Distancing, you can’t travel. We are quarantined, so our favorite pampering places are closed.

Your hair looks like the ends were chewed, your nails look like you have been digging in cement, your uni-brow has taken over, you are pale, pasty, puffy. All that sinful stress eating has found a home, just where you didn’t want it. The stress and strain you have been living under is written permanently on your face with deep worry lines.

You dream about a relaxing massage at Lotus Health & Aesthetics. You want to rejuvenate your beauty and feel like you did Pre-Covid19.  Gone is your feeling of a wonderful outer appearance and inner wellness.

But wait…a solution…it’s brilliant!

Show someone you care by giving them a gift certificate to our beautiful spa. Both men and women will find something to feel wonderful about when they walk through our doors. A gift certificate is their key to feeling beautiful and stress- free once again!

They can start the road back to wellness with our Vitamin Pack Delivery to their home! Boost your immune system and pave the way.

Show them you care, show them the light at the end of the quarantine tunnel. Give them something to look forward to.

Birthday?

Mother’s Day?

Father’s Day?

I Appreciate You Day?

Our extensive menu of services will be a delight for any occasion.

Check out our current promotion for Vitamin Packs and Gift Certificates on our website www.lotushealthaesthetics.com.

There will be life after this is over, you will feel wonderful, refreshed, and beautiful again. Once we reopen, we are here to take care of you and make you feel whole again. Your Gift Certificate is a promise of all the good things to come.

 

We have been asked a lot, recently, how to increase and enhance the immune system due to the recent COVID 19 pandemic.

One way is to receive an intravenous immunity drip.

The good news is that we will come to you or you can schedule an appointment to come to us.

 

Our immune boosting IV Nutrient drip consist of:

Vitamin C - an antioxidant vitamin that helps your body remove excess free radicals which can cause cellular damage. In addition to preventing this damage, Vitamin C helps maintain your muscles, bones, immune system, and your circulatory system.

Vitamin D - a deficiency in vitamin D is associated with increased autoimmunity as well as an increased susceptibility to infection.

Zinc - a vital nutrient found throughout your body, helps your immune system and metabolism function.

B-vitamins - a complex of vitamins that perform a range of vital functions including cardiovascular support, helping your body convert food into energy, and immune function.

Glutathione - also known as the master antioxidant, this antioxidant that detoxifies your body, provides immune system support, and removes free radicals.

Magnesium - this vital nutrient keeps the immune system strong, helps strengthen muscles and bones, and supports many body functions from cardiac functions to brain functions

IV Hydration - while not a vitamin, IV hydration is an essential part of our Immune Boost IV. Staying hydrated ensures that your cells have the fluids they need to operate at their best. Hydration is important whether you are trying to prevent a cold or are trying to recover from an illness. Illness puts greater demands on your body because of the extra energy your cells need to fend off microscopic invaders, so it’s using more fluid than usual to get the job done.

One of the main benefits of intravenous treatment is that nutrients are infused directly into the bloodstream. since the nutrients are infused directly into the bloodstream and avoid the gastrointestinal system, very large doses can be administered without gastrointestinal side effects.

Other benefits received from the Immunity Drip:

• Protects from or fights viral and bacterial infections, the common cold, seasonal allergies, or the flu.
• Improves healing time from surgery
• Improves hydration during sickness
• Builds up your immune system
• Improves conditions caused by allergies and asthma
• Reduces duration of illnesses

Whether you have a cold, the flu, or another medical condition, having an illness puts extra demands on the body during the recovery process. Your body needs more vitamins and nutrients than usual to fight off your illness. Boosting your antioxidant levels can also help accelerate the recovery process.

What else can you do. Reduce stress, eat right, exercise, get adequate sleep, and reduce your alcohol.

It is also important to maintain your nutrient levels between our immune boosting IV drips. There is a 15% discount on these six nutritional products that can help – all six for nutrients for 154.75!

Inflavonoid Intensive Care® features highly bioavailable CurQfen® (curcumin and fenugreek) and XNT ProMatrix® (xanthohumol), which may help support the body’s response to oxidative stress and other stressors. It also offers boswellia and ginger extracts, which may help support the body’s immune response.

D3 5,000 + K provides 5,000 IU per softgel of vitamin D (as D3), designed for greater absorption. This high potency formula also includes bioavailable forms of vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7) to complement vitamin D.

PhytoMulti® takes you beyond basic wellness support. It has a proprietary blend of 13 concentrated extracts and phytonutrients with scientifically tested biological activity to support cellular health and overall wellness

Ultra Potent-C® 1000 is a proprietary, patented vitamin C formula that features a buffered delivery system designed to help prevent the potential stomach upset sometimes associated with high vitamin C intake. Ultra Potent-C 1000 may help support healthy immune function and is a good source of antioxidants from vitamin C. Preliminary scientific research suggests that vitamin C in the form of Ultra Potent-C may result in improved uptake of the vitamin by white blood cells when compared to regular ascorbic acid.

UltraFlora® Immune Booster provides a blend of highly viable, pure strains of “friendly” bacteria, Lpa 8700:2 and Lp Heal9, which support healthy nasal, sinus, and respiratory function.

Zinc A.G.™ features zinc as an amino acid chelate with arginine and glycine designed to be highly absorbable and well tolerated. Zinc is especially important for immune and tissue health. In addition, zinc is a component of numerous enzymes in the body related to energy metabolism, bone mineralization, and protein synthesis—and plays a role in male reproductive health.

WE WILL DROP OFF THESE NUTRIENTS CURBSIDE!

WE ARE OFFERING TELEHEALTH!

“ An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin

How many times have we used this in our lifetime? Plenty. With the advent of the Corona Virus this is especially true.

We are constantly being asked in our office “Dr. Dan is there anything we can do to help ourselves from this virus?”

The simple answer is yes.

What can you do?

• Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or into your sleeve, not your hands.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

• Wash hands often for at least 20 seconds, especially after coughing or sneezing. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.

• Stay home from work or school.

• Avoid people who are sick.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects.

• Social distancing.

What else can you do?

Proper nutrition plays a vital role in immunity. According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition “Nutrition is a critical determinant of immune responses.”

Vitamin and Minerals – Can They Help?

Let’s take a look at some vitamins and minerals that can help strengthen the immune system:

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that plays a role in immune health. Vitamin C is naturally found in fruits and vegetables, like oranges, broccoli, and tomatoes.

Vitamin D is essential for general health. 42 percent of Americans are deficient in Vitamin D. Deficiency in vitamin D is associated with increased autoimmunity as well as an increased susceptibility to infection. Vitamin D helps regulate the immune system.

Zinc has been studied for many years for its beneficial effects on the immune system and praised for its antioxidant properties.

Vitamin B-6 helps the body make new red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body. It also helps keep the immune system strong.

Probiotics can help to boost the immune system and ward off inflammatory responses in the gut. Probiotics also keep the gut healthy, to ensure the immune system functions well.

Turmeric is a natural way to help bolster the immune system by increasing the immunomodulating capacity of the body.

Fenugreek seeds enhance the immune and haematological response. The highly significant increase in growth rates was accompanying with increase in fenugreek dose. Fenugreek provoked significant up-regulation in most of immune-related and antioxidant enzyme genes.

Boswellia (in high doses) can boost the immune system.

Ginger is a strong antioxidant that has been shown to naturally boost the immune system. It contains tons of vitamins, some of which are magnesium, iron, zinc, and calcium. Ginger helps kill cold viruses and has been said to combat chills and fever.

Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to increase the function of immune B cells. The B-cell, also called B-lymphocyte, is a type of white blood cell that plays a significant role in protecting your body from infection. Without B-cells, your body would not be as effective at fighting off a number of common bacteria and viruses; and you would lack the long-lasting "memory antibody" function that is typical after recovering from an infection or after being immunized against a specific infectious invader.

Also, Food such as citrus fruits, red bell peppers, broccoli, garlic, ginger, spinach, almonds, green tea, papaya, kiwi, poultry, sunflower seeds, and shellfish can strengthen your immune system.

As we can see good nutrition helps strengthen your immune response and part of that is taking key nutrients.

Dr. Dan recommends the following from Metagenics:

Ultra Potent C 1000 - Ultra Potent-C 1000 helps support healthy immune function and is a good source of antioxidants from vitamin C.

Zinc A.G. - Zinc is especially important for immune and tissue health.

PhytoMulti - proprietary blend of 13 concentrated extracts and phytonutrients with scientifically tested biological activity to support cellular health and overall wellness.

UltraFlora Immune Booster - provides a blend of highly viable, pure strains of “friendly” bacteria, which supports healthy nasal, sinus, and respiratory function.

Inflavonoid Intensive Care- features highly bioavailable CurQfen® (curcumin and fenugreek) and XNT ProMatrix® (xanthohumol), which helps support the body’s response to oxidative stress and other stressors. It also offers boswellia and ginger extracts, which helps support the body’s immune response.

D3 5000 with K – Vitamin D helps modulate the immune response.

We are offering a 15% discount on all the above key nutrients through April 30, 2020

Give us a call and you can speak with Dr. Dan to find out which products are best for you.

Lotus Health and Aesthetics

Amarpreet Singh, MD

Dan Cardellichio, DC, MS

46 Newman Springs Road E

Red Bank, NJ

732-219-8699

What is Functional Lab Testing? Functional lab testing is used to find the core causes to your health problems. We can use blood, urine, stool, and saliva to analyze your detoxification process, hormones, immune system, and digestion. Importantly, the results of the functional lab testing would help me help you with a program of care that is specific for your biochemistry and metabolism. This is vital as everyone has a unique biochemistry. We want to make sure we give you the best chance experience optimal health.

Let’s look at this further.

Food Sensitivity Testing – foods that you eat daily can cause inflammation. This inflammation can lead to chronic health conditions. Apples, chicken, beans, broccoli, and salmon may cause your biochemistry to have inflammatory reactions. If this is the case, we want to eliminate these foods and replace them with foods that are for your biochemistry and metabolism. The food sensitivity panels that we may order tests for 180 different foods that may cause inflammation.

Wheat Zoomer testing – this testing is for wheat and gluten related disorders. This test looks at protein antibodies associated with wheat and gluten sensitivities. From there was can reduce, monitor, an manage the adverse inflammatory effects wheat and gluten. Low energy and fatigue, leaky gut, weight gain/loss, and headaches are a few conditions associated with these sensitivities.

Food Allergy Testing – when we want to get a full picture of the inflammatory process for foods we may order food allergy testing and food sensitivity testing together to provide the most comprehensive look and these reactions.

With all this information we can determine if your diet is causing inflammation and associated with chronic health conditions. We remove the source of the reactive foods that are causing the inflammation, and this permits the reduction of symptoms and the healing process to begin.

Inhalant Allergy Testing – with spring upon us seasonal allergies from sensitivities to pollens from trees, grasses, airborne mold spores, and weeds are common. Functional nutrition can play a vital role in alleviating symptoms.

As you can see functional lab testing is critically important. We make sure your program of care is precise for your biochemistry and metabolism so that you can experience optimal health.


Dan Cardellichio, DC, MS
Adjunct Professor, University of Bridgeport, Nutrition Institute
Director of Functional Medicine/Clinical Nutrition
Lotus Health and Aesthetics
46 Newman Springs Road E
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-219-8699

What is Flexible Dieting?
I’ve had patients tell me they were told flexible dieting is where you can hit eight percent of your nutrition goals in a day and not one hundred percent. That means you are going to eat eight percent of my recommendations. Furthermore, they were informed they can enjoy themselves and go out to dinner on the weekend and eat what they want. There is no need to obsess about their nutrition and diet program. Their progress will be slower, and the process will be more sustainable and enjoyable. I have read where following a diet program one hundred percent is like being in prison.

According to the National Association of Sports Medicine flexible dieting is also known as “If It Fits Your Macros,” or IFFYM, is a nutritional dietary concept that proposes eating based off calories and the right proportion of macronutrients. It suggests you can eat any type of food, as long as it fits your macronutrient profile. Remember, macronutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, and protein.

“Flexible dieting” is a popular weight loss program. It promotes the notion that there are no “bad foods” and allows you to choose any food, as long as it fits within your macronutrient needs. Flexible dieting has risen in popularity due to its adaptable nature, which allows followers to still indulge in their favorite foods as part of their eating plan.

My initial thoughts are as a health care provider with thirty years of clinical experience, a Chiropractor, and a Clinical Nutritionist with an MS in Human Nutrition is why would you only follow eighty percent of my recommendations. You are spending your time and hard-earned money to come see me as a clinician. I have an expectation in a doctor-patient relationship that a patient seeking care would want to follow my recommendations. There are always extraneous circumstances where a patient cannot follow recommendations. However, I will have a conversation with the patient to determine why this is so and recommend an appropriate course of action to get that patient “on board” with those recommendations.

Let’s look at some examples. As a Chiropractic Physician if you come to my office and you have back pain from a herniated disc. I recommend care at three times weekly for four weeks and home exercises. If you decide only to follow eighty percent of those recommendations, you may not receive the full benefit of care.

The same is for nutrition. If a patient enters our office and whether they want to lose weight for a wedding, want wellness, have high cholesterol, and perhaps diabetes we would want our patients to follow our recommendations. You would not want me to give you eighty percent of my knowledge, skill, education, training, an experience. We would not want you to follow our program only eighty percent of the time.

Cons of Flexible Dieting
Flexible dieting permits you to eat want you want. In our office we recommend food sensitivity testing. The test includes 180 different foods that has the potential to cause diet induced inflammation. The test will test us what foods you should be eating and what foods you should be avoiding. A flexible diet permits you to eat foods that potentially can be harmful to you. It is our goal to have you feeling and functioning like you never have before that you do not eat favorite foods that can be dangerous for you. We would recommend a very specific diet based on the testing. Our programs are very individualized for your biochemistry and metabolism.

If you like processed foods as part of your flexible dieting plan this can lead to diet induced inflammation and chronic lifestyle diseases. A recent study indicated that eating processed foods are associated with a higher incidence of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and even cancer. Processed foods are associated with a poorer diet quality. Processed foods include breakfast cereals, cheese, tinned vegetables, bread, snacks, meat products, convenience foods such as microwave meals or ready meals, cakes and biscuits, and drinks such as soft drinks.

Flexible dieting accounts for macronutrients; however, it does not account for micronutrients. Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals that are important for your metabolism. We may recommend a vitamin and mineral panel. From there we will recommend the micronutrients that you are deficient in.


Dan Cardellichio, DC, MS
Adjunct Professor, University of Bridgeport, Nutrition Institute
Director of Functional Medicine/Clinical Nutrition
otus Health and Aesthetics
46 Newman Springs Road E
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-219-8699

There is so much misinformation when it comes to vitamins and minerals. Most rush to buy them on the bad advice from TV and social media. If you take this, you will be cured of that! Lose 40 pounds in 40 days! The fountain of youth has been discovered in the form of this pill!

Sensational advertising to say the least!

WHAT DO WE KNOW?
We know that micronutrients – vitamins and minerals – are important. They are required in small quantities to ensure normal metabolism, growth, and physical well‐being.

Almost every physiological function in your body requires micronutrients to function optimally:

Producing and releasing energy
Strengthening the immune system
Reducing systemic inflammation
Protecting against free radical damage
Maintaining a healthy hormonal balance
Maintaining insulin sensitivity
Slowing down cellular aging
But why take them if you are not deficient in a certain vitamin or mineral.

Therefore, we must test for these micronutrients.

MICRONUTRIENT TESTING
We use cutting edge technology when it comes to lab testing. If, necessary, we will order a micronutrient panel. The results will give us what vitamins and minerals you are deficient in. From there we can put together a very specific program of care that is designed for your biochemistry and metabolism.

Also, you could have an excess of a certain vitamin and mineral. If this is the case we may recommend you stop taking that micronutrient.

The important aspect of this is to get tested. Because if you are not testing you are guessing and when it comes to your health we do not guess.

VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Vitamins are essential organic nutrients, most of which are not made in the body, or only in insufficient amounts, and usually must be obtained through food. When dietary intake of a vitamin is inadequate, deficiency disorders may result.

Minerals are inorganic nutrients that also play a key role in ensuring health and well‐ being. They include the trace elements such as copper, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, zinc, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium.

Taking vitamins and minerals can be beneficial. You want to know what specific vitamins and minerals you should be taking.

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICRONUTRIENT TESTING
Visit or call our office today. Then, we can answer specific questions you may have.



Dan Cardellichio, DC, MS
Adjunct Professor, University of Bridgeport, Nutrition Institute
Director of Functional Medicine/Clinical Nutrition
Lotus Health and Aesthetics46 Newman Springs Road E
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-219-8699