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12 UCW OCTOBER 9-15, 2019 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM More than 40 years ago, Miki Phil- lips' doctor told Miki she had just five years to live. She was 23 at the time and in her senior year at Duke University when the diagnosis of systemic lupus was doled out to her. "I was scared," Phillips said. "I was put on ste- roids that ut- terly destroyed my health." She didn't let that stop her though. Phillips has Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Chemis- try and Biol- ogy from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a Bachelor of Health Sci- ences degree in Medical Technol- ogy from Duke Univer- sity Medical Center. Today, the mom of two and grandmother of four has had her share of adventures and career successes and conquered enough challenges to last several lifetimes, including six pulmonary emboli, diabetes, fibromyalgia and liver, kidney and stage-four thyroid cancer. When it came to her health, Phil- lips played by the rules and followed her doctors' orders — for 20 years. She worked at the VA and later ran clinical drug studies for 25 years. "I loved what I did, but six pulmonary emboli grounded me from flying, and traveled a lot for work," she said. "After 20 years of steroids, my doc- tors told me, 'we can't do anything else to help you.'" With no other options, "I took matters into my own hands," Phillips said, "I stepped up and took respon- sibility for my health." at meant being open to a more holistic approach and alternative therapies. During her research, Phil- lips found the quantum biofeedback machine. After more research, she bought one. "In 10 months, I went from sleeping 14 hours a day and working one job to working two jobs and playing tennis five days a week," she said. "My doctor has been blown away." She knew she had to share what she'd discovered. Today, Phillips owns Mind, Body, Seimei and works as a natural health coach, working in conjunc- tion with her patients and their doctors to bring bal- ance to lives and bodies. "Traditional medicine is great, es- pecially for diagnosis and trau- ma," said Phillips. "Definitely listen to your doctor. But there is more information and there are other treatments out there for many of the conditions people suffer from." Mind, Body, Seimei offers biofeed- back treatments. A frequency-based modality, biofeedback includes a three-minute scan measuring how patient's body responds to 10,000 frequencies. "It's not diagnostic," said Phillips. "It identifies what is out of balance. en I can help you start addressing them." Seimei is another component of Phillips' work. Seimei is a Japanese, hands-free pain relief technique that can change/resolve the expres- sion of a person's pain, for example, sharp, shooting, burning, tightness, as well as the intensity of their pain. She also offers customized Healthy living programs and sells Nature's Sunshine Products health supplements as well as embrac- ing the benefits CBD oils and other natural products. Find out more at http://www. mindbodyseimei.com/. Miki Phillips: An unconventional woman, an unconventional life by STEPHANIE CRIDER PROFILE STEPHANIE CRIDER, Asso- ciate Publisher. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly. com. (910) 484-6200 With a personal history of health problems, Phillips' uncoventional methods for taking care of her health have made a profound difference in her own life and the lives of others.