If you have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), you may have Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI).
What is CCSVI? Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) and its treatment were pioneered by researcher, former vascular surgeon and professor Dr. Paulo Zamboni at the University of Ferrara in Italy. CCSVI is a chronic condition in which blood from the brain has difficulty returning to the heart. It is caused by a narrowing or “stenosis” in neck, chest, and spinal veins that drain the central nervous system. In some cases, there is a development of alternate veins in an attempt to facilitate additional drainage. The research suggests that because these compensatory blood vessels do not have the same wall integrity as larger veins, they leak cellular waste into the adjacent tissue, resulting in an accumulation of toxins and deposition of iron. This has significant application to Multiple Sclerosis and suggests that the vascular aspect may be as significant as the neurological component in the disease process.
How does Sanoviv test for CCSVI? Using specialized diagnostic equipment, a Doppler Ultrasound scan of the jugular veins is taken in a supine and then upright position. If there is significant blood turbulence in the vein indicating a blockage, the patient may have an angiogram of the jugular and azygos veins. This will identify the exact location of the blockage and determine the level of stenosis. If the stenosis is significant enough to warrant it, balloon angioplasty will be performed. What is Sanoviv’s CCSVI treatment? The procedure requires passing a small catheter through the femoral vein to the area of venous narrowing. If a significant blockage is confirmed and located during the angiogram, a routine balloon angioplasty (venoplasty) is used to open the narrowed veins. The recovery process from this treatment may be rapid, with many people recognizing positive results immediately following the procedure. A stent may be inserted if medically indicated and then only with the guest’s explicit permission. The initial stay for diagnostics and treatment at Sanoviv will be for nine nights and includes a post-surgical Doppler scan, along with the full residential CCSVI program. Follow up assessments at Sanoviv two months and six months after the procedure are incorporated into the initial cost. If a guest is found not to be a candidate for the venoplasty following diagnostic assessments, their deposit for the remaining procedures will be refunded or may be applied to any program at Sanoviv for themselves or others.
What makes Sanoviv’s approach to CCSVI unique? With more than a decade of experience serving guests with Multiple Sclerosis, Sanoviv recognizes CCSVI as a potentially significant contributor to the MS disease process and the treatment to be a viable benefit to improving the lifestyle of people diagnosed with this debilitating condition. As a holistic medical center, Sanoviv encourages guests with MS to also consider the other contributors to the disease process, many of which Sanoviv is uniquely able to address such as proper digestion and absorption of nutrients, structural integrity, genetic background, dental involvement, and lifetime exposure to toxins. The special needs of guests living with Multiple Sclerosis are considered in order to support optimal healing with a team approach of all departments working together on each guest’s needs. Our program includes daily meetings with your doctor, gluten-free meals, a nutritional assessment, CCSVI-related consultations with a psychologist and more – all within our oceanfront, toxin-free, integrative medical institute. Sanoviv offers each guest a clinical program that is also a health retreat focusing on the body, mind, and spirit. The Body is supported with world class diagnostics and treatments that are complimented by optimal nutrition for each person featuring low glycemic, all organic foods prepared in delicious and beautiful meals that are free of primary food allergens. The fitness center is adjacent to numerous thalasso pools exclusively for our guests. Additional relaxation options are offered through Sanoviv’s five star spa that reduces anxiety and helps soothe muscle tension, spasticity or pain. The Mind is stimulated with opportunities to learn more about your wellness in the Education Centre’s seminars. Meditation is offered daily with numerous guided styles and Energy Medicine techniques to manage stress and help maintain a balanced nervous system. The Spirit is supported in the beauty of the pristine oceanfront setting, which makes it easy to forget that you are in a fully functioning medical institute, and a psycho-spiritual department with trained psychologists that honor all faiths, practices and lifestyles. In the residential Sanoviv community, our guests often create strong bonds and comfort each other in an environment of mutual concern and support. The CCSVI treatment is only part of the way Sanoviv cares for people living with MS. Our team of doctors strongly recommends the program Neuro Repair as an option to be completed at the same time as the CCSVI diagnosis and treatment. The Neuro Repair program will help you heal from the catheterization through oxygenation procedures that include ozone and hyperbaric sessions as well as a variety of assays, examinations, and recommended treatments (including dental) that are specifically tailored to your personal needs. To join our waiting list for the CCSVI diagnostic and treatment procedures, please fill out our medical consultation form today.
In today’s stressful world, people are pushing their health to the limits. Too little sleep, too much work, lack of exercise and poor quality food adds up to marginal performance and less than ideal health. Since this can be a perfect recipe for future health problems, people need to learn how slow down, relax effectively and build themselves up again. Sanoviv can provide the perfect environment and program to do this.
Our Rejuvenation program is a functional check up plus core treatments to help you regain your optimal health and performance, emphasizing rest, relaxation and detoxification.
This program is designed for people that feel burnt-out, or like they have lost a step or two and that do not have major health issues. Our program includes:
Sanoviv’s Rejuvenation package is designed to give you rest you’re your restore vitality. In your health team:
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the loss of nerve cells. It is generally accepted that once the cells of the brain and spinal cord are damaged they are not easily regenerated. The three most common neurodegenerative diseases are:
The loss of function of the nerve cells through inflammation can happen gradually over time with some cells dying off while others fail gradually because of deterioration.
What makes Sanoviv different? Our focus is finding and treating the root cause of inflammation and lack of oxygen that is causing DNA/cell degeneration. Our program is designed to maximize oxygenation to aid failing nerve cells and restore their function. This, with the combined effect of detoxifying and replenishing your system can restore your health and prolong your life.
Your assessment is done by a complete health team assigned to you including a medical doctor, a dentist, a psychologist, a chiropractor, a nutritionist and a fitness expert. We use both traditional and functional testing with state of the art equipment and proven tools to get the most pertinent and useful information.
Then, all the health professionals (not only the ones on your team) will meet and work together to integrate the information from the assessment and establish the treatment focus that will have the greatest chance of success for you.
You will receive a wide range of treatments, therapies and education services that will be focused on treating the root cause of your health issues.
Finally, you will receive a Home Program that will guide you on implementing these new changes in your daily life while you stay in contact with your health team through our After Care program. Your three-week program includes:
Sanoviv now offers CCSVI diagnosis and treatment for people living with Multiple Sclerosis.
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Obesity and overweight issues are not single clinical disorders, but rather chronic complex illnesses that result from the interplay of genetics, environment and lifestyle choices. These have become true pandemics in the 21st century.
Our Lighten Up program provides real solutions for your weight issues. We know that fad diets, weight loss pills and restrictive regimens tend to have a yo-yo effect. This program is centered on teaching you how to reach and maintain your healthy weight.
Our unique approach is based on exercise, nutrition and emotional support. What we offer that you might not find anywhere else is the focus on detoxification to promote healthy weight loss. Toxins are stored in fat cells in the body and released into the blood stream during weight loss. If this is not addressed, weight loss can be harmful to your long term health.
This is accomplished in a safe, supportive and fun environment where you will have a life- changing experience as you work with the following health professionals:
Do you feel like your annual check up is not complete enough to keep you on top of your health? Do you feel frustrated that you only get a limited scope of information, brief face time with your doctor and no input from other health professionals? We understand. At Sanoviv, we have created a program to specifically address these concerns. It’s called the Integrative Physical.
This program is designed for healthy people that want to stay that way, through assessment, prevention and education. We support you through state of the art assessments and individualized sessions with our Functional Medicine trained health professionals.
In your team:
You will receive an individualized home program from each department at the end of your stay. We recommend you incorporate these suggestions into your daily lifestyle to maintain optimal health. We will continue to support your progress with our After Care program that will effortlessly coordinate any questions or comments you might have for your health team.
Cancer rates have been alarmingly rising in the last century, especially in the last three decades, where cancer deaths have become the second leading cause, behind cardiovascular disease. Some experts estimate that at this rate, cancer deaths will exceed those from cardiovascular disease in just a few years from now. The probability of men getting cancer at age 80 is 1 in 2, while for women its 1 in 3. In the entire world, Western and developed countries have the highest cancer rates. Epidemiological studies have shown that up to 70 to 90% of all cancers are caused by environmental factors, lifestyle factors, diet habits and chronic stress.
Researchers have proven that there are certain genes that can promote the growth of cancer known as oncogenes, and certain genes that can inhibit the growth of cancer known as tumor suppressor genes, and that their activity can be turned “on” or “off” by various physiologic factors, which is of vital importance, because the behavior of these genes (oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes) is deeply connected to interrelationship between the external environment with the body’s inner environment. While it has been proven that inheritance is not the primary cause of cancer, a small percentage of cases may involve some inherited factors.
Never before did the human body have to deal with such an amount of triggers that can induce cancer as we do now, these include:
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry has failed to produce more than a handful of useful therapies, and many people still assume that the only options for cancer are the mainstream of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
Cancer is not a random misfortune in most cases. We now know that this is a multi-factorial disease, with different ways of fighting it. Conventional approaches such as chemotherapy and radiation cannot be used continually because of their high toxicity. This type of use could kill the person even before cancer would. Then, the side effects of these treatments, like immune suppression and secondary malnutrition, worsen the prognosis as cell cancer can grow rapidly. This opens an abundant field of adjuvant and complementary medical approaches in the treatment of cancer.
At Sanoviv, our mission is to educate our guests about the connection between cancer and lifestyle factors, it is the main way we approach getting well again, we don’t limit our medical attention and treatments to just surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
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Comprehensive Medical program
In an increasingly toxic world, we are usually exposed to pollution, pesticides and other contaminants. We also deal with lifestyle factors like an unhealthy diet, stress and a lack of sleep and exercise.This is not only taxes our bodies but also our genes, as they try to deal with this onslaught of stimuli that is not only unknown,But also that our natural coping mechanisms can seem ineffective against them.
The combination of environment,genetics and lifestyle can be the perfect recipe for chronic disease.When these are out of balance,oxidative stress can diminish our ability to maintain health and vibrancy.
For this reason,we have developed the Sanoviv Medical program.
What makes Sanoviv different?
Our focus is finding and treating the root cause of oxidative stress that is a common denominator for all types of chronic illnesses.
Then, all the health professionals (not only the ones on your team) meet and work together to integrate all the information from the assessment and establish the treatment focus that will have the greatest chance of success for you.
Finally,you will receive a Home Program that will guide you on how to establish these new changes in your daily life while you stay in contact with your health team through our After Care program. Your program can include:
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Your path to healthier living and a better quality of life starts by assessing your whole health. It is essential that body, mind and spirit be taken into consideration to evaluate health. At Sanoviv, our team of health professionals use innovative tools and approaches to assess your anatomic, biochemical, physiological, energetic, spiritual, mental and emotional well being. Our approach is a comprehensive diagnostic program of the functions of all these levels of your being.
Our diagnostic program is not only intended to assess signs and/or symptoms of dysfunction, but also to discover the root cause of these issues within the current knowledge of health and find that which would provide a person the ability to heal body, mind and spirit.
These are assessed by a series of diagnostics that provide us a wealth of information of your current functioning. These include:
You will have a consultation and a personalized assessment with Sanoviv’s health professionals, which includes:
Well trained medical doctors with expertise and training in different areas, including allopathic medicine, holistic medicine, complementary medicine, functional medicine, homeopathy, homotoxicology, clinical nutrition and biological medicine. Your assigned doctor will lead the rest of the team in supporting you. Certified nutrition staff that provides a wealth of information on what foods will support your health and which will not. Our nutrition program is based on the principle of whole, organic foods recommended on the basis of individual needs rather than general recommendations. What you eat is crucial to your health in the current state of the world and environment that we are exposed to.
Biological Dentists that have developed one of the most complete assessment programs to find the impact your oral health has on the rest of your body.
Clinical Psychologists trained in complementary therapies like Energy Psychology and Energy Medicine, supporting the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of your health. We give you the tools to support a balanced and relaxed environment in your everyday life.
Chiropractors trained in Applied Kinesiology that can diagnose how your structural integrity and energetic balance can be affecting your overall health.
All these health professionals will meet during your stay and work together to connect all the information gathered and reach a balanced and integrated assessment, recommending treatment options that you can receive at Sanoviv in one of our treatment programs.
Finally, you will receive a Home Program that will give you recommendations on changes you can make in your daily life while you stay in contact with your health team through our After Care program.
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Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. This is the leading cause of mortality in the world (especially in western countries), accounting for 30% of deaths every year. A common denominator in cardiovascular disease is inflammation of endothelial cells. This can show up as hypertension, metabolic syndrome, heart failure, stroke and hypercholesterolemia, to name a few.
Because of this, Sanoviv has created the CardioHealth program, to restore health and promote prevention of these serious health issues.
We focus on finding and treating the root cause of inflammation. We deal with lifestyle and genetic factors that can predispose you for any of these diseases. Our main goal is to achieve a chemical and hemodynamic balance of the blood and teach you the tools for maintaining that balance for the rest of your life.
Your assessment is done by a complete health team assigned to you including a medical doctor, a dentist, a psychologist, a chiropractor, a nutritionist and a fitness expert. This will allow us to understand what genetic and lifestyle factors are contributing to this inflammation. We use both traditional and functional testing with state of the art equipment and proven tools to get the most pertinent and useful information.
Then, all the health professionals (not only the ones on your team) will meet and work together to integrate all the information from the assessment and establish the treatment focus that will have the greatest chance of success for you. You will receive a wide range of treatments, therapies and education services that will be focused on treating the root cause of your health issues.
Finally, you will receive a Home Program that will guide you on how to establish these new changes in your daily life while you stay in contact with your health team through our After Care program.
