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Bastyr News |
Issue # 23
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August 2006
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Welcome to Bastyr News!
At Bastyr, we aim to bring health and wholeness to people of all ages, to the body as well as the mind, to those in the United States and across the globe. This issue encompasses that broad focus.
If you have young children, make sure you note the featured book, An Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants. For those with elderly relatives, Bastyr's study on natural care at the end of life should be of interest. To address the body's nourishment, you'll want to find out more about PCC Cooks classes being held in our state-of-the-art teaching kitchen, as well as our own teaching clinic's nutrition services, which include helpful, hands-on guided shopping trips. You'll also read about important work being done in Kenya to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, and discover a few of our degree programs that combine the mental, emotional and physical sides of health. So embrace the totality of health -- starting with this issue!
In health,
Sydney Maupin, Editor
Inside This Issue
Features
University Highlights
Natural Health News
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FEATURES
Alumni Spotlight (Undergrad): Exercise Science Grad Relishes Unique Approach
Brandon Dudley, a graduate of Bastyr’s exercise science and wellness program,
explains why he initially chose this program: “I didn't know exactly what type
of job I wanted, but I knew what my interests were: exercise, nutrition and
psychology—basically, just health. Bastyr helped me because it didn't separate
those different fields.” Now he’s reaping the rewards of that knowledge as he
furthers his career.
Read more about Brandon Dudley.
Alumni Spotlight (Grad): Popular Physician Writes New Book
Big dreams, deep convictions and a disarming dash of chutzpah have brought success to Laurie Steelsmith, a graduate of both the naturopathic medicine and acupuncture and Oriental medicine programs at Bastyr. She now has a great life and a successful practice in Hawaii, and recently wrote a new book, Natural Choices for Women's Health. Find out more about Dr. Steelsmith.
Program Spotlight: A Modern Health Psychology Program
Interested in psychology with a more holistic viewpoint? Enroll in Bastyr’s
BS program in health psychology. You’ll take rigorous science-based psychology
classes and you’ll also explore progressive topics related to the mind-body
connection. View topics for students’ past research projects
and find out more about the program.
Healthy Recipe: Rosemary Red Soup
The beets in this Rosemary Red Soup make it a nutritious meal any
time, particularly as summer turns to fall and our bodies long for
the warmth of a simmering bowl of soup. You’ll want to keep using
this recipe until next summer!
Get the recipe.
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UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS
Seattle P-I Features Bastyr’s Health Experts
Want some free health advice? A new health column titled “Alternative Medicine”
written by Bastyr University faculty members is now running weekly in the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer. Read a few of the columns, including one on the
importance of staying hydrated
in the summer – especially as an athlete, and
why and how to eat your greens,
or find it on page three of Thursday’s “Life & Arts” section.
Students Bring a Dream to Life in Kenya
When naturopathic student Chris Halperin passed away in April 2003, some
people feared the humanitarian work he initiated in HIV/AIDS-stricken Kenya
would cease. Fortunately, through the determination of fellow students,
Halperin's work lives on. For the last two years, a small group of students
have traveled to Kenya to serve villagers in Chris’s name, assisting in village
clinics and dispensing vitamins and donated botanical medicines.
Read more about this mission.
PCC Cooks Classes Hosted on Bastyr’s Campus
Bastyr is pleased to be partnering with PCC Natural Markets to offer some great
cooking classes this fall through its popular series, PCC Cooks. The market is
holding several new cooking classes in Bastyr's state-of-the-art teaching kitchen
on the Bastyr campus in Kenmore. You can experience our beautiful kitchen during
one of the four classes taking place there.
Find out more and register.
Seattle P-I Features Bastyr’s End-of-Life Study
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently published a story about a year-long
collaborative study designed by Bastyr University and the University of Washington
assessing the effects of natural care at the end of life. The article includes
interviews with many current study participants, who come mostly from King County
hospice programs. Read the full article in the P-I
and find out more about the study
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NATURAL HEALTH NEWS
Featured Book: Bastyr Author Writes on Children’s Natural Care
Learn how to treat common childhood ailments safely and naturally from one
of the nation's most highly trained medical herbalists in the book, An
Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants. Dr. Mary Bove,
a graduate of Bastyr’s naturopathic medicine program, provides this
comprehensive, user-friendly volume that contains all the information
that concerned parents need to safeguard and improve the health of
their children.
Find out more
about the book.
Welcome the Fall with a Bastyr Class
Recapture that “back-to-school” feeling this fall by enrolling in a Bastyr class.
We are offering a variety of fantastic classes to the public, including instruction
in level-one craniosacral massage
and a popular class on kitchen remedies for colds and flu
(it usually fills up, so register early). For health care practitioners, we are offering an exciting class on
BodyTalk Access,
which is a subtle muscle testing technique. See our whole class schedule.
Study Shows Vitamin A Repairs Sun-Damaged Skin
As you know, too much sun increases skin cancer risks by cumulative exposure to
UV rays. While preventing over-exposure is the best strategy, there is still
something you can do to minimize your cancer risk even after you acquire sun
damage: Take vitamin A. In a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, vitamin
A, taken over a long period of time, was shown to repair skin damage caused by the
sun, with no resulting signs of vitamin A toxicity.
Read the complete article.
Start Eating Better – Shop with Bastyr Nutritionists
Never quite achieved a swimsuit-ready body this summer? It’s never too late
to change your eating habits – and your body’s shape – for the better. Get
that extra incentive from a Bastyr nutritionist by taking advantage of our
nutrition services at Bastyr Center for Natural Health, which can include
guided shopping trips.
Get other helpful weight-management tips
at the Center’s website.
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Visit our Online Bookstore
Find unique, hard-to-find titles by authorities
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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