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Bastyr News |
Issue # 24
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October 2006
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Welcome to Bastyr News!
It's fall, and with it comes a sense of change and new beginnings. This issue brings you many options for changing your situation, whether it's embarking upon a new career or simply improving your health. You can become both a nutritionist and a counselor with a new degree program we offer. Or take a class where you can learn to cook meals that also serve as medicine, find out more about imagery and healing, try a simple form of qi gong to enhance your health, and attend the inspiring winter concerts taking place in our breathtaking chapel. So, dig in and get started on your journey to new and exciting destinations!
Healthy regards,
Sydney Maupin, Editor
Inside This Issue
Features
University Highlights
Natural Health News
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FEATURES
Faculty Spotlight: New Psychology Chair Champions Collaborative Approach
During his career, Bill Kelleher, PhD, has seen health psychology make a big difference in people's lives. From wounded soldiers with chronic pain, to advanced Parkinson's disease patients, to struggling dieters, Kelleher has witnessed the power of health psychology to create well-being, especially when used in collaboration with other modalities.
Find out more about Kelleher's rewarding career, which has now led him to the integrative setting of Bastyr University.
Student Spotlight: Naturopathic Midwifery Student Has a Healthy Mission
Becoming a naturopathic doctor is a great opportunity to change the way health care is practiced. And becoming a naturopathic midwife can be even more so. Marie Wakefield is a great example. Wakefield is pursuing Bastyr's naturopathic midwifery certificate so that she can educate women about all of their childbirth options and guide women in raising healthy children. What could be more important than that? Read more about Marie Wakefield.
Program Spotlight: Become a Nutritionist AND a Counselor
Have you always been interested in psychology – and yet, also in nutrition? You no longer have to choose just one area of focus, thanks to Bastyr's new program, the master of science in nutrition and clinical health psychology. Perfect for those interested in a fully integrated approach to health and wellness, this program prepares you for licensure as a mental health counselor and also leads to the credentials to practice as a nutritionist. Find out more about this program.
Healthy Recipe: Curried Lentils and Cauliflower
This flavorful dish is packed with potassium and vitamin C. Serve it over brown basmati rice for an extra-healthy main entrée.
Get the recipe.
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UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS
Discover a New Career at the "Evening at Bastyr"
If you've thought about a career in the natural health sciences, explore your options at our special event, "Evening at Bastyr," which takes place on Thursday, November 16, on the Bastyr campus. You can find out more about our programs, ask Bastyr students and faculty members your questions, explore financial aid options, and more. Refreshments will be served, so bring your friends and family along!
Find out more.
New Clinic, Growth of Natural Medicine, Highlighted
A recent article in the Everett Herald highlighted the growth of natural medicine and Bastyr University. More specifically, the article reviewed the beautiful and functional newly remodeled teaching clinic. "We're just blessed to have a facility like this," one patient told the reporter. "You don't get a healing university in many areas." Read the story.
PCC Cooks Classes Hosted on Bastyr's Campus
Generations of wise women, philosophers and physicians knew how to use special foods to ease an upset tummy, stave off a cold, cut congestion, remedy insomnia or boost our energy when we're feeling run down. Learn from a Bastyr nutrition faculty member how to prepare these magical dishes on November 11 at a PCC Cooks-series class called "Grandma's Chicken Soup" — served up just in time for winter!
Find out more and register.
Join Bastyr for Our Winter Concerts
Get in the holiday spirit with some special events offered at Bastyr. We are hosting the seventh annual Celtic concert
on December 2 in our chapel. The elegant and acoustically spectacular chapel once again provides the perfect seasonal ambiance for this annual holiday tradition. And, just a few days later on December 7, you can attend another event in the chapel, Bastyr's FREE Holiday Community Concert, featuring the Breath of Aire Chorale. Visit our Web site
for more information.
New Grant Gives ND Students Better Research Training
Bastyr University has recently been awarded a significant research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled: Naturopathic Physician Research Education Project (N-PREP). This grant will allow Bastyr to develop the curriculum needed to enhance the research training of students. The study will be led by Bastyr's dean of the School of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Gannady Raskin, who will collaborate with a group of Bastyr researchers and partner with a group of faculty at the University of Washington. Find out more
about this grant.
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NATURAL HEALTH NEWS
Hone Your Skills in Homeopathy
Want to deepen your knowledge of homeopathy? Do you dream of picking out the perfect homeopathic remedy on your first try more often? On November 2, from 7-9 p.m., Bastyr's Bookstore Lecture Series is offering a talk that's ideal for health practitioners who want to perfect their use of homeopathy. This talk, called "Cycles and Segments in Classic Homeopathy," is taught by two naturopathic physicians specializing in classical homeopathy since 1986.
Find out more.
Nourish Your Mind and Soul Through November Classes
In November our public education/continuing education department is offering a variety of chances to expand your knowledge and broaden your perspective. On November 4, you can learn a form of expressive arts therapy called Touch Drawing.
We are also thrilled to offer a class on guided imagery called Imagery and Healing on November 11 and 12. The instructor, esteemed scientist Dr. Jeanne Achterberg, is a pioneer in the field. And if you've taken a level-one craniosacral therapy class, we're offering CranioSacral Seminar II on November 17-19.
Can't pick just one? See our whole class schedule.
Health Advice from the Experts … Naturally
For health advice you can really trust, turn to the new health column, "Alternative Medicine," written by Bastyr faculty members. Read a few of the columns, including the
October 12 column on the ancient Chinese exercise form of qi gong, which can be beneficial for pain and chronic illness. You can also find the column on page three of Thursday's "Life & Arts" section in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Read all of the tips.
Vitamin D Deficiency Deserves Your Attention
A new study shows that atmospheric pollution contributes to vitamin D deficiency. If you think this doesn't affect you, you might be surprised. Vitamin D deficiency is more common than most people realize, occurring in up to 40 percent of healthy people in some studies. It also is problem for more than half of hospital patients on general medical wards. Find our more about what causes vitamin D deficiency, identify the symptoms, and discover ways to increase your body's daily dose.
Read the article.
Study Shows Walnuts Protect Arteries from Fatty Foods
A recent study published in the October 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that walnuts can protect your arteries from the effects of fatty foods. In the study, subjects were given high-fat foods paired with either olive oil or about eight walnuts, and those who ate walnuts were shown to have less damage to their arteries afterwards. A scientist, commenting on the study, notes that, "This demonstrates that the protective fat from walnuts actually undoes some of the detrimental effects of a high-saturated-fat diet." He explains that omega-3 -rich oils and fats, including walnuts, canola oil and flaxseed oil, are "probably quite protective." Source: Medscape Medical News 2006
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educational programs and community health
programs. Shop now!
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