United Wellness Center in partnership with “Dance With Me” Studios is offering YOGA on Saturday and Monday mornings starting in May at the United Wellness Center Studio in Herndon. Saturday classes begin at 10:00 a.m. and Mondays classes begin at 11:00 a.m.  Both classes are one hour in duration.  Eight classes may be purchased for $120 or a drop in fee of $20 per class.  REGISTER online at www.dwmfitness.com

Congrats to all our patients and friends who completed the HOT Boston Marathon yesterday! The starting line at 10am was a blistering 79.2 degrees. Even with the above average temps, Wesley Korir, of Kenya, finished in 2 hrs,12 minutes and 40 seconds. If you competed, please tell us how you did. Again, congrats to all athletes!

United Wellness Center now has the THERACANE personal massager available for sale at our office. TheraCane can apply deep pressure massage to the back, neck, shoulders, legs, hips, arms, buttocks, anywhere and everywhere. Includes an instructional booklet.

The United Wellness Center’s two talented acupuncturists spent a weekend with Chinese Medicine Master Jeffrey Yuen in March 2012. Virginia Mitchell and Emily Hatt, both licensed acupuncturists, learned up to date clinical treatments for a wide range of autoimmune diseases with acupuncture. The training focused on integrating theories of the endocrine system with Chinese medicine. It has been found that using acupuncture and herbal applications to treat endocrine issues relating to immunity, autoimmunity, neurology, and psychology is a meaningful tool in treating autoimmune distress.

Virginia Mitchell, with 18 years of experience as a licensed acupuncturist, specializes in treatment of autoimmune disorders. Virginia was recognized by NOVA magazine in 2008 as one of the area’s Best Acupuncturists.  Call United Wellness Today to schedule an appointment with Virginia or Emily.

Dr. Sushma Hirani, United Wellness Center’s family practice physician, was recently recognized as one of America’s Most Compassionate Doctors. Patients’ Choice recognition program recognizes doctors based on reviews written by hundreds of thousands of patients. In 2011, of the nation’s 720,000 active physicians, less than 3% were accorded this honor by their patients. Dr Hirani is a board-certified physician specializing in holistic and alternative medicine. She treats various chronic health conditions and has a special interest in women’s health and hormone balancing. The United Wellness Team is proud to have a most compassionate doctor, who treats the total person, not just the disease. Congratulations, Dr. Hirani.