Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

The Oasis Family Medicine Team wishes you and yours 

a wonderful holiday filled with family, friends and good food. 

We are truly grateful for you and our entire 

Oasis Family Medicine community.

What are you thankful for? The holidays are a great time for reflection on the people and things we are thankful for, especially at Thanksgiving. I invite you to download the free Oasis Gratitude Journal to use as a guide for doing just that. After all, it's scientifically proven that gratitude makes for a healthier you. :) 

I truly enjoy a good wine with holiday festivities, and the best source I can recommend for the healthiest guilt-free wines possible is Dry Farm Wines. (Note: This is the wine I drink myself, and for the sake of full disclosure, I do get a very small commission if you purchase from Dry Farm Wines through this link. ;) 

Why Dry Farm Wines? Dry Farm Wines curates the world’s best healthy, pure, natural wines. Click here for a special Black Friday offer - a unique one-time opportunity to collect a sample box of these excellent wines. My hope is that providing a resource for healthier options will help you to enjoy wines this holiday season that you know fit your healthy lifestyle, leave you feeling great, and taste incredible.

Free Community Event: Conscious Gift Giving with Holistic Health Coach, Tracy Leventhal on Monday, December 9th @ 6 pm

Redefine gift giving this holiday season for you and your family! You're invited to join our Holistic Health Coach, Tracy Leventhal, for inspiration and holiday cheer as she shares tips and tricks to enjoy the holidays with conscious gift giving ideas. Time is our most valuable resource, especially during the holiday season, but you won't want to miss this opportunity to sample a few treats and learn new ideas to be present this holiday season...the best gift you can give to anyone. Join us Monday, December 9th at 6 pm at Oasis Family Medicine. Everyone is welcome! RSVP here or call the office at (818) 957-6909.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving, and as always, please feel free to pass this along!

Medical Disclaimer: Information provided in this article is for informational purposes only. The information is a result of years of practice and experience by Yoshi Rahm, DO. However, this information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or another healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging.

Do not use the information provided in this article for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or another healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read in this email.

Information provided in this article and the use of any products or services related to this article by you DOES NOT create a doctor-patient relationship between you and Yoshi Rahm, DO. or any other physician featured in this article. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Functional Medicine Yields Better Results + Conscious Gift Giving

I received this email from Dr. Tom O'Bryan about Functional Medicine vs. Standard Care and want to share it with you. I think he's a fabulous doctor and couldn't have said it better myself :)

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Dear Friends, One and All,

May I share a personal moment of joy with you?

This week the Journal of the American Medical Association (one of the very top medical journals in the world that Health Care Practitioners count on for authoritative guidance) published the first comprehensive 5-year study on the effectiveness of Functional Medicine.

When comparing 1,595 patients seen at the Functional Medicine Center at the Cleveland Clinic with the results of 5,657 patients with a similar range of chronic health problems, seen in the Family Health Center at the Cleveland Clinic, what was the result?

In the summary words of the Journal, '(comparing) Patients in the Functional Medicine Center with data at both 6 and 12 months demonstrated improvements in quality of life scores (overall symptom relief) that were significantly larger compared with patients seen at the Family Health Center.'

Finally!!! There is no arguing with these results.

Taking a functional medicine approach to chronic conditions has significantly better results than one of the best traditional family health centers in the country.

Wondering which chronic condition? The answer is every chronic condition!

As my Mentor, the Founder of Functional Medicine, Dr. Jeffrey Bland says, "This supports the concept of Functional Medicine as a system of care, and not a specific therapy."

I've included the article for you here.

It's very geeky. But every good doctor in the country needs to read this. Please, please, please, download this article, print it out, and drop it off at your doctor's office, your dentist, your pediatrician, any and every health practitioner you visit.

It will rock their world as it validates this 'system of care', proving that this way of thinking is absolutely valuable to include in their overall approach to wellness.

To Better Health For All,

Tom O'Bryan, DC, CCN, DACBN
Founder of theDr.com

P.S. Yes! Research is finally validating what I've witnessed in my practice for decades.

The findings of a recent study from the Cleveland Clinic suggest that "Functional Medicine may have the ability to improve global health in patients." That means staying healthier and younger, longer... click above to get the article.

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FREE COMMUNITY EVENT:

Conscious Gift Giving

with Holistic Health Coach, Tracy Leventhal
Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Redefine gift giving this holiday season for you and your family! You're invited to join our Holistic Health Coach, Tracy Leventhal, for inspiration and holiday cheer as she shares tips and tricks to enjoy the holidays with conscious gift giving ideas. Time is our most valuable resource, especially during the holiday season, but you won't want to miss this opportunity to sample a few treats and learn new ideas to be present this holiday season...the best gift you can give to anyone. Join us Monday, December 9th at 6:00 pm at Oasis Family Medicine. Everyone is welcome!

Have a great week, and as always, please feel free to pass this along!

Medical Disclaimer: Information provided in this article is for informational purposes only. The information is a result of years of practice and experience by Yoshi Rahm, DO. However, this information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or another healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging.

Do not use the information provided in this article for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or another healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read in this email.

Information provided in this article and the use of any products or services related to this article by you DOES NOT create a doctor-patient relationship between you and Yoshi Rahm, DO. or any other physician featured in this article. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

HELP save Bioidentical Hormone Therapy from the FDA

The following is an email from a quality compounding pharmacy that is pertinent to everyone (eventually), but especially pertinent to those who are currently using any type of compounded bio-identical hormone therapy.  Please read what the CEO of MedQuest sent out, as we at Oasis Family Medicine encourage you to take action.  This is not an anti-FDA email.... merely a "please help guide them to do what's best for you."  Thank you.

IF YOU'RE CONCERNED BY THE SUBJECT OF THIS EMAIL, YOU SHOULD BE.

We sincerely hope we never have to send you a notice like this, but FDA is currently considering policies that would, at a minimum, make it harder for you to get your prescriptions filled for bioidentical hormones. Worst case, these policies could outlaw compounded hormones that FDA thinks compete with one-size-fits-all drug company products.

CLICK HERE TO COMMUNICATE WITH BOTH CONGRESS AND FDA TO HELP US MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN.

Briefly, FDA has two initiatives that could jeopardize your access to hormones. First, they are trying to use an obscure federal law passed 22 years ago to make it difficult or impossible for a compounding pharmacy to fill your prescription. Second, they are funding a study conducted by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to determine whether patients even need alternatives to manufactured drugs. Compounding industry leaders and associations believe that the current information presented to NASEM may be one-sided favoring manufactured products, possibly with predetermined outcomes in mind. This could lead to a potential FDA ban on many of the medications you use.

LEARN MORE AND TAKE ACTION TODAY to preserve a patient's right to use compounded hormones and a medical provider's right to prescribe them. THE STAKES COULDN'T BE HIGHER.

ACT NOW.

Thank you for your support.

JEFFERY R. BRAY, MBA, MAED, SHRM-SCP
Chief Executive Officer - MedQuest Pharmacy

Medical Disclaimer: Information provided in this article is for informational purposes only. The information is a result of years of practice and experience by Yoshi Rahm, DO. However, this information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or another healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging.

Do not use the information provided in this article for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or another healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read in this email.

Information provided in this article and the use of any products or services related to this article by you DOES NOT create a doctor-patient relationship between you and Yoshi Rahm, DO. or any other physician featured in this article. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.