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16 Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Pett launches practice in Sisters By Jim cornelius News Editor Kevin Pett took a long and winding path to the practice of Asian medicine in Central Oregon. At age 38, he left a suc- cessful career in the tele- communications industry to pursue a passion for healing. He went to graduate school and secured a PhD through the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in New Mexico, and studied further at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland. “It took me nine years to get to Central Oregon,” he said. “Unfortunately I invested in real estate back East.” After untangling himself from his commitments in Virginia, he chose Central Oregon for his practice. “I really liked my time in New Mexico, and Central Oregon has a similar feel to the high desert in New Mexico,” he related. Almost all chronic conditions are going to be better served by Asian plant formulas. — Kevin Pett, PhD Pett’s background in Virginia provided him with a challenging test-case for the uses of Eastern medicine — one he worked on in his PhD program: Lyme disease. “I actually wrote my dissertation on Chinese or herbal medicine for treating Lyme disease,” he told The Nugget. Pett actually relishes tak- ing on challenging chronic conditions — 0which he believes are particularly ame- nable to the Eastern approach, which is to seek the root of a condition, not just treat or manage symptoms. “Asian medicine is really about why the body is doing photo by JiM corneliuS Kevin Pett, PhD. what it’s doing,” he said. “Almost all chronic con- ditions are going to be bet- ter served by Asian plant formulas.” But it takes a knowledge- able guiding hand to find an effective treatment — you can’t just throw plant formu- las at a problem willy-nilly or in isolation. “Individual plant compo- nents work better together than they do independently,” Pett said. Pett works with chronic pain, sciatica, lupus, Crohns disease, rheumatoid arthritis and a host of other chronic ailments. He also helps peo- ple experiencing mental and emotional turmoil, depres- sion and insomnia. “When life throws you some curveballs, it can really take you out,” he observed. Pett is currently practic- ing a couple of days a week at Hawthorne Healing in Bend and on Wednesdays at Bigfoot Wellness in Sisters. He is hoping to expand his work in Sisters Country, where he feels very comfort- able and welcomed. He enjoys exploring the area, and recently ran Black Butte. “I’ve met a lot of people up here,” he said. For more information, contact Kevin R. Pett, PhD at 541-640-9788. Spay & neuter assistance available Contact Kiki, 541-549-9941. FURRY FRIEND S 501 ( c )( 3 ) FOUNDATION FurryFriendsFoundation.org H O L I S T I C H E A LT H C A R E Acupuncture • Chinese Herbal Medicine • Women’s health • Mental/emotional • Muscular/skeletal • Lyme disease Si 20 nce 01 Kevin R. Pett, PhD 541-640-9788 • 392 E. Main Ave. www.acubotanicals.com DON’T MISS OUT! Check out this week’s inserts in The Nugget, offering great specials. Here are just a few: • Ray’s Food Place insert: Why did the boneless chicken cross the road? Well, without bones, it didn’t. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are now $1.99/ lb. in value packs! • Bi-Mart insert: Camping days still await! All TENTS are 30% OFF , along with infl atable rafts & accessories! And several brands of T-shirts, tanks tops and shorts for men and women are just $2.99 each! Guilty plea in crime lab thefts Former Oregon State Police forensic scientist Nika Larsen, 36, of Bend, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court, to using her position as a forensic scientist to steal controlled substances from evidence items submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Oregon State Police Crime Lab for analysis and testing. Pursuant to a plea agree- ment, Larsen pleaded guilty to two counts of obtain- ing a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud and deception. U. S. District Judge Anna J. Brown pre- sided over Larsen’s guilty plea and will sentence her on December 12. The parties involved are jointly recommending the judge impose a 36-month term of incarceration followed by a term of super- vised release with condi- tions, including community service. Larsen’s actions had sig- nificant statewide impact on drug cases. A statement of facts accompanying the plea agreement notes that: “As a result of the defen- dant’s criminal conduct involving the tampering with and theft of evidence in crim- inal prosecutions, every dis- trict attorney in the state of Oregon immediately ceased prosecution of any case involving evidence tested by defendant Larsen at the Pendleton and Bend labs… Every district attorney had to review every pending case where defendant Larsen was the forensic scientist on the case.”
