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Bastyr News |
Issue # 21
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March 2006
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Welcome to Bastyr News!
No matter what your interests, there's plenty for you in this issue of Bastyr News.
If you want to improve your health, look for the upcoming class on the healing art
of qigong. Or take note of Lewis Mehl-Madrona's upcoming talk on using the power of
narrative and storytelling to heal. You can also read more about meditation's effects
on health, and try a new healthful recipe: braised fennel.
If you're considering attending Bastyr, you might enjoy the story about a nutrition
alumnus who hasn't given up his artistic side. Or perhaps you'll read the interview
with a naturopathic graduate who treats children's ADHD successfully with non-drug
approaches. And if you're just curious about Bastyr in general, many interesting news
and event announcements are included in this issue, so give it a look!
Be well,
Sydney Maupin, Editor
Inside This Issue
Features
University Highlights
Natural Health News
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FEATURES
Alumni Spotlight: Graduate Balances Nutrition and Art
If you have an artistic side, but also want to be a health
practitioner, can you do both professionally? If Bastyr
graduate Charles Rosenberg is any indication, you sure can.
Rosenberg, who graduated in 1997, is now a professional
certified nutritionist, personal chef, caterer and an
artist living in Los Angeles. How did he make it happen?
Find out.
Board Member Spotlight: Former Hospital CEO Seeks Integrated Health System
After a doctor proclaimed him near-diabetic, Bastyr's new board
member Treuman Katz used natural therapies to stabilize his blood
sugars and as a result, felt better than he had in years. Now Katz,
the former CEO of Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center,
is convinced that integrative medicine is the future of health care.
Read a Seattle Times article
about this newest addition to Bastyr's board of trustees.
Program Spotlight: Exercise Science and Wellness with a Holistic Twist
Interested in a healthy lifestyle, both from a nutritional
and fitness perspective? Enroll in Bastyr's program in exercise
science and wellness. This bachelor's program prescribes a
holistic approach to wellness, while providing traditional
fitness training that paves the way for jobs in the fitness or
rehabilitation industry. Find out more.
Healthy Recipe: Flavorful Braised Fennel
If you get tired of cooking the same old vegetables,
try fennel for a change of taste. Braised fennel has
a sweet taste and a meaty texture, which adds great
flavor to a simple meal such as whole grains and salmon.
Get the recipe, which was provided by alumnus Charles Rosenberg.
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UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS
Renovated and Relocated Clinic Now Open!
After much anticipation, Bastyr's teaching clinic has re-opened
in a beautiful new facility just down the street from the old
location. The new building is bigger and allows Bastyr Center for
Natural Health to offer more services than before. What's more,
the tranquil, healing environment was designed with sustainable,
low-toxicity materials.
Read more about the new clinic.
To make an appointment at our spacious new clinic, call (206) 834-4101 or visit the
Web site.
Save the Date for Herb & Food Fair: June 3
Save the date! The eighth annual Bastyr University
Herb & Food
Fair takes place on June 3. This popular event, which
is free and open to everyone, provides a chance
to try natural foods, sample and buy herbs and herbal
products, experience great live music and dancing,
and spend a pleasant afternoon in the Bastyr herb
garden. This year's fair has a special focus on traditional
Chinese medicine. Get more details.
Learn Qigong for Chronic or Critical Illness
If you have a chronic or critical illness, learn
qigong for self-healing through Bastyr's community education
class. The class, called "Living with Chronic and Critical
Illness: An Introduction to Soaring Crane Qigong," is
offered on Saturday, April 8. Soaring Crane Qigong
is considered by many to be the most effective Chinese
discipline for improving health. It can be done either
sitting or standing, and helps to decrease pain and
improve concentration, sleep, energy and well-being.
Find out more about this class.
Discover the Power of Storytelling at "Coyote Healing"
Learn how to use the healing power of narrative and
storytelling at a lecture, "Coyote Healing: Lessons
from Native American Healing," at Bastyr University
on Wednesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. The speaker is acclaimed
author of the bestseller Coyote Medicine, Lewis Mehl-Madrona,
MD, PhD. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased, along with
Dr. Mehl-Madrona's new book, Coyote Wisdom, at Bastyr's bookstore.
Find out more about this talk.
Bastyr Welcomes New Vice President and Exercise Science Instructor
We are proud to announce a new vice president for academics
and research, Dr. Jacqueline Hooper. Dr. Hooper comes to us
from Ferris State University in Michigan where she served as
dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences for four years.
She has degrees in public health nutrition as well as exercise
physiology, and has received many awards for her service,
teaching and contributions to the field of health promotion.
"Joining Bastyr University is the logical culmination of my varied work history,"
Hooper says, noting that she looks forward to helping Bastyr achieve its goals.
Read a press release
about Dr. Hooper.
Faculty
Member Elected to Acupuncture Board
Congratulations to Weiyi Ding, MD, LAc, who was recently elected
Vice-Chair of the National Commission for the Certification of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Dr. Ding has been
working for a number of years with the commission on various
task forces and was elected last year as a commissioner. The
NCCAOM provides the national certification exam in acupuncture,
which is required by the majority of the 42 states that
license acupuncturists.
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NATURAL HEALTH NEWS
Medical and Nursing Students: Register for CAM Camp!
If you are studying conventional medicine but
are curious about complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM), take advantage of Bastyr's "summer camp," called
CAM Camp. Those who have attended this four-week summer
program have raved about it, describing it as informative,
fascinating and, above all, mind-changing. If you are
a nursing, medical or osteopathy student, you can enroll
now. Find out more about the program.
Bastyr Co-sponsors Conference on Science, Intuition and Consciousness
On March 21, Bastyr is co-sponsoring the innovative conference,
"Exploring the Science of Intuition and Consciousness: Enhancing
Healing in the Medical Environment." Bastyr's senior scientist,
Leanna Standish, PhD, ND, LAc, is the keynote speaker. Dr. Standish
will provide an overview of cutting-edge research in consciousness
and explain how this research is transforming twenty-first century
medicine. Any health-care provider can register.
Get more details.
Can Meditation Really Help Your Health?
You've heard that meditation can improve your health, but
is that just wishful or prayerful thinking? The
National Centers for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM), which is part of the NIH, has developed
a new fact sheet to help you to decide for yourself.
The document provides a summary of current research
into the effects of meditation as well as current
uses of meditation. Read more.
Dietary Changes Impact ADHD
Can you address your child's short attention span or hyperactivity
without resorting to drugs? You often can, according
to naturopathic physician Wendy Weber. Dr. Weber
says 85 percent of the children she treats notice
at least some improvement after following her approach, which
includes dietary changes and nutritional supplements. To
find out more about these natural strategies for ADD/ADHD,
read an interview with Dr. Weber that was distributed by
Ivanhoe Broadcast News to TV stations around the
country.
Is
the Low-Fat Diet Making a Comeback?
As the pendulum swings away from high-fat/low-carb diets,
will a "whole foods" diet prevail? An interim report from
the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification
Trial provides some clues that it may. Published in the
January 4 issue of JAMA, the report states that postmenopausal
women with a low-fat eating pattern emphasizing fruits,
vegetables and grains did not gain weight over time. Study
authors conclude that, "This large randomized trial
demonstrates that . guidelines that restrict fat intake
and advocate increases in complex carbohydrates have not
been a contributing factor to the weight gain that has
been occurring in the United States throughout the past
several decades." Source: Medscape Medical News 2006
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in various natural health fields at our
online bookstore. Also, our "Bastyr Bookstore
Recommends" section will point you toward
the best books in many subject areas. Shopping
with us is a great way to support Bastyr's
educational programs and community health
programs. Shop now!
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