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Friday, October 19, 2012

Radio Interview with Marlene and Ian "Strategies for Healing from Addiction"


When Begin Healing Inc. was recently displaying Alpha-Stim at Association of Christian Counselors conference in Branson, MO, we met Sharon and Gary Worrell from Strategies for Healing Inc. They were very interested in our device, and believed that many of their clients could benefit from it, so they invited us to be interviewed on their radio show called Strategies for Healing from Addictions.

Click here to go to their site and listen to the interview.

It was great to talk to the Worrells about their practice and how Alpha-Stim can treat the depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress that can lead to or be caused by addiction.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Sept. newsletter from American Institute of Stress

The September issue of the American Institute of Stress newsletter is fully dedicated to PTSD and the treatment of this tragic disease. Click here to read the full Issue.

Looking to treat your or your family member's PTSD? Go to www.beginhealing.com to read more about cranial electrical stimulation (CES) and how it can help. 

Military Spouse "Silencing the Stress" - Alpha-Stim success story

Helping our active duty service members and veterans is a top priority for Begin Healing so I am happy to share with you the most recent news article on Alpha-Stim in Military Spouse. "Silencing the Stress" provides a detailed report on the success of Alpha-Stim. 

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Use of Alpha-Stim at NICoE

National Intrepid Center of Exellence (NICoE) talks about some of the modalities utilized there. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) and microcurrent electrical therapy (MET) are mentioned under complementary medicine.

http://www.nicoe.capmed.mil/Shared%20Documents/CAM_Fact%20Sheet_FINAL_06%2018%2012.pdf

Friday, May 18, 2012

Alpha-Stim Provides Japanese Survivors With Stress Management Assistance

Article from Free-Press-Release.com 

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) June 7, 2011 --
Mineral Wells, TX, June 7th, 2011 – On May 11th, 2011, Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in human history. With so much devastation, not to mention from the earthquake but also from the subsequent tsunami, many individuals and companies have offered their support. One such company, Alpha-Stim, recently offered Japan the help it needs with a generous donation. Alpha-Stim technology uses a medical device for the management of anxiety, depression and problems sleeping. The Kirsch family, who owns Alpha-Stim technology, is planning to donate these devices to help survivors of the recent disaster.

This isn't the first time that Alpha-Stim and the Kirsch family have given to a worthy cause. The company also donated devices for the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. The small devices were left in the care of mayors of small communities in Haiti, where the individuals affected by the disaster would be trained in how to use them.
Alpha-Stim is working with the PAC (Police Assistance Coalition) in order to help deliver the devices to disaster-stricken Japan. The company is also working with the PAC to help deliver the Alpha-Stim devices to law enforcement officers who receive the PAC Police Valor Award, and also to officer's family members if the award is given after the officer's death. Alpha-Stim therapy is used extensively by the US Army at Ft. Hood and at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas on wounded warriors and those suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. It is also used in 67 Veteran's Hospitals for PTSD and pain management.
To help others realize the benefits of this new technology, Dr. Kirsch recently gave an interview regarding the benefits of electromedicine and Alpha-Stim. Electromedicine, the doctor explained, is a field of study by scientists, doctors and researchers the world over that involves the use of very mild electric currents in order to relieve pain and other symptoms. Dr. Kirsch explained during the interview that the human body is an electrochemical organism. In the west, he stated, doctors are taught to treat the chemical aspects using drugs. So, the doctor asked, what if there was a way to treat the body by improving the electrical aspect? This, he continued, is what Alpha-Stim is designed to do.

Alpha-Stim, according to Dr. Kirsch, is cleared by the FDA for the treatment of pain, depression, anxiety and insomnia. These are the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). All of this without the use of any prescribed drugs. The doctor states that the low-level microcurrent has been shown to work even when pharmaceuticals have failed.
About Alpha-Stim.com: Alpha-Stim 100, Alpha-Stim SCS and Alpha-Stim PPM are all devices that have been cleared by the FDA for the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, depression and pain. For those experiencing stress or any of these other symptoms related to an illness, the patient will use an Apha-Stim device to deliver a low-level current via clips on their earlobes. Done for certain periods of time, the device has been shown to work better than pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pain and other symptoms.

Contact Information:
Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch
Electromedical Products International, Inc
2201 Garrett Morris Parkway
Mineral Wells, TX 76067-9034 USA
1-800-FOR-PAIN (367-7246) in USA & CANADA
Tel: (940) 328-0788
Fax: (940) 328-0888
AlphaStimEPIIP@gmail.com
http://www.alpha-stim.com/

http://www.free-press-release.com/news-alpha-stim-provides-japanese-survivors-with-stress-management-assistance-1307465719.html

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Alpha-Stim in Australia

 A video from the Australian division of Alpha-Stim.  In Australia, Alpha-Stim is sold over-the-counter. Why it is still a prescription device in the U.S. has more to do with politics of our medical system than it does a realistic account of the safety and benefits of cranial electrical stimulation.

“We can sell Alpha-Stim® technology over-the-counter in every nation but the USA. We have introduced the Alpha-Stim® SCS initially in Europe, Canada, and Australia, and we are beginning to market it in Asia and most of the rest of the world. The product is safer than aspirin, so there is no reason Alpha-Stim® technology shouldn’t be sold over-the-counter. Unfortunately, the regulatory process in the United States is so expensive and difficult that I don’t see that happening here in the near future." 


- Daniel L. Kirsch, Ph.D, F.A.I.S of Electromedical Products International, Inc. (EPI)

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Treating Depression: Is there a placebo effect?




Harvard scientist Dr. Irving Kirsch (no relation to Dr. Daniel Kirsch of EPI) says the drugs used to treat depression are effective, but for many, it's not the active ingredient that's making people feel better. It's the placebo effect. Irving Kirsch is Associate Director of the Program in Placebo Studies and a lecturer in medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also a professor of psychology at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom, and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Hull, United Kingdom, and the University of Connecticut in the United States. Kirsch is noted for his research on placebo effects, antidepressants, expectancy, and hypnosis. He is the originator of response expectancy theory, and his analyses of clinical trials of antidepressants have influenced official treatment guidelines in the United Kingdom.

treating depression with micro-current


A video by psychologist Dr. Dan Staso, PhD, clearly demonstrating the Alpha-Stim SCS protocol to treat depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress.