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Traditional naturopath Anat Shlagman
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Why are dog and cat bites
dangerous?

Answer: Dog and cat bites can be dangerous because they carry
a certain bacteria in their mouths called Pasteurella Multocida
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recognized and treated promptly.

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severe symptoms become obvious within 8 hours of the bite.

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School of Healing, a four-year pro-
gram in energy healing, and then
graduated from Yo San University in
Los Angeles, where he earned a mas-
ter’s degree in traditional Chinese
medicine. He also teaches martial
arts, specifically Chi Gong.
“My philosophy is that while we all
have to age, we don’t have to grow
old doing it,” said Robert, a licensed
acupuncturist and clinical massage
therapist. “I use a variety of therapies
that reduce pain, improve body func-
tions, eliminate symptoms of aller-
gies, and help clients use the natural
healing power of their bodies.
“My objective is to reduce and
eliminate pain,” he explained. “I
often combine herbal solutions with
acupuncture to stimulate a patient’s
immune system or use manual
therapy with acupuncture to locate
the source of a patient’s back pain
and then manually work on a specific
group of muscles. Manual therapy
refers to any method in which I use
my hands such as osteopathic, myo-
fascial release, passive join mobiliza-
tion and cranial sacral therapies.”
He also sees patients at the Center
for Holistic Medicine and will begin
teaching Chi Gong (similar to Tai
Chi) at the Jewish Community Center
in late spring.

ADDITIONAL COLLEAGUES

Jill Skurnowicz, N.D., of Bloomfield
Hills, and Anat Shlagman, a tra-
ditional naturopath of West
Bloomfield, are also practitioners at
Franklin Holistic Medical. After work-

BELOW: Dr. Kathy Erlich in her office space.

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Bruce Ruben, M.D. is the Founder and Medical Director of
Encompass HealthCare & Wound Medicine, Michigan's premier
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jn

ing as a nurse in surgical and cardiac
intensive care, Skurnowicz was certi-
fied as a nurse anesthetist, working
in anesthesia at Beaumont Hospital
for 17 years.
“During that time, I became inter-
ested in autism and other neurode-
velopmental disorders and the treat-
ments used for improving patients’
health,” says Skurnowicz, whose
general practice provides diet and
nutrition counseling, hydrotherapy,
homeopathy, botanical medicine,
detoxification treatment and pain
management for patients of all ages.
“I jumped at the chance to have an
office at the Slade house because the
environment reduces patients’ anxi-
ety levels, which usually means we
can get better health results.”
Born in Romania, Anat Shlagman
earned her B.A. in health services
and business management from
Ben-Gurion University in Beersheva,
Israel. Moving to Michigan in 2004,
she became a Reiki master and holis-
tic practitioner and, in 2014, gradu-
ated as a traditional naturopath from
the Naturopathic School of Healing
Arts in Ann Arbor. She specializes in
helping patients learn to relax using
a combination of reflexology, castor
oil packs, abdominal massage and
energy work.
“As a mother of three, I realized
that to maintain a healthy lifestyle,
it is more productive being relaxed
than being perfect,” she said.
“All our practitioners view the body
as a whole with the goal of creating
balance to aid healing,” Erlich said. •